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Erin Sand

@erinsand.bsky.social
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Teacher. Ally. Resistance member. #Team Pete/Harris. Pro-Democracy. Refuse to obey in advance.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026
This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
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The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect
In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Republicans are pulling money out of North Carolina to defend KANSAS. That’s bleak af for them and I Iove it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every New Yorker deserves to know that when they report a crime, it will be investigated fully and fairly. That is the promise of our justice system, and my office will honor that promise.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In some ways, the biggest difference between me and a person who is "successfull in media" is this clip right here. Thompson is summoning every ounce of her strength to sit there and listen to sports praise of a sexual predator. I'd... lose my shit and get fired.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There's a new wave of Democratic ads across the country that are somehow brutally partisan and incredibly effective and it's going to take some time for me to get used to this?
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Democrats @democrats.org · 02/10/2026
NEW: Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual assault case, prompting a statewide investigation. This action will help find the facts of the case and ensure justice is served.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 02/10/2026
iso cam on Charissa Thompson as she's forced to listen to praise of a rapist
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/10/2026
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis privately tore into Trump in texts obtained by Politico:
Graphic featuring Donald Trump on the left and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis on the right, with two large iMessage-style text bubbles attributed to Tillis overlaid across the bottom. In the first message, Tillis tells Trump that Trump “NEVER” threatened him with a primary challenge, says Trump may have him confused with other Republicans he has threatened, and adds that if Trump had threatened him directly, he would have told him to “fck yourself” and immediately announced his retirement. He ends, “Save those threats and head games for cowards and fools.” In the second message, Tillis writes, “I still want to help but I don’t take this bullsht from anyone, including you Mr. President,” adding, “Save that sh*t for the cowards who don’t care if you fail. I care if you fail and right now we are failing.”
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Delusional.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING NYT: The top super PAC for Senate Republicans is canceling all the remaining ads it had booked in North Carolina as of Friday — shifting away tens of millions of dollars in a move that signals that Republicans no longer see a path to winning the state this fall.
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A video captured this morning in Philadelphia shows a man bleeding after being kidnapped by ICE goons
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Call the Ken Paxton Corruption Hotline at 844-WHOS-KEN. Learn about his record and leave him a voicemail. (It’s a real number.)
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 02/10/2026
More than half of all VA medical centers are now reporting severe staffing shortages. 97% of facilities can't fully staff their doctors, and 58% can't hire enough psychologists. The Trump administration has cut roughly 30,000 VA jobs. Now, Veterans are paying the price. @repvindman.bsky.social
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hard to disagree with this.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hard working men and women are struggling to put gas in their cars, and the orange lard ass is worried about how Richard f*cking NIXON was treated. Vote Blue. Be responsible for 5 others doing the same.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The adversity that he's been through." Yes, yes, this poor man had to deal with *dozens* of suits for sexual assault. And here he is, surviving and thriving on the other side of all those settlements. What a brave hero.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stroke victims are often given leg braces to help them walk.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
(in a voice raspy with exhaustion) imagine ... if ... if ... Joe Biden ...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump's economy in two headlines.
CNN Business: The US economy added just 29,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. 

ABC News: Households will pay more for energy because of Trump's policy changes
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Gross. How much creepy behavior does Patel have to get caught in before he gets booted?
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Kash Patel Caught With Suspected Double Agent at Alina Habba’s Wedding
The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double agent.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"What is becoming increasingly clear is that the administration does not see itself as a litigant before the court and does not see its attorneys as bound by court orders. It sees DOJ attorneys as somehow coequal with SCOTUS, the only attorneys in the federal system not bound by ethical rules."
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The mendaciousness of the latest DOJ attack on judges
Blanche created a new rule out of thin air and is mad it’s not being followed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
Trump #TravelsWithNatalie yesterday (USA Today Networks)
pic of a smiling Ms Harp in the backseat of The Beast with Donald
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
was discussing this at dinner last night: one of the many problems with trying to make policy 'that the American public wants' is that the American public change their minds all the time and are frequently very very stupid.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wow, these job numbers are TERRIBLE. Many people are saying we must have an “incompetent” president who is “asleep at the wheel”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/10/2026
The White House is coordinating with the Justice Department to hide its abortion agenda from voters until after they've voted in order to try to influence the results of the election.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The GOP promised their tax cuts for the rich would lead to growth. But growth slowed down. They said their tariffs would bring back manufacturing. But factory jobs are down under Trump. Republican policies don’t work. Change begins on November 3.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/10/2026
not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Top White House officials are reportedly waiting until after the midterm elections to restrict abortion and birth control: “No one wants us taking any real action before the midterms."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump on global warming: "That didn't work out because the planet got cooler. In fact, you know the ice that was melting? It right now just set a record. It's the biggest ice cube that's ever been in the history of the world ... they're doing the scam with data centers, by the way."
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Columbia Journalism School will pause admissions for its Master of Arts program to conduct a “critical evaluation” of the curriculum, dean Jelani Cobb announced www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/colu...
A Note on Our M.A. Program Evolution

Columbia Journalism School regularly reviews its degree offerings to ensure our teaching keeps pace with the evolving demands of global reporting. To focus fully on this strategic evaluation, we are temporarily pausing admissions for the M.A. program. 

Prospective applicants interested in the M.A. program are encouraged to contact the Admissions Office at apply.journalism@columbia.edu to discuss how our other degree programs may align with your academic and career goals or whether you prefer to wait for the relaunch of the M.A.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal. DOJ has no authority to interfere with state-run elections, but I doubt that will stop them from trying. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They’re all completely insane. Vote every single one of them out. Republican Rep. Moore on Watergate: "Richard Nixon was absolutely couped out of office and was framed. All of this was fake."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: A Georgia court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Fulton County's absentee ballot drop-off policy that increased the number of sites where voters could drop off absentee ballots. The ruling comes after the county board unanimously voted to end the entire policy earlier this year.
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Georgia court dismisses lawsuit seeking to block Fulton County absentee ballot drop-off policy
A Georgia judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a Fulton County absentee ballot drop-off policy.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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What A Fucking Bitch Roarke Carter
ALT: What A Fucking Bitch Roarke Carter
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MS NOW @ms.now · 01/10/2026
Bruce is headlining the “Power To The People” concert THIS SATURDAY! One chance to see it live. SET YOUR REMINDER AND WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLnT...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most detailed release of documents thus far in the Cornell rape investigation includes interviews of 6 of the 7 fraternity members: youtu.be/xwA2mCsX_sM?...
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WOW! BOMBSHELL Documents REVEAL NEW Details Of Cornell ASSAULT INVESTIGATION
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The reason why Trump is president is because the US has way too many people like this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love being ruled by these people
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The faces of complicity.
Ted Cruz, feeling cool. Not sureDinesh’s son in law maybe? Scary blond woman in pearls.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Formal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche
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