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"The ability of autocrats & demagogues to surprise, to create a new scandal every day, is their superpower. It diminishes attention to the previous day's transgressions and normalizes them. Values are the only defense. Hold them dear." Garry Kasparov

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 2h
Here’s last night’s story about the Secret Service, the various factors putting strain on the agency, and some fun facts about Abraham Lincoln that will help get you uninvited from any party: youtu.be/XQ-Xnzj_uz4
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Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 4h
In 9 states, anyone can open a school with no building inspection, no teacher credentials, no tests, no required topics, content, or standards, no background checks, and that refuses students with disabilities while still getting public funds w/o any oversight. The war against MAGA is generational.
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Stephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · 8h
One teen told ICE officers he lived with his dad down the block, but that his dad was deaf. They didn’t try to contact the father before deeming the boy “unaccompanied” and detaining him. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Nathan Newman @nathansnewman.bsky.social · 1h
Just the most repellant historic vandalism possible The Kennedy Center shutdown is just an extension of Trump's disregard for anything other than his own narcistic building projects. www.gadgetreview.com/trumps-borde...
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Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
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Rep. Shontel Brown @repshontelbrown.bsky.social · 2h
As if Trump cutting SNAP benefits and leaving more than 120,000 Ohioans struggling to feed their families wasn't bad enough, last week another $38 million in cuts to Ohio's SNAP program kicked in. By slashing SNAP resources, Republicans are putting millions of Americans at risk.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 5h
“We’re not going to just put our hands up and say, ‘Oh well, we tried.' When it opens, it’ll be even more important to pressure to close it. At that point, people are being harmed. We’re just going to keep making a stink of it. "We'll never go away until it’s closed." www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
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‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Louisiana's new ICE facility raises more questions than answers
Under the Trump administration's deportation blitz, ICE's new 'staging center' in Alexandria, Louisiana is run by the operators of Lasalle Corrections, a private, for-profit company with a history of ...
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 8h
Jesus Christ....
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23m
The approved 2026 Chicago Public Library (CPL) total budget request is $169,257,813, which includes an operating budget of $103,966,346. [Just thought I would leave this here]
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23m
The mysterious death of a scientist at a plague institute in Siberia has sparked “next pandemic” panic. I wrote about what we know, what we don’t, why plague is not the Black Death in 2026 and the real outbreaks we ignore while worrying about hypothetical ones. bktitanji.substack.com/p/plague-is-...
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Plague is Scary but That Doesn’t Make It the Next Pandemic.
Why a mysterious death in Siberia has captured our attention while far more consequential outbreaks struggle to do the same
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 30m
Scotlandville is a nearly all Black community of 10,000 people in Louisiana that has been, for the second time, shuffled around on the state's congressional map to make it part of a majority white district. to.pbs.org/4y3G4zq
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After redistricting, a Black community in Louisiana faces a future without a champion in Congress
Scotlandville is a predominantly Black community in Louisiana, that's facing challenges in its political representation. Residents fear losing a representative who understands their struggles.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
TAPPER: 'Get the hell out of here. You don't belong in America.' Is that the right way to speak about someone you disagree with? RICK SCOTT: The point is Ds have all become socialists. They're antisemitic T: You think Wasserman Schultz is antisemitic? S: I can tell you Mamdani is. Hasan Piker ...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 54m
More corruption. During her time as DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem gave over $900 MILLION in contracts to companies led by one of her political donors. This included the purchase of multiple luxury jets well above market value.   Every penny of their corruption must be investigated.
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Joey Esposito @joeyesposito.bsky.social · 1h
"it's been an honor to decimate this institution and make a shitload of money i don't deserve"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 41m
this taxpayer-funded agitprop just aired on Newsmax reminder as you watch this that the Trump administration's line is these are "public service announcements," not propaganda
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 41m
So now they're into using solar?! But not for us mere mortals here on Earth. We have to pay exorbitant prices for fossil fuels that are destroying the environment. Hypocrites.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"The agency appears to regard the change as a customer experience improvement — as if interacting with a TSA agent who has been forced to stand in a crowded airport for hours on end will definitely be positive..." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Trump Administration Makes Life Worse For TSA Agents
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Constant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 1h
Places where we have emergency deployments: 1. Southern Border 2. Hormuz/Gulf 3. Gulf of Aden 4. Cuba 5. Memphis 6. Caribbean 7. Pacific Coast of SA 8. Washington DC 9. Rio Grande (sep from border) 10. Greenland 11. ???
military.com
Coast Guard Returns Fire on US-Mexico Border as Hundreds of Troops Pour Into the Rio Grande Valley
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott would not confirm it was cartel related, only saying, "That is what I've heard."
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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 1h
Popping in just for a mo before I have to get offline again. As a practical matter, Renee needs to raise $12K in a week. HOW DO WE DO THAT? Breaking it down into smaller pieces, HOW DO WE RAISE $1,500 TODAY/TONIGHT?
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2h
"I can't let you filibuster," says MacCallum, as El-Sayed ticks off gas prices, food prices, service members killed or stationed overseas for long assignments...
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 1h
UPDATE: After deciding this weekend to block Politico from riding on Air Force One, White House staffers called numerous outlets to ask one to fill the primary print slot for the out-of-town pool rotation. Each of those outlets declined to step in. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One trip, cannot secure replacement
President Donald Trump will travel without a primary print pool reporter for the first time in recent memory.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1h
HUGE: The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes have both voted to impose a three-year moratorium on data center construction on tribal lands — temporarily banning dara centers on 8,000 square miles. The Cherokee Nation, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and the Kickapoo Tribe have all imposed similar bans.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h
Apparently not every Republican official in Florida is down with having a pedophile as the Clerk of Courts, but Palm Beach County is all in. The two accusers were a male relative who was a toddler at the time, and a woman who claims he molested her when she was 4. www.rawstory.com/florida-gop-...
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Republican civil war erupts in red state over backing scandal-plagued candidate
The Republican Party of Palm Beach County, Florida is standing behind suspended Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso in the November election, even though he was arrested in August on allegations that he sexua...
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 1h
Nice corruption you've got there. It'd sure be a shame if you lost control of Congress and were subjected to numerous investigations
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h
Trump: "Annie 'Trannie' Andrews is running against our wonderful Darline Graham for the Senate in South Carolina ... Trannie is not for South Carolina, and South Carolina must show, in the upcoming Election, that it is not for her."
Annie “Trannie” Andrews is running against our wonderful Darline Graham for the Senate in South Carolina. For years my dear friend Lindsey would say that, “Darline is the finest, most reliable, and one of the smartest people I have ever known.” He would then always add, “Also, the most loyal!” Oftentimes I would be upset with Lindsey for saying this, because I thought I had all of those qualities. In any event, Darline is a High Quality person, maybe the Highest, and Annie Trannie is not, in particular, as it pertains to representing the Values of the Great People of South Carolina — She is in favor of Transgender for Everyone, Open Borders, Defunding the Police, High Taxes, a Weak Military, and will absolutely fight to take your guns away — In other words, she is against our Great Second Amendment! Trannie is not for South Carolina, and South Carolina must show, in the upcoming Election, that it is not for her. VOTE FOR DARLINE GRAHAM — SHE HAS MY COMPLETE AND TOTAL ENDORSEMENT, AND WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Chris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 1h
Record high tied: Denver's up to 87° so far today, tying the daily record from 2024. It's also Denver's 13th daily record high tied or broken so far this year. Still time to break the record... #COwx
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 1h
The fabled ancient cities weren't defeated because the enemy breached the walls but because of traitors on the inside. Collusion of the PQ and Alberta separatists as US military plans promote breaking our country from the inside must be taken seriously. charlieangus.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...
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This Is How the City Falls
The fabled ancient cities were not destroyed by the power of the siege engines, but by trickery and traitors on the inside.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1h
“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight. HHS will never go back to what it was before.”
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RFK is gloating that his changes to HHS are permanent
“Even if I got hit by a truck tonight, HHS will never go back to what it was.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.
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'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
Q: Your approval rating with Latino voters has dropped down to 27% TRUMP: You're fake news. You're CNN. My poll numbers are great. All you have to do is look at the crowds we're drawing.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 3h
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h
This admin is hiding the full number and extent of soldiers' injuries. Plus soldiers and family members have told the AP that failure to recognize the seriousness of injuries, a poor plan to get the wounded to hospitals and red tape has hindered follow-up care. apnews.com/article/iran...
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7h
"The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses. That’s in contrast to California, which took steps to distribute its supply to providers, and Oregon, which reupped its stock at no cost." gothamist.com/news/new-yor...
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New York state stockpiled abortion pills. Now they're all expired.
The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses.
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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 6h
The estimate is for $15K to do the first half. She's only 1/5 of the way there, and the deadline to be out, as in GONE, is 10 days from now [10/15]. Can we get a big push, everyone sharing this? gofund.me/2ed90a936
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Donate to Renee's Emergency Relocation and Mobile Home Move, organized by Florence Vigil
Hi, I'm Florence, and I'm raising this fund for my childhood best f… Florence Vigil needs your support for Renee's Emergency Relocation and Mobile Home Move
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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 6h
She's found the plot. But this is not hook-it-up-and-haul it. Her whole life has to be packed up, moved to storage, disconnected [utilities, water, etc.], dismantled, hauled to the new place. Then she has to do the whole thing in reverse. And she can't do the labor [TBI].
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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 6h
Okay, today I'm going to have to be offline A LOT, but I also need to do a big push on this local urgent need Renee is disabled, a survivor of TBI. She's lived in the mobile home she owns for 30 years. Now the LL's son is evicting her from the land. She has to move her home to a new place.
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2h
It's been such a long few years, I'd forgotten this particular rape accusation against Hegseth. The woman told police she may have been drugged. Hegseth, who was married to one woman and had just had a baby with another, said it was consensual but paid her $50k to settle. He was confirmed anyway.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 2h
I’d missed this: Annie Altman, Sam Altman’s sister who alleges in civil lawsuits that he ​sexually abused her repeatedly — starting when she was 3 years old — uploaded the first hour of her deposition to Instagram (and YouTube) this weekend. It has about 38k likes. www.instagram.com/reels/DeAx3h...
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Annie Altman (she/her/human) on Instagram: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset to once again hav...
39K likes, 916 comments - anniealtman108 on October 2, 2026: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset...
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2h
Q: Your approval with Latino voters has dropped— Trump: No, no. You're fake news. My poll numbers are great. Your whole outfit is fake and so are you
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 2h
This area, as Adam says, is slated for the construction of a double barrier which will cede hundreds of acres of what was public land and will now be inaccessible.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 3h
HEADS UP: These are your pro-crypto Democrats - keep this in mind when you hear them opining on policy issues related to finance (and stories of corruption). www.politico.com/live-updates...
"Democrats

Pete Aguilar, CA-33
Brendan Boyle, PA-02
Janelle Bynum, OR-05
Josh Gottheimer, NJ-05
Steven Horsford, NV-04
Jonathan Jackson, IL-01
Lucy McBath, GA-06
Sarah McBride, DE-AL
Jimmy Panetta, CA-19
Hillary Scholten, MI-03
Terri Sewell, AL-07
Suhas Subramanyam, VA-10
Derek Tran, CA-45"
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 2h
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U.S. sends torture survivor back to Nicaragua, where he is immediately jailed again
Jeffrey Jarquín, a former Nicaraguan political prisoner who said he was tortured for opposing President Daniel Ortega, was jailed at Managua’s Modelo prison immediately after the U.S. deported him, ad...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2h
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3h
Israel is developing a reservoir on land in the occupied West Bank, with water syphoned off from Palestinians.
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What is ‘Herod's Pool', and why is Israel developing it in the West Bank?
Israel is developing a reservoir on land in the occupied West Bank, with water syphoned off from Palestinians.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 7h
Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot. “When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
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Austin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agent
The surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
REPORTER: Why are you telling your supporters to vote by mail if you think it's fraud? TRUMP: I'd rather have them vote in person, but they can vote by mail if they want. But there is a lot of cheating in vote by mail. REPORTER: There's no evidence TRUMP: You are fake news
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3h
Judge Stadtmueller, a Reagan appointee in Wisconsin, orders the release of an ICE detainee in part because of the "systemic rigging of bond hearings against detainees." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 4h
Less than a year in, New Mexico's universal childcare program is already changing who's working. @brycecovert.bsky.social reports on a new study from @chrismherbst.bsky.social finding employment among low-income mothers is up 18%, and full-time work is up 23%.
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Nearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New Mexico
A new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 4h
This is a really good piece by @natashakorecki.bsky.social at NBC News: "Many Latinos were better versed in the details of Salgado Araujo’s shooting death than in the names and backgrounds of those running for some of the highest-profile offices in their state..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed on his way to work by ICE agents, who said he used his vehicle as a weapon. An outraged community is demanding justice — and change.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4h
NEW: October 17 marks a global event called “Origin,” focused on Earth regeneration. Rather than a movement to directly influence climate policy or polluting companies, Origin promises change through synchronized prayer and body movement. Behind it? A fossil fuel heiress and an anti-vaccine doctor
importantcontext.news
Exxon Heiress Aims to Regenerate the Earth With Spirituality
The great-granddaughter of one of America’s wealthiest oilmen has teamed up with an anti-vax doctor.
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