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UChicago AAUP @uchicagoaaup.bsky.social · 1h

You may recall that the State Department found that Israel was deliberately blocking aid to Gaza, and the Biden administration suppressed that report and lied about its content. Kirby, as the national security spokesperson, was the central figure in that effort. www.propublica.org/article/bide...

A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza

Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Departme...

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daanis @daanis.ca · 1h

Any amount helps

mom-in-ghazza.bsky.social @mom-in-ghazza.bsky.social · 4h

I lost my main account😭😭

We survived war, but we’re still suffering💔

We’re still displaced, without warm shelter, surrounded by rubble & pollution, with no basic needs😭

I swear my health is very bad, I don’t even have a single pill !

I beg you to help🙏🏻
gofund.me/1caf2450e

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Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 1h

Powerful essay from a Long COVID patient about the effects of HHS Secretary RFK Jr ordering the shutdown of the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice in March 2025.

#LongCOVID

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I Am One of 20 Million in US With Long COVID. RFK Pulled the Rug From Under Us.

RFK Jr. has shut down the Office of Long COVID Research and Practice, gutted funding, and derailed trials and studies.

truthout.org

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

Cost of the Argentina bailout Trump is trying to finance: $40B.

That same amount could fund almost two years of extended ACA subsidies, or two years of full SNAP benefits, or nearly all of the annual Medicare cuts from Trump's Big Ugly Bill.

Priorities.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 1h

Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.

During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.

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All About PA @allaboutpa.bsky.social · 1h

Full story: www.wesa.fm/politics-gov...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court would be left short-handed if retention effort fails

For all the political debate about whether or not to retain state Supreme Court justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty or David Wecht this fall, one question rarely gets discussed: If voters deci...

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All About PA @allaboutpa.bsky.social · 1h

TLDR: If our Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices aren't retained this November, our court would be hobbled for years to come.

Image of the office of the PA Supreme Court with text at the bottom that reads “PA Supreme Court would be left in ‘disarray’ for years if justices aren’t retained”

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

The best time to abolish ICE would have been in 2021. The next best time is if we win in 2028. At this point, any Democrat unwilling to abolish ICE must be drummed out of the primary.

Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 4h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 4h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Sasha Abramsky @sashaabramsky.bsky.social · 2h

My Truthout article on how Trump, RFK Jr and Russell Vought are using the govt shutdown to further corrode public health agencies. truthout.org/articles/tru...

Trump Is Using the Government Shutdown to Wreck Public Health

The Trump administration is keeping the money flowing to ICE and the military while canning workers at health agencies.

truthout.org

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 1h

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs

- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...

www.thecrimson.com

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 1h

The Fed is debating interest rates, but 20 percent of payroll data is missing, BLS reports have stopped, and the Census Bureau is closed. They’re workshopping the answer to “What do you do without data?” From @ddayen.bsky.social: trib.al/3tRSmSh

Fed Making Key Economic Decisions Without Key Economic Data - The American Prospect

The Fed considers information from a variety of sources in setting monetary policy, everything from anecdotal reports to original data produced by its regional Reserve Banks. But the loss of public, and apparently some private, data is an acknowledged blow.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1h

Monthly health care premiums doubling—or more—may not be "gut-wrenching" to Senators like Ron Johnson. But to most Americans, payments that used to be $772/month becoming $2,400/month is a BIG DEAL.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Ron Johnson: "I don't think this is going to be any kind of gut-wrenching problem if these enhanced subsidies just go away. We'll probably have the weather the lies told by the Democrats. Democrats say all sorts of things that are untrue."

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 2h

ICE JUST BROKE INTO MY FUCKING BUILDING IN WEST RIDGE

CC @unraveledpress.com @thetriibe.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social @andrefor40th.bsky.social @leniann.bsky.social

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2h

If you are on ICE watch in the Rogers Park vicinity please have a buddy and exercise extreme caution. ICE has assaulted verifiers today and arrested at least one of our people. If you are vulnerable to ICE in this area, I recommend staying inside if possible.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1h

One thing abt both this and the conflict at Delaney Hall behind the @replamonica.bsky.social case is that these ICE thugs really can't imagine that a woman of color could be an elected official.

The ICE thugs at Delaney were willing to believe @repbonnie.bsky.social was a MoC. But not McIver.

WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 1h

Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes is filing a federal claim and seeking damages, weeks after an immigration agent briefly handcuffed and detained her during a confrontation inside a Humboldt Park hospital.

https://to.wttw.com/47dwGh3

Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes Filing Federal Claim After Being Handcuffed by Federal Agents

Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes is filing a federal claim and seeking damages, weeks after an immigration agent briefly handcuffed and detained her during a confrontation inside a Humboldt Park hospital.

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Designer Hasan @designer4hasand.bsky.social · 3h

Amir and Osama have started their new school year after a long break due to the genocide 💔

We still need £289 to complete this month’s school payment.

We want to make sure they can continue their education without worry🙏
Every bit of help matters — your support means stability & learning for them.

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 2h

Please share this URGENT shared survival fund for 21 families—7 hours left ‼️

In May, we partnered with six families and a displacement camp of fifteen more. Since, you’ve helped them survive the unimaginable. That’s still the task.

Food, blankets, tents, baby supplies, a C-section 🚨 456/1000

Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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still in Pittsburgh @pdpittsburgh.bsky.social · 1h

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 5h

🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 13 killed (6 of whom were recovered from the rubble) and 8 injured arriving at hospitals.

This brings the recorded death toll from the Israeli genocide in Gaza to 68,229 and 170,369 injuries (likely 3-5x higher)

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 18h

I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 2h

Chicago Alderperson Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez was carrying out her responsibilities to protect her constituents’ rights. Federal agents, who refuse to identify themselves, responded by calling in yet another bogus 911 call to waste CPD’s time, as if CPD will break local law to collaborate with them.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 8h

The Epstein files contain the name of a prominent former PM who brutally beat & sexually assaulted an 18 year old.

Trump, Bondi, Patel & Johnson don’t want the world to know his name.

That’s why Johnson will have the House adjourned today for the 78th day out of the last 90.

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still in Pittsburgh @pdpittsburgh.bsky.social · 2h

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 2h

some fun facts from Demand Justice about Harold Mooty, a couple really stand out

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