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NPR @npr.org · 29/08/2025
The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.
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Amtrak's flagship Acela trains get a long-awaited upgrade
The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.
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Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺 @rochaa.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
In any other era, Congress would have opened an investigation into this. The corruption that we are witnessing is staggering. This is Ben Ali’s level of corruption and abuse of power.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The Trump admin said it would go after violent immigrants but they are giving this guy: *an early release from prison *a promise not to be deported for at least a year *a work permit
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Tess Owen @tessowen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
sick stuff.
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses. #NoKings
Screenshot of a list of the 27 specific grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 16 of them in whole or in part, highlighted in yellow and listed below:
"1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
3. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither [Partial]
4. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
5. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
6. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
7. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
8. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
9. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
10. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
11. For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
12. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
13. [Partial], abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
14. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
15. [Partial], and destroyed the lives of our people.
16. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us [Partial]"
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
F#ck. “A provision ‘hidden’ in the sweeping budget bill that passed the U.S. House on Thursday seeks to limit the ability of courts—including SCOTUS—from enforcing their orders *** The provision ‘would make most existing injunctions…unenforceable,’” per the dean of UC Berkeley Law School. 5/22/25
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'Hidden' provision in Trump's big bill could disarm US Supreme Court
The provision would bar courts from enforcing contempt citations for violations of injunctions or temporary restraining orders unless a bond has been paid.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This headline from the Times:
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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 27/04/2025
There are two Americas.
Headline. The richest households in America added $1 trillion in wealth last year. The richest people in the U.S. control a record amount of the country's total wealth. By Ben Kesslen.Headline. 56% of Americans can't afford a $1,000 emergency expense: We are 'living in a paycheck to paycheck nation,' money expert says. By Annie Probert.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Wearing a bright blue suit, texting, and then sleeping at Pope Francis’s funeral. What an embarrassing mess.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
There is no strict Constitutional prohibition against sending four-year-old cancer victims with American citizenship to die in Honduras. So it's hard to see what liberals are so upset about. by Jonathan Turley
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
We need to sue Musk to recoup the hundreds of billions he has cost taxpayers.
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
And is this? Just questions... nypost.com/2025/04/18/u...
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Alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia suspected of human trafficking, feds say
The feds suspected alleged MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador in an error, was engaged in human and labor trafficking in 2022, according to an internal memo obta…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Amid concerns that the Trump administration seeks to privatize Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, Omeed Malik—who reportedly belongs to the secretive Rockbridge Network (which is reportedly backed by Peter Thiel)—has been appointed to the Board of Fannie Mae. 1/
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Y’all are wild
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Happy 250th Anniversary of Lexington and Concord from the Supreme Court of the United States
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/04/2025
The National Intelligence Council determined in a secret assessment that the Venezuelan government is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, a judgment that contradicts President Donald Trump’s public statements.
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U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations
The determination is the most comprehensive assessment to date undercutting the president’s rationale for deporting suspected Tren de Aragua members without due process.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/04/2025
Police officers entered a woman's restroom to arrest a transgender woman who was washing her hands. She was taken to a men's jail and charged with trespassing. She faces up to 60 days if convicted. This isn't about safety, it's about cruelty. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-woma...
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Trans Woman Arrested, Sent to Men’s Jail For Entering Florida Capitol Bathroom
“I’m not a political activist,” she maintained. “I’m just a normal college student who thinks this law is wrong.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Goldman devotes a report to foreign boycotts of US goods. 🇺🇸 “.. this headwind provides an additional reason why US GDP growth will likely underperform consensus expectations in 2025. “.. Foreign Sentiment Towards the US Has Declined Sharply”
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Kevin Slane @kslane.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
1975: Vanity Fair writer making $175k spends 8 weeks with unfettered access to a celebrity for a profile piece 2025: A 10-minute Zoom call with Kenan Thompson contingent on explicit mention of his pharmaceutical sponsor in the first 50 words ew.com/kenan-thomps...
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
“The truth is that a tattoo identifying Tren de Aragua does not exist,” she told me. “Tren de Aragua does not use any tattoos as a form of gang identification; no Venezuelan gang does.”
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The funny part of this is that Republicans in Congress have been pleading for someone in the WH to get Musk to stop talking about Social Security, then Nutlick steps up to make the best ad for Dems yet.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
The Commerce Secretary of the US is telling people to go out and buy stock in a specific company on national television.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“Polestar wants to deliver the final blow. … Polestar is offering anyone who owns or leases a Tesla $5,000 off a lease on a brand new Polestar 3. Combined with their latest $15,000 Polestar Clean Vehicle Incentive, any Tesla driver can buy a Polestar 3 for a whopping $20,000 off.”
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Tesla Is Dying, And Polestar Wants To Kill It
The industry is exorcising Musk.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
abducted by masked agents of the state in the streets of the capital and slated for deportation for the offense of being linked to views
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
If you're critical of the US government and you are planning to cross the US border any time soon, today is a good day to review EFF's border search pocket guide: www.eff.org/document/eff...
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EFF Border Search Pocket Guide
border-pocket-guide-2.pdf
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
You wouldn't know from reading this New York Times story about Trump punishing the University of Pennsylvania for trans athletes that there are no trans athletes on women's teams at the University of Pennsylvania because the New York Times didn't find that detail worth including
A news article headline reads, "White House Plans to Pause $175 Million for Penn Over Transgender Policy." The subheadline states that the decision is part of a broader effort to push universities to end diversity programming and adopt stricter discipline. Below the text is a photograph of a historic building on the University of Pennsylvania's campus, with a statue in the foreground and leafless trees framing the image. The article is authored by Alan Blinder and Michael C. Bender, published on March 19, 2025.A news article continues discussing the Trump administration's decision to suspend $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania due to its policies regarding transgender athletes. The article references a White House social media account announcing the move, citing Penn's support of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas as a justification. A response from Penn states that they have not received official notification and assert they are in compliance with all relevant regulations.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Remember when the Washington Post refused to endorse Kamala Harris
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
tesla just speedrunning into enron territory
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Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing
Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows that $1.4 billion...
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
SCOOP: Hooded ICE agents snatched Indian-born Georgetown postdoc Badar Suri from Rosslyn street Monday, per court filing. Like Khalil, linked to pro-Palestinian views & Rubio 'foreign policy' power, lawyer says. Then whisked to Louisiana. w/ @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Reup: I've been trying to track the things Trump has taken away. This is VERY much a work in progress, imperfectly presented. But please let me know what is missing (or better yet, steal my work)! www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/18/w...
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Work in Progress: What Trump Took Away - emptywheel
A preliminary list of the things Trump has taken away.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Would like to report some gang tattoos.
Pete Hegseth's white nationalist tattoos.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists, according to documents reviewed by Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/c...
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Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I think it’s fair to assert that no Congress before the Trump era would have failed to investigate such cartoonish corruption.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
"Until this weekend..." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Understand that this El Salvador gulag deportation was done partly in order to make the fascist video that the president now transmits, with his fascist message. The cameras are all set up in advance.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Pence got cold feet after tweeting 🤣
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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Report: Musk’s grandfather’s political movement wanted technocrats to rule the whole North American land mass from Panama to Canada newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/tec...
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These techno-utopians wanted to put scientists in charge of government
In the first half of the 20th century, a group called Technocracy Incorporated wanted to reorganize society by putting scientists in charge. The movement flamed out, but its underlying message still a
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Generally not a fan of Nicholas Kristof but he's a sound person to track the deaths that Elon claims haven't occurred on his watch. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Achol Deng, an 8-year-old girl, was also infected with H.I.V. at birth and likewise remained alive because of American assistance. Then in January, Achol lost her ID card, and there was no longer a case worker to help get her a new card and medicines; she too became sick and died, said Labani.

Yes, this may eventually save money for United States taxpayers. How much? The cost of first-line H.I.V. medications to keep a person alive is less than 12 cents a day.

I asked Labani if he had ever heard of Musk. He had not, so I explained that Musk is the world’s wealthiest man and has said that no one is dying because of U.S.A.I.D. cuts.

“That is wrong,” Labani said, sounding surprised that anyone could be so oblivious. “He should come to grass roots.”

Another household kept alive by American aid was that of Jennifer Inyaa, a 35-year-old single mom, and her 5-year-old son, Evan Anzoo, both of them H.I.V.-positive. Last month, after the aid shutdown, Inyaa became sick and died, and a week later Evan died as well, according to David Iraa Simon, a community health worker who assisted them. Decisions by billionaires in Washington quickly cost the lives of a mother and her son.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Don’t worry there was nothing nefarious going on, we have a very good explanation. Our concentration camps are just overcrowded and infested with disease.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Citibank revealed in court filings on Wednesday that, under the Trump administration, “the FBI, the EPA, the EPA inspector general, & the Treasury Dept have all requested that the bank freeze accounts of several nonprofits” (including Habitat for Humanity) & “state government agencies.” 3/13/25
techcrunch.com
FBI, EPA, and Treasury told Citibank to freeze funds as Trump administration tries to claw back climate money | TechCrunch
The accounts were frozen in February, but documents filed today make public details which had previously been unknown.
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 15/03/2025
One very telling detail from Khalil's arrest: www.courtlistener.com/docket/69719...
Mr. Khalil saw an agent approach Agent Hernandez and say, “the White House is requesting an update.”
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Brian J. Karem @briankarem.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
NOW: They waited until late to drop this little nugget. Look what they're downsizing now:
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
We had to collect 180K signatures to put proposition A on the ballot to increase minimum wage to $13.75 and guarantee sick pay for Missourians. The measure won. Just now, the Missouri House voted to overturn our will. Without signatures…with a vote. They do the bidding of the wealthy.
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