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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19d

"I’m confident that many understand, especially after yesterday, that Trump’s vision of America—and Hegseth’s of the military—is not what they and their comrades-in-arms signed up and sacrificed for." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-silenc...

The Silence of the Generals

And the searing words of a veteran on the bench.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19d

Lutnick on being invited over to his then-neighbor Jeffrey Epstein's house: He invites us in and there's a massage table in the middle of the room. I say, "Massage table in the middle of your house? How often you have a massage?

And he says, "Every day...and the right kind of massage."

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 19d

I’m with Governor Pritzker!
#25thAmendmentNow
#UnfitForOffice

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19d

A 10 day hearing began today in Texas to determine if the GOP's new rigged map will remain in place or be struck down for 2026. The best way to stay informed on what is happening is to subscribe to Democracy Docket, the media outlet I started in 2020, for times like these. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 19d

...pure class...and honor...and none a convicted felon...

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 19d

While national Republicans have shut down the government, Democrats in NM are leading the way with a Special Session to fix healthcare, food assistance, and to protect our people.

You can also check out the FAQ on our website stansbury.house.gov/services/shu... or call us at (505) 346-6781.

Rep. Stansbury: Here's the latest on the government shutdown

YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 19d

Take a stand against FCC Chair Brendan Carr's attack on our democracy! Demand he resign!
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Tell Congress: Demand that Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr Resign

Contact Congress today!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 19d

Trump thinks he’s a king. Forcing a government shutdown because you don’t get your way has nothing to do with democracy — it’s autocracy. Join us to make it clear that there are still NO KINGS in the USA: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19d

We've always had a real set of American virtues and values, and we've always had brutality and political violence. So far, the former has always kept pace and eventually won out.

Ken Burns joins @timmiller.bsky.social in the latest Bulwark Podcast:

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19thnews @19thnews.org · Sep 16

On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother, Estela Ramos Baten, were deported from Los Angeles to Guatemala.

On September 8, Estela died of complications related to liver cirrhosis. She was 45. Her family says that after her deportation, she did not have access to the medication she needed.

She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.

Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · Jul 6

Last month, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was “absurd for anyone to insinuate that this president is profiting off of the presidency.”

The Whiff of Corruption: Trump’s New Perfume Has Strong Notes of Graft

Trump’s wealth grew by over $1 billion in the past year, but the White House insists he isn’t profiting off of the presidency.

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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · Jul 6

Opinion from @maxmccoy.com: America has a tradition of breaking promises and displacing people. Migrants are the newest target. #ksleg

America has a tradition of breaking promises and displacing people. Migrants are the newest target. • Kansas Reflector

Two hundred years ago next month, a trio of white commissioners met with a group of Osage leaders beneath the tallest oak in a mile-wide grove here and, for $800, purchased safe passage and free use o...

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · Jul 6

Elon Musk announced a new political party on X "to give you back your freedom" after Trump's tax megabill was signed into law. bit.ly/4nO1m02

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · Jul 6

Nearly Half of America’s Murderers Get Away With It

Compared with its peers, America does an unusually poor job of solving killings.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u...

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · Jul 6

The search continues for dozens of girls missing from a camp.

Donald Trump signs disaster declaration for deadly Texas floods

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · May 28

The not-so-coded message is that the only victims of mass historical crimes who exist or merit our attention are white victims of nonwhites. All the rest will be summarily erased as matters of concern to us. https://trib.al/AwoJrmx

Trump’s Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque

That photo he brandished to Cyril Ramaphosa was from the Democratic Republic of Congo—whose refugees the Trump administration is pointedly not welcoming to America.

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CNN @cnn.com · May 28

A federal judge struck down an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year targeting the elite law firm WilmerHale, becoming the latest jurist to permanently block enforcement of an order they concluded is unconstitutional.

Judge strikes down executive order targeting WilmerHale in latest blow to Trump’s retaliation against major law firms | CNN Politics

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year targeting the elite law firm WilmerHale, becoming the latest jurist to permanently block en...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 28

Several times a month, if not multiple times a week, Wings of Rescue flies pets from precarious situations, such as overcrowded shelters or natural disaster zones, to safety.

Since its founding in 2012, the nonprofit has transported nearly 79,000 animals.

On rescue flights, at-risk pets are precious cargo

Wings of Rescue flies pets from overcrowded shelters and natural disaster zones to a new life.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · Apr 24

A teenager has been charged with arson over a fast-growing wildfire that has scorched thousands of acres of land in New Jersey and caused dangerous levels of pollution in the New York City area

Teenager charged with starting 15,000-acre New Jersey wildfire

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · Apr 24

The Trump administration has killed a landmark civil rights settlement over raw sewage pollution in a majority-Black, residential area of Alabama, dismissing it as an “illegal” DEI agreement.

Trump administration kills landmark pollution settlement in majority-Black county

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Apr 24

The Emancipator is celebrating its third birthday today!
We are proud to be the nation’s only newsroom dedicated to critically covering racism with original reporting, commentary, social-first storytelling, and community events.

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · Apr 24

The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to withhold Title X family planning grants.

Trump administration faces suit over withheld family planning funds | Arkansas Advocate

The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to…

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WIRED @wired.com · Apr 24

In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our hosts explain how to prepare for travel to and from the United States—and how to stay safe. www.wired.com/story/uncann...

Protecting Your Phone—and Your Privacy—at the US Border

In this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our hosts explain how to prepare for travel to and from the United States—and how to stay safe.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Apr 24

A judge denies the government’s request to pause the transfer of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk from Louisiana, who is fighting deportation and is being held in the state, ruling that it is now obligated to ensure that she be moved back to Vermont.

Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk must be moved to Vermont, judge rules

The federal government had tried to pause the detained transfer of the woman who is fighting deportation.

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