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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19h
Bill Pulte has abused his position to cry wolf on mortgage fraud against Trump's perceived enemies. Now, Pulte is getting rid of the law enforcement personnel who investigate criminal mortgage fraud, leaving the US housing market at risk. All to protect himself.
Pulte’s FHFA watchdog budget cuts will ‘eliminate’ criminal enforcement, inspector general says.
The agency’s Inspector General told Congress it will have to cut up to 80% of its staff.
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 21h
The next Democratic attorney general should dedicate a deputy full-time to investigating everything Kushner has done over the past decade with the explicit aim of clawing back billions from him and throwing him in prison. It's the most blatant corruption in American history. bsky.app/profile/cnni...
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026
The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 29/09/2026
617 days into his 2nd term, Trump's Department of Transportation has *still* not approved a single new transit project for full funding. The problems I highlighted in March—how this lack of funding only makes projects cost more & delays completion—have only worsened www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...
There have been no approvals for new transit projects in the entire 2nd Trump Administration. This graph, produced in March 2026, remains accurate now, in September 2026.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The torture and trafficking of immigrant kids continues apace, with plans to remove the 2,500 unaccompanied kids presently held captive. We need a relentless drumbeat: What are they doing to the children? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children
Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Multibillion-dollar schemes like A7 are much easier when the United States simply gives up on countering Russian sanctions evasion. The Kremlin agent gloating in this story could show a bit more humility. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
During the Biden administration, the Treasury Department made cracking down on sanctions evasion a centerpiece of its effort to punish Russia. The department imposed thousands of additional sanctions, targeting companies and networks designed to move money around financial restrictions.

The pressure has largely disappeared. Since President Trump returned to office, the administration has removed more restrictions than it has added, according to a Times analysis of Treasury data.

That has made it harder for banks to screen for illicit activity, in part because new actors and organizations can spring up without fresh information. A7 shell companies, for example, have facilitated payments to companies that banked at major American and European banks, The Times found.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
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White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Education Department today removed the Biden-era Title IX rule that addressed discrimination against students based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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U.S. Department of Education Formally Rescinds the Biden Administration’s Illegal Title IX Rewrite, Reinstating the 2020 Regulation
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) formally rescinded the Biden Administration’s illegal regulation implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
US Ambassador to China David Perdue says in their recent meeting Trump asked President Xi if China wanted to buy weapons systems from the US.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We found some more fraud, waste, and abuse. The third government-funded Trump ad has been identified by AdImpact in recent days. The latest ad is nearly identical to a video Trump posted during his 2024 presidential campaign. It shows him walking down a hallway declaring, “This is the final battle.”
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 27/09/2026
NEWS — At TribFest, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) appears to misspeak, calling himself a “lifelong Republican,” and declines to commit to being the “51st Democrat” if Democrats win the majority. “Let’s revisit after the midterms, and let’s see what happens if I happen to be 51.”
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I should add that in addition to being much funnier than anticipated--Musk is going to be intensely humiliated by this movie, it's going to attack the deepest wounds he tries so hard to conceal--it is also bone-chilling. I think he gutted USAID with DOGE to kill masses of people in the third world.
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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026
Dr. Oz is on my flight right now. He is sitting in the very first seat, front row. I saw him get on the plane. So when I stepped off the jetway onto the plane I approached him and put my hand out. What the man in charge of healthcare for the people on the very margins of society said…was revealing
Dr. Oz on flight
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
nytimes.com
‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 25/09/2026
BTW, of these top ten global cities, two have mayors that identify as "democratic socialist" (NYC & Seattle), one is Labour (London), one is Parti Socialiste (Paris), one is Social Democratic (Zurich) and three are Democrats (San Francisco, Boston, San Jose).
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can’t believe our tax dollars are being used for political ads. The White House is now airing a taxpayer-funded ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. The 30-second spot has all the markings of a campaign ad, except the disclaimer at the bottom says: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE brutally detain woman's gardener-right in front of her house. 4 goons drag and violently pull man out of truck head-first. Kneel on his back after pinned down to pavement. "I can't breathe! I can't breathe!" he cries out. Incident occurred in Everett, Washington.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Jeremiah Oshan @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · 22/09/2026
Was just informed that @seattletimes.com is ceasing beat coverage of soccer. Massive loss for both local and national soccer community.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22/09/2026
Just in: Trump reported making another 1,158 stock trades in July 2026. It appears he violated the Stock Act, again, by failing to report all of his trades within 45 days. extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden...
Screenshot of the front page of his OGE 278
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. After Trump returned to office, the investigation died.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stay tuned for more on this from mainstream reporting hopefully later today, but Bob's got the gist of it; last week, it appears that ICE began disappearing people from the Online Detainee Locator System the moment they get a final order of removal. Yes, this is as deeply screwed up as it sounds.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
First eyewitness accounts from this afternoon’s ICE shooting in Austin is here, from freelance reporter Emiliano Tahui Gómez.
Emiliano Tahui Gómez
@emilianotahui
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Here in North Austin, where ICE agents appear to have shot an individual in his car. I spoke to two of the only witnesses.

Nedevia Bolaños and her husband, Carlos, own a business just off the intersection where the shooting happened. Shortly before 1 pm they says they heard what sounded like two gunshots. Carlos ran out first. A blue Toyota sedan and a black Escalade were stopped under the highway.Combined tweets, cutting tags and other such
 
He said he saw an olive-skinned man, seemingly in his 30s, leaning backwards against his seat. A masked agent was standing outside the car. The agent refused to answer questions. Within a few minutes as many as 10 other ICE agents arrived.

Carlos asked the victim if he was ok. "Yes," the man said in Spanish, but he looked exhausted. Carlos asked why they had shot him. "Because I didn't stop."Combined tweets, cutting tags and other such. 

Bolaños ran up next. She said she continously asked the ICE agents about why they'd shot him and if they were going to render aid. They didn't answer her. It was an APD officer who later arrived and cut open the young mans shirt, revealing a deep hole between his shoulder blades. The ambulance arrived about 10 minutes after and carried him off. "I've never seen all this. Thank God I'm a citizen," Bolaños said in Spanish. "Or I'd be living like this. In a dream of terror."
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
bloomberg.com
Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Absolutely horrific: Thanks to a false intelligence "generated with the help of artificial intelligence," the US military nearly carried out an operation aboard a Chinese ship because the incorrect intelligence said it was carrying nukes, according to @cnn.com. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
promise kept
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2026
At the same time as the agency is rolling back its power plant standards, it’s launching a new study that would test the country’s water supply for abortion medication, contraception, and hormones used in gender-affirming care, along with over 1,000 other medications and chemicals.
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The EPA would rather monitor abortion pills in water than pollution
The agency is easing climate rules for power plants while testing water for mifepristone.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
ICE is arresting a record number of pregnant women and teenagers, according to government documents obtained by the Guardian. At the same time, the agency appears to have lost count of how many suffered a miscarriage. 🧵
Two charts side by side. The first shows the number of pregnant people in ICE detention, which peaks in November 2025. The second shows the number of miscarriages recorded by ICE, until October 2025, when ICE said it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages.
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trump administration’s corruption is so massive it’s basically created a whole new job category: pardon brokers.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In response to this, the DeSantis administration releases a statement saying that they'd make this outrageous cage "even smaller if we could." The Department of Homeland Security's own Inspector General said it violated every detention standard and posed a significant danger to health and safety.
"At least ten million illegal aliens entered our country under the Biden administration. Florida decided to do something about it," Lanfranconi said. "The left-wing media wants to focus on a confinement area for violent criminal aliens who have proven they cannot remain peaceful while awaiting deportation. While it adheres to all federal standards for criminal confinement, we'd make it even smaller if we could."
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
DHS's OIG also confirms people were punished in tiny outdoor cages. We knew they existed but had never seen pictures. The OIG calls these outdoor metal cages "unprecedented" and "highly unconventional," and says they were a "significant risk[] to detainee health and well-being."
Small Metal Enclosures Used as “Calming Areas”
Between July 17, 2025, and January 18, 2026, FSSF confined 79 detainees in small metal
enclosures — each offering about 18 square feet of floor space — for periods ranging from several
minutes to nearly 2 hours, a practice unlike any OIG team has observed in ICE facilities. The use
of such restrictive spaces is highly unconventional and does not align with standards for humane
treatment.15 The use of these small metal enclosures is inconsistent with standards, which state
that facilities maintain detainees in the least restrictive environment necessary for facility safety
and security.16 During our inspection, we observed at least two small metal enclosures in the
outdoor recreation areas (see Figures 11 and 12). According to facility staff, the small metal
enclosures measure approximately 4 feet 3 inches by 4 feet 3 inches and 7 feet 9 inches tall.
Facility staff described the small metal enclosures as “calming areas” for detainees to deescalate and have time alone. Staff further maintained that detainees asked to spend time in the
small metal enclosures. We found at least one instance in which the small metal enclosures may
have been used as a disciplinary tool. Documentation provided by FSSF noted that one detainee
who spent 26 minutes in a small metal enclosure “Failed to comply with a lawful command.” OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL U.S. Department of Homeland Security Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures. Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath are the two pictures at the top of the thread, showing the horrible cages in which people were keptOFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
In March 2026, two U.S. Senators raised concerns and made an inquiry to the Department
regarding the use of these enclosures at FSSF.17 Their letter cited reports from nongovernmental
organizations and the media alleging that detainees were confined in these outdoor structures
as punishment, sometimes subjected to direct sunlight, high temperatures, humidity, insects,
use of restraints for hours, and denial of food or water. When we asked ICE officials about the
enclosures, they reported to us that these enclosures were used for disciplinary issues, crisis
intervention, housing changes, and conflicts among detainees. ICE also reported that all
detainees were placed in hand restraints when they were escorted to the small metal enclosures,
but not while in them.
We were unable to independently confirm or refute ICE officials’ assertions regarding their use of
the enclosures, as well as other allegations, such as deprivation of food or water while in the
enclosures, as none of the detainees we interviewed reported experiencing these conditions
during our unannounced inspection. Use of these small metal enclosures for any reason is
unprecedented among ICE facilities inspected by OIG. Confining individuals in small metal
enclosures for any reason presents significant risks to detainee health and well-being.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: DHS's Inspector General releases a scathing report about the Everglades detention camp known as "Alligator Alcatraz." The OIG finds that the now-closed camp, violated multiple ICE standards. The OIG also confirms detainees were punished with placement in a metal cage in the Florida heat.🧵
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Staff also reported that time spent in the small metal enclosures is closely monitored, and
detainees are not locked in, even though we observed locking mechanisms on the enclosures.
Figures 11 and 12. Small Metal Enclosures; Observed January 21, 2026

Underneath is a picture of a metal cage that is 4 feet 3 inches wide by 4 feet 3 inches long, and 7 feet 9 inches high. The cage itself is placed on a tiny spot of fake turf, and then surrounded by another chainlink fence with razor wire on top. The cage is covered by a roof, but it's entirely exposed to the outside otherwise, meaning mosquitos and no air conditioning.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Once exceptionally rare, illegal deportations — in defiance of court orders or due to ICE screw-ups — are now a routine part of President Trump's mass deportation push. It happened 3 times this past week and more at least 30 times in recent months. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story.” A Russian oligarch close to Putin bankrolled Don Jr.’s wedding. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🧊🪖 ERO ONE is another step in transforming federal law enforcement into a nationwide military campaign.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...
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Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin Chronicle
Texas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms
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Inequality Media @inequalitymedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump's massive surveillance state and attacks on our civil liberties wouldn't have been possible without the PATRIOT Act. Watch this prescient warning from Russ Feingold, the only Senator to vote against its passage after 9/11.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You might be wondering, hey, is it bad that this young American man was obsessed with a white supremacist nation that ceased to exist decades before he was even born? Well, remember that Dylann Roof wore a jacket with a Rhodesian flag on it and posted his racist manifesto to "lastrhodesian.com"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/09/2026
NEW: A new audit by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms.
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U.S. Postal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots During This Year’s Primary Elections, Audit Finds
An inspector general’s audit found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays. Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterm...
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 08/09/2026
🚨 OCTOBER 17 — NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY! With our democracy at stake, we're showing up again to promote unprecedented voter participation in the midterms. Our goal is to translate the historic protest power of No Kings mobilizations into a massive wave of voter turnout.
NO KINGS
NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.
VOTE EARLY
OCTOBER 17
NOKINGS.ORG
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 09/09/2026
Today, Seattle's kindergartners took their very first steps into Seattle Public Schools, joining their fellow scholars for a brand new year! This year, every single one of them - from kindergarten through 12th grade - starts the year with something new: free breakfast and lunch for each student.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
applying "Make ___ Great Again" to Germany really does kinda give the game away
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I think it’s actually worse than that: The tone here is taunting. The intended audience is supposed to find the idea that Hatian refugees might include doctors, lawyers, or scholars absurd and chuckle along.
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