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Lorren 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️🦩 @lorren13.bsky.social · 3h
The Senate hearing with Jack Smith farce has taken the headlines (on purpose?), but this 👇 is absolutely a disaster. Trump and Patel's gutting of the FBI has led to a data breach that endangers all agents and their families, as well as national security. A tsunami of shit is hitting the fan.
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Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 4h
I wrote this column yesterday about the widespread feeling in the industry that David Ellison lacks the experience and temperament to run one studio, much less two. I also foreshadowed the resignation of Cindy Holland today. 
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Nathan @never-say-die.bsky.social · 6h
Bro, the Pope sent the White Sox letter, they’re going to the World Series.
Letter: 

To Jerry Reinsdorf
Chairman of the Chicago White Sox
was pleased to receive the kind letter that you sent following the game that took place at Rate Field on August 11, 2026. I am most grateful for this thoughtful gesture.
As I have noted,
"sport can truly become a school of life,
where all can learn that abundance does not come from victory at any cost, but from sharing, from respecting others and from the joy of walking together" (Letter Life in Abundance, 6 February
2026).
In this spirit, it is my hope that the White Sox will
continue to foster
bonds of friendship
and solidarity among
people, and thus bear hopeful witness to the possibility of living and working together in peace.
With
these sentiments, I willingly invoke the Almighty's
abundant blessings upon you and your loved ones.
From the Vatican, 9 September 2026
Pope Leo XIV
The Pope wearing a Chicago White Sox hat
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 3h
@jonathanbernstein.bsky.social wrote a while back that there was such a low threshold for getting a Republican scandal claim on Fox News that people weren't bothering to do basic research on them before trying them out, and I think we're seeing a great example of that today
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Jack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart
A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts.
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mikeeoj.bsky.social @mikeeoj.bsky.social · 5h
"...the industry is being given a blank check to market to people of all ages and get them hooked at a young age."
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h
RFK Jr. says AI can offer patients “a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country” and has the power to “free us from medical tyranny.” He spoke at an industry-backed MAHA Summit, whose sponsors included AI companies. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/h...
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A.I. Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Doctors, Kennedy Tells Industry-Backed MAHA Summit
The health secretary, Vice President JD Vance and other top officials addressed a conference sponsored by corporations, including A.I. companies and others with business before the government.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3h
Nothing but super intelligence all around at the White House.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8h
FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...
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The Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part II
A quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality).
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 4h
NEW: H-2A worker Carlos Vargas Moreno experienced a catastrophic heat stroke when his employer, Florida Orange Gold, subjected him to unsafe working conditions. The same company was cited two years prior for the heat-related death of H-2A worker Carmen Sebastian Hernandez Mosqueda.
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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4h
You know that scene in The Godfather where Michael goes to the trattoria bathroom, retrieves a pistol, and shoots those 2 guys in the head? This is 100X better. Maybe more.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 13h
If this goes ahead it is Trump overtly taking Russia's side in the war against Ukraine and Europe, aligning the United States with China, Iran, and North Korea. Like the Putin G20 visit, it cannot be allowed to happen. We must fight.
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 10h
‘Independent security researchers said they found bugs in recent months that allowed them to view the internal communications of OpenAI employees, the company’s internal computer code and view the chat logs of ChatGPT users.‘ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The same people who think Democrats are communists think Donald Trump is a Christian.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10h
This is a new version of home-schooling, in which a multibillionaire buys a bunch of $1 million-plus homes near his own estate -- so he can provide living quarters for his kids' tutors. Gift link: www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
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Exclusive | The Gated Community Where Larry Ellison Bought Eight Homes for His Staff
The Oracle billionaire spent almost $10 million on houses for his children’s tutors and others about 30 minutes from his Florida compound.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h
DOJ has charged Wilber Garcés with felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer, based on the allegation he struck an ICE officer with his sideview mirror when driving off after the initial traffic stop. He was then chased for 8 minutes, rammed, and then shot.
Image 1: the agent is standing in front of the driver’s side mirror, with the mirror at waist height.Image 2: the agent now has has hands on the car as it starts to move. The mirror appears to be very slightly in contact with his waist.Image 3: the agent has pulled his hips back and the mirror is no longer touching the agent.
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Tom Marcinko @tommarcinko.bsky.social · 10h
Good report, but it’s probably worth mentioning that the executive branch has no business doing any of this.
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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 10h
Israeli authorities are expanding control, demolishing homes and pushing 2 million Gazans into ever-smaller enclaves. Permanent occupation only guarantees endless conflict. A new @nytimes.com investigative report detailed how exactly Israeli forces are solidifying their presence.
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Israel Keeps Expanding Into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show
The Israeli military has built new outposts and slowly encroached beyond the withdrawal line in Gaza. These are signs its troops may be preparing to stay for the time being.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Jimmy Kimmel had his wife parody Natalie Harp on his show. She played his unhinged assistant. It was as ridiculously funny as you might imagine.😅
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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.eurosky.social · 10h
"A fire broke out overnight on Aug. 15 at a building in the Estonian capital used by Milrem Robotics, but was quickly brought under control, the BNS news agency reported." @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
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Russia accused of sabotage by Estonia after arson at Ukraine supplier
Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that “such actions are absolutely unacceptable” and that Russia’s charge d’affaires in Tallinn was being summoned to his ministry.
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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 11h
@markwarner.bsky.social, D-Va., vice chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence, tells Morning Joe the war in Iran is “a disaster on every front.” He highlights rising prices, a radical regime ruling over Iran and no end to the conflict in sight.
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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 10h
This plan shows that Mayor Mamdani has listened to the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers — and put forward meaningful commitments and real funding to help keep them safe. Our full statement on NYC's first-ever municipal strategy to combat antisemitism:
A M N Y headlien: "Mamdani unveils long-awaited antisemitism strategy with $7.4M for prevention, security." "The Nexus Project appreciates and encourages the implementation of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. We are pleased to see the Nexus Document included among the tools that the New York City government will utilize to identify and confront antisemitism."Quote from Jonathan Jacoby, President, The Nexus Project: "“This plan shows that Mayor Mamdani has listened to the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers — and put forward meaningful commitments and real funding to help keep them safe. Mayor Mamdani’s strategy is rooted in an important recognition that confronting antisemitism is a critical part of the wider struggle against bigotry. Jews have always thrived in pluralistic democracies. When we defend one another and build a society where no group can be singled out for discrimination, we're all safer and more secure.”Quote from Jonathan Jacoby, President, The Nexus Project: “We're proud and encouraged to see the Nexus Document is helping guide how New York City understands and responds to antisemitism.

Building this strategy on a strong, pluralistic framework will help stem the rise in antisemitism while protecting the free expression and civil liberties that keep all of us safe.”Quote from Jonathan Jacoby, President, The Nexus Project: “We are particularly encouraged to see the strategy double funding for the Partners Against the Hate (PATH) program as well as significant investment in new resources to secure synagogues, nonprofits and other vulnerable institutions as well as expanding Holocaust and Jewish history and culture education.

This is a very important first step. The strategy’s success now depends on implementation and turning a plan into real action with real impact. We call on everyone across the ideological spectrum to help make it succeed — by offering feedback, working with city and communal partners, and encouraging the mayor's office to deliver on this promise.”
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10h
Generations. Several of them.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15h
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 11h
GAO has a new report about how agencies gave DOGE staffers vast access to sensitive data and largely refused to verify to GAO that proper security controls were in place. The most remarkable part is the agencies' displays of pique & rancor toward GAO for asking questions. www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
NEW: Kurt Olsen, a prominent election denier with no prosecutorial experience, has resigned from the DOJ after failing to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. The conspiracy theorist was hired last year to aid in Trump's efforts to relitigate the results of the 2020 contest.
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Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 11h
The Kremlin is placing more European companies’ Russian assets under temp management as an “asymmetric” response to EU sanctions & what it calls Europe’s role in the war. Nestlé, Metro, and Auchan were targeted this month. “Let them be scared," a "senior govt source" told Reuters.
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'Let them be scared': Moscow sends EU message with widening corporate crackdown
Russia has singled out European firms in its latest drive to strip foreign owners of the right to manage their Russian assets, government and company sources said, with ​the Kremlin accusing the Europ...
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11h
long road ahead for whichever neo-Nazi Trump staffer is tasked with doing brain surgery on the AI-powered America-dot-gov site
A screenshot from America.gov showing a question and answer about tariffs.

Header: America.gov with a small U.S. flag and a "Menu" button.

Question in a light blue bubble: "Who pays for tariffs on goods being imported to America, American importers or foreign exporters?"

Answer text: "U.S. importers pay the tariff to the government. Foreign exporters do not pay U.S. Customs.

• When goods enter the United States, the importer of record is legally responsible for any duty. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
• CBP collects that duty at the port of entry. CBP: customs duty
• A tariff is a tax on imported goods. Who ultimately bears the cost in prices (importer, U.S. buyer, or foreign seller) depends on the market; that is separate from who must pay CBP. BLS

Duty rates come from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. CBP makes the final determination of what is owed."America.gov Menu Who in America is entitled to due process? The U.S. Constitution says the government may not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The Fifth Amendment applies that rule to the federal government. The Fourteenth Amendment applies the same rule to state governments. Official annotations treat this as covering persons, not only citizens. Congress’s Constitution Annotated also notes that people already present in the United States—including those whose presence is unlawful, involuntary, or transitory—are entitled to due process protection in that setting. What process is required depends on the situation; that is decided case by case. Sources: National Archives; Constitution Annotated (Fifth Amendment procedure); Constitution Annotated (aliens who have entered).
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h
This is just crazy.
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Sen. Lemon Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 11h
hellen keller denialism is very popular in the stupidest social media circles around
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Andrew Hazlett @andrewhazlett.bsky.social · 11h
The stove-touching must continue until the lessons are learned fortune.com/2026/09/26/i...
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ICE raids in states that voted heavily for Trump are causing meatpackers to lose millions in revenue, and even Republican lawmakers are speaking out | Fortune
Meatpacking industry groups raised concerns Friday that recent heightened immigration operations in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma have caused employees to miss work.
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One thing I learned from Hungary is that moving on the free press requires overwhelming dominance. If an authoritarian can't shutter the vast majority of opposition media quickly, voters will simply shift to different free outlets — and get angrier at both the state and its would-be mouthpieces
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11h
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have charged a Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas, with assaulting an officer.
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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
Federal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sunday.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h
Tho I actually like this post better. IMO, one smart response to these ads is to taunt GOP MoCs that Trump is still sitting on mountains of $$ and instead using taxpayer dollars to remind voters what a corrupt asshole he is.
The inept White House political propagandists are using our money on government-sponsored campaign TV ads for the sinking GOP. The latest commercial tries to rally the dwindling MAGA base by reminding them that Trump once posed as a fighter against warmongers and a corrupt political establishment, but the recycled ad just sharply reminds everyone that the lying Trump is the war-maker-in-chief and presides over the most corrupt presidential administration in U.S. history. You can’t use our tax dollars to fool us.
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NEW: The Trump admin is airing *another* taxpayer-funded political ad, & this time, it's from his 2024 campaign.

Trump says in the ad: "We will demolish the deep state, expel the warmongers from our government... We will rout the fake news media..."

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12h
BREAKING: Israel snatched an American teen from his West Bank home in the middle of the night — just days before his birthday and during his critical national exams. He's now been held for 3 months, with no charges. Netanyahu just came to the US for the *eighth* time since Trump took office.
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First Draft: Israel Has Kidnapped Another American Teenager
Abdalkareem Issa Ahmed Safi has Texas roots but languishes in a notorious jail, one more victim of Benjamin Netanyahu’s cruel impunity. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is losing some of his most ardent fans.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 11h
Are we healthy yet? "The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and and the recall of tens of thousands of pounds of imported meat..." www.cbsnews.com/news/food-sa...
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Food safety becomes an election issue as major outbreaks and recalls cause concern
Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and high-profile recalls have made food safety a concern of voters.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Eric Schmitt is on The Charlie Kirk Show (yes it's still called that) -- and believe it or not, hosts are pretending he owned Smith with his embarrassingly botched gotcha "You caught him in this NBA game too in Atlanta" "Yeah," Schmitt says There's no mention that Schmitt had all his facts wrong
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 12h
The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 23h
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h
The money Trump stole from taxpayers to make illegal ads came from CBP. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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NPR @npr.org · 11h
A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants. n.pr/4hsdMIs
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Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships
A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants.
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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every French presidential poll LADY HITLER - 35% JEAN D'AUSTÉRITÉ - 18% CHUD COMMUNISTE - 17%
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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 15h
Meanwhile...
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 13h
“The problem is that the fires are everywhere right now.” www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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‘On a scale of 1 to 10, 10’: Trump’s midterm travel schedule underscores GOP troubles
Each trip to play defense robs the GOP of a chance to put Democrats on the back foot in states that are traditionally competitive.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11h
I would give up a third of my 401K -- make that half of it -- to watch Senator Schmitt chew out the aide who came up with this scheme to entrap Jack Smith.
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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 19h
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Flare fire at night, on the Western Front, in WW1 (1917). 📷 Unknown
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 12h
El Salvador is still imprisoning deportees from the U.S., even after Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case sparked a backlash. Some are disappearing www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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El Salvador’s Mass Incarceration of U.S. Deportees
The world moved on after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but people continue to disappear in a black hole of imprisonment.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 12h
He thought he was making the Fox News clip of the hearing when he was making the MSNOW clip.
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 12h
*US OFFERS UP TO 40 MILLION BARRELS FROM STRATEGIC OIL RESERVE lmao even line go down
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 12h
Unaccompanied children as young as 2 are forced to represent themselves in immigration court without any legal services: "The kids who are unrepresented, they can’t read the form, much less figure out how to file it. ... No one is asking a single question — who will you go to? Will you be safe?"
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