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Sarah Cardin

@sarahcardin.bsky.social
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Feral historian, recovering journalist, editor, concertina player, native plant gardener, cat mom, lesbian. (Very) minor goddess. I'm crazy for volcanoes. Banner: Aurora over Portland. Avatar: Olive the Death Kitty Mastodon: mas.to/@sarahc

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 29/09/2026
New: We obtained witness videos and surveillance footage showing ICE parking their cars, arresting an observer, and transferring detainees in parking lots across 4 of Chicago's police districts. Local officials have tried banning ICE from city property. But incidents in the lots keep stacking up:
unraveledpress.com
In plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operations
Videos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 29/09/2026
Since August, Russian attacks on Kyiv and other cities have intensified, enabled by faster, jet-powered versions of Shahed drones that are more difficult to intercept.
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Reporter's Notebook: How constant drone attacks became a normal workday in Kyiv
Wednesday, Sept. 23, was supposed to be a normal office day for me, researching for an investigative story. But amid Russia's daily drone and missile barrages, the word "normal" has taken on a new mea...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026
It's important to remind readers that while there are a few anti-trans dems, many are doing great work. Spanberger in VA did not flinch at anti-trans attacks. Now, she just ended Governor Youngkin's infamous rule that would ban trans students from bathrooms. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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VA Gov. Spanberger Kills Youngkin-Era Rule That Would Have Banned Trans Students From Bathrooms
“Spanberger showed how Democrats win amidst Republican attacks.”
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New: a secretive DHS predictive policing unit is analyzing Americans' financial activity, feeding those names to police, then having cops pull them over. Not suspected of any particular crime We're revealing the unit name too: Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
404media.co
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 04/08/2026
NEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.
projectsaltbox.com
U.S. Border Patrol wants a contractor to track down deported people abroad and collect their immigration fines
The agency gave bidders three business days to compete for a first-of-its-kind contract to collect fines from people it has deported to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Fixed your headline, NY Times: How Trump Debased the White House www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Trump and the U.F.C. Transformed the White House Lawn for a Fight
See the towering, 600-ton claw-like superstructure and venue for the U.F.C. fight.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Fixed your headline, NY Times: ' The defense secretary’s decision to block the officers’ promotions appears driven by his racism and misogyny. ' www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...
nytimes.com
Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/05/2026
In light of the ongoing situation with Ebola in the DRC, I'm sorry to have to remind you that evolutionary biology makes it abundantly clear that ignoring a catastrophic disease outbreak because it's there, not here, is a terrible, terrible idea.
thelancet.com
Evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox
Since May, 2022, clusters of monkeypox infections have caused global concern. At present, this concern has been tempered by the fact that, even when uncontrolled, the number of infections is growing s...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 21/05/2026
A white supremacist group is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by a real estate broker who says she was barred from purchasing property in their rural Arkansas community because of her Jewish ancestry, Black husband, and biracial children.
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Suit targets whites-only Arkansas community over applicant rejected for Jewish roots, Black husband
The real estate broker’s application portal now reads that she was not accepted because she was “not an ideal fit” for the community, the lawsuit says.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Excited to live in a country where you can mail someone a handgun but not an abortion pill
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
What has Trump done with his war on Iran? He's turned one of the most awful regimes on the planet into the underdog and given it power and legitimacy that it could never have achieved on its own. Mo Husseini explains. Full Husseini post is here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Dsv...
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 08/04/2026
We never deny white folks their humanity, we never deny them the objective fact that they're human beings just because they're the embodiment of evil. That's only white folks doing that.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Now that we've gotten the country’s attention with No Kings, how do we move from getting people to show up at a protest to the nitty-gritty of making it impossible for the Trump regime to function? Resistance thinkers are coming up with plans. This one goes into detail.
ladylibertie.substack.com
If We Want to Fight Back, We Need Counterpower
The game has changed and our strategy has to change with it. The opening is over. Now comes the long middle fight.
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OPB @opb.org · 28/03/2026
The Portland Police Bureau announced on X that the Burnside Bridge was closed to vehicle traffic as thousands of protesters marched across from the Oregon Convention Center to Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland.
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Live Updates: Third ‘No Kings’ events take place across the Pacific Northwest
Demonstrations are planned in Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Eugene and several other locations across the region.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Fixed your headline, NBC News. 'Trump collaborators in House refuse to allow vote on Senate DHS bill' www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
nbcnews.com
House Republicans rebel against Senate-passed DHS bill, eye separate funding vote
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he plans to vote on a stopgap spending bill that includes ICE and CBP, which Senate Minority Leader Schumer, D-N.Y., called "dead on arrival."
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Let's put these numbers into perspective. The International Organization for Migration says Israel's evacuation orders have forced almost one-sixth of Lebanon's population from their homes. If an invader did this in the US, 70,000,000+ people would be homeless. www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026...
aljazeera.com
Photos: More than one million displaced by Israel’s evacuations in Lebanon
More than 250,000 people flee Lebanon in two weeks, with 125,000 crossing into Syria, including 7,000 Lebanese citizens.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Monthly donations are a mood booster, too. Every time you see a happy post by an org you support you feel proud like "I helped do that!". And when you're having a shit day you stop and think, "well at least I was also helping some animals have a better day today" and it's very comforting.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Expect the worst from Trump. Always. #AllRoadsLeadToPutin Next post in thread: "This is part of Russia’s war machine"
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Sad news. I got my new issue of the New Yorker today & it was loaded with AI slop.
Part of the page of the New Yorker magazine showing a cartoon by Roz Chast. In the cartoon, a male street vendor is standing on the sidewalk under an umbrella. In front of him is a huge open pot of liquid labeled A.I. SLOP. The end of a giant ladle is resting on the lip of the pot, ready to dole the slop out to customers.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Thank you @propublica.org.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I wrote this plea for media responsibility last June when Trump ordered air strikes against Iran. It remains relevant as Trump launches an even wider war against Iran. American news outlets must resist the impulse to treat war as entertainment.
stopthepresses.news
Please, media, don’t turn the war into entertainment
8 things for journalists to keep in mind as they cover Trump’s military moves
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/02/2026
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. How it works: www.404media.co/this-app-war...
404media.co
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to…
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Can you imagine the screaming from the Trump and Netanyahu regimes if this girls' school had been hit by an Iranian drone or missile located somewhere in Israel? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
aljazeera.com
Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 80 people
State media says Israeli attack on girls' school in the city of Minab in the south of the country kills dozens.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
A century ago, the US government stripped citizenship from all immigrants from South Asia because they weren't white enough. www.saada.org/explore/publ...
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United States of America vs. Vaishno Das Bagai | SAADA | TIDES Magazine
The Thind decision dealt a devastating blow to all South Asians in the United States, especially those who had become naturalized citizens. It disrupted dreams. It put already vulnerable people at fur...
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A lot of the specific security measures discussed here are overkill for personal use, but cultivating the sort of security mindset that's behind those measures will help keep any of us safer in an increasingly dangerous political environment -- especially in the US. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
wired.com
How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
salemreporter.com
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 23/01/2026
Trump’s America.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act shows how weak his regime is. His popular support keeps dropping. The federal courts are blocking almost all of his moves. Regime bigwigs are fighting each other for all the loot they can grab before the regime collapses.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Trump is threatening to declare war against Minnesota. Using the Insurrection Act is what you do if a state is trying to secede, or civil government has totally broken down. The only lawlessness thst exists in Minnesota being fomented by Homeland Security. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act in Minnesota in response to ICE protests
Protests continue across state and governor urges peace one week after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
A new video appears to have been taken by the agent who shot and killed Renee Good. It shows that Good was smiling and not angry at the agent in the moments before the shooting, although her wife was definitey annoyed by the agent's conduct as she made her own video. www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ce...
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Cell phone video from ICE officer shows fatal Minneapolis shooting
Cell phone video appears to show the ICE officer's perspective of the confrontation leading up to the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. NBC News' Tom Winter and Julia Ainsley report on wha...
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The Oregon Department of Justice says it will do its own investigation into the shootings of two people by federal agents in Portland. State and local governments in Oregon have no confidence that Trump's regime can do an impartial investigation. www.wweek.com/news/2026/01...
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Oregon AG Opens Investigation Into Border Patrol Shooting
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Thursday evening that his Department of Justice will investigate a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shooting two people in outer Southeast Portland.
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Sarah Cardin @sarahcardin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The Trump regime thinks everything can be reduced to a cash transaction. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
reuters.com
Exclusive: Trump administration mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
The idea of directly paying residents of Greenland, an overseas territory of Denmark, offers one explanation of how the U.S. might attempt to "buy" the island of 57,000 people.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Jim Alwine @jimalwine.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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Truthout @truthout.org · 24/12/2025
Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year at a Gaza solidarity protest at Columbia University, but the charges were dismissed.
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Calls Grow for Release of Palestinian Who Has Been Jailed by ICE Since March
Leqaa Kordia was arrested last year at a Gaza solidarity protest at Columbia University, but the charges were dismissed.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
What once was largely limited to Stormfront and the fever swamps of the internet just a few years ago is now accepted discourse from the White House.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
In the summer of 1950 most US newspapers ran an AP story about how race had become the main issue in the upcoming Georgia governor's race. Segregationist Herman Tallmadge, governor from '47 to '55 and then a Senator until 1981 made a name for himself by refusing to "apologize for being a white man."
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
A right wing group called “Defending Education” filed a suit claiming that Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black Student Excellence is in violation of the Civil Rights Act, presumably because it infringes upon the rights of white people?
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Yesterday, watchdog organization Defending
Education sued Portland Public Schools for its Center for Black Student Excellence, alleging it violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act & the Equal Protection Clause by providing programs, services, and facilities on the basis of race.
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#portlandschools #portlandoregon
#portlandpublicschools #oregontaxpayers #StopDEl
Portland's Center for Black Student Excellence violates Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and the equal protection clause by directing programs, services, and facilities on the basis of race, says new lawsuit.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
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Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files: Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996. The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
For the past few months, I have been looking at what President Trump's mass deportation agenda really looks like on the ground in NYC for a TPM series. We're about halfway through it and I'd like to show you what we've done so far. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
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Life Inside the Undocumented Underground
During President Donald Trump’s second term, dramatic raids staged by the Immigration...
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
When fear is the only tool you know how to use, you're pretty much cooked the minute people stop being afraid of you.
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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Dutch artist Dirck Jacobsz cleverly creates a double memorial portrait of his deceased mother and father by depicting his artist father painting a portrait of Dirck’s mother. Both parents now gaze at us (1550) Toledo Museum of Art
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George Penney @georgepenney.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
🧵Spotted at a Country Christmas Market in Aotearoa New Zealand: Two small humans (Twins? 4?) in floral dresses and increasingly dishevelled pigtails are rolling over and over on a grass lawn. Spinning around and falling over with much aplomb while roaring that they are: "VERY ROLLY POLLY!" (1)
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 02/12/2025
The alleged shooter of two National Guard members was struggling with mental illness, his ability to support his family, and, according to an Afghan veteran who fought with him, his pleas for help to the CIA went unanswered.
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Fellow Unit Member Says Alleged D.C. Shooter Felt Abandoned by CIA
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