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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 4h
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another GOP endangering a child with a firearm. Add this troll to the list. www.insidernj.com/sussex-gop-c...
insidernj.com
Sussex GOP Chair LaBarbera Arrested on Gun-Related Charges - Insider NJ
Joseph LaBarbera, the chair of the Sussex County Republican Committee, was arrested over the weekend on gun related and other charges.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT. Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them. We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person. Well here we are.
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Opinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)
The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Posting tips for women on how not to get murdered according to Dateline NBC. Will update with more tips 1. Don’t go on a boat with a man 2. Don’t go on a hike with a man 3. Don’t go near a hot tub or bath tub with a man.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 06/09/2026
I'm deadly serious about this: every Republican should be shown this photo on TV and asked if they repudiate/reject/renounce Musk. And if not, why not.
Musk doing his Sieg Heil salute
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.
The front page of The Onion's September edition from September 2001 featuring the headline "U.S. Vows to Defeat Whoever It Is We're At War With."
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Of course Freedom Fuel is polluting. #giftlink www.nj.com/news/2026/08...
nj.com
Trump-backed Freedom Fuel stations are racking up fines in N.J.
Six of eight New Jersey stations in the Trump-backed Freedom Fuel Network are facing state Department of Environmental Protection violations and $197,350 in fines. Its owners have appealed.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Yup, Apple TV is down.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
So ICE is selling 7 warehouses they bought for detention camps. This includes Roxbury, NJ, which is located in Tom Kean’s district. #NJ7 #giftlink www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...
nytimes.com
ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
FOX is buying Roku? Didn’t see this one coming. www.axios.com/2026/06/15/f...
axios.com
Fox to buy Roku for $22 billion
The combination would create a free streaming powerhouse.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Jalen Brunson: “You’re allowed to think about the worst possible scenario. But you gotta go out there and do something about it.” A good mantra for fighting fascism too.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The three solutions are, in order: “I am so powerful, I will destroy you completely. You will regret this!” “You’re dying to make a deal, you’ve been so nice to me, a deal is forthcoming!” “I hate everyone for not fixing this for me. I’m leaving! Fix it yourself!”
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
#giftlink www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
nj.com
How ICE uses mystery 'shuffle flights' to move — and break — detainees forced from N.J.
New Jersey has emerged as a key waypoint in ICE's surging domestic transfer network. For detainees, it's often just the first stop on a journey spanning thousands of miles.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
#giftlink www.nj.com/news/2026/06...
nj.com
Inspectors finally got into the kitchen at ICE’s Delaney Hall. Here’s what they found.
N.J. Health Commissioner Raynard E. Washington said the kitchen-only inspection offered only an incomplete view of conditions at the facility
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New York's entire vibe today is like a class about to give the substitute teacher a breakdown
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
JUST IN: a rally is being planned by Indivisible in front of Mikie Sherrill’s office in Trenton NJ tomorrow at 2 pm to demand answers concerning her deplorable actions at Delaney Hall. Get there if you can. www.mobilize.us/cooperriveri...
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Gov. Sherrill--WE WANT ANSWERS!! · Cooper River Indivisible
WE ARE HEADING TO MIKIE SHERRILL'S OFFICE -- to demand that she answer for the mess that she has made. And to tell her to: -Stop spreading MAGA propaganda and start helping our detainee friends! -S...
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Sharing a real time request sent by a friend. MASS CALL FOR BODIES AT DELANEY HALL. ICE IS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER THE HUNGER STRIKE ORGANIZERS OUT OF THE FACILITY.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Tom Kean Sr is repeating nonsense. I’m starting to think that Junior is either in rehab or walking the Appilacian Trail. #NJ7 #giftlink www.nj.com/politics/202...
nj.com
N.J. Republican absent from Congress is under doctor’s care and should be home soon, former governor says
U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent from Congress since early March because of a personal health issue.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Tom Kean Jr. is NOT at the New Providence Senior Citzens’ Center. Stop lying. #NJ7
NOT Tom Kean
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 03/05/2026
Every great song licensed for use in a drug commercial is another great song I must stop listening to.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Tom Kean Jr. is NOT in Stirling. The coverup continues. #NJ7 #missing
Facebook post claiming that TK Jr is at the Stirling Street Fair.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/04/2026
Priceless post from the official White House social media
Margo Martin
@MargoMartin47
X.com
Congratulations, Georgia Women's Tennis!

The photo shows Trump and five white dudes in red ties standing in front of and completely blocking 10 young women
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@realfollowers.bsky.social how many do I have.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
One good use of the supposed two-week ceasefire is to get back to talking about the Epstein files
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
happy 10-year anniversary to this razor-sharp political prognostication
Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk
By Maureen Dowd
April 30, 2016
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RESIST @resist4unow.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“Better to die in Iran for your country and your pride, Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.” Thank You Jesse Welles!
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Low Cut Connie @lowcutconnie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Protest music is patriotism. "Livin in the USA" Live at the Current, St Paul MN
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Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie — Livin' in the USA (live at The Current)
YouTube video by The Current
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
My book preview (not AI generated)
Every lifelong Catholic I've ever met is like "I think we're supposed to give this food to poor people" and every adult convert is like "the Archon of Constantinople's epistle on the Pentacostine rites of the eucharist clearly states women shouldn't have driver's licenses."
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The number of US military personnel in the Middle East is only 20% higher than usual, totaling 50,000. During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, there were 500,000. The plan isn't a large-scale ground war - it's special ops raids: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-goes...
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Trump Goes Commando
Iran "raid" replaces ground war and you're supposed to clap
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
As time has gone on I've realized there is a still quite small but now non-trivial chance that the entire Iran War is simply an insider trading operation, creating repeated black swan moments and relying on markets continued willingness to gyrate wildly in the face of absurd and predictably ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/03/2026
NEW: Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
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Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Hey, Pam, *now* can we talk about Trump sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl?
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Whose idea was this? newjersey.news12.com/belleville-p...
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Belleville parents outraged after students invited to do community service at ice detention facility
The notice encouraged students to volunteer at Delaney Hall, a facility that houses immigration detainees.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We just published a _major_ update to our study (the most comprehensive on this topic). Surge in judges saying DOJ is not in compliance with court orders Surge in judges saying DOJ provided false information Federal judges now saying the presumption of good faith etc. no longer holds.
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The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation (4th edition)
Definitive, most comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
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Joe Ragazzo @jragazzo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Today we kick off @talkingpointsmemo.com 2026 Membership Drive. Here are a some reasons I hope you join 1. Journalism is important. Especially original reporting. There are fewer and fewer outlets investing in that. Support those outlets talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships
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Become a TPM Member
Talking Points Memo (TPM) is an independent news organization that publishes reporting and analysis about American politics, public policy and political culture.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Another MAGA regrets their vote. 🎁 www.nj.com/mosaic/2026/...
nj.com
This N.J. Trump voter’s husband was detained by ICE: ‘I thought they’d focus on criminals.’
Sandra Hafraoui, who identified as MAGA and voted for Trump three times, now says the president's immigration policy has "ruined our lives."
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Roxbury NJ ICE facility has been sold. www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbur...
tapinto.net
Roxbury Announces ICE Purchase of Warehouse for Immigration Processing Center
Roxbury says ICE has closed on deal to buy a Ledgewood warehouse for use as an illegal immigrant processing facility
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
New Jersey now has a FUCKICE bill in the Assembly. #FUCKICE www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New — This was projected on the US Institute of Peace building this evening ahead of the first meeting tomorrow of Trump’s farcically-named “Board of Peace.” Photo taken by person who was over there tonight. Unclear who’s behind the projection.
words projected on the front of the USIP building that say “Trump destroyed this Institution, imposing his name on the building, a narcissistic attempt to associate himself with peacemaking.”
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
To recap in light of breaking news out of the UK: The French found a way to prosecute former presidents. The South Koreans did the same. Our British cousins now literally are prosecuting members of the Royal Family. But U.S. presidents remain above the law.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract (WEXMAC) program was created so the Navy could quickly respond in the wake of international natural disasters, pandemics, etc. There were 26 designated regions—until last year when they added #27: TITUS (Territorial Integrity of the United States)
thehandbasket.co
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Another ICE shooting—this time in Roxbury NJ. www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbur...
tapinto.net
State Investigating ICE Incident in Roxbury
ICE incident in Roxbury is under investigation by state
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A bit of good news. #giftlink www.nj.com/news/2026/02...
nj.com
Progressive advocate Mejia wins Democratic primary for Sherrill’s old House seat
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski has conceded.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
In which Jeffrey Epstein, who laundered money for the Russians, explains how Donald Trump was doing exactly the same thing, and how this accounts for most of his wealth.
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support: • 404 Media • Defector • The Flytrap • Flaming Hydra • The Appeal • Aftermath • Racket • Hell Gate • The 51st • The Colorado Sun • Range Media • Discourse Blog • Pop Heist
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Does this make anyone else just completely sick & furious? I’m shaking.
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The director of Melania movie
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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hickpop.bsky.social @hickpop.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I hope they rot in hell #giftlink www.nj.com/morris/2026/...
nj.com
7 weeks of hell: ICE arrested N.J. man, igniting cross-country nightmare
His loved ones - and his attorney - were kept in the dark about his whereabouts.
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