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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3h

It's really hard for me not to think that the appropriate punishment for these people is forcing them to endure the same conditions they're easily illegally cosigning other people too

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Searching for Jackie Merlos: What happened when the Trump administration disappeared an immigrant mother and her four U.S. citizen kids

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

www.rollingstone.com

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 4h

This is part of their plan to initiate a "revolution" which will destroy the American left — in other words a war. We can either lie down and take it, or actively resist.

www.politico.com/news/2024/07...

Leader of the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution

Kevin Roberts said the revolution will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”

www.politico.com

David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 4h

They're using the fiction that Democratic-leaning cities are "war zones" as an excuse to send in soldiers.

newrepublic.com/post/201556/...

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

newrepublic.com

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 7h

We need to make sure that when the Republicans start a Civil War, the killings and destruction happen on their turf

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/e...

‘The only solution’: Elon Musk backs call to deploy federal troops to San Francisco

The remarks from the tech leaders come as city officials tout falling crime rates even as overdose deaths continue to climb.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 7h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
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• @PROTECTRP_

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 8h

Some not-so-pie-in-the-sky reasons to be hopeful for electric vehicles in the U.S., from @dangearino.bsky.social: insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202...

What’s Ahead for the US Electric Vehicle Industry After Hitting a Massive Speed Bump? - Inside Climate News

The sudden loss of tax credits hurts, but automakers are taking steps to mitigate the damage, and dozens of new models are coming soon.

insideclimatenews.org

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 9h

Here's a link to the article which doesn't have a paywall for the next 30d:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

I found it in the gift link feed I set up a while back. The feed is here:
bsky.app/profile/davi...

I'm not quite sure why we so rarely see elected officials use gift links.

Opinion | Peace in Trump’s Time — Except Here

www.nytimes.com

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 14h

High resolution images from satellite and from eddy-resolving ocean circulation models point to an ongoing decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation, a key ocean current for our climate. Read more about it in my new blog article. 🌊
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may even be approach...

www.realclimate.org

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 10h

part of the conditions for reopening the govt should be clawing back these slush funds

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

Even as FBI is being downsized, it must allocate more of its resources to the only part of the govt that is growing: immigration enforcement.
The scale of this growth is hard to comprehend. DHS has a slushfund of $10B - bigger than the old ICE budget - to pay other agencies and state & local cops.

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 21h

In case anyone in DC wants to attend: Sean Dunn‘s trial is Nov. 3rd.
His defense attorney, Sabrina Shroff said Dunn requested a jury trial. Both Dunn
and Shroff declined to answer reporters' questions outside court.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 21h

it’s… the saddest story i can think of

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 23h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 1d

Spent my day canvassing for Prop 50. Knocked on a lot of doors. Met a few people who had no idea what was on the ballot, and hopefully got a bunch of low-propensity voters to return their ballots. Lots asks for yard signs.

Anybody near Palo Alto have extra Yes on 50 signs?

Selfie of a man delivering a yes on fifty yard sign by bicycle

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 3d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

Remember when Mike Bloomberg installed "free speech zones" at the RNC?

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 1d

“Free speech curfew” is one of the most authoritarian and dystopian terms I think I have ever heard.

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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 1d

Among the winners of this year’s MacArthur “genius grants” are climate experts Kristina Douglass and Ángel Adames-Corraliza. We talked to them about their research and why winning $800,000 is a particular lifeline right now. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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David Sacerdote @davidsacerdote.bsky.social · 1d

If you're in California, please do more than just vote Yes on 50; turn out to knock on your neighbors' doors and ask them to do the same.

Spent most of my day going door to door, and definitely got a few people to vote yes who otherwise wouldn't have voted at all.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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RL Miller @rlmiller.bsky.social · 1d

also, proper credit: WaPo is re-reporting, on Saturday, news broken by The American Prospect last Wednesday. Great work @ddayen.bsky.social! prospect.org/politics/tru...

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 1d

Genuine question: for those enthusiastically pushing AI tools into every part of our education system—what checks/guardrails are there around algorithmic biases like this?

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

www.theverge.com

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 1d

In Georgia, Trump’s cancellation of $7 billion in solar energy funding is hurting some of his own voters. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...

In Georgia, Trump’s Cuts to Solar Projects Hit Some of His Voters

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 1d

It’s also interesting that I haven’t heard about these videos being taken down—are they being removed? Because the /actual/ video report that sparked this swell of slop was.

bsky.app/profile/prem...

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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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 1d

Curious whether the judge would say this violates the consent decree…

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

"Just grabbing people, checking IDs. They arrested like, what I seen, a bunch of people. They had vans and stuff like that.”

Immigration enforcement agents interrogate, detain rideshare drivers at O'Hare Airport

Federal agents detained several rideshare drivers on Friday at a parking lot at O'Hare International Airport, the latest target in immigration enforcement across Chicago.

www.cbsnews.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

www.theverge.com

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 1d

This article explains that what happened to the Esmeralda seven projects: “the proponents and BLM agreed to change their approach for the Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Nevada,” instead of programmatic review, developers can review individually. 🔌💡
www.reviewjournal.com/business/ene...

Feds cancel review of Vegas-sized solar farm in Nevada desert

Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have been among the nation’s largest solar projects. The Bureau of Land Management has listed the Nevada project as canceled since Thursday.

www.reviewjournal.com

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 1d

We’re one week away from one of the largest peaceful protests in our country’s history, with 2,500+ events happening nationwide.

On Oct. 18, join millions coming together to defend our communities, our democracy, and our freedoms. Let Trump know there are #NoKings in America.

lcv.org/nokings

Find an event near you

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.

lcv.org

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