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@shanjay.bsky.social
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Empathy, voting rights, human rights, equity and democracy. Climate change is real and it's here. Best aunt ever. Good Trouble. 8647.

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 15h
Matthew Shepard was twenty-one years old. He was gentle and kind. On this night in 1998, he lay tied to a wooden fence for eighteen hours under the bright Wyoming stars. Not for any crime he committed. He lay there, alone and cold, simply for existing as a gay man.
The fence where Matthew Shepard was found and a small picture of Matthew
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 1h
Or is he about to lap them? 🤷‍♀️
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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 8h
Grocery shopping can be a political act. Where you put your money can be just as important as where you put your vote. In a city full of food, Chicagoans face rising prices, competing priorities, and varying resources when deciding where to shop. Some s... bit.ly/4jbzxif
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Mapping Chicago's independent grocery stores  - Chicago Reader
Grocery shopping can be a political act. Where you put your money can be just as important as where you put your vote. In a city full of food, Chicagoans face rising prices, competing priorities, and varying resources when deciding where to shop. Some shoppers automatically opt for big-box stores on their commute home, with [...]
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 8h
He's not crazy, he's racist.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“They can’t be that stupid.” Former Rep. Liz Holtzman, a lawmaker who served on the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Richard Nixon, slams Trump over reports the DOJ is reviewing whether Watergate prosecutors committed misconduct. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We have to end qualified immunity or these pigs will continue acting like rabid animals. I'm tired of paying for police misconduct.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW AD: Introducing SCANDUEL! The only betting app where you can parlay Ken Paxton’s scandals — and get paid! Here’s a tip: Always bet that he did the thing. 💰
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 05/10/2026
Everyone has a place that takes their breath away. A place that makes them say, “I can’t believe this actually exists.” At The Nature Conservancy, we believe those places should be protected. For nature. For us. For the future.
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 05/10/2026
Under Trump, toddlers are being forced to represent themselves in immigration courts – and they’re being deported when they fail to prove their asylum cases. These kids aren’t old enough to read, but they’re sitting in asylum interviews alone.
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I quit Amazon several years ago. No regrets. You can do it too.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔥 @anandwrites.bsky.social on Bill Maher: “Cities are unfairly labeled. A large % of (LGBTQ youth) homeless who end up in cities were failed in other parts of 🇺🇸 . Many families choose a verse in a Book over their child… cities are holding a lot of people you failed to love & take care of.”
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Driver-volunteers go to homes to drop off diapers, baby formula, toilet paper, groceries... "Drivers switch routes and cars, write addresses on paper, and carry a water bottle so they can drop the paper in water and obscure the addresses if stopped... kansasreflector.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Trump's immigration sweeps leave southwest Kansas communities looking for way forward • Kansas Reflector
DODGE CITY — Southwest Kansas communities reeling from President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown — which included random stops to check status — are looking for ways to recover as fear continues ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"I'm asking you to pretend I'm on the ballot." -Donald Trump
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Epstein victim's family speaks out against Colorado Republican Jeff Crank: "My sister Virginia was one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims... After she died, we promised to carry on her fight, but our own Congressman Jeff Crank refused to meet with us... He repeatedly voted to cover them up."
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote!
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Remorseful first-time Trump voter" in 2024, spreading conspiracy theories about the exact same innocent community he's now being centered above:
Jack Buhring: Well here's some truth to the Springfield Ohio thing Trump was talking about. 
[Broken tiktok link].
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🌊 DudeTheyreOnToMe 24:7🌊 @dancinginthestreet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"
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Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In July 1967, 19-year-old PFC Robert L. Hunt Jr. (below) returned home on leave to Cairo, IL. Hours after being arrested, he was found hanged in a jail cell. The ruling: suicide. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 04/10/2026
Recovery doesn't just mean regaining access to meals—it also means rebuilding joy. At Yellow Monastery in Kathmandu, many families and children are still displaced. WCK partners brought burgers from restaurant partner Pumpernickel Bakery, then joined them for playing and dancing. #ChefsForNepal
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nothing hotter than integrity and kindness.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A simple act of kindness is all it takes to melt hearts online, and this clip proves it
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ChairmanLMAO @chai40.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am Jane Doe #Pinks 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Men need to keep their fucking hands off of other people. No more!
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Endorse. We must abolish the death penalty.
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If they stopped trying to eliminate VBM, our troops and their families wouldn't need a stand-down to vote.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"No Jewish person in NYC is responsible for actions of Israel... critique of genocide is not antisemitic... we need a politics of humanity, not just at home but for people we're bombing." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tells Theo Von the genocide must stop & Bibi should be arrested
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JoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eight years ago today the Saudi government murdered WaPo columnist Jamaal Khashoggi. Today they own 49.5% of the biggest media/news company in America.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
1. Let's not say goodbye to Eric Schmitt just yet. His story is about more than a power-mad senator falling on his face. It's part of a larger story about the Republicans defending the leader of an insurrection against the United States.
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some morning musings on AI. We need to stop talking about this as technology issue. It's an ethics & law enforcement issue. Thread:
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Nov. 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois was the site of one of the most violent lynchings in American history. A mob not only lynched William James—a White man was lynched as well. Yep. A double lynching. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So he used his restaurant to boost the event and endorsed fundraising efforts on its website but doesn't consider that an endorsement?
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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good news: More than 800 Washingtonians who were set to lose their Apple Health coverage today can keep it – and keep getting the health care they need. A federal court temporarily blocked the Big, Bad Betrayal Bill from cutting health care for immigrants who receive Supplemental Security Income.
Screenshot of court decision.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
Many men rape; many men giggle encouragingly, or shrug indifferently, when their friends rape. Many men rape, and few seem to think that it’s a very big deal, writes columnist Moira Donegan
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The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As a transphobic male senator, there is nothing more important to me than protecting women's sports. Here's why it never occurred to me that Jack Smith, a man, would choose to attend a women's college basketball game. by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every single newspaper that reported that Jane Doe “changed her story” should be rushing to publish retractions right now. This case should be a lesson in taking a DA’s victim-blaming statements at face value. Victims do not report to the police because they thought nothing happened to them.
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a gorgeous response. I'm swooning.
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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 Roger Marshall threatened legal action to suppress an inconvenient truth. Read our response:
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ShanJay.bsky.social @shanjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Enough is enough. Not one more Jane Doe." - Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
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