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Lee @ldb71.bsky.social · 19h

Absolutely not.

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AHHH! real meghan!! 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · Sep 4

will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.

Instagram post from Stop AAPI HAte; horrific new details emerge about CBP's unlawful detainment of u.s. permanent resident returning from south korea. reports detail how CBP trapped tae heung "will" kim under inhumane conditions for over eight days at an airport. officers moved kim several times to "confuse and disorient him" kept the lights on at all times, gave him minimal food and no bed--forcing hi to sleep on a row of chairs.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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Lee @ldb71.bsky.social · 1d

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Thank you for saying it so clearly, @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social

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The Hill @thehill.com · 2d

BREAKING: Trump directs Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

Trump is ordering new nuclear weapons testing. The US has not tested a nuclear weapon since 1992.

Alt text: A social media post from an account labeled “Donald J. Trump” with a verified badge. The post claims the United States has more nuclear weapons than any other country, mentions updating and renovating weapons during his first term, and states that Russia is second and China third. It adds that Trump has instructed the “Department of War” to begin testing nuclear weapons immediately. The post ends with “PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.”

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 2d

Like a "third world war lord" Trump and his cronies are weaponizing food to get what they want.

Jen's piece showcases their cruelty further: contrarian.substack.com/p/maga-uses-...

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats are furious that the Trump Administration held a briefing on Capitol Hill today about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats. Only Republicans were invited. This is from Sen. Mark Warner D-VA.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration threatened Ohio with “costly litigation” unless it bans the counting of ballots that arrive after Election Day. The move underscores the president’s broader effort to disenfranchise large numbers of voters by eliminating mail ballot grace periods.

Exclusive: Trump Administration Threatened Lawsuit Over Ohio Mail-In Ballot Deadline

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 2d

Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)

The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d

BREAKING: Democrats just tried to pass a standalone bill to fund WIC & SNAP to make sure families don't go hungry during the Republican shutdown.

Republicans BLOCKED it. So Trump won't use emergency funds to keep SNAP running, and Republicans won't let any bills pass. Shameful.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.

All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings. n.pr/4ntG3PR

White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings

The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 7d

New from me on @lawfaremedia.org: how Trump violated the law to pay the military.

It's a long piece that goes into why it's illegal (with helpful analogies), what other abuses this unlocks if you believe presidents should have this power, what recourse there is, etc.

How Trump Violated the Law to Pay the Military

The president spent research and development money to pay the troops, violating appropriations law and a slew of other statutes.

www.lawfaremedia.org

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

What a disgrace. And what an embarrassment for @cnn.com.

Natalie Korach @nataliekorach.bsky.social · 5d

Scoop: During a trip to DC last week, CNN CEO Mark Thompson made a visit to the White House, where he promoted the network’s new streamer

Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged them to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage
www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...

Mark Thompson’s D.C. Drop-In

CNN’s chief has Washington talking about his private meeting at the White House—following which he urged the network to ease up on coverage of Trump’s East Room demolition, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Lee @ldb71.bsky.social · 5d

Just think... it's almost Friday!

Lee @ldb71.bsky.social · 7d

So glad you're back. My son found an apartment that he's excited to move into (first time living alone, age 22).

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 9d

Trump didn’t just take billions of taxpayer dollars and give it to Argentina with no legal process to help a politician he likes avoid losses in domestic elections and hook up a billionaire he knows who made a bad bet on Argentina.

He gave away billions of Americans’ money and it didn’t even work.

Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 9d

Things are not going well in Argentina, official exchange rate has now decoupled from the market-implied exchange rate to the tune of about 8%

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9d

Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025.

This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies.

Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.

Still not sure we need Medicare for All?

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Ohio Citizen Action @ohiocitizen.org · 9d

HB6 should have taught us that corporations can't buy our democracy. Instead? FirstEnergy just won the right to hide more evidence of corruption. A Sixth Circuit ruling lets them shield their internal docs from shareholders and the public claiming "attorney-client privilege." https://bit.ly/48Jzhlk

Utility Scandal Reshapes Corporate Legal Shields for Privileged Information - FindLaw

FirstEnergy’s secret political deal sparked a market crash and court fight, reshaping corporate privilege rules for internal investigations and investor lawsuits.

www.findlaw.com

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 9d

There is no difference between Trump destroying the East Wing and using a wrecking ball on the Washington Monument or Smithsonian. Just because he (temporarily) lives there doesn't give him the right to demolish the White House without Congressional approval.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 9d

The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

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Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · 11d

This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
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