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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 1m

“Black households were the only racial group last year in which median income fell and the poverty rate rose, according to the Census Bureau.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

www.nytimes.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 4m

I thought of this when I wanted to book last-minute trips to France and Italy, where I might still be sad, but I would be surrounded by nice landscapes and eat really delicious food.

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 11m

Pro tip to reporters and protesters: always have swim goggles in your pockets or bags. They’re small, $10 and if tear gas is used, slip them on & no matter how much you cough, you’ll still be able to SEE without burning eyes.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 8m

Since when Supreme Court justices go on Fox?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 19m

The eyes alone can say a lot.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 21m

Max loves making new friends on the subway. He is genuinely sad when someone doesn't like dogs and doesn't want to pet him.

Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 22m

Someone just loudly sneezed on this subway car, reminding me why I still wear KN95s on every subway journey. I made eye contact with another person standing nearby, who is also wearing a mask, and we quickly smiled at each other.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2h

"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28m

Max loves you!

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 30m

Sometimes a major newspaper columnist will remind me I don't have to post through a moment; I can stick to posting photos of my dog.

Max the Cockapoo is sitting on a subway platform, wearing a black Carhartt jacket and a red leash.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 43m

You know it's going great when you have to repeatedly remind the interviewer you're the Vice President of the United States mid-tantrum.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 44m

"it's a great start"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

The One Big Beautiful Bill cut a trillion dollars from healthcare, Schoolmarm Johnson

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "Republicans are the party that are fixing healthcare. We just demonstrated that in the one big beautiful bill."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Jim Jordan after he's played clips from videos of ICE brutalizing people, including American citizens: "I don't know the specifics of those examples you gave. What I do know is these ICE agents are under tremendous pressure ... I think they're doing a good job."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

BASH: Are you gonna look into the way ICE is conducting itself?

JIM JORDAN: We're going to look into the whole situation where you have these mayors--

BASH: So you'll only look into that side and not federal law enforcement?

JORDAN: Wuh wuh wuh we'll look into all this

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Rachel (loves LA, always will) @rachelpowers.myatproto.social · 13h

So which Chicago IL lawmakers are taking this case on and raising hell???

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 23h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18h

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

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Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 22h

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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Caitlin Rivers @cmyeaton.bsky.social · 20h

I can't get over how the CDC layoffs are coming less than two months after the attempted mass shooting. The agency is being taken apart brick by brick. The public servants there do not deserve this.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 19h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 19h

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 19h

incidentally if you are interested in this and the prior post, @anamariecox.bsky.social and Open Mike Eagle have a really good podcast on those topics! youtu.be/bF3GMRWw9js?...

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 19h

For context, I once called a federal district judge’s chambers for comment on a story *about the judge* and got a response I can only describe as, “First of all, how dare you.”

Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 1d

More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 20h

sometimes peace is seeing a snarky quote-post and choosing not to respond to it

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