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Teacher. Wife. Mom. Kansas Citian. Democracy matters. Support local. Onward.

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
what an absolute breath of fresh air at a time when the most miserable dregs of humanity are in charge and would love nothing more than for us to give up hope
As Mamdani said on his ninth day in office, his agenda is not simply about curbing the city's most urgent crises, but also includes helping "working people to afford lives of joy." That includes an intentional, visible effort to make many smaller-scale improvements to quality of life in the city. And it also includes efforts by the mayor himself to show up in the places where New Yorkers let loose and celebrate side-by-side with them.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is good, and I missed it when it first came out. Philosophical zombie indeed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
Newsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States."
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is a total clown show. John Solomon is infamous for promoting unproven claims.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
One more from the NYT, for which a team of 14 journalists gathered & analyzed new video evidence in the ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, which makes it yet more likely to be a case of murder. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...
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Videos Shed Light on Pursuit Before ICE Killing in Houston (Gift Article)
Surveillance footage obtained by The Times shows ICE agents driving aggressively in unmarked vehicles, but the moment of the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo remains murky.
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 09/07/2026
In a world of Graham Platners, be a James Talarico.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Yes. zeteo.com/p/trump-war-...
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Inside Trump’s War on Late-Night Comedy – and Why It Matters
Tonight, Stephen Colbert’s show will end. Trump’s deeply corrupt and autocratic efforts to harass and censor late-night TV hosts who mock or criticize him... will not.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 03/06/2026
Scott Pelley has been fired by '60 Minutes.' From earlier today, here's some admiration for his willingness to speak truth to power. www.thebulwark.com/p/scott-pell...
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Scott Pelley Is the Hero We Need
What we can learn from the ‘60 Minutes’ reporter who went to the mattresses.
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
something about how the essential innumeracy of racism has seeped its way into every fucked-up and broken american institution really got me worked up today www.theverge.com/policy/92159...
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The logic of the racist Supreme Court isn’t adding up
SCOTUS hates math
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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
‘F around and find out’ is still the Democrats’ position on redistricting and is even more so our position after the SCOTUS ruling. Hakeem Jeffries is talking about a scenario when Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, and New York are totally blue. We could get 52 seats in California.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 26/04/2026
BREAKING: New surveillance video shows the armed suspect running through a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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We Need to Prepare for the Mammoth Task of De-Trumpification
The damage he and his cronies have wrought could take decades to repair, particularly when it comes to science and public health.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If you watch and share one thing today make at this. Why is every democrat in the country not talking like this?
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Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 07/04/2026
I've now seen several posts from Democratic US Senators and House Reps calling for Congress to return to DC, and my only reaction to seeing these is: Do it. Just get on a plane and go back to DC. The House is in Recess, not adjourned. There was a pro forma session today. Go. Lead by example.
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Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump is an unhinged warmonger and war criminal using violence for personal gain and profit, while innocent people pay the price.   Congress must reconvene to pass the War Powers Resolution. The 25th Amendment must also be invoked. Congress has to do our damn job. War powers and Impeachment.
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nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
www.axios.com/2026/04/05/t...
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Trump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise "I am blowing up everything"
Asked if he worried about hurting civilians, Trump said he thought they would support it.
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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Brian Beutler: “If you’re unable to contemplate humans as complex creatures with interior lives, passions, and honor systems, if you see them as mere pawns or binary instruments—useful vs. not useful—they will beat you in a war” Trump thinks everyone is as dumb, racist, greedy, & depraved as he is
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How The Empathy Gap Swallowed America
When politicians stop intuiting human inclinations, they become dangerously prone to alienating the public.
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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I think some on this website and in general are confused. Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism. I have written I do not know how many pieces saying this. Also, if you are using anti-Zionism as an opportunity to say hateful things about Jews qua Jews, you are, I am sorry to say, being antisemitic.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Russ Feingold is traveling the world to get countries to sign on to global agreements to defend biodiversity; and it’s working. Dozens of countries have joined. As Trump and the GOP block climate initiatives, Feingold and his allies have figured out how to build vital new coalitions. #SaveThePlanet
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Russ Feingold’s New Mission: Preserving Nature to Save the Planet
The former senator has given up campaigning for office to campaign for the natural world.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Reporter: “If you could say something to Trump, what would it be?” PA voter: “You're a worthless pile of shit.” Reporter: “How many times did you vote for him?” PA voter: “Three times. That was my bad. Apparently I'm an idiot.”
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said." When applied to the current administration, I urge caution in using terms like "plans," "strategy," "policy," or "doctrine." www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...
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U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance
The U.S.-centric insurance idea runs counter to the realities of an international market, according to industry executives.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 12/03/2026
wait, we had to ask *THE BRITISH* to evac US personnel? holy christ these people are incompetent abcnews.com/Internationa...
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US struggles to evacuate American personnel from facilities under fire in Iraq: Officials
Some U.S. staff were flown out by the British air force, officials said.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/03/2026
What. The fuck. Trump wants to institutionalize homeless veterans. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...
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V.A. Begins Drive to Put Some Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I find it odd that the US is touting the use of AI in Iran AND blaming a "targeting error" for bombing the shit out of a girls' school, and no one in the media seems to be asking the obvious question.
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Centcom commander touts use of AI in fight against Iran during Operation Epic Fury
AI tools have helped the U.S. military during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, according to the commander overseeing the war effort.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"How the 'Fox News Cabinet' Helped Jumpstart Trump's Iran War" Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and Brian Kilmeade mounted a full-court press, urging Trump to attack Iran. Great reporting from Zeteo's @justinbaragona.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social. Read/share/subscribe:
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How the 'Fox News Cabinet' Helped Jumpstart Trump's Iran War
Sean Hannity mounted a full-court press, urging Trump to attack Iran. Plus, another veteran CBS News journalist says goodbye to Bari Weiss, and is Jake Tapper already pandering to David Ellison?
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nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Pentagon probe points to U.S. missile hitting Iranian school
A military assessment suggests a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile was responsible for at least 165 deaths at an Iranian girls' school, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly...
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
im starting to think the woke mind virus wasnt actually the biggest threat to civilization
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Gift link share.inquirer.com/MfblQD
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As ICE enforcement intensifies, one man works to keep undocumented families fed in Bensalem
“We don’t have to choose between risking ourselves and feeding our children," said one man who depends on the deliveries.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This morning’s essential read.
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Special Saturday Triad: What I Saw at the Battle of Minneapolis
The national media has moved on. Minnesota is still under siege.
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nikep.bsky.social @nikep.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Not All White Supremacists Are White
On race and the CBP agents who shot Alex Pretti
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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Outrage over ICE has spilled into typically apolitical online spaces
Fury over Alex Pretti’s killing has flooded the internet’s most apolitical venues, reflecting a growing outrage over the Trump administration’s crackdown.
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Emily Flitter @emilyflitter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
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Michael Meir Saltzman @saltzman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this. “This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
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Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 23/01/2026
“If you weren't ready to do something illegal or unethical, the president was going to be mad…” Former Trump official @milestaylor.bsky.social tells Zeteo correspondent @swin24.bsky.social how Greenland got onto Trump’s radar. Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/institutio...
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
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They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
It's a good question. thebwstimes.substack.com/p/why-was-a-...
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Why Was a Black Neighborhood Targeted Under the Guise of a Venezuelan Gang?
ICE’s justification collapses under demographics, data, and the lived reality of Black residents.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
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Steve Inskeep @steveinskeep.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The NPR interview with Pritzker Goes well beyond the Chi. immigration raids. Does he agree that gov’t may get in the way of progress? “Could not agree more.” What’s this billionaire think of billionaires in gov’t? “It’s about your values and not how much money you have.” youtu.be/BQTujyWZ6Ec?...
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JB Pritzker on “Operation Midway Blitz” and what he calls Trump’s “racist ends” | Morning Edition
YouTube video by NPR
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Note: Criticism of Mr. Kennedy is coming from both sides of the aisle. "[RFK Jr.]'s Senate testimony Thursday made one thing crystal clear: He won’t be restoring sanity to our public health bureaucracies, desperate as the need is." nypost.com/2025/09/04/o... via @nypost.com
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RFK Jr.’s Senate ravings prove he won’t bring sanity back to public health
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy’s Senate testimony Thursday made one thing crystal clear: He won’t be restoring sanity to our public-health bureaucracies, desperate as the need is.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
POPE LEO: “Let us plead God to stop the pandemic of arms, large and small, which infects our world.” He prays for the victims in Minneapolis, and “the countless children killed and injured every day around the world”
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/08/2025
What makes “The Great British Bake Off” so beloved is that it’s one of the most successful unscripted shows of the century and still feels like an underdog. Ruby Tandoh, a former contestant, shares stories from inside the tent.
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Inside the World of “The Great British Bake Off”
The show captures disastrous custard-making, quintessentially British faux-modesty, and the blistering hubris of bakers—including me.
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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Personally I think the real concern is that the GOP believes most people hate California and DC and thinks they (we) deserve whatever we get and Dems don’t want to defend “liberal establishments.”
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
America is no longer descending into fascism. We are seconds away from impact Military occupation has come to DC. If and when military occupation comes to where you are, there are things that you can do. This article outlines some of them
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How To Fight A Military Occupation
Friction. Obstruction. Demoralization.
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
if sandwiches are outlawed, only outlaws will have sandwiches
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
There's so much that's so wrong about Trump's "he stole her" comments on the late Virginia Giuffre. A great columnist pounces on this. @rexhuppke.bsky.social is a great columnist www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Trump says Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre, a heartless and revealing admission | Opinion
Without a hint of empathy, Donald Trump said his former close friend Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' a teenage Mar-a-Lago spa worker named Virginia Giuffre.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 28/07/2025
When ICE agents questioned a group of 11- to 14-year-olds who’d just finished batting practice, their coach, Youman Wilder, stepped in. “I’m willing to die to make sure these kids can get home,” he recounted afterward.
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ICE Agents Invade a Manhattan Little League Field
Youman Wilder has coached local kids for twenty-one years—including four who have gone pro. When masked agents tried to interrogate his players, he told them, “You don’t have more rights than they do....
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