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notmickey he/him @notmickey.bsky.social · May 25
Click on image to see the change in household income from Republican budget bill ➡️ The bar on all the way on the right is the Top 0.1%

Estimated effect on after-transfer income of the 2025 House reconciliation bill, by income Source: Penn Wharton Budget Model
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h
Pay attention -- what he means is allowing Democrats to win a free and fair election.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen. I know Kash is working on it, everybody is working on it. And certainly Tulsi is working on it. We can't let that happen again to our country."
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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander was one of the many people who took to the streets last night to protest ICE agents abducting people off the streets of Manhattan yesterday.

Immigrants — not ICE agents — belong in our communities
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 2h
New @therealnews.com
This is not a "normal" government shutdown. A lot is happening in/to the government while parts are shut down. I spoke w/ 3 furloughed federal workers @fedworkersunited.bsky.social & asked them the ?s we all have about what the hell is going on
therealnews.com/this-governm...
This government shutdown is not like the others: Furloughed federal workers explain
“We swore an oath when we took these positions to defend the Constitution and to provide these services to the American people… what's going to happen to your everyday American when they don't have So...
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2h
On one day's notice, thousands of New Yorkers marched in NYC today for immigrants and against ICE.

More photos soon!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h
absolutely shameful that the university has embraced the administration’s demand that it discriminate against its students. this is the board of visitors telling UVA students that if they aren’t white and cisgendered then they don’t belong.
madycast.com mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 4h
The University of Virginia has capitulated to Trump on transgender and race (affirmative action) issues.

The details are currently sparse, but reporting suggests they've agreed to define trans people out of existence and ban trans students from facilities.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
That includes any race-based scholarships and programs, including any promotion of external scholarships that consider race, and DEI trainings and workshops. Institutions were also told they should no longer prioritize “underrepresented groups” for admissions or hiring, and they must prohibit transgender students from playing on sports teams and using facilities designated for women and girls.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. We obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs.

(Published Nov. 2024)
How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
www.propublica.org
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h
For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.
Threads post from julieceye At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.
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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 4h
ICE plans to hire private contractors for round-the-clock social media surveillance to track immigrants and activists.

Nearly 30 contractors sift through posts, photos, and messages—to be transformed into intelligence for deportation raids and arrests.

The police state is here.
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
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notmickey he/him @notmickey.bsky.social · 11h
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notmickey he/him @notmickey.bsky.social · 11h
Aha! This makes more sense. Funding ICE is off-the-charts awful and disgusting, no doubt. But the details matter.
jamesstout.bsky.social James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 1d
I'm seeing a lot of people claiming ICE has guided warheads. This seems to be based on a Substack newsletter which as best I can tell was referring to this contract. This contract is for distraction devices (sound grenades), but the PSC is for guided warheads

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 1d
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 12h
One thing I will say about going back outside post open-heart surgery, so many public spaces are inaccessible. No elevators. Bathrooms in obscure basement locations. No consideration of space needed for wheelchairs, walkers, and other assistance devices. Existing in public shouldn't be a privilege.
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 13h
On NPR this morning there was a brief exchange between the host and the reporter covering the White House east wing demolition.

“Can he do that?”

“He IS doing that.”

The Trump regime in a nutshell. He won’t stop breaking the law and stealing from us until someone stops him. Congress?
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Jews Demand Action @jewsdemandaction.org · 16h
We are Jews calling on world leaders to hold the Israeli gov accountable for the atrocities it has committed in Gaza & to press for a long-term political solution.

Read our Four Demands below ⬇️
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Jews Demand Action @jewsdemandaction.org · 13h
Coverage of our campaign in @theguardian.com today - “Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel”

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 1d
Black lung is still killing America’s coal miners. Last week, a group of black lung patients made the long journey to Washington D.C. with a simple plea for Trump’s Department of Labor: enforce the silica rule, and stop this plague.

My report for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump Has Handed Coal Miners a “Death Sentence.” But They’re Not Going Without a Fight.
After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice.
www.thenation.com
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Indivisible Oregon @indivisible-oregon.bsky.social · 1d
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Take Action Today To Protect Our Democracy Join Your local Indivisible Group Make Calls with 5 Calls APP Write Letters to voters with Vote Forward Listen to weekly strategy calls Stay Informed & Subscribe: Letters from an American Chop Wood Carry Water
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IndivisibleLasVegas ❌👑 @indivisiblelasvegas.org · 1d
@ezralevin.bsky.social #nokings
We are getting closer to that 3.5%. We are growing. This regime is on its way down.
We need to respond quickly to the regime.
The No Kings era is here.
We're building the No Kings alliance to coordinate and leverage the people power we have.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 1d
Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: 7 million people. Our neighbors, our friends, our community, did that. Over 300 some odd partner organizations from all over the country, from massive base building organizations to teeny tiny community defense groups. Y'all, we did that.

#NoKings @ashdashlee.bsky.social
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 1d
Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat Adelita Grijalva is bigger than just Epstein files. He’s laying groundwork to attempt to prevent winning Dems from taking office if House majority up for grabs in Nov 2026, as I told @briantylercohen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSRY...
🚨 Trump caught in INSANE scheme to RIG next election
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Indivisible MoCoWoMen ❌🤴 @indivmocowomen.bsky.social · 1d
#NOKINGS
LARGEST PEACEFUL PROTEST IN AMERICAN HISTORY
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 1d
Ezra Levin: A hallmark of authoritarianism is it makes you feel like shit on a daily basis. That's what it does. And so in that environment, during this authoritarian breakthrough moment, celebrating success is an act of defiance.

#NoKings @indivisibleguide.bsky.social
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d
a functional press would, every single day, repeatedly, across numerous paragraphs in every story about him, make it clear that this is indisputably the most corrupt President in U.S. history
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 2d
Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 1d
@raskin.house.gov and I are demanding answers as ICE continues to detain US citizens.

This is unlawful, and it must stop.

www.commondreams.org/news/can-ice...
‘Why Do You Continue Unlawfully Detaining US Citizens?’ Democratic Lawmakers Ask ICE | Common Dreams
US citizens are being unlawfully detained by ICE under Trump's mass deportation operation, with reports of violent arrests. Reps. Jayapal and Raskin demand answers from Homeland Security officials. #A...
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