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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 49m

“.. The watchdog found no wrongdoing by Mr. Powell or his colleagues and it affirmed that no referrals were made to the U.S. Attorney General.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Aside from toeing the party line, these senators really hate Jack Smith because they're viscerally opposed to the idea of prosecuting politicians. They are committed to their own elite impunity above and beyond whatever they think of Trump. Thus their obsession with the phone records non-issue.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The fact that this was *previously used as a campaign ad during the presidential campaign* removes any real defense as to its purpose. Its not a public service announcement. Its a campaign ad that has become state propaganda.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026

This is the second ruling against the illegal recision of Solar For All money. In a country with rule of law in effect, that would be it -- the money would be restored. But we have to ask ourselves whether Trump will simply ignore the ruling & if so whether there will be any consequences.

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Federal judge restores $7B Solar for All program, says EPA illegally axed it

A Trump-appointed judge said the One Big Beautiful Bill Act did not convert the funding into “a lump-sum amount subject to EPA’s discretion.” Defendants acted contrary to Congress’ intent and with “no...

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

JUST IN: Today El Niño Broke its Record Hottest Temperature Ever! 🥵 Today the El Niño region surpassed 2015 for the highest temp ever measured in the El Niño (3.4) region. It comes 2 months earlier than typical peak (late Nov/ Dec)…

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026

At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)

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Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.

In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“Beyond two parking tickets for not moving his vehicle during snowstorms, Abdullah has no criminal record in Minnesota and was working legally as a mechanic while his asylum application was pending. He arrived in the United States in early 2023.”

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anybody who would decide to close this museum does not have Philadelphia’s best interests at heart.

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026

Microsoft's data center subcontractor in New Jersey illegally runs a bunch of gas "backup" generators on site, figuring they won't get caught or will just eat the wrist-slap fines if they do. Regulatory enforcement is so bad that a third party had to take drone images to get the state to act.

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New Jersey datacenter fined $1.1m after visual investigation showed dozens of unpermitted generators

State regulator’s record fine for DataOne facility in Vineland follows Floodlight investigation with the Guardian

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Many thanks to @theunpopulist.net for reposting my piece on Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration, which really needs more attention. This agency announces right in its name that white nationalism is the basis for US immigration policy: www.theunpopulist.net/p/stephen-mi...

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Stephen Miller Is Paying Monstrous Dictators to Admit Expelled Immigrants

A Democratic Congress needs to urgently investigate this abuse of taxpayer dollars that were actually meant for refugees

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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The donation will establish the Graeme Gibson Chair in Avian Biology, a new research position at the London, Ont., school focused on understanding how birds move, behave and adapt to changing environmental conditions www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...

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Margaret Atwood donates $1M to Western University for avian research chair

The legacy of celebrated Canadian author and bird conservation advocate Graeme Gibson will continue through a $1-million gift to Western University from his longtime partner, acclaimed author Margaret...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Republicans are the cause of your problems not the solution” is a winning message every election but they’re bringing literal receipts now

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for him

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Texas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error case

Crystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted

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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Category 5 Hurricane Polo. Simply incredible.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Quilters, immigrant rights advocates and an interfaith coalition unveiled the Stolen Neighbors Quilt at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday to honor Minnesotans detained by federal immigration enforcement - and advocate on their behalf.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is revolting! Rabbiatu, a dedicated nurse who served in the US for over 30 years, was forcibly deported to a country she’s never even set foot in—despite a court ruling halting her removal! Seeing her dragged on the floor is heartbreaking. Humanity where? 🎥 The Guardian

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Despite 1st Circuit's 9/18 ruling invalidating DHS's 3d-country removal policy, DHS claims the decision hasn't yet taken effect. Class counsel fears a flight will take class members to Burundi, Rwanda, & Central African Republic *tomorrow.* Asks 1st Cir for emergency action.

Plaintiffs-Appellants seek an emergency order clarifying that this
Court's September 18, 2026 decision is in effect as binding precedent and that this Court's March 16, 2026, stay "pending appeal" has been dissolved
now that the Court has issued its decision and judgment. In the alternative,
Plaintiffs-Appellants request the Court either issue an order lifting the
March 16, 2026 stay or issue the mandate. Emergency action is needed because Plaintiffs-Appellants have learned that Defendants-Appellees are proceeding with removing class members to third countries in Africa,
pursuant to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guidance which
this Court found unlawful and set aside, tomorrow. In response to an email
from class counsel, Defendants-Appellees' counsel confirmed in a 5:14 p.m.
email today that their position is that this Court's stay remains in effect until
the mandate is issued. Exhibit A. In addition, counsel for Defendants-

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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can't make it this weekend? Contact Josh Shaprio's Office Phone:717-787-2500 And Mayor Parker's Office Phone Phone: (215) 686-2181 City council is with us. Drexel thinks we're going to give up. Leadership thinks this will just blow over and they can cash out. Do not let that happen.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our military on their hands and knees wiping off the red carpet for the Chinese. A perfect metaphor for where we are with Trump. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New from me @jasonbcook.bsky.social & @elizabethacox.bsky.social with CBPP on SNAP Administrative burdens can lead to procedural denials, where applicants are rejected not due to ineligibility, but because they are unable to navigate the complex processes www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

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Administrative Burden and Procedural Denials in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The effectiveness of the SNAP program is hampered by complex administrative processes that create significant barriers for potential participants.

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Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hi folks. If you saw this, you know the administration plans to only accept white South Africans next year. Tomorrow is Congress's formal say before the determination is signed. Please check this brief thread on why I'd like you to speak out for the Afghan people still in limbo...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026

i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her. (Published Nov. 2025)

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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.

Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

People are hiding at home, afraid to go outside and encounter ICE. They're struggling to find food and holding kids out of school, as friends and family are disappeared in bunches. This is now the reality of daily life across the U.S., and I took a snapshot of what it looks like in one community:

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“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts

Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A company presold $200k worth of carbon removal credits for an unproven tech, then tried to bully New Zealand into gutting environmental laws to bypass safety checks. Officials found zero evidence their "ocean fertilization" method works or is safe. 🌊

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.

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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

11/ Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” former executive Eric Schiff said.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.

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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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Honestly, this is a vast improvement.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Well, I'll be damned. They finally found a spine.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It’s official, the 2026 El Niño has broken a record for the highest ocean anomaly in 170+ years… Incredibly reaching that threshold a full 2 months ahead of 2015’s record of +3.02C set on Nov 18th. See that red line? That’s 2026. Every other bold line are the strongest El Niño’s on record. 1/

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off

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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now

Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

One more example of how a personalist regime they cannot conceive of a bipartisan institution to the point they would prefer to destroy it if they cannot repurpose it to their ends. See, also, much of the rest of the federal government, our military, science, higher education etc.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Article is useful in that it shows that a) Trump is directly involved in these decisions, b) sees them in purely personalist terms - he wants to politicize research grants so he can destroy Harvard for daring to defy him

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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good piece on the breakthrough of mRNA vaccines for melanoma, which my wife was heavily involved in, and the other types of cancer that researchers like her are trying to tackle next. It's an exciting time in that field. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

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Glen Weldon @ghweldon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rose was a union gal, bless her. She was instrumental in getting NPR to hire me full-time, after years of them trying not to. You didn’t hear her voice, but you did. This sucks a lot. She made NPR so much better. www.npr.org/2026/09/18/n...

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Editor Rose Friedman, who helped shape NPR's cultural coverage, dies at 38

Friedman was in her early 20s when she landed her first position as an editorial assistant at NPR. She became an editor and reporter, and a co-creator of the annual Books We Love reading guide.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026

It's so funny that Mamdani is doing *exactly* what the abundance types are calling for -- competent government in service of constituents' quality of life -- but they can't embrace him because their billionaire donors hate Muslims.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It is with tremendous sadness and sense of loss that we regretfully share the news that @penncssm.bsky.social senior research fellow, and my close personal friend Joseph Romm has passed away unexpectedly. He will be sorely missed here. web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/news/r...

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Remembering Dr. Joe Romm

It is with great sadness that the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media shares news of the passing of PCSSM Senior Research Fellow Dr. Joe Romm. Please find below an obituary prepared ...

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It didn't matter if CBP officer Luis Uribe's victims were sex workers, a prosecutor told jurors this week. It's possible for a sex worker to be raped, he told them. "Sex workers," he said, "can be credible." The jury agreed. From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

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Customs officer guilty of using gun, badge to sexually assault women in Chicago suburbs

Jurors concluded that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe sexually assaulted four sex workers in 2022, convicting him of a series of crimes that could put him in prison for the rest ...

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