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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In July, a new ICE agent with a history of domestic violence and mental illness killed a man in Maine who even ICE admits posed no threat to him. Now we know that internal whistleblowers at ICE were sounding the alarm about the agency utterly disregarding normal hiring rules.
In the wake of a hiring surge last summer, an official in charge of evaluating new recruits to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a dire warning.

The Trump administration, he wrote in a memo, was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency — and its law enforcement operations — to “grave national security risks.”

Citing an “unprecedented lowering of standards,” the career ICE official said that “systemic breakdowns” had allowed applicants to receive job offers before they had passed basic fingerprint, identity or credit checks in a preliminary vetting process. Political appointees had unjustly skirted background investigations and received national security eligibility.
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good-faith concern on this issue would be going, "hmm, professional sports leagues should probably have some standards in place to ensure trans competitors aren't getting an unfair advantage," googling for 5 minutes, realizing every sports league already has those standards and dropping it.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
being afraid of the DSA is loser shit, sorry. “these progressive ideas are scary!” grow up.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE killed another person.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Mainstream media’s use of the passive tense to describe ICE or police murdering someone is effectively running cover for the perpetrator of the crime. On the topic of mainstream media mistakes, ICE’s victim’s name was erroneously reported. His name was Johan Sebastien Guerrero, not Joan.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The pool is empty. There is no gash. Trump is still saying vandals did it. Trump lies with every breath.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product." Holy cow, Ford bought the AI hype, believing they could go "hey computer, make me a good car" and it would.
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Frazz @mrs-frazzled.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If it gets a vote, McMahon could be impeached if more than half of the House votes "yes." But we are waiting to see if Republican House leadership sends it to committee, buries it, or lets it move forward. CALL YOUR REPS & TELL THEM TO CO-SPONSOR THIS!!! Source:
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Democrats Move to Impeach Linda McMahon Over ‘Willful Intent’ to Close Ed Dept.
One expert said the effort will get Congress’ attention, but is largely ‘symbolic.’
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Frazz @mrs-frazzled.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
BREAKING EDUCATION NEWS: Three articles of impeachment have been filed against Education Secretary Linda McMahon by Rep Suzanne Bonamici. McMahon is now the first U.S. education secretary to be the target of impeachment proceedings.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 25/06/2026
I wrote about the Prairieland defendants and the urgency of opposing the extreme sentences handed down on Tuesday. And they likely will not be the last.
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The Prairieland Sentences Are a National Emergency
A federal court has punished Texas ICE demonstrators with decades in prison. This is dark news not just for them but for anyone who may want to register political dissent.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/06/2026
Reactionary centrist pundits are begging Democrats to abandon transgender people. Under Starmer, Labour did that... with trans people suffering more under their rule than even under conservative governments. And it was all for nothing. Dems must not make Starmer's mistake. Read my latest.
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Starmer's Resignation And Labour's Collapse Shows Why Democrats Must Avoid Abandoning Trans People
Throwing trans people under the bus will not help the party.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
If Trump runs for a third term, screw it & run Mamdani. The Constitution doesn’t matter at that point, & Zohran has the Mandate of Heaven
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MS NOW @ms.now · 13/06/2026
NEW IMAGE: Worker removes a letter from Donald Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center. There is a tarp covering the building at this time. His name had to come down last night after a court order.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Trump is building a 250-foot Triumphal Arch between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial, modeled on Napoleon's conquest monument. Congress never approved the money. A lawsuit has already been filed. The public comment period closes June 15. The link is below. USE it and SHARE
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National Park Service - PEPC - Triumphal Arch - Section 106 Assessment of Effect and Draft Programmatic Agreement -Submit Comments
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 22/05/2026
Respectful communication about mental health is especially important during times of transition, including housing instability or reentry into the community. Compassionate words signal safety when people need it most. www.samhsa.gov/resource/ebp... #MHAM2026 #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
A SAMHSA Mental Health Awareness Month graphic with the text "Speaking with compassion makes a difference." An illustration shows two people sitting across from each other in chairs, each with a laptop, engaged in an open conversation. Speech bubbles with ellipses appear above them, suggesting an active, ongoing dialogue. Decorative leaves are in the background.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Trump has repeatedly said the bunker will be ready on September 2028. Just in time to lock himself in. bsky.app/profile/muel...
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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Seems at least worth pointing out that personal financial transactions (while president) could not possibly count as an "official act" immune from criminal prosecution.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly declared fire hydrants, sprinklers and smoke detectors illegal. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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The GOP lit the match. The Supreme Court banned the fire department
The foundation of our democracy is burning to the ground. It did not begin with Donald Trump, but he stoked the flames. The conservative Roberts Court did not light the match, but it has repeatedly de...
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
They want us quiet; we’re getting loud. This #CupOfJoe is packed with the exact moves YOU need to make to defend our right to vote. The line is drawn—are you locked in? (Ignore the messy captions, the message is what matters. Hit play.)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🔥 @justinjpearson.bsky.social: “WE ARE STILL HERE.” #Memphis @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn #JimCrow
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Lethal injection sounds to people like its a medical process designed to spare the executed person from pain when its really a pseudo-medical sham designed to spare observers and onlookers from the reality of the violence they're committing.
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
RFK Jr. is testifying to a House committee. Dem Rep. Diana DeGette tangling with him over cuts to family planning services. "The secretary refuses to tell the American women whether he will let poor women used the contraception method of their choice." "Let the record also reflect: It is 2026."
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The Western Edge @thewesternedge.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Staff at an Oregon Amazon facility have continued to come forward since our reporting last week on a death there to describe what they say are challenging and sometimes dangerous working conditions. We take you inside our reporting in this episode of Notes from the Edge.
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Unpacking a Death at Amazon
A man died April 6 at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oregon. Our reporting on the facility continues.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 13/04/2026
People often ask how they, personally, can make a difference. The answer is by showing up. Speak out, share the message, build relationships, pressure your representatives, protest peacefully, and vote. That’s how Hungary turned the corner. That’s how we will, too. #holdfast
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 11/04/2026
This is former Utah judge Kevin Christensen, charged with 8 counts of child sexual abuse. He's pled to 3 counts, and faces up to 15 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Not an immigrant. Not a drag queen. Not undocumented. He is, however, an elected Republican official.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
TODAY: Iranians are forming human chains around civilian infrastructure (bridges, power plants) as Trump threatens to kill them all
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Jessica @jessica-rn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just wait until these eyesore monstrosities want to come to your neighborhood. Goodbye trees. Expect to hear a constant, electrical humming, warmer temperatures and higher energy bills. Fight like hell to keep data centers out of your area.
cnn.com
Data centers are creating ‘heat islands’ and warming the land around them by up to 16 degrees | CNN
The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, according to new research. It’s an alarming finding given the number of data c...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Exactly It’s all so painfully transparent and stupid. The SAVE ACT is voter suppression, period.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
To be clear: the SAVE Act does not simply require the identification voting ALREADY requires. It demands proof of CITIZENSHIP— a birth certificate with a name that matches yours now (bye, bye, married women), or a passport— both of which are expensive and take a long time to obtain.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
When you hear them target any vulnerable community—immigrants, trans people, refugees—ask first why they're trying to distract and divide us. Don't fall for it.
Screenshot of an X post by HasanAbi commenting on how to discuss trans issues with median voters. The post quotes Marco Foster, who says the anti-trans campaign in Maine is funded by an out-of-state billionaire to distract from tax discussions and notes that very few trans kids compete in high school sports there. Below is a podcast-style video still of a man speaking into a microphone.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“He had a feeling” is a crazy reason to start a war
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION to Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate there and they are overwhelmed with requests. CO borders KS, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out. GO DONATE. tcpipeline.org
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Trans Continental Pipeline
Queer Relocation Nonprofit in Denver, Colorado
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2026
Mike Johnson: "If we lost the midterms -- heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House -- it would be the end of the Trump presidency in a real effect."
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/02/2026
For what it is worth, I have also submitted a letter to the editor to the New York Times. I doubt it gets published, they rarely ever publish trans journalists on this topic.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 23/02/2026
it's hard to explain to normies who are not plugged in on this just how thin the theories of anti-trans authorities really are. These people simply cannot believe that the NYT and The Atlantic would both push folks who are so full of shit.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The FBI Director, everyone. You paid for it.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, appears to have deleted his tweet after these Democrats responded
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
"where are the protests" is a reflection of how many people's sense of reality is intermediated by billionaire owned social media and billionaire owned news media, both of which have strategically suppressed cover of the scale and frequency of 2025 protests
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deedeel.bsky.social @deedeel.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The party that has spent unlimited resources and energy getting states to pass laws to allow citizens to openly carry loaded weapons anywhere - now believes that exercising this right is permission for law enforcement to murder you. Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Minnesota DFL Party @dfl.org · 24/01/2026
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
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Michelle R. Smith @bymichellersmith.com · 24/01/2026
Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
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The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This something I want people to understand. If you don’t get their names, they’re just gone. There’s no arrest record and the snatch-and-grabs can last seconds. People simply disappear and we can’t find out who they are or what happened to them.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
twilight zone
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White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
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