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Nick @nacinla.bsky.social · 5h
Buried on the NYT homepage (perhaps higher earlier?) This is what happens when you normalize psychopathy
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Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 5h
"We’ve seen a sea change, in just two years: a sea change in Latino voting from what we saw in ’24" www.texasobserver.org/south-texas-...
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South Texas Is Moving On from Trump
The region looks poised to return to its centrist-Democrat roots, as the president fails to bring down costs and the reality of mass deportations takes hold. But 2028 could be another test.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 02/10/2026
When military police found Adrian Martinez's body, his bags had already been packed for his trip home to Houston. The army says he took his own life, but their investigation seemed to ignore one key fact: He was a sexual assault whistleblower.
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A Texas Soldier's Death Casts Doubt on Federal Whistleblower Protections
Adrian Martinez reported a sexual assault two years before he was found dead on a Hawaii Army base. The Vanessa Guillén Act is supposed to protect soldiers like him.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2h
Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 6h
It's official — seven of ICE's 11 warehouses are now available for sale through Cushman & Wakefield's dedicated fedwarehouses.com auction site.
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ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market
The properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today is the first day of the Supreme Court's term. My yearly print preview of all the things the Republicans will take away from us this time, is now avaialble on Al Gore's Internet in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The People vs. the Supreme Court
This term the Supreme Court has plans to trampleeven more of our rights. But we, the people, are not powerlessin the face of their power grab.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 05/10/2026
For Israel’s E1 settlement plan to become a reality, it must address a persistent thorn in its side: Khan al-Ahmar, a village of roughly 200 members of the Jahalin Bedouin community and home to the area’s only elementary school serving Bedouin children.
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This Village Has Been Fighting Israel’s Demolition Orders for Years. It May Be on Its Last Stand.
A new order for Khan al-Ahmar’s destruction failed to attract the international attention that had protected it in the past, and residents fear they can no longer stop the bulldozers.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 7h
NEW: The Trump DOJ's recent crackdown on illegal voting relies on an rarely used statute — "voting by aliens" — that some experts, and as of last week one federal court, believe is unconstitutional. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1h
EPA air chief leaves agency after overseeing Trump regulatory rollback reut.rs/4j28ndE
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EPA air chief leaves agency after overseeing Trump regulatory rollback
The Environmental Protection Agency official who has overseen some of the Trump administration's ​most consequential efforts to roll back climate and ‌air pollution regulations resigned effective last week, the agency said on Tuesday.
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Balls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 8h
Tierra Walker deserved better than this
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Tierra Walker’s Death Was Preventable. The Conservative Legal Movement Made It Predictable
Republican politicians have made Texas doctors increasingly afraid to provide lifesaving abortion care.
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Balls & Strikes @ballsandstrikes.org · 4h
"If the Court will not treat capital cases with the care they deserve, the American people should ensure that it can no longer stop other courts from doing so."
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Congress Should Strip the Supreme Court of Its Power to Greenlight Blocked Executions
If the Court will not treat cases like Christa Pike’s with the care they deserve, the American people should ensure that it can no longer stop other courts from doing so.
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DCReport @dcreport.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Congress is cutting your healthcare while filing for taxpayer-funded food & lodging reimbursements, no receipts required. 360 House members claimed $6.7M last year, up 21%. Rep. Jim Baird led with $39,789. 
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No Receipts Required: House Lawmakers Run Up a $6.7 Million Tab
House lawmakers claimed $6.7 million for food and lodging in Washington last year through a reimbursement program that does not require receipts.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 2h
ANALYSIS | Trump’s erratic behavior will prove ‘fake’ polls are anything but
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Trump’s erratic behavior will prove ‘fake’ polls are anything but
Donald Trump is trying to maintain his approval bubble with right-leaning polling shops. His Republican allies aren’t playing ball, writes John Bowden
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
SCOTUS & Torture @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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Citizen Jane @rivergoat.bsky.social · 2h
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 6h
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BINGO!💥
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19h
An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h
We can’t just move past what SCOTUS has permitted this Administration to do to people who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years and even decades.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
When they lied about policy or statistics repeatedly or tried to shift blame elsewhere they fooled a lot of gullible people. But when they started lying about things that even the cult knows more about than these out of touch weirdos, that’s when they lost the plot.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Trump has such contempt for the voters of South Carolina that he elevated someone utterly unqualified for senate who knows absolutely nothing about anything connected to the job who reads scripts given to her by MAGA handlers while calling the qualified Democrat names and slurs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h
I thought Trump’s tariffs were specifically designed to dramatically reduce this number to zero.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1h
Did Blanche submit the handwritten FBI notes re. a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Trump when she was 13? Per Blanche’s latest filing, he complied, but I explain why he didn’t really & why it’s just to delay those handwritten notes from going public. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWZ...
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AG Blanche FAILS TO COMPLY With JUDGE’S ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!?
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 1h
Elizabeth, La., a village in Allen Parish with around 400 residents, is scheduled to elect its next police chief in November. One of the candidates was recently arrested on rape charges, and now the other has announced that he is stepping down from the race. www.1011now.com/2026/10/06/c...
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A child rape suspect is expected to become a community’s next police chief. Here’s why
Leaders in a Louisiana community are responding to the likelihood that a candidate accused of raping two children is set to become their next police chief.
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NAACP launches voter protection hub for midterm elections
The civil rights organization is stepping up efforts in response to President Donald Trump’s push to change voting rules.
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 1h
Drone incursions, online disinformation, cyberattacks, sabotage, nuclear threats: Putin is working to hasten a collapse in European support for Kyiv wapo.st/4jFUnGG
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With hybrid attacks and nuclear bluster, Putin aims to end Europe’s support for Ukraine
European leaders say Moscow's escalated “hybrid war” against Europe includes online disinformation, cyberattacks and threats to use nuclear weapons.
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 1h
Leading AI companies have for years worked with a cluster of nonprofits concentrated in the Bay Area’s AI safety community. But President Trump’s tech-world allies say the work of auditing AI should be taken on by America’s largest consulting firms. wapo.st/4zgo5qj
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They told the world AI was dangerous. Now Trump’s allies are coming for them.
The Trump administration and its allies are embracing some ideas championed by AI safety advocates, while also working to marginalize the movement in Washington.
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 1h
Researchers who study the happiness of nations often look at measures like health and wealth. But a new study considered another factor as well: Cats. Examining data from 93 countries, the study found a positive association between cats and happiness wapo.st/3WbwoW0
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Countries with more cats are happier, study finds. But there’s a catch.
A new study looks at the factors that contribute to a country’s well-being, including our feline companions.
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 1h
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A tropical system is forming in the Gulf. It will earn the name Isaias.
The system could reach hurricane strength as it drifts toward the northern Gulf Coast.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5h
Western media under scrutiny for promoting Israeli narrative rather than standing up for vulnerable journalists in Gaza.
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How Palestinian reporters defied Israel's genocide to redefine journalism
Western media under scrutiny for promoting Israeli narrative rather than standing up for vulnerable journalists in Gaza.
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Human Rights Center @hrcberkeley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🧵1/3 We've just released "Architecture of Cruelty," the first major legal and empirical analysis of the U.S. third country removal system based on 18 months of research with @forbidden-stories.bsky.social #DeportationProject: 📖 Read the full report: humanrights.berkeley.edu/publications...
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Architecture of Cruelty: Third Country Removal Agreements and the Second Trump Administration - Berkeley Human Rights Center
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h
The Supreme Court is considering whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies for climate change costs. It appeared wary about a flood of lawsuits from other communities if Boulder wins, but torn about the complex legal issues raised by the case.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3h
BREAKING: Former Deputy AG Sally Yates will lead a review of Cornell's handling of sexual assault and harassment reports, the university said.
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Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 4h
Karen Bass is fighting for her political life as progressives battle to lead the US’s second-largest city
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The surprising, cut-throat race for Los Angeles mayor
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 3h
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
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‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 2h
Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint
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‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump?
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Documented @documented.org · 2h
NEW from Documented and @us.theguardian.com: Some of the biggest names in US food and agriculture are funding a campaign that pays social media influencers to push back on RFK Jr.'s MAHA agenda.
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A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maha – with social media influencers
Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 1h
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Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France (Gift Article)
Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 2h
The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature who subtly captured the shock of colonization from the perspective of the continent’s people. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98 (Gift Article)
The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature who subtly captured the shock of colonization from the perspective of the continent’s people.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6h
Demonstrations swept across France on Tuesday as union activists rallied in solidarity with high school students who have spent two weeks blockading their schools over understaffing, overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated buildings. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 2h
From @theathletic.com: Coco Gauff responded to racist comments she received for following the rules during the China Open. "You can dislike me or disagree about what happened without being racist," the 22-year-old said. "Lastly, I’m not a cheater or a thief." www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
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Coco Gauff responds to receiving racist abuse for following tennis rules during China Open win (Gift Article)
Gauff was criticized for requesting a hindrance review during her win over 16-year-old Sun Xinran despite playing to the rules.
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janebxt.bsky.social @janebxt.bsky.social · 2h
Students and faculty members gathered in protest at the center of Cornell University’s campus on Monday, in an outpouring of the anger that has been building since the school was sued over its handling of a 2024 sexual assault allegation. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/n...
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As Students Protest Handling of Cornell Sexual Assault Case, a Building Is Vandalized (Gift Article)
In the first large gathering on campus since revelations about sexual assault allegations, students and faculty members convened outside an administration building that had been the target of vandalis...
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