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Bad Buddhist, decent cook, gamer, nerd, public health advocate, politically further left than you think.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 6h
Excited to attend (and say a word or two) at this event in Oakland, CA, tomorrow. If you're local, please buy a ticket if you can; if you're not just donate. Lawrence co-founded the Sunrise Movement and would be an amazing voice in Congress for climate and much more .
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RSVP to Evening Reception Oakland with William Lawrence
Show your support with a contribution.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h
There is no one I would trust more to handle the nuance of the SCOTUSblog story in a way that is neither mean nor sands off the rough edges than @jaywillis.net — another SCOTUS writer who I am friends with and greatly respect. His story at Slate is a must read and, ultimately, really sad.
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It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?
How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: CBP just seized an American attorney's phone as he returned from Palestine, despite it containing attorney-client privileged communications. …Here's some interesting context — this attorney is married to another lawyer who *just last month* filed an ethics complaint against this Florida judge:
Zeteo news story headline:

Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Says, 'To Be American Is to Be a Zionist'

Judge Roy Altman boasts about taking '10% of the entire federal judiciary in America" on trips to Israel, and promotes his genocide-denying book from his chambers.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 6h
His job depends on being the one person Trump could trust to turn the military into a machine that will kill civilians with the ethics of a warlord for a moment of Trump’s choosing. So being a homocidal maniac is what he’s got to lean into.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 6h
You don’t get to “make the rules” for the rest of us because you believe your God gave you the authority. Pastors don’t direct politicians. Churches don’t govern citizens. And your Bible is not our Constitution. That’s why we separate church and state.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 8h
My latest is a hard reality check about the absolute abyss between the gentry-marketed "recovered" Asheville and the actual, struggling city most of us live in. Evictions restarted before the water was even back on and city hall's far more obsessed with spying on locals than aiding them.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12h
When Third Way says that Dems should hold off their anti-trans strategies, you know things are changing. The organization tends to be more centrist, and they are noticing the same thing the far-right is... the Republican anti-trans campaign cycle is NOT working this year.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12h
Beshear really has been a light in the darkness on trans issues. He's not perfect, but he's been remarkably consistent on telling other Dems that they need to continue standing up for us. It makes me wonder if he has a trans person in his life.
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 11h
I edit over at the Urban History Association's blog, The Metropole, and we're looking for book reviewers! Here are some titles we're interested in. If you'd like to review one (and get the book free), lmk! 🧵 CC @urbanhistorya.bsky.social
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7h
From Tsawwassen First Nation: "An incident is currently in progress that has ended our Truth & Reconciliation event. Participants are asked to walk back the way we came and stay out of the area." Here's the alert: alertable.ca#/incidents/5...
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 8h
Before this interview, I was proud that we would have the heir to Bernie Sanders' vision in the Senate from Michigan. And now, I'm very glad that person is Abdul El-Sayed.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 11h
substack.com/profile/3455...
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Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
From THEY KNEW, published in 2022:
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h
These ads go in the same category as brazen, easily disproven lies after ICE killings. It’s not about persuasion. It’s a display of power. They could have passed them off as PAC-funded. They added “paid for by the U.S. government” because they want us to know they can break the law with impunity.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11h
Hey y'all, I don't usually share GFMs but Katra is a good friend and the fact that her job was terminated literally a day before her bottom surgery is atrocious. Definitely go give her some help if you can.
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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 12h
NEW: ICE published — then removed — internal mortality reviews detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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ICE published — then removed — internal reports detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S.
The reports, briefly posted online, examined the deaths of 33 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody between September 2019 and January 2026.
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Michigan Democrats @michigandems.bsky.social · 11h
You can register to vote online through October 19 in Michigan! Don’t leave it to the last minute: register now so you can help decide the direction of our state and country! mvic.sos.state.mi.us/RegisterVote...
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404 Media @404media.co · 11h
BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 11h
Eric Schmitt (R, MO) is rightly taking a lot of heat but I contend that Markwayne Mullin (R) accusing former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez of lying was equally bad if not worse. Mullin claimed he had an audio recording of Monarez’ meeting with RFK Jr. where he fired her. He was lying.
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 12h
I think a lot about Biden/Garland keeping David Weiss on as US Attorney, because they didn't want to meddle with the Hunter probe. And then Garland elevating Weiss to special counsel so he could convict Hunter. And this having ZERO IMPACT on the GOP certainty that Biden was rigging the DOJ
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 13h
The latest post to my newsletter is live! Check it out 👀 newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
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Marianne Dhenin
Journalist, historian, writer.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 15h
As always, excellent reporting by @melodyschreiber.com. I have *so much* to say about all this. But let me say this: I've worked with medical record data for research and LMAO, LMFAO even...this is why we need qualified scientists in charge of our scientific institutions.
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RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New survey from the Annenberg Center is out. Less than a quarter of Americans (23%) have a favorable view of RFK Jr. Meanwhile 42% of us have a “very unfavorable” view of him, and many people (40%) are confused about whether he recommends the MMR vaccine. Horrifying stats for an HHS Secretary.
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About 1 in 3 Americans Say RFK Jr. Recommends Measles Vaccine | The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
1 in 3 U.S. adults say HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends vaccinating children against measles - as many as those who say he does not recommend it.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h
Buried away and completely hidden out of sight in a dense forest, more than 1,600 immigrants are imprisoned here on any given day in what is the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast.
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Trump’s mass detention machine in Pennsylvania
"ICE is just churning bodies into the detention system."
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wired just did a story noting that an influencer named Kurt Schlichter is a “civilian government advisor” (?) to Hegseth. This dude has been around forever in internet time and writes the worst novels that are basically Turner Diaries fanfic www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h
Genocide supporters are real life ghouls. They revel in cruelty and abuse, they get satisfaction from torturing and dehumanizing others. They’ll cheer mass murder in Palestine, Ukraine, or anywhere else the moment they feel safe to publicly indulge that cruelty.
A collage of images juxtaposing political leaders with the devastating human toll of war.
The top half contains three prominent color portraits of political figures: Russian President Vladimir Putin on the left in a dark suit with a red tie, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the center with a dark suit and red tie, and U.S. President Donald Trump on the right smiling in a dark suit and red tie in front of an American flag. Interspersed between and around these portraits are smaller, grim photos showing destroyed concrete buildings, rubble, crying civilians, and an injured baby.
The bottom half consists of three large aerial photographs depicting mass casualties: the left shows rows of blue body bags laid out on dirt ground next to a military encampment; the middle shows white-shrouded bodies lined up in the sand surrounded by people; the right shows a massive grid of open graves dug into a hillside with crowds of onlookers gathered around them.
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Tom Clark @tomsclark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
To bottom line this for you, the Supreme Court has allowed Trump to deport people without giving them a hearing, and said "we will consider next year whether this violated the laws against torture". They think it's worse to make Trump wait than risk him torturing people.
nytimes.com
Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration’s Third-Country Deportations, for Now
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 17h
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is criminal exposure everywhere you look in this administration, from the obvious of ICE murdering civilians in the streets, to more discrete stuff like insider trading or agencies funneling tax money into pro-Trump ads. This is what wanton corruption looks like, and the hammer must fall.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is an even more damning ad that the one about Roger Marshall having pregnant patients arrested.
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sam @samthielman.com · 29/09/2026
sound on. full screen. oscar for best short subject
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 29/09/2026
The office of Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark, a Democrat, announced last week that it would prosecute 13 people who participated in a sit-in protesting an ICE surveillance center in July.
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AG's Office Brings Charges Against Williston ICE Facility Protesters | Seven Days
Chittenden County State's Attorney Sarah George had declined to prosecute the protesters.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 29/09/2026
The White House recently released another ad in a series of videos that it calls “public service announcements.” It’s yet another example of the Trump administration illegally using federal funds and authority as a tool of partisan electoral politics and retribution.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 29/09/2026
I pay pretty close attention but some of these studies were new to me. Interestingly, Kennedy never once mentioned privacy and data security.
He repeatedly returned to vaccines. At the CDC, officials are using the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) to compare outcomes in healthcare for vaccinated and unvaccinated people, as well as examining the role of aluminum adjuvants in vaccines; the timing of the hepatitis B vaccine in infancy; comparing live and attenuated vaccines; and studying influenza, Covid and HPV vaccines in children, Kennedy said.

Using Medicaid and “linked real-world data”, officials are also studying vaccination during pregnancy and subsequent childhood outcomes. FDA researchers are using the Biologics Effectiveness and Safety (Best) System and Medicare data to “replicate and expand previous studies” on vaccinated and unvaccinated populations, aluminum and asthma, and maternal influenza vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, he said.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 29/09/2026
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke yesterday at a MAHA Institute event. As many as 26 people (including me) tuned in. He detailed exactly how US health agencies are gathering data to try to link vaccination to autism, for instance. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 29/09/2026
Uncle Sam wants YOUR confidential health data. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event
Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CEO pay at the 100 lowest-paying companies jumped 41% between 2019 and 2025. Worker pay went up just 20%. Inflation was 26%. If you think you’re getting poorer despite working your ass off, this is why. It's not you. It's the system working exactly as designed.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We have internment or concentrated detention camps. But not enough people care. Regime Change is coming Nov 3. #iceout #iceOutforGood #usDrmocracy #dv1 #voicra4victory
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They voted in a secret ballot to stop memorials to slaughtered Jews. Because of course they did. Why stop? People will step on them, they claimed. That’s the point; the stones are in the course of everyday life. Gift article. German Town Votes to Stop Adding Memorials Outside Homes of Slain Jews
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German Town Votes to Stop Adding Memorials Outside Homes of Slain Jews (Gift Article)
Councilors in an eastern German town voted to stop installing memorial plaques outside homes of Holocaust victims, saying they would instead build a memorial at a cemetery.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Definitely click through on this story for the quotes from the Third Way spokesperson, who AGREED Democratic candidates should NOT adopt Republican language on trans issues. I was floored - even tried to get Billie to put it in the headline. This is not just analysis, these quotes are news.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They are associated with Epstein. Robert Mueller didn't care that children were being raped. Have you noticed the die-hard DOJ defenders ignored Epstein for TEN YEARS while defending Mueller/Garland? And now they suddenly care and are contacting victims? They are doing damage control for the DOJ.
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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rogue Trans is determined to create a new gathering space for the trans community in southern Oregon—one of the state's most politically dynamic regions. I loved covering the organization's work!
newsletter.mariannedhenin.com
From Facebook to Brick and Mortar: How A New Organization is Supporting Oregon’s Trans Community
Rogue Trans is determined to create a new gathering space for the trans community in the Rogue Valley.
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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 29/09/2026
The Trump admin spent over $300,000 in taxpayer dollars on a recent ad where he says it's our "final battle" and promises to “demolish the deep state," "rout the fake news media" and drive out political enemies. That's concerning and likely illegal.
washingtonpost.com
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/27/white-house-expands-taxpayer-paid-ad-campaign-boosting-trump/
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 29/09/2026
The Air Force is ordering service members to update their religious affiliation using Pete Hegseth’s shortened, Christian-heavy list. If they refuse, their records will be "automatically realigned" by the military. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegse...
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Pete Hegseth gutted the military’s list of official religions. Now Air Force members must choose.
Service members must choose from a less inclusive list—or let the military choose for them
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
How I got dragged into a Putin disinformation op
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How I got dragged into a Putin disinformation op
This just confirms the warning in my new book.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
propublica.org
This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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WHO @who.int · 29/09/2026
Once symptoms of rabies set in, it is fatal. But, rabies deaths are preventable. And every minute matters. Here's what you need to know.
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ASTHO @asthonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why is New World Screwworm a One Health concern? Because it affects people, animals, and the environment. On PHRME: Paul Cantey of CDC discusses the U.S. outbreak, response strategies, and how public health can prepare. 🎧: discover.astho.org/4AFhKWO.
Public Health Review Morning Edition banner featuring podcast guest Paul Cantey.
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