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Rebecca Petruck (she/her)

@rpetruck.bsky.social
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Master of Science in Social Work, University of Louisville, KY. Master of Fine Arts, UNC Wilmington. Author of MG novels Boy Bites Bug and Steering Toward Normal. #ProtectTransKids

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 13h
The decline in violent crime may have less to do with increased enforcement than with federal investments in community violence prevention, behavioral health, and other public safety programs — funding that is now at risk of expiring. bit.ly/4xMoks9
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Crime Prevention and Mental Health Spending May Have Contributed to Drop in Violent Crime
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government spent billions of dollars shoring up state and local budgets and funding new public safety initiatives.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 45m
Jack Smith, under oath, in front of the Senate: proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump committed serious crimes against our nation. Every Republican on that dais heard him say it. Ask them what they plan to do about it.
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 14h
Exactly correct! #BelieveTheWomen #Pinks
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"Why do men think they can get away with it?" Because you can sexually assault a girl in high school and still become a Supreme Court Justice. Because you can drug and rape a woman in a hotel room, pay her off after she goes to the hospital and reports it to the police, and still become Secretary of Defense. Because you can grope your family's nanny and still become Secretary of Health and Human Services. Because you can rape a woman in a dressing room and still become President.
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 16h
Twenty-four hours. Three states. Three people dead. Countless lives changed in seconds. “The choices that Trump regime has made since 1/2025 have increased the number of people who die in the field and in custody,” immigration atty and investigative journalist. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3h
The health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government. trib.al/kPEwpP5
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RFK Jr. Reveals Chilling Plan to Feed Your Health Data to AI
The health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1h
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
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Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 12h
My office has handled a lot of sexual harassment cases. “Her shirt was too tight” “She drank too much” “Why did she put herself in that position” “She was asking for it.” No. No. No. No. It’s not HER job to be on DEFCON 5 at all times. It’s HIS job not to be a predator. ~ Attorney Ryan
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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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Jlou @wehearvoices.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Guessing game. What’s more dangerous than 7 frat boys at Cornell University? These four fucks who protected them. 👇 Rattle their cages, Ladies! #Pinks #SheShed #DV1 #Voices4Victory
The 4 men who let the 7 frat boys walk away from gang raping a woman. 
Make some noise!
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12h
An anti-ICE TikToker was arrested after posting about immigrant rights, adding to growing concerns about how immigration enforcement is interacting with political speech and protest. Recent cases involving journalists and protesters have also raised questions about arrests, force and First Amendment
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An ICE goon threatened to kill a person as they were legally observing a detention in Chicago. This same goon was videoed September 20 in Evanston, IL, where he and his team injured a US citizen whom they attempted to detain. Chicago | 9.25.26
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h
This is crazy. They are laughing at us.
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SiLveRFoxXx @silv3rfoxxx.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How about, go fuck yourselves you traitorous fucks? newrepublic.com/post/215934/...
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January 6 Rioters Claim They Were “Punished,” Demand Restitution
Rioters who attacked the Capitol now want compensation from taxpayers.
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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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God @thegodshow.com · 12h
Their performance was indescribably beautiful. It might be God’s favorite rendition of all time, but especially at a time like this.
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Bless The Mariachi Band Driving MAGA Crazy
Dear Humans,
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 11h
The US rejected the UN declaration for preparing for future pandemics. You wanna know why? The declaration mentioned "equity, solidarity & Universal access to sexual & reproductive healthcare services." And Erica Schwartz, as predicted, went along with Trump ideology. archive.today/aFUpX
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 8h
“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”
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How Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case
“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.”
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11h
The bond market is starting to break. Things are about to get extremely ugly in the economy. Rates increasing this fast could put banks into distress and leave companies unable to access financing.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 1h
Time for this classic again.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1h
Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer: Donald Trump expects the Justice Department to bend reality to his will. And the lawyers who are making legal arguments that are not in good faith are complicit in what he's doing to destroy the rule of law in this country, and they should be held accountable
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h
“This demand for confidential information is illegal, asks attorneys to violate their most fundamental ethical duties, and puts children at risk of being trafficked, abused, and exploited by our very government.” americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/hhs-is-mak...
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HHS is Making it Impossible for Lawyers to Protect Immigrant Children (Or Their Own Bar Licenses)
The Trump administration’s attacks threaten children’s safety – and legal ethics.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h
Unaccompanied migrant children “remain one of the most isolated and vulnerable groups of people in this country. The Trump administration has decided to exploit their position by threatening their access to legal representation and making it impossible for their attorneys to act in their interests.”
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Malcolm P. Johnson @admiralmpj.bsky.social · 10h
I'm just going to leave this @washingtonpost.com headline here:
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Continuous child sexual abuse charges down to 60 days in jail and NO sex offender registry? Huge congrats to Ken Paxton’s prosecutors for negotiating on behalf of a predator instead of a child. Calling this a "defense" is pure nightmare fuel for every Texas parent. #momsky#sheshed
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Mike Johnson on what Republicans will do if they hold the House: "What we would do in the next two years is exactly what we have been doing already"
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amid outcry, NY prosecutors have reopened the criminal investigation into the 7 Cornell gang rapists, a case that was covered up 2 years ago. These assholes would’ve been punished if they had written “free Palestine” instead of “free p*ssy.” Cornell leadership should be investigated too.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 3h
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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Roblee14 @vegasdude83.bsky.social · 4h
Lets be honest anyone who calls themselves a Christian nationalist should be ineligible for federal office because their beliefs make it impossible to hold an oath to the Constitution which not only calls for freedom of religion but keeping religion & government separate
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nicki Minaj is not a US citizen. She’s a green card holder. Her husband, Kenneth Petty, is a registered sex offender. Her brother, Jelani Maraj, was convicted of repeatedly raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. So, of course, she’s MAGA.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h
You think this is bad? The worst effects are already scheduled to kick in AFTER Election Day. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Do not go lightly into the midterms.
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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · 6h
I guess progress these days means going from rape academies to rape Ivy Leagues
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3h
The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)
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How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 14h
The “protect women” crowd hasn’t said a word about the Cornell rapists… It’s like they almost don’t actually care about women and abuse trans folks just to prop up their misogyny.
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ANTIFA BEVERLY @stewardship.bsky.social · 18h
Explain to me how the Pentagon managed to leak 3 million military personnel information? These breaches are intentional!
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 4h
Trump & Republicans cut millions off of health care between the ACA & Medicaid. And many of the cuts haven't hit yet. It will hit AFTER the election. #GOPWarOnHealthcare They also cut about 5 million off of food benefits, many are kids. Why would anyone support that.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 3h
Black text that reads:

229 new affordable homes are coming to the Bronx.

We just broke ground on Sol on Park:
• 80 homes for current NYCHA residents
• 69 homes for formerly homeless seniors
• 79 homes for low- and middle-income seniors
• 8,000 sq. ft. of community space, including a health and wellness center 

This is what’s possible when we invest in NYCHA and use the power of government to build a City where New Yorkers come first.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20h
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel's genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution truthout.org/articles/ita...
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Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ANOTHER DHS VOTER FRAUD CLAIM COLLAPSES Trump’s DHS claimed as many as 15,903 noncitizens were on Nevada’s voter rolls. Nevada pushed back and demanded evidence. 15,903 became 185. Nevada checked the 185. The new number: ZERO. Every single one was a US citizen.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 7h
In a letter sent to the company this week, US Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Apple of “working with the government to violate its customers’ First Amendment rights to record and report on the activities of their own government." arstechnica.visitlink.me/zit76N
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Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals
Lawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 28/09/2026
Twenty years ago, it was rare for Democrats to take on Republicans over the military. We changed that. Now, we're spending $60 million to back 331 Democratic candidates to helping elect a new generation of leaders who understand the true cost of war. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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Antiwar Veterans Group Spends Millions to Elect Democrats, Shaping Midterms (Gift Article)
The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year’s elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle Eas...
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 20h
OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns
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OpenAI cancels release of newest model due to safety concerns
In a statement from OpenAI's head of safety systems Saachi Jain, the latest version 'didn't quite meet the bar'” It had become more persistent in completing tasks, but OpenAI needed to balance that capability against unauthorized behavior.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
Why won’t network evening news broadcasts show their audience video of Trump dozing off during press events in the Oval Office in the middle of the day while people are talking, as he’s done dozens and dozen of times? Is that not newsworthy? Is it impolite? Will you lose access?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 6h
“Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton seems to think that letting a child predator out of jail after just two months is something to brag about.” newrepublic.com/post/215947/...
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Ken Paxton Defends One-Day Plea Deal Offered to Child Sex Predator
The Texas attorney general (and Republican Senate candidate) apparently thought this was a good argument.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“As young as 2” 😳
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 4h
Remember how some of Trump’s Secret Service detail helped facilitate the MAGA terrorists’ January 6th attack on our Capitol Building, then deleted text messages regarding same, when subpoenaed by the January 6th Committee? Anyway..
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 7h
Expand the Supreme Court www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For Now
The decision allows the administration to continue removing immigrants to countries they’re not from and have never been to.
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