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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17h
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Protesters barricade road to Vermont ICE facility with ‘community gardens’ - The Boston Globe
About 40 protesters built flower boxes in the middle of a road to block access to ICE facilities in Williston on Tuesday.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12h
The editorial board of the Philadelphia @inquirer.com becomes the first at a major newspaper to endorse (sorta) Trump's impeachment. share.inquirer.com/BnINC5 "A clear and present danger to the republic... the case against Trump is strong... the time has come to again contemplate his impeachment."
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The Case for Impeachment: What would the founders do? | Editorial
The list of the president’s high crimes and misdemeanors is breathtaking.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10h
Before and after: Why would anyone do this?
Before and after pictures of Mrs. Dell. She was beautiful before she went and got the Mar-a-Lago face.
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Scott Colom @scolom.bsky.social · 17h
Gas prices are too damn high. Mississippi families are feeling it every time they fill up and Cindy High Prices is sitting back and doing nothing about it. People deserve leaders who will make lowering costs a priority and fight for working Mississippians.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22h
BREAKING: ICE over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote. The internal documents, obtained by the Democracy Forward, showed that ICE's investigative arm also contemplated sending undercover agents to investigate the organizations.
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I spent a year watching school administrators do their jobs—and interviewing the students most impacted. I spoke to @thecut.com in a long-form Q&A about what I saw. Mainly, a system designed to protect perpetrators and punish victims in each and every case.
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The Reason Why Colleges Still Fail to Address Sexual Violence
The “Cornell Seven” case highlights what’s wrong with Trump’s Title IX rules — and how the system was always designed to fail.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 23h
Atlanta had over 142,000 eviction filings in the past year. More than 10,000 in a single month. Absolutely staggering.
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Metro Atlanta leads US in highest eviction rates with over 142,000 filings
Metro Atlanta is leading the nation for the highest eviction rates in the United States, with over 142,000 filings as of June 2026, according to new data by The Eviction Lab, a Princeton University-ba...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22h
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Nearly 40K and counting: Here’s where ICE arrested immigrants across NY and NJ
The total in the first 18 months of Trump’s second term is more than twice that of the same span under Biden.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23h
I've endorsed the Media and Democracy Project's pro-democracy election coverage guidelines. You should too.
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Representatives who are more responsive to the tech industry than their community constituents, who are allowing data centers to drive up electricity prices and pollute air, water, and land systems—these representatives are going to be held accountable.” 🔥 www.commondreams.org/news/wa-stat...
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'Halt the Out-of-Control Tech Oligarchs': Advocates Demand Data Center Moratorium in Washington State | Common Dreams
"Wherever there is resistance to this industry, more people learn that they are not powerless and that they can play a role in determining what happens in their community and with the future of AI and...
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all.
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This money is absolutely meaningless to Elon Musk, but it has the potential to completely rewrite your future. He's spent over $36 million in about 4 weeks, and he's adding millions a day. All to corrupt our government to push his agenda. Let your friends know what's up.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h
Trump is about to sell out Ukraine, basically the culmination of the 2016 influence operation, but that history has been memory holed. www.youtube.com/shorts/yDK-8...
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Trump's Team Sells Out the US
YouTube video by emptywheel
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 06/10/2026
Many states require that mail ballots be postmarked by a specific day. But due to a USPS rule announced late last year, voters may need to put their ballot in a mailbox days in advance.
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In an Intense Election Year, New Post Office Rules Could Trip Up Voter Registration - Bolts
A change in how mail is postmarked could lead some voters to miss key deadlines, including voter registration. Advocates worry the people most affected will be those already facing voting barriers.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 07/10/2026
Rick sits down with historian Timothy Snyder, author of ON TYRANNY and ON FREEDOM. His message: Trump isn’t strong. He’s weak. The answer isn’t fear—it’s mockery, organizing, and overwhelming turnout this November. A historian’s warning—and a battle plan. WATCH: youtu.be/7Y3o9rPG34U
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 21h
The Trump administration will start selecting lawyers for unaccompanied minors. Meaning the judges work for Donald Trump, the prosecutors work for Trump, and now the attorneys representing children will work for Trump. This is a rigged system that will result in more untold horrors for these kids.
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"In my 65 years of living, I've never seen the city in such an uproar..." deceleration.news/san-antonio-...
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'March Will Not End Tomorrow': San Antonio Immigration Protest Resists New ICE Facility
Community organizers and local elected leaders join vigil outside 640,000-square-foot warehouse slated to house thousands amid growing ICE violence and deportation enforcement pushback.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 21h
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It’s notable how many anti-trans activists who claim their actions are motivated by a desire to “protect women,” are currently attacking Jane Doe and defending the men who she says assaulted her. It’s almost like “protecting women” never had anything to do with it.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jimmy Kimmel nails it. 🔨
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 07/10/2026
This Talon Air ICE flight has now landed in Ghana, a possible third-country removal. Migrant passengers onboard have been shackled at the ankles, wrists and waist for at least 14 hours.
An ADSBx map showing N120LW landing in Accra.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 22h
This restaurant specializes in food that’s been thoroughly grilled.
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Darwin BondGraham @darwinbondgraham.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As usual, great job by @boltsmag.org assembling a massive array of elections information into a concise and smart package. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts
Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...
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NPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa
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Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
*adds to the impeachment proceedings list*
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 23h
Elon Musk's America PAC is quietly donating to the most consequential races of November's midterms, and @wired.com is tracking all of it - in real time. amazing work from @dell.bsky.social, who built this, and big lifts from @hugolowell.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social:
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Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 21h
No wonder the Trump people are opening their doors to people charged with bestiality.
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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 21h
Props to the photo editor for getting this down to the vast and trunkless legs of stone
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Right now society at large is paying most of the bill for people who drive giant pick-up trucks and SUVs, my humble proposal is that we should stop doing that and ask them to pay it themselves.
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CNN @cnn.com · 21h
Jane Doe's lawyer Thomas Giuffra reveals that just before speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper, his client has received a phone call threatening the life of Doe and her family. Giuffra said the call had left him in "shock." Read more: cnn.it/4hK2QWD
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Alfred Lund @alfredlund.bsky.social · 23h
There is nothing at all normal about Trump and he has trained us to expect this without question.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/10/2026
It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.
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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.
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Nancy Drew: Girl Detective @sonjajacobsen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Election bullshit Bingo! “Every square is a trope — a recurring story element from real election rumors. Line up five in a row (across, down, or diagonally) and you’ve got BINGO. The center square is a free space.”
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Center for an Informed Public @cip.uw.edu · 07/10/2026
Here's the latest from our election rumor research team ... ⤵️⤵️⤵️
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
can i get an AMEN from the congregation bc this man is preaching
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/10/2026
Solar really is popping up everywhere.
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The 'loneliest house in the world' is now solar-powered
A remote hunting lodge on a volcanic outcrop off Iceland's south coast, dubbed the "Loneliest House in the World" on social media, has been fitted with its first solar-charged battery power, reducing ...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“.. Oil market turmoil will continue beyond next year, executives said at the conference on Monday, as it could take years to refill inventories on top of meeting global demand.” @reuters.com ⛽️ www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Congrats again to Anthony Kennedy
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Citizens United, Explained
The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 05/10/2026
NEW: Fresh off of announcing her intent to resign as the Episcopal Bishop Washington (a process that will take ~2 years), Bishop Mariann Budde is featured in a new election ad that references her Trump sermon as she urges people to vote and "choose love, not ICE." religionnews.com/2026/10/05/b...
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Bishop Mariann Budde, in new election ad, urges people to vote
(RNS) — 'I am asking for your courage to love your neighbor, to respect the dignity of every human being, and now, to vote,' Budde says in the new ad, which references her headline-grabbing sermon to ...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026
The ICE Air Operations official handbook allows minors as young as 13 to be shackled on ICE flights. We don’t know this girl/young woman’s age, but if she is over 18, it probably isn’t by much. I don’t know how those flight “guards” sleep at night.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This. This is important. They’re hoping fear will hold us back because they don’t have the numbers. But it will make us stronger. It will bring people out.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins supports a dictator and brags about getting him to fling a few crumbs toward the peons.
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