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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30m
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 14h
RFK Jr, who makes a HUGE profit from suing vaccine manufacturers & from selling kooky anti-vaxx books, on top of the $500k a year he was getting from a very extreme anti-vaccine, anti-science group, is out there arguing that, um, pediatricians believe in vaccination because it makes them money 🤯
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Woody’s Machine @j-m-boles.bsky.social · 23m
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This nurse was assaulted by ICE – and it was caught on video. Now she wants her day in court
Norma Bowe, 69, was flung to the ground at Delaney Hall, the infamous New Jersey detention center. She sees her lawsuit against ICE as one step towards justice
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Stella Ducks @stelladucks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Alex Gibney's "Musk" hits theaters on 10/9
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2h
🇾🇪 🇸🇦 Yemen's Houthis have claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Tuesday losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified. ➡️ u.afp.com/S99u
This screen grab taken from video released by Ansarullah Media Centre on October 5, shows a burning vehicle during what the Houthis say are drone attacks on Yemeni government forces at an undefined location in Yemen.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2h
Who you gonna believe, the lying liar or your own eyes? 👀
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Ian Bennett @ianbennett.bsky.social · 2h
This is sobering. This is also negligence. apnews.com/article/iran...
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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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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 8h
These are the layups. All these actions are crimes. All the perjuries are crimes. Find one vicious bastard prosecutor and have them chew through these ICE/DHS cases starting Day One. Just enforce the law! The lowest bar possible!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2h
Oh look, US National Science Foundation-supported science won the Nobel Prize in physics.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1h
“Women’s agency only appears in all this as an illusion for absolving the men of rape. It’s a pantomime about consent that doesn’t really care about consent at all, except, of course, male consent.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-illusion...
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The Illusion of Consent: A Rape at Cornell and the MAGA Right
For the new right, when a man is accused of rape, he is first and foremost a victim of feminism.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 1h
The same South Korea that doesn’t sell weapons to Ukraine because of neutrality? The same South Korea that is attacking Ukraine for not apologizing strongly enough for sending them two North Korean POWs and disclosing it, after months of public discussions about it?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h
lmao
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 1h
First on @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 1h
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, 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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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 16h
Our strategy of helping Ukraine a bit and fearing escalation is failing us. We either step up now, or we will keep drifting until we end up in a direct war with Russia (backed by China, Iran, North Korea, and Belarus) on EU soil. Let’s give Russia’s frozen assets to Ukraine!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5h
“This is one of the most immediate, concrete, tangible, real, and affordable things that we can do to start to get control of our high energy costs, but also save our planet."
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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 9h
Whether it's Democrats calling for fewer campus rapes or Republicans calling for more conservative faculty members, both sides have their sights trained on America's universities.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11h
Three elected Alabama public officials, all Republicans, were running a human trafficking ring. They were arrested and booked this weekend. weartv.com/news/local/a...
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Three Alabama officials among 17 arrested in Atmore undercover prostitution sting
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. -- Three public officials in Alabama were among the 17 people arrested Friday in a multi-day undercover prostitution sting in Escambia Cou
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 9h
U.S. forces are retreating. That's what this means. "Pulled out and returned to their home stations in the U.S. as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns" is a fancy way of saying the Iranian military has the U.S. military in retreat. This is unbelievably embarrassing.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 9h
This may be the first time U.S. forces have retreated in Europe during a major conflict. Not before the Nazis. Not before the Soviets. Not before Al Qaeda. Not until the Trump administration.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election? Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. My new piece:
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What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?
Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 14h
Pennsylvania confirms more than 1,000 measles cases. Experts say the true size of the outbreak could be five times larger. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/penn...
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Pennsylvania confirms more than 1,000 measles cases
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
Throughout his papacy, Pope Leo has steadily taken straight aim at Christian Nationalism and its multitude of heresies, particularly those that equate with racism and militarism.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/10/2026
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent and branded a “domestic terrorist” by DHS — all for just warning her neighbors and speaking her truth during Operation Midway Blitz. She deserves true justice and accountability from the federal government.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 22h
I wrote about the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? What do authoritarians do when they are about to lose an election? My new piece:
steady.page
What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?
Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h
Openly bragging about ethnic cleansing. That's how you know they're the Good Guys.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h
Congrats to the NY Times. Trump is calling for its "arrest" on the same day NYT ran a fawning story about his former press secretary, the "steely” and “nimble” Karoline Leavitt. When the Times' staff is frog-marched out of the newsroom at gunpoint, will they realize they brought it on themselves?
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 16h
Oh: Looks like there's now a *third* lawsuit against the Trump administration demanding increased access for clergy to immigrant detainees. But this one has a *Catholic archdiocese* onboard. That's a big deal: Catholics are involved in ongoing cases in Illinois and Minnesota, not not the dioceses.
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Catholic diocese sues US government seeking clergy access to detainees
The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against the federal government on ‌Monday, alleging that detainees at an immigration detention facility in Missouri are being deprived of their right to speak privately with priests or receive sacraments like communion and confession.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 23h
This is a community note for the ages.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 21h
I love when White House reporters assure us that Karoline Leavitt was an entirely different person off the record as if that's not key to the whole Trump regime's press manipulation strategy.
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Wellman For MO @wellmanformo.bsky.social · 17h
Still fired up from last week. Thank you, Pete Buttigieg, for coming to St. Louis and rallying #TeamWellman. Now it’s on us to turn that energy into action. Knock a door. Make a call. Chip in. Whatever you can do, now’s the time. Help us flip #MO02! #StLouis
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 15h
Tick Tock In many places 5 pm is the deadline. Register to vote already. 🗳️
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20h
The Missouri Constitution clearly states that no taxpayer funds may be appropriated for use at private religious schools. Here is exact language👇🏻
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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 16h
The centrist/non-partisan talking shops that have popped up lately like mushrooms are attacking the wrong thing. America isn't suffering from "polarization." It's suffering from right-wing radicalization against pluralism and democracy. Here's a great explainer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwW9...
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Forget about "polarization"; the real problem with American politics is the radicalized right-wing
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16h
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 21h
"The most important fact they establish is that the traditional narrative of Marbury v. Madison—the decision that supposedly established judicial supremacy in the United States, as taught in high schools across the country—is an invented tradition." prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...
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The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's fascinating to learn how many more kids die in ATV accidents every year than in e-bike accidents, then observing that there is a moral panic about kids riding e-bikes but not about kids riding ATVs.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 21h
So much of the "quit wasting time and money on humanities programs" comes from dudes with humanities degrees from the Ivies. They get to have a broad, liberal, meaningful education, but it's narrow, lifeless career prep for the rest of y'all.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 21h
Much like after the 2020 election, Trump’s attempts to manipulate his way to victory will depend on whether or not he can get enough people in enough positions of influence to go along with his schemes. We must not help him by perpetuating the Trumpist assertions of dominance and inevitability.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21h
The white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don't really know what to do with these pieces, because: 1. They refuse to used "illegal" & "unconstitutional" & "corruption" in the heds, deks, ledes, or body text 2. They disappear from the front page/headlines within 36 hours & never become THE NARRATIVE, contra EMAILS & BIDEN IS OLD, etc.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“I am the house.” - Sept 8 “I can’t control the bond market.” - Oct 3 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A. Torch @torcho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨 The Gestapo 🧊 is back in Hazelwood this morning (Saturday Oct 3) #stlco — be alert.
10-3-2026 We were informed that around
**9:00 AM** a woman in a red car was allegedly detained by **ICE** agents at a McDonald's in Hazelwood. It is confirmed that the vests said "Police ICE"
**Location:** 8700 Pershall Ave,
Hazelwood, MO 63042.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
1) Alito revealing this now is an attempt to rally Republicans in Trump states where Dems lead for Senate. 2) He’s the most partisan R on the court—highly likely he steps down in the lame duck if Dems take the Senate. 3) Doing number 2) makes court expansion even more likely if Dems win in 2028
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Micah @rincewind.run · 03/10/2026
my dude you flew a stop the steal flag outside your house
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tomorrow they’re holding a funeral in Springfield for the Haitian college kid Pierre Damas Bel who killed himself. On the same day in nearby Dayton Ohio suburb President trump will be there holding a fun little rally, not far from the body of the student his policies appear to have, you know, killed
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I dare AG Sulzberger and Joe Kahn to read this paragraph and tell me any of it is inaccurate — and then tell me they still think both-sidesing is a morally defensible thing to do and that history will look kindly upon them.
Partisan polarization is not the greatest threat to U.S. democracy, but a symptom of a deeper struggle over who belongs and deserves equal rights. Rapid gains by racial minorities, women, and LGBTQ citizens have produced an ethnonationalist backlash whose adherents now wield
disproportionate power through the Republican Party. This conflict has intensified partisan animosity and moral disengagement, but a "both sides" diagnosis obscures the asymmetry between a faction seeking to reverse social progress and those resisting it. Polarization is therefore less the disease than democracy's immune response to an unpopular, antidemocratic movement.
Suppressing that response in the name of civility would only strengthen the movement and imperil pluralistic self-government. The United States can still become its most inclusive democracy, but only if leaders defend equal rights and voters hold accountable those who will not.
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