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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
it’s always “protect girls’ and women’s sports,” but never “protect girls and women”
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don't really know what to do with these pieces, because: 1. They refuse to used "illegal" & "unconstitutional" & "corruption" in the heds, deks, ledes, or body text 2. They disappear from the front page/headlines within 36 hours & never become THE NARRATIVE, contra EMAILS & BIDEN IS OLD, etc.
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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
the thing about impeaching Vought is that it will ruin his life. pull his kids and wife in for sixteen hour depositions. refer them all for perjury. scream in his face. when you're done, if it didn't work, do it again.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.
cbsnews.com
Trump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegal
President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
She was an FBI agent. She started an investigation of the murder of Renee Good. Trump forced her to reclassify it as an ICE agent assault. She was then forced to resign. Her evidence confirms that a cover-up of the homicide has been undertaken, directed from the highest levels.
cnn.com
FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned | CNN Politics
The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with...
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RaidPanda @raidpanda.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
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maniacally abstrack black @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
that time when black men from greensville sc enlisted for ww1 & their wives wanted to stay home & take care of their kids & other community folk in need but white officials "no, no, no!" & called them "loafers" and said they had to do domestic work for white folks or be fined or jailed.
newspaper headline saying "negro women to be put to work" or face severe punishment.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. (Published May with @azluminaria.org)
propublica.org
This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad:
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 14/09/2026
I did not realize that Trump Jr's Russian friend is literally the guy who started the hate campaign against women's Olympic boxer Imane Khalif. Holy shit.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don’t know the story here but my best guess is “tripped over the cat going down stairs in the dark but still love him”. Photo from my collection, 1958.
Black and white photo of a smiling white woman sitting outside on a sunny house stoop, wearing a cast and sling on her right arm and cervical collar. A happy little shorthaired black cat rubs up beside her.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Most current GOP candidates focus on racial gerrymandering and purging African-Americans from the executive ranks of institutions like the military. But one GOP candidate likely to enter the Fla legislature appears to support literal lynching
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/09/2026
New: Before Renée and Alex, ICE fatally shot Mexican immigrant Silverio Villegas González last fall outside Chicago in suburban Franklin Park. One year later, @domguan.bsky.social spent some time with the group of local women tending to his memorial. His family is still demanding answers:
unraveledpress.com
Growing Where He Died: Silverio Villegas González, One Year Later
One year on from the killing of Silverio Villegas González, a community of Franklin Park women continue the fight to keep his memory alive–through art, flowers, and “a culture of celebrating life.”
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 14/09/2026
The destruction to Hawaii’s infrastructure and economy is expected to be the worst "since Hurricane Iniki, a Category 4 storm that walloped Kauai in 1992 and caused $3 billion in damage." While Big Oil fuels escalating climate disasters, communities pay the price. There must be accountability.
daytondailynews.com
Hurricane Lowell knocks out a port in Hawaii that is one island's main source for food and fuel
HONOLULU (AP) — Crews began repairing the only cargo port on one of Hawaii's smallest main islands while power was being restored to another island Thursday, two days after Hurricane Lowell skirted al...
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Whatever they say about it, it’s clear that this is indoctrination,” said @andrewdessler.com, a Texas A&M University atmospheric sciences professor who has taught a climate change course that regents recently voted to remove from the core curriculum. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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How University Core Curriculums Are Getting Political (Gift Article)
Politics and other factors are causing universities to reconsider what classes are core requirements. In some places, civics and classics are replacing climate change and sociology.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A: yes
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 14/09/2026
Sam Biddle and 404 Media’s Jason Koebler discuss the government’s growing use of private contractors, from Flock to Claude, to surveil and kill abroad and at home.
theintercept.com
The AI Doomsday Future Is Not Inevitable
The Intercept and 404 Media discuss the growing use of private contractors, from Flock to Claude and Grok, to surveil and kill abroad and at home.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 14/09/2026
“I'm not able to just call & make sure someone made it to a destination, or wish a happy birthday. ... It's hard to keep up with the world in four calls.” Kentucky prisons have cut video & phone calls on tablets, further isolating incarcerated people from their loved ones, Mo Viviane reports.
prismreports.org
Kentucky prisons restrict communication access amid telecom ties
Kentucky prisons have restricted incarcerated people’s access to tablet video and phone calls, citing security concerns.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and
detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures.
Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
blockclubchicago.org
How Operation Midway Blitz Shattered Dreams For Chicago Teens Planning Quinceañeras
Chicagoans are still postponing, downsizing or canceling quinceañeras in response to recent immigration fears — causing heartbreak for young girls and a serious dip in revenue for vendors.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Flock is very serious surveillance technology that cops take very seriously: 404media.co/cops-search-...
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Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
So even in Boston where the cops swore up and down that their surveillance data wouldn't get shared with ICE ... it was Due to an "error" by Flock Safety We need to ban ALPRs and other AI surveillance weapons yesterday. www.wbur.org/news/2026/09...
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Flock Safety failed to secure Boston vehicle data during 2025 pilot, report finds
Three days into a pilot program with the Boston Police Department, city officials realized Flock Safety had been distributing data it promised not to share with external law enforcement agencies, acco...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Once exceptionally rare, illegal deportations — in defiance of court orders or due to ICE screw-ups — are now a routine part of President Trump's mass deportation push. It happened 3 times this past week and more at least 30 times in recent months. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW: Police arrested video journalist and Unicorn Riot contributor River Akemann while he was documenting Enbridge Line 5 construction on August 24. He was monitoring fish in a creek where Enbridge lacks necessary authorization to install its pipeline. Full story at our website.
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 29/08/2026
Current* conditions near Allouez Township, MI:
View looking north of a small bay in Lake Superior near Allouez Township, MI. // Image captured at: 2026-08-29 04:38:34 UTC (about 10 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: windy.com // Current Temp in Allouez Township: 54 F | 12 C // Precip: broken clouds // Wind: SSE at 8 mph | 13 kph // Humidity: 98%
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 29/08/2026
Current* conditions near Marquette, MI:
Northern view from Mt. Mesnard overlooking the city of Marquette and Marquette Bay in Lake Superior. // Image captured at: 2026-08-29 02:48:02 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: nmu.edu // Current Temp in Marquette: 58 F | 15 C // Precip: scattered clouds // Wind: SSW at 1 mph | 2 kph // Humidity: 93%
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'll again note that the folks willing to sign a letter supporting a raging eugenicist (purportedly in defense of his academic freedom to be racist) aren't nearly as motivated when it comes to *actual* threats to academic freedom, like this.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Queen. 👑 #RIPDolly 💔
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And you definitely don't want to use a high-powered 532nm green laser, because it can permanently burn and disable digital camera CMOS or CCD sensors. Green light is absorbed at a very high efficiency by these electronic sensors, meaning concentrated beams easily melt or overload the pixel array.
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Chris Doyon @nilbog3000.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My general rule about "is this a CIA op?" paranoia is that if the proposed op was successful or sounds brilliant you can be assured the CIA was not involved
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 23/08/2026
If you think this can be reformed, I don't know what I'm supposed to do with you.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/08/2026
President Donald Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year. Adjusted for inflation, that would be more than the U.S. spent annually on defense during the height of World War II.
propublica.org
The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
NEW FROM ME: The Great Delegalization. There are now (almost certainly far more than) 1M immigrants who were protected from deportation on Jan 20, 2025, and no longer are. It’s the result of a problem that’s been building for 30 years—& now only Congress can fix. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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These Immigrants Lived in the U.S. Legally. Now Trump Is Changing Their Status.
More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 09/08/2026
The deployment of AI in immigration enforcement by DHS and ICE is largely untested, undisclosed, and unreviewed, a preview of how AI could reshape executive power, writes @camillemackler.bsky.social. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/immi...
lawfaremedia.org
Immigration as a Test Case for Executive AI Governance
DHS deploys AI in immigration enforcement largely untested, undisclosed, and unreviewed, a preview of how AI could reshape executive power.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“.. She has also noticed “shrinkflation” — a decrease in quantity with no change in price .. “.. ‘When they ring it all up, I barely have anything in my cart and I am like, ‘What on earth did I just buy?’, she said.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
chicagotribune.com
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
PETERSON: ".. Fed independence isn’t some abstract moral norm. It exists to protect politicians from their instincts to run the economy too hot and to give central bankers reason to be deliberate in how they exercise their tremendous power .." @mattpeterson.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/t...
cnbc.com
Analysis: Trump treats Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh as an ally. That creates economic risks
Trump's reported phone calls to the Fed chairman will complicate his efforts to prove he will act independently on inflation and interest rates.
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Every Republican post now reads like a Pinterest board for how to save money on groceries because they're trying to pretend like Trump's economy is good lol
Right wing statue avi advertising that Amazon sells 24 El Monterey beef and been burrito's for $67.97Ben Shapiro saying that burritos don't cost $20 and you should only pay that much if you're independently wealthyDan Crenshaw saying that people need to stop whining and eat ramen "like the rest of us did in college" and then crashing out about how capitalism rules and people love being victimsWAPO conservative op-ed freak Marc Thiessen saying burritos only cost $20 if you order them on door dash and everybody should stop whining and work two jobs to afford a better life.
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404 Media @404media.co · 07/08/2026
A Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system.
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Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles
A Flock presentation shows the company planned to use around 350,000 Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers to collect license plate data for its surveillance system.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 07/08/2026
“Artificial intelligence should never replace real human caring from a nurse.” Job automation keeps nurses up at night. It was a concern raised by 15,000 New York City nurses earlier this year, who walked off the job demanding a new contract, Eddie Velazquez reports.
prismreports.org
New York City nurses say AI is replacing them
Nurses laid off in July by Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx sounded the alarm about artificial intelligence in healthcare
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Yonxers @yonxers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Totalitarianism in power replaces all first-rate talents with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." ~Hannah Arendt
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is sad & it will get worse. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/c...
chicagotribune.com
Chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to SNAP: ‘We need to bail out this industry’
In Illinois, the implications threaten not only individual households but also the viability of the Chicago area’s independent authorized SNAP retailers.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
i think probably the most undercovered story in the united states right now is how many of the draconian HR1 cuts to SNAP and Medicaid don't even start until 2027 and the devastating effect that will have on poorer communities.
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ActivistChecklist.org @activistchecklist.org · 06/08/2026
We recently reorganized our Digital Security Essentials checklist based on feedback. We decided to move "disable ad ID" & "disable location permissions from almost all apps" to the top. Because ICE/etc have so many warrantless location tracking tools. activistchecklist.org/essentials/
activistchecklist.org
Digital Security Essentials for Activists (2026)
Securing your phone protects your whole community, not just you. Easy step-by-step guides for your phone, computer, Signal, browser, and accounts.
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