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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

SNAP funding runs out at the end of this month and food banks will need extra support.

If you can donate, please do so.

Consider donating some respirators too! Long lines in crowded place can lead to Covid spread. Let’s keep people fed & healthy!

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6h

This absolutely is Jeff Bezos’s fault. I feel sorry for the excellent journalists and other staff caught up in his mismanagement, but this is his doing. And it will only lead to the Post doing even worse, which will then — almost inevitably — lead to more layoffs.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 9h

Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...

Pain at The Post

As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 11h

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

idahocapitalsun.com

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13h

Alphabet
Altria
Amazon
Apple
Blackstone
Booz Allen Hamilton
Carrier
Caterpillar
Coinbase
Comcast
Google
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Meta
Microsoft
New York Jets
OpenAI
Palantir
Reynolds American
Ripple
Roblox
T-Mobile
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tether
Union Pacific Railroad

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d

Who are the private donors funding the disgusting demolition of the East Wing of the people's house for Trump's $250M gilded ballroom?

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 9h

The president shared an artificial intelligence-generated video Saturday that showed him dumping feces on American protesters.

Jesse Watters Issues Truly Childish Defense Of Trump 'Strafing Feces Over Everybody'

The president shared an artificial intelligence-generated video Saturday that showed him dumping feces on American protesters.

www.huffpost.com

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jrpurple.bsky.social @jrpurple.bsky.social · 9h

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/22/u...

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

In the midst of a federal government shutdown, the U.S. government’s gross national debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on A…

www.chicagotribune.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”

Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.

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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 21h

New op-ed in the LA Times by myself & Dave Stovall. We wrote this because are watching in horror the ways this administration is terrorizing Children of Color. Black & Brown children deserve better than this. We all deserve better than this. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The Trump administration is targeting children of color

Instead of policies that reduce crime, we get rhetoric of locking up 'bad children.' It's counterproductive and expensive, and it distracts from real solutions that were working before Trump cut their...

www.latimes.com

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Samhain Goldstein @goldstein.bsky.social · 10h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future | Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa

DEI is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story

www.theguardian.com

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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 10h

When White House released plans for the ballroom, Trump told reporters the 90,000-square-foot addition would be “built over on the east side and it will be beautiful.”

“It'll have views of Washington Monument. It won't interfere with the current building,” he said.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Trump waltzes into ballroom controversy with 'two geniuses' and an East Wing demolition

As pictures of the White House demolition began circulating, critics expressed outrage as the nation’s preeminent historical structure stood gutted.

www.usatoday.com

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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 12h

Is Illinois a red state? Did Trump put the screws on UI and get a deal? No. They just did this because some vague sense of needed to be in compliance … or they wanted to? Yes.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 13h

U of Illinois System Bans Consideration of Race, Sex in Hiring, Tenure, Student Aid https://bit.ly/3L4duuL

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

The letters DEI against the background of what appears to be a wall with many cracks.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 13h

U of Illinois System Bans Consideration of Race, Sex in Hiring, Tenure, Student Aid https://bit.ly/3L4duuL

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12h

As Paul Weiss, Paramount, anyone who has capitulated to Trump has learned — it never ends. You are giving up your principles and (at least in the case of law firms and universities) reason for existence, and you are getting nothing in return other than letting Trump know you will give in.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

This is the statement the Department of Justice in the Trump administration released in regards to the University of Virginia's capitulation to authoritarianism.

The United States Department of Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WWW.JUSTICE.GOV/NEWS
October 22, 2025
The Justice Department Announces Agreement with
University of Virginia
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an agreement with the University of Virginia ("UVA") that will protect UVA's students, faculty, and employees from violations of federal civil rights laws, including from discrimination based on race, sex, or national origin.
As part of the agreement, the University of Virginia agrees to be bound by the Department of Justice's "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination," ensuring that UVA does not engage in unlawful racial discrimination in its university programming, admissions, hiring, or other activities. UVA will provide relevant information and data to the Department of Justice on a quarterly basis through 2028. The President of UVA will personally certify each quarter that UVA is in compliance with the agreement. The Department will pause its pending investigations into the university's admissions policies and other civil rights concerns. The United States shall treat UVA as eligible for future grants and awards. If UVA completes its planned reforms prohibiting DEI at the university, the Department will close its investigations against UVA.
"This notable agreement with the University of Virginia will protect students and faculty from unlawful discrimination, ensuring that equal opportunity and fairness are restored," said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division. "We appreciate the progress that the university has made in combatting antisemitism and racial bias, and other American universities should be on alert that the Justice Department will ensure that our federal civil rights laws are enforced for every American, without exception."
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

This is the statement the Department of Justice in the Trump administration released in regards to the University of Virginia's capitulation to authoritarianism.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 13h

He wants appreciation for ruining their lives.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13h

FYI :“Destruction of federal property is a federal crime. 18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines the crime as willfully injuring or committing any depredation against U.S. government property. If the damage exceeds $1k it is a felony with a fine, up to ten years in prison or both.”

Awaiting law enforcement.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

Right-wing essayist Helen Andrews is blaming *women* for the destruction of enterprising business spirit and the rule of law, while businessmen are groveling to a male president who is destroying the rule of law. www.thebulwark.com/p/right-gran...

The Right’s New Grand Unified Theory: Blame Women for Everything

Helen Andrews’s latest screed is short on rational facts, long on mushy feelings of misogyny.

www.thebulwark.com

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 12h

“We’re also working with the military on it.” Trump says after claiming the government isn’t paying for the Liberace infested gold oligarchy ballroom that “they’ve wanted” for at least 150 years —

Siri, who pays the military?

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jrpurple.bsky.social @jrpurple.bsky.social · 12h

Both the Republican led Senate Intelligence Committee report and the Mueller report prove Russia provided massive assistance to Trump in 2016 and the latter report shows there were massive Russia-Trump campaign contacts. Those are facts. I hate liars.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

Trump the White House's East Wing: “It was never thought of as being much. It was a very small building, and rather than allowing that to hurt, a very expensive, beautiful building that frankly they've been after for years…In order to do it properly, we had to take down the existing structure.”

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 12h

Torres Maldonado, whose 16-year-old daughter Ofelia suffers from a rare form of cancer, was aggressively approached by four masked ICE agents forcibly removed him from his car.
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Elected leaders call for ICE to release father of teen battling cancer

Torres Maldonado, whose 16-year-old daughter Ofelia suffers from a rare form of cancer, was aggressively approached by four masked ICE agents forcibly removed him from his car

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jrpurple.bsky.social @jrpurple.bsky.social · 12h

Keep in mind that, after a trial, a Colorado trial court found that Trump engaged in insurrection, and the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed. The US Supreme Court reversed on jurisdictional grounds, but it did not rule that the Colorado courts were wrong in their finding.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 21h

To be crystal clear: trump is talking about taxpayers paying him millions of dollars as some sort of restitution because he was investigated for sending a mob to the US capitol on Jan 6th to overthrow the 2020 election. That might just be he most f*cked up thing he’s done since Jan 6th…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."

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