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Daughter of a child refugee from Nazi Germany. Family Separation=Torture, Solitary=Torture, #CloseGitmo #Autoimmune #Disabilities Clin. Lab. Scientist, Past AcluSoCal board member

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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 22/08/2026
Honor Their Names procession on #Belmar NJ boardwalk Friday afternoon Honoring legal immigrants who died while in ICE custody.
People in line holding signs which have the pictures and names of immigrants who died in ICE detention.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A year ago, just 42% of Americans opposed a data center being built in their community. Today, a staggering 75% do. Are data centers really that bad? Let’s take a look.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Thank you, Admiral. I hope that more esteemed individuals would speak honestly.
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A Republic If You Can Keep It @arepublicif.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
North Korea is good. Canada is bad. Coal is good. Solar is bad. Measles is good. Vaccination is bad. Child rapists are good. Childcare is bad. Pointless wars are good. Universal healthcare is bad. Anyone supporting the unrelenting chaos of the #GOP deserves zero respect. #RemoveTrump
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Why can’t we charge Trxmp for vandalism? He tore down the East Wing of our White House With no planning pre approval or thought
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 28/07/2026
“The inherent arbitrariness of an indefinite DBI sentence, in combination with Mr. Abu-Jamal’s many years served to date, advanced age, declining health, and lack of risk to the public violates multiple provisions of international law.” — Samah Sisay, Staff Attorney
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Center for Constitutional Rights @ccrjustice.org · 28/07/2026
Today, we joined the Abolitionist Law Center and a national coalition of other human rights organizations in submitting a petition to a United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention seeking relief for Mumia Abu Jamal.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/07/2026
BREAKING: ACLU affiliates are filing 54 claims against the federal government across 17 states and DC on behalf of people who’ve suffered serious violence and abuse at the hands of federal immigration agents. The Trump administration is not above the law.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We don't actually have to minimize the negative impacts that early COVID isolation had on people to justify efforts to limit the spread of the virus. Sometimes, necessary actions have unfortunate impacts in addition to positive ones.
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KB @bkeithb.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The #JewishSupremacist ethno-state of #ApartheidIsrael is the hold up to a nuclear weapons free middle east - not #Iran. Professor Norman Finkelstein youtube.com/shorts/bFwwT...
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The Nuclear Treaty Israel Refuses to Sign | Norman Finkelstein
YouTube video by Robinson Erhardt
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csidds.com @csidds.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Forensics: Law. Malicious prosecution of Abrego Garcia is dismissed. DOJ says ruling is “dangerous.”🧪⚖️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ce...
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Judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Stephen Soldz @ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
According to Haaretz, there is extreme confusion as to what is in the supposed "peace agreement" between Iran and the US. It also isn't clear that there actually is an agreement, as opposed to yet another of multiple "frameworks" for an agreement. us18.campaign-archive.com?e=79ae522633...
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Trump will only sign Iran deal if it eliminates nuclear program, Israeli source says
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juliesbooks.bsky.social @juliesbooks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Restore Dr. Mansoor Malik’s Chester Pierce Lecture and Defend Academic Freedom in Medicine. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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Restore Dr. Mansoor Malik’s Chester Pierce Lecture and Defend Academic Freedom in Medicine
Why this matters The silencing of Dr. Mansoor Malik is not only about one canceled lecture. It is about whether medical and psychiatric institutions can honor human rights in name while censoring hum...
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Stephen Soldz @ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
There appears to be something really, really bad in the Grand Jury transcripts where the regime obtained indictments against the Broadview Six ICE protesters. Really bad. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hand-...
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Hand in the Cookie Jar
Here’s a story you should pay close attention to. You may have...
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JusticeLA @justicela.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
3️⃣ Reopen the investigation of John Horton III’s death. 🔸WHEN: Monday, March 30th @ 11 AM 🔸WHERE: On the corner of W Temple St. and Grand Avenue The time is now! #CloseMCJ #NoNewJails
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JusticeLA @justicela.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Our demands to the JCIT & the BOS are as follows: 1️⃣ Provide a REAL timeline, with benchmarks for the closure of Men’s Central Jail 2️⃣ NO FUNDING for research, planning, or building a new jail- that money belongs to community! 3️⃣ Reopen the investigation of John Horton III’s death.
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JusticeLA @justicela.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
MCJ is Los Angeles’ largest and oldest jail & harbors deputy gangs within its walls that harm our loved ones. The MCJ Closure Report outlined a roadmap for closure within 18-24 months - yet five years later the County has NOT taken ANY steps to effectively close MCJ.
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JusticeLA @justicela.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Monday, March 30th marks the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Board of Supervisor’s approving the Men’s Central Jail (MCJ) Closure Report, and the 16th angelversary of John Horton the 3rd who was murdered inside MCJ by Deputy gangs.
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JusticeLA @justicela.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Thanks to YOU, the Board of Supervisors passed two critical motions towards closing Men’s Central Jail and ending in-custody deaths! ✊🏽🎉 read more at tinyurl.com/march3motions THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER 📣📣 visit the link in our bio to sign-up for our weekly text message updates!
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Chilliboi @chilliboi.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
So sad to learn of Neil Sedaka’s death. Castles in the Air was a really important song to my dad musically and lyrically.
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Neil Sedaka, songwriter to the stars for decades, dies at 86
Sedaka, who was also a performer himself, penned such hits as "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen" and "Love Will Keep Us Together."
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Just look at the difference
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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/02/2026
Only Congress has the constitutional power to authorize war. Yet, the Trump administration is once again taking unilateral and reckless military action against Iran, putting both servicemembers and civilians in danger. This is unconstitutional.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Wow — In response to John Fetterman saying he is a “hard no” on the War Powers Resolution, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says Fetterman (and Susan Collins) should “lose their seat.”
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/02/2026
Independent media has never been more important. Get all of our interviews and headlines delivered right to your inbox every day — sign up for the Democracy Now! Daily News Digest! www.democracynow.org/subscribe
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juliesbooks.bsky.social @juliesbooks.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: PETITION TO THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT AND PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE: INVESTIGATE TECH GIANTS FOR COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE AND WAR CRIMES IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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PETITION TO THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT AND PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE: INVESTIGATE TECH GIANTS FOR COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE AND WAR CRIMES IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE
We, the undersigned citizens of the world, urgently call upon the Spanish judicial system to uphold international law and the principle of universal jurisdiction by launching an immediate investigatio...
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This week we learned of yet another appalling incident of forced labor and human trafficking in the H2A guest worker program. The H2A program is out of control. It's time for Congress to create an H2A visa cap. How many more abuses will it take before Congress acts? 1/
A photo of farm workers working in the fields with this text overlay: UFW Demands H2A Visa Cap Following Latest Forced Labor and Human Trafficking Incident in H2A Guestworker Program
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 24/02/2026
I need to address this immediately, because I am WAY too Minnesotan to ever claim credit for this. I built a thing to point the fire hose of people's generosity in the right direction. That's it. I am thankful for the piece, because hopefully it means people will donate more money.
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She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too
Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 25/02/2026
ACLU MN reported yesterday that the federal government filed sworn statements that there are 970 agents in Minnesota for Operation Metro Surge & that 407 agents will remain here in March. It’s important to note this is on top of the 190 agents that were already assigned before this surge started.
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/02/2026
NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.
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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to ...
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SherriSays 🌊 @dcnative.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Hey, NYT! I fixed your headline. Do better next time.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/02/2026
Rep. Massie:  “I've not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein files…Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide. But I haven't seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States from this DOJ.”
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Nick Ng @nickngjournalist.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Besides voting to cancel Flock, Lynnwood City Council authorized Mayor George Hurst to access the $620,000 fund to build affordable housing at Lynnwood’s regional growth area. This includes a 50-unit that is close to the city's light rail station. mylynnwoodnews.com/city-council...
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City Council reviews annual summit, approves $620,000 in housing funding - My Lynnwood News
Key takeaways Council President shares what the City Council did during the annual Council Summit, including becoming more financially literate and addressing transportation infrastructure and homeles...
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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Two years ago, Aaron Bushnell self-immolated in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. We honor Aaron, who used his life to protest US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. Aaron's final words will forever stay with us: "I refuse to be complicit in genocide. Free Palestine."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2026
Here is Rep. Al Green holding up a sign that according to CNN's Manu Raju said "Black people are not apes” before Steve Scalise pulled it down
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:
Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the State of the Union:
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 25/02/2026
Four Palestinians wounded in settler attack, while several others shot in raid by Israeli military south of Hebron.
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Israeli army, settlers attack Palestinians in Hebron area of West Bank
Four Palestinians wounded in settler attack, while several others shot in raid by Israeli military south of Hebron.
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CODEPINK @codepink.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest but, compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all.” - Aaron Bushnell, moments before self-immolating in protest of US-Israeli genocide in Gaza (Feb 2024)
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juliesbooks.bsky.social @juliesbooks.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: The Los Angeles Public Library Should Not Censor Palestinians!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/the-...
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The Los Angeles Public Library Should Not Censor Palestinians!
The Los Angeles Public Library organized an author talk with award-winning children’s book authors Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad. Library administration abruptly cancelled the event because they...
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PassBlue @passblue.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
There has never been a female UN secretary-general. Michelle Bachelet has not only the backing of her country, Chile, but also Brazil & Mexico, 2 powerhouses in Latin America But will DT stop a woman from getting the post? Our report passblue.com/2026/02/02/m...
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Michelle Bachelet of Chile Is Running for the UN's Top Post With Regional Backing - PassBlue
Michelle Bachelet of Chile Is Running for the UN's Top Post With Regional Backing - PassBlue
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
A crew of 15 plus farm workers are hard at work in the Moss Landing CA area. They are pulling up weeds that can take nutrients from the strawberry plants. #WeFeedYou
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Eric Schmeltzer @ericschmeltzer.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I will give Suozzi more credit than he gives himself. He knew what the vote was. He just figured the way to "win" was to support the funding because that's more "centrist" and buck the Democratic majority. But morally, he knew what this was about. He ended up wrong morally AND politically.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
All grocery delivery apps in New York City (including Instacart) must now pay workers at least $21.44/hr. That number does not include tips. Companies must also provide workers with annual increases adjusted for inflation.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/01/2026
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"Rafa" sent us this photo from where he was pruning grapevines in Santa Ynez, CA earlier this month, telling us, "It's been hailing a lot in the mornings. It's very cold and this makes the work harder." #WeFeedYou
A farm worker pruning grapevines
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