Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialRuha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social · 11/10/2026“Texas Tech’s censorship policy does not just affect the humanities. According to the AAUP lawsuit, medical students at the campus in El Paso are no longer permitted to learn about racial disparities in medical care or how to treat underserved populations.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 1789389
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This is exactly what ICE said: "Parra-Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck." Now watch the video. They're no other word for it: They're lying. 16240601750
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Harris County TX. He's hospitalized: "ICE claimed the man ran in front of the agents' vehicle and was struck. However, the surveillance video appears to show the SUV veering left through empty parking spaces before running the man over..." abc7.com/story/ice-ru...abc7.comICE agent strikes man with car during pursuit in Texas, authorities say: VIDEOSurveillance video shows the moment an unmarked SUV carrying ICE agents ran over a man during a pursuit at a shopping center in Texas. 26145352177
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialNiema Moshiri @niema.net · 11/10/2026As I said the first time this study was proposed, this is unconscionable and would absolutely not fly in any wealthy nation. Medical experimentation on babies (withhold a lifesaving medical intervention just to see what happens) does not magically become okay if they happen to be poor African babies 9451198
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialNicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026For almost 2 years now, DHS has repeatedly told me they're not detaining U.S. citizens It's simply not true So @propublica.org published the receipts: a searchable database of the 500+ citizens detained by immigration agents during this Trump administration projects.propublica.org/american-cit...projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe 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... 151226586
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialScott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/10/202611-3-26: Stain Removal 29953404
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Bidenomics was working. wapo.st/3TNXT7h 03913
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialShannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A child was in the car when ICE recently shot a man in NYC. To give you a bigger picture of how immigration enforcement is affecting New York children, our story released yesterday showed how ICE arrests of children TRIPLED in NY state in 2026. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/i...themarshallproject.orgICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This YearIn total, more than 8,500 kids have been arrested by ICE in Trump’s second term. 112567
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center. 605150513561
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026this is honestly one of the worst and most irresponsible things he has ever posted, and that's really saying something 1168129093803
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialCenter for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act benefits the wealthy, while also putting students across America at risk. 097
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Congratulations to Donald Trump, yet another record high for beef prices tradingeconomics.com/commodity/beef It's very MAGA!tradingeconomics.com Beef - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News Beef rose to 373.25 BRL/15KG on October 6, 2026, up 0.08% from the previous day. Over the past month, Beef's price has risen 7.15%, and is up 21.78% compared to the same time last year, according to t... 02515
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A day after Trump publicly said his super PAC would pay for ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials confirmed the PAC will NOT reimburse the government for more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads. Trump is also still running these ads. substack.com/profile/2357...substack.comAmee Vanderpool (@shero)A day after Donald Trump publicly said his super PAC would pay for television ads promoting him that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials confirmed the PAC has no plans to reimburse the... 87147
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“.. defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting. abcnews.com/Politics/tru... 1501285700
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026“Tying funding for transit projects to marriage rates and how many babies a woman has is the sort of bizarre and dystopian idea you’d expect in a TV show, not actual policy put forth by the U.S. government — yet here we are,” Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state said in a statement.”politico.comTrump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit fundingThe federal government is seeking to revamp a national program that supports rail and bus rapid transit. 18426
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The 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) ⬇️ 9660813480
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 06/10/2026New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a US state since cases began surging in 2025. cnn.it/4zb7qEA 1115882
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 05/10/2026Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,004 as outbreak spreads reut.rs/4APc3plreut.rsPennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,004 as outbreak spreadsPennsylvania's health department reported 1,004 measles cases as of Monday, as the state grapples with a fast-growing outbreak. 99350
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“You kidnapped my son”ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.” 3373237
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialJacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"After measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system" @bachynski.bsky.socialinquirer.comA 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decadesAfter measles swept through her household, the young woman wanted to get vaccinated. Her doctor said she couldn't because she had leukemia and the treatments had weakened her immune system. 27512217
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialErin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses... 9491305
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 201865924
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 02/10/2026NEW: We’re reporters, not teachers. We have no business running a private school. But to show you just how easy it is to start one, we decided to test the process ourselves.propublica.orgAlmost Anyone Can Start a Private School. We Put This to the Test.Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hur... 9425691139
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialOriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...washingtonsun.comWhite House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the MidtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election. 1041209638
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 411378743
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 01/10/2026American factory construction inched down to the lowest level since 2022 in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries Total US factory construction is down 33% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone 212937
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialstevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...journalofdemocracy.orgCompetitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of DemocracyThe United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile. 10645342
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialJesse @jessemerle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not just a Cornell and Stanford problem 001
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 01/10/2026Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for New York governor, has received millions of dollars in donations from the family and businesses of James Dolan, the owner of Madison Square Garden.wired.comMadison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor RaceJames Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers. 710948
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571842058
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialNick Carnes @carnes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House has access to all the Flock and equivalent cameras. I genuinely didn't think I'd live to see the US surveillance state become this extreme. 34720
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialSarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Those losing their health benefits ... include refugees of war, asylees who fled persecution, victims of sex trafficking, and interpreters who risked their lives assisting U.S. service members in Afghanistan — all of whom are in the country with the federal government’s permission.kffhealthnews.orgUS Poised To Boot Legal Immigrants From Medicaid, Including Refugees and Sex-Trafficking Victims - KFF Health NewsThe Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ... 14726
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialBloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 29/09/2026The Trump administration’s pullback from food stamp funding expands this week, leaving states and counties facing higher costs to feed more than 36 million low-income people.bit.lyTrump’s Latest Food Stamp Cut Hits States Wary of Lasting CostsThe Trump administration’s pullback from food stamp funding expands this week, leaving states and counties facing higher costs to feed more than 36 million low-income people. 15427
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialLiveSquawk @livesquawknews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026US Atlanta Fed GDPNow Q3: 3.74% (prev 5.02%) www.atlantafed.org/research-and... 17120
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/202685% of those detained in MVPC have no criminal record. Eighty-five percent.motherjones.comTrump’s mass detention machine in Pennsylvania"ICE is just churning bodies into the detention system." 4222120
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 Cases www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comPennsylvania Measles Outbreak Grows to Nearly 900 CasesState health officials said 55 new cases had been reported since Wednesday. In all, 890 measles cases have been reported across 39 counties so far this year. 11201102
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)propublica.orgVeterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under TrumpHundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ... 36952569
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialPolling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jesus Christ dude 502371720
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026JUST FILED: Sitting behind her desk in central North Carolina, Amy Beros warned me: “It’s really hard for people in the United States to understand the scale……” of what’s about to unfold macfarlanenews.substack.com/p/they-dont-... 851856945
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialBayliss Wagner @baylisswagner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW: The Trump admin is airing *another* taxpayer-funded political ad, & this time, it's from his 2024 campaign. Trump says in the ad: "We will demolish the deep state, expel the warmongers from our government... We will rout the fake news media..." 3815169
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Okay, well, here it is again then:youtube.comMUSK | Official Trailer HDYouTube video by Elevation Pictures 7249130
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialLauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨 President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said. FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁 www.wsj.com/world/middle...wsj.comExclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After MidtermsThe president is skeptical that Tehran will meet his demands. 52228128
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.nytimes.com 7628981193
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 1241596781
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“When I was in kindergarten in 1961, I survived a near-fatal case of measles… my clearest memory of that period is my father carrying me to our station wagon & rushing me to the hospital. I stayed for a month, part of it in a coma, my blood pressure dangerously unstable” @jackiantonovich.bsky.socialstatnews.comMeasles almost killed me. Now I’m a doctor — and I'm scared of what's happeningJewel Mullen was in kindergarten in 1961 when she almost died from measles. Now a physician, measles’ return frightens her. 1640031684
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialMark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 411471806
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comA bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest booksWas a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"? 17884389
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialMatt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ezra Klein asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang about AI making kids worse at math and reading. Huang’s reply: “Does it matter?” Then he said he doesn’t know his own address or phone number. “We’re going to lose some fine intellectual dexterity.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o... 58755281519
Reposted by @originaldarcy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)propublica.orgWhat I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign AidPhotographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again. 361019551