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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: Immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other actions against protesters, a judge rules.

'Startled' judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after violent clashes

A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h

Big news here: the White House has backed down from shutting down I-5 this weekend following our reporting last night.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 27m

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 21h

‘Shock after shock:’ Ontario’s automaking heartland devastated after Stellantis’ Brampton bombshell

Industry watchers fear 'more shoes to drop' after company says it's moving assembly of Jeep Compass in Brampton to Illinois in $13B U.S. expansion.

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Whatifisaidit @whatifisaidit.bsky.social · 11h

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The Supreme Court Is Going To Gut The Voting Rights Act — And It'll Be 'Catastrophic'

The conservative justices appear ready to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The only question is how.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 15h

Senators Kelly & Gallego are out of give of fucks for Johnson’s excuses for delaying Adelita’s swearing in.

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 11h

Peter Thiel and the Apocalypse of Bad Theory

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 22h

PROOF Letitia James is innocent, and ICE blatantly defies a court order and it's captured ON VIDEO. Check out the latest here: www.youtube.com/live/8oJvw7F...

LIVE: Trump Case Against NY AG IMPLODES INSTANTLY with NEW PROOF

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 13h

An emotional minute as the word Democracy melts away in front of the US Capitol Building.

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Lisa Lin Doh @lisalindo.bsky.social · 11h

Surprise. The billionaire is a billionaire.

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Lisa Lin Doh @lisalindo.bsky.social · 11h

a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a cup .

ALT: a woman in a blue tank top is drinking from a cup .

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

CHICAGO: “Feds chased a car through a residential neighborhood… intentionally crashed into the car.. responded to the crowd by hurling smoke grenades, shooting pepper balls and deploying 3 rounds of tear gas with children & seniors in the area…” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19h

Boyle: Mike Johnson and House Republicans have decided to do their own version of quiet quitting — they canceled session three weeks ago, they canceled session two weeks ago, and they’ve now canceled it last week and this week.

There is clearly no strategy there other than pure, sheer laziness

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Mommapolitico @mommapolitico.bsky.social · 12h

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Racket @racketmn.com · 1d

It's not often you hear a room cheer for the return of chicken pox, let alone measles. Welcome to Freedom Summit 2025.

What I Saw at This Weekend’s Minnesota MAHA Fest Scared the Hell out of Me - Racket

Over 1,000 Christian opponents of modern medicine descended on Alexandria, MN, to testify that drugs, doctors, and Satan were making us all sick at the 7th annual Freedom Summit.

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Lisa Lin Doh @lisalindo.bsky.social · 12h

Not like we didn’t know. But oof.

Lisa Lin Doh @lisalindo.bsky.social · 12h

"I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far."

Wow.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12h

‘I need to do everything now’: the Ukrainian combat medic-turned playwright

Since Alina Sarnatska’s first play premiered a year ago, she has documented wartime Ukraine with unflinching frankness

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h

🚨BREAKING: Missouri state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at blocking voters’ efforts to invoke their constitutional right to veto the state legislature’s new gerrymandered congressional map. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Missouri Republicans Sue to Block ‘People’s Veto’ of GOP Gerrymander