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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 18h

Republicans Face Fallout From Racist and Homophobic Texts www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Racist and Homophobic Texts From Young Republican Officials Prompt Backlash

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 18h

How the Pentagon Is Blocking Out News Organizations www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What Do the New Pentagon Press Reporting Rules Say?

The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Targets Democratic Districts By Halting Billions During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 3d

Bar Kupershtein’s family, overcome with tears of relief after two years of unimaginable pain.

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 3d

Elkana Bohbot and his wife Rivka are together!

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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 3d

Nimrod Cohen with his brother, who can smile again 💜

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 6d

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 7d

‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 14d

“Let’s be clear: He’s not smart. He’s diabolical, sure. He’s duplicitous, absolutely. But intellect requires discipline, curiosity, and the ability to absorb information that contradicts your priors. “ www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-isnt...

Trump Isn’t Embarrassing Himself. He’s Embarrassing America.

He drags America onto the world stage, shouts like a carnival barker, and dares anyone to call him out. Too often, no one does.

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 19d

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Slash Foreign Aid www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Slash Foreign Aid

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 21d

Jimmy Kimmel Rose to the Occasion www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Jimmy Kimmel Rose to the Occasion

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 25d

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 27d

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‘Lost’ Creator Damon Lindelof Pledges Not to Work With Disney Until Jimmy Kimmel Suspension Is Lifted

Damon Lindelof has vowed not to work with Disney until "Jimmy Kimmel Live" is reinstated on ABC.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 27d

Pete Buttigieg WARNS America:

“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 28d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · 28d

“Companies are now pre-emptively censoring — or “canceling” — people who they fear will upset the president.”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/business/dealbook/kimmel-disney-abc.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The Business Decision Behind Taking Jimmy Kimmel Off Air

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 28d

Anti-Trump protest in London today.

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · Sep 11

We can be morally outraged by an assassination and at the same time acknowledge that Charlie Kirk’s racism and misogyny were immoral. Whitewashing his behavior and beliefs betrays the collective by masking how we got to this place in America.

Let’s Not Forget Who Charlie Kirk Really Was

The right-wing influencer did not deserve to die, and we shouldn’t forget the many despicable things he said and did.

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Polis Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Anniversary of September 11th and the Passing of Charlie Kirk

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Elizabeth @elizabethnjmoms.bsky.social · Sep 10

“The tragedy marks the 47th shooting that took place at a school in the United States so far this year — 24 of which were on college campuses and 23 on K-12 school grounds. “https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/us/at-least-2-students-shot-denver-area-high-school