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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association @lawcha.bsky.social · 12h

Tom Alter joined @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social on the latest episode of Working People to talk about his employment fight at Texas State University. Check out the interview below:
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Working People: Will Texas State University fire a tenured professor based on a Nazi apologist’s doctored video?

“In Texas, a socialist professor is now in the fight of his life against MAGA’s New McCarthyism,” scholar and author Bill V. Mullen writes in Jacobin. “Tom Alter, a labor historian and tenured profess...

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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · 8h

🧪Did I really have time for this story? No, I did not, for reasons I'll be sharing soon. Did I absolutely feel compelled to write it anyways? You know I did! A viral mystery solved by science. Read on @sciencenews.bsky.social

Also, I have a new to-do for my trip to Chicago for #SciWri25 next month!

The viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn't made by a rat

Researchers used methods from paleontology to analyze the quirky local landmark, created when a rodent of a certain size fell into wet concrete.

www.sciencenews.org

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 7h

They haven’t objected to being sent into U.S. cities.

They haven’t objected to extrajudicially killing foreigners abroad.

They haven’t objected to the politicization of the military.

But surely they will object to killing US citizens….

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 13h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

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Classics & Virtues @classicvirtues.bsky.social · 8h

Woke 2.0 is going to hit like 80s crack

@loganclarkhall

Trump won. You don't have to do this anymore.

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We are appalled by the vile and inexcusable language revealed in the Politico article published today. Such behavior is disgraceful, unbecoming of any Republican, and stands in direct opposition to the values our movement...

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Larisa Aitch @llarisah.bsky.social · 7h

“We emailed several Media School administrators Monday, asking them for more clarity behind the order and requesting they rescind their directive.

Instead of a clear response, they fired a faculty member.”

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 8h

And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4ohnDm6

Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 9h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 15h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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IMMIGRANTS MATTER. @shinery.bsky.social · May 29

The way my eyebrows shot up to the top of my fucking skull.

Honestly, I shouldn't be surprised after getting this message the other day.

A screenshot from the USCIS website featuring a message that says "MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.

America welcomes those who respect our laws. Follow the law and you'll find opportunity. Break it and you will find consequences. DHS warns illegal aliens to self-deport and stay out."

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🌵🌞 @daysonrick.bsky.social · May 30

Russell Vought called for the expulsion of millions of undocumented immigrants to “save the country.”

Mein Kampf is the Project 2025 blueprint.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY_c...

Undercover in Project 2025

YouTube video by Centre for Climate Reporting

www.youtube.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I tried to write a PSA that people can send to their elderly relatives.

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 1d

If You Can Read This, You're About to Get Scammed

Scammers are pretending to be Elon Musk. They're stealing millions from hard-working people.

gizmodo.com

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 8h

this is so flagrantly unconstitutional that i actually felt compelled to go back and re-read the first amendment to make sure it still prohibits "abridging the freedom of speech"

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Evan @nerditry.myatproto.social · 7h

The inverse version of Susan Collins’s “concern.”

Senate Gabe @senategabe.bsky.social · 7h

Curious how many Democrats are going to claim they support No Kings and then walk back to the Congress and continue sabotaging impeachment efforts.

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 8h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 8h

👀 WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE FOLKS

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

fortune.com

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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 10h

beyond parody

"The mounted patrol is an important tool for public safety — one that helps bridge the trust gap between residents, some of whom have a less than generous view of police, and the officers tasked with protecting our city. Kids feel safer around officers on horseback, the presence of the animal offering comfort and evoking calm. This highly visible, less intimidating police presence does exactly what we want law enforcement to do: work in cooperation with the community.

And these horses aren’t just steeds, they’re living memorials bearing the names of officers who’ve died in the line of duty — the entrance to each stall is adorned with a photo and a tribute to the officer. In 2023, a horse was named in honor of Officer Ella French, who was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in 2021.

Is Chicago really going to sell off Ella French’s horse?"

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Antifa Agent (reports to Soros) @smurfburger.bsky.social · 8h

The exception is if a reporter has a source they trust who is still in the government. But "official statements"? LOL

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 8h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 9h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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RI Smith @rismith.bsky.social · 10h

"Let's not get bogged down on who starved who"

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Just some guy, you know? @infinite-loopy.bsky.social · 8h

he's doing a Monty Python impression

"Let's not bicker and argue about who killed who..."

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 9h

I'll get the clip for this later as well

svl @droseph.bsky.social · 9h

Watched the whole thing and it's way worse! he filibusters them by deflecting to Sudan, and then outrageously saying "what about" Obama arming the Saudis to kill Yemeni children! all this, while gaslighting about he's so good, and how unfair and unreasonable it is for him to be pressed on Israel.

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Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 8h

yes, let’s broker peace with a genocidal freak, but make sure he’s comfortable and don’t insult him with the verified fact that he’s a genocidal war criminal.

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 11h

Booker says questions about war crimes are "loaded and hot" litmus tests.

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Bill @twoandseven.bsky.social · 8h

A friend in college paid his way by working for a salmon processor in Alaska during the summers. There was very little waste, even including the salmon bits encrusted in the machines found during cleanup, or on the floor/in the mats.

Under no circumstances should you ever eat canned salmon.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 8h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 8h

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11h

This weekend, three men in Evanston hugged their families goodbye to look for work at Home Depot but were attacked by ICE before they could return home.

Two were abducted, one is petrified of leaving the home.

If you’re able, please help us support our neighbors: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Donate to Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid, organized by Michele Hays

If you are on social media and live near Evanston, IL, you ma… Michele Hays needs your support for Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid

www.gofundme.com

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