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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
U.S. forces are retreating. That's what this means. "Pulled out and returned to their home stations in the U.S. as potential Iranian threats raise base security concerns" is a fancy way of saying the Iranian military has the U.S. military in retreat. This is unbelievably embarrassing.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Spot the difference
Side-by-side comparison of three social media posts announcing the death of former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert at age 84. On the left, Fox News posts, “BREAKING: Dennis Hastert, longest-serving Republican House speaker, dead at 84,” above a photo of Hastert raising his hand at a microphone. In the center, CBS News posts, “Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who represented Illinois for two decades in Congress and was later jailed for violating banking laws, has died,” above a photo of Hastert walking through the U.S. Capitol. On the right, MeidasTouch posts, “Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a ‘serial child molester.’ He was a registered sex offender.” The MeidasTouch post includes an image of Hastert speaking from the House floor with a C-SPAN chyron identifying him as Speaker of the House.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ANOTHER DHS VOTER FRAUD CLAIM COLLAPSES Trump’s DHS claimed as many as 15,903 noncitizens were on Nevada’s voter rolls. Nevada pushed back and demanded evidence. 15,903 became 185. Nevada checked the 185. The new number: ZERO. Every single one was a US citizen.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
alert the press: it is not normal for the president to be unable to stay conscious during televised events in the Oval Office
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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 17/09/2026
Patrick Hunter MD, the pediatrician on the panel, has a small twitter account that has only been tweeting about his opposition to pediatric gender affirming care. Literally every tweet starting in 2021.
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Patrick Hunter, MD
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How certain are we a teen on puberty blockers, then testosterone & top surgery has done the right thing? That dysphoria will be fixed? Regret won’t happen? Life will be joyful & contented?

As a doc, I’m uncertain about much easier diagnoses.

I regret decisions I made as a teen.

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Right-wing media knew that soaring gas prices would be trouble for the midterms — and spent months assuring their audiences that they'd come back down. www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...
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WHO @who.int · 22/08/2026
Don’t get played by false information. Learn how to spot and stop it before it spreads.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Stars & Stripes was operated as an independent newspaper from 1861 until it encountered Pete Hegseth...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BREAKING NYT: A month after the Trump admin declared without evidence that thousands of noncitizens had illegally registered to vote in Nevada, DHS officials were unable to substantiate the claim — finding just 185 potential anomalies, not the 16,000 claimed last month.
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Homeland Security Unable to Prove That Thousands of Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Nevada
The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 “potential” noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
David Rohde says that the major logistics problems for the Navy largely come from the fact that the Navy's chief resupply station in the Gulf of Oman was completely destroyed in an Iranian attack, and Hegseth decided to keep it secret, from the public, Congress and the White House.
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USS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base: Rohde
President Trump continues to say that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war and that the U.S. has control over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president downplayed concerns about the condition...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Stars & Stripes publisher announces sudden retirement, telling staff his philosophy of leadership and “understanding of the value and mission" of the newspaper differ in “fundamental ways” from the direction DoD wants to go in. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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Stars and Stripes publisher announces retirement
Max D. Lederer Jr., the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, announced his retirement, ending a three-decade career at the organization.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
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Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 16/08/2026
This time last year, the LA City Council presented him with a proclamation honoring his efforts. Federal authorities say Parias is an undocumented immigrant who had previously evaded arrest. But their account does not explain a growing mountain of evidence. interc.pt/4g2dBUX
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ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.
With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 16/08/2026
Somewhere in a sweltering desert, cockroaches scurry around the cell of Carlitos Ricardo Parias. He holds up a plastic bottle, gazing at the worm-like creatures swimming in his water. His other arm is turning purple from a gunshot wound for which he says he hasn’t received proper medical care.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As I’ve said before: The GOP’s long term goal is to delegitimize and dismantle the United States government in order to reimpose segregation, patriarchy, and privatization on the states they control. They are at war with America.
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Not A Bot A Lot @notabotalot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
@jimmypardo.com Balabans!🎶 bsky.app/profile/nota...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
And now for something completely shocking: an open letter to my electric company. open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/...
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin Total: 49-27 Black: 53-13 Hispanic: 52-15 Ages 18-29: 58-17 Harris voters: 74-10 Independents: 55-20 23% of Trump voters agree as well Economist/YouGov:
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NPR @npr.org · 28/07/2026
A new study finds that hotter nights caused by human-driven climate change are eating away at hours of sleep every year.
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Hot nights are costing you up to 56 hours of sleep per year, study finds
A new study finds that hotter nights caused by human-driven climate change are eating away at hours of sleep every year.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century?" fortune.com/2026/07/27/s...
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Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century? | Fortune
Should how much you pay in taxes determine how much your vote counts? Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke seems to think so.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/07/2026
WARREN: Do you still work for Capital One today? JOHNSON: I do. I'm here today in my personal capacity W: Ok. But they're paying you to get confirmed for this job. I also understand they're letting you keep a bonus you haven't yet earned. They must be really excited about getting you confirmed.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/07/2026
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E
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Staying in a job for the health insurance? About 1 in 4 Americans do, a survey says
About 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Not one more cent for Trump's deadly mass deportation machine. I'm voting no on Republicans' so-called 'Continuing Resolution.'
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
🧊✈️ SEATTLE ⛓️😲 👉 Young men & boys in shackles are herded by hired thugs from a chartered Eastern 737 to a waiting bus, to be transported to GEO Group's Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington 👀
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/07/2026
We’ve got 15 weeks left to do the organizing work it will take to overcome the regime’s election sabotage — trying to end mail-in voting, targeting registration programs, blocking vote-counting, and even attempting to ban states from encouraging people to vote.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wow did you guys know the same guy who invented the Jeef Beef also invented the twohorse dumpwagon?
At an early age Stevens was entrusted by his father with the family business affairs, and in 1821 at the age of 26 he assumed full responsibility for the Stevens estate in Hoboken and other properties. Also in 1821, he developed the "Jeef Beef," a cast-iron plow with a curved moldboard and replaceable heel piece. The plow was popular among New Jersey farmers. He went on to design many other technological innovations, such as the “twohorse dump wagon” for New York City; the "closed fireroom” system of forced draft for his family's steamboat fleet; and the "vestibule car" for the Camden and Amboy Railroad.[2]
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Abi Collins @abiknitsflora.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
To knitters out there who are sickened by the AI-ification of our beloved, historical and culturally-significant craft, maybe have a read of this by renowned knitting designer and historian Kate Davies concerning 'Knitting bullshit' #permaculture #knitting katedaviesdesigns.com/2026/04/29/k...
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Unraveling AI's 'Knitting Bullshit'
'Unraveling AI's 'Knitting Bullshit'
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Be Happy and Civil @beakindhuman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Not A Bot A Lot @notabotalot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@hbomax.bsky.social Seems like a "featue not a bug," but I shouldn't have to rewatch ads if I happen to rewind to catch something I missed. I already watched the commercials once, I shouldn't have to watch them again just because you're trying to get me to pay more to go ad-free.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops after recent fatal shootings, seeming to contradict new policy to halt them.
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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
With a huge surge of public money, new private schools are opening fast - without meaningful oversight. Even this Arkansas school - where the founder hit a kid, urged other kids to do the same, and stayed involved in the school's administration from JAIL - is still supported by taxpayer dollars.
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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.
One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/07/2026
‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention
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‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention
Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners The third time Anna Liedtke was subjected to an illegal strip-search in Israeli detention, female prison guards forced her on to her knees, covered her mouth to stop her screaming and raped her, according to interviews and a criminal complaint filed in Israel. She described hearing male guards laughing during the attack, which she believes they watched and may have filmed. It took place in an area separated from the prison hallway by a partially drawn curtain that her attackers had left open. Continue reading...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New from me: The Chief Design Officer of the United States, Trump's pick to rebrand the US government, just boosted the John Birch Society twice in recent days. He did so to claim immigrants are driving up housing prices. He is also a founder of AirBNB. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-chi...
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Trump's Chief Design Officer Just Boosted the John Birch Society
Joe Gebbia, the founder of AirBNB, blames immigrants for rising housing costs
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026
BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/06/2026
KARL: Rs are gonna make you the poster child for the D Party MAMDANI: Let them. We don't have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last year & over the course of the last 6 months what we've delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All" 30-100 years! Perhaps the most important and scary story you'll read all week:
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The Extreme Sentences Handed to Anti-ICE Protesters Should Terrify Us All
The sentences, ranging from 30-100 years, are part of an increasingly disturbing pattern of the Trump administration criminalizing speech and assembly.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Trump and Rubio announce they will entirely cut HIV/AIDS assistance to the country with the highest number of people living with HIV in the world: www.politico.com/news/2026/06...
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Trump administration to phase out HIV funding for South Africa
The State Department said the country had failed to address the president’s concerns about treatment of its white citizens.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "It's a multi-billion dollar payoff to Iran in exchange for nothing ... Iran won. Trump surrendered."
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
RFK Jr: Kids with autism will never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The UFC is doing a very clever thing: they have given each fighter an honor guard that includes a medal of honor recipient, which means every service member must salute as the fighter walks past
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 15/06/2026
From the @texastribune.org: “I would strongly advise you to leave our caucus,” [former state GOP chair Abraham] George said. “There is a Democrat convention happening in a couple weeks. Join them.”
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Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country
Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
SCOOP from @by-cjewett.bsky.social & me: Markwayne Mullin urged the Department of Health and Human Service to remove warnings from the FDA website about the health risks of the gas station drug kratom. Mullin owns equity in a leading kratom company called Botanic Tonics that could have benefited.
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How an Addictive Gas Station Drug Found Allies in Trump’s Cabinet
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Bob Sacemano @bobsacemano.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
he's talking about this sworn testimony.
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