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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 11h
Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 51m
Does Newsom think he's got a better chance at POTUS if he runs as a Republican candidate?
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 5h
OMG NYC is having a scavenger hunt. The theme? The History of Organizing in NYC. OMG THIS IS THE WAY
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 2h
This was a good episode. Corporate Democrats would do well to listen to it and heed the warning. Attn: Gavin Newsom who may have hurt his dream of POTUS by 'settling' with the ridiculous media merger oligarch. aka selling out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOJ...
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A Conversation with Timothy Snyder: Winning is Essential...But it is Not Enough
YouTube video by The DSR Network
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 8h
It's not 'exclusive' in a good way. These people can be the 'worst of the worst' but as long as they have lots of $$$ they're welcome by the pay-to-play dirtbag squatter in the Oval Office.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 9h
I think it's hilarious that Stephen Miller and his wife have the exact same pout.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 10h
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 9h
coin-operated White House
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 9h
If he wants to be best buddies with these guys, he needs to resign immediately. This is disqualifying on top of a mountain of other disqualifiers.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 9h
I'm old enough to remember Martha Stewart going to prison for insider trading.
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 15h
Treating belief in God as synonymous with goodness is theology, not military leadership. America’s military must know the difference between defending the Constitution and imposing one man’s theology on everyone who serves.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 15h
It's hard to imagine their justification for this, but it's NOT hard to imagine why people are fed up with the party that continues to make everything more difficult for Americans just trying to survive. It's absurd especially considering decades of taking from the masses to benefit the few.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Seriously. His cars blow up. His rockets explode. He's their guy!
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you need a smile, here's Mamdani getting a standing ovation on the Jimmie Kimmel show (which was airing from NYC that night): www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dSL...
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on His Relationship with Trump, People in Sewers & New Public Restrooms
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 30/09/2026
A voting rights attorney in North Carolina worries about voter disillusionment; she says it gets “disheartening for people when they can see that there are people who are just constantly trying to make it harder to vote.”
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They’ve Long Clashed on Voting Rights. Now They’re Facing Off for a Supreme Court Seat. - Bolts
North Carolina Justice Anita Earls, a former voting rights lawyer, and Sarah Stevens, a longtime legislator, have been on opposite sides of election issues for over a decade.
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Laugh at Eric Schmitt and Co. for Hawkeyes/Hawks, sure. Their screw up is funny and they deserve the mockery. But also, this was the GOP and allied media geared up to defend a coup attempt with lies and jail a prosecutor because he tried to enforce the law against a criminal. How far we've fallen.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farm workers making far less. With a union contract they can stand up to the bosses. Make your donation today. act.seiu.org/a/tools?ms=b... #WeFeedYou
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A UFW union contract can stop farm workers being ripped off by growers
CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farmworkers making far less. With a union contract they can stand u...
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Lupe" shares, "Today's my first day harvesting grapes at night. I had to buy my own gloves, scissors, and flashlight because the foreman told me the crew was full, but he'd make an exception if I bought my own tools. What I earned today will go towards these costs." #WeFeedYou
Worker harvesting wine grapes at night
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SCOTUS decision comes as new ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids about to open in Alexandria, Louisiana — at an airport to speed deportations. Kids deported to third countries puts them at risk for trafficking, said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR): www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-to...
SCOTUS decision comes as new ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids about to open in Alexandria, Louisiana — at an airport to speed deportations. Kids deported to third countries puts them at risk for trafficking, said 
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR): 

https://www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-top-senate-dem-responds-to-christian-faith-groups-plea-for-oversight-of-new-ice-facility-for-kids/
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 30/09/2026
“Patel is apparently planning a trip to Russia, a country that (a) is no friend of the United States nor the FBI specifically and yet (b) is quite friendly with Patel, including via a ‘Russia-linked production company’ that evidently previously paid Patel $25,000 to appear in an anti-FBI TV series.”
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mikeeoj.bsky.social @mikeeoj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"...the industry is being given a blank check to market to people of all ages and get them hooked at a young age."
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 30/09/2026
The new standards, approved Tuesday, apply to students in grades K-12 and focus on topics like mental and emotional health, human growth and development, child abuse prevention, nutrition, sexual health, media literacy and drug and alcohol abuse and prevention.
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For the first time, Minnesota has K-12 health standards. Here’s what to know
Minnesota’s first statewide K-12 health standards were approved Tuesday after an earlier version was rejected in July. The standards cover topics including sexual health, mental health, nutrition and ...
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hvacguy.bsky.social @hvacguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meet my Missouri Senator, Eric DipSchmitt. It’s what we call him in his home state. National media should pick it up. @MOSenDipSchmitt
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...
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LIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary Committee
YouTube video by Associated Press
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A reminder for Eric Schmitt what *real* dirtbags look like - on Jan 6, 2021.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another inspiring piece by @sulliview.bsky.social “All of these developments makes it even more important that legitimate news organizations do their job as well as possible, with our democracy hanging in the balance. Let’s keep pushing for it.” margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-you-ca...
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How you can demand better media coverage as the midterms loom
Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Trump administration has done more to hep Russia than to help America. By a long shot. They've done more to HARM America than to harm or restrict Russia. There is a traitor in the White House... in the Oval Office.
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E.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 29/09/2026
Dems need to win PA by around 9 points to flip its Senate (~D+11 nationally). In that situation, they likely also take the state legislatures of WI, MI, AZ and NV Gov. Dems would have the votes to push the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact over the line and eliminate the Electoral College.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republican senators are SO amusing with their sudden concern for privacy and due process but SOLELY for THEM, not anyone else. They're so upset that they might be exposed for some bad behavior. #SenateHearing
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
👀 When you've got nothing left to lose! lol
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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 26/09/2026
Reporters Clara Bates and Anna Spoerre were awarded the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism on Saturday by the Missouri Press Association for their reporting on problems in the state’s foster care. #moleg #mogov
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Missouri Independent reporters win investigative journalism prize for foster care series • Missouri Independent
Reporters Clara Bates and Anna Spoerre were awarded the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism on Saturday by the Missouri Press Association for their reporting on problems in the state’s foster ca...
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 26/09/2026
Do you or someone you know use DraftKings or FanDuel? You can help @propublica.org continue to report on these apps by sharing your data with us. In some states, you can request it. But we also built a browser extension to help download your own data! projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...
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Help ProPublica Report on Sports Betting by Sending Us Your App Data
If you’ve bet on sports with FanDuel or DraftKings, you can help ProPublica understand how these apps respond to their users’ betting behavior. Use our browser extension to download your betting histo...
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‼️ Our Bluesky friend Ashley is fighting Stage 4 cancer, and her insurance company refuses to pay for some procedures, calling them experimental. Let’s get Ashley across the finish line. Please chip in $18—Ashley’s lucky number—or more. Click: www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-mom...
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you're concerned about the number of outbreaks happening, you're not alone. This is a direct result of the incompetent leadership from RFK Jr. at HHS. We deserve better. We deserve a public health champion fighting for us. That’s why I’m running.
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Aliyya Swaby @aliyyaswaby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Across the country, states have shuttered their youth prisons in recent years as research shows they aren’t effective at helping kids stay out of trouble after release. Tennessee is building more. My latest with @paigepfleger.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/juve...
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Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More.
Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not reha...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Our family has waited, our country has waited, and we will not wait any longer." Renee Good's brother just delivered a blistering warning to Trump's regime: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-thou...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sheriffs & DAs have huge powers over criminal justice, e.g.: often deciding how much local assistance ICE gets. So I worked all year on whittling down the thousands (!) of these races happening in 2026 to find the ones that matter most. NEW TODAY: Learn about the 25 most pivotal November races.
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The 25 Sheriff and Prosecutor Races Set to Shape Criminal Justice and ICE Collaboration - Bolts
Voters face stark choices for offices with vast powers on policing and punishment. Bolts walks you through key contests to watch across a dozen states.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He's like a kid showing off his new toy - even though it's nowhere near complete. ffs What an embarrassment.
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Until they open the books, I'll assume DJT has stolen the Venezuela oil money. steadystate1.substack.com/p/drill-deal...
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Drill, Deal, Disclose?
Who gets access, who gets paid and who is keeping track?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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la-crystal.bsky.social @la-crystal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The insurrectionist in the oval office has always been a national security risk. We simply see more & more evidence of that every damn day. Today, he invited the Chinese delegation to inspect his so-called military bunker complex still under construction, ffs.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Tim Tebow. Magic Johnson. Joe Montana. These are only a few of the celebs who have spoken for Life Surge, a company that sells self-improvement course packages that can reach up to $40,000. Former and current employees state that the company uses questionable tactics and Christianity to sell.
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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