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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 53m

great, a bank started by Trump's military industrial complex buddies

"US approves new bank backed by billionaires with ties to Trump"

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 56m

lol Jamie Dimon

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 56m

front page @financialtimes.com

don't call them "private" credit funds, they are *unregulated* credit funds

peri.umass.edu/publication/...

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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 5h

Did y’all not see what Markey’s team did to the last guy who tried to primary him? And that dude is a Kennedy!

WBUR @wbur.org · 7h

Rep. Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, saying it's time for a new generation of leadership in the Democratic party.

Congressman Seth Moulton announces run for U.S. Senate

Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, saying it's time for a new generation of leadership in the Democratic party.

www.wbur.org

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 4h

And today, the Supreme Court will hear a case that might kill off what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, potentially repeating this history.

Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 4h

On this day in 1883, the Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 which forbade racial discrimination in access to public accommodations and facilities.

Oct. 15, 1883 | Supreme Court Strikes Down Civil Rights Act, Legitimating Segregation

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

calendar.eji.org

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 3h

Keeping America safe from [checks notes...] ... nope, nobody, not at all.

Actually terrorizing Americans instead & violating our rights.

Arrest them.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 2h

great

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: BlackRock, Elon Musk's xAI, Microsoft and Nvidia are all part of a consortium that is buying major data center builder Aligned Data Centers for $40 billion.

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Jocelyn Simonson @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social · 2h

Today I wrote in @lpeblog.bsky.social with Amna Akbar & @sameer-ashar.bsky.social about how legal scholars & teachers might act in solidarity with movements in this moment, in the face of fascism: lpeproject.org/blog/movemen...

Movement Law Under Fascism

As fascist tendencies intensify across the United States, social movements continue to organize against the forces of state repression. Legal scholars must stand with these movements…

lpeproject.org

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 2h

Kagan: this isn’t a fucking Shelby county / time limit problem. This is a finding of discrimination / legal violation RIGHT NOW

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 1d

Please do not let it be true that D’Angelo has died. That cannot be possible.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 23h

Jairo Fúnez is a professor of curriculum studies at Texas Tech University. He was suspended after a campaign by rightwing media & a weaponized Title VI complaint over private social media posts. He received overwhelming outside support, offering key lessons on collective organizing & solidarity.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kavanaugh stop

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 1d

As the bull market turns 3 years old and becomes ever more concentrated in a handful of companies building a speculative technology, the Trump administration is systematically removing guardrails in every major risk category. Fun.

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/fragility-...

Fragility Is Getting Scary

The opposite of risk management.

www.hamiltonnolan.com

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John Schmitt @jschmittwdc.bsky.social · 1d

Great piece on who will lose out when ACA health insurance subsidies expire.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A square-shaped area chart titled "Almost half of adults with privately purchased health insurance are self-employed or work at small businesses."

The chart is divided into six rectangular sections representing employment status or primary activity of adults with privately purchased health insurance. The sections are:

Self-employed/business owner: 18.0% (top left, dark teal)

Worker at small business: 27.4% (top right, light teal)

Other worker: 27.4% (middle left, light blue)

Students: 6.4% (middle right, orange)

Retired: 8.5% (bottom right, light orange)

Other: 12.3% (bottom right, beige)

A note at the bottom of the chart indicates the source as "2025 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations.

Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators.

By @emcahan.bsky.social

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.

Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

www.propublica.org

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 1d

"But it might really soon" -- love, the IMF

www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...

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Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social · 4d

“Do we care about people, or do we care about profit?”

Students in Duluth took to the streets to protest the sale of Minnesota Power to BlackRock, demanding a future that puts people and the planet first.

Read the Duluth News Tribune coverage: www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/s...

Students protest Minnesota Power sale in downtown Duluth

Students from Harbor City International School gathered to protest the sale of a Duluth-based electrical company, voicing concerns about environmental and economic impacts.

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d

www.reuters.com/business/uni...

www.reuters.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 4d

Exist in public? They can arrest you.

Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 7d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 4d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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graham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 5d

Crypto was pitched as a private alternative to publicly created money and the traditional banking system.

That was always a fantasy.

Crypto needs to be integrated with banks and the government to survive, even as it tries to evade meaningful regulations and consumer protections.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5d

Morgan Stanley will now allow crypto investments in any type of account, including retirement accounts.

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 5d

unregulated finance is open to everyone now, full stop

I'm writing a piece about this & it just keeps getting worse

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5d

Morgan Stanley will now allow crypto investments in any type of account, including retirement accounts.

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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 6d

As the US ramps up brutality from Chicago to Venezuela, the state takes equity stakes in mining firms, & the economy perilously hinges on AI fool's gold, it's critical to reshape how war, climate, economy & geopolitics are intersecting. That's why we're launching @transitionsec.bsky.social next week

flyer for the transition security project online launch next week at 1 PM ET

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 5d

Rubio looking mighty uncomfortable

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5d

You know that Hegseth wants to yell out "NEVER BEEN CIRCUMCISED" and then stare pointedly at Lutnick.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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