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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 4h

A reader loves his friends—but also judges them: “I don’t think any of them has changed a bit in 10 years.” He asks James Parker if there's something wrong with his friends’ approach to life.

Read Parker’s advice in this week’s “Dear James”:

Dear James: My Guy Friends Are Stuck in a Rut

For 10 years, I haven’t seen any of them change for the better.

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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 4h

#SCOTUS denies review in case against Colorado school over policy to keep children's gender transition/status secret from parents. Justices Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch concur in denial but call allegations "troubling" & "tragic." Correcting: Brought by @a1policy not @America1stLegal

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4h

Amended complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Redline from original complaint: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

My report at Law Dork on the earlier preliminary injunction ruling:

Judge criticizes Trump admin, blocks effort to quickly deport children to Guatemala

Judge Timothy Kelly, appointed by Trump in 2017, questioned whether the "plan" was implemented in "good faith" and found that one initial claim "turned out not to be true."

www.lawdork.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4h

Remember the Trump administration's unsuccessful Labor Day effort to expel children to Guatemala?

The lawyers filed an amended complaint today, expanding the scope of the litigation — reflecting the long-term goals of the administration to do the same thing with kids from many countries.

INTRODUCTION
1. This is a complaint on behalf of hundreds of children at risk of unlawful removal
from the United States.
2. Plaintiffs are unaccompanied minors in Office of Refugee Resettlement (“ORR”)
custody whom Defendants have sought or are seeking to remove from the United States in clear
violation of the unambiguous protections that Congress has provided them as vulnerable
children. Defendants have unlawfully claimed the power to expel these children, in violation of
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (“TVPRA”), the Immigration
and Nationality Act (“INA”), and the Constitution. Plaintiffs seek to represent a class of
unaccompanied children who are or will be placed in ORR custody and who do not have a final
order of removal or grant of voluntary departure by an immigration judge

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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 5h

With the Seattle Mariners, we’ve officially moved into “Can you believe this?” territory. "Forgive us if we’re struggling to believe this is for real," CDN columnist Meri-Jo Borzilleri writes. "The reason this feels like a dream is Seattle baseball is used to heartbreak."

Pinch us: Mariners, with history of heartbreak, are making us believe | Cascadia Daily News

We’ve officially moved into 'Can you believe this?' territory. Next game is Wednesday against Toronto

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

I just realized that MAGA means "Make Argentina Great Again."

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Tony Michaels 🎙 @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 5h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 5h

The California governor isn’t letting up on his attacks on the president’s mental faculties.

Newsom Reignites His Theory That Trump, 79, Has Dementia

The California governor isn’t letting up on his attacks on the president’s mental faculties.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

The arrest occurred as federal officers began removing people from the street in front of the ICE building's driveway.

Protester accused of kicking federal officer in groin during arrest outside ICE building in Portland

The arrest occurred as federal officers began removing people from the street in front of the ICE building's driveway.

www.oregonlive.com

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THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 5h

NEW: In a rare appearance alongside mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Tuesday, in the Queens Assembly district he represents, Gov. Kathy Hochul backed the Democratic nominee’s campaign pledge of rolling out universal child care.

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In Rare Joint Appearance, Hochul Backs Mamdani's Push for Universal Child Care

The governor acknowledged their differences, but said in a visit to Mamdani’s district that she has “found an ally” in making New York more affordable.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5h

Handover comes as Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, 'perhaps violently'.

Israel restricts aid into Gaza; Hamas releases bodies of 4 more captives

Handover comes as Trump says Hamas must disarm or be disarmed, 'perhaps violently'.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5h

President Donald Trump said Spain should “be punished” over its opposition to raising its defense spending, adding that he had considered levying tariffs against products from the country

Trump Floats ‘Trade Punishment’ for Spain Over Defense Spending

US President Donald Trump said Spain should “be punished” over its opposition to raising its defense spending, adding that he had considered levying tariffs against products from the country.

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Tony Michaels 🎙 @thetonymichaels.bsky.social · 5h

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

The GOP Can’t Escape Its Growing Failures and Scandals

An unraveling Pete Kegseth, a GOP government shutdown, the Epstein Files, and absurdly racist Telegram messages --- MAGA's fascist machine has fissures, and the majority must exploit them.

thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-gop-ca...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

"The Trumpified right is at this point scarcely conservative. It is increasingly uninterested in virtue as it is actually practiced. And it is in no position to tell others what it means to be a man." Always good from the archives: www.thebulwark.com/the-rights-i...

The Right’s Ironic Fixation on Roman Virtues

The Trumpified right adores the manly and republican virtues of the Romans and the American Founders, but doesn’t live up to them.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5h

A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year. https://to.pbs.org/4n4673W

Powell: Slowdown in U.S. hiring suggests economy still needs rate cuts

Economists said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's remarks solidified expectations for further rate cuts, starting at its next meeting.

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The Diplomat @thediplomat.com · 5h

Under the second Trump administration, China overall is in a better position to spread its influence in competition with the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

youtu.be/lURA__ng9dM

Trump SECRET WATCHLIST for American Citizens FINALLY EXPOSED

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5h

Klippenstein: The memo says it considers as indicators things like anti-Christian sentiment, anti-government views, and anti-traditional family positions.

These are descriptors that would cover millions and millions of people in this country.

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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 6h

ADHDers and affiliated clutzes, scatterbrains, and easily distracted.

I just retrieved a pill I "just had in my hand and must have put down somewhere" by turning the lights off and searching with a UV pen intended for drying nail varnish.

This could have revolutionary applications.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 5h

“Fears of a permanent underclass reflect the fact that there is not yet a coherent vision for how a future A.I.-dominated society will be structured,” Kyle Chayka writes in his recent column.

Will A.I. Trap You in the “Permanent Underclass”?

An online joke reflects a sincere fear about how A.I. automation will upend the labor market and create a new norm of inequality.

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Variety @variety.com · 10h

CNN, Fox News, ABC News, CBS News and NBC News refuse to sign the Pentagon's new press policy in a joint statement.

Read more here: variety.com/2025/tv/news...