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DrEarlSmith1

@watsoneddie.bsky.social
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Professor of Social Stratification, University of of Delaware

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/09/2026
The US-Israel war on Iran represents an unprecedented application of AI in warfare. The Pentagon’s Maven Smart System uses Anthropic’s Claude AI to “semi-autonomously rank targets by strategic importance, drafting automated legal justifications for each strike along the way."
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Killer AI is already here—we’re using it in Iran
Despite AI fears, a new poll shows few Americans know about the Pentagon's AI-assisted massacres.
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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 17/09/2026
"Today, Black men in the military are once again experiencing a unique, racist danger. This time around, it's the denial of advancement and promotion despite having served the U.S. military honorably, some for more than two decades," writes @watsoneddie.bsky.social in this @thehill.com op-ed. ⤵️
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Merit-based and colorblind: The Pentagon’s cover story for purging Black officers
A veteran and academic argues that recent military leadership decisions under the Trump administration are dismantling racial equality in the armed forces by dismissing the merits of promoted Black…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Five years ago today, Elias Law Group opened its doors as a mission-driven law firm dedicated to helping Democrats win elections, protecting the right to vote, and supporting progressive organizations. elias.law/press-releas...
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Elias Law Group Celebrates Five Years of Helping Democrats Win, Citizens Vote, and Progressives Make Change - Elias Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five years ago today, Elias Law Group opened its doors as a mission-driven law firm dedicated to helping Democrats win elections,
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Lady Queet @ladyqueet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Lady Queet - We Be Winning - [Official Music Video] #MusicSky #LadyQueet #PicturePerfectEntertainment #atlanta #apache #music #indiesky please like and repost!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔈🔈🔈🔈🔈✅✅✅✅✅✅✅👽👽👽👽👽
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Still sometimes surprised at how quickly Trump's weird, desultory obsessions, grifts, biases, and brain farts turn into core tenets of Republican politics.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Would an average American be offered this deal, or tossed in jail? This is his second accident of this nature. Thoughts? www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/498028…
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Tiger Woods had his driver's license suspended five years Wednesday after striking a plea deal in his DUI case. Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test in Martin County circuit court in Florida.
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Evan Robertson @evanrobertsondc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
He’s threatening Donald Trump!
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Last week, the Trump administration deported eight people seeking asylum from the Iranian regime to the Central African Republic.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/09/2026
The GOP isn't happy about Trump's event and the cracks are showing. Congressmen are getting charged $25k to go to an event that Trump is going to make all about himself, as they march into midterms that aren't in their favor. politi.co/4i8mqOu
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Republicans aren’t exactly flocking to Trump’s midterm convention
“I can't control what the president's going to say at the convention, but I can control where I'm at,” one battleground member said.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/09/2026
Trump this month announced plans to rescind a landmark rule that has protected old-growth forests in the US for 25 years. If finalized, the rollback is expected to benefit the companies that Tom Schultz, chief of the US Forest Service, represented in his previous role as a timber industry lobbyist.
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US Forest Service chief with industry ties pushed for more logging on public lands
Trump's plan to open up protected woodlands will benefit firms Tom Schultz once lobbied for.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Some are characterizing this primary season as a time of generational change in which young insurgents are winning against old farts. That's an oversimplification. What's really happening? Progressive populist fighters are winning against the moderately flatulent establishment.
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It’s Not Age
It’s anti-establishment populism
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
40 Trillion later, what do we have to show for it?
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
TEXANS, VOTE FOR TALARICO!
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/09/2026
Gabe Evans has never held an in-person public town hall since taking office. What would he rather use taxpayer money for? Using $320,000 of it on ads to promote himself ahead of his reelection bid.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 02/09/2026
Today marks one year since the administration began its unauthorized and unconstitutional boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific — killing over 200 people. One thing is clear: this military campaign, which continues with the latest strikes just last week, remains illegal and ineffective.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/09/2026
“Threats to federal judges’ safety have always existed, but their scope, frequency, and intensity have sharply increased over the past decade alongside the nation’s deepening political divisions.”
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Politicians' reckless rhetoric is putting federal judges in danger
A new report highlights growing harassment and violent threats against jurists and their families.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 02/09/2026
Gabe Evans has never held an in-person public town hall since taking office. What would he rather use taxpayer money for? Using $320,000 of it on ads to promote himself ahead of his reelection bid.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
BTW, the same nonsensical argument is made about taxes: “oh so & so believes in higher income and/or wealth taxes, but they’re wealthy…they should just give all of their money to people!!??” Again, individual charity is different than a system that would demand more in return from our wealthiest.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. www.propublica.org/article/mail-vot…
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta revealed that two high-ranking ambassadors from major U.S. allied nations have privately warned him that the current Trump administration bears a disturbing resemblance to Nazi Germany.
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Jim Acosta says ambassadors compared U.S. to Nazi Germany
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta shared warnings from two top European ambassadors who compared the Trump administration to 1930s Germany.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The latest filing in my Epstein Files lawsuit against Todd Blanche scathingly calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as court orders. Why Blanche is so desperate to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public: youtu.be/8jja7i_8cR8?...
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🚨AG Blanche SCRAMBLES as SCATHING NEW Filing In MY Epstein Lawsuit BLOWS UP His Defense!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/09/2026
On Monday, the same Supreme Court justices who helped Donald Trump return to the White House, gave him criminal immunity, and greenlit dozens of his illegal actions, gave the president yet another gift: a massive ballroom.
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It’s just too late for John Roberts to say he doesn't like Trump’s ballroom
The president's lawlessness is the chief justice's fault.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026
Trump: "On 11 separate days more than 3 million travelers flowed through the American flies they. They, uh, American skies were loaded up with planes."
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett speaks on Republicans closing down polling places in Texas. This is voter suppression plain and simple! #Pinks
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
For folks maybe less aware of the politics of Tarrant County, they were thisclose to going blue last time. The more ways Republicans can cut off voter access, the better it works in their favor. They don't win elections. They rig them. Also a reminder to stop shitting on the south.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 10/05/2026
To the mothers, grandmothers, bonus mamas, and all the women who love on us, sacrifice for us, and hold everything together—we see you and we thank you. The world keeps turning because of y’all. Happy Mother’s Day 💐
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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I saw my first otter in the wild!!!!!!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling
The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
How can he possibly stay safe without a ballroom?
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
My latest @nytimes.com oped shows that the White House is dramatically understating the cost of the war in Iran. By my calculations—and I show my work—this war will cost the typical American family thousands, and it could cost them tens of thousands. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...
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Opinion | Hegseth Says This War Has Cost $25 Billion. I Tallied Up the True Amount.
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Dr Oddman - #AntiFa @droddman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
33 January 6 convicts (pardoned by Trump) have been rearrested, newly charged, or sentenced for new crimes since the 2021 Capitol terror attack. 8 of them have been convicted of raping children, additional 27 of the pardoned have priors raping minors! Thats 60 rapists! GOP protecting Pеdоfιlеs
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/05/2026
A lot has happened, but not much has changed.
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Ramon Escarfullet Sr @raoces.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/05/2026
“We’re seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction.”
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After SCOTUS destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern states rush to pass Jim Crow voting maps
“We’re seeing the greatest purge of Black power since the era of Reconstruction.”
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
For his entire life, every word out of his mouth has been a lie. And the media stopped caring a long time ago that he lies as he breathes. Hopefully one day soon the American people will say they’re tired of being lied to every single day.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/05/2026
The countdown is on, methinks.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social burns a confederate flag in the rotunda after the House passed 9-0 maps stripping Memphis of representation… #Memphis #JimCrow @MarshaBlackburn @GovBillLee
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 08/05/2026
NAACP Tennessee President Gloria Sweet-Love filed an emergency petition to stop a new congressional map from going into effect in Davidson County Chancery Court. The lawsuit was filed less than three hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed the new map into law. From @cstephenson.bsky.social.
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NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map • Tennessee Lookout
The NAACP’s Tennessee chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon challenging the legality of the state’s brand new congressional map, redrawn to eliminate a majority-Black voting district. NAACP Tenne...
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"72% of the white population is put into one district. 75% of the Black population is carved into two,” Sen. Jeff Yarbro of Nashville said. “We are being asked to believe that it’s just the luck of the draw, just happenstance.” Within hours of a new congressional map passing, the NAACP filed suit.
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NAACP Tennessee files lawsuit challenging redrawn US House district map • Tennessee Lookout
The NAACP’s Tennessee chapter filed a lawsuit Thursday afternoon challenging the legality of the state’s brand new congressional map, redrawn to eliminate a majority-Black voting district. NAACP Tenne...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/05/2026
Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a 26-year-old Florida-born US citizen, has been detained by ICE not once. Not twice. But three times. Last September, he sued the federal government over his arbitrary detentions.
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ICE keeps detaining the same US citizen again, and again, and again. He’s fighting back.
“I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration.
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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The FBI is currently giving polygraphs to find out who was talking about the alcoholic FBI director. Nothing better to do.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If One Thinks About It, We Are Being Controlled And Railroaded By Mostly,RepubliKKKan WHITE MEN. Everything In Our Lives Has Been Downgraded,From Voting Rights,To Women's Rights And Even The "Rights" Of Our Planet.....
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Today, I was back in court, standing up against this Administration’s attempts to silence me, millions of other veterans, and all Americans. Our vets deserve leaders who stand up for their rights, not try to take them away. That’s why I’m not giving them an inch.
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Casey @mamasissiesays.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If you support the Republican Party you are actively hurting Black ppl and that is a CHOICE. I’m talking to you TN, AL, FL, LA & every single state intentionally dividing majority Black districts bc you want them to have LESS power in a system that already systemically disadvantages them—
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