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annea w @anneaw.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/08/2025
The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize. “What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
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The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 16/08/2025
"[President] Eisenhower’s concern was that the [US] war machine would effectively become sentient." – Stephen Semler on the military industrial complex and corporate interests behind global wars. Watch episode 1 of Business of War ➡️ youtu.be/cVYTb85_dZw
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Moonchildjs @moonchildjs.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Waging a war with the homeless people while you put gold on every wall and ceiling in the White House.
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Castanet.net @castanet.net · 02/08/2025
Merritt Herald marks new chapter under Indigenous ownership by K’en T’em #Merritt
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Merritt Herald marks new chapter under Indigenous ownership by K’en T’em - Kamloops News
After more than 120 years of continuous publication in the Nicola Valley, the Merritt Herald has entered a new era under Indigenous ownership, following its acquisition by K'en T'em Limited Partnership from Glacier Media.
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evangeline63.bsky.social @evangeline63.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN SCREAMING ABOUT THIS SHIT FOR A LONG TIME!! WE ALL SAW THE BOMB THREATS AND BRIBERY!!! 2024 WAS THE MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN UNITED STATES HISTORY!!! THE QUESTION IS WHY DID THE DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT FOLD IMMEDIATELY? NOT ONLY DID THEY FOLD BUT THEY ABANDONED THEIR PEOPLE!!!
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Why GIF
ALT: Why GIF
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Brandi @petrichorhart.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
“Both of them.”
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/08/2025
the voting rights act is, in its entirety, obviously constitutional under the 15th amendment, which gives congress broad and proactive authority to stop racial discrimination in voting. and you know it is obviously constitutional because roberts has had to invent entire new doctrines to gut it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We are very far over the cliff here folks
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NPR @npr.org · 01/08/2025
The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
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France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. What does that change?
The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The constant euphemisms for authoritarianism are exhausting
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
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Border agent charged with child sex trafficking, fraud in Cochise County
A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent has been indicted on 24 felony charges, the latest in a series of sexual-misconduct convictions or charges against CBP employees in Arizona.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Fanone: Mike Johnson is an insurrectionist member of congress who was one of the architects of the justification for the attempt to overturn a free and fair election.
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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Summer Streets are back, for another ridiculous display of how much better our streets could be.
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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Dutchy Patrick shared this.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 23/07/2025
To be clear, this now a massive cover up involving the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/07/2025
Prosecutors will not bring criminal charges against sheriff’s officers who wrestled a Black man out of a car during a traffic stop and punched him multiple times, the local sheriff said Monday.
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No charges for Jacksonville officers who punched Black man during arrest
William Anthony McNeil Jr. questioned why he was pulled over and refused to get out of the car. An officer smashed his window and punched him in the face, video shows.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Let that sink in for a sec.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... US funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations.
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US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say
U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
The governing party of the United States is shutting down the federal government to cover-up evidence the president sexually abused children so he can continue trying to implement dictatorship. That's just a true statement about the world!
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/07/2025
A cell phone video showing a white Jacksonville, Florida, police officer striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before he’s dragged from his car has gone viral, sparked outrage and led to conflicting accounts of the incident from civil rights lawyers and law enforcement.
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Florida police under fire as video of Black man punched, dragged by deputies during traffic stop goes viral | CNN
A cell phone video showing a white Jacksonville, Florida, police officer striking a Black man in the face during a February traffic stop before he’s dragged from his car has gone viral, sparked outrag...
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We just translated a wave of our ICE coverage into Spanish. No paywall, no email signup necessary. From leaks about Palantir's work with ICE to ICE's new facial recognition app, we think there is a massive public interest in this info. Read why and support us here: www.404media.co/were-publish...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/07/2025
it is very good timing that i wrote "mike johnson has no dick" just days before he demonstrated the fact for all to see www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/o...
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Opinion | Mike Johnson Would Like You to Know About His Subservience
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Raise your hand if you know Trump is guilty AF!🤚🏾 #Epstein #FuckTrump #Destractions
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/07/2025
PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary. Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We can learn a lot from Brazil and how it handles abuse of power and criminal/political conspiracy. Bolsonaro’s charges: Armed criminal organization Attempting to stage a coup Attempting the violent abolition of the democratic rule of law Aggravated damage Deterioration of listed heritage sites
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What to know about the trial of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Constitutional crisis is here
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/07/2025
The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI
Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau
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The Resister Linda Cardwell 🦋💙 @cardwell4u.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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“Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison — Vanity Fair
Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility. She recalls the generous and compassionate ...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
"Her businesses, known for donating meals to homeless shelters, supporting local police, providing funding for high school baseball teams... “She gives back to the community, creates jobs for young people, pays taxes. Why would you want to remove someone like that?” www.12news.com/article/news...
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Peoria sushi shop owner faces deportation after 21 years of living in the US
Kelly Yu, who does not have legal status in the U.S., is in ICE custody in Arizona, leaving her business, customers and family behind.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
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IgorSnowden @igorsnowden.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
#Resist youtu.be/f1FknjFj9kY?...
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Masked ICE Agents Flee as Community Fights Back
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Honest and Unfiltered @momazonrises.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
#ProudBlue This is deeply disturbing. These incidents are escalating beyond control, and the brutality of this regime has reached unimaginable levels. It must be stopped. If you remain indifferent or supportive, you are complicit in the injustice.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
#BookSky
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Harlow Lombard @harlowlombard.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
There is no democracy when the billionaires and corporations are the ones putting people in power and determining what our laws will be. thinkbynumbers.org/democracy/vo...
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Voter Support for a Bill Has Near Zero Influence on Whether It Will Become Law
After examining nearly 2,000 public opinion surveys and comparing them to actual policy outcomes, they discovered that the opinions of 90% of Americans have virtually no impact on legislation.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19/07/2025
"Multiple witnesses reported on July 9 that 'an unmarked black, extended-cab truck taking part in ICE enforcement actions' had rammed into the rear of a civilian vehicle and trapped it near the intersection of Cass and Arch streets in Joliet."
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Rep. Underwood demands answers over alleged ‘reckless’ ICE activity in Joliet
U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood wants answers about alleged federal immigration enforcement activity in Joliet that she says flagrantly violated law enforcement standards and recklessly put people at risk.
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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🔴 #TeresaHelm, who was groomed by #GhislaineMaxwell and sexually abused by #JeffreyEpstein in the early 2000s, demands the release of all #EpsteinFiles. "It's degrading our society to continue to allow these predators and perpetrators to get away with harming so many people." #survivor Part 1)
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Dirk Gently @ktc2.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 19/07/2025
Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters. Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me. Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!
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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The Convicted FElon is pissed at AOC for pushing for Epstein files but it's backfiring on him.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
It’s a cover up.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The members of @1199seiu.org are heroes—saving lives, delivering babies, caring for all us in our time of need. I will stand with them as Mayor. So grateful to earn this endorsement from the largest healthcare union in the country.
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Mamdani Wins Backing of Major Health Care Union That Had Endorsed Cuomo
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Dem Lady Always @demladyalways.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Happy Friday to my amazing BlueSky peeps who believe women the first time & vote to protect them so NO lists are needed. 💙💙 @thecaffeinator.bsky.social @raykwong.bsky.social @sassy0210.bsky.social @jules1212.bsky.social @xleaver.bsky.social @stephen5150.bsky.social @dreams-unwind.bsky.social
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/07/2025
Secretary of Homeland Security on racial profiling by ICE: “That is not true… Don’t you dare ever say that again.” Who the f*ck does Kristi Noem think she is, addressing a legitimate question like that? It is true. Tom Homan admitted it. Noem is a liar.
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Thee NYC angry black latina mom! ♉️🇩🇴🗽 🐝💛 @urbanmodernism.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
If the world invested in children the way it invests in men, we’d be living in a very different world—one rooted in care, equity, and actual progress. #Goodmorning #pinks
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Dr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Nina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Democratic leadership needs to stop playing games. The answers are clear. The right message is universal healthcare. The right message is universal childcare. The right message is policy that improves the lives of everyday people.
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