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Yousef Baig @yousefbaig.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The entire Bee opinion staff was let go today. I’m sad for my friends and former colleagues. Robin is a fearless and dedicated journalist who gives a shit. She is well-sourced and speaks her truth. Sacramento is better because of her work. These layoffs are a major blow to journalism in California.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This man is a mass murderer on the level of any of history's most reviled monsters.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 24/07/2026
Eight fishermen from Mexico’s Nayarit state vanished after U.S. missile strikes on suspected drug boats. The Trump administration labels targets "narco-terrorists," while legal experts and human rights advocates warn the airstrikes amount to extrajudicial killings.
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U.S. airstrikes at sea are killing Mexican citizens
Mexican vessels carrying Mexican citizens have been hit in U.S. airstrikes against alleged drug boats, a Times investigation found.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 17/07/2026
Last year, I wrote about Politico's $50 million Thiel problem. Perhaps its explains why that outlet has been so oblivious/nonchalant about tech fascism. www.thenerdreich.com/politico-pet...
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Politico's $50M Peter Thiel Problem
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The term for a relationship like this is "colonial," no?
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/u...
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ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests
The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
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Rodrigo @rod.pocho.online · 03/07/2026
Dallas police department is a disgrace
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026
I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that
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DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
At some point we need to stop pretending these are "conservative" justices and start calling them what they've become: activist justices advancing a political agenda. Court expansion. Term limits. Ethics reform. Everything should be on the table. Doing nothing is no longer an option.
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Exclusive: Iran were hustled out of the United States so quickly that the team’s players had to be iced and bandaged on the plane back to their base in Mexico. A team medic recounts details of a chaotic, pressurised 48 hours Iran endured at the World Cup. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/w...
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Team Medic Recounts Iran’s ‘Stressful’ World Cup Debut in L.A.
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
88 of America's biggest corporations paid NO federal income tax last year. Those same companies spent $852 MILLION on campaigns and lobbying in the last 3 cycles. They've laid off 21k workers this year. We gave them a $26.7 BILLION tax break to warp elections and fire people.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/b...
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Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Some have even accused Meta, the $1.5 trillion social media giant, of imposing a homophobic double standard. Others feel like the terms of service are too vague as written and are applied arbitrarily.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/s...
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How Much Nudity Does Instagram Allow? Butt Magazine Would Like to Know.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
apnews.com/article/nba-... Trump booed by the crowd during the anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals
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Donald Trump booed by the crowd during the anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals
Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/06/2026
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
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People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I would really like for outlets to, after stating the government’s allegations, at least mention the fact that the car ran into us. An ICE agent drove into a crowd. Of people. Who were peacefully protesting. And then the government tried to paint us as a lawless mob.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Roberts Court wants to create world where Dems have no legitimate chance to ever take control of Congress, there are no Black members of Congress from the South & no voting rights violations can ever be proven. Their end goal is permanent white GOP minority rule www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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In Alabama, the Roberts Court hands Republicans yet another shocking gerrymandering win
By reinstating a discriminatory map, the justices are once again doing all they can to help the GOP.
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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The unconstitutional attempts to steal the 2026 election are only going to increase
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Fidel Martinez @fidel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It was already easy to root against the US at world cups and this makes it impossible not to.
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Maggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I think people should be very, very careful when leaning ChatGPT or any bot for help navigating relationship issues or any other interpersonal conflict/crisis: futurism.com/chatgpt-marr... futurism.com/artificial-i...
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ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners
Across the world, marriages are being destroyed as spouses use AI like OpenAI's ChatGPT to attack their partners.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
You may remember Republicans absolutely losing their mind when Obama released $1.7 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Trump doesn't care about the economic plight of the average American because he's too busy calling his broker His stunning 3,700 trades in just 3 months in firms like Palantir, Nvidia and Boeing should be another Watergate. Here's how to make it one My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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The E-Trade presidency: Trump trades stocks while America burns | Will Bunch
The tangled web between Trump’s stock purchases, his policies, and blatant promotion is a new low for a corrupt regime.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/05/2026
What form of government do we have in America now? Some scholars say it is no longer liberal democracy, but "competitive authoritarianism." NPR's Frank Langfitt explains the term and its origin.
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Is the U.S. slipping into 'Competitive Authoritarianism?'
What form of government do we have in America now? Some scholars say it is no longer liberal democracy, but "competitive authoritarianism." NPR's Frank Langfitt explains the term and its origin.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Statement on Governor Newsom's 2026-27 May Revision - California Budget & Policy Center calbudgetcenter.org/news/stateme...
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Statement on Governor Newsom's 2026-27 May Revision
SACRAMENTO, CA — Following the release of Governor Newsom’s 2026-27 revised budget proposal, the California Budget & Policy Center (Budget Center), a
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/05/2026
Trump: "Americans' financial situation -- I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all."
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Wesley @wessaidwords.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The GOP is taking food out of the mouths of hungry kids while driving energy costs through the roof and families will keep suffering until we remove them from power
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments
A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of ...
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Sadhna G. True @sadhnatrue.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I think we need to talk more openly about how white men in the U.S. benefitted from affirmative action for 200 years (i.e., systematic exclusion of women/minorities). This concept is missing from the national discourse and the public's understanding of the context underlying DEI initiatives.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
i wish i was as optimistic as Assembly leaders lmao “If Congress doesn’t reverse course, California must take a hard look at closing loopholes and making sure large corporations pay their fair share.” abgt.assembly.ca.gov/system/files...
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
It’s kind of a metaphor for American democracy in the 2020s. After Jan 6 2021, the coup appeared dead and even GOP elites were looking to oust the authoritarian wing. A few years later the same wing controls all of government and intimidated much of civil society into submission
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Another way that Trump is destroying American soft power, at exactly the time when China is investing more in its diplomatic corp. www.newsweek.com/china-worlds...
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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
My 15th time in the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker 😡 'Reporter ticketed, jabbed with police baton at LA protest' @freedom.press pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
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Reporter ticketed, jabbed with police baton at LA protest
L.A. Taco reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray was cited by police, kettled and shoved with a police baton while covering a workers’ …
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage www.nytimes.com/2026/05/01/b...
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Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 29/04/2026
🧵 The SCOTUS majority continues to gut the Voting Rights Act and vital protections for our democracy and fair representation.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 28/04/2026
Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/04/2026
TRUMP: I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody O'DONNELL: Oh, you think he was referring to you?
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The Trump administration is hell bent on killing Black and brown people worldwide. AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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KatieM @katiemerger.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
And yet…he remains.
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California Budget & Policy Center @calbudgetcenter.org · 22/04/2026
We're spending the day with experts, advocates, community leaders, philanthropy, and public sector partners for Policy Insights!! ⭐ From plenaries to workshops, we’re diving into the issues shaping Californians’ lives and what it takes to respond to federal threats and ongoing budget challenges.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Tim Cook donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. He fawned over Trump and gifted him a 24-karat gold plaque (as Apple lobbied for tariff exemptions). Apple donated to Trump’s White House ballroom. And it removed ICE tracking apps from its stores following a demand from the DOJ. Remember this.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How many people will die from diseases that would otherwise have been preventable
NIH grantmaking plummeting under Trump
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Yet another ICE inmate death is ruled a homicide by medical examiners.
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daviss @daviss.org · 14/04/2026
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The View From Inside Trump’s DHS (Gift Article)
Dozens of agents and officials share their stories about working in the Department of Homeland Security during the harsh crackdown on illegal immigration.
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Yousef Baig @yousefbaig.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Reading some of the details in these reports the last few days, I’m stunned this man had the audacity to run for governor.
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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Voting harder just gave the Hungarian pro-democracy opposition everything they need to dispossess Orban's entire political machine, rip up Orban's antidemocratic 2011 constitution, and restore liberal democracy. Vote hard enough and Trump will meet a similar fate.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10/04/2026
What else could the U.S. have gotten to support Americans for the estimated $28 billion it spent on the Iran war? An analysis by NBC News found: • funding a year of free day care for 2 million children • rent for 1.2 million people • or health insurance through Medicaid for 3 million people
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The U.S. has spent billions on the Iran war. What else could that money have bought?
The estimated $28 billion the U.S. poured into the Iran war before the ceasefire could have funded a year of day care for 2 million children or rent for 1.2 million people, an NBC News analysis found.
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Mauricio @mauriciotorresjr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"Work Requirements" Is Just Another Name for Cuts - California Budget & Policy Center calbudgetcenter.org/news/work-re...
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