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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h
Pope Leo XIV declared capital punishment ''inadmissible” as he marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty and his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
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Pope Leo declares death penalty 'inadmissible' as his native US plans to livestream execution
Pope Leo XIV has declared capital punishment "inadmissible.” He has penned a social media post for the World Day Against the Death Penalty, as his native United States announced plans to livestream an execution by firing squad.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h
U.S. soldiers wounded in an Iranian drone strike tell the AP the military's medical system failed them: “I was just kind of on my own, at least it felt like that.”
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have been carrying out a campaign of violence and intimidation unmatched in recent memory, attacking and displacing Palestinians and establishing scores of government-backed settlements and illegal outposts. wapo.st/4rXnis7
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11h
Vibe shift update: Dems getting endorsements from legendary Texas high school football coaches
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Congressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 08/10/2026
Congratulations to Samar on earning U.S. citizenship! If you or a loved one need help with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or another federal agency, reach out to my office at AmoOffice@mail.house.gov or call 401-729-5600.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Helps fuel ICE's deportations -Gave $1M to Trump's inauguration -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $75M for the Melania doc -Donated to Trump's ballroom -Wants to reboot The Apprentice w/ Don Jr
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: Brett Kavanaugh was against abortion when Susan Collins met with him. She knew that was going to happen, and now after it's been overturned, she doesn't regret the vote. Everybody else in Maine and across this country regrets her vote.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is incredibly important. I feel deeply that curbing sexual violence will come from raising social expectations of men, not from ‘educating’ them. I fear this is an unpopular view, because people are afraid to face up to the scale of the issue.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On the left: President Trump false claims of violent crime in Chicago (as prelude for laying a pretext) On the right: Most recent official stats showing Chicago success in back-to-back years of historic reductions in violent crimes
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ohio Sen. candidate Sherrod Brown: Jon Husted just said, he wants the war to end, and then for the 14th time, voted to continue the war. It's what's made costs go up.
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 05/10/2026
a monstrously wicked man
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
The Department of Homeland Security signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft at a substantial markup from a company owned by a political contributor of Kristi Noem on her last day as secretary, documents show. trib.al/a3d0s6B
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The profound moral question is not, 'Do they deserve to die?' but 'Do we deserve to kill them?'" - Sister Helen Prejean
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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 01/10/2026
… alright, so we’re getting “go back to Africa” before the N-word. Let’s adjust our betting sheets accordingly.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot. Salah Sarsour was arrested and jailed. The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you. We must all speak out and demand accountability.
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‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Good, 37, in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 en
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Pennsylvania reported Wednesday that a fifth person who had measles has died as rising infections in the state continue to push up the country’s record-breaking count of cases.
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues
Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 01/10/2026
DHS reportedly dedicated $20 million in taxpayer funds to Trump ads repurposing footage from his 2024 presidential campaign. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Looks like Trump stole $20M in taxpayer funds for illegal ads
And Senate Democrats are demanding accountability.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The teams were wrong. The leagues were wrong. The gender of the players was wrong. The states the teams were from were wrong. The place the game was played was wrong. The imagined reason for attending the game was wrong.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen. Klobuchar fact checks GOP Sen. Schmitt: "Could it then be that the University of Iowa is the Hawkeyes? ...That might be the confusion... Perhaps you should've looked at it more carefully. You have the teams wrong sir.”
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026
More than 1.2 million children lost access to food aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program between July 2025 and 2026, according to a new analysis. to.pbs.org/4dwuKEf
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More than 1.2 million children have lost SNAP benefits since last July. Experts explain why
Experts say that the drop is a cause for worry, and that it’s unlikely that the need for food assistance has dropped.
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
[non-linear narrative movie with Susan Collins trying to reconstruct her past and what she needs to do next through notes to herself and semi-cryptic tattoos about which bill and confirmation vote comes next and is supposed to lead to what]
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Michael Mishak @mjmishak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Online sportsbooks say they do not want business from problem gamblers. So @propublica.org's Jake Pearson spent 10 weeks on DraftKings testing how the company would react to someone displaying all the hallmarks of a compulsive bettor. Spoiler: It made him a VIP. www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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The Deportation Project Map
Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump's approval rating just hit an all-time low. Polling for Republicans ahead of the midterms is tanking too. Good news. But do not let the unpopularity of Trump and the GOP result in you becoming complacent. We need to show up this November in numbers so huge that victory cannot be denied.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Jim Cashel 🇺🇦 @jimcashel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So now we are proposing to use US taxpayer funds to pay wealthy Gulf monarchies to rebuild their energy infrastructure? www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Exclusive | U.S. Proposes $5 Billion to Kickstart Fund to Rebuild Gulf Energy Sites
The proposal is under discussion with several Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia and U.A.E.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If my company killed 123 children, the U.S. government would shut us down and send me to jail
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RI Department of State | Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore @risecstate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
SCAM ALERT: The RI Department of State has been alerted to a text asking to confirm voter registration records. This text is not affiliated with and was not authorized by our office. The Office of the Attorney General has resources for identifying scams: riag.ri.gov/scams.
Graphic with cell phone icon and text "SCAM ALERT: Suspicious text purporting to be for voter registration purposes."
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reminder that the Children's Hospital of Philly is also the one whose leadership sought to meet with their senator, John Fetterman, about "vaccines and Medicaid cuts" last September, and he was less than enthusiastic, per WSJ
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Last September, when an aide told Fetterman that officials with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP, wanted to meet because they were worried about Medicaid cuts, he was dismissive.  
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FETTERMAN: Why do I have to keep meeting with chop
AIDE: Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.
FETTERMAN: Well I'm not... I'm convinced they just want free trips to DC
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/09/2026
Cleanup is underway near the Hackensack River in New Jersey where about 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled from a data center, state officials said. The spill renewed fears of the environmental dangers linked to the expanding use of A.I. systems.
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Data Center’s Spill of 5,000 Gallons of Diesel Forces N.J. River Cleanup
The fuel poured from a storage tank at a large data center in Secaucus, N.J., into a tributary of the Hackensack River.
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Data4Miles @datafourmiles.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Trump’s pardons included health care execs behind massive frauds
The list of some 200 Trump pardons or commutations, most issued as he vacated the White House this week, included at least seven doctors or health care entrepreneurs who ran discredited health care en...
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Corporate polluters poured millions into Trump’s campaign. Now, he’s giving them the green light to contaminate our air and water. For the GOP, it’s always billionaires over working families. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 13/09/2026
The GOP doesn’t care if pregnant women die. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Texas doesn’t want you to know how dangerous its abortion ban is
Conveniently, Texas is delaying a critical report until after the midterm elections.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 13/09/2026
you don’t have to have the conversation on their terms and in fact you shouldn’t have the conversation on their terms more democrats should follow this playbook instead of existing in a constant defensive crouch
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trump’s corruption gets worse every day. He’s profiting billions off the presidency while raising your costs with an endless war and tariffs. No one is above the law, and our House Democratic majority will hold the crooks accountable.
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Stephen Thompson @stephenthompson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The last time I was here, a freshman quarterback led his team to a pivotal win in front of a sold out crowd under the lights. We’ll see if Faizon Brandon and Co. can follow the same script tonight.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Republicans’ midterm convention last night featured Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for creating a digital drug market. He’s one of the many white collar criminals pardoned by Trump, oftentimes in exchange for hefty donations. Here’s what you need to know.
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Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“The country’s response to the worst terror attack in our history was to launch a global war of hysteria that consisted of rage-bombing two countries, destabilizing an entire region, and seeding a police state that has now been fully weaponized by an authoritarian regime against its own citizens.”
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Have gotten five texts like this in the last 24 hours. “President Trump authorized a $5K check for William Kristol - but you need to confirm your official approval in the next 10min.” Makes you wonder if it wasn’t ever aimed at voters, but was always just part of a fund-raising scam.
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Alex Cuadros @alexcuadros.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: I obtained a draft of the Trump administration plan to roll back the Biden EPA rules on methane pollution. I reported previously on the little-known oil-industry campaign to deregulate “stripper wells” — which is finally coming to fruition: www.propublica.org/article/meth...
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EPA to Loosen Methane Rules, Boosting Pollution From Oil and Gas Wells
The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that’ll drastically weaken restrictions on “stripper wells,” which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly p...
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 11/09/2026
“To leave no loopholes Hitler exacted from all officers and men of the armed forces an oath of allegiance—not to Germany, not to the constitution, which he had violated by not calling for the election of Hindenburg’s successor, but to himself.” -Shirer, Rise & Fall of the Thrid Reich, p. 375
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Joe Uchill @joeuchill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The president had ordered summary executions of sailors who he believes are involved in drug trafficking, and shipped alleged members of a violent drug gang to be slave labor in a notorious extra jurisdictional prison. But he pardon Ulbricht, convicted drug kingpin accused of hiring hitmen.
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