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Dr. Jennessa Hester 🍒 @cherrypoppunk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Texas Tech is starting to reveal which texts are banned under its new prohibition against "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" research. Among them are six books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Galatians. 🧵 of other banned works. Yes, this is real.
Image of the Holy Bible with chains locked around it.
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Maria Dahvana Headley @mariadahvana.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Just go read the whole thread for the wild levels of idiocy on display by the Texas Tech's book banning for anything to do with gender, queerness etc, & how berserk it is, because of course, since the beginning of humans, humans been thinking about gender roles & rules, queerness & transformation.
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Leah Sottile @leahsottile.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
As extreme politics have normalized, young people have grown up not knowing any other way. For months, I've spent time getting to know 10 college students who literally do not recall a time in America without Trump. My latest for @thewesternedge.bsky.social www.thewesternedge.media/p/the-age-of...
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The Age of No Innocence
What if all you knew was extremist politics? Welcome to being young in America.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 18/02/2026
Time for Mayor Mamdani to live up to his campaign promises and ensure care is kept safe for New York trans kids. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @mayor.nyc.gov
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp: www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We need to shut down the word "performative" until we can figure out what the hell is going on. Of course adopting symbols of protest and resistance is performative! Performance is a core strategy for mass movements!! That's why the call them demonstrations!!!
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
When you look at the Wikipedia of an old white guy whose books you read in college there is an unfortunately high probability it will look like this
Screenshot of a wiki page that has the following sections:

1. Early Life

2. Career

3. Association with Jeffrey Epstein

4. Quotes

5. Bibliography
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 31/01/2026
If there's one thing we love, it's suing politicians to protect our constitutional rights. 💘 Support our work by shopping our new Sue Me collection at aclu.org/sueme_
Maroon graphic with cutouts of ACLU Sue Me merch, including two white tees with a heart and "SUE ME" on them, and a pink hat and pink sticker with the same text on them.
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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 31/01/2026
We’re suing Rady Children’s Health for violating its legal obligations to preserve access to gender-affirming care for patients under 19.    Rady broke its promises when it decided to end access to these vital services in response to the Trump Admin’s illegal campaign against gender-affirming care.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another. linktr.ee/twincitieste...
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it." - Fred Korematsu Jailed for refusing to abide by FDR's Exec Order 9066, he took his case against internment all the way to the Supreme Court - and lost. Remember him on Korematsu Day, January 30th. 1/
A young Fred KorematsuA photo of Fred Korematsu in his later years
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sixpenceee none the richer @kagredon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
xbox live took stronger action against jeffrey epstein than the entire us government
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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Last month, Secretary Kennedy had a press conference where he claimed that the original intent of the ADA was to exclude trans people. So I asked a bunch of experts and someone who was actually there.
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Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn't always been the case.
Forty years ago, disability advocates abandoned the LGBTQ+ community in exchange for legal protections. Decades later, they are fighting a Trump administration rule to roll-back more safeguards for tr...
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The blowback of voting to fund those that are killing us on our own soil has only just begun.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to - create safe spaces - protect schools - get kids TO school - check on neighbors - deliver groceries - help pay the rent - let people know of danger - feed the helpers, too! - and on and on
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Emily Belz @emilybelz.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This judge says: - refugees must be released in the next 5 days - Returned to Minnesota. Not released onto the streets of Texas, which is what's been happening. - ICE must alert the refugees' lawyers so they aren't released into dangerous cold without someone to meet them
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55. Needed 60. Zero Democrats voted for it. SEVEN Republicans opposed it: Budd Johnson Lee Paul Moody Rick Scott Tuberville (John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 29/01/2026
Rough day for Sex Matters
Image showing news where Sex Matters has lost (twice in a day)
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NPR @npr.org · 29/01/2026
Senators blocked a package of six spending bills that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats continue to push for reforms to immigration enforcement. n.pr/45zPhEi
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Senate fails to advance spending bills as Democrats push for DHS reforms
Senators blocked a package of six spending bills that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats continue to push for reforms to immigration enforcement.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

By Shaila Dewan
Jan. 27, 2026, 6:50 p.m. ET
Nine progressive prosecutors from cities around the country are launching a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws, one of the prosecutors, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, said on Tuesday.

The organization, which is called the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach, will also include Mary Moriarty, the elected prosecutor in Minneapolis. Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences, and its formation was spurred by “growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents,” according to a news release.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 28/01/2026
gallego sucks (his position on trans issues means I will never trust him) but it's very good that a frontline, moderate-coded member of the senate caucus is calling for miller's head and hopefully it will help drag the rest of the squishes towards this position
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
You can only be the rebel alliance if you blow up the tool of the empire, not use it for yourselves, i hate you guys so much
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/01/2026
Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
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Scotland sends baby box to New York after mayor Mamdani cites policy
Scottish social justice secretary says pledge for the city shows shared ‘commitment to tackling child poverty’ New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has received a baby box from the Scottish government after modelling part of his election campaign on Edinburgh’s example of providing each expectant mother with a set of essentials. Scotland’s social justice secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, said it would help the city’s leader develop his own plans for a “baby basket”. Continue reading...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚨👀 This is powerful. Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill). Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
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""We demand an immediate halt in all funding for these deadly operations until the violence, abuses, and deaths in American communities and in immigration detention centers stop. Congress must refuse to provide one dollar to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Patrol through the appropriations process and immediately take action to revoke the tens of billions already given through last summer’s reconciliation bill."
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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screenshot of text from Adam Serwer in The Atlantic: "The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they're the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive - because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about "Western civilization," while armed brutes try to tear it down by force."
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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Fuck my analysis of the Bovino firing was that it would fail because Border Patrol would shoot someone else in a couple of weeks I didn't expect them to shoot someone THE NEXT FUCKING DAY MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests - nazgul bodycams - morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring - shelob will be the new point of contact
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"I thought the idea of a patio in prison was a useless and irrelevant gesture," writes Lisa. "But I was wrong. This patio has changed my life."
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We Built a Patio at My Prison. It Has Changed My Life
Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.
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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 @moxiest.art · 26/01/2026
not productive: "here's all the reasons you should be understanding about why I was wrong." productive: "I was wrong. you were right. how can I help now?" and then STOP trying to get people to stop being mad at you. they're going to be mad a while. that's okay. just eat it and try to do better.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Get off Twitter, it is the only way these oafs investigate anything. It is literally dangerous to your speech rights to be or appear on that website.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"...represents a moral failure to protect those in our community," says the letter to management." www.businessinsider.com/target-emplo...
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Hundreds of Target employees urge the company to keep ICE out of stores. Read the letter to leadership.
More than 275 employees signed a letter to Target leadership that outlined four steps they say the company should take in response to ICE.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We finally got gun-control.
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sam @samthielman.com · 27/01/2026
You know what state famously loves out-of-towners and has the mildest winters in the lower 48? That’s correct, Maine
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daviss @daviss.org · 27/01/2026
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
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mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Our fight against ICE and fascism isn’t close to over. They’re ramping up their attacks in Maine, and if you can, consider donating to this local org.
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Without History @withouthistoryband.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The infrastructure to support people targeted by the state and the judicial system is incredibly important and absurdly underfunded. Even more essential in the states with cash bail and all the rest of it. The action isn't over till everyone is home so plan for it.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 27/01/2026
So do you want more civil disobedience and direct action? It's possible. YOU can make it possible. Support bail funds. I guarantee there are some in your state. Support legal funds for direct action groups. Support rent funds and food funds for protests.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 27/01/2026
That means someone needs to pay the person's bills in the meantime. Getting arrested, even without a conviction, often means lost jobs, lost healthcare, and lost housing, which has knock-on effects that last for years. And no, the state doesn't compensate you for any of that even if they lose.
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A K @aklingus.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The whole interview is worth it
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The DHS funding bill is effectively dead in the Senate.
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Wind chill is -11 in Minneapolis right now, btw. That’s how angry people are
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World’s Biggest Stagflation Truther @corncobanalysis.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Gallego confirmed he's a no on DHS to go with Rosen, CCM, and others. I don't think any Dem Senator has confirmed they are a yes.
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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
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