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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 14/04/2025

Emily Ratajkowski criticizes the Blue Origin space launch in new video: “You are going up in a space ship that is built and paid for by a company that is single-handedly destroying the planet.”

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Bring back *everyone* who was sent from the U.S. to CECOT in El Salvador. *No one* should be sent there. ALL their rights were violated. ALL of them should come home.

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The Luxe Libra @cutiecamille.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

I need yall to release Chris Brown. The music is not that good for yall to still be going up for him.

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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Trans rights are human rights. No exceptions.

A heart with five stripes, blue-pink-white-pink-blue, and text reading International Transgender Day of Visibility March 31

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Like the flower @jasz1lla.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My power going out during the elite 8 is the last straw. BGE BETTER COUNT THEIR DAMN DAYS

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Like the flower @jasz1lla.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Everyone who was trashing HVL, stay on that side!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/03/2025

RFK is a eugenics freak first and foremost and everything falls downstream from that. he *wants* excess deaths. he thinks that only the "fit" should survive.

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Like the flower @jasz1lla.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

This has been the longest most exhausting month of my recent life. Everything keeps going wrong and I would just like to get some rest for one weekend and nope, not allowed

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Imagine looking at the world right now and making these your priorities.

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Jonaki Mehta @jonakimehta.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The National Center for Education Statistics. NCES has existed since 1867, and has been THE central, reliable source of information about education in the US. With nearly 100 staffers gone, the data crunching to make Title I and grants for rural schools is going to be near impossible, according to

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Jonaki Mehta @jonakimehta.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Hey y'all - I'm in the baby stages of building up my Bluesky, but wanted to share some reporting from this week: Just a minutes ago, nearly half of the Ed Dept.'s staff finished their last day of work before being put on admin leave: many who spent decades at the dept. All but 3 people remain at...

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Like the flower @jasz1lla.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Southwest had record profits in 2024 and they: get rid of free bags, announce layoffs of 1,750 corporate employees and then another 150 across various airports. I’m not even an SWA fan but example #2,755 that hedge funds ruin everything.

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Pat Forde @bypatforde.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

New @SInow cover story: The committee had its say. Now here's the REAL rankings of the field for the NCAA Tournament, 1-68. With every team's ceiling and worst nightmare included. bit.ly/3FFoZWX

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March Madness: Ranking the Men’s NCAA Tournament Field 1–68

The seeds and bracket are out, now it is time for the real order for all March Madness squads from Florida to Saint Francis.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Based on this fast and excellent WaPo reporting, these four guys are not gang members, just Venezuelan dads who came to the US to work. They’re now being paraded in shackles in El Salvador www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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For four Venezuelan friends, Alien Enemies Act cuts short an American dream

President Donald Trump used the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. Relatives of men sent to El Salvador deny the allegation.

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Like the flower @jasz1lla.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I need to go somewhere and not have to hear the sound of anyone’s voice for like a month

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/03/2025

people can smell a phony from a mile away!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/03/2025

congratulations to john roberts who is as responsible for the current state of affairs as any single person in the country

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19thnews @19thnews.org · 17/03/2025

A Houston-area midwife has been arrested on allegations she performed illegal abortions, the first criminal charges brought under the state’s near-total abortion ban. From The Texas Tribune: bit.ly/41xFETK

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Houston-area midwife arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions

This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban.

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Mark Ennis @markennis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Hearing from several places that Kentucky state offices funded by Dept of Education grants are already preparing everyone for layoffs, furloughs and reassignments. The whole “we’re gonna send it to the states” stuff is nonsense. There's nobody to do the sending or receiving.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11/03/2025

one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

It's cute and fun when senators act like Social Security is only for retired people, like it's a future speculative thing for people with 401ks to worry about, and not something about 15M disabled people & our families, mostly living below the poverty line, rely on in the current present moment

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I'll just repeat what I said yesterday: This is wildly illegal and anti-constitutional.

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richardawebster.bsky.social @richardawebster.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

1--In 1998, Jimmie Duncan was sentenced to death in Monroe, La. for the murder of his former girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter. Key to his conviction were bite marks found on the child that allegedly matched a mold of Duncan’s teeth. A THREAD

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Andrew S. Rosen @andrewrosen.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

If anyone has any doubts, they should read the following excerpt below from an interview with Chris Rufo in the NY Times. It can hardly even be called a smokescreen. The plan is visible for the world to see.

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WIRED @wired.com · 07/03/2025

Okay somehow it's Friday and somehow we made it (congrats!) 🤯 To make the doomscroll easier, here's a thread of all the wild stuff we learned this week, starting with @brbarrett.bsky.social's analysis on why DOGE *is* the deep state (and Elon Musk's extended universe.)

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DOGE Is the Deep State

A shadowy group of unelected figures reshaping the federal government to their own benefit from the inside? Sounds familiar!

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Tessa Duvall @tessaduvall.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A judge has entered an emergency protective order against former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin sought by his adopted son, Jonah, now 18, directing him to have no contact with Jonah until the matter can be heard in court. Reporting by @dyetter.bsky.social. Read more: www.kentucky.com/news/politic...

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Jonah Bevin obtains protective order against adoptive father former KY Gov. Matt Bevin

A March 19 court hearing is set in Louisville.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

What the Trump administration is doing to unions right now is worse than what Reagan did to PATCO, and if TSA workers allow their union contract to be tossed out without striking, public sector union power in America will soon be decimated. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...

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Strike, or Else

As Trump tosses out the TSA union contract, everything is on the line.

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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 07/03/2025

This is fucking shameful, @wmata.com. You are throwing every single one of your employees and loyal riders under the bus by complying with this bigotry and re-segregation, and have become collaborators.

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order “I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us

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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order

Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

At 5 pm Fri, the Social Security Admin announced that it will withhold the *entire* Social Security benefits of overpaid seniors & people w/disabilities, even if not their fault—reversing a Biden-era reform that limited repayment to 10% of the monthly benefit. This will cause needless suffering.

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jab lung @mobute.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

i think a lot of brands are going to severely underestimate people's willingness to never engage with them again

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 01/03/2025

So, wait. For basically ever, men were earning way more than their female counterparts, and the messaging was that women were "too emotional" or whatever. And the second women start earning more than men, men completely lose their shit and it's a "crisis" "gripping" them? What a bunch of losers.

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My latest piece for @teenvogue.com delves into the horrific story of popular skincare ingredient Retin-A. Before Retin-A was approved by the FDA in 1971, it had been tested on hundreds of incarcerated Black people in Philadelphia, without their informed consent. The survivors still bear the scars.

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Rob Glover @robglover.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.

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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 01/03/2025

Like, I know so many editors and journalists and they’re so careful and thoughtful about their work. I’ve learned so much from them about using a public platform responsibly. And the NYT just straight up decided to make a power graph of which minorities and war victims are most important to them.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct. Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉

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Mark Ennis @markennis.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Have a fired federal worker from every district sit silent in your seats.

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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Today I’ve also directed our Department of Transportation to launch a program helping federal workers translate their professional experience to state employment.

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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

FOURTH: We are launching a push to recruit federal workers for open positions in state government. On March 7th, we will host a virtual information session about state jobs. That initial kickoff will be followed by a joint in-person job fair in Prince George’s County and Baltimore City.

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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

CALLOUT: Looking to speak with people who went into debt to get an abortion, for a story about financial barriers to care & the impact of medical debt. Can offer anonymity. DMs are open or reach out: alanna.vagianos@huffpost.com avagianos@protonmail.com avagianos.25 on Signal

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Ben Silverstein ❌👑 @bensilverstein.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

We need more congressional reporters on Bluesky. Even as a digital professional, I could avoid X most days except many of the best whip counting journos seem to only post there. Reporters who’ve moved over here, please evangelize.

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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Impeccable camera work.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/02/2025

let me say that this is the classic “just asking questions” approach to delegitimizing the achievements of black people. and critically, you don’t even have to be a black person who talks about race. simply being black to these people means you are “obsessed with race.”

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Since I’ve been getting this a lot - if you feel like supporting me by buying a jersey or something, I would rather you make a donation to Trans Lifeline or The Trevor Project www.thetrevorproject.org

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Donate - Trans Lifeline

Support our work with a donation! Trans Lifeline is primarily funded by individual donors; donations of all sizes are deeply appreciated and put to good

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

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