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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 27/09/2026
Instead of spending nearly $270 BILLION on mass deportations ($2,358 PER taxpayer), we could fund: Medicaid for 12 million people. Healthcare for 5 million veterans. Free early education for 6.7 million children. Money for cruelty vs. money for community.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
All: I'm suggesting @pallone.house.gov do this bc he is likely to have the Commerce gavel in January to do such an investigation. It's not a New Jersey thing it's a committee of jurisdiction thing.
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Libby Whittemore @libbage55.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue Yeah…good times
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Michelle @michellesea.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The statute of limitations is still open. These men should be investigated and arrested. @newyorkstateag.bsky.social
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Plot to Enslave America. They want to guarantee that Americans are consumers of last resort for Big Oil and the Gulf Monarchies' otherwise stranded reserves as the rest of the world electrifies and renders oil obsolete.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026
I haven't seen a single story explain that the lawsuit filed by Tierra Walker's family is part of a broader legal argument that women and pregnant people have a right to life. There are at least four state cases like this. Subscribe to @autonomynews.co for context you're not getting anywhere else
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OSINT Mirror Feed @osint-mirrors.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Source: @osint613 on X Investigators view an Iranian link as the leading line of inquiry into the arrest of five men near RAF Fairford. Russian sabotage and an Islamist plot are also being examined. Reuters
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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/09/2026
UK police arrest 5 by air base under terrorism act reut.rs/4hNZHGy
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UK police arrest 5 by air base under terrorism act
British police ​said counter-terrorism officers ‌were leading efforts to ​establish what ​had happened at ⁠an airbase ​used by ​the US Air Force on Sunday, ​after they ​arrested five men ‌on ⁠suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
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Featheress @featheress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The effect this is having on people is worth paying attention to.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year. They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 27/09/2026
I'm just happy/sad/thankful/angry that the Strait is open/closed/partially open/mostly closed so that the tankers can/can't traverse through it I'm really tired of/happy about all the winning/mostly winning/some winning we're doing every day/week/month in the war/not war/conflict in Iran
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Muscular Christianity” means that when when you’re glazing the serial predator president who deports refugee children, executes fishermen, and builds idols to himself, you TYPE REALLY HARD.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mark Zuckerberg Loses $9 Billion in a Day as Goldman Sachs Pours Cold Water on Meta Stock Rally www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
forbes.com
Mark Zuckerberg Loses $9 Billion In A Day Amid AI Overspending Fears
Zuckerberg’s $9 billion loss was the biggest single-day drop among any billionaire Friday.
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A UK review of the evidence finds that the abortion pill mifepristone also works very well as emergency contraception - better than other current EC methods. It means you can take mifepristone after sex to prevent pregnancy.
thepharmacist.co.uk
Abortion drug could serve as effective emergency contraception, finds Cochrane review
Mifepristone, the abortion care drug, may be an effective and overlooked method for emergency contraception, finds a new Cochrane review.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Incredible: another Ukrainian famine is unfolding, this time in Russian-occupied Oleshky. The remaining inhabitants of what used to be a thriving small city, now down to about 6000 people, are blockaded by Russian forces and cut off from food and water. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Oleshky: Eating garden weeds to survive in Russian-occupied city cut off from food and water
The BBC has spoken to residents in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky who say they are being "constantly shelled".
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Dawna and RealMonkeyCat @dawna9.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The trailer for the documentary that a vacuous billionaire wants disappeared. Like the thousands of federal jobs his doge dudes removed. Like the citizens & immigrants removed from American streets. Please watch & repost. Thank you for your attention to this matter. youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
en.wikipedia.org
Iron Ring - Wikipedia
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Jen d’Arc @jenonymous.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the direct consequence of Trump sending pro-Russia stooges (Kushner and Witkoff) to try to force Ukraine to give Putin his entire Make A Wishlist, making it easy for Zelensky to give Trump the middle finger when Trump begs him to stop hitting refineries.
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Featheress @featheress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm sorry, but the word "unwon" just messes with my brain. It makes me want to lean in and order two wontons instead of just one.
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buvezcocacola @buvezcocacola.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seen in Virginia
A bumper sticker reads
I HEAR MIGRANT CHILDREN ALSO HAVE HEARTBEATS
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This should be an oil painting hanging in the decrepit old house on the hill where children still occasionally vanish.
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Psycho Pete @psychopete.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This boycott is as much about Palantir as it is about Chipotle, but they are partners now. You can think of them as one and the same. Every Chipotle burrito now comes with 3 ounces of Peter Thiel's ass sweat. psychopete1.substack.com/p/boycott-di...
psychopete1.substack.com
Boycott Dispatch: Chipotle
I would love nothing more than to never have to add another target to this boycott guide.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 25/09/2026
I repeat: you should pay attention to what's happening in Mississippi
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 23/09/2026
Another stunner from JWST—this time part of a *much* larger scene I'll post later. This portion is made up of stars and protostars in a cluster about 1,000 lightyears from Earth. The bright, multi-point features are nearby stars. The smaller features in the background are other galaxies.
From the source: "A star-forming nebula that contains young stars called protostars. Two of these protostars are shooting out long jets that are colliding with the nebula, creating glowing, colourful outflows. A few other protostars create orange and red areas in the nebula. Most of the image is covered by blue gas, with brighter areas, denser clouds and dark gaps; the bottom-left corner contains greenish-yellow gas."
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 24/09/2026
As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims, @ProPublica.org reports.
mainemorningstar.com
ProPublica debunks Susan Collins' claims about FBI anti-corruption probe • Maine Morning Star
As the scandal over Susan Collins’ relationship with Hawaii defense contractor Navatek became the central issue in her hotly contested senate campaign, she and her top aides mustered a defense with a…
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When historians look back on Trump's foreign policy in a century, I bet these are their verdict on his most famous policies: The support of Russia--the most evil. The pillaging of Venezuela--the most corrupt. The decision to go to war with Iran--the most incompetent.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/09/2026
NEW: Emergency motion asks First Circuit if its decision overturning DHS's third-country removal policy is effective immediately or not. They cite my reporting, and reveal tomorrow's ICE flight to make TCR stops in Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...
courtlistener.com
Motion (other) – #00108513219 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (1st Cir., 26-1212) – CourtListener.com
EMERGENCY MOTION to Clarify the Effectiveness of this Court's Decision or, In the Alternative, Confirm the Stay is Lifted or Issue the Mandate filed by Appellees D.V.D., E.F.D., M.M. and O.C.G.. Serve...
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The AP Stylebook:
IBM manual from 1979:
A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
texastribune.org
DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The polls are so bad that a pro-ICE Kansas Republican is now preemptively begging ICE to not shoot one of his constituents now that they're active in his state
When ICE operates in Kansas, it needs to coordinate with our local law enforcement. Our sheriffs and police know these communities better than anyone, and working together keeps officers and residents safe.
I'm closely following what's happening in SW Kansas and have been in direct contact with Secretary Mullin and local law enforcement as ICE executes warrants in order to keep Kansans safe.
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ceej @ceej.online · 24/09/2026
impeach them all. fuck em. why should they get to fly around on our dime and hurt people? “they’ll never actually removed from office” who gives a shit? I want them miserable every day for the rest of the term. I hope they have nightmares. air their dirty laundry. make em sweat
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Featheress @featheress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meanwhile, in Oz ...
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23/09/2026
There have been lots of malevolent Supreme Court justices, but there's not really a precedent for a Supreme Court justice who is as *dumb* as Brett Kavanaugh. A complete rube. Shows his ass every time he tries to write down more than two sentences of original thought.
ballsandstrikes.org
Brett Kavanaugh’s Imaginary Immigration Stops Opinion Gets More Embarrassing Every Day
The fact that ICE officers do not allow wrongfully detained people to “promptly go free” is a surprise to only one man in America.
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⚡⚡MAD DOCTOR IMPOSSIBLE⚡⚡ @impossiblephd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It also supports the hypothesis of distributed cognition, which argues that what we imagine to he thinking is actually a whole-body electrochemical process, far exceeding the boundaries of what we imagined to be the brain, rather than something that just happens in your noggin.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It still somehow had the capacity to shock me when the president & VP just openly boast that we are using military force to steal the resources of other countries. They evidently assume the general public will not consider this shameful & appalling. We’ve sunk very low indeed if that’s true.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 22/09/2026
Australia confirms F-35 jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears
abc.net.au
Australia confirms jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears
Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia is helping the US investigate how F-35 jet fighter parts were mistakenly diverted to Hong Kong, but that no technologically "sensitive" components have been lost.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Me, talking to future children: When the internet started, it was a place to worship cats. That was good. We had forums. Those were good. Then they ruined it. They ruined it all
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 22/09/2026
Civil rights groups want a federal judge to block Trump from deploying federal agents to polling places for the midterms. The lawsuit states that immigration officers have previously violated laws against law enforcement at polling places — and are likely to do so again.
democracydocket.com
Ban ICE from polls now because Trump admin is already violating law and intimidating voters, civil rights groups argue
Civil rights groups argue their lawsuit to block Trump from sending ICE to the polls should move forward now because the administration's already taken concrete steps to chill democratic participation...
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Featheress @featheress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Faaack. We are so screwed.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
sometimes you've gotta put the watercoloring brush down and give ruining the world another go
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
apnews.com
AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026
Immigration attorneys, advocates and families: You’re welcome to Signal me anytime if you think someone might be getting staged for removal, particularly Africa and Asia flights. I know a lot of particular planes’ routes and might be able to help you file habeas in the correct district.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
ngl I was stunned by this article's cite to a study showing that 5.4 million children & teens in the US have family caregiving responsibilities @jessicacalarco.com has done lotsa interesting work on how the US uses women in lieu of a social safety net but I had no idea how much labor falls on..kids
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“.. People may not fully grasp just how wound up the market and the economy is in all of this,” said Jim Morrow at Callodine Capital Management. “There are just so many things to unravel if it starts.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The way to look at this is George bush is trying to help Donald trump retain power on the Hill
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Russell Vought cannot be given the power to decide what science is funded. He knows nothing about science; in fact, he seems to hate it and everyone who does it. And he has all of the worst characteristics of humanity. The Republican Congress is a fucking disease.
arstechnica.com
Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Featheress @featheress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gavin Newsom's 2028 POTUS dreams should absolutely die after this. The last person we need in office is another bootlicking enabler cosplaying as a Dem jellyfish! Newsom has told us loud & clear who he really is: a creep who will roll over and hold no one accountable. I'm angry, really angry.
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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How your latest email finds me.
static.klipy.com
Mad Max: What a Lovely Day!
ALT: Mad Max: What a Lovely Day!
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sacks is himself a puppet for Thiel but you can't have Thiel talk to Trump, they speak incompatible dialects of psychotic gibberish.
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