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1st protest song Nixon era. Now "Not everyone can be your friend but wouldn't it be nice What would the world sound like if we would blend Lend a little harmony, compassion's not your enemy I'll meet you at the chorus anytime" youtu.be/i-4nLlN9WDg

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Disability advocates warn these changes could push more people into institutions by making the support they need at home harder to get. This affects children, adults, and elderly parents. Nobody should have to give up their freedom to get the care they need.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 8h
"You're living right next to people you're writing about. You're at the grocery store with someone who you just wrote about the worst day of their life. It's very tough business, and it makes people mad, but it is a vitally important part of our society..." nofilmschool.com/kill-bury-pr...
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When Officials Talked About Killing Reporters, Ben Klein Made a Movie About It
The director spent months earning a newspaper family's trust, then put the first shoot on credit cards.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 8h
I thought this was a very clear explanation of what happened with the Supreme Court a couple weeks ago… Thank you @thedadbriefs
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 7h
Had the BEST conversation with Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon. I’m telling you, we can flip that seat and actually get a senator who puts the people, not the president first. Let’s go!! AngieNixon.com FULL INTERVIEW HERE--- youtu.be/tM51JFEAPQI
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
President Donald Trump took a break this weekend from his nonstop, baseless accusations about mail voting fraud to remind his own supporters to cast their mail ballots in this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve
Trump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 12h
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h
Cocchiarella: You said that you do support a moratorium on data centers, but if there were to be one that had to be built, Mar-a-Lago seemed as good a place as any. Nixon: They have a huge golf course that it can be dropped onto.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 12h
New #Florida true-crime book "A Double Life" by Mikita Brottman offers a twisty yarn involving sex, matrimony, money and murder. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/b... via @nytimes.com
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Book Review: ‘A Double Life,’ by Mikita Brottman (Gift Article)
In Mikita Brottman’s true-crime odyssey, “A Double Life,” things get lurid.
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 12h
Here @timothysnyder.bsky.social does it again with a perfect phrase: “Superpower suicide.” Except it was assisted suicide - 70+ million ignorant Americans helped put the needle in America’s arm.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12h
Memorable Presidential Quotes In History From FDR: "The only thing we have to fear... is fear itself." From JFK: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." From our Vulgarian-In-Chief:
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 12h
Last year, #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & his Cabinet voted 4-0 to pay a sketchy developer $83M for 4A of land the state didn't need. Now that shady developer is donating to top #Florida Republicans. jasongarcia.substack.com/p/top-republ... via @jasongarcia.bsky.social
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Top Republicans are raising money from a developer who was paid $83 million for 4 acres
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 14h
A new public poll dropped in Florida today showing the Senate race is tied 47-47. We can do this people. Let’s put the people first for once. LINK to Angie Nixon Campaign.
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Wanna Flip The Senate Too?
A new public poll dropped in Florida today showing the Senate race ...
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SweetWitch2697🔮🎱🪄-MY OPINIONS ARE MY OWN BEASTLY CONCOCTIONS! @sweetwitch2697.bsky.social · 15h
Pete Ricketts is one of Congress's wealthiest members, the son of TD Ameritrade's billionaire founder yet billionaires feel compelled to spend millions protecting him. Must be nice when democracy comes with a family trust. Nebraska, Dan Osborn sees the scam. #BlueWaveIn30Days
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h
Rules for thee, but not for me, right Paul?
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MAGA Candidate Rages After ICE Targets Family Member For Deportation—And The Hypocrisy Is Rich
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13h
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h
For years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” - Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17h
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17h
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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Shari in AZ🌵 @mutsy67.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Democracy is the one tool we have to fight back when powerful interests rig the system against working families and small towns. If we don't register, we lose that power. There are only 2 days left Arizona - go to iwillvote.com/ and check your registration, or register - it matters.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026
"This is simply life under a president with a half-melted mind: Sometimes the neurons flicker in such a way that the president openly says an entire people will need to be genocided without even seeming to realize what he’s said."
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Not To Alarm You, But Trump’s Brain Is Melted
And Hegseth’s neo-fascism is out in the open.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio:
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Jesse Scheckner @jesseschecker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
PSA: Monday is the last day to register to vote in Florida for the Nov. 3 General Election. Tell your friends.
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Man Pointing Up with 'THIS' Text
ALT: Man Pointing Up with 'THIS' Text
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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18-year-old in ICE detention for more than 200 days: 'They just took me away'
Elder Chavez Carranza has spent more than 200 days in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, hundreds of miles from his home in Albertville, Alabama.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 03/10/2026
My investigators have confirmed the Trump administration is hiding interview documents it conducted with some of Epstein’s banks, and there could be more. There’s no limit to how far Scott Bessent, Kash Patel and Todd Blanche will go to continue this cover up.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026
“Expect the price of oil to continue to go up. Expect diesel to go up. Expect gas to go up.” Ben Meiselas on Trump’s latest chaos as MAGA Republicans freak out and Trump dangles a bogus $5,000 midterm promise.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 02/10/2026
Scoop: At a secret meeting this summer, an aide to Stephen Miller laid out Trump administration's plan to make it easier for states to round up and institutionalize mentally ill homeless people — by pushing a drastic policy change that would weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“For $45 you can start a school and charge $7000 per student — no background checks, they weren’t teachers — and taxpayers foot the bill… SCHOOL VOUCHERS ARE A SCAM.” @GovBillLee (H/T @piper_for_missouri) Pro Publica’s expose: www.propublica.org/article/prop...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a nice write-up about my talk about OH, #FLORIDA! at the Plant City library, but that is about the worst photo anyone has taken of me since the 7th grade yearbook. www.plantcityobserver.com/oh-florida-a...
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“Oh, Florida!” Author Craig Pittman Shares the Sunshine State’s Strangest Stories | Plant City Observer
Share This Post Facebook Pinterest Twitter LinkedinAsk anybody in America which state is the only one with a government job listing for “Mermaid,” and they’ll likely guess, “It HAS to be Florida.” The...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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How ICE plans to speed deportations by holding children, families beside a Louisiana airport
Government documents, interviews with officials and public testimony shed new light on day-to-day operations within the controversial new facility designed to hold undocumented women, families and una...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...
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Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The #Florida panther, the right whale and the monarch butterfly show what's wrong with President Convicted Felon's changes to the Endangered Species Act. theconversation.com/3-iconic-ani... via @theconversation.com
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3 iconic animals show the value of the US Endangered Species Act – and the harm in stripping it away
The stories of a whale, a panther and a butterfly help explain why new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act could be catastrophic for species’ survival.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Conservative Cuban Americans have long made S. Florida GOP-friendly. But Trump has deported a record number of Cubans. Older Cubans who lived in the US for decades were deported to Mexico, where they've struggled to get by. Some have been deported to Africa..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Clean air is now a “burden.” Trump’s EPA announced it will reconsider smog-control requirements for parts of Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott pushed for relief. This comes as Abbott declared a diesel price “disaster” and separately requested waivers for cleaner diesel standards.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING WSJ: The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct. A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Column: CFO Blaise "The Blatherer" Ingoglia fails to do legally required audits of #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' "emergency" spending on political stunts. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/09/29/m... via @scottmaxwell.bsky.social
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Maxwell: Required audits are MIA as DeSantis’ ‘emergency’ spending spree continues
Where are the audits? State law says Florida should’ve long ago audited the billions of tax dollars DeSantis spent on “Alligator Alcatraz” and elsewhere. Yet not a single audit has been released. And ...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The number of #Florida dengue fever cases has hit 252 statewide. Most are in the Tampa Bay area. www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/s... via @cabridges.bsky.social
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Florida dengue cases hit record 252 as outbreak accelerates
Dengue cases continue climbing in Florida. See affected counties, symptoms and prevention tips.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Welcome to the "Free" State of #Florida: A Florida legislative candidate heckled VP JD Vance at a campaign rally and wound up in jail www.theledger.com/story/news/p...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous railed against the "Defund the Police" movement -- but his Amendment 3 property tax "reform" could do exactly that. suncoastsearchlight.org/amendment-3-...
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DeSantis railed against ‘Defund the police.’ Amendment 3 could do just that - Suncoast Searchlight
Florida sheriffs warn Amendment 3 could slash local budgets and force cuts to law enforcement — despite DeSantis’ opposition to 'Defund the police.'
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Florida ex-congressman David Rivera, longtime friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign for Venezuela. www.politico.com/news/2026/10... via @apnews.com
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Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying
He appeared stone-faced as a judge denounced him for betraying his life’s mission.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists
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Mark Siegel @mdsiegel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The agency appears to regard the change as a customer experience improvement — as if interacting with a TSA agent who has been forced to stand in a crowded airport for hours on end will definitely be positive..." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Trump Administration Makes Life Worse For TSA Agents
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Experts say phone-booth-sized cages that were used at #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' Everglades concentration camp are illegal, unconstitutional & inhumane. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i... via @miamiherald.com
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Experts say Alligator Alcatraz ‘sun cages’ likely violated Constitution, Int’l law
“You don’t expect them to be used in countries that have reasonable rule of law standards,” said Juan E. Méndez, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture
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