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Activism made easy. An Indivisible group based in Schenectady, NY.

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Notorious Needle @notoriousneedle.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
@anatosaurus.bsky.social I’d like to submit the term “pink pill”. I don’t know if anyone else is using this term, but I like to use it for women influencers who push misogynistic (red pill) content. “Pink” because capitalism thinks women will buy anything if it’s pink.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/08/2026
As U.S.-Canada relations worsen, Michigan’s Sault area has lost an estimated $62.7M due to decreased crossings. It’s bewildering, a state senator says. He recalls Canadians helping locals fix the grid after a storm: “This is our best friend in the entire world.”
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As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice
Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sig...
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
While regime ramps up assaults on anyone other than the white, wealthy, male few it exists to empower, the story of how misogyny is at heart of horrors barely gets noted. In fact, "the opposition" peddles belief that our salvation requires making amends to the manosphere.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It was women-led movement called Women's March that emerged (imperfectly, like every collaboration among humans) as the repudiation to Trump 1.0 & helped usher in 2018 Blue Tsunami.
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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 02/08/2026
You can help elect Gun Sense Candidates, even if you only have an hour! Pick the virtual phonebank that works best for you and we'll send you info on how to make calls from home. No experience? No problem! We start with a short kickoff training.
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Mobilize Gun Sense Voters from Home 🗳💪
Speak up for gun safety! Make calls from home with Everytown for Gun Safety.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/08/2026
Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section. (Published March)
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She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.
A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/08/2026
WATCH: ProPublica & @drilledmedia.bsky.social found that oil and gas companies have been funding climate research at prestigious US universities for 30+ years. This research fostered a misperception that climate change could be solved without dramatically curtailing fossil fuels: propub.li/3TTgAGp
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What we are witnessing in our Country is more than a political disagreement. It is the normalization of moral collapse. It is the elevation of ignorance into identity, cruelty into virtue, and corruption into culture.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Further, we must stop calling abductions and even murders "immigration enforcement." "Immigration" means movement of people into country; reasonable people can disagree on policies like # of visas, process for green card, etc. substack.com/@anatosaurus...
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Call Trump's Concentration Camps What They Are
Andrea Pitzer on the history we cannot allow to repeat itself.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way around. In prose, the worst thing you can do with words is to surrender to them.” —George Orwell, Politics and the English Language www.contrariannews.org/p/fascism-an...
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Fascism and the English Language
Telling the Truth about Attacks on Immigrants
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/07/2026
Under Trump's CFPB, two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor. In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%: propub.li/3S3sflq (Published March)
Graph showing that the number of consumer complaints that credit bureau Experian closed with relief dropped significantly after Donald Trump's inauguration. The chart also shows the total complaints received has continued to rise over time. The x-axis shows year from 2021 to 2025 and the y-axis shows number of monthly complaints from 0 to 200K, with tick marks at increments of 50K.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/07/2026
The DOGE team was acting like “a bunch of people who didn’t know what they were doing, with ideas of how government should run — thinking it should work like a McDonald’s or a bank — screaming all the time,” former SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek said. (Published Sept. 2025)
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The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security
DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Epstein Regime is hell bent on paving the way for sending kids to concentration camps and/or into danger abroad by forcing them to face immigration court without legal counsel. @defiancedispatch.bsky.social breaks it all down: www.instagram.com/reels/DbbxrG...
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Defiance Dispatch on Instagram: "20,000 immigrant children may need to defend themselves in court, leading to more kids in concentration camps and opening the door to trafficking. Immigrant kids whose...
57 likes, 4 comments - defiancedispatch on July 30, 2026: "20,000 immigrant children may need to defend themselves in court, leading to more kids in concentration camps and opening the door to traffic...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/07/2026
Federal judges say they are losing faith in the Justice Department’s trustworthiness, legal scholars say. “Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.
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Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/07/2026
Here’s how some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures use a decades-old legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care. (Published Dec. 2024)
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How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
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Moms Demand Action @momsdemandaction.org · 31/07/2026
Even though David still lives with the trauma of being shot and wounded every day, he is grateful to be alive. “I will always think about why I survived when so many others haven’t.” Honor David by sharing his #MomentsThatSurvive story: etwn.us/4w9jQes
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/07/2026
NEW: Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with President Trump intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sign of relief.
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As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a Voice
Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sig...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/07/2026
NEW: California schools will soon be able to easily search the names of bus drivers, janitors and other school support staff to see if they have substantiated claims of misconduct. Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded? with @kqednews.kqed.org
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For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct
California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teac...
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Troy Indivisible @troyindivisible.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Today’s Times Union addresses Mayor Mantello’s State of Emergency. Join us on Thursday, August 6, 6:30pm, Troy City Hall, 433 River St , 5th Floor. You can address the emergency yourself! The sixty days are up on TPD’s audit on Flock devices. When do you think we will hear the results???
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ICE told this judge the law required keeping a witness locked up. He read the Constitution back to them and started a 48-hour clock. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-coul...
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 30/07/2026
Former @post-gazette.com workers went on strike for 3+ years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched @pittsburghprogress.bsky.social “owned and democratically run by its workers and members.” therealnews.com/worker-owned...
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Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.
Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trump regime made the largest healthcare cuts in history, slashing more than $1 trillion from Medicaid, Medicare, and the ACA. At the same time they gave away $1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest one percent.
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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 29/07/2026
Big shoutout to the dedicated organizers in Maine pushing to keep ICE out of their neighborhoods
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New restrictions on state involvement in immigration enforcement take effect Wednesday • Maine Morning Star
As President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement tactics face renewed scrutiny after the fatal shooting of a man in Biddeford, new Maine laws take effect Wednesday that restrict local authorities’ ...
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Progressive Schenectady @progress-schdy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Markwayne's new strategy for the mass deportation machine, "We're turning up the heat on the streets… What I’m trying to do is remove us from the headlines every day.” This means more violence, chaos, and dehumanization kept in the dark without accountability. Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Even by GOP standards, this is nuts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP sues California over ballot language that accurately describes voter ID measure
The suit alleges that the new language is inaccurate because the measure wouldn’t stop Californians from voting, just from having their vote counted.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/07/2026
After Emily Waldorf was denied care for a life-threatening miscarriage, her mother and stepfather, who considered themselves “pro-life,” were outraged: “If I took my dog to a vet and it had this problem, that dog would get better treatment.” (Published May)
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 28/07/2026
214 children were swept up in ICE operations in a new ACLU report, 32 of them U.S. citizens, out of more than 1,200 enforcement actions across eight states. I interviewed two of the authors. Full edition: austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Every speech, every lawsuit, every doubt campaign has the same goal: make you feel like your vote doesn’t matter. It does. That’s why they’re spending this much energy trying to talk you out of it. In the end, only one word matters: VOTE #LoserTrumpsElectionLies #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/07/2026
BP execs were deeply involved in shaping a highly influential climate science paper. The authors not only discussed ideas with the oil company but, in a departure from academic norms, passed drafts back and forth and welcomed extensive feedback. with @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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Indivisible Albany ❌👑 #AbolishICE @indivisiblealbany.org · 29/07/2026
“This is what ‘local control,’ ‘accountability,’ and ‘data ownership’ look like in practice: unnamed third parties with no Flock contract run queries through your local police department, with no adequate logging and no oversight.”
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Come on in, the side door is open!
More than three out of four Flock agencies report running queries for other departments at least monthly, bypassing oversight and preventing adequate logging. One in five do so daily.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/07/2026
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were “full steam ahead” looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s election, the investigation evaporated. (Published May)
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
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Angela Ferrell-Zabala (she/her) @ferrellzabala.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Sara Gibson was shot and killed by her estranged husband, who had at least two protective orders against him. Allowing someone to be armed when we know they’re a threat to themselves or others puts lives at risk. Sara should still be here.
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Oklahoma influencer killed in apparent murder-suicide by husband, police say
Sara Gilson was fatally shot less than two weeks after accusing her husband of pedophilia on social media
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Manosphere grifters have figured out that some men are easily manipulated by making them feel insecure about their masculinity. The GOP has turned this sales pitch into both an ideology and a campaign strategy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Any man who goes online today is apt to come across content telling him that he will never find a partner who will earn him the respect of other men if he lacks money and connections, if he is not bodybuilder-fit with a full head of hair, if he is not more than six feet tall. Online influencers who push this narrative have products to sell. They want you to buy their workout apps, their advice sessions, their investment plans. That’s just how a lot of advertising works: It makes you insecure so you’ll pay for a product in hopes of temporarily silencing your gnawing sense of inadequacy.Just as the manosphere and its galaxy of hucksters want you to fork over your cash so you can feel better about yourself as a man, Republicans want to make you feel insecure about your masculinity so that you vote Republican. Masculinity, in this sense, is a lifestyle product: one that comes with a set of political beliefs predicated on the subjugation of women, minority groups, and anyone else who men are told are their inferiors.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The multi-billionaire CEO of Shopify thinks a “good system” is one where the poor don’t get to vote in elections and the rich get to vote several times over. I wish I was kidding. Oh, and guess what? This guy and his pals are trying to influence our politics -- and they're arguably succeeding:
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/07/2026
The regime already spends $160 million a year to run Dilley, a concentration camp in Texas for children and families, and Congress approved $45 billion more for DHS. We shouldn't have concentration camps to begin with. #ShutDownDilley #FreeThemAll
THE FOOD AND WATER MAKES KIDS SICK - BASIC HEALTH CARE BEING DENIED - KIDS LOCKED UP FOR WEEKS ON END - SHUT DOWN THE DILLEY CONCENTRATION CAMP
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Catherina Gioino @catgioino.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...
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Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined | Fortune
Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Once again, there is only one apt name: MAGA Murder Regime.
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avidreader8.bsky.social @avidreader8.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I LOVE YOU #booksky #books #Kindleunlimited #thriller #suspense #romance #novels #geopolitical #mythological #darkromance #women #contemporary #fiction #fantasy #crime #amazon #sifi #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #author #readers #indie
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joes-spot.bsky.social @joes-spot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
ICE has many weapons in its arsenal, including small arms, pistols and rifles, body armor, and chemical weapons. Recent reports indicate that they have also have guided missile warheads and explosive components, reflecting a significant increase in their armament. sacurrent.com The Daily Beast
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San Antonio Current
San Antonio Current is your independent source for local news, music, food, arts, and events, with stories that keep San Antonio informed.
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Victory in Pea Ridge, AK! 🏆 Announced after "analyzing the benefits of the #Flock Safety LPR system, the return on investment the City has received, the concerns expressed by members of the community, and the amount of time and energy the issue continues to consume." #deflock #surveillance #alpr
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Pea Ridge Police Department to end use of Flock technology
The Northwest Arkansas city's police department is ending their use of the Flock Safety surveillance system after public backlash
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DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Policies" don't prevent abuse. Surveillance is not safety. NoALPRs.com 🚫 #deflock #alpr
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Employees at 2 police departments in St. Clair County violated Flock camera policy
Both cases have been turned over to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency for review.
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Troy Indivisible @troyindivisible.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Indivisible OneNYS Canvassing Training 2 of 2. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
This is the second of two canvassing trainings for Indivisibles in NYS, facilitated by Sarah Reeske, Indivisible Organizing Manager. This training is adapted from an in-person training designed to b...
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Indivisible Ulster @indivisibleulster.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
After 16 long months, this man’s struggle has ended but his fight for justice for all of us continues. Congratulations to Mr. Huerta, his family, his legal team and his union members. Fighting back makes a difference! apnews.com/article/cali...
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Prosecutors move to drop charge against California labor leader arrested during immigration protest
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss a charge against a labor union leader who was arrested while protesting against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in California.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/07/2026
Join us Thursday for the Hands Off Our Vote kickoff call: www.mobilize.us/indi...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.
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Russell Vought: The Shadow President
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Election Day is less than 100 days away. Donald Trump is deeply unpopular and the GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/07/2026
John Gai carried his sick father to a nearby clinic in a wheelbarrow, but he died from cholera on the way. Gai then pushed the wheelbarrow for hours through the camp to take him to the cemetery: “Nobody should have to carry a dead body among the living.” (Published December 2025)
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
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