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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4d

From 2017 to 2024, the number of data centers in the U.S. increased from 318 to 5,208.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 19h

Our new book releases on Tuesday 10/14. It's full of never-before-reported documents.

Pre-order here - and please repost this to spread the word.

MASTER PLAN: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America

Order your copy of the book now during the advance access period for paid subscribers.

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Karen Bearden @chickadeenc.bsky.social · 9h

Some things I said during Climate Week. 🗣️ @ayanaeliza.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...

Some things I said during Climate Week. 🗣️

The ocean 🩵 is a very big deal.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 11h

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Democracy Out Loud @democracyoutloud.bsky.social · 12h

Week number 454 of peaceful persistent power. Join us on Tuesdays on Zoom! #ncpol #resist #Indivisible

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Democracy Out Loud #454:Turning point

All we have to do is keep going, keep organizing, and keep the faith.

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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 12h

It took seven years for advocates to get the EPA to enact drinking water standards for GenX, a toxic “forever chemical.” It could take the Trump administration less than a year to undo them.

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals - Inside Climate News

For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quash...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14h

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 16h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17h

I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

The reason Mike Johnson is able to keep the House closed and not pass bills to pay the military or fund the government is because Trump is going to circumvent congress and illegally steal that money from other government programs. All to avoid releasing the Epstein files.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 1d

What frightens me most about Halloween cobwebs isn’t how they look…..it’s that they catch the living.
Enjoy the season, but keep the plastic webs indoors; or skip them altogether.

Downy woodpecker entangled in plastic artificial decorative Halloween spider webs.

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Karen Bearden @chickadeenc.bsky.social · 19h

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AI and the Total Destruction of Trust

Generating fake videos, ripping the social fabric, and what comes next

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Karen Bearden @chickadeenc.bsky.social · 1d

Join a #NoKings event on the 18th!!

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No Kings — Freedom (video)

Why protest is patriotic

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 2d

So, for all those who love the Finger Lakes: a b*tcoin miner plans to turn the old retired coal plant on Cayuga Lake (just north of Ithaca) into a hyperscale data center.

A bunch of us worked for years to shut down that coal plant—and won in 2019.

sustainablefingerlakes.org/2025/10/08/c...

Coal plant in the far bank across a lake

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

CNN reports Israel will not release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The eminent pediatrician was detained in Dec. during Israel’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital, after he refused to abandon patients under siege.

Continued below ⬇️

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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North Carolina 50501 🗽 @50501nc.bsky.social · 2d

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A Complete List of All 10/18 No Kings Protests in North Carolina

Last Updated on 10/09/2025 at 3:32 PM

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 2d

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social for a town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left, hosted w/ @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM ET

RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

Solidarity Against Sadism
Naomi Klein
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Astra Taylor

An Emergency Town Hall
Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm ET
Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Hammer & Hope

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 2d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 2d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Karen Bearden @chickadeenc.bsky.social · 2d

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“We may have survived physically, but we haven't survived mentally.”

Five Gaza journalists reflect on the toll of the genocide as the ceasefire takes effect.

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Appalachian Voices @appvoices.org · 4d

“The SSEP pipeline poses a threat to crucial waterways in North Carolina, including drinking water sources for more than 1 million people,” said Juhi Modi of Appalachian Voices.

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Appalachian Voices @appvoices.org · 4d

The proposed co-location of two high-pressure, large diameter methane gas pipelines is a significant concern for local residents. Now, federal regulators are saying that having two may be unnecessary.

https://loom.ly/VrZr5eo

FERC analysis weighs in on MVP Southgate pipeline proposal

Two different pipeline projects are being proposed in Pittsylvania County. The federal government released an environmental assessment of one of them, concluding one pipeline may be sufficient.

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Karen Bearden @chickadeenc.bsky.social · 3d

Join us at the South Durham Farmer's Market!