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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/01/2026
‘Don’t believe this’: Minnesota politicians slam Trump officials’s reasoning for fatally shooting woman in car during ICE raid – live
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‘Don’t believe this’: Minnesota politicians slam Trump officials’s reasoning for fatally shooting woman in car during ICE raid – live
Governor Tim Walz slams Trump’s ‘propaganda machine’ as Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey tells ICE to ‘get out’ of the city; Noem claims ‘domestic terrorism’ act spurred agents to shoot woman * Woman fatally shot by ICE agent during raid, video shows Miranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent, also has written this handy explainer on why Donald Trump is renewing calls for a takeover of Greenland: Continue reading...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/01/2026
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Trump: "It's not going to cost us anything because of the money coming out of the ground."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report says
Investments ‘likely to pay dividends’, analysis says, as Trump unleashes dozens of pro-fossil fuel executive actions
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
@jedicouncilforums.bsky.social Are the forums closed to new users? I’ve tried two different emails to join and either never received a confirmation email or was denied. Also, your contact page does not appear to load email addresses on mobile.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
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DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.
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anoxicart 🍤 @anoxicart.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/p...
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Exclusive: Trump’s FEMA council to recommend dramatic downsizing and overhaul – but not elimination – of the agency | CNN Politics
A task force created by President Donald Trump plans to recommend the most sweeping overhaul of FEMA in decades, dramatically reducing the federal agency’s role in disaster response by cutting its wor...
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Just finished a weeklong vacay at WDW and my only takeaway is that Disney is insane for not covering their parking lots with solar panels. #disney #wdw #solar #mycarisanoven #win/win
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Esme Weatherwax 📚🧶🦉🌳🔬📸 🌈 ally @esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I do legit forget that I'm an adult sometimes. Kinda sad sometimes. I still wanna think about what I want to be when I grow up.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
I think we can safely sum up the AI movement as, “Fuck humanity.”
wired.com
Trump and the Energy Industry Are Eager to Power AI With Fossil Fuels
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
“In several cases identified by the Guardian, nursing home residents who needed immediate hospital care under the program failed to receive it, after interventions from UnitedHealth staffers.” #hypercapitalism #unitedhealth #profitoverpeople
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Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers
A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Stephen Miller says they are “actively looking at” suspending the writ of habeas corpus, which is only allowed when the US has been invaded or during an insurrection, which would not allow people to challenge their incarceration in court if they are arrested and detained.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Disappearing an elected official.
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Just two weeks ago, Trump signed an executive order to expand apprenticeships "to fill the growing demand for skilled trades and other occupations." This week, DOGE quietly killed millions in Labor Dept grants that do exactly that by getting more women into jobs like construction & manufacturing.
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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
📢 If you’re able to get to Newark: Protest outside Department of Homeland Security office! 📢 620 Frelinghuysen Ave. Newark, NJ 07114 Organizations and community members on the ground are asking for support and for all of us to stand with them now.
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 09/05/2025
🧵Update: In Worcester, MA, ICE dragged a mother away from her baby & family—without identifying themselves or showing a warrant. She’s now in San Antonio. The community tried to stop them. They were met with force. Read it. Share it. Never forget it tinyurl.com/No-warrant @lukeoneil47.bsky.social
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They don't need a warrant
A federal kidnapping in Worcester
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Drew @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
UPDATE: mother was taken into ice custody and the 15 year old daughter and School Committee candidate (and school nurse) Ashley Spring were arrested by WPD. (from @billshaner.bsky.social)
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Drew @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
WPD throwing the daughter to the ground and arresting her. From @billshaner.bsky.social.
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Drew @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Video of the woman being taken by ICE and the Worcester Police Dept helping them. From @billshaner.bsky.social
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Drew @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Ice Agents in Worcester, MA RIGHT NOW attempting to take 2 women and a baby. City Council Member @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social attempting to help her. Please share far and wide ASAP!
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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 09/05/2025
Holy shit. ICE just arrested the mayor of Newark pix11.com/news/local-n...
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Niu ( ̄y▽ ̄)╭ Ohohoho..... @niuniente.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The Odin Story Event in the Ever Crisis had a chance to be so funny. #sephiroth #FFVII #EverCrisis #VincentValentine
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/04/2025
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
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Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
Thinktank says solar has been fastest-growing energy source for last 20 years, but remains dwarfed by hydro power The world used clean power sources to meet more than 40% of its electricity demand last year for the first time since the 1940s, figures show. A report by the energy thinktank Ember said the milestone was powered by a boom in solar power capacity, which has doubled in the last three years. Continue reading...
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Booker, just minutes away from the speaking record: "This is when the most precious ideas of our country are being tested, where the Constitution and the question is being called -- Where does the constitution live? On paper? Or in our hearts? This is the moment."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being decimated right now. Mass layoffs happening across agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC etc). Some employees found out by security badge being denied. Others got email. Line outside Health Resources and Services Administration this AM shared with me:
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting — firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect. Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/04/2025
Colorado has emerged as a leader in building bridges and tunnels to help animals cross roads. See trail cam photos and video.
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Bridges and Tunnels in Colorado Are Helping Animals Commute
The state has emerged as a leader in building wildlife crossings, which can save animals, money and human lives.
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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 31/03/2025
En direct, Marine Le Pen : ce qu’il faut retenir de sa condamnation à deux ans de prison ferme et cinq ans d’inéligibilité
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En direct, Marine Le Pen : ce qu’il faut retenir de sa condamnation à deux ans de prison ferme et cinq ans d’inéligibilité
Invitée au « 20 heures » de TF1, l’ancienne présidente du parti d’extrême droite a fustigé une « décision politique » et un « jour funeste pour notre démocratie », et réaffirmé ses ambitions pour la présidentielle de 2027 en demandant une audience en appel rapide.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 31/03/2025
“This is how democracy dies. Everybody just gets scared,” the Connecticut senator Chris Murphy tells David Remnick. “You make a few examples, and everyone else just decides to comply.”
newyorker.com
We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy
Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, describes how free and fair elections might end in America as soon as 2026.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Why yes, I would throw money at this. Gym teacher Barret, punkling Aerith, and indignant Angeal are giving me life rn. The real April Fool’s better be on the dev team tasked with making this event real. #evercrisis #ffviiec #ridiculous #utterlyridiculous #takemymoney en.ffviiec.com/ec-academy
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FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS | SQUARE ENIX
The official site of the latest game in the FINAL FANTASY VII series-FINAL FANTASY VII EVER CRISIS-for your smartphone.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20/03/2025
“People expect too much if they expect the courts to try to aggressively defend legislative prerogatives when Congress won’t do that.” A lawyer who worked in three Presidential Administrations talks about Trump’s defiance of court orders.
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Why “Constitutional Crisis” Fails to Capture Trump’s Attack on the Rule of Law
The Administration’s defiance of Congress and the judiciary has both flouted and made use of the country’s legal system.
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Larian Studios @larianstudios.com · 14/03/2025
Baldur’s Gate 3 is now on sale with 20% off on Steam! Ewe won't find a better Baa-gain 🐑
Astarion sits between two sheep, a flower crown adorning his head. He smiles to the camera. Lae'zel stands to his right on the left of the screen, arms crossed and glaring. She's also wearing a flower crow. Reluctantly. Auntie Ethel- whoops, we mean, the hag you can find in the swamp, stands to the right, arms wide with happiness.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
My favorite takeaway (paraphrasing) from this call: “They have the money. They have the media. But we have each other.”
Leslie Knope, “Now, go find your team, and get to work.”
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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Morning update: NO on cloture. NO on the CR. We’re fighting this bad bill that cuts Americans a terrible deal with everything we’ve got.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13/03/2025
The CR passed in the House will provide a blank check for Trump and Musk to continue their savage war against working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor in order to lay the groundwork for massive tax breaks for billionaires. This is a bill I cannot support.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 06/03/2025
Donald Trump’s cuts to Medicaid will blow a massive hole in our state budget and leave thousands without care. There’s a storm coming from Washington. Republicans and Democrats should work together to protect our state from Trump. Defend our people, not the President.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
@schumer.senate.gov So, what’s the plan if you’re voting for the CR? “Thoughts and prayers” that things will work out? Or do you have a call to action for all citizens worried for their future? @aoc.bsky.social, @governorwalz.mn.gov, and so many more aren’t rolling over. Neither should you.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
TMW you and your partner text each other at the same time a warning not to eat the expired curry.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
They required every federal worker to RTO (or redo Reasonable Accommodations for telework) and are now terminating leases, including office space. These actions are not good faith attempts to improve efficiency.
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DOGE's effort to slash government is now coming for buildings and people who run them
The federal government is preparing to shed up to a quarter of its 360 million square feet of real estate, an NPR analysis finds. The agency in charge of federal real estate is also slashing staff.
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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Tracy Jan @tracyjan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“When you hamstring the IRS, it’s just a tax cut for tax cheats.” Great story by @andykroll.bsky.social
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How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would y...
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Heads up, another call for boycott. Target was the alternative to Walmart for my friends and I in smaller cities. Maybe they were just as crappy to their employees and as bad for local economies as Walmart and we’re only now realizing it. #boycott #dei #economicblackout #buylocal #buydirect
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A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Firms that donated to Republican party avoided tariffs in Trump first term – study
President-elect has threatened to levy tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, which can burden businesses
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Labor Notes @labornotes.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"Our working conditions are already bad, but they’re going to get worse," Seattle letter carrier Virgilio Goze told Labor Notes Editor Al Bradbury. "They’ll turn us into Amazon—they want us to be timed at everything we do.” labornotes.org/2025/03/post... 1/2
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Postal Workers Brace for Trump’s Wrecking Ball
Is the nation’s biggest union workforce, at the Postal Service, President Trump’s next target? The Washington Post broke the news February 20 that Trump was on the verge of issuing an executive order ...
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Virginia’s answer to federal layoffs was a job site, but it lacks many of features that job hunters have heavily relied upon. Like, say… search and filter capabilities. Instead they link back to Indeed and LinkedIn. #bebetter #virginia #youngkin #fedlayoffs
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Lots to unpack. This time it’s leaks and possible conflict of interest. TL;DR: Jordan Wick has an AI startup that sells Gov svcs. He uploaded “… repositories for sensitive geospatial data. They include int’l ports, undersea cables, and multiple nodes for mineral deposits.” #doge #ai #leaks
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Thread by @SollenbergerRC on Thread Reader App
@SollenbergerRC: NEW: A DOGE staffer appears to be posting DOGE work on his public GitHub, as of this week. The staffer, Jordan Wick, also created a repository for a Twitter DM-downloading tool just 3...
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StCarlyon @stcarlyon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
A LOT to unpack here. Let’s start with implications to Fed workers. TL;DR 1: Jordan Wick uploaded code to find and pull data about feds who are union workers. He’s uploaded and actively worked on tool that downloads Twitter DMs. #doge #unions #federalemployees #afge #nteu
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Thread by @SollenbergerRC on Thread Reader App
@SollenbergerRC: NEW: A DOGE staffer appears to be posting DOGE work on his public GitHub, as of this week. The staffer, Jordan Wick, also created a repository for a Twitter DM-downloading tool just 3...
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