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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · Sep 19

🚨BREAKING: Ex CIA officer Joel Willet tells a story that Vladimir Putin sent armed guards to shut down a puppet show for mocking him.

That sounds a lot like Donald Trump using his FCC to pressure ABC into suspending Jimmy Kimmel.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 1

Okay, *now you can start to worry about data being manipulated.

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 1

Corrupt. Dangerous. Deeply deeply damaging.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations following the passage of a federal rescissions package and the release of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) appropriations bill, which excludes funding for CPB for the first time in more than five decades.

For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community.

“Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. “CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jul 17

The overarching goal is reversing the 1960s in every way; civil rights, immigration, public media, and more.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · Jul 17

The rescission bill has passed the Senate. Once it passes the House, as expected, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget will be zeroed out for the first time since 1967, back when TV stations still broadcast in black and white.

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · Jul 3

Abrego is the *only* prisoner ever released from CECOT, so this is the sole account we have of the horrifying conditions in the prison in El Salvador where Trump has sent over 260 people from the US.

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · Jul 3

Abrego said he shared a cell with 20 people, who were forced to kneel overnight, “with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.”
He was denied bathroom access and soiled himself. Detainees were confined to metal bunks w/no mattresses in an overcrowded cell w/no windows, bright lights…

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Politico - Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was illegaly deported by the Trump administration, details his mistreatment in a Salvadoran prison, claiming he suffered "severe beatings," sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · Jul 3

here's a new nightmare if anyone was looking for a new one!

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Jul 3

far be it from me to tell scientists how to do their jobs but i feel like there might be value in surveying the <365 hot dogs per year demographic

The data showed that people who ate as little as one hot dog a day when it comes to processed meats had an 11% greater risk of type 2 diabetes and a 7% increased risk of colorectal cancer than those who didn’t eat any. And drinking the equivalent of about a 12-ounce soda per day was associated with an 8% increase in type 2 diabetes risk and a 2% increased risk of ischemic heart disease.

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Jul 3

Big Bill designed to effectively end Obamacare

A rise of 16 million in uninsured would led to 42.2 million uninsured in 2034.

Total uninsured was 45.2m in 2013 before ACA

Thus Big Bill would erase almost all (84%) of decline in uninsured since 2013, and raise uninsured number by 60%.

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Jul 3

Reminder: The "Big Bill" (H.R.1) would raise the uninsured by nearly 60% in the next 10 years, wiping out most of the gains since the ACA

So Big Bill is designed to repeal most of the main accomplishments of Obamacare without repealing Obamacare directly
timothymcbride.substack.com/p/the-big-bi...

The "Big Bill" (H.R.1) would raise the uninsured by nearly 60% in the next ten years, wiping out most of the gains since the ACA

The uninsured in the U.S. dropped by about 40% since the passage of the ACA; projected effects of legislation would raise uninsured 60%, nearly wiping out all the gains since the ACA was implemented

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · Jul 3

The thing that is so frustrating about congressional Republicans is they’re acting like anyone would do the same in their position.

That’s simply not true. There are other, better, people, who would risk losing their job in order to do the right thing and protect others. Lots of them.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jul 3

Over the past two decades, this little-known tent company went from helping to support music festivals like Lollapalooza to building camps for a completely different use: detaining immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Now it's hoping to cash in on Trump’s deportation plans.

(Published April)

From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans

The privately held company Deployed Resources has made billions running tent detention facilities to hold immigrants entering the U.S. at the border. Now it is cashing in again on Trump’s plan to…

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · Jul 3

Republicans’ comical inability to govern would be a lot more entertaining if the healthcare of 17M people was not at stake.

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Emma Nelson @emmanelson5.bsky.social · Jul 3

a man sits at a desk with a stack of books

ALT: a man sits at a desk with a stack of books

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Jul 2

This is why they didn’t want him back: He is a witness.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Jul 2

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

120. Upon arrival at CECOT, the detainees were greeted by a prison official who stated,
"Welcome to CECOT. Whoever enters here doesn't leave." Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was then
forced to strip, issued prison clothing, and subjected to physical abuse including being kicked in
the legs with boots and struck on his head and arms to make him change clothes faster. His head
was shaved with a zero razor, and he was frog-marched to cell 15, being struck with wooden batons
along the way. By the following day, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia had visible bruises and lumps all over his body.
121. In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel
from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion.
During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself The
detainees were confined to metal bunks with no mattresses in an overcrowded cell with no
windows, bright lights that remained on 24 hours a day, and minimal access to sanitation.
122. After approximately one week at CECOT, prison director Osiris Luna and other
officials separated the 21 Salvadorans who had arrived together. Twelve individuals with visible gang-related tattoos were moved to another cell, while Plaintiff Abrego Garcia remained with eight
others who, like him, upon information and belief had no gang affiliations or tattoos.
123. As reflected by his segregation, the Salvadoran authorities recognized that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was not affiliated with any gang and, at around this time, prison officials explicitly acknowledged that Plaintiff Abrego Garcia's tattoos were not gang-related, telling him "your

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Jul 2

"He has launched a preemptive military strike. He has defended the strike by misrepresenting intelligence. He has prematurely declared the mission a total victory. And he is impugning the patriotism of anyone who challenges his lies."

Trump’s Team Is Lying About Iran’s WMD

He savaged Bush for distorting intelligence and overselling the military’s initial success in Iraq. Now Trump and his team are doing the same in Iran.

www.thebulwark.com

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Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @aaronrosspowell.com · Jul 2

We're going to need Nuremberg trials when this is over, yes, and to send a significant number of people currently in the federal government to prison. But we're going to need an unwavering commitment to ostracizing the supporters of it, as well. Never accept them again in polite society.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Jul 2

“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official rejected broad uses of two Covid vaccines, citing unknown risks or injuries despite assurances of safety from dozens of staff experts, newly released documents show. @by-cjewett.bsky.social

Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 2

Good rundown of corporate pork in the Big Bad Bill

substack.perfectunion.us/p/the-one-bi...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Big Corporate Cash Grab

Here’s a look at the industries that won in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and one that didn’t quite get everything it wanted.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 2

lol

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · Jul 2

the president just opened a concentration camp

NPR @npr.org · Jul 2

July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party.

America has a major birthday coming up — here's what to expect for the big 2-5-0

It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 2

Attacking people’s citizenship and identity as punishment for their politics is a fascist move.

"Democrats should be manning the barricades against this stuff because the menace on the other side of the line is a far greater threat than a few negative ads in 2026."

It never stopped being birtherism

Donald Trump is repackaging a familiar smear against Zohran Mamdani.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 2

Are we great yet?

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 2

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.

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Bill McKay @mckay4senate.bsky.social · Jul 2

There is not a single person in the Democratic Party who is treating the death of USAID with the gravity it deserves. There’s no political issue more important than the death of 14 million people, but they’re just delivering boilerplate condemnations and nothing more.

According to the forecasting models, the current steep funding cuts— coupled with the potential dissolution of the agency—could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, averaging more than 2·4 million deaths per year. These deaths include 4·5 million among children younger than 5 years, or more than 700 000 deaths annually.

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