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johnbud.bsky.social @johnbud.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This brutality is sickening. Again and again, inside detention centers in the U.S., or sent to 3rd countries. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
Rep. Himes: "The president was setting the basis for him to turn around on election night and say, 'I warned you that the Chinese were doing x, y, and z. It happened tonight. I'm deploying federal officers from DHS to 7 states. They will be seizing ballot boxes.'"
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Law Murray 📘 @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
OG ANUNOBY HAND OF GOD
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Dan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
“We know what teams want to do. Teams know how we want to defend them. At this point, it's a battle of wills, and a battle of who can execute the most.” At Y! Sports: I wrote about how the Spurs changed things up to stifle the Knicks, and what it means for tonight's huge Game 4: yhoo.it/4ecjigK
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NBA Finals: How the Spurs short-circuited New York's offense — and what the Knicks can do about it in Game 4
For more than six weeks, the Knicks were an unstoppable machine. Now they must get their mojo back to reclaim control of the series.
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Law Murray 📘 @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The New York Knicks have been outscored by 24 points in the 37:30 that Karl-Anthony Towns has been off the floor in the 2026 NBA Finals through three games
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New, from me: American taxpayers will spend billions of hours and hundreds of billions of dollars — not to pay their taxes, but to report them to the government. Thank Trump, who killed Direct File, a free tax high-quality reporting tool that IRS had built. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
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What the death of Direct File tells us about state capacity
We CAN have nice things - if we want them
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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
James Harden (36 years, 80 days) is the oldest player in NBA history with a 40-point triple-double. He surpasses Larry Bird (35 years, 99 days). Harden has 41 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists tonight.
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johnbud.bsky.social @johnbud.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Thread by Hunter Walker, so certain and so “conclusive”, has analytic issues. “Rents go up even with new housing stock” ignores two obvious factors. 1. Location is prime - attractive. 2. SO MUCH pent up demand, much more stock is needed. bsky.app/profile/hunt...
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/05/2025
A truly depressing account of the enormous time, effort, & resources that go into building *anything* in blue cities. Can not be exaggerated how much this phenomenon is crippling blue politics in the US. www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...
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How many meetings does it take in Philadelphia to build 57 affordable homes? A lot.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority and developer Pennrose have been trying to get project approval since 2019. The cost has risen, and federal funding could be at risk.
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
NEW PIECE- with a version in @rollingstone.com . Can the Trump Administration arbitrarily Take money from Anyone's bank account? The Federal Government debiting 80.5 million dollars from New York City government's central bank account suggests yes. www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trum...
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Can the Trump Administration Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account? Federal Government’s Mugging of New York City for FEMA Funds Suggests Yes
Notes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Forty Two. A version of this article is simultaneously appe...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
One federal worker makes the point that all signs point toward Elon/Trump rolling out massive new waves of terminations in critical services positions next week. Crazy you’d torch your leverage when voters are about to find out a lot more about what’s happening
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Just a simple point on politics. The middle of these stories below means that every House Republican voted for Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Full stop. Crank up the ads.
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Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
NEW -- If we didn't know from doing the math already, now CBO confirms: Republicans cannot achieve their budget goals without cutting into Medicare or Medicaid benefits, CBO finds
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GOP must cut Medicaid or Medicare to achieve budget goals, CBO finds
The nonpartisan bookkeeper said there’s no other way to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next decade.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 04/03/2025
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
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Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Update: Commerce Secretary Lutnick, who recently hinted at plans to manipulate GDP stats, has also now officially killed the Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee. Committee members were notified today that committee purpose has been "fulfilled," & comm terminated effective Feb. 28, 2025
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 28/02/2025
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
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Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 01/02/2025
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
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johnbud.bsky.social @johnbud.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
@howardbeck.bsky.social was listening with interest to your back and forth with Raja on Lamelo Ball. One comment. Have you looked at Maxey’s performance, number of shots, efficiency, wins without Embiid? same argument you apply to Ball can be applied to Maxey. Every single one. Worth mentioning.
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