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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026

The other companies taking photos of your licence plate aren’t household names in the same way Flock is, nor have they been subject to the same backlash.

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Flock is cancelled—and their competitors are profiting

Other brands are still dodging the backlash around automated license plate readers.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

He can say it however many times he wants, the fact remains that Iran is still targeting vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and the situation won’t stabilize until the administration pulls their heads out of their ass.

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Amanda Carpenter @amandacarpenter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A little thread on Trump's CRYPTO ventures because I don't think ppl are seeing how totally corruptive it is to the system. Let's start w this. When investors dump millions into Trump’s crypto ventures, what are they actually paying for? It has no intrinsic value.

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James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Words like these get tossed off every day now: "If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them." But russchoma.bsky.social reports on another terrible dynamic with this one. Trump has a golf and villa project there, blessed by the Omani crown: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

motherjones.com

Trump's bombing threats have a golf course problem

His Oman resort sits just miles from the strait where he's promising to send in the US military.

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biggivenotbiggov.bsky.social @biggivenotbiggov.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

"No socialist movement which aimed at complete equality has ever gained substantial support." - Hayek "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." - Orwell "A change in name is not a change in nature." - Labaddie

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This is ridiculously scary. Yes, we are currently talking about ballrooms and reflecting pools and inflation and Iran and Venezuela and Epstein and crypto grift and the moral rot of the GOP. But all that is going to be forgotten soon. Shit is about to get real, as they say.

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 03/08/2026

Proposition 40, which voters will decide on in November, would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of California’s roughly 200 billionaires.

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California Democratic Party endorses billionaire tax measure

Proposition 40, which voters will decide on in November, would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of California’s roughly 200 billionaires.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

School vouchers -- funded with billions in taxpayer money -- have become such a financial boon to private religious schools that one Michigan company encouraged churches to tap into what it dubbed “God’s new gold mine.”

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Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.

As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Oh, look! The wildly corrupt Trump administration, which doesn't care about the working class, came up with *another* way to take money out of the pockets of ordinary Americans struggling to get by and funneling it to the rich corporations that bribe Donald.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Republican Party loses again. They tried and failed seeking to invalidate Arizona election rules that prevent voter intimidation and harassment at polling places. Think about that. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...

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Say The Thing Tee @saythethingtee.com · 20/06/2026

It appears Grok killed the schoolchildren in Iran, in tandem with a US military under Pete Hegseth who DGAF. Remember when Anthropic said 'No' to Hegseth's demand that they allow the DoD to use Claude to kill autonomously, with no human oversight? Check out this timeline:

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Right-wing hawks are embarked on a truly pathetic effort to blame the MOU’s contents on Vance, while absolving Trump of responsibility for the document that he signed and publicly describes as “a very strong deal.” www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

In this telling, Trump — who has spent recent weeks planning a birthday bash featuring military flyovers and a UFC fight at the White House, ensuring that the bottom of the Reflecting Pool is painted “American flag blue,” and complaining about his name being removed from the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts — simply lost track of the negotiations to end the war he started, is either too lazy to read the page and a half agreement or too stupid to understand its contents, and was hoodwinked by his perfidious vice president.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

“The mental gymnastics to rationalize that Trump is surrendering to Iran. He's bored. He made a mistake. It's a quagmire- this is politically really bad for him, so he's trying to do what he does and sell a con.” @tarasetmayer.bsky.social & @SarahAMatthews1 shred Trump & the GOP’s hypocrisy

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

He never misses an opportunity to include regular working New Yorkers in the big events, and making all the joy and community building opportunities to be shared by all. I love Mamdani. Period. Best Mayor I have ever seen.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 29/05/2026

"This idea that they can just pay money and then continue on with the same behavior, that’s what we object to," says Nadia Milleron, whose daughter was among the hundreds of people killed in Boeing crashes in 2018 and 2019. "We want to expose what they’re actually doing in the company."

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Jury Awards Family $50M for Daughter’s Death in Boeing Crash as Mother Vows to Keep Fighting

A jury in Chicago has ordered Boeing to pay nearly $50 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old who was one of a total of 346 people killed in a pair of Boeing 737 MAX jet crashes less than...

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Veterans are infuriated by the White House “gamifying" the war with Iran, which has already killed thousands.

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Veterans Tear Into Trump’s ‘Obscene’ War Memes

War isn’t a game, say people who have actually been in one.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This is Trump’s economy designed by billionaires, for billionaires: The rich are getting richer while workers and families struggle to pay for groceries and gas.

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Iran looking to formalize its control over the Strait and its power to receive tolls from favored nations in exchange for freedom of movement says India, Pakistan, Iraq, Malaysia and China are in negotiations now to establish rules of transit www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

aljazeera.com

Iran developing a ‘vetting system’ for Strait of Hormuz transit: Report

Lloyd's List reports that ships could be allowed to pass through 'safe corridor' once they are approved by IRGC.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🧵🧵🧵 2. What are the chances … .. that Trump never had sex with an underage female, considering that he once said his 17-year-old daughter Ivanka made him promise not to date anyone younger than her?

theweek.com

Listen to Donald Trump recount how his 17-year-old daughter made him 'swear' not to date someone younger than her

The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week

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MS NOW @ms.now · 25/03/2026

NEW: Special counsel Jack Smith gathered evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump took many top-secret documents that related to his worldwide business interests. MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig shares more on her reporting www.ms.now/news/trump-c...

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 28/01/2026

As travelers face flight delays/cancelations, just a reminder that the Trump admin dismantled consumer protections like refunds for delays, lodging and meals. All under the leadership of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former airline lobbyist...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

From relocation to paid vacation (instead of incarceration) And how do we even know when we don’t know their names?

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 15/12/2025

In 2025, @pressfreedomtracker.us documented at least 32 instances in which journalists were detained or charged — just for doing their jobs. Nearly 90% of them occurred while journalists were covering demonstrations. Read our annual arrest report:

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Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025

More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 15/12/2025

The CHA is one of a handful of housing authorities across the country being audited.

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Chicago Housing Authority subject of HUD audit citing immigration and criminal activity, records show

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RNS @rns.org · 15/12/2025

DHS is accusing Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley of submitting inconsistent migrant data and billing the government for services provided to migrants beyond the federal 45-day limit. religionnews.com/2025/12/12/d...

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DHS threatens Sister Norma Pimentel's migrant aid with 6-year funding ban

(RNS) — 'I take very seriously every single dollar entrusted to us,' said Pimentel in a statement responding to the DHS accusations, which included providing migrant services beyond the federal limit.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15/12/2025

OPINION: "As a practicing obstetrician and medical researcher with nearly two decades of experience taking care of pregnant patients, I have to make a dozen decisions about acetaminophen use on any given day when I am working in the hospital," Tami S. Rowen writes. buff.ly/wXoYxeM

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Opinion | How Misleading Statements on Acetaminophen Leave Expectant Parents Confused

Tami S. Rowen writes about how the Trump administration’s misleading statements on acetaminophen's safety may be dangerous for expectant mothers.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 29/11/2025

Mississippi Senate District 26 candidate Letitia Johnson is skeptical of data centers coming to the state. "All the information that I've read about data centers is that they only create between 20 and 100 sustainable jobs. Everything else is temporary," she says.

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Q&A: Letitia Johnson, Mississippi Senate District 26 Candidate

Letitia Johnson, a candidate for Mississippi Senate District 26 Senate, spoke with the Mississippi Free Press about issues ranging from public safety, JXN Water and data centers ahead of the Dec. 2…

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/11/2025

An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 11 people and wounded four, state media and the Lebanese Health Ministry said. to.pbs.org/47LZgrw

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Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 11 people, Lebanese ministry says

The Israeli military said it struck a training center for Hamas, saying that the site was being used to prepare an attack against the Israeli army.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14/11/2025

For Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, the annual olive harvest has become a time of terror. Across 77 towns and villages, according to U.N. figures, gangs of Jewish extremists have vandalized more than 4,000 trees and saplings.

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Israeli settler attacks in West Bank threaten vital olive harvest

Violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are at a record high, the United Nations says, making it perilous to carry out the economically crucial harvest.

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NPR @npr.org · 13/11/2025

Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson. (via @wesa.fm)

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Sen. Fetterman hospitalized in Pittsburgh after heart episode, fall outside his Braddock home

Fetterman fell, hitting his face, while taking a walk and experiencing an episode of ventricular fibrillation, according to a spokesperson.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 15/10/2025

“I was hung from the metal shackles on my wrists and ankles and beaten in the stomach, back, face, ear and skull by a group of men and women guards, one of whom sat on my neck and face, blocking my airways…Our cell was awoken with threats of rape.” Crickets from the State Department. Awful.

democracynow.org

Journalist Abducted by Israel Says She Was Tortured in Israeli Custody

A journalist who was abducted by Israeli forces last week as she accompanied a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid vessel says she was tortured in Israeli custody alongside activists seeking to break Israel’s...

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 23/08/2025

Greg Iles said he knew he had “nothing to teach Black readers” about racism, but hoped to influence white readers. “If I can make white readers see America—even a little bit—through a Black character’s eyes, we have a better chance of finding common ground,” he said.

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Greg Iles, 'Natchez Burning' Trilogy Author, Dies at 65

Greg Iles, the author of the “Natchez Burning” trilogy, died at 65 after a decades-long battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

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Doug Profitt @doug-profitt.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

THAT is how it’s done.

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progressiveabf.bsky.social @progressiveabf.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Hasn't Dean Cain played a psycho on a Lifetime movie? Bringing that to real life. Disgusting.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

More on Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith: ➡️ He said that the descendants of slaves should pay reparations to the descendants of slave owners ➡️ He urged Congress to make J6 a national holiday ➡️ He called for Trump’s birthday to be made a national holiday (“MAGA Day”)

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Interesting read with a lot of good information. I believe a combination of releases (and potentially even shutting down the DC Jail permanently) and pardons are in order.
In addition, President Trump should ask Congress to offer reparations to the tune of $1 million per family (at least) as restitution to remunerate the defendants and their families for their losses.
A separate independent fund should be set up by Congress to allow j6 defendants to claim relief, going forward, to any such discrimination - employment, housing, or otherwise - stemming from their J6-related activities.
In addition, Congress should make J6 a national holiday - and memorialize the occasion as tribute to the victims and their families, particularly those who lost their lives.

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

The news on our economy just keeps getting worse. Inflation is up Market is falling Jobs report is stunningly bad It’s time to brace for impact. ✅Check your voter registration ✅Help your friends and neighbors do the same and/or register to vote ✅Volunteer to help a Dem Candidate in your area NOW

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