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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 07/10/2026
"The accusation of Israeli genocide implicates Jews everywhere only if you first accept that Israel acts as the Jews — and that premise belongs to the deniers, not the accusers." My latest for Jewschool.
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When Jews Deny Genocide · Jewschool
“Keep far from a false charge; do not bring death on those who are innocent and in the right, for I will not acquit the
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“We are doing the opposite — stripping every people on earth of its one shield against annihilation, and ourselves along with them, when the turn comes round again to us.” Worth the read.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
The ICE Air Operations official handbook allows minors as young as 13 to be shackled on ICE flights. We don’t know this girl/young woman’s age, but if she is over 18, it probably isn’t by much. I don’t know how those flight “guards” sleep at night.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...
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Read the “Cornell 7” Documents
I compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 02/10/2026
hell yeah oswego
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How strangers helped two men evade an immigration arrest: ‘Everybody stepped up in Oswego’
On the fly, a crowd hatched a plan to rescue two men stuck on a roof for six hours to avoid the Border Patrol.
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unbelievable, but there it is. I’m looking forward to watching Brendan Hunt (Coach Beard in Ted Lasso) play Jack Smith in the upcoming movie, if there is one.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The most frightening building in America www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America
This place is much too dangerous.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is phenomenal, especially since Tim Robinson is from Detroit (and even had a show called the Detroiters).
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 26/09/2026
What a sweet portrait of a loving family.
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"She *lived* for her job. "For 40 years. "And now it’s gone." -- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
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Michelle
A tribute.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 18/09/2026
NEW: @amnesty.org says Ahmed Soliman & another man, Samson Birhane, had bags put on their heads, were beaten when arrested in Equatorial Guinea. They demand their immediate release. Both lived in the US since they were kids, ICE expelled them unlawfully. TAKE ACTION: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
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Equatorial Guinea: Risk of torture for unlawfully detained men: Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane - Amnesty International
On 11 September, the Equatorial Guinea authorities unlawfully arrested Ahmed Soliman and Samson Birhane, accusing them of “breaking a mirror” at a hotel in Malabo, where the two had been arbitrarily h...
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
These are the little details that make every wedding: the bridesmaids, getting their hair and makeup done; the best man, rushing to finish his toast; and the oligarch, handing over fistfuls of unmarked bills to all of the entertainers. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Pay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch at My Wedding Weekend
He’s just a dear friend we know nothing about!
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“ICE agents were caught on video pulling one teen from the car and punching him repeatedly in the face while he lay on the ground. The other teen, Luis Ochoa, said he informed the ICE agents he was a citizen but was told, ‘I don’t give a damn.… Your parents can’t help you now.’”
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Daniel Sieradski calls out the signatories of a letter denying Israel’s genocide against Gaza, shockingly signed by people who should know better.
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026
I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
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I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.
Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.
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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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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Seems very pointed that Angela Davis did this. www.wlrn.org/npr-breaking...
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I don't think I had $10 in the bank: Angela Davis remembers Gloria Steinem's allyship
Activist and author Angela Davis remembers her friend Gloria Steinem, and discusses intersectional feminism today.
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
An extraordinary piece of reporting about the outrageous prosecution of “voter fraud“ cases in Alaska, with some positive news finally.
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This Matt Taibbi and Mike Benz? agentsofinfluence.substack.com/p/when-matt-...
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When Matt Taibbi Met Mike Benz
How independent media turned an obscure political operative into a "whistleblower"—and his claims into government action.
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Chris Williams @chrisnjwilliams.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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The true story behind the kid who went 1940s viral for his week at the cinemas in San Francisco
With $20 in his pocket, Richard Allen had a wild week of movies, comic books, and hot dogs. But the tale belies a harsher home life that he wanted to escape, his daughter says
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 01/09/2026
Velvet Underground – Renovations they’d have to make to get you on the subway again. Pavement – A material that aggravates your knees when you walk without your orthotics. Yes – What you always say to a nap. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how...
mcsweeneys.net
How Rock and Roll Stays Relevant in Middle Age and Beyond
Deep Purple – The color of your spider veins. Blur – Your twenties and thirties. The Smiths – What you call the three couples you socialize with whose names ...
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Silly man.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/08/25/p... Trump escalated his feud with Canadian leaders, suggesting the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America. ” #Blues #VoteBlue #IMPEACH #CONVICT #REMOVE
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Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as feud with Canada escalates | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his feud with Canadian leaders, suggesting the United States is considering renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America” as tensions between the two countries co...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More from me... and WHY UNIONS ARE AMAZING! karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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The Washington Post Fired Me. I Fought—and Won My Job Back.
Nearly a year after being wrongfully fired for my comments on race, gender and violence, an arbitrator has ordered my immediate reinstatement.
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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: Major free speech ruling. Federal judge says FIU likely violated First Amendment rights of anti-ICE student protesters. She's ordered the university to stop disciplinary actions and to halt enforcing its policy against "expressive activities" indoors. www.wlrn.org/government-p...
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Federal judge says FIU violated First Amendment rights of anti-ICE student protesters
Seven FIU students scored a major free speech victory over their university, days before the start of the Fall Semester.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“”Local media has been dying all over America, which means that there’s essentially no real way to hold local governments accountable—& they can do whatever they want,’ Kevin DeAnna told an invitation-only gathering of [about] 50 white nationalists in Rome,” before adding, “This is a good thing.” 1/
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As Local News Dies, White Nationalists See an Opening
At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, far-right leaders mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes.
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Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled @bcidbrooklyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"For Deaf detainees, these problems are compounded by language deprivation. There is no publicly available information on how often Deaf people are given interpreters at various parts of the immigration process, let alone in detention centers."
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How Trump’s deportation machine deprives Deaf people of their humanity
An extra layer of cruelty is added by limiting communication access for Deaf people.
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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Dr Jennifer Jones @jenniferewc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In 1896, William Jennings Bryan argued that what we now call trickle down economics didn’t work, but legislatively strengthening the working classes would make everyone prosperous. McKinley defeated him in part by hurling insults about communism and socialism at Bryan. Sound familiar?
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TK-S Is Here Now @timekiller-s.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Gift link and sorry it's late. Bluesky was unavailable to me much of the day and when it was available it was really spotty. But anyway, here you go: share.inquirer.com/UQoFBB
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
📌NOTE: I spent my professional life as a newspaperman, and managed newsrooms. It is impossible to frame just how dangerous, incompetent, and complicit our inside the Beltway, mainstream media is right now. Well, I took a crack at it, and hope you'll have a look. -Thanks
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BEAT THE PRESS
An open letter to the most incompetent mainstream media in American history ...
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A long, compelling piece.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I said that! In a long discussion of the new arrest of the Tate Brothers and their ties to Trumpworld, the manosphere, and so much more!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2026
BREAKING: Judge Sullivan isn't buying what Todd Blanche is selling in the @katiephang.bsky.social lawsuit. After reviewing Blanche's unredacted Epstein files in camera, Sullivan is ordering a HEARING to discuss the following: 1/
Upon consideration of the Defendant’s responses to the
Court’s Orders of June 25, 2026 and July 25, 2026, and the
Court’s in camera review of the documents submitted, it is
hereby
ORDERED that a status hearing shall take place at 1:00 pm
on August 13, 2026 in Courtroom 24A; and it is further
ORDERED that the parties shall be prepared to discuss the
following issues:
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
if you make the mistake of talking with your kids now you might be stuck talking with them your WHOLE LIFE www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Now, Thanks to Sam Altman, You Never Have to Speak to Your Kids Again
AI can handle these kinds of pointless interactions.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This is a factual sentence: Amid an outbreak of explosive diarrhea and with measles cases at a 35-year high, America’s top health official, who has an affinity for roadkill and guzzling raw milk, will soon start hosting a cooking show. My column, tragically: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Move over, cyclosporiasis. RFK Jr. is hosting a cooking show. | Opinion
America's top health official, who has an affinity for picking up roadkill and guzzling raw milk, will soon start hosting a cooking show. Barf.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held.
Studio photo of a Black African women wearing a beautiful dress in a printed fabric.

Caption:
Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, Johns Hopkins public health
researcher, was detained by immigration agents while
boarding a domestic flight this week. (Johns Hopkins
University)
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 30/07/2026
This is going to make it very difficult to know which sports we should ban them from.
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Deb Ryan @missdebcollege.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Great reporting from @insidehighered.com "The story of Steven Thrasher shows how this network of government extortion and repression has had a powerful impact pressuring campuses to fire dissenting faculty and silence free speech." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Extortion and Appeasement at Northwestern
There is so much government repression happening that I cannot begin to summarize it.
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Time for a Silas Soule moment.
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Mass action paying off in India! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, prompting celebrations among thousands of protesters
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"We may think companies are immoral, but that’s because we assume they are coldly dedicated to their bottom line, not making billion dollar decisions based on something someone sent them on Facebook."
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We used to be able to buy things in this country
Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Actually really good primer on the “cockroach”/Gen Z protests sweeping India www.tiktok.com/t/ZTA6mKdcD/
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So there’s proof that satire can change the world! A satirical political party called the Cockroach Janta Party was set up a few months ago in response to India’s chief justice spitting some fairly na...
TikTok video by mrcodydahler
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Andrew Russeth @russeth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
nytimes.com
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
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18DianneM.bsky.social @18diannem.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.wbur.org/news/2026/07...
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Woman arrested at Logan after Noah Kahan concert ordered released from Burlington ICE facility
Maria Rosales, a 32-year-old Florida resident, said she is enduring "tough" and "uncomfortable" conditions similar to those reported over the last year by other Burlington detainees, and which have dr...
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Margaret Sullivan @sulliview.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Please let me know if you agree with these grades. And subscribe to American Crisis, my newsletter on media and democracy. open.substack.com/pub/margaretsulli…
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A 'D' and a bunch of 'B's — my report card for the media covering Trump's awful speech
Some flashes of courage, some good analysis and still too much normalization
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The only research center in the United States focused on disabled parents may close soon due to loss of federal funding. New from me at @motherjones.com. “It is a profound setback for disability rights and family equity.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
The only research center for disabled parents is losing federal funding
Staff call it a "profound setback for disability rights and family equity."
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lizard @lizzzard.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Joan Sebastian Guerrero is the name of the victim of the fatal ICE shooting yesterday morning in Maine he was 26 years old and had his life stolen. he was a friend, son, neighbor, and member of the beautiful and vibrant community that is Biddeford, Maine may he rest in peace
Joan Sebastian Guerrero, selfie of a young man wearing sunglasses and a pink shirt near rocks and water
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Judge Kathleen Williams didn't just reject Trump's $1.776 billion "slush fund" deal—she dismantled it, step by careful step. It's one of the most consequential opinions of the year, and every page matters. I break down why. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Judge Is A Big No On Trump's Slush Fund
Tonight: Long, but worth it.
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joerappaport.bsky.social @joerappaport.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This story is from almost a year ago but absolutely worth the read.
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