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Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · 1h

Tropical Storm Lorenzo still churning in Atlantic trib.al/OMMdwYX

Tropical Storm Lorenzo still churning in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday continued to track Tropical Storm Lorenzo, although it remained no threat to land.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 7h

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 18h

"Through the first months of Trump's new trade regime it is U.S. companies that are footing the bill for his tariffs, and passing on some of it to the consumer - with more price hikes likely..."

www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs

U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

www.reuters.com

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MeidasE @ericpere.bsky.social · 1d

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 1h

on this day in 1892 1892,The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Arthur Conan Doyle, is first published.

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.”

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h

If you make "controversial statements" outside of classroom, that the President of the university dislikes, you can be summarily fired even if you are tenured.

Julie Greene @greeneland.bsky.social · 16h

I just learned, Thomas Alter, tenured professor, has been terminated effective immediately. Shame on Texas State! We mst build support for Tom. spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-tex...

Texas State upholds the firing of associate history professor Thomas Alter

Alter’s termination occurred on Sept. 10, stemming from his remarks at the Revolutionary Socialism Conference on Sept. 7.

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h

Solidarity is the only way

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 11h

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Rep-Elect Adelita Grijalva announces her election results will be OFFICIALLY certified tomorrow, destroying Mike Johnson’s last excuse to delay her swearing in.

“Mike Johnson needs to do his job so I can do mine.”

No more lies.
No more delays.
Swear her in!

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 14h

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, home to ICE Air hub, and Sky Harbor both refuse to display Democratic blame message

story via @jerodmacevoy.com

Arizona airports refuse to play Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown | Arizona Mirror

Airports refuse Noem shutdown video blaming Democrats, citing policies that ban political advertising content

azmirror.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 8h

This. And this again.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

veterans set up encampment in memphis to protest national guard deployment to their city

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRxQ...

Veterans protest Guard

YouTube video by WREG News Channel 3

www.youtube.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

columbia missouri musicians rally at city hall against ICE arrest of friend and colleague from local music scene

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuoO...

Musical rally held at city hall for Columbia man detained by ICE

YouTube video by KMIZ ABC 17 News

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16h

On Saturday, we wear yellow. ❌👑

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

If you read only one democracy story today, make it this one. While legacy media largely skipped the Texas redistricting hearing, Democracy Docket's Jen Rice was there for all 10 days. Her coverage stands out and sheds insight into how the GOP operates -- not only in TX -- but nationally.

In a Federal Courtroom in Texas, Republicans Were Desperate to Keep Details of their Gerrymander Under Wraps

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

www.democracydocket.com

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h

Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 14h

This is so important.

We have to remember that America has a LONG and very SUCCESSFUL history of resistance.

Need some inspiration? Please read & share:

The Bold Tradition of American Resistance, Part II: The Rebellion Lives

From the streets to the ballot box, from whispers to marches—our legacy of resistance is alive. Read, remember, and take your place in it.

open.substack.com

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 15h

The government’s own data and detentions like the ones we reported on in Chicago raise serious doubt about whether the Trump administration’s mission is to target “the worst of the worst” at all. New reporting from @msnbc.com. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23h

Among the reasons Americans risked it all to get rid of a tyrannical king:
“He has obstructed the Admin of Justice…made Judges dependent on his Will…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people…kept among us Standing Armies w/o legislatures’ Consent” www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...

What We Should Demand, What We Should Oppose

Reflecting on a president's obligations and what history tells us about rejecting tyranny and injustice

www.americaamerica.news

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15h

Antitrust law enforcement must be central to the Democrats’ platform of restoring law and order to America.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14d

Monopoly and totalitarianism go hand in hand.

The only way to stop the growing censorship of Trump's critics is to fight the consolidation of media outlets into the hands of a few families that do not care about the best interests of the country.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16h

In case you got lost in the steaming pile of bullshit Speaker Johnson’s been shoveling, the shutdown fight Democrats are holding the line on is about healthcare for hard-working Americans.

Leader Jeffries isn’t flinching, isn’t wobbling; he’s been consistent and hasn’t wavered on this issue.

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