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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 03/05/2026
This is how the administration is trying to launder Trump’s own record. The argument is not that the press has gotten its reporting wrong. The argument is that the press should stop reporting it. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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Velshi: Telling the Truth about Donald Trump is not Incitement
When Karoline Leavitt says that the writings of the man who tried to shoot up the Correspondents’ Dinner are “indistinguishable” from what reporters say every day — what, exactly, is she claiming? That asking whether the president of the United States meets the constitutional bar for office is the same as picking up a rifle? That noting, accurately, that the president was found liable for sexual abuse, convicted on 34 felony counts in New York, and found by multiple federal courts to have engaged in self-dealing through his business empire — that saying these things out loud is the moral equivalent of an attempted assassination? This is the trick, and it needs to be named: the administration is trying to launder Trump’s documented record into a kind of unspeakable fact. The argument is not that the press has gotten its reporting wrong. The argument is that the press should stop reporting it, because the reporting is what is dangerous.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Just another late Saturday night writing about courts and democracy. I am doing everything I can to spread the word about how we can fight back. You can help me by subscribing to Democracy Docket for free and sharing its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“Critics raised alarm over the proposal to consolidate research stations while much of the Western United States is suffering from record temperatures and prolonged drought that increase the risk of wildfires this summer.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...
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Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Republican politicians who think that Minneapolis is a political problem are missing the point. It is a moral problem. But they are in so deep that they cannot see just how morally bankrupt they have become. They do not understand that we are as revulsed by their complicity as by Trump's cruelty.
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Student journalism is filling local news gaps. A new map tracks 1,100+ college newspapers across the U.S., and 766 are in or near news deserts. Student media is more than just training for future reporters. It’s essential community coverage. Learn more: www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/how-...
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How student newsrooms are filling America’s local news gaps - Editor and Publisher
As local news outlets disappear across the country, an unexpected network is helping fill the gaps: college newsrooms. In this article, Tandy Lau explores a new national database mapping more than 1,1...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testified before the House Judiciary Committee two weeks ago. His request to testify publicly was denied by Chair Jim Jordan, who then released the transcript on New Year’s Eve. READ the thread below.Share it. Also, the link: d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The US is sanctioning judges among whose assignments is the legal reckoning with genocide. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This is something else. Lots of respect for @60minutes.bsky.social reporter Sharyn Alfonso for defending the integrity of her work. What a disgrace for 60 Minutes. The Trump effect destroys every institution it touches. GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 22/12/2025
More than 300,000 voices in Missouri are being told their signatures against a gerrymandered map don't count because of a calendar date. At the same time, the DOJ is suing states to demand unredacted private voter data. We see the strategy-Run out the clock-Suppress voting-We say no. bit.ly/4g5RcEq
Ready to defend democracy
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Agree
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Everything being discussed by this new vaccine committee has been discussed and well considered for years. Their revisiting of indications for the Measles Mumps Rubella Varicella combo vaccine and Hepatitis B isn’t radical transparency. It’s just flooding the zone with confusion and helps no one.
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
It’s about time
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I call on media to REFUSE the framing pushed by right wing chaos agents like Cernovitch & Rufo on this act of what appears to be political violence. The Democratic former Speaker of the Minnesota House was assasinated along with/her husband. The killers was hunting Dems. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Minnesota shooting suspect had a list of dozens of potential Democratic targets, prosecutors say
All of the politicians named in his writing were Democrats, including more than 45 state and federal officials in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said.
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I too have been enjoying the classics.
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
@velshi.com @maddow.msnbc.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social @stephruhle.bsky.social not sure how long I can keep up with MSNBC. Firing people for making a statement the President does not like is not freedom of the press or the first amendement. Will the new name be different?
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
They don’t care
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 04/07/2025
Some thoughts on the depraved bill and what it means.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
My statement on today’s decision in Trump v Casa:
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
And you thought the left was censorious. How about actual censoring?
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
@schiff this is not the time for this bill. There are way more pressing items that need to be addressed.
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Laura Burkhardt @lauraannstl.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🧵TOMORROW, April 30-8:00 AM, the Senate Committee on Seniors, Families, & Health will hear HJR 73, the latest attempt to dismantle Amendment 3 & abortion access. This is the last opportunity for Missourians to provide public testimony on this resolution. Join us for our LAST CHANCE to defeat HJR 73
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 25/04/2025
Trump’s playbook is simple: punish anyone who stands in his way. This ain’t law and order—it’s a rise of authoritarianism in real time.
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FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for obstruction of ICE agents, Kash Patel says
In a post he quickly deleted, Patel said that Dugan obstructed "an immigration arrest operation last week."
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
This is what you call two different readouts of the same meeting. Go Denmark, Go Greenland!
The post by Marco Rubio
Met with Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen in Brussels today to talk about the defense priorities shared by our two nations. We discussed the importance of increasing burden sharing within NATO and addressing threats to the Alliance.
A post by Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Honest and direct meeting with @SecRubio yesterday. I made it crystal clear that claims and statements about annexing Greenland are not only unacceptable and disrespectful. They amount to a violation of international law.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/02/2025
in the trump administration, “merit” is pronounced “white” like how strom thrumond said it.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 21/02/2025
Know Your Rights Virtual Town Hall: www.youtube.com/live/4UBQW3b...
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Know Your Rights Virtual Town Hall
YouTube video by Rep. Jasmine Crockett
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Now this, I can co-sign.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🥲
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Brilliant - please @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".
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WIRED @wired.com · 07/02/2025
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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merrilgil.bsky.social @merrilgil.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Excellent advice @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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