Julia
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DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT GIVE YOUR PHONE TO A COP. They may accept the app but DO NOT GIVE YOUR PHONE TO A COP.
Forgot your ID at home? Virginians now have an app for that. trib.al/B2Xku3R
Forgot your ID at home? Virginians now have an app for that.
The Virginia Mobile ID app can be used at TSA checkpoints, DMV customer service centers, and select Virginia ABC stores.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT GIVE YOUR PHONE TO A COP. They may accept the app but DO NOT GIVE YOUR PHONE TO A COP.
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I know so many great people who are doing so much. If you are isolated from people who are trying their best, I can understand feeling like no one's doing anything, but really, you just need to find the people who are trying and try with them — or maybe encourage some new folks to try alongside you.
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I know so many great people who are doing so much. If you are isolated from people who are trying their best, I can understand feeling like no one's doing anything, but really, you just need to find the people who are trying and try with them — or maybe encourage some new folks to try alongside you.
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I wrote an op-ed for The 51st arguing that DCPS middle-schoolers need to be reading full-length novels to build concentration, empathy, and strong foundational reading skills
51st.news/opinion-dcps...
51st.news/opinion-dcps...
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English curriculum at Alice Deal Middle School.
51st.news
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I wrote an op-ed for The 51st arguing that DCPS middle-schoolers need to be reading full-length novels to build concentration, empathy, and strong foundational reading skills
51st.news/opinion-dcps...
51st.news/opinion-dcps...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Do you have questions about states that are redistricting and how new voting maps could affect midterm elections next year?
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
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If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
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How Is Mid-Decade Redistricting Upending the Midterms? Send Us Your Questions. - Bolts
Redistricting is on the political agenda of state governments all over the country this year, an unusual trend for the middle of a decade. Spurred by President Trump, Texas adopted... Read More
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December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Do you have questions about states that are redistricting and how new voting maps could affect midterm elections next year?
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
boltsmag.org/how-is-mid-d...
If so, we want to hear from you. Share your Qs with us and we will answer as many as we can. ⬇️
boltsmag.org/how-is-mid-d...
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this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
Counterpoint:
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court lacks the authority to change the text of the Constitution.
So either it affirms the text or (further, and more completely) nukes its authority as Constitutional arbiter.
There’s no third option. Art III (courts) can’t just usurp Art V (amendments).
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is really it — this case isn't about the legitimacy of birthright citizenship or the 14th amendment, it's about the legitimacy of the court, and any ruling that doesn't uphold the former decides the latter
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December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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The largest facilities between Nov. 11-Nov 28
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The largest facilities between Nov. 11-Nov 28
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of November 30, 2025, ICE was detaining 65,735 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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Halle Berry declares Gavin Newsom 'should not be our next president' after he vetoed menopause care bill
Halle Berry declares Gavin Newsom 'should not be our next president' after he vetoed menopause care bill
Halle Berry boldly calls out California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his potential presidential run at the New York Times' 2025 DealBook Summit. 'He probably should not be our next president.'
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Halle Berry declares Gavin Newsom 'should not be our next president' after he vetoed menopause care bill
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The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
The Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-inspired congressional map in Texas.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms
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Leigh H. Mosley's six decades of work form an intimate record of D.C.'s ever-shifting community.
India Kea interviewed the photographer and activist ahead of the release of her latest documentary, which explores the legacy of local Black lesbian elders.
India Kea interviewed the photographer and activist ahead of the release of her latest documentary, which explores the legacy of local Black lesbian elders.
Leigh H. Mosley is documenting the legacy of D.C.'s Black lesbian elders
The artist and activist has been photographing an ever-changing city for more than six decades.
51st.news
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Leigh H. Mosley's six decades of work form an intimate record of D.C.'s ever-shifting community.
India Kea interviewed the photographer and activist ahead of the release of her latest documentary, which explores the legacy of local Black lesbian elders.
India Kea interviewed the photographer and activist ahead of the release of her latest documentary, which explores the legacy of local Black lesbian elders.
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This is in the next county over from me.
For folks who don’t live in rural counties, there’s a class of politician that does this. Over and over again. They skim off the coffers because no one sees or because of stories like this where people miss who the recurring bad actors are
For folks who don’t live in rural counties, there’s a class of politician that does this. Over and over again. They skim off the coffers because no one sees or because of stories like this where people miss who the recurring bad actors are
Rolling Stone: clearly documents a 30+ year long con job. A rural county's own leadership lined their pockets by helping ag interests destroy the water supply.
Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Everyone who read the article apparently??: Amazon data centers did this in 2011
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This is in the next county over from me.
For folks who don’t live in rural counties, there’s a class of politician that does this. Over and over again. They skim off the coffers because no one sees or because of stories like this where people miss who the recurring bad actors are
For folks who don’t live in rural counties, there’s a class of politician that does this. Over and over again. They skim off the coffers because no one sees or because of stories like this where people miss who the recurring bad actors are
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As makers of anarchist zines, we are asking you to help this person who was arrested and is facing deportation for allegedly having anarchist zines.
December 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
As makers of anarchist zines, we are asking you to help this person who was arrested and is facing deportation for allegedly having anarchist zines.
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Let's not get it twisted: this is less to do with getting more clicks or audience trust than it is to do with saving costs by not hiring actual humans to do the writing. Management and editorial butting heads on AI will get us nowhere as an industry.
In a note to staff, Business Insider EIC Jamie Heller says the publication is launching a pilot program called Business Insider AI News Desk that will use AI to “help publish quick news stories.”
Several stories a day will now be “created by AI and edited by a person.”
Several stories a day will now be “created by AI and edited by a person.”
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Let's not get it twisted: this is less to do with getting more clicks or audience trust than it is to do with saving costs by not hiring actual humans to do the writing. Management and editorial butting heads on AI will get us nowhere as an industry.
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It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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At least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This decision follows the organizers' choice to allow Israel to compete, despite concerns over its conduct in the Gaza war.
At least 4 countries pull out of 2026 Eurovision contest as Israel’s participation sows discord
At least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This decision follows the organizers' choice to allow Israel to compete, despite concerns over its conduct in the Gaza war.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
At least four countries have announced they are pulling out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This decision follows the organizers' choice to allow Israel to compete, despite concerns over its conduct in the Gaza war.
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Xinachtli (Alvaro Hernández), a 73 year-old Chicano revolutionary organizer who has survived 23 years of solitary confinement under the Texas carceral system, is being killed by Texas prisons.
MORE pressure is needed to get him urgent medical care
1. JOIN the phone blast: bit.ly/xphoneblast
MORE pressure is needed to get him urgent medical care
1. JOIN the phone blast: bit.ly/xphoneblast
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Xinachtli (Alvaro Hernández), a 73 year-old Chicano revolutionary organizer who has survived 23 years of solitary confinement under the Texas carceral system, is being killed by Texas prisons.
MORE pressure is needed to get him urgent medical care
1. JOIN the phone blast: bit.ly/xphoneblast
MORE pressure is needed to get him urgent medical care
1. JOIN the phone blast: bit.ly/xphoneblast
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‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students
‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students
“Abbott Elementary” creator and star Quinta Brunson is teaming up with the School District of Philadelphia to create a fund to provide free school trips to students.
www.phillytrib.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students
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Larger businesses with 50 or more employees reported a net gain of 90,000 workers.
But companies with fewer than 50 saw a decline of about 120,000.
But companies with fewer than 50 saw a decline of about 120,000.
December 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Larger businesses with 50 or more employees reported a net gain of 90,000 workers.
But companies with fewer than 50 saw a decline of about 120,000.
But companies with fewer than 50 saw a decline of about 120,000.
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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Wow, an extraordinary generous offer from a Bolts reader:
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
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December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Wow, an extraordinary generous offer from a Bolts reader:
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!
Russ is offering to match any contribution you make to Bolts (just let him know)!
And he'll also throw in an additional $$ for each repost of his post, or each new follow @boltsmag.org gets. So at least smash those share or follow buttons!