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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28m

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28m

Many young Ukrainians are too isolated and anxious to imagine a future after three years of war, Robert F. Worth writes. That's why a movement has sprung up to create new forms of social life, many of them literally underground.

Ukraine’s Underground Generation

Addressing the isolation of young people has become an urgent priority in eastern Ukraine.

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Boots on the Ground Midwest @bootsonthegroundkc.bsky.social · 16h

Johnson County, KS No Kings!

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

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Indivisible Bucks County @indivisiblebux.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Williamson Park, Morrisville, PA

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MoJoJuju @xoey1.bsky.social · 16h

Oh Yea.. He Tops them all..

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 24d

Sign the petition to free Joseph Figueira Martin

On 26 May 2024, Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese humanitarian, was arrested in Zémio, a town in the east of the Central African Republic.

Portugal and Belgium must act!

Sign the Petition: Free Joseph Figueira Martin! Humanitarian arbitrarily detained and tortured in the Central African Republic

Sign the petition to protect those who risk their lives to save others.

petitions.protecthumanitarians.org

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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 16h

EU seeks to boost powers to board Russian shadow fleet vessels, document says

The bloc also considers “targeting the provision of logistical support to shadow fleet vessels, such as oil bunkering,” according to document seen by POLITICO.

www.politico.eu

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 1d

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IT Army UA @itarmy-ua.bsky.social · 18h

🫡🫂Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide share.google/UA8MHUih0ztJ...

Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide

Europol’s Operation SIMCARTEL dismantled a SIM farm used for 49M fake accounts and €5M in fraud.

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TGumB @tgumb.bsky.social · 22h

No Kings! Indianapolis, Indiana 🚫👑🐸✌️

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Beth4Congress @bethdavidson.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing energy at #NoKings rallies in Nanuet and Brewster. So inspiring to be with thousands of patriots speaking truth to power--and ready to #DropTheMike

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history.
The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular!

So were the signs...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

We stayed classy. #NoKings

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Dr René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 1d

Omg, this was my happy article of the day 😂😂😂😀‼️

White House’s Bluesky Debut Epically Backfires With Immediate Trolling‼️

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White House’s Bluesky Debut Epically Backfires With Immediate Trolling

The White House has joined the left-leaning social media site—and has been made thoroughly unwelcome.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h

This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.

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The Audacity! Creative Action Together in Midcoast Maine @theaudacitymaine.bsky.social · 1d

1700 people out for No Kings in rural Rockland, Maine today… more than 4% of the population of Knox County.

#NoKings #Maine #MEPolitics

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 11h

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Freethinkers United @freethinkersunited.bsky.social · 10h

They're pigs! They have no compassion for the health of people! They are only defenders of the wealthy! Filthy garbage humans who are cowards, unable to stand alone, they gang up to suppress for who the perceive as the powerful.