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@mpais.bsky.social
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progressive mom of 2 grown sons, Black Liberation, Union Gang,retired healthcare NM/OH, Terry Pratchett fan, drawing

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.
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Resistenza @resistenza.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always the underaged are involved with Republicans. Leaks reveal Trump’s FCC chair Brendan Carr spent 9 years in a secret sex cult that abused teenage girls. www.icij.org/news/2026/09...
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Trump administration gave firm with ties to ballroom donor the green light to do business with a sanctioned Russian bank - ICIJ
Private equity investor Konstantin Sokolov was also appointed to run a government enterprise fund.
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uneven21.bsky.social @uneven21.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump‘s ban of CNN, MSNOW, and Politico is content-based discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. I’ll discuss with @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social on @msnowreports.bsky.social at 11 am ET. www.ms.now/news/trump-b...
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MS NOW journalists denied entry to White House on day after Trump bans them in First Amendment test
The move could pose another First Amendment test for the Trump administration, which has faced legal challenges over efforts to restrict press access based on an outlet’s coverage.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The US secretly flew an American diplomat out of the UK after he was found with child abuse images during a dawn raid, reportedly without notifying British police beforehand. mol.im/a/16127415
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US flew diplomat out of UK after he was found with child abuse images
The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hegseth and the Pentagon seriously misled Congress and the American people about the scope of losses and damage inflicted on US military bases, equipment and personnel in the Iran War, the DOD Inspector General has concluded.
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mpais @mpais.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think it's Thanks.
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mpais @mpais.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I pray for fall every summer!
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is an appalling departure from the post-Watergate mission of the Department of Justice. DOJ, as we once knew it, is no more. Blanche has turned it into Trump‘s private law firm. What a complete disgrace. 
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Laurel Davila @laureldavilacpa.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Mary Peltola is on a mission to represent fish, family, and freedom. She is running for the U.S. Senate to fix the rigged system in DC and ensure it finally starts working for the people again. #BlueWaveIn80Days
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The Upside Down @theupsidedem.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Who is Abdul El-Sayed? I'll tell you who he is. He's the man who's going to get money out of politics, put money back in your pockets, and pass Medicare for All. #Michigan LFG! #BlueWaveIn80Days
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 21/07/2026
“My brother is just a vessel. It’s like they have to have a body to put in jail. And unfortunately, that happens to be my brother.” Much more here from Ana Bell, brother of Prairieland defendant Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada, who spoke with me not long after the anniversary of her brother’s arrest:
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My Brother Was Sentenced to 30 Years for Moving a Box of Zines
The sister of a defendant in the Prairieland case, which targeted Texas ICE protesters, speaks out.
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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Starting over as a woodland wanderer 🎨 Lily Seika Jones
Illustration of an opossum in a cloak in a forest.
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Menestune @menestune.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A robin divebombs and scares the crap out of this owl. Presumably because the owl is near the robin's nest. Had to add a gratuitous, close-up, slo-mo replay! #birds #owl #birb #nature #love #trailcam #Seattle #mom #goodmorning #PNW #love #funnyanimals #nokings
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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 24/05/2026
Sometimes as an NYT books columnist you find yourself quoted in the Atlantic by Helen Lewis, who believes two odd things: 1. That nobody is reading Pratchett anymore (instead of all the time, as they should), and 2. That Pratchett’s politics are hard to pin down, and Reg Shoe is not a fucking hero.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I've never seen a series finale as funny, emotionally impactful and downright spectacular as last night's Late Show! What a pleasure it was to meet the hundreds of staff members and thank them personally (and pose for selfies) for entertaining us for more than a decade. ♥️🙏-mh #GoneButNeverForgotten
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God @thegodshow.com · 22/05/2026
Remember when Congress UNANIMOUSLY passed an act forcing release of all Epstein files and to explain all redactions? This entire admin is breaking the law. Lock THEM up!
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/05/2026
One reason God will never be allowed on CNN is probably because I’d start shouting the words “megalomaniac pedophile” over and over again.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/04/2026
WE NEED TO KEEP CALLING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT MATTERS: California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs. Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵
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21st Century Schizoid Tran @grayathena.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Congratulations! You've unearthed a solid case for universal healthcare.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
here's how the FBI extracted deleted Signal messages from an iPhone: Watch more about this, and subscribe, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNUO...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Help me out here. 1) Trump's penthouse is worth more than $5M. 2) We know that bc records from one of his recent trial show him lying about the value. 3) Melania has recently sworn neither she nor anyone else who owns the joint lives there (Barron might, bc all NYU students need a place to live).
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Abby @arobertswrites.com · 15/04/2026
Trying to explain St Augustine to the pope, the former head of the Augustinian order, who wrote his doctoral thesis on Augustine, on his way back from celebrating mass at the Basilica of St Augustine in Annaba, Algeria, overlooking the site where Augustine lived is peak Adult Catholic Convert.
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Union Gang HQ @usarmyoverlord.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Governor Spanberger DEFEATS The Confederacy! (It's 0 and 2 for those demons) 🤣😭🤣
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Joe Rojas-Burke @rojasburke.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We're doing it here at ASU with >80,000 photovoltaic panels including arrays shading >5,900 parking spaces. On-site generation Capacity ~23.0 MWdc equivalent
overhead view of a parking garage topped with hundreds of solar panels
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
we have a complete prohibition against our clients using chatbots related to their cases. what you put into that chatbot is not privileged and it can waive attorney-client privilege if you put attorney-client communications into the bot.
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AI ruling prompts warnings from US lawyers: Your chats could be used against you
A U.S. district court ruled that AI chatbot chats are not protected by attorney-client privilege, raising warnings for legal and criminal cases.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
“He is not the owner” A Bush judge. Wow. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This interview is a uniquely valuable perspective. Please watch.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 29/03/2026
A man with no official title, no confirmed role, and no public accountability allegedly walked into DHS and started running a pay-to-play scheme with BILLION-dollar contracts. His name is Corey Lewandowski. Multiple companies say they were pressured to pay him or risk losing government contracts.🧵
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/03/2026
No Kings was so big this time, even God and Jesus showed up!
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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
☠️ You thought #Epstein Island was bad? #Israel built the only military prison in the world designated for children‼️ Children are subjected to beatings, torture, and rape on a regular basis‼️ Conviction rates in courts reach 99.7%. This applies only to non-jewish children.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Just days ago, Witkoff told us on @cnbc.com that Putin said he WASN'T sharing intel and that we had to "take him at his word."
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
At the start of 2026 when Trump repeatedly threatened a military takeover of Greenland, the Danish military were prepared to blow up airport runways on the island to repel US forces. Blood supplies were also shipped to the island so the wounded could be treated. newrepublic.com/post/208028/...
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Denmark Was Ready to Blow Up Greenland’s Runways If Trump Invaded
Denmark was preparing for serious combat.
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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
A side note: If you’re in one of the states that would rather kill you than let you have self-determination, and you took a drug? NO YOU DID NOT. Do not admit to it. There’s no test for Mife or Miso. (and in those states, do your damnedest to use oral route, not vaginal insertion.)
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GregSergienko @gregsergienko.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Really not. I keep hoping someone brings up 28 U.S.C. § 1927 in cases like this to get attorney's fees because this case was brought to be vexatious. www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/....
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28 U.S. Code § 1927 - Counsel’s liability for excessive costs
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
JUST IN: With disclosures for a potential vindictive prosecution motion due to the defense on Monday, feds (Pirro) drop criminal case against Army vet who said he burned flag in park to protest Trump pledge to prosecute flagburners. No explanation. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
First Russia benefits from helping Iran target Americans. Now Venezuela does. www.axios.com/2026/03/13/v...
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Scoop: Trump eases Venezuela sanctions on oil, fertilizer to blunt Iran war costs
The bottleneck of tankers in the Persian Gulf because of Iranian attacks has caused the costs of oil and fertilizer, a petrochemical product, to jump.
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Leewah @leewahh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I'm old enough to remember when John Sununu was forced to resign as Bush Sr.'s chief of staff after he traveled to a rare stamp auction at Christie's auction house in New York City from Washington in a government limousine.
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Marco @madeingermany.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
So why does that racist support Trump who hates dogs? Because he loves white supremacy even more than animals.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/02/2026
The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous. The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
​A screenshot of a post from the account Acyn featuring a video of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). The text of the post quotes AOC speaking about the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, drawing parallels to Gaza.
​She describes a "new era of depravity" where innocent civilians are starved or deprived because their political regimes are found "objectionable." She emphasizes the need to defend human rights, mentioning the risk of hospitals running out of fuel and children being put in harm's way. The video thumbnail shows AOC walking through a hallway while being interviewed by a reporter holding a microphone.
​Would you like me to help you draft more QRTs based on these specific images or provide a deeper summary of the AOC video?
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Becky Zosia Dernbach @bzosiad.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
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Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 04/02/2026
Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported. 6 years old. She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
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Kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed. Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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