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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 9h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 1h

this is, in fact, what's happening

Ayo Hirschman @contextproblem.bsky.social · 1h

The bad scenario I see people talking about (MT Sweeney on here e.g.) is a real face to face liberal arts education for the children of the elite and intellectuals, religious/patriotic charter schools for the middle class, and basically kid jail/work programs for the poor kids

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jzack.bsky.social @jzack.bsky.social · 1h

“The idea that the Court may use the Reconstruction Amendments to the Constitution to bar a remedy that helps minority voters is both ahistorical and repugnant. But here we are. “

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Early Signs from Oral Argument in Callais Suggest that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is in Real Trouble #ELB

As I explained back in August, the Supreme Court reached and and in the most opaque way on a late Friday afternoon in mid-summer, the Court turned a ho-hum racial gerrymandering case where the court h...

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Skip Z🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙 @skipz.bsky.social · 5h

Illinois Woman Denied Treatment for Ectopic Pregnancy
open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

Illinois Woman Denied Treatment for Ectopic Pregnancy

10.14.25

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jzack.bsky.social @jzack.bsky.social · 5h

Jack Smith interviewed by Andrew Weissmann in London about rule of law in democracy, something they know a bit about.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Jack Smith speaks out against the Trump administration in rare interview

The former special counsel warned of threats to public servants and the independence of the judiciary in an interview at University College London Faculty of Laws.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 7h

ICE tactics intensify despite disturbing videos surfacing across the U.S. Many of the videos are difficult to watch, but it is also important to bear witness to what is happening to human beings on the streets of America. www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Ali Velshi: Videos of violent ICE interactions flood social media

Many of the videos are difficult to watch, but it is also important to bear witness to what is happening to human beings on the streets of America.

www.msnbc.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h

An extraordinary new policy from the Defense Department that equates basic reporting methods to criminal activity has prompted a revolt among Pentagon journalists that could leave the nation's largest agency and the world's largest military without a press corps.

'Without precedent': Virtually all news outlets reject restrictive Pentagon press policy

The policy would force news organizations to refrain from publishing material not approved by the military. Media lawyers say it violates the 1st Amendment.

www.aol.com

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jzack.bsky.social @jzack.bsky.social · 6h

Roberts looks pickled; has he taken up heavy drinking to salve his conscience?

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 6h

Peaceful Portland. "Sometimes kindness is the most radical thing you can do."
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What We Really Found at Portland’s ICE Facility

It wasn’t chaos. It was courage and community.

open.substack.com

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 19h

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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jzack.bsky.social @jzack.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s tariffs are smothering US economic growth.

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/r...

Report shows hiring at lowest since 2009 as economists turn to alternative data during shutdown blackout

The data points fill in some gaps on information that usually comes from the Labor Department but are delayed because of the shutdown.

www.cnbc.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

According to Goldman Sachs, 88% of US tariffs are being paid by American companies and consumers. Only 9% are being paid by foreign exporters.
#TrumpTariffs

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David Burbach 🌹 @dburbach.bsky.social · 1d

Important point. More generally, we've reached a point where traditional media properties are worth so little compared to the scale of top plutocrat wealth that they don't need to worry about profitability if they think it has leverage on other lines of business or just hobby value to them

Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 1d

Bezos is perfectly happy to publish the Post at a loss if he can use it to keep demonstrate obedience to the regime so his other businesses can keep making money. It’s just an operating cost to him.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

This is so dumb and bad. Jeff Bezos can afford leaders who are competent, visionary, and of high moral caliber! But that’s not where he sees his bread buttered. Empathy to my remaining news side friends still doing great stories even as Bezos and Lewis drain the paper of resources and integrity

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

A new drug slows insulin-dependent diabetic deterioration and has sped up development of a complete remedy

A New Drug Slows the Worsening of Type 1 Diabetes and Has Sped up Work on a Full Cure

A new drug slows insulin-dependent diabetic deterioration and has sped up development of a complete remedy

www.scientificamerican.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

RFK Jr. is pushing partisan politics and conspiracy theories over science and facts.

A bipartisan group of ACTUAL doctors and experts sounded the alarm on how dangerous it is to have RFK Jr. at the helm of the nation's health care system.

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Pablo Picasso @pablopicasso.bsky.social · 1d

Child with flower
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 1d

JUST IN: Judge Smith says the Trump administration is violating his order prohibiting FEMA from conditioning grants to states on their willingness to assist with immigration enforcement.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Vaccines are safe and effective.

Autism isn't caused by vaccines, and autistic people and their families deserve our support.

When you want information, ask your doctor.

It's more important than ever for all of us to speak plainly, truthfully, and directly about public health.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Our system of governance derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed. When public servants conceal information or lie to the people they serve in order to manufacture that consent, our SERVANTS soon become our MASTERS. Nobody should sign the pledge.

Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 2d

WP Editor: “The proposed restrictions undercut First Amendment protections by placing unnecessary constraints on gathering and publishing information. We will continue to vigorously and fairly report on the policies and positions of the Pentagon and officials across the government”
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Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 3d

Water Lilies - 1916/1919
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 4d

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Joan Miró @joanmiro.bsky.social · 3d

The Escape Ladder https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/the-escape-ladder-1940

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