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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 23h

We pay quite a bit of money for our local police. No one is asking for this and that says a lot.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My father worked in construction all his life, sometimes in physically demanding jobs, and he was explicit that the point of me going to college was so that I wouldn't have to do that. People who work in these trades want better for their children, and that never seems to be part of this discourse

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026

When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)

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Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes

Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 02/10/2026

ICYMI: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to block abortion protections in blue states @autonomynews.co www.tiktok.com/t/ZPL1TT5va/ www.instagram.com/reel/Dd7gtkG...

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“deaths of their babies, and harms to their women and girls” The state claims to own me and my child. This sentence is the abortion medication lawsuit is so cringe and disgusting. stateline.org/2026/09/30/r...

18. If state sovereignty means anything, it means that states like Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama cannot be forced to endure open violations of their laws, deaths of their babies, and harms to their women and girls simply because an out-of-state actor disagrees with their sovereign
prerogative to choose life within their borders.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

NOT Too Scared To Voter The US has a LONG history of voter intimidation. Know the signs. Know your rights. Join us. Friday 10AM ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CNE...

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NOT Too Scared To Vote

YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

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Bennett Hipp @bennetthipp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes, but feels important to note here Angie Nixon isn’t an immigrant. She’s Black. And JD wants Black folks gone too.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026

Louisiana is comparing abortion pills to anthrax and fentanyl because they view embryos as legal people. Claims this is a reason the Supreme Court should take the challenge to abortion shield laws. I've seen fentanyl comparison before but not anthrax... www.ag.state.la.us/Files/Articl...

If New York, Massachusetts, and California had
erected laws encouraging their residents to ship fenta-
nyl or anthrax to addresses in Plaintiff States, there is
no question that Plaintiff States would have textbook
quasi-sovereign interests in challenging those laws—
for the very lives and health of their citizens would be
at stake. That is exactly the case here: Plaintiff States
protect unborn babies from the moment of conception.
Thus, every unborn baby whose life is terminated—
like every woman or girl who faces pain and suffer-
ing—is valued and protected in Plaintiff States. Cf. Al-
fred L. Snapp & Son, Inc., 458 U.S. at 607 (“One help-
ful indication in determining whether an alleged in-
jury to the health and welfare of its citizens suffices to
give the State standing to sue as parens patriae is
whether the injury is one that the State, if it could,
would likely attempt to address through its sovereign
lawmaking powers.”)

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026

To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states

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Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every news organization in the country should take Hegseth to court for slander.

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026

These suits are in addition to Louisiana's case against the FDA They try to buttress the state's claim that ending telehealth of mifepristone will end medication abortions in ban states. That's because, SG Benjamin Aguiñaga claims, the suit against providers would also ban misoprostol-only abortions

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FDA Lawyer Leaves Door Wide Open for Mifepristone Restrictions at Appeals Court Hearing

Louisiana made misleading claims about the safety of medication abortion, while the Justice Department sidestepped questions about whether the drug should remain available via telehealth.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s also really clear to me this week that the people telling us that AI will transform work…haven’t seen a lot of jobs where people work.

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

People often ask me, "How is it being in Ohio?" knowing the attacks on higher education are acute here. But the fact is, nowhere is safe. Here's a story about senseless and devastating budget cuts in Minnesota. There is no political party that seriously defends higher education in the U.S. today.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've included the witness update into my story at Law Dork, but this is just horrifying — and cannot be in fitting with the state's execution protocol.

tennessean.com

Christa Pike's status unclear after execution attempt: Updates

Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. She is scheduled to be executed Sept. 30.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 01/10/2026

My god, SCOTUS acted within hours to clear the way for this execution and Tennessee completely botched it and tortured her. She's still alive. This barbaric practice needs to end. www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...

tennessean.com

Court stays Christa Pike execution in Tennessee: Updates

Christa Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. A court stayed her lethal injection that was scheduled for Sept. 30.

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Arkansas Public Policy Center @uaexppc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Who can vote in elections in Arkansas? That question is at the center of Issue 1, known as “The Citizens Only Voting Amendment," on the upcoming ballot this November. Read our fact sheet to see what a FOR or AGAINST vote would mean: Uaex.uada.edu/issue1 Early voting starts Oct. 19 #ARballot

Voters Decide Nov. 3. Arkansas Ballot Issue Number 1: Defining who is eligible to vote in Arkansas. uaex.uada.edu/issue1

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Butlerian Jihadist of House Slytherin @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

"Do you bet on sports games regularly?" needs to be a mandatory first date question for you single ladies out here.

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

John Deering, Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I had a 45-minute layover in Dallas this morning and couldn’t access my BlueSky because of some ridiculous state law that wanted me to verify my age while using an app that I never closed out. It felt like a violation of freedom of speech.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

National Federation of Press Women adopted this First Amendment supporter position at #NFPW2026 in Maryland.

Statement adopted by the NFPW membership on news organizations’ access to the White House

Protecting the First Amendment requires constant, collective vigilance. As members of the National Federation of Press Women, we know protecting journalists means more than protecting those who report the news. We are also protecting the public’s right to know, to question, to dissent, and to have access to facts needed to make informed decisions.

NFPW stands in solidarity with all organizations who oppose any attempt to crack down or place bans on independent media in blatant violation of the First Amendment. An example is the blocking of news organizations’ access to the White House based on presidential preference. Such violations cause irreparable damage by depriving the public of useful and timely information. Press freedom cannot be taken for granted. Vigilance is our safeguard to ensure an informed public holds the power that is rightfully theirs.

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"The first thing dictators do is finish free press, to establish censorship. There is no doubt that a free press is the first enemy of dictatorship." ~ Fidel Castro @mwuerker.bsky.social

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It was so good to see Rob Wells again in Maryland for #NFPW2026. He and his Maryland students have done fantastic journalism. I would expect no less after Rob and his students’ Arkansas Covid journalism/public service project.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Best part of #NFPW2026 was listening to @rickbell.bsky.social discussion the Revolutionary War’s impact on the world. Glad to have my own copy after listening to the audiobook from my library. A big thank you for coming to our conference!

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Ken Everett @kensbookinfo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Annapolis, #Maryland: Longtime Capital Gazette Photographer Paul W Gillespie Hosting Solo Exhibition at #Chesapeake #Arts Center - kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capi…

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I hope therapists are talking to clients about how using AI to do more work is a symptom of a problem, such as worthiness issues or work addiction.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wait a second. $8 million of this is for the Walton’s health care program in the richest county in the state. And other $ is for pregnancy centers in the other prosperous/populated area of the state.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is nice but the federal government just canceled a grant to reduce infant and maternal deaths in the Delta.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Delaware Press Association President Linwood Jackson asks the tough questions: who will be in these chairs in 10 years? What happens after you leave? National Federation of Press Women members need to focus on the next generation of communicators. #NFPW2026

A man stands at a podium next to a screen. The slide on the screen says.
DEVELOP
Who comes after us?
Buid the next generation.
INVITE
Open the door
→
MENTOR
Share the craft
TRUST
Give real responsibility.
LEAD
Make room at the table.
WHO WILL BE SITTING IN THESE CHAIRS
TEN YEARS FROM NOW?
"If young professionals see a place for themselves in our future, they'll join us."

People sit in front of the screen at tables

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m hearing a lot of “I hate AI but I used it to …” BLEH

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m in Maryland for the National Federation of Press Women Conference. So far I’ve had crab pretzels (pictured here), crab pizza, and crab cake. I am a 🦀

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The hospital can be sued, right? They should also be penalized for releasing him.

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CtObserve @ctobserve.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sept. 23, 1957 — Nine Black students who entered Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas were forced to withdraw because of a white mob outside.

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20 Years of Marie the Foxy! @bigladydragon.art · 23/09/2026

AR is the abbreviation for Arkansas AK is the one for Alaska AL is the one for Alabama

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I know we're all* numb to this by now, but it really needs to be said that any one of the batshit insane tyrant tweets from our special little boy would've led to swift efforts to remove any other previous president.

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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This Day in Labor History: September 24, 1969. President Richard Nixon issued the Philadelphia Plan, forcing building trades unions to allow black members into their ranks. Nixon did this to divide the building trades from the Democratic Party and in no small part his cynical move worked!

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Conference bound and there is too much coughing and bodily noises in the airport this morning for me to feel comfortable.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My spouse humors and spoils me. Homemade deep dish pizza tonight!

An Italian sausage deep dish pizza resting in a pan on the stove sits next to a thinner crust pepperoni pizza sitting on a wooden cutting board. The pizzas are on top of a stove.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm happy to report that I now only need to raise $35,000 😍. Thanks to those who have donated. Thanks to those who will share and donate later: www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuil...

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Support REBUILD 2025: Free Therapy on Mightycause

REBUILD provides FREE therapy for justice-involved and formerly incarcerated people of color.

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Lee Bey @leebey1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The architecture beat has me hopping this week. "Landmarks Illinois and Preservation Chicago told officials Monday that the designation is needed to protect the vacant O’Leary Mansion from demolition."

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Preservationists seek landmark status for Englewood mansion built by Mrs. O'Leary's son

The historic but dilapidated 33-room, 125-year-old house was the residence of James "Big Jim" O'Leary, whose mother was blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire.

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Kristin Netterstrom Higgins @knetterstrom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m researching childcare funding for a class and a few things make me pause. Childcare and early childhood education are intermingled but they shouldn’t be. I’m feeling icky because there’s a work-first mentality and too many care settings end up like a warehouse.

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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Big news from @ij.org: A federal judge in Alabama has just ordered ICE and CBP to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining people without individualized suspicion, and to stop detaining people who present valid ID. More to come shortly.

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