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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19h
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Duchess Goldblatt @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social · 11h
Another couple of billion years and we won't even remember what the fuss was all about.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h
“.. Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said, ‘we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.’” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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MS NOW @ms.now · 18h
President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term waging an assault on mail-in voting. But suddenly, he’s calling on Republicans to vote any way they can — including by mail. Read more from Selena Kuznikov and Nora McKee.
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Trump is suddenly urging Republicans to ‘vote by mail’
President Donald Trump has called mail-in voting "corrupt" and a "disaster." Now he says: “Vote early. Vote by mail.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19h
trump's pentagon: www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
and if you want to stop this @MarshaBlackburn and the Republicans will call you a communist How much longer will we fall for this?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h
Five-byline alert: 🚨 “.. In the last hours of Kristi Noem’s tenure as the homeland security secretary, her agency delivered a windfall to one of her political donors by buying five airplanes from the man’s firm at a substantial markup ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nothing to see here, just a national *news* station airing a segment where they do open anti-Muslim racism and laugh about beating the shit out of a Democratic senate candidate
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
But Hegseth wants to give troops testosterone injections because that’s what is supposedly needed in our military.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 03/10/2026
Voters are still outraged that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the federal right to abortion. If the Trump administration tries to impose a backdoor nationwide abortion ban on top of that, whether now or later, voters will remember. We’ll make sure of it.
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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NPR @npr.org · 03/10/2026
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it. n.pr/4y2SrM3
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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.
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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 02/10/2026
I was pretty cynical about Man City’s financial doping and didn’t like the idea of stripping titles etc, but seeing their utterly shameless response and desperate threats makes me want the book thrown at them.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The US, citing security concerns, today suspended all consular services at its diplomatic missions in Brazil ahead of Sunday's first round of the presidential election. oglobo.globo.com/brasil/notic...
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EUA suspendem atendimento em Embaixada e consulados no Brasil; Austrália também fecha unidade por segurança
Locais ficarão fechados nesta sexta-feira por medida de prevenção; governo australiano também recomendou que cidadãos evitem instalações diplomáticas americanas
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
incredible spin from Hassett on mortgage rates being well above 7%: "When the economy is growing really high, then longer-term interest rates can sometimes go up not because of inflation, but because like all these businesses have a high demand for capital because they're building factories."
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NPR @npr.org · 02/10/2026
After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington. n.pr/4e7Xaoo
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The U.S. Senate is up for grabs. Can this Ohio Democrat win back working class votes?
After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2026
We need just one more member of Congress to call for a vote on the Dream and Promise Act — 217 of them have already done so. If passed, this legislation would provide a pathway to citizenship that Dreamers have been fighting for since 2012. Demand action to protect our communities from ICE.
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Pathway to Citizenship Now
ICE has shot and killed people in our streets. Dozens have died in ICE custody. These aren’t isolated events. We need solutions today and the Dream and Promise Act is a critical piece of that. Take action now
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 01/10/2026
That he felt the need to come here, Democrats say, illustrates how the deepening frustration with Donald Trump’s presidency could imperil the GOP’s electoral efforts this fall as the midterm elections approach, even in conservative Florida. floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/01/i...
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In Lakeland visit, J.D. Vance says Angie Nixon 'doesn't belong in America' • Florida Phoenix
LAKELAND — Vice President J.D. Vance said in Florida Thursday that it was almost “too easy” to attack the candidacies of the two top Democrats running on the statewide ballot next month, David Jolly f...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 01/10/2026
“It’s very hard to find appointments for kids. About half of moms said they ran into a barrier trying to get their kids care, and that’s not the only frustration and worry about their kids, but it takes a ton of time, which moms really don’t have." floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/01/m...
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Mothers face barriers to accessing mental healthcare, survey shows • Florida Phoenix
Having theoretical access to healthcare doesn’t mean you can take advantage of it, as underscored by a report examining mothers’ experiences for themselves and their children. Released Thursday, Pulse...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
"He's gonna fix it. Believe in him ... all the abortion, it's evil ... I want to see 2 people -- Trump & Jesus...we do not want Muslims taking over...I have horrible thoughts. I don't think they should be here. This isn't their country...they need to pack up & go back where they came from."
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Another person has died in ICE detention, marking the 26th death in ICE custody in 2026.
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 01/10/2026
The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/01/r...
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US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Florida Phoenix
The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday night and won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could...
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 01/10/2026
"[I]n the exceptional circumstances posed by this case, the government has no right to retain the ability to compound the errors it has already made, or even to threaten to do so, at Mr. Hearn’s expense.” floridaphoenix.com/2026/10/01/r...
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Judge blocks federal prosecutors from refiling charges in Reflecting Pool case • Florida Phoenix
A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors cannot, for a second time, charge former Olympic canoeist David Hearn with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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L Chupacabra: The Pope Of Chili Town @lchupacabra.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We need to make podcasting equipment insanely expensive
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting. n.pr/4iT13Ru
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Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2026
The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies. n.pr/46UKiy3
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How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message
The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
> @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UK prime minister says there's "a strong indication that Iran played a part" in the alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford. news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: 'Strong indication' Iran involved in RAF Fairford incident, PM says
Speaking to Sky's political editor Beth Rigby, Andy Burnham said he "wouldn't hesitate" to recall parliament if needed. Follow the latest.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#RatepayerProtectionAct
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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2026
Origin Genomics aims to prove the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.
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This startup wants to prove gene-editing embryos is safe for making healthy babies
Origin Genomics aims to prove that the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryos outweigh the risks.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An entire massive industry that has the potential to cause tremendous damage and destruction by their own admission completely unregulated because they have Trump and the Republican Party in their pocket. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/09/2026
CAIR and CAIR-Florida are being targeted not because they pose a threat to public safety, but because doing so serves a political agenda — at the expense of Floridians' rights.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: Today, Florida Governor DeSantis and other state officials voted to designate two leading Muslim civil rights nonprofits as “domestic terrorist organizations.” The state's actions are baseless and unconstitutional.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIv
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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026
The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show. n.pr/4AG0S2f
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Potential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Trump-Xi National Archives visit
The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show.
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this is a terrific statement.
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 29/09/2026
Several public websites provide calculators for homestead property owners in Florida to plug into to determine what the reduction in property taxes would amount to. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/29/c...
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Calculator allows individuals to see the fiscal effects in their areas if Amendment 3 passes • Florida Phoenix
The constitutional amendment that would reduce non-school homestead property taxes is the biggest policy proposal on the 2026 statewide ballot. Amendment 3 would raise the homestead exemption on non-s...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So funny. Facts do not matter to these people. They’re just gonna lie their way through it in their alternate universe
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I missed Hegseth’s announcement and press conference on this.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal. n.pr/4iMlJdT
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Florida Phoenix @floridaphoenix.com · 28/09/2026
The poll comes as property insurance becomes a major issue in the Florida gubernatorial race between Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly. floridaphoenix.com/2026/09/28/s...
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Survey: Floridians sour on prospects for the property insurance market • Florida Phoenix
A majority of Florida homeowners say that despite proclamations by lawmakers and rating agencies, they don’t believe the property insurance market is improving in the state, with more than a quarter a...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“In the weeks and months after the war began, Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers spoke in favor of Trump’s decision and called the war 'long overdue.' In April, he said the war had left Iran 'absolutely a toothless wonder'...” www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...
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GOP Senate candidate who praised the Iran war now campaigns against the pain it caused | CNN Politics
In 2024, then-Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers stood on camera in a zippered vest in a large grocery store
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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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Chris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ignoring the fact that I’m paying for this: who is this ad for
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
AG Todd Blanche: "What these hospitals are recognizing and agreeing to is they're shutting down these pediatric gender mutilation centers that were operating with reckless abandon for years and years... the DOJ civil attorneys that have negotiated these settlements are heroes to the American people"
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of committing offenses under the Explosives Act after "three suspicious vehicles" were spotted traveling toward RAF Fairfield, which is the only European airfield for USAF heavy bombers. www.bbc.com/news/live/c65y7nl...
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RAF Fairford: Counter-terror police lead investigation into major incident near air base, officials say
Assistant chief constable Richard Ocone says the force received a call early Sunday morning relating to "three suspicious vehicles" travelling toward the RAF base.
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