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God & family first | Find joy! |Love music & books | See the world. | No DMs. Independent Liberal Club 92 member—hydrating PRIORITIES: #Truth, #Facts, #VotingRights, #Democracy, NO racial/partisan #gerrymandering, End #CitizensUnited

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16h
🚨 An ICE detention took place this week in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box. Voting rights groups are citing this instance and many others in court as they fight to keep armed federal agents away from the polls: demdock.com/4hPIZ8C
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Congressman Bill Foster @repbillfoster.bsky.social · 15h
Just a few weeks ago, the House unanimously passed a bill to ensure FEMA funds were distributed without regard for the political party of the families in need. Yet here is President Trump, refusing to give much-needed aid to Americans because he can only see our country as red versus blue.
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President Donald Trump's FEMA denies Illinois' request for major disaster declaration after August storms: Gov. JB Pritzker | abc7chicago.com
President Donald Trump's FEMA denied Illinois' request for a major disaster declaration after destructive August storms, Gov. JB Pritzker said.
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#ICYMI I noticed the day after the 2024 General Election on November 6, 2024. That is why every one of us who values democracy must keep fighting for it, persevering relentlessly.
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🚨 PAY ATTENTION!! 🚨 Thank you @mmfa.bsky.social 🙏🏾
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h
“The facility is designed to torture people and push them to their breaking point so that they will self-deport.” Buried deep within a DHS report was a warning about an immigrant detention center with possibly similar conditions to the infamous Alligator Alcatraz: The Baker Correctional Institution
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Out of sight in North Florida: Life inside Deportation Depot
Advocates say conditions at the former state prison mirror Alligator Alcatraz’s worst.
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Caitlin WHO?? Congratulations to A’ja Wilson on her third straight MVP award!! 👏🏾👏🏾 apnews.com/article/aces...
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A'ja Wilson wins her third straight WNBA MVP and record fifth overall
A’ja Wilson has won the WNBA MVP for a third straight year and record fifth time overall. Besides becoming the first player to three-peat, Wilson also won the award in 2020 and 2022.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 20h
On November 1, 2026, I will run the New York City Marathon in memory of Sandy Hook Elementary School’s Chase Kowalski, in memory of all the Sandy Hook children and teachers who should still be with us ❤️‍🩹 I am determined to cross that finish line 💚 www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
Mychal smiles while wearing yellow hoodie, PBS beanie, and headphones
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 19h
As Trump erodes national disaster readiness, CA has modernized our State Operations Center This week, @governor.ca.gov was briefed on El Niño at the new State Operations Center, strengthening the state’s ability to coordinate resources, support communities, and protect Californians
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The only thing shocking is that supposedly courageous people refuse to call Trump’s direct refusal to follow a lawful order from the federal judiciary the Constitutional crisis that history will surely find it to be. Future historians will surely find their silence shocking.
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2/🧵 Democracy cannot survive in a country (like the USA) that suppresses and subverts its citizens’ right to vote in free and fair elections.
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To demonstrate the magnitude of WI voters' loss: In WA State, we can REGISTER to vote AND cast an in-person ballot on Election Day. All three branches of government—executive, legislative, and judicial (federal, state, and local)—MUST be committed to expanding the vote, NOT suppressing it. 1/🧵
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h
🚨BREAKING: In a loss for Wisconsin voters, a state court ruled to leave voters without an option to cast an in-person provisional ballot on Election Day if they are concerned their mail-in ballot may not arrive by the deadline.
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🚨 League of Women Voters of Wisconsin et al v. Wisconsin Elections Commission et al
Learn more here.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 19h
We forget about the stories as the media glare moves to the latest outrage. I am in DC for the week, and the National Guard is still a presence on the streets. Especially jarring in the nations capital, like an occupying force.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE is already appearing near voting sites as voting rights groups reinforce their lawsuit to keep armed federal agents away from the polls in November.
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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Todd Kolod💙 @toddkolod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Donald Trump always sides with Putin. Make Republicans pay for Trump in November.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 08/10/2026
⚡US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Roger Wicker are pressing the Trump administration to begin implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act as soon as possible.
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US senators urge Trump administration to enforce new Russia sanctions law ahead of Oct. 18 deadline
The senators called for tougher action against Russia's oil revenues and sanctions-evasion networks, urging the administration to match European and U.K. designations of shadow-fleet vessels.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2026
New York City med spa owner admits to giving client botulism with bootleg Botox
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New York City med spa owner admits to giving client botulism with bootleg Botox
Klara Shuster said in court she imported mislabeled Botox illegally and dispensed it to clients
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Data4Miles @datafourmiles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We live in the most stupidest timeline.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
TOMORROW at 4 p.m. ET: Join ProPublica reporters for a deep dive into the changing private school landscape and what regulations do and do not exist around these schools. 🔗 RSVP: events.propublica.org/wild-west-sch…
Virtual Event: The Wild West of School Vouchers. Tuesday, Oct. 6. 4 p.m. Eastern time. Illustration: A giant orange pencil points up and to the right. In the background is a pattern made up of gray school chairs.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/10/2026
The Brazilian singer-songwriter sits easily in the poetry of the cosmos and his country, but communicates every emotion with tangible complexity. n.pr/4jcbyj7
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Tim Bernardes: Tiny Desk Concert
The Brazilian singer-songwriter sits easily in the poetry of the cosmos and his country, but communicates every emotion with tangible complexity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today seems like a Prime opportunity to play my favorite game: World's Worst Billionaire.
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Who is the World's Worst Billionaire?
Bending the knee to Trump.Taking millions in corporate welfare.Shafting workers and ripping off consumers.These are just
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Michele Dotson 🇺🇸🫶🏾⚖️🗳📬🇺🇦✌🏾🦾 @michelesgreenbook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
STOP! ✋🏿 Black male voters were not and have NEVER been “the problem” for Democrats. The REAL problem for America in the 10 years of the Trump era has ALWAYS been non-Hispanic white women voting against their, our, and America’s best interests. CALL THEM OUT! SOURCE: @pewresearch.org #RECEIPTS
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: In a major break from past norms, the Trump administration sent criminal prosecutors and an FBI agent to monitor voters in Arizona's primaries earlier this year. The push comes as Trump exerts pressure on state elections as part of an ongoing attempt to find fraud before the midterms.
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DOJ dispatched criminal prosecutors, FBI agent to monitor Arizona’s primary, documents reveal
The deployments mark a major break from past departmental norms.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The G7 just agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, in exchange for the US agreeing not to ban diesel exports.⁣ ⁣ That's not a solution. That's political leaders agreeing to look like they're solving a made-up crisis. youtu.be/I8waaPcvpQA
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 06/10/2026
Hey, Florida, are you ready for the midterms? We have all the resources you need to be vote-ready! For more information on how to register and other ways to get assistance with voting, check out our full voter guide: bit.ly/4haCXR3
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There are too many gubernatorial races where Trump’s MAGA Republican lackeys are polling ahead or within the margin of error. We must hold our family, friends, and fellow American voters accountable for voting against America's and Americans' best interests, period. Thanks @today.yougov.com
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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: Popok reports that ALL 4 federal judges in Tennessee’s Middle District, without explanation, mass quit/recused themselves from Senator Marsha Blackburn’s suit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith, and NOT ONE Tennessee lawyer or firm wanted the case either!!
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Trump RED-FACED as Every JUDGE QUITS Senator’s Suit Against JACK SMITH!!!
YouTube video by Legal AF
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The G7's new 100M barrel release? This is PR , not an energy policy. The real issue is the Strait of Hormuz. youtu.be/Cc21Z2WeWdU
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There are too many gubernatorial races where Trump’s MAGA Republican lackeys are polling ahead or within the margin of error. We must hold our family, friends and fellow American voters responsible for votes against the best interests of America and Americans, period. Thanks @today.yougov.com
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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 06/10/2026
New YouGov polls of 7 Senate races TX Talarico 50%, Paxton 44% OH Brown 49%, Husted 45% KS Hamilton 48%, Marshall 45% MI El-Sayed 49%, Rogers 48% NE Osborn 48%, Ricketts 47% NH Pappas 51%, Sununu 43% FL Moody 49%, Nixon 44% (Links in reply)
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Bravo!! 👏🏾👏🏾 @davearonberg.bsky.social is a straight shooter. Thrilled he’s joining the Legal AF family.
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Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Legal AF is very excited to join forces with with @davearonberg.bsky.social's channel the Florida Law Man! If you haven't yet, take moment and subscribe to Dave's channel with the link below! Dave's channel: www.youtube.com/@DaveAronber...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My friend @aprildryan.bsky.social’s new book is out & it's a must-read! Trump has been coming after April for years -- she kept showing up to the briefing room anyway, & now she's telling the whole story Join us in DC on Oct 20 @ 7pm Buy here 👉 www.harpercollins.com/products/not...
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 06/10/2026
Have some journalistic jealousy over this look into the crop of new DOJ Civil Rights Division hires from @glennthrush.bsky.social:
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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A REQUEST: Please stop treating the madman president as if anything about him or his presidency is normal. Ignoring the abnormal behavior of the Trump presidency and acting as if his decisions serve Americans' best interests is a failure of journalism. History will not remember you kindly.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 06/10/2026
Ken Calvert claims to represent California. So why won’t he condemn Donald Trump for calling on Iran to take out California cities?
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump insisted his Ohio event was “packed.” Photos show otherwise. trib.al/cbpMj6P
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Trump Throws Full-Fledged Tantrum Over Reports on His Latest Rally
Donald Trump insisted his Ohio event was “packed.” Photos show otherwise.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 06/10/2026
Californians' lives are not expendable in Donald Trump's unhinged, reckless war in Iran. This is yet another callous comment from the tyrant in the White House who dragged the American people into a war that we do not want.
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NPR @npr.org · 06/10/2026
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood. n.pr/4hxkVZj
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Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
* FED TO CONSIDER SOON RAISING BANK ASSET THRESHOLDS, BOWMAN SAYS @bloomberg.com
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🎼🎵🎶 Too much. Too little. Too late... 🎵🎶 NOT too big to fail. NO bank bailouts, period. #NOTTooBigToFail #NOBankBailouts
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JUST FILED: Big swing in battleground Ohio 11th hour campaign plans to curb gas prices ABC TV's big day in court vs the Trump Admin Teacher pay crisis New pushback against book bans Tons of enterprise reporting & newsmaking interviews in DAY AHEAD: macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/day-ahead-...
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DAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial Note
October 6, 2026
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Following the merger, Fitch has downgraded Skydance's credit rating due to the “materially higher leverage after the acquisition and significant execution and integration risks.” www.fitchratings.com/research/cor...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
14/ We sifted through social media, DHS statements, court records and local reports to find cases where citizens were held against their will for any amount of time. The courts consider someone detained if they aren’t free to leave. Full methodology: propub.li/4yoIKb7
How We Counted Incidents
We found and vetted cases from a number of sources, including English- and Spanish-language social media, DHS statements, court records and local news reports, in addition to our own reporting. We included an incident in our dataset only if we could find at least two sources for it. For additional details about the incident, like whether crowd control weapons were used, we accepted one source in some cases.

When DHS provided a response specific to an incident — including about whether it happened or the circumstances under which it happened — we noted that response in cases for which we offered detail beyond a simple count of detained citizens. DHS responses that generically denied ever detaining citizens or that are proven inaccurate by our reporting were not included.As with our count a year ago, most of the detained Americans on our list fell into two broad categories. The first is Americans who were held because agents questioned their citizenship. This time, we found more than a hundred such cases. The second category is Americans arrested by immigration agents after being accused of assaulting or impeding officers at protests or during immigration arrests of others. In that category, we tallied roughly 300 Americans. In many of these cases, the government accused but never charged these individuals with assault. Sometimes agents detained people because of questions about their citizenship but later accused them of crimes. While public attention often focuses on ICE, the immigration dragnet often relied on officers from agencies across the government.

Since the government itself does not track these cases, our list is almost certainly an undercount...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
13/ Collectively, these cases show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens too. Read our investigation:
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
12/ We spent months compiling every case we could find of immigration agents detaining Americans. We did it because the government hasn't. And now, we're sharing every one of those cases with you. Explore our database: propub.li/4egbSK2
Screenshot of database titled "Explore All Incidents Where Citizens Were Detained." Text below explains that this is every incident ProPublica could find in which one or more citizens were reportedly detained between January 2025 and September 2026. There are 506 citizens' cases in the database, and users can sort by what the incidents involve, where the incident is located, and the recency of the case.
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