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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/09/2025
NEWS: Harvard University scored a major legal victory in its battle with the Trump administration after a court ruled that the US illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding. (Bloomberg)
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Harvard $2 Billion Funding Freeze by US Was Illegal, Judge Says
Harvard University scored a major legal victory in its battle with the Trump administration after a court ruled that the US illegally froze more than $2 billion in research funding.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The Trump regime is about to burn 500 tons of USAID emergency food. Why? Because it expired after its shipment was delayed. 1.5 million children could have eaten for a week. Now, taxpayers will spend $130K for it to be destroyed. This isn’t just inefficient – it’s cruel.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
HERO – Karen Attiah
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
HEROES – USAID
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
This is the kind of excessive force case DOJ routinely prosecutes. They should open an investigation here, based on the misconduct not the victims status.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
HERO – Christian Stephen!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/06/2025
Yes, please.
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 21/06/2025
The Los Angeles Dodgers have committed $1 million toward direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by the surge in detentions and deportations by the Trump region in their city.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 21/06/2025
After 104 days of being unjustly detained for his advocacy for Palestinian rights, Mahmoud Khalil is finally home with his wife and newborn son.
A photo of Mahmoud Khalil holding up a fist and smiling wide, and holding a bouquet of flowers. He is wearing a Keffiyeh. A photo of Mahmoud Khalil smiling and bending over a black stroller, with a baby’s small hand sticking out and grabbing Mahmoud’s finger.
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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
NYC, tomorrow—Sunday June 22—is the last day of early voting in the mayoral race. Afterwards, Election Day—Tuesday, June 24—will be your final chance to vote. You can find your polling place below, and remember: DON’T RANK CUOMO.
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Find My Poll Site/View Sample Ballot
New York City election pollsite finder
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Holy crap! No Kings Philly.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
GO BOSTON! Leading the charge yet again!
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
I missed that Jeff Bezos sold the Post to Donald Trump directly.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
WOW BOSTON!
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joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
It will be like the fabled end of World War II when people ran out into the streets crying with relief —schools emptied out— outbursts of celebration everywhere. Dogs barked with excitement & cats were mildly curious.
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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a protest song that critiques the social injustice and class disparities within the Vietnam War draft system.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11/06/2025
BREAKING: About 500 National Guard troops have been trained to accompany agents on immigration raids, and some have temporarily detained protesters in LA, commander says.
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National Guard troops have temporarily detained civilians in LA protests, commander says
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
So the target is the Democratic leaders?
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 11/06/2025
Let’s turn our anger into action and show this autocrat that we are not afraid. Find a No Kings Day event near you and join us LIVE at 6pm ET on June 14 as we cover the country's resistance.
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This is what dictatorship looks like
We’re angry.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
THEY OWN THIS
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I gotta say, Gavin Newsom is meeting this extraordinary moment like a total f’ng badass. Do not obey in advance. Communicate often. Remain calm. Hold the line. Call them on their bullshit. Bring the facts. And push the fuck back. This is the way.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/06/2025
I remember when Pope John Paul II toured the U.S. and drew 63,000 to Dodger’s Stadium in 1987. It can be hard to explain what a big deal the Pope is.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/06/2025
"It gets somewhat lost in all the other high octane dimensions of this story that a raid on a Home Depot is literally an effort to arrest people who are eager to work and whose labor is in great demand. It’s about as far as you can get from just going after the bad guys, as the WH routinely claims."
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Digging Into Trump’s Attack on the State of California
National Guard troops are mobilized fairly frequently for domestic purposes, usually during...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/06/2025
"I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great" -- Trump endorses the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsom
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/05/2025
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
100 HOURS TO SAVE AMERICA’S FORECASTS Livestream from Wed May 28th through Sun June 1st, the start of Atlantic Hurricane season. wclivestream.com
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The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
100 HOURS TO SAVE AMERICA’S FORECASTS Livestream from Wed May 28th through Sun June 1st, the start of Atlantic Hurricane season. wclivestream.com
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The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 26/05/2025
Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Rest in peace.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
FFS! What is it going to take for Dems to wake up and fight?
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hello new community! I love how fast this place is growing. FYI we released a new Indivisible guide with practical steps that folks in red, blue, & purple states can take to fight back. Don't ask for permission - take it, copy it, make it your own, & start organizing. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink
If there's one universally accepted truth in the modern age, it's that sequels suck. And Trump 2.0 will be no exception. Trump, Vance, and their MAGA minions feel vindicated by the victory of their bi...
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Bruuuuuuuce!!! youtu.be/6ZHWIYHlXOs
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Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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NPR @npr.org · 19/05/2025
If you're trying to build muscle, getting enough protein is a must. But does it matter if that protein comes from meat or plants? A new study overturns assumptions.
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Protein for strength training? Vegan diet matches meat for muscle gains
If you're trying to build muscle, getting enough protein is a must. But does it matter if that protein comes from meat or plants? A new study overturns assumptions.
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Jordan Zakarin @jordanz.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
NEW: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has a big choice to make. Sign the newly passed Worker Protection Act, which makes it easier to unionize *or* Commit "political suicide," as the state AFL-CIO leader put it to me. "If he vetoes this, he's ‘Right to Work Polis’ from this point on. He's cooked."
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Democratic governor faces a choice: Siding with workers or "political suicide"
Inside the intensifying battle over workers' rights in Colorado
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/05/2025
REPORTER: You just announced a new nominee for US Surgeon General who never finished her residency, and is not a practicing physician. So can you explain why you picked her to be America's top doctor? TRUMP: Because Bobby thought she was fantastic ... I don't know her
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 07/05/2025
We must keep fighting to make sure every Social Security check goes out in full and on time, just as they have for the past 90 years.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. “Our leaders must follow their example.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
HERO – Orlando City Commissioner Tony Ortiz
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/05/2025
Trump continues his war against disaster aid and relief by firing the head of FEMA with no cause. In other news, we’re less than a month from hurricane season. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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FEMA chief is fired
Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator Cameron Hamilton told people he was terminated Thursday.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/05/2025
Pope Leo XIV appeared from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica Thursday as the 267th leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Before the cardinals of the Catholic Church elected him as the first American-born pontiff in history, he was known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost.
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
All I want for Christmas is for Canada to annex the US.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/05/2025
sure would be cool to a non-senile president and a functional national security staff right now www.cnn.com/webview/worl...
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India launches military operation against Pakistan: Live updates | CNN
India said it launched a military operation against Pakistan, hitting “terrorist infrastructure” in both Pakistan and Pakistan administered-Kashmir, in a major escalation of tensions between the two n...
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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No Kings–Then or Now: Historian H. Cox Richardson, AG Campbell, US Rep. Raskin - Rescheduled! · Third Act Initiative, Inc.
No Kings – Then or Now: Fighting on All Fronts RESCHEDULED: Volunteer Blue and its 40-plus partner organizations are (re)inviting you to join us on Friday, May 9th, for this special event. We will ...
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 02/05/2025
Republicans on Oversight held a hearing attacking NPR & PBS. Now Trump’s following up by slashing funding for local public media that keep families informed & kids learning. As Vice Ranker, I’m calling it what it is: an assault on truth & accountability.
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Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 04/05/2025
Trump is really out here asking SCOTUS to let Elon’s DOGE access Social Security??? They are not just coming for your check—they are coming for the whole damn system.
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Trump brings DOGE fight over access to Social Security data to Supreme Court | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Friday to allow Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security Administration data on hundreds of millions...
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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lauriedraper.bsky.social @lauriedraper.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Anyone check the weather report today?
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