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Chris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 7h

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1) Person running organization sets tone for their subordinates

2) Trump is a demented sadistic old man who despises anyone who isn’t a a wealthy white Repub male

3) Mass ICE hiring=lower standards=dramatically unqualified agents

= more abuse of prisoners

www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Why Is ICE So Aggressive Now? A Former ICE Chief Explains.

ICE used to arrest the “worst first.” Under the new Trump administration, “those rules are gone,” says a former ICE chief.

www.politico.com

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 3h

Must read if you missed it yesterday. Let the outrage rush over you and then do something (#NoKings 2.0 is Saturday fyi)👇

Politico @politico.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Rep. John Garamendi @repgaramendi.bsky.social · 2h

@housedemocrats.bsky.social are back at the Capitol this week to reopen the government and lower healthcare costs.

Republicans need to return, stop taking away Americans’ healthcare, and work with us on a bipartisan solution.

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Assemblymember Dawn Addis @dawnaddis.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight, we celebrate the release of the last living hostages returning home after unimaginable torment. We also mourn the lives lost during this horrific war. The global community must help rebuild Gaza's neighborhoods and (1/2)

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Words On Life @wordsonlife.bsky.social · 1d

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Green Hombre @greenhombre.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans break things for no reason.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 3d

There are 26,000 polar bears left on the planet. By the end of the century, climate change could bring them to extinction as the melting of the Arctic increases: buff.ly/3HnL4Yi

There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate

#climate #energy #biodiversity #rewilding #SDGs

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 4d

Good #neighbors=joy. Bad neighbors=bad news... #OAK's neighbors deal with #noise levels linked to heart disease. bbc.com/future/artic.... Join the campaign by giving here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/... #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #noairportexpansion #StopOAKExpansion

Why noise pollution is bad for your heart

The roar of traffic, aircraft and even ringing telephones are linked to negative health effects. Now scientists are starting to unravel what all this noise is doing to our bodies.

bbc.com

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 4d

I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 4d

That is one serious looking bunny.

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 4d

Wow. As cis queer woman (aka lesbian), I find this hugely upsetting.

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 6d

Amen!

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Words On Life @wordsonlife.bsky.social · 6d

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for your hard work on our behalf Rebecca!

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Richmondside @richmondside.org · 7d

Medicaid, Medicare, Affordable Care Act, and Social Security service should remain steady. But states may have to fund the WIC program.

How you could be affected by the federal government shutdown

Most healthcare safety net programs expected to continue, but nutrition program WIC could run out of money.

richmondside.org

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 8d

Could this be the starting point for folks to go #flightfree? flightfree.org

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Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 8d

Are we in America’s Civil War 2.0?
I’m not so sure we are not.
Military sent to cities that clearly are peaceful but advertised otherwise. ICE agents zip tying little kids. Radio silence from GOP. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 8d

He gives "Christian" a bad name.

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 9d

Yes! I help clean up Baxter Creek in El Cerrito every month and get the same benefits.

Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 9d

His ego knows no bounds.

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SpacemanSpiff @veganspacemanspiff.bsky.social · 10d

What a great person she was.
Someone who walked the walk.
She cared about the planet, the environment and all of its inhabitants.
Which she showed in so many ways, including being vegan.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 11d

Gracias, Eva, por este trabajo tan difícil y doloroso. Te recordaré la próxima vez que vea moras. (Thank you Eva for doing this very difficult and painful work. I will remember you the next time I see blackberries. #TheyFeedUs)

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Joan Moon @joanstarr.bsky.social · 11d

I love the far away stare. Thanks!

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Words On Life @wordsonlife.bsky.social · 12d

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 12d

Workers at Wafler Farms are fed up. They've been waiting for two years since they first voted for the UFW to get their contract, but all the company gives them is delays. Sign their petition demanding Wafler sign the contract now.

act.seiu.org/a/waflerpeti...

#WeFeedYou

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