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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3h

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Kristin @kehf.bsky.social · 2h

It’s so hard to speak up. Maybe the more we do it the easier it will get? (and maybe it will make it easier for the next person who asks?) No answers, just support for you.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2h

Completely agree with the “should” of this, but the problem is that dead and disappeared people never get their day in court. And even lots of people who do get their day in court never get justice, for reasons we all understand.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3h

So apparently not everyone knew that some ADHD generics do not appear to function identically?

Just in case it’s helpful, here is a list of things that work for me.

This list is SPECIFIC to Vyvanse only.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

no surprise here, jd vance has a vested interest in being able to be an open nazi in american politics

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 3h

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Lynn Stahl @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 3h

A gentle reminder that AI doesn't make art, it steals it. Please stop making Shepard Fairey-esque AI "art".

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 4h

THAT'S RIGHT

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

An honor to receive the endorsement of
of nearly a dozen Black clergy leaders in Crown Heights today, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter.

I’m grateful for their support, and this powerful and humbling prayer.

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 3h

One of the most important pieces of reporting this year imho www.wsj.com/world/americ...

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 3h

It really feels like Sam Altman promised a lot of Very Serious Old People he was going to create capitalist blowjob jesus based off a tech demo, and now that the bottom’s falling out he’s throwing whatever he can think of at the wall to avoid getting disappeared because he wasted all their money.

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Kristin @kehf.bsky.social · 3h

This is the same man who stole trophies other people won just because they were shiny. Such an ass.

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 4h

You all know what I'm going to say.

Slice by race. Or slice by party.

64% of US white people believe that either the Dems are more responsible, or that Dems and GOP are equally responsible.

Because most are GOP, and 93% of the GOP thinks Dems are responsible, or Dems and GOP equally responsible.

Chart showing that 37% of white people believe that Dems are responsible for the government shutdown, and 27% of white people believe that the Dema and GOP are equally responsible.

67% of GOP voters believe that Dems are responsible, and 26% of the GOP believe that Dems and GOP are equally responsible.

Only 7% of Black people think that the Dems are responsible, and 35% think Dems and GOP are equally responsible.

23% of Hispanic people think Dems are responsible, and 36% think Dems and GOP are equally responsible.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 9h

It’s Day 14 of the Republican Shutdown.

I’m in DC ready to open the government & prevent health insurance premiums from doubling.

Republicans are spending another week on the couch & don’t care that your costs will skyrocket.

Dear House Republicans: get back to DC and do your damn job!

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 9h

Trump talks a lot of game about his ability to make a deal, but when it’s time to put those words into action, he falls flat on his face. It’s been two weeks since the government shutdown, and he still has yet to negotiate a bipartisan solution.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 8h

The latest KFF data shows premiums could skyrocket on average by 114%. But in some states, it’s even worse.

Here’s how much a couple in Wyoming would pay:

Graphic with text: A 60-year-old couple in Rep. Hageman's district would see their premiums jump $4,175 per month"

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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 8h

This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

apnews.com

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 8h

THIS ⬇️

I've never seen a time when we are facing a true crisis, and the president & GOP leaders won't even TALK to Democrats about a solution.

Republicans can end this shutdown TODAY if they work with Democrats to reopen the government and keep health care costs from skyrocketing.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 17h

4/ Ok, so then the obvious next step is to negotiate a compromise. That's how we've always avoided shutdowns. And Republicans need to convene those talks, bc they're in charge.

But here's the kicker - Trump is telling them to BOYCOTT NEGOTIATING. And they are following orders.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 8h

Call your representatives in Congress! Remind them that they work for you and they need to be focused on ways they can lower your costs—not handing out even more money to their billionaire donors.

Join the fight and share your story: bit.ly/WMHealthCareStory

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 7h

Trump said he'd focus on the “worst of the worst," but he's mostly focused on people like Melissa Tran — a MD business owner who's lived here 30 yrs and is a fixture of her community.

Cruel.

I salute all who fought for her release. After months in ICE detention, she's finally home.

Hagerstown nail salon owner freed after 5 months in ICE custody

Melissa Tran, a Hagerstown mom and nail salon owner, was freed five months after being detained by ICE and jailed in Washington state. A federal judge ruled that U.S. officials had no basis for prolon...

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 7h

Who were the 6 people the Administration just killed without due process?

Were they children?

Were they victims of human trafficking?

WE DON’T KNOW—they refuse to show proof.

No one made Trump judge, jury & executioner. This is a gross violation of international human rights.

Trump Administration Strikes Another Boat It Says Was Trafficking Drugs

The president said that six were killed in the latest military action off the coast of Venezuela.

www.wsj.com

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 7h

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Congressman André Carson @carson.house.gov · 6h

D'Angelo's music leaves behind a powerful legacy, one that will endure for years to come.

Tragically, he was taken far too soon by pancreatic cancer.

Black Americans face the highest risk of developing this deadly disease.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 6h

Good news for our ferries: This summer, we had 191 cancellations — a fraction of the 600 we had last summer.

We’re investing in improving our ferry system, including building our work force. Thank you to our hardworking ferry crews!

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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 6h

Trump has no legal authority, "standing" or otherwise, to order the killing of people in international waters for unsubstantiated accusations of non-capital crimes.

Calling them "narcoterrorists" does not make it right or legal to order their deaths without any due process.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump announces another strike "just off the Coast of Venezuela" that killed 6 people

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 6h

Speaker Mike Johnson is spending more time spreading lies about Democrats wanting health care for undocumented immigrants than helping vulnerable Louisianans access care. We need leadership that shows up for working families — not political theater.

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