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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 16d

This story is extraordinary even by 2025 standards. Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, made a deal with Bukele and agreed to renege on informant agreements in a years-long DOJ investigation into MS-13, totally undercutting credibility of such agreements.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16d

Why isn’t every large account warning about the “network state” movement? In August, “network state” leader Balaji Srinivassan—a close ally of Peter Thiel & Marc Andreessen—wrote that, “When Bitcoin wins,” it “ends the Fed,” the “battle begins,” & “it's time to build”. 1/

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 19d

We do the work to find science-based solutions to climate change.

And we give it away for free.

Sadly, climate funding is stalling this year and groups like ours are falling behind. Can you consider making a tax-deductible gift?

Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 21d

Powered by trillions of data points & thousands of hours of expert analysis, the revolutionary Drawdown Explorer platform will drive #ClimateSolutions forward like never before. But we are just getting started! Your support will help us unleash Explorer’s full potential. https://drawdown.org/donate

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28d

Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 28d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 28d

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Oct 3

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Oct 2

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Sep 28

The cognitive dissonance here is truly incredible.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Sep 28

Think of this as equivalent to removing the merit system from government employment.

Your tax dollars deployed to serve the goals of a personalist authoritarian system. All the talk about banning DEI because of merit shown to be nonsense when they also remove merit-based processes.

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Sep 28

Awarding scientific grants based on scientific merit? That pales in comparison to my strategy, giving grants based on political loyalty

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Wp EXCLUSIVE
White House considers funding advantage for colleges that align with Trump policies The proposal could potentially transform the government's vast research funding operation, which has long awarded university grants based on scientific merit.
Today at 6:00 a.m. EDT

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Sep 26

The wounded knee thing is really Trumpism distilled to its essence. It’s not enough to be able crush people who can’t fully defend themselves, it’s not enough to actually crush them, you also have to love and admire those who do the crushing otherwise the Trumpists’ delicate feelings are injured

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · Sep 16

It's very hard for a journalist to cancel a subscription to a newspaper they once loved. Here, @willbunch.bsky.social explains why he's canceled the Washington Post. "I can’t spare one thin dime to the enablers of this American fascism that I’d hoped to never see in my lifetime."

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Sep 16

The Washington Post was the paper of my teen dreams -- whose courage helped convince me to chose a life in journalism. Monday's firing of the Post's moral beacon, Karen Attiah, proved that a newsroom I'd believed in is now dead to me

Why I finally ditched the Post www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

The Washington Post has broken my heart | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, the best Democrat in America right now.

www.inquirer.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Sep 16

If someone’s not mourning the death of Robert Redford in a manner that’s consistent with your views, make sure you set up a database, call their employer, and get them fired.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · Sep 16

How’s that for timing

www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

www.404media.co

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Sep 17

The Deputy AG of the United States is conducting a RICO investigation into the woman yelling at Trump in the restaurant. We’ve come a long way from the statute being used to take down the Gambino crime family.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · Sep 16

Here's an excerpt -- read the whole column and tell me what you think

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 3

😳 “as many lives lost as WW1”

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

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Walking Each Other Home @twmcel.bsky.social · Sep 7

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 7

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · Sep 6

Common theme of people I've interviewed recently. At universities, in research centers, in diplomacy, in the legal system, dealing with refugees or immigrants:

The reality inside is much worse than you would think from the outside.

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Walking Each Other Home @twmcel.bsky.social · Sep 7

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Sep 7

All of the U.S. military service academies are canceling lectures and ceremonies which feature speakers critical of President Trump. Dark times.

CNN: US Naval Academy canceled author’s lecture that would have criticized book bans
By Natasha Bertrand

Washington Post: West Point alumni group cancels award ceremony for Tom Hanks

Sept 6, 2025

Air Force Academy cancels lecture after discovering speaker disparaged
By Mary Shinn
Aug 27, 2025

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 6

Can’t express in words how big this rally in Chicago is. The president’s fascist goon squad is not welcome here.

A completely full Chicago on Michigan Avenue protesting Donald Trump.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Sep 6

BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.

‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’

Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities

www.thetimes.com

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