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Kim

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Californian interested in culture, art, politics, human rights, immigrant rights, climate action, & ethics.💙🌻

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Paul Brown @pbrown4348.bsky.social · 11h
Amazon Is Deploying AI to Spy on Its Workers and Bust Unions Before They Form. Internal company documents obtained by a Canadian labor board show how Amazon is tracking workers’ every move. us.list-manage.com/b7domX_qQq1?...
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 18h
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EyesOnICE @cantstoppoppin.bsky.social · 20h
"No Chase, No Surgery": Legal Team Battles Retaliatory ICE Charges Against Wilber Garces Perez Ahead of Austin Hearing open.substack.com/pub/eyesonic...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14h
Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h
In the same speech he announced that these three guys would set strategic direction for future warfare capabilities
elon muskpalmer luckeynewt gingrich with a lot of face tune
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Hegseth: "Project Meridian will be co-led by three of our nation's best minds: Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Marsh Views @khshan.bsky.social · 16h
Triple flood threat in the central, southern US fueled by Pacific hurricanes A three-pronged flooding event will spread a significant deluge of rainfall across the Southwest and the Plains this week www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane...
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Triple flood threat in the central, southern US fueled by Pacific hurricanes
A three-pronged flooding event will spread a significant deluge of rainfall across the Southwest and the Plains this week, connected to two recent hurricanes in the Pacific.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 14h
#EpsteinFiles Keep 'em coming
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 29/09/2026
I'm testifying as an expert witness… flying out to El Paso on Thursday. This hearing is important:
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Hearing on Big Bend Border Construction Set for Friday
Center for Biological Diversity: EL PASO, Texas— U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone will hear testimony and review evidence Friday in El Paso on a request for a preliminary injunction to stop constr...
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 17h
What an incredibly sad headline for anyone who knows and loves Costa Rica, or anyone worried about democratic backsliding in our hemisphere: "More Costa Ricans are seeking asylum abroad; activists and journalists are fleeing political persecution."
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Más costarricenses piden refugio en el exterior; activistas y comunicadores huyen por persecución política • Semanario Universidad
El país, que históricamente ha sido receptor de personas refugiadas y obligado a muy pocos de sus ciudadanos al exilio, ahora empuja a cientos cada año a salir del territorio nacional.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h
Republicans were all-in on Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now that ICE is wreaking havoc back home and their own races are getting tighter, some endangered incumbents are scrambling to distance themselves from the agenda they helped enable. lnk.thebulwark.com/4rFnxYt?utm_...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h
"The Pray Vote Stand Summit felt more like a social gathering than a serious political event. But that’s just how the pro-life movement works under Trump 2.0. Having caught the car, it is still slowly realizing that no one was ever going to let it drive."
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An Evangelical Kingmaker Is Lost in the Age of Trump
Four years after Dobbs, evangelical leaders are confronting a Republican party increasingly uninterested in abortion.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 16h
I'm out of snarky jokes. This. Must. Stop. NOW.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 16h
Reminder: Whiskey McBigot is insulting the very Americans he claims his Mili-T-ary is fighting for.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 16h
30something days out from the midterms, and this is what Trump's sick, bigoted VP is selling.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 16h
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 15h
Keep 'em coming
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h
If Trump thinks cost overruns on a renovation project are criminal, I have a reflecting pool to sell him
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15h
The MTA on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports are on track to add $1 billion to the price of New York’s new train cars and buses. gothamist.com/news/mta-say...
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MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses
New York's train cars and buses are manufactured in the United States, but they rely on loads of components manufactured all over the world.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h
Mentions on Fox shows of the very newsworthy confrontation between Schmitt and Jack Smith: Ingraham (7-8pm): 0 Watters (8-9): 0 Hannity (9-10): 0 Gutfeld (10-11): 0 Fox & Friends this AM: 0
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 19h
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h
A disabled Downey resident was detained Tuesday shortly before 10 a.m. by masked individuals during what appeared to be a federal immigration operation near Smallwood Avenue and 4th Street.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 21h
Pathetic…..
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21h
I think we all saw that coming
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 17h
Wut.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 17h
"The far right -- which comprises roughly a third of parliament -- has threatened to impeach Dan if he does not call early elections once the conditions are met. Romania -- a member of the EU and NATO that borders Ukraine -- has not held snap elections since the fall of Communism in 1989."
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17h
big dynamic this fall
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 18h
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. is leaning on DLA Piper to push back against a lawsuit over a move to sell quicker access to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts.
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DLA Piper Expands Trump Ties With Filing in Truth Social Case
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. is leaning on DLA Piper to push back against a lawsuit over a move to sell quicker access to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 19h
The Justice Department accused Minnesota federal judges of misconduct by speaking to the New York Times about government lawyers violating court orders during the Trump administration’s immigration surge in the state.
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DOJ Accuses Minnesota Judges of Misconduct for Media Remarks (1)
The Justice Department accused Minnesota federal judges of misconduct by speaking to the New York Times about government lawyers violating court orders during the Trump administration’s immigration surge in the state.
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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 18h
That was Mitt Romney’s entire lifetime net worth, back when we rejected him as an out-of-touch moneybags.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 18h
Now donate all the $$ you stole from taxpayers, the $$ you grifted, the corrupt $$$ you've pocketed.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 19h
Trump's DHS Secretary, following the 58th death in ICE custody: "What we do at Homeland Security is not controversial"
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 19h
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/technology/meta-ai-data-centers-taxes.html
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 19h
New reports reveal Meta has been classifying gigantic data centers as "pilot models" in order to secure a tax credit from the 1980s. The loophole has allowed Meta to avoid paying nearly $4,000,000,000 in taxes last year alone.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 19h
Sen. Slotkin: The authoritarian playbook is very clear. When you're at risk of losing, you either A, make up a threat that only you can protect people from, or B, find a way for federal law enforcement or the military to seize ballots or voting machines. Do not let Trump get away with that.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 19h
Ted Cruz: I'm a big believer in bribery. It works in politics
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 18h
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin on ICE detention centers, where at least 58 people have died: "We're not providing Holiday Inns."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate
The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Climate, Ecology, War & More: Dr. Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.ai · 19h
Byron Donalds says solar power is a 'fad' but Florida utilities are expanding its use ->WLRN | More on "Solar energy policy and expansion" at BigEarthData.ai | #SolarPower
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Byron Donalds says solar power is a 'fad' but Florida utilities are expanding its use
Despite the Trump administration’s hostility towards renewable energy, information released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that utility solar capacity — large scale projects that provide electricity to power grids — has increased 33% since 2025. That’s according to the SUN DAY campaign, which tracks renewable energy nationally. The president’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025 removed solar power tax credits, which industry groups in Florida feared could devastate the solar industry in the Sunshine State. Trump’s pick to lead Florida for the next four years, Republican Byron Donalds, said last week that he’s not a fan of solar power and was openly dismissive of its ability to power the state. “We are in the middle of the solar fad, and I’m going to call it a fad,” he said during a campaign event in Daytona Beach Shores. “Because we know how this works,” he added. “We’ve seen these solar arrays all over the state of Florida. They’re taking land out of production and taking land off the interstate. We’ve seen how this has worked time and again. What happens very clearly is you have some power in the day, no power at night, when most people...
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Spain supplying a quarter of Europe’s fresh produce while running out of water exposes the reckless vulnerability of our food system. Draining aquifers to fuel intensive agriculture in a climate crisis is unsustainable. Why sacrifice ecosystems for cheap produce? (1/2) 🤔 #ClimateCrisis
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Spain grows fruit and vegetables for Europe — but it's running out of water
Spain's southern coast produces up to 25% of Europe's fruit and vegetables. But amid intensive farming, climate change and illegal wells, the water it takes to grow them is drying up.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026
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The Lever @levernews.com · 21h
Reporter Maia Siegel grew up drinking water from the Cape Fear River. So she followed the trail — from North Carolina across the world. What she found was a global shell game moving toxic waste across three continents. www.levernews.com/the-global-s...
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How Chemours Moves Toxic PFAS Waste Around The World
A landmark settlement confronts decades of PFAS pollution — but not the corporate system that keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 21h
North Carolina just secured a historic $590 million settlement over PFAS pollution. But Chemours is still making forever chemicals. And when regulators clamp down, the pollution doesn’t just vanish - it gets moved somewhere else.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h
📺 HAPPENING NOW: The Senate will vote on Republicans' latest attempt to sneak a voter ID requirement through the chamber by attaching it to a congressional stock-trading ban. The last-ditch effort comes just as the Senate packs up for the campaign trail. Stream below👇
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U.S. Senate: Floor Proceedings
Floor Activity
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 20h
"Secretary Blanche" should have requiremented proper wordage.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 20h
"interrity" He's on quite the linguistic roll today.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 20h
Well at least he takes it really "serious"
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