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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 34m

Not too surprising given their record// US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US Supreme Court to hear case that takes aim at Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court is slated on Wednesday to hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts in a case that could imperil a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 10h

One to watch// US Supreme Court to hear case that takes aim at Voting Rights Act - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

US Supreme Court to hear case that takes aim at Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court is slated on Wednesday to hear arguments in a dispute over the composition of Louisiana electoral districts in a case that could imperil a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 10h

This UVA rally — which is sponsored by student, faculty, & staff groups — will protest the Trump regime's efforts to take over American universities & demand that UVA not cooperate, as it did this summer.
Friday, noon, at the Rotunda. C-ville community members are encouraged to attend.

CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First @cbs19news.bsky.social · 10h

Rally to protest Trump Administration deal set for Friday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The University of Virginia will be holding a press conference, rally and march on Friday at the Rotunda against the Compact for Academic Excellence in

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 10h

"As Congress bickers over whether ICE should be masked or unmasked, regulated or unleashed, the raids roll on — unbound, unaccountable, and increasingly at the center of America’s moral crisis."

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Mike Johnson Says ICE Hasn’t “Crossed the Line.” The Country Disagrees.

From Chicago to Los Angeles, ICE raids are breaking windows, families, and trust — but not, apparently, the Speaker’s conscience.

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 22h

Israel cuts agreed aid into Gaza over slow release of hostage bodies - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

No aid scale-up yet in Gaza, aid agencies say

A major ramp-up of aid needed to ease famine and suffering in Gaza after two years of war has yet to happen, the Red Cross and U.N. agencies said on Tuesday, as Israeli authorities warned of slower aid flows as the southern Rafah crossing remained shut.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 1d

"Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses -because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."

-- Dwight D. Eisenhower, born #OTD 1890

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Donald Trump: 'What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening'

In a wide-ranging, free-flowing speech to a veterans association, the US president, Donald Trump, criticised the media for its reaction to his trade tariffs policy.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

LIVE: View of Khan Younis, Gaza youtube.com/live/6NL0QsY...

LIVE: View of Khan Younis, Gaza

YouTube video by Reuters

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

Updated this piece to reflect that this guy now says he has $5 million from venture capital funds to start the “The Anti-Fraud Company” which will allow Shieh to scale up his model of AI-aided harassment and apply it to the federal government.
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How to become a right-wing star? Harass people

A Brown student used crummy AI to label university staff as worthless; now he has a Times profile and is testifying to Congress

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 3d

Shared courtesy of my Penn History colleague, Ben Nathans

Image: A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” engraving, originally published in the Pennsylvania Gazette in 1754. Each segment of the snake has the name of a university sent Trump’s “compact”: Texas, AZ, Vanderbilt, USC, Dartmouth, UVA, Brown, Penn, MIT.

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Erin Burnett OutFront @outfrontcnn.bsky.social · 5d

“We could hear them laughing.”

Rev. David Black, the minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, speaks to #CNN’s Erin Burnett in his first television interview since he was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility.

#OutFrontCNN #News #ICE #Chicago

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's handling of the Qatar bombing, which failed to kill the Hamas officials it targeted … gave the group more faith that he was able to stand up to Netanyahu and that he was serious about ending the war in Gaza, the two officials said.
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Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages

Hamas has called Donald Trump a racist, a recipe for chaos and a man with an absurd vision for Gaza. And it was the phone call he got Benjamin Netanyahu to make to Qatar's prime minister that changed their minds about him.

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 4d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 4d

His signature line is still “You’re fired?” // White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Greene on the Epstein files: "I can't conclusively say that's why the House isn't in session, but the House should be in session...there is a new Democrat that's been elected that deserves to be sworn in...if it's to avoid the discharge petition, why drag this out? It's going to have 218 signatures"

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 5d

"When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation.

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Doina Chiacu @doina.bsky.social · 5d

Some US headlines: "Donald Trump Loses 2025 Nobel Peace Prize—Live Updates" -Newsweek ... "Nobel Peace Prize goes to Maria Corina Machado, despite calls for Trump to receive the award" - Fox News .. "Norway Braces for Trump Reaction to Nobel Peace Prize Snub" - BBG

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 5d

Gazans return to wrecked homes as Israeli forces pull back under ceasefire - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 5d

Opinion polls have consistently shown Trump more popular with the Israeli public than their prime minister.
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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 5d

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 6d

(AP) - US says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 5d

The vote and swearing in ceremony took place shortly after midnight on Friday, only hours after political blocs from across the spectrum first presented motions for Boluarte's removal on grounds of moral incapacity.
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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 6d

The babies are part of a group of 18 newborns in north Gaza hospitals whom U.N. agencies have been trying to evacuate amid an ongoing Israeli assault on the enclave's largest urban area. - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 6d

“They’re”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 6d

Accused of “belonging” ….

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 6d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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