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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 3d

People think politics is corrupt… all of it. And to fix it, we need to rebuild trust.

That’s why I’m running on:

- Banning stock trading by members of Congress
- Overturning Citizens United
- And not taking a dime of corporate PAC $$

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 10d

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11d

It seems clear—I think to everyone, now—that a false and illegal invocation of the Insurrection Act is coming before the end of the year. Media outlets should be telling us how they will prepare for this potential Treason. State governments should be telling us. Activists should be developing plans.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 18d

people were worried about a behind the scenes loyalty test and once again they get around outrage by just doing the thing right out in the open

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18d

Hegseth: "If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, they you should do the honorable thing and resign."

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jordanshattuck.bsky.social @jordanshattuck.bsky.social · 19d

#ChipKelly #Raiders

Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 19d

I wish I loved anything as much as NFL coaches love playing for these long ass field goals lol

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · Jul 11

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 4

Few people have embodied the best of journalism—its ability to cut through BS, its capacity to uplift those who’ve been wronged, its burning appetite to tell the stories people need to know—like Bill Moyers.

We’ve never needed him more, writes @monikab.bsky.social.

The Bill Moyers that obituaries missed

The “secular preacher” of TV journalism was also a ferocious critic of corrupt politicians and corporate titans—and the spineless media that enable them.

www.motherjones.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · May 12

Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · May 6

When the President of the United States says he doesn’t know if he should uphold the Constitution, it should be a searing red line for every American.

If you let him ignore ANY aspect of the Constitution you embolden him to ignore more of it, including the parts that secure YOUR freedoms & rights.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · May 4

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 3

DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.

Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.

And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.

We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

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jordanshattuck.bsky.social @jordanshattuck.bsky.social · Apr 25

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Danny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.social · Apr 25

Ashton Jeanty and Brock Bowers are two of the best 5 college football players of the past 3 seasons

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jordanshattuck.bsky.social @jordanshattuck.bsky.social · Apr 25

I fucking love it. Thank you Raiders for not being the stupid team you’ve been in the past. First Bowers now Jeanty. I love that they both seem to be great humans as well.

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jordanshattuck.bsky.social @jordanshattuck.bsky.social · Apr 24

Don’t matter. Raiders take Banks at 6.

jordanshattuck.bsky.social @jordanshattuck.bsky.social · Apr 20

@lasvegasraiders.bsky.social Please make sure someone gets in Steve Wisniewski’s ear and have him continue the Willie Brown tradition of mentioning Mother’s Day coming up on May 11th. It would also be great if he mentions Luther Burden III shortly thereafter.

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Matt Johansen @mattjay.com · Apr 18

🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read.

He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords

Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

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Joe Ura @joeura.bsky.social · Apr 16

"...within 15 minutes of DOGE employees creating user accounts, i.e. Usernames and passwords, ...somebody or something from Russia tried to log in with the right username and right passwords — that is to say — the right credentials."

www.mediaite.com/tv/whistlebl...

Whistleblower Accuses DOGE of Letting Russians Access Government Accounts in Shocking Security Breach

During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, a whistleblower made shocking allegations regarding a DOGE security breach at the National Labor Relations Board.

www.mediaite.com

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · Apr 16

Trump illegally deported Kilmar to a foreign torture prison and is defying a 9-0 SCOTUS ruling requiring him to “facilitate” his return.

Taxpayers are paying El Salvador to keep him there.

This is un-American, unconstitutional and unconscionable.

Trump must return him now.

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · Apr 16

This is now the second major breach of classified information by the most senior political appointees in Pete Hegseth’s two months of leadership at DOD.

He should never have been appointed based on merit alone, but now he is a national security threat.

Hegseth must resign.

Two top Pentagon officials placed on leave in leak probe

The disclosures under investigation include Elon Musk’s visit to the Pentagon.

www.politico.com

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · Apr 15

This is our future if we don’t ban together and stop Trump.

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · Apr 15

Trump and Bukele are power-hungry rulers, yet suddenly neither has the power to return Kilmar to his family.

Bullshit.

Trump is paying Bukele to keep Kilmar in prison.

If asking Bukele doesn’t work (it will), stop paying him.

This isn’t complicated. But it is inhumane.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Apr 12

Trump's EPA just moved to reverse state and local bans on toxic "forever chemicals" that can lead to birth defects and cancer.

So much for "Make America Healthy Again." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/05/trump-pfas-toxic-forever-chemicals

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · Jan 28

I've quoted this passage from Trump -- where he states his intent to cause riots and US economic collapse -- so many times. He flat-out announced it on Fox News in February 2014. In my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT I quote my own 2016 essay warning of his plan:
www.hidinginplainsightbook.com

trump saying economic collapse is good, on fox news , feb 2014

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