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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1h

The peak of the annual Orionids meteor shower arrives across New England Monday night and continues Tuesday evening, but the show has already proved impressive across parts of New England.

Orionids meteor shower peaks and promises a good show - The Boston Globe

The peak of the annual Orionids meteor shower arrives across New England Monday and Tuesday, though cloud cover could stymie viewing up north.

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Globe New Hampshire @globenh.bsky.social · 3h

Dartmouth College has rejected a proposal by the Trump administration that would have given preferential treatment for federal funding to colleges that agree to uphold President Trump’s priorities. Those include limiting some rights to on-campus political speech and protest.

Dartmouth joins other universities in rejecting Trump’s higher education compact - The Boston Globe

Dartmouth rejected a proposal by the Trump administration for preferential federal funding treatment in exchange for upholding President Trump's priorities.

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Eos @eos.org · 1h

It’s been four days since Alaska asked President Trump to declare the state’s extreme flooding a major disaster. As of today, it’s still not listed in FEMA’s disaster declaration database. eos.org/research-and...

Alaska Awaits Response from FEMA in the Aftermath of Major Floods - Eos

Major floods in Alaska have caused the death of at least one person and displaced thousands more over the course of the last two weeks. Many of the displaced may not be able to return home for 18 mont...

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gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 1h

Thousands rallied on Boston Common this weekend as part of a nationwide wave of protests.

The signs, costumes and chants at Boston’s “No Kings” rally Saturday conveyed a sense of urgency and concern about government overreach.https://bit.ly/3IRM0rO

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1h

“I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us."

Kenny Loggins Demands Removal of 'Danger Zone' From AI Clip of Trump Dumping Poop on Protesters

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eileend6.bsky.social @eileend6.bsky.social · 1h

Republican led US House has been in recess for 31 consecutive days.

US Representatives receive a taxpayer funded salary of $174,000.

Since the start of the Republican led 119th Congress, the House has been out-of-session 187/291 days (64% out-of-session).

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

one of the consistently interesting things about ACA criticism since it was signed into law is how critics discount or ignore the medicaid expansion

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1h

Experts say that some effects of starvation in Gaza can be permanent. And for the severely malnourished, simply starting to eat normal meals again can cause sickness—even death.

What Comes After Starvation in Gaza?

For the severely malnourished, simply starting to eat normal meals again can cause sickness—even death.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

The WH steals people’s property constantly and never asks permission. Another example of Trump acting like a king.

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 4h

ICE's raid on a Chicago apartment building led to dozens of arrests and four children taken into custody. New reporting shows that few if any arrested in that raid or others in Chicago have criminal or gang ties.

Right-wing media said Chicago ICE raid yielded numerous gang members' arrests. New reporting shows hardly any arrests related to Tren de Aragua.

Right-wing media have cheered Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s September 30 raid on a Chicago apartment, saying they arrested a dozen or dozens of “suspected Tren de Aragua gang members” in an ap...

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 4h

“Since the first moment [ICE] picked me up, I knew that I will prevail.”

Mahmoud Khalil unpacks what it was like in ICE detention and if he still has faith in the American legal system.

Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/mahmoud-kh...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 4h

Amid deepening threats to pluralism and free expression, support for innovative civil society organizations that counter digital authoritarianism and build democratic infrastructure is key to carving out a freer future, writes Beth Kerley from the National Endowment for Democracy.

Autocrats’ Digital Advances Underscore the Need for Civil Society | TechPolicy.Press

With societies worldwide under threat from authoritarian models, writes Beth Kerley, grassroots initiatives are pivotal to the future of freedom.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 5h

“The gathering of 13 in the rural town of about 800 ppl was among the smallest of the 42 No Kings events that were planned across the state …” The Cottonwood Falls #NoKings rally was hosted by a neighbor who has been raising funds to assist detained immigrants:
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Small No Kings event puts love ahead of politics in rural Kansas town where immigrants are detained • Kansas Reflector

Kay Krause hosts a "love in action" rally at her house in Cottonwood Falls as part of the 42 No Kings events that were planned across the state as part of a nationwide uprising.

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Audrey Dutton @audreydutton.bsky.social · 5h

Schools in South Carolina recently sent home unvaccinated kids, to stem a growing measles outbreak. Turns out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly infected their classmates for days.

That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.

Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 4h

Today's AWS outage, which affected a range of websites and applications—from Signal to Fortnite to key UK government services—reveals the dangers of relying on a handful of Big Tech firms, write Article 19's Corinne Cath and Don Le. These are not glitches; they are democratic failures, they say.

Amazon Cloud Outage Reveals Democratic Deficit in Relying on Big Tech | TechPolicy.Press

The AWS outage demonstrates the need for a fundamental shift in how we think about digital infrastructure, write Corinne Cath and Don Le.

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 4h

When the state brings violence into our neighborhoods — when it throws elders to the ground, fills bodies with bullets, jails people without cause, and takes children from their homes — we must be able to bear witness, writes Dean Jackson, but Big Tech firms are silencing dissent.

Under Trump, Big Tech Decides Who Deserves Protection and Who Gets Iced Out | TechPolicy.Press

Must the public make only meek requests for accountability and transparency? That is not democracy, writes Dean Jackson.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 6h

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h

You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 4h

the GOP's national plan to rig the 2026 election by gerrymandering as many congressional seats as possible lands in north carolina today

watch the livestream here

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Senate: Elections

YouTube video by North Carolina General Assembly

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 4h

The Russian surrender to a remote-controlled land drone in June shows how intensely drones are changing modern warfare on Ukraine’s battlefields — first in the sky and now on the ground.

Ukraine sends robots to war to break battlefield deadlock

Aerial drones changed the fighting in Ukraine, and now explosive-laden, unmanned vehicles are further transforming the war.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 4h

Not only does Iowa impose some of the highest fees in the nation — affecting tens of thousands of people each year — it also charges poor people for legal aid even if they are acquitted or the cases against them are dropped.

Her “Free” Court-Appointed Lawyer Cost Her Thousands of Dollars

In Iowa, people too poor to pay for a lawyer are on the hook for big fees they can’t afford.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 5h

No Kings couldn't have gone better - massive turnout, no violence, and it drove Trump so crazy his response was "Kings are good and I poop on everyone." Best of all was the effect on the millions of participants and everyone watching.

My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/no-kings-p...

No Kings was a huge success. Just look at Trump's response.

Turnout was enormous. There was no violence. And the wannabe king is triggered.

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 19h

“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 5h

Gov. Josh Stein on the North Carolina Republican legislature redistricting: "They're trying to decide for the voters who their congressperson is. In this representative democracy, the people choose their representatives—it should not be the representatives choosing their people."

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5h

Remember how conservative grifters started selling “anti woke” products at a premium to separate gullible conservatives from their money? Well under Trump that’s just the economy now, since we’re all paying more in the name of being “anti woke” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying

Better broke than woke, right?

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