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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/10/2026
Early voting is harder to sabotage. Know your options, and make your plans to vote EARLY now. Get the info you need at 👉 voteearlyday.org #VoteEarlyDay #VoteEarly #MakeAPlan
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 14/10/2026
🚨NEW: Nearly 200,000 women and girls are incarcerated in the U.S. on any given day — a number that stands out globally. Where are they held? For what charges? And what conditions do they face? Our latest report, Women's Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie, answers that & more 🧵
Pie chart showing the number of women locked up on a given day in the United States (199,000) by facility type and the underlying offense using the newest data available in 2026
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 14/10/2026
➡️ Jails loom large in women's incarceration: 95,000 women are held in U.S. jails on any given day. Importantly, most women being held in jail have not been convicted of a crime and are trapped there awaiting trial, most likely because they cannot afford bail.
Detailed view of the jail slice of the pie chart showing that 95,000 women are held in jails. Chart breaks down which authorities they're held for and the underlying offenses, using the newest data available in 2026
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 14/10/2026
Key takeaways: ➡️ Women’s incarceration is a growing crisis. Since 2000, the number of women locked up has risen by almost 60% globally. And for several decades in the U.S., it grew at 2x the pace of men’s incarceration.
Line graph showing change in women's incarceration rates in state prisons, federal prisons, and local jails from 1970 to 2023
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Senator Caroline Menjivar @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The federal activity happening in our SFV community isn’t new. We’ve constantly been a target for ICE. Now with an alleged 45 day “Operation Safe California” being pushed to scare our community it’s important to remind yourself how to respond if you see agents or enforcement.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now. www.instagram.com/reels/DeSCAh...
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Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project @florenceproject.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Access to trusted, independent counsel, like the Florence Project and similar organizations, can make a great difference for children seeking safety. @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids
Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.
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Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project @florenceproject.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Trump admin plans to replace independent attorneys for unaccompanied immigrant children with government-employed lawyers. This is an egregious violation of their rights and raises concerns about conflicts of interest where children are already navigating complex legal proceedings alone.
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If nothing else, just read the opening paragraphs of the new @vevalenz.bsky.social piece. This sort of casual cruelty, and worse, is so common in U.S. jails/prisons that to most it barely registers as scandalous—but it is, and this reporting really matters: boltsmag.org/california-p...
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If conditions at Adelanto are constitutional, why is ICE blocking court-appointed monitors & fighting accountability in court? 👀 www.latimes.com/california/story/20…
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Mold, larvae and dehydration: New report paints grim picture inside Adelanto ICE facility
In a court filing, immigrant law and advocacy groups said the Adelanto facility has violated the court's order.
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Music For The Masses @mftm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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However Long
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jason Isbell · Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit · Song · 2009
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ve covered death row cases for nearly a decade and witnessed several executions. What happened to Christa Pike wasn’t an anomaly. It could happen anywhere. With another execution planned for this week in Texas, let me explain why. THREAD 🧵
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 06/10/2026
Tilly Norwood Moved To Trash Folder By Deranged Fan
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 06/10/2026
Our language has been completely warped by Big Tech's algorithms, from a generation that's grown up saying "unalive", to the way everyone's censored themselves talking about the Cornell rapists. It's time to fight back against billionaire control of free speech. www.anildash.com/2026/10/06/k...
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We are going to kill “unalive” - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There’s a new ICE surge happening in the Greater Los Angeles Area now. At least 20 people have been taken by noon in Southern California, numbers we haven’t seen in a long time. @lataco.bsky.social
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Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
i wrote about the beautiful light ball at the phoebe bridgers concert defector.com/phoebe-bridg...
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Phoebe Bridgers Showed Us How To See In The Dark | Defector
PHILADELPHIA — When the lights went out, a crisp, adolescent shriek rose from all sides of the arena, anticipating her arrival. But she did not come, not just yet. Instead, a silence fell heavy and un...
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 05/10/2026
Join us in supporting banned and challenged books this #BannedBooksWeek 📚 Use code BBW26 to get 15% off select banned and challenged titles now through October 18. See the full list: bookshop.org/info/banned-... Expires 10/18/26. Discount off list prices, excludes ebooks.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 03/10/2026
Bandcamp Friday is still going! There’s still time to support artists and labels by buying music before midnight PT. Do some late-night digging and see what you discover. bit.ly/3VBX8yL
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 29/09/2026
Fans have paid artists $171.8 million on Bandcamp Fridays. On Bandcamp Friday, we waive our revenue share for 24 hours so more money from every purchase goes directly to artists and labels. The next one is October 2. Start building your wishlist now: bit.ly/4dGMHQE
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 28/09/2026
wait for it 🤘 [📹: BBC Radio 1]
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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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Candice Norwood @candicenorwood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I've written a few stories for @19thnews.org recently about currently or formerly incarcerated women who described the harms they faced in U.S. jails and prisons, and have fought for new laws, policies and resources to improve conditions for others. I want to share their stories with you 🧵
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From a Texas prison, she built a menopause support network from scraps of paper. Please read the story of Kwaneta Harris and the women behind bars coming together to support each other, by the unparalleled @candicenorwood.bsky.social
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In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
The incarcerated population is getting older, but correctional facilities lag in menopause care. Kwaneta Harris is working to fill the gaps in women's prisons.
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I will be covering a good chunk of this march from its beginning at Adelanto— Am available for assignment, btw ;)
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026
Ban Flock cameras. Ban Axon cameras. Ban Motorola cameras. Ban ALL automatic license plate readers. That was our message to the Senate today. The American people agree that it's time for Congress to take immediate action.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026
This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Music For The Masses @mftm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well done, Assembly Member Schultz, and thank you!
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Music For The Masses @mftm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Rosenberg has been reporting on Guantanamo for 20+ years and her work is relevant to nearly every security-related headline today. Her writing for this (new?) outlet is more clear/direct than what has been presented at the NYT previously. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 18/09/2026
FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
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FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery
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KLOF Mag @klofmag.com · 15/09/2026
Jake Xerxes Fussell's sixth album, The Old Beloved Path, reworks traditional songs until they feel entirely his own — a complete document with no fat and not a wasted note. Out Sept 18th on Fat Possum. klofmag.com/2026/09/jake...
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Jake Xerxes Fussell – The Old Beloved Path
Jake Xerxes Fussell’s The Old Beloved Path is his most delicately considered release yet — his most elegant and unassuming, still only getting better.
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Ed Yong is offline @edyong209.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
A book cover featuring a beautiful closely cropped portrait of an Anna's hummingbird. The cover says LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale, by Ed Yong. The image also says US: 4/06/27 and UK: 4/29/27
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16/09/2026
“There’s no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison. And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us…Washington…ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay.” from @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo
“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 15/09/2026
It's still Dropbox O Clock in California, everyone.
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 09/09/2026
Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has kicked Muse off their longtime social media handles. Yesterday the company launched a new AI product, which is also called Muse, and now the band has been relegated to “@museband.” stereogum.com/2510793/meta...
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Copyright Alliance @copyrightalliance.org · 09/09/2026
On Sept. 17 at 1 pm ET, the Alliance for Secure AI will host a webinar on #copyright protection and guarding against AI cloning of a voice, image, and likeness without consent. Our VP of Legal Policy, Rachel Kim, will speak along w/ other experts! luma.com/creativesfor...
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Virtual Convening: Creatives for Secure AI · Luma
Generative AI has been trained on the work of millions of creative professionals, often without their consent or compensation. These systems can now clone…
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Come on down! All this could be yours...except the price is WRONG because of Trump's tariffs.
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Immigrant justice grows every time someone chooses courage, and today, that someone can be you. ImmDef is hiring in Riverside, LA, and Santa Ana. Step into the work, defend families, and help build a future rooted in dignity and due process. Apply: immdef.org/jobs
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Matt Adrian Art @mattadrianart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"I Have Seen Things That You Will Never See". This was for a group show in which artists were asked to interpret their favorite albums. Mine was R.E.M.'s "Automatic for the People." The title is a lyric from the song "Try Not to Breathe," my favorite song on the album.
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Children are being asked to navigate one of the most complex legal systems in the country with fewer protections than ever before. Watch video here: ➡️ tinyurl.com/yfhk687x 👉Take action: tinyurl.com/protect-kids 👉Donate: tinyurl.com/lawyers4kids
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 02/09/2026
David Byrne wrote a song using only Elon Musk quotes for a "scathing" new documentary
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David Byrne Wrote A Song Using Only Elon Musk Quotes
Elon Musk, the richest and arguably shittiest man on the planet, is the subject of Musk, a new epic-length documentary from Alex Gibney, a filmmaker who won an Oscar for 2005’s Enron: The Smartest Guy...
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wendell Berry is gone after a long life. I dare you to read or listen to this and not be overwhelmed by something
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The Peace of Wild Things
A poem by Wendell Berry.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Trump administration has filed 36 emergency applications since last February, which have generated 31 conclusive rulings. In those 31 rulings, the Court has voted *for* Trump in whole or in part 27 times (87.1%), and against him four times (12.9%). Here's a chart covering all of these rulings:
A (messy) Excel spreadsheet tracking all of the Trump administration's emergency applications, when they were filed, when they were decided, what kind of ruling they produced, and how each justice voted.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Daily Memo, as we knew it, did its job when it was most needed. Now, we are launching a newsletter called ICE Watch that goes right to your inbox every Wednesday. We hope you subscribe: lataco.com/newsletters The full story: lataco.com/ice-watch-ne... By @eltragon.bsky.social
A woman holds up a sign shaped like a butterfly with the words “NO ICE” painted on.

Headline reads “Our Plabook Against ICE Burnout”
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Good news www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...
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What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
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