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Mama. Laborer. Food Grower. Recovering Academic. Curious Human.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 9h
What was once a gradual slide into autocracy has become something like free-fall. We should all be in the streets. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US launches immigration raid of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home, Fox News reports
US authorities conducted a predawn raid Monday on the Washington-area home ​of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in ‌a probe of the Somali-born lawmaker's immigration paperwork, Fox News Digital re...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h
To give a sense of scale, Musk is spending more on the midterms than he was on the 2024 election, and he was the biggest donor in that election. In 2025 he promised to pull back from politics and do much less political spending. Another lie.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h
A two-tier food system for people living in poverty | Letter
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A two-tier food system for people living in poverty | Letter
Letters: Jane Middleton says the question we should be asking is not how can we use up surplus food, but how we can ensure that no one has to rely on charity to eat
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 17h
When do we get the rest of the Russian data centers?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yikes — abc news has fallen… “outright deleted” a story about the Trump boys getting billions in government contracts 🤔👇🏽
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/10/2026
Elon Musk remains one of the more powerful and controversial figures in business, science, tech and politics. to.pbs.org/4hTEWZ6
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New documentary traces Elon Musk's rise and embrace of right-wing politics
Elon Musk remains one of the more powerful and controversial figures in business, science, tech and politics. He played a central role in the early days of the second Trump administration. Now, a new ...
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not a difficult truth to absorb for those living in the South and paying attention. Thanks for talking about it.
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Patriarchy is about domination and hierarchy narratives. Community is survival and those with white male privilege, especially, have coasted without learning solidarity. It's not most of humanity and we are here in solidarity.
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
White and male privilege are a powerful drug. Fucking things up all over. Let's keep calling it out and not letting them represent our movements.
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In other Bolsonaro family news: Carlos (Jair's son) was elected senator, Michelle (Jair's wife) was elected senator, and Jair Renan (Jair's son) was elected as federal deputy.
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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 04/10/2026
Excellent comprehensive blueprint for Democrats if they take the majority - @normornstein.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2161...
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No notes
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 04/10/2026
Plague outbreak in Russia from a lab. We MUST ban all commercial flights to and from Russia NOW
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/09/2026
This ‘deal’ would be an insult to the hundreds of thousands of workers, journalists, and consumers who will be hurt if the Paramount-Warner Brothers merger goes forward. An agreement based only on unenforceable concessions is a win for David Ellison and a loss for everyone else.
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Paramount-California settlement talks accelerate, moving Warner Bros. merger closer to the finish line
A resolution would allow David Ellison's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to finalize
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
Nearly two dozen former employees and youth from Wayne Halfway House facilities said they suspected sexual abuse was taking place. But some said they failed to report it to the state because they feared retaliation from leadership. Read our original investigation:
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He Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.
Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The power of litigation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Voting rights lawsuit prompts South Dakota to fix ‘confusing’ proof-of-citizenship system
“Voting is a fundamental right that is the cornerstone of our democracy,” the court wrote. “Prospective voters should be told the truth about their voting status. The Court expects that voter applican...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Democratic strategists: Ahhh! What's the right message!!?? Where do we moderate!?!? Jon Ossoff: This administration is horrible. I hate these people. We should put them in jail. I'm pissed Voters: This guy is cool Strategists: I can't figure it out!!!!!
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"He wants the election to be a referendum on how you feel about trans issues while trying to make your local community louder, more polluted, and more expensive with nothing in return."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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Maanvi Singh @maanvisingh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents. w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Charlotte Wainwright restoring and saving old/ancient books. www.wainwrightbookbinding.com
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
DHS is stealing Haitians money while they deport them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/w...
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Haitians Deported From U.S. Are Left Broke and Stranded (Gift Article)
Hundreds have been deported to Haiti in recent weeks, and some say they have been left with no money, no protection from gangs and no place to go.
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telsie 🦬 @telsie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
it’s really fucked up that the only way out is through
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
BREAKING: We sued the Pentagon to STOP the firing of 3 Stars & Stripes journalists for defending their paper's independence The firings came a day after reporting on USS Abraham Lincoln @democracydefendersfund.org @lawyers4goodgov.bsky.social @govacctproj.bsky.social & MFIA clinic are on it👇 -TN
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Fired Journalists From Stars and Stripes Sue Pentagon
Three journalists dismissed from Stars and Stripes accused the government of violating their First Amendment rights, asking the courts to stop their termination.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
NEW: Oregon has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each subsidized apartment has nearly doubled. But, thanks to a carve-out in its public records law, the state doesn’t have to provide the details of that spending.
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Oregon Is Spending More Than Ever on Low-Income Housing. A State Law Keeps the Details Secret.
The state has given developers an unprecedented $1.4 billion, and the cost of developing each subsidized apartment has nearly doubled. But, thanks to a carve-out in its public records law, Oregon does...
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Sheo @sheologian.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“You sure do read a lot” “Why are you reading in a bar” “Whatcha reading” “It’s so funny when women pretend to read in public to look smart” “I bet you don’t understand one third of that book” Things men who were strangers to me have said to me while I was reading. Why are men? Allowed to speak
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Forbes @forbes.com · 18/08/2026
Michael Allen Caruso is accused of kidnapping and molesting a child younger than 5.
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DeSantis Ally In Florida Arrested On Child Sex-Abuse Charges
Michael Allen Caruso is accused of kidnapping and molesting a child younger than 5.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
New: An "expert witness" in a $61 million lawsuit over an industrial explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes used ChatGPT to write his report for the court. He prompted ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding" www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
When does all the winning start?
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 15/08/2026
Pulled starting lineups for today’s WPBL game between the Heights and the Firebells:
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#15
NATSUKI YONETANI
RF
#19
•ELODIE CIAMARRO
2B
#2
DENAE BENITES

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KYLEE LAHNERS
1B
#13
ALYSSA ZETTLEMOYER
3B
#8
DIANA IBARRA
CF
#5
LONDON STUDER
LF
#7
JAIDA LEE
SP
#1
KEIRA IZUMI
SS
STARTING LINEUP
VS. SAN FRANCISCOS
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STARTING LINEUP
VS. NEW YORK
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AMANDA GIANELLONI
2B
#3
KELSIE WHITMORE
CF
#18
JILL ALBAYATI
SP
#16
ANDRÉANNE LEBLANC
1B
#21
SKYLAR KAPLAN
RF
#13
JOELY LEGUIZAMON
SS
#25
ELA DAY-BÉDARD
LF
#7
JUA PARK
ЗВ
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SAMANTHA GUTIERREZ C
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/08/2026
NEW: Donor-advised fund sponsors have deemed the Southern Poverty Law Center ineligible for donations after Trump’s Justice Department charged the group with fraud. We decided to investigate how funds wield this power.
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Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities
A quarter of all individual giving in the U.S. is made through donor-advised funds. A ProPublica investigation reveals how these high-stakes decisions to cut off funding often leave charities, donors ...
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
i've been covering national security for decades, on and off. i've never heard of anything like this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Block and build say the red diaper babies.
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
We got you buddy, so grateful for you!
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DeFlock @deflock.org · 07/08/2026
"Brookfield police pulled over a car, guns drawn, after a Flock camera flagged it for a Milwaukee homicide. MPD said its staff failed to remove a wanted vehicle alert from the system." 🤦‍♂️ #Flock #DeFlock #Axon #Surveillance #AxonAxoff www.fox6now.com/news/brookfi...
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Flock system mix-up leads to guns-drawn Brookfield traffic stop of wrong person
Brookfield police pulled someone over, guns drawn, after a Flock camera flagged their car for a Milwaukee homicide. It turned out to be a mix-up.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Russia has attacked the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa. Several people were injured. What do you say to that, Infantino? Still want to allow russians back?
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2026
NEW: The EPA spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social and ProPublica show that years later, many yards still have harmful levels of lead.
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The EPA Heralds Its Omaha Cleanup as a Success. But We Found Many Yards Still Have Toxic Levels of Lead.
The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, Nebraska, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show th...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
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BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: ICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them.
Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response.
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Sort of Damocles @sortofdamocles.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Prisciliano Trejo Ricano came to the U.S. at 3yrs old. ICE took him this June. He was 29. He told his family he didn't feel right but ICE wouldn't give him medical attention. After a month, ICE finally moved him to a hospital Prisciliano died five days later enlacelatinonc.org/en/Young-Mex...
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A young Mexican man living in Durham died in ICE custody.
News in Spanish about politics, immigration and community issues for Latinos in North Carolina.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/07/2026
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors rejected patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said. (Published March 2023 w/ @capitolforum.bsky.social)
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How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them
Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/07/2026
Uber Eats and DoorDash hid tip buttons and set default tips below 10%. As a result, tips for delivery workers fell 79%.  In January, we made these corporations change their apps — and in the past six months, we've put $104 million back in delivery workers' pockets.  This is only the beginning.
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Brian Keith Jackson @bkjwordplay.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Do white people ever think, "I wonder what it would be like if every book I read or TV or film only had Black people in them?" Just constantly inundated with images of Black people, in our vastness. Probably not, but, I dare say, it would change how they view everything. Representation matters.
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
...he said m4a, no support for Israel, and something else very lefty were moderate positions bc most voters support them (new def of moderate for me), and his rec was what all lefty candidates are doing: focusing on economic populism. All in all not offensive, though his candidates were laughable.
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Sandia @unbalancing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It was actually a really interesting episode. I thought he was a good person to have on to take that position, I didn't know anything about him. I'm not a moderate and expected to hate everything he said, but I mostly thought it was useful critical thought food...and amusing bc...
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INDY Week @indyweek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
After creeping north for three years, the yellow-legged hornet has arrived. Both hobbyists and professional beekeepers are gearing up for a fight.
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Is North Carolina Ready for an Invasion of Bee-Killing Hornets?
After creeping north for three years, the yellow-legged hornet has arrived. Beekeepers are gearing up for a fight.
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