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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
While Trump has railed against drugs coming into the U.S., his DOJ has declined to prosecute nearly 5,000 federal drug cases, including trafficking and money laundering — 45% higher than the average of the prior three new administrations.
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026
A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000. (Published June 2025)
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DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts
We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The Israeli government is now doing to southern Lebanon what it has done to Gaza. Horror and death on an unimaginable scale. And still our governments supply weapons, intelligence and diplomatic support. #PartyToTheCrime
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Luke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report
Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 01/03/2026
"Get it in your heads - Trump has not done this for the people of Iran. "He's done this because he likes the idea of war when he thinks it will profit America." What's Trump's endgame after US strikes on Iran? @maitlis.bsky.social @jonsopel1.bsky.social @lewisgoodall.com
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Stacy Parker Le Melle @stacyparkerlemelle.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Literally the only statement from an elected official I’ve read this morning worth our time. @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov take note!! Thank you @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social CC: @hebagowayed.bsky.social
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
end qualified immunity and make cops carry personal liability insurance
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jbroomer.bsky.social @jbroomer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026
accurate headline: "Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy" euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
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Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy: Sowing discord in West is Putin's core idea - Euromaidan Press
Moscow deeply interested in US-EU conflict: Greenland dispute weakens Ukraine's support base, says the expert.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland. There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same. And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment. 1/
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Laura Pollock @laurapollock.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Biggest story today? Oh just the US military flying over our heads to seize a Russian-flagged tanker off the Scottish coast after breaking the Venezuela oil blockade Full recap of our live reporting 👇
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RECAP: US military seize 'Russian' oil tanker north of Scotland
US forces are reportedly attempting to seize the Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
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Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/01/2026
A Minneapolis pastor of an MCC church — a denomination rooted in LGBTQ equality — recounts being detained by ICE. Says an ICE officer walked up to him as he was chanting “we are not afraid.” The agent, he says, raised his gun and said “are you afraid now?” m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSO...
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Minneapolis pastor: ICE 'pointed a gun at me' and 'put me in the back of an SUV'
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/01/2026
The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.
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How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
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David Kurtz @davidkurtz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
CBP agents shot and wounded a married couple this afternoon in a medical clinic parking lot in Portland, the Oregonian reports: "One was shot in the leg and the other in the chest, Portland police sources said." Police didn't have info on their conditions. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland
Mayor Keith Wilson decried the shooting, saying "Portland is not a 'training ground' for militarized agents."
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The ICE agent who murdered Renee Good must be prosecuted for murder. He enjoys no immunity from state murder charges. Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Prosecute Renée Nicole Good’s Murderer
The ICE agent who killed Renée Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in south Minneapolis has been identified as Jonathan Ross, the Star-Tribune reports
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Live: ICE agent identified as state and federal officials clash over shooting investigation
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show. State investigators said the FBI had ‘reversed course’ on a joint investi...
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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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Sabrina Fernandes @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/01/2026
⚡️Air raid alert in effect for all Ukrainian regions due to Russian missile threat. Ukraine's Air Force announced a nationwide aerial alert on the evening of Jan. 4 after Russia launched MiG-31 bombers. MiG-31 jets carry Kinzhal ballistic missiles, putting all regions at risk.
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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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You Don’t Get to Break the Constitution Just Because the Bastard Had It Coming
Because “he deserved it” has never been a constitutional argument
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 04/01/2026
“I’ve never heard anyone sounding so much like an emperor as Donald Trump” Is the US president displaying imperial power after kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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Sabrina Fernandes @sabrinafernandes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world. This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/01/2026
The conversation on Threads
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nlwa.bsky.social @nlwa.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Very clever….nails it!
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/01/2026
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/12/2025
Putin has been trying to make Ukraine fail for a quarter century
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 29/12/2025
"Following the Ukraine-US meeting, Trump lauded Putin, saying the Russian president “wants to see Ukraine succeed”. This is becoming farcical giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
US president says ‘thorny’ issues remain on ending Europe’s biggest land war in 80 years
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. It's time to hold them to account. Over 35,000 have already signed the petition to change the law. Let’s get it to 40,000🙏 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
D.C. TODAY…
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Israel's engineered famine in Gaza is only the latest episode in a long and dark history, from Ireland to north America, of colonial regimes using enforced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples, to drive them out and steal their lands. theconversation.com/the-dark-his...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Job Listing: I'm seeking a Research Associate to join the Public History Lab at the Munk School, University of Toronto. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Research Associate, Public History Lab (One Year Term)
Research Associate, Public History Lab (One Year Term)
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 30/04/2025
⚡️ Zelensky warns Russia is 'preparing something' in Belarus under guise of military drills. "This is how its new attacks usually start," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Zelensky warns Russia is 'preparing something' in Belarus under guise of military drills
"Look at Belarus — this summer, Russia is preparing something there under the guise of military exercises. This is how its new attacks usually start," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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inesmckee.bsky.social @inesmckee.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
My lord! The man is a toddler.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
This exchange is so very telling. Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this: "I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
‘Birds of a feather’ RAPE children together…👇 Remember that.
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NPR @npr.org · 24/04/2025
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
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maegutz.bsky.social @maegutz.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Who would’ve thought we’d be living these books out? We are in perilous times.
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David Wagner @dwagner.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Undercover tests reveal Southern California landlords are still turning away tenants using Section 8 vouchers, five years after state law made such discrimination illegal. My @laist.com story breaks down the results of recent fair housing testing.
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It's illegal, but many SoCal landlords still turn away renters who use housing vouchers
Undercover testers were deployed to find out if landlords discriminate against Section 8 tenants. The results suggest voucher refusal remains common.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Jimmy Carter put his family peanut farm in a blind trust for the duration of his Presidency to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/04/2025
👀 We're just gonna leave this here ... goodlawproject.org/mandelsons-e...
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Mandelson’s embassy fixed Starmer’s visit to spytech firm | Good Law Project
The British Ambassador to the United States is at the centre of a web connecting Palantir and the prime minister. But what did they all discuss?
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inesmckee.bsky.social @inesmckee.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Just reading JFK Jr and top health official together is wrong, so whatever comes out of his mouth is stupid. Shameful.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The ones who support dictatorship abroad support dictatorship here. The ones who lie for Putin lie for Trump.
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