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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 2h

This isn’t business-as-usual military action – it’s murder. There was no public evidence, no due process, and no legal justification. Thoughtless action like this is how we wind up in endless wars and how our service members become targets. This is beyond shameful.

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 2h

Should be an interesting watch
#nzpol

Zack Polanski and Chlöe Swarbrick in conversation on this week's episode of Bold Politics.

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Notes on Iowa @notesoniowa.bsky.social · 3h

📍Loess Hills State Forest - Onawa, Iowa

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🗽⚖️ Þe Wyrst Gēnēre Evil is a coward. Hope I’m not murdered @patcat13.bsky.social · 3h

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian & OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman warned of the “Dead Internet Theory,” idea that the internet is dominated by bot activity instead of humans— it may actually be legitimate amid the rise of artificial intelligence

Bots are here on twit
www.forbes.com.au/news/innovat...

‘Dead Internet Theory’ - What is it and how is AI making it happen?

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman have warned on social media in recent weeks of the “Dead Internet Theory".

www.forbes.com.au

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 6h

Really important that we don't become numb to the President designating unspecified groups as terrorists who he can just kill without any process and without much evidence that the allegations against the unknown people are even actually true.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5h

A new California law will effectively ban officers from questioning the families of people killed by police before alerting them to the news of their loved one's death.

This practice was popularized by Lexipol, the nation’s largest developer of law enforcement policy manuals. 🧵

California cops can no longer conceal police killings while interrogating loved ones for dirt

A Reveal investigation helped spark a crackdown on a disturbing, widespread practice.

www.motherjones.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5h

In 2023, a program connecting Utah farmers and ranchers to free therapy vouchers was so successful, the federal money ran out in four months.

“I want you to know,” the program director recalled one recipient telling him, “that this saved my life.”

(Published April with @sltrib.com)

Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.

Farmers are dying by suicide at the third-highest rate by vocation in Utah. But after a federal program offering mental health support ran out of money, the state did not continue it.

www.propublica.org

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CNN @cnn.com · 5h

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts.

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

www.cnn.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 5h

The one good thing about them taking the horny restraints off ChatGPT is that we will never hear from some people again

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kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 5h

Your actions have consequences.

You choose not to vote, you lose your say.

You elect a felon, expect to get robbed.

Not everyone voted for this administration, but everyone must live through it.

#ProudBlue

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Dr. Fröhlich (prefers not to) @edgarallandoh.bsky.social · 20m

This is what we are here for. To aid the weak and ease the suffering.

PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 26m

Jesus Christ, this is the saddest but also the most beautiful thing I've seen for ages😢

I seem to have some grit in my eyes

Dying Chimp Says Goodbye To Old Friend | The Dodo

YouTube video by The Dodo

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 4h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4h

SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

YouTube video by tennesseejed93

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 3h

*no kings except this guy

What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 1d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

This is a great factcheck on the DHS sizzle videos of them rounding up immigrants: they are leaving a lot of context out.

Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 4h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3h

it wasn't enough that our cities and states already paid far more than they receive from the federal government. the people who elected trump want to steal more from us, to give to Argentina, to give to ICE, to give to billionaires. Intolerable

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 5h

Trump admin has frozen or cancelled $28 b for projects, almost all in Dem districts. Small amount of frozen funds in GOP districts are in predominately Dem states (CA, OR, WA, CO, MN, IL, NY, MD), or in predominately Dem cities (St Louis, Atlanta, Greenville) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump admin is freezing or cancelling billions of dollars in funding for projects in Democratic areas.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bondi claims that cities aiding residents hurt by immigration raids is breaking the law

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 3h

He keeps saying this, even though Jack Smith didn't join the classified docs case until a few months after the raid.

But since he keeps doing this on Fox News, where they are on the same team, he won't get called out on it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 2h

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Last June, more than 5 million Americans joined #NoKings rallies across the country, protesting President Trump's authoritarianism. And this Saturday, with your help, it's going to be even bigger and better.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

🔥 @vicmensa.bsky.social : “I see a lot of you still drinking the kool-aid of racial division… The same motherf**kers running detention centers own private prisons (Core Civic & Geo Group). They maxed out Trump’s campaign, and they’re making billions from this, bruh. Be informed.”

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