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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
This is by some counts a third scandal.
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Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In.
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Trump Bans Dem Governor From Speaking at Rally in His Home State
Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he helped put together the deal that Trump is about to take all the credit for.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Kotlikoff is playing nice to save himself. How pathetic. He and the entire top administration should be summarily fired. They are only sorry this case didn’t fade away like so many others. Cornell Faculty Members Signal Deep Anger With University Leaders www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
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Cornell Faculty Members Signal Deep Anger With University Leaders (Gift Article)
The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I hope the Cornell Administration doesn’t think they can influence this investigation. I think Yates is a straight shooter so I’m currently trusting her team to be forthcoming and truthful: Cornell Names Former Acting U.S. Attorney General to Lead Investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/n...
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Sally Yates to Lead Internal Investigation Into Cornell’s Handling of Sexual Assault Report (Gift Article)
The university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What goes around comes around: Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case (Gift Article)
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Don’t know. With the NY AG and now Sally Yates investigating with luck we’ll get a much better picture of this potential coverup.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
Millions of Americans are ready to get into election protection formation. Join us at the next No Kings Day to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the nearly 2,500 events planned for the next No Kings Day on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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Tom Powell Jr @tompowelljr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/10/2026
A normally ho-hum procedural vote in a small state will be closely watched across Germany on Tuesday, when a far-right politician is expected to be elected to lead a state Parliament for the first time since the Nazi era.
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Lawmakers Set to Elect Germany’s 1st Far-Right Statehouse Speaker Since 1945
After winning a state election last month, the AfD is now on the cusp of being the first far-right party to oversee a state Parliament since the Nazi era.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Student protests erupt at Cornell over mishandling of gang-rape allegations
Hall housing Michael Kotlikoff’s office spray painted as demonstrators demand resignation of college president
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Is there really no adult supervision at Greek houses these days? Why has there been so little mention of this aspect of the problem? I wish Jane Doe the best with her case. It won’t be easy. Cornell Case Revives Anger About Handling of Campus Sexual Assault Cases www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Cornell Case Revives Anger About Handling of Campus Sexual Assault Cases (Gift Article)
A lawsuit alleging rape at Cornell has led to an outpouring of women sharing stories about sexual violence on college campuses.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A shocking revelation in Champaign County, IL. Apparently not widely known: www.smilepolitely.com/opinion/cham...
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Champaign County uses cannabis tax money to fund Flock cameras - Opinion
Around the country, local governments are facing a backlash to the growing use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). This technology is manufactured by Flock and other companies that use network...
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When was it ever safe? Even my first husband once told me that as an undergrad at Colgate in the 1970’s he participated in a ‘panty raid’ at Wells College, a former private women’s school in Aurora, NY. I’m guessing that wasn’t meant to be completely innocent. 🤮 www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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Is College Getting Less Safe for Women?
A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a Wired story about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s way past time for Kotlikoff and his illustrious Board to hit the road. As if this despicable case as well as attempting to run over students protesting the war in Gaza wasn’t enough. Cornell has lost any moral compass it might have ever had, tarnishing all its great research, and all associated
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
newrepublic.com/post/216064/...
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GOP Senator Was Warned Attempt to Trap Jack Smith Might Backfire
Senator Eric Schmitt knowingly used unvetted information in his effort to have a “gotcha” moment.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Republican Senate fuckwads will go down in history as the ultimate dirtbags, if that’s the type of language they prefer. Mr. Smith has integrity and great timing, and knows how to give these knuckle draggers just enough rope… The stupidity on display was so sad yet entertaining at the same time.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jack Smith 💕👍🌞 Jack Smith Defends Against Republican’s Perjury Claim www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Jack Smith Defends Against Republican’s Perjury Claim
Senator Eric Schmitt, a Republican, appeared to confuse basketball teams as he accused former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing (Gift Article)
The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What the hell? Cornell Police Report Omitted Student’s Claim She Was Raped www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Statement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped (Gift Article)
Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As someone who worked on staff at Cornell for 17 years, I’m not at all surprised, but am incandescent that this garbage keeps happening with no significant penalties as deterrence. Most of these kids go on to high paying careers; the sole reason they are there. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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New York Attorney General Launches Review Into Cornell’s Handling of Alleged Chi Phi Gang Rape
New York State Attorney General Letitia James stood in solidarity with Jane Doe in the alleged 2024 Chi Phi gang rape case in a Monday statement on X as she launched an investigation into Cornell's ha...
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation
The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/n...
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Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened (Gift Article)
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
cornellsun.com
GUEST ROOM | Cornell's Dereliction of Duty
Dylan Jackaway '24, M.Eng. '25 calls on President Michael Kotlikoff to answer to the Cornell community and the Board of Trustees for his mismanagement of the Title IX investigation of the alleged Chi ...
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
independent.co.uk
New Google Earth satellite images show scale of Gaza destruction
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.reuters.com/business/med...
reuters.com
East German town bans future Holocaust memorial plaques
An East German town has approved a motion by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and ruling centre-right ​Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to reject future installation of brass plaques ‌comme...
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This story from 2020 was referenced by ProPublica in its recent exposé on Navatek’s illegal campaign contributions. How did this miss wider scrutiny until now? Tangled Web Of Campaign Cash Connects Hawaii To Maine www.civilbeat.org/2020/02/tang...
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Tangled Web Of Campaign Cash Connects Hawaii To Maine
Tens of thousands of dollars in contributions have flowed from a Hawaii defense contractor, his family and employees to a Maine Republican senator.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Why am I reporting this? We are visiting family in Thuringia, formerly part of the Soviet controlled GDR, on its westernmost edge. Culturally and politically I find this area very interesting. The AfD is a creeping scourge of disaffected left-behinds. They prefer the old ways of postwar Germany. Ugh
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Anna Paulina Luna is an outspoken supporter of the AfD in the US. She is interfering in Thuringia’s politics by indicating that members of its parliament, mainly the Linke, who don’t overtly support the AfD should be banned from travel to the US. This may seem like a dumb joke, but sadly, it isn’t.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This article is all about Republicans attempting to interfere in the sovereign political process in Germany, specifically in the state of Thuringia, which has not yet fallen to the AfD, far right, anti-immigrant, neo-nazi party, which is on the rise in those states that were part of the former GDR.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Travel ban: US congresswoman threatens Thuringian politicians with entry ban Erfurt. A hearing in the state parliament is also being followed in the USA. The focus is on the AfD. Members of parliament have received letters from Congress. By Fabian Klaus , for Thuringia/Politics Sept 25, 2026
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Does anyone else think Anna Paulina Luna is an uneducated lunatic? She keeps turning up in European news stories: (See headline translation in my reply. Unfortunately the full article can’t be read without a subscription.) share.google/kZyYxbDMLizI...
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„travel ban“: US-Abgeordnete droht Thüringer Politikern mit Einreiseverbot
Eine Anhörung im Landtag wird auch in den USA beachtet. Im Fokus steht die AfD. Jetzt bekamen Abgeordnete Post aus dem Kongress.
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So, Magas... how do y'all feel about >$10 diesel? Are y'all going to declare America is finally great again by the end of the month? 😬
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The AfD is a raving group of lunatics who have no constructive ideas or expertise on their side other than grievance. Sound familiar? Also DW seems to think Tr&#p is credible, which sends the wrong message to Germans: youtube.com/shorts/6WTev...
youtube.com
Far-right leader and German Chancellor Merz clash in parliament | DW News
YouTube video by DW News
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
NEW: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the conservative majority for ignoring the harm voters will endure by allowing Trump to use a flawed system for voter purges. "The harm caused by burdening...lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the government experiences," she wrote.
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Jackson blasts Supreme Court decision reviving Trump voter-purge database
The U.S. Supreme Court’s three liberal justices argued the Court’s conservative majority ignored real harms to voters by reviving the Trump administration’s flawed centralized citizenship database Fri...
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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 25/09/2026
NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data once science operations begin by early 2027. #NASARoman 🔭
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NASA’s Roman Team Confirms Ground Stations Receiving Data - NASA Science
NASA has now confirmed all ground stations supporting the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission’s high volume of data
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 25/09/2026
This week, the FBI disclosed it's investigating the hacking group ShinyHunters' claim that it stole thousands of FBI employees’ personal information. @jshermcyber.bsky.social explains why the breach, if it is real, is a counterintelligence nightmare and how the U.S. government should respond.
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The FBI Data Breach Is a Counterintelligence Disaster
Hackers stole thousands of FBI employees’ data, including about new hires and people in sensitive roles. It’s like giving a foreign adversary a gold mine.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A couple of days late; the story as reported by 404media: www.404media.co/fbi-hack-exp...
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FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
The FBI's Remote Operations Unit (ROU) is a highly secretive team of hackers making exploits and tools to break into target’s devices. Some of its members just got exposed.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Time is way past due to reform the Supreme Court, and kick these bastards out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US supreme court lifts restrictions on controversial voter database
Trump and officials claimed it combats voting by noncitizens but critics said it could disenfranchise eligible voters
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Republican Sheriff Illegally Seized California Ballots, Court Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Republican Sheriff Illegally Seized California Ballots, Court Rules (Gift Article)
The California Supreme Court ordered Sheriff Chad Bianco of Riverside County to return ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings: Vote Early | Decatur, IL · No Kings
Macon County: Let’s celebrate Democracy and commit to VOTE EARLY! This event will be even more joyous than the previous, and we hope you will join us! We will have a booth set up so you can check y...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/09/2026
With just under one month to go until the next No Kings, there are already more than 1,000 events on the map. That means October 17 will be the largest early vote activation in American history. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Champaign County Indivisible 📎 @cc-indivisible.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Illinois: Mail ballots will be sent, and early voting begins, TODAY. In Champaign County, M-F until 10/16, then 7 days a week from 10/19 to 11/1. ipmnewsroom.org/general-elec...
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General Election 2026 Voter Guide - IPM Newsroom
From the Champaign County Clerk and Sheriff to U.S. Senate and House seats, several local and statewide races are on the ballot in Illinois’ Nov. 3 midterm election. Illinois Public Media is covering ...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Republican senator: Subpoena Trump Jr., Hunter Biden www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Republican senator: Subpoena Trump Jr., Hunter Biden
Sen. John Curtis wants to investigate “the use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit” by both parties.
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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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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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026
This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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rsm3.bsky.social @rsm3.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Germans Are in Shock. But We Can Get Out of This Mess. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...
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Opinion | Germany Is in Danger. But There’s Still Time. (Gift Article)
We should not give in to gloom.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/09/2026
Trump’s approval rating is on track to be the worst in American history. At some point, Trump’s bad rep will be such a liability to fellow Republican officeholders, that they’ll move to get rid of him. trib.al/Kl8xfFq
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