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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 20h
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 23h
🚨⚖️👇 #LA #SanDiego
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Let's all AGREE that a President suggesting that a foreign adversary taking out 2 American cities is "a small price to pay" is the most fucked up thing a President ever said. 25th Amendment NOW.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The NY Times uses words like “fierce,” “steely,” “nimble” and “homegrown star of the Trump White House” to describe Karoline Leavitt, who just got a Fox News gig. Not a single mention of her relentless lying to the American public. Reporter Michael M. Grynbaum and his editors suck.
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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News (Gift Article)
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our war with Iran was *never* about them having a nuclear weapon. That has always been a lie. And how do we know this? North Korea has *lots* of nuclear weapons. And instead of bombing them, Trump is always singing the praises of its leader and how much he likes Trump. We are being conned.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting is already underway in some states. From now until Nov 3, I urge you all to... 1) Help get out the vote 2) Protect our electoral machinery from interference 3) Not succumb to complacency, defeatism, or cynicism We are the only ones who can end this nightmare.
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TODAY is the deadline to register to vote in the following states: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Please don't miss out. ✍🏾🗳️
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
RAPE GANG OR ICE? BOTH? No ID. No badges. No uniform. Masks. An unmarked van. How are you supposed to know? PAXIS.app explains your rights during ICE encounters. Free: GoFundMe.com/PAXIS This is the shit we grew up hearing about in dictatorships. Now it’s here. Record EVERYTHING.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Less than 1% of major party nominees for Congress are working class. It is one of the most fundamental ways that Congress is not representative. And their views, e.g. on unregulated gambling websites, are apt to be different. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Why Working-Class Candidates Are Almost Never on the Ballot
Less than 1% of major-party candidates competing for a seat in the US Congress have a background in manual trades or service industries.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Donald Trump has always been coarse. It's just one of many reasons he was rejected by Manhattan's Upper East Side society, dismissed as a vulgar, unpolished loudmouth from Queens. He was pitiably stung by their rebuff. And resents his MAGA followers for not being able to confer societal pedigree.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Destiny's Problem Child 🏳️‍🌈 @destinysproblmchld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Something about this photo really got to me just now. Seeing this man simply smiling and having a nice time at a concert knowing the constant attacks he has faced from our own government just makes my heart smile. Jack Smith is a true hero and American patriot.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
rollingstone.com
J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"We ask women why they don't come forward when sexually assaulted. It's because we live in a world where an abuser can become president.
Disgusting. Trump says he feels bad for the seven Cornell students accused of rape, and his biggest worry is that they "won't get a fair shake" with Letitia James as special prosecutor.

Not one word for the victim.

THE WHITE HOUSE LIVE 14:02 PM 

BREAKING NEWS

NOV: TRUMP TAKES QUESTIONS FROM REPORTERS
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/10/2026
Ninety years ago today, Oswald Mosley tried to march his Blackshirts through the Jewish East End. 🧵 He had thousands of uniformed fascists behind him and 6,000 police clearing the way. But the people of the East End got there first.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on. Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's not just how many men are not angry, it's how many of them side with the rapists that floors me.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is what we have allowed our country to become, America. Don't look away, VOTE against Republicans on November 3, 2026. www.vote.org
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some say they haven't signed up for Democracy Docket because they don't want spam or endless solicitations. Democracy Docket doesn't sell its list. It doesn't solicit products or services. It sends you the news/information you sign-up for. Try it and see! demdock.com/4w6emld
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This line by @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com might be the best short description of "originalism" I've read yet.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We are now, without a doubt, the greatest kleptocracy the world has ever known. By virtue of Donald Trump and the Republican Party promising to hate and abuse those people a nation of angry rubes wants to hate and abuse, they have lifted the national wallet and handed it back to the rubes, empty.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good list @rokhanna.bsky.social
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
NYC: @NYCMayor @ZohranKMamdani & @CurtisSliwa get flu shots together… Curtis was nervous he’d faint so Mayor Mamdani offered to hold his hand. Again: the problem the fearmongerers have is Zohran exists
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Folks have insulted:  My Southern drawl.  My loc’d hair.  My clothes.  My shoes.  My intelligence.  I’ve been called a ghetto Black b!t€h. Now @JDVance says I don’t belong and should leave the very country my ancestors helped build. This is a lot y’all. It is. #AngieForFlorida
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Jared Kushner is literally a war profiteer. That’s what we should refer to him as. Peace would be bad for business.” @timmiller.bsky.social & Tommy Vietor react to the CNN story about Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner’s obvious conflicts of interest with 🇮🇱 companies
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In case you’re wondering, no New York Times news story in the last 4 months has used the phrase “convicted felon” in association with Donald Trump.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This one deal represents more corruption than every other Presidential Administration combined.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oops you did it again
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The New York Times has a choice of whether to cover Trumpism as A) an amusing and colorful example of the oddity of American politics, or B) an existential threat to the future of everyone you know and love. Over and over, they choose A. They trivialize themselves.
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Dr Neil & Mr Price @drneil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wow, imagine if Trump’s legacy was America becoming a democracy.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The man who took out full page ads demanding the death penalty for five Black and Latino teenagers falsely accused of rape is out here worried that the seven majority white Cornell frat boys accused of rape "won't get a fair shake".
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/10/2026
Strike? Black Truckers would like a word…
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Stephen Stirling @sstirling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Proud to be at a news organization where reporters help set the rules for how AI is used. 🤖 No AI generated imagery/videos 🤖 No AI mimicking employees 🤖 Right to remove byline from any AI-content 🤖 A guild-staffed advisory committee www.inquirer.com/business/phi...
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Philadelphia Inquirer employees secure new union contract with raises and AI protections
Under the new three-year contract, members will see healthcare costs increase for the first time in 20 years, the union said.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
3 November 1882 | Czech Jew, Richard Hořic, was born in Mladá Boleslav. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 May 1944. He did not survive.
Black and white portrait of a mature man, wearing round glasses and a suit, with a signature across the image.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Public money should not be used for private schools. Period.
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