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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 14h
NEW: Partially unsealed court filings show that ICE has been putting photos of people observing their activities into a Palantir-built database as well as tracking and intimidating them. @regret.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social have the details:
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At least 56 people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. According to ICE’s internal reviews, detention staff did not provide sufficient medical care to at least six of those detainees. ICE has now taken down those reviews from its website. What other cruelty is ICE trying to hide?
theintercept.com
ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care
Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h
Many Hispanic voters heard secure the border and deport violent criminals. What they got was cruelty to: workers, parents, grandparents, children, longtime residents and people with no criminal conviction. This is buyer’s remorse on an epic scale. #LetsGetVoteReady
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 17h
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Doug Hammond @hammie777.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As hard as it is to believe, that is the actual position of the so-called law and order party.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 20h
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 20h
Good on you Sister's 👏
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 16h
This corruption must be investigated.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 19h
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 18h
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 21h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h
22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million to defeat Prop 40. Their combined wealth in January 2025 was $439 BILLION. By September 2026, it had grown to $722 BILLION. They're accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could.
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Green Party of Canada | Parti Vert du Canada @canadiangreens.bsky.social · 13h
The Green Party opposed Bill C-5 from the start. Now the Liberals want to remove one of the few limits placed on it. Bill C-5 was meant to sunset after five years, stopping its “national interest” powers from being handed to future governments. Bill C-39 erases that safeguard.
Green Party graphic on a cream background with orange and dark green text. It reads: “The Green Party opposed Bill C-5 from the start.” The graphic says Bill C-5 gave Cabinet extraordinary powers to fast-track projects it calls in the “national interest,” concentrating too much power in government, but that even Bill C-5 came with an expiry date. At the bottom is a green halftone portrait of Mark Carney in front of overlapping clock faces.Green Party graphic on a cream and orange background. Large orange text reads: “Bill C-39 removes that deadline.” It says that if the bill passes, every future government will inherit these powers, including governments with radically different priorities. Highlighted text reads: “Bill C-5 gave government too much power. Extraordinary powers should never come without an expiry date.” A large distressed “EXPIRED DATE” stamp appears across the orange lower half.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
Trump is planning to host a third gala for the top investors of his $TRUMP crypto coin. He and his family have raked in $2.2 billion from their crypto ventures, while their investors have lost almost the same amount. They’ll fleece anyone they can — even their own supporters.
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 12h
‘People are scared': Trump's loyal friend watches his famed restaurant go empty www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...
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‘People are scared': Trump's loyal friend watches his famed restaurant go empty
A famed Florida restaurant whose owner pledged loyalty to Donald Trump is now struggling with empty tables as the president’s immigration crackdown keeps customers away, The Bulwark reported Friday. ...
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 20h
Truth 💥 😡
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h
McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.
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metrotownsimon.bsky.social @metrotownsimon.bsky.social · 10h
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Demand Canada finally act by ending all support of the illegal Israeli settlement enterprise. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
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Demand Canada finally act by ending all support of the illegal Israeli settlement enterprise
Today the Canadian Government ‘announced’ they are considering restrictions on settlement goods. Shortly after, Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with France and the UK stated they will “take steps to...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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mr-yoyito.bsky.social @mr-yoyito.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Excellent political cartoon. It’s too bad Ed Sheeran won’t get it.
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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metrotownsimon.bsky.social @metrotownsimon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Canada: Anti-Zionism is not Antisemitism
Cliquez ici pour une version française de cette campagne. Last week, Public Safety Canada tried to quietly redefine anti-Zionism as antisemitic. This marks the first time the Canadian government has...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We don’t allow corporations to come up with new nuclear weapons or biological pathogens. If a product is potentially dangerous, it should be regulated and corporations should be held accountable for wrongdoing. Why would AI be any different? www.commondreams.org/news/ai-securi…
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AI Giants Probe 'Tens of Thousands' of Security Incidents—Some Involving Government Sites | Common Dreams
Security researchers investigate tens of thousands of artificial intelligence security incidents, fueling fresh calls fo
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump has... -Run blatantly political ads using taxpayer money -Shuttered a longstanding arts & culture institution because he can’t put his name on the building -Hung banners with his face on them from a government building If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid?
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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A 1,700-year-old republic, Enron, #Taiwan, Venezuelan gold and Iran all point to the same lesson: rules usually look annoying right up until you remember what happens without them. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...
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There Ought to Be a Rule
From San Marino to Enron, Taiwan, Venezuelan gold and Iran, a reminder that the guardrails usually exist for a reason.
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Think hard on this when you vote on Tuesday 3 November.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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metrotownsimon.bsky.social @metrotownsimon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: The UN just updated their database of companies complicit in Israel's illegal settlement, and there are TOO many Canadian connections!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/the-...
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The UN just updated their database of companies complicit in Israel's illegal settlement, and there are TOO many Canadian connections!
The UN has provided an updated list of businesses associated with illegal Israeli settlements (aka War Crimes) On Friday, September 25, 2026, the UN Human Rights Office issued an updated report on th...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🙏💔💔💔💔🕯️🕯️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The capitalist injustice system has created incredibly powerful men who will never see the inside of jails or prisons. Sad truth.
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abcdef 🕶️ @onecaliberal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The NFL is owned by rapists and genocide supporters.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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NDP @ndp.ca · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted for supporting NDP MP Jenny Kwan’s bill to close a loophole in Canada’s arms sales regime that allows weapons to be shipped via the US to Israel, a country that is still committing genocide against the Palestinian people. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Liberal MP says he was demoted for supporting NDP bill targeting arms export controls | CBC News
Charlottetown MP Sean Casey says he was removed from his position as parliamentary secretary to the minister of veterans affairs because he voted against the government and supported an NDP private me...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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metrotownsimon.bsky.social @metrotownsimon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Netanyahu flies over Canada AGAIN (2x in one day) despite ICC arrest warrant. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/neta...
actionnetwork.org
Netanyahu flies over Canada AGAIN (2x in one day) despite ICC arrest warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again travelled through Canadian airspace. This time, twice in the same day. Yesterday, September 24, the “Wing of Zion” aircraft (a Boeing 767-338E...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What Say You,Senator Collins.....?
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please remember this when Trump or anyone else from his regime talks about "waste, fraud, and abuse."
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