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Kairyn Rainer

@kbelly75.bsky.social
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Self-professed Harry Potter, LOTR and Star Wars nerd. Prefer drama in novels, not daily life. Mom of two awesome humans and one Aussie shepherd. Can’t quit politics no matter how hard I try. Green is my signature color 💚 🚫 DMs / MAGA / Crypto

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 17/09/2026
This is some fucked up stuff that needed to be reported.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
30 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"
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Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There’s no legitimate purpose for ICE to have this information. There are a ton of nefarious ones, though.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that ICE agents could enter polling places to make arrests this November, raising fresh concerns about the Trump administration contemplating actions that federal law has long prohibited. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites
Under federal law, an official who orders, brings or keeps “troops or armed men” at a location where a general or special election is taking place can face up to five years in prison and disqualificat...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The first sentence of this piece says it all: "After Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, a new study shows emergency room doctors are less likely to treat pregnant women who are bleeding." www.jconline.com/story/news/l...
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Indiana’s abortion ban has a ‘chilling effect’ on ER pregnancy care
A study found ER doctors are more hesitant to care for pregnant patients who are bleeding.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hey folks, are you looking for an easy way to help out on Election Day? Maybe even get paid? Consider being a poll worker. It's easy. My goal is to get 1,000 folks interested in being a poll worker. Takes ten seconds. Sign-up for more info here: www.powerthepolls.org/creator-char...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Seems like this should be a bigger deal. 🤷🏼 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New from me: LAPD released video from an in-custody death that occurred in July. Jose Carlos Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as 6 to 9 officers beat him three separate times. One officer is seen putting his knee into the back and neck of Munoz. He died 20 min later. lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha...
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Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A 76-year-old man holding permanent US residency and grappling with stage four prostate cancer is reportedly being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Tacoma, Washington. What the fuck are we doing here? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency
ICE spokesperson says Loreto Javar failed to disclose criminal conviction in Philippines when he applied for visa
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed." @propublica.org has the details 👇
Screenshot of the top of a whistleblower disclosure titled "USPS Rushed Implementation of New and Untested IT Systems Threatens U.S. Ballot Mail Delivery." Addressed to Senator Blumenthal, the first point details how the whistleblower has "significant concerns about the USPS's secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed process for the creation and implementation of an entirely new and untested set of IT systems" intended for the 2026 midterms.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
People need to go to jail for this. Full stop.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/08/2026
NEW: 23-hour solitary confinement. 115-degree heat. Even now, Jimmie Duncan is haunted by the 27 years he spent on death row. Despite his overturned conviction, Louisiana could force him to go back. with @veritenews.org
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He Spent 27 Years on Death Row as a Wrongfully Convicted Man. What Comes Next?
23-hour solitary confinement. 115-degree heat. Jimmie Duncan is haunted by the decades he spent in Louisiana’s Angola prison — and how, even after being released, he still isn’t truly free.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Texans, if you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it! trib.al/OP3mVj5
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Mitch McConnell can get 75 days off as a US Senator, but women can’t get maternity leave. Welcome to America.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A 5-year-old Texan just spent the first day of school in an ICE detention center. ICE kidnapped Liam Tadeo on his way to a soccer game with his dad. Liam should be in kindergarten. Instead, our government has thrown him in a prison camp hundreds of miles from home.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I can’t believe this is a post that I am making. It has been confirmed by MSNOW, that the sailor who tried to commit suicide…by jumping off the USS Lincoln…is being charged by the Navy…and may face a cut in pay I would like to say “FUCK YOU,” to every member of this administration.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 27/08/2026
REMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still: •Has his job •Gets paid, and •Gets free world-class healthcare The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets all three as he needs it most.😐
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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The guy who ran onto the court during the Finals to take a selfie with Wemby got banned from every NBA arena for life. There's literally no reason not to do the same to Kanter. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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NBA Finals fan who ran onto court for Wemby selfie arrested, banned
The NBA announced severe consequences for the fan who ran on the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals for an apparent selfie with Victor Wembanyama.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“For now” This doesn’t change anything, though - we already knew we couldn’t count on SCOTUS to actually uphold the law. Vote early. Vote in person if at all possible. If not, check daily to make sure your vote counts. We’re still going to win.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism." Hannah Arendt
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 20/08/2026
“Your one patient who was doing well after surgery gets blown up in his bed. That, I think, probably took the feeling of impotence and rage and helplessness to another level." Dr. Feroze Sidhwa traveled twice to the Gaza Strip to volunteer on the frontline of a collapsing hospital system.
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vet4ceasefire.bsky.social @vet4ceasefire.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
So the IDF investigated themselves, and despite murdering WCK workers in a triple tap strike, the investigation has concluded with no charges. Did anyone really think there would be a different outcome?
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Political cartoonists keep the story clear and simple
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Remember that at this very moment Greg Abbott is trying to protect the mass deportation agents currently terrorizing Texans and community members all over this country.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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God @thegodshow.com · 18/08/2026
People are talking about Woke 1 and Woke 2, but how come fascism never gets talked about this way? Because we’re deep into Fascism 2 and it’s going horribly.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An attorney says his client suffered a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury after a violent ICE apprehension, then woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. His family didn't know where he was for days. Now his lawyer is demanding answers.
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Lawyer Says ICE Detainee Suffered Brain Bleed After Violent Apprehension, Was Guarded by Agents Instead of Given Private Medical Care
MeidasTouch has obtained a detailed narrative from the attorney representing Jose Mejia Hernandez, describing a violent apprehension by immigration
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Iryna Voichuk @irynavoichuk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
There are moments when I have no words left for this war. Only rage and paralyzing helplessness. The baby boy in the rescuer’s arms was three months old. Last night, russia killed him. In Marhanets, russia struck a residential building as civilians slept inside. #Ukraine #Ukrainianview
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
California has the chance to rein in out-of-control corporate power — but Big Tech is spending millions to stop the plan. Here’s what you need to know.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/08/2026
NEW: Elvis Brooks was exonerated after 42 years in prison. Civil rights attorneys called his case an egregious example of a wrongful conviction. But the Louisiana Attorney General maintains he is guilty — and thus doesn’t qualify for any compensation from the state. with @veritenews.org
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He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No.
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/08/2026
🚨NEW: Todd Blanche’s new order rescinds the May 18 Anti-Weaponization Fund—but quietly leaves the May 19 IRS immunity settlement intact. Instead of rescinding it, the accompanying memo reaffirms DOJ’s interpretation, arguing the immunity applies only retroactively and only to the parties involved.1/
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.
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Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen
The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our own @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social in @sciam.bsky.social
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Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants
Hundreds of thousands of scientists, including Nobel laureates, warn that changes to the way federal grants are approved would greatly damage American science
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Fascism is harder to pull off when everyone is running around with little video cameras in their pockets, and can easily share the footage of bad deeds with the world. newrepublic.com/post/212915/...
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New Footage of Fatal ICE Shooting in Texas Sparks Fresh Outrage
ICE agents are claiming Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attacked them. That’s not what the latest video footage shows.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICE has not quieted down. It’s even worse. It’s just become less visible and less covered by the media. Here's what you should know. robertreich.substack.com/p/ice-is-e…
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Black Voters Matter Fund @blackvotersmatterfund.org · 08/07/2026
We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, teammates, and loved ones of Nolan Xavier Wells. Too many Black men and boys are denied the opportunity to grow older, to fulfill their purpose. May his legacy live on through all who knew and loved him ❤️
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICE may have moved off the front page, but another man is dead after an encounter with agents, and the administration is still defending detention without bond. This is why we keep watching, even when the headlines move on. Read today’s Civil Discourse: joycevance.substack.com/p/ice-still-...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Real idea: As part of the effort to get DC and PR statehood, next Dem president should invent about State Weeks. Each of the 52 states gets its own celebration week every year. A random July week is Montana week. Tourism bonanzas. Televised lottery every year for week placement. We ain't above this.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/07/2026
An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Zelensky refused evacuation and stayed in Kyiv. That decision changed the war. "We are all here. We are defending our independence.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 27/06/2026
Can we like maybe win the war against the fascists before starting a war with other Democrats?
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