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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22m

John Solomon didn’t stumble onto a secret — he recycled one. The Jan 6 committee’s phone-metadata subpoenas were public and reported years ago. This is how the right keeps the outrage machine humming: rename oversight as spying, erase timelines, and sell déjà vu.
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The Right’s Favorite Magic Trick: Turning Old News Into New Scandal

John Solomon’s “discovery” about Jan 6 phone records isn’t a scoop — it’s a rerun dressed as revelation.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Instagram and other social media sites have long been under fire for exposing children to harmful content and not doing enough to protect kids’ well-being.

What To Know About Instagram’s New ‘PG-13’ Pledge—And How Parents Can Get Around It

Instagram and other social media sites have long been under fire for exposing children to harmful content and not doing enough to protect kids’ well-being.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 20h

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25m

A Bronx family lived without utilities for over 6 weeks after they were shut off without explanation.

The landlord, despite receiving severe violation notices, didn't fix the problem.

HPD couldn’t turn the utilities back on, so it issued the family a vacate order.

These Bronx Tenants Lived Six Weeks Without Water and Power. The City’s Fix? A Vacate Order

The plight of the Ramos family reveals the weaknesses in the City's system to protect tenants from unlivable conditions—and from being put out on the street.

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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 23m

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, signed into law earlier this month, reinstates 100% bonus depreciation for certain capital assets—including yachts!

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 22m

Deploy the orcas...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 11h

Thank Trump...

#FreePalestine ##FreeGaza #EndTheGenocide #DeathToIDF

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Science and Sanity Silicon Valley @scienceandsanity.bsky.social · 2d

#ChicagoFatherKilledByICEAfterDroppingKidsAtDaycare

NO ONE VOTED FOR THIS. We need a full investigation. Kristi the Gnome cannot be trusted to do it.

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Chicago ICE crackdown's first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US

An agent shot Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, father of two, during a massive immigration sweep.

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 12h

Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

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Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

"The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans," the Department of State said.

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ghost of malena @seachanger.bsky.social · 2d

@thisamericanlife.org had a similar thought & re-ran their excellent episode from 1997 about Chicago’s first Black mayor. extra compelling because many of the people contributing oral history to the episode have now passed

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Dr. Devon Ojeda @drdevonojeda.bsky.social · 17h

I don't fall myself into isms or into political teams. All I want is universal healthcare.

I only want to fight for ALL trans people. I want us to have access to affordable, if not free, gender-affirming care, regardless of socio-economic class.

And yes, that includes designer vaginas.

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 13h

Hmmm maybe remember that white women are the most UNRELIABLE and dangerous demographic of "allies" and will always choose adjacency to white supremacy and patriarchy to protect their own self interests???

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 13h

(Gasps in gay)

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Alysa Taladay, SF/F Writer 🦖✨️🚀 @taladayarts.bsky.social · 13h

They also took down a prominent page a few years back that used to alert members of the LGBTQIA+ community about their content shared in hate groups. The site actually went on a bit of a rampage at that time, taking down queer and ally pages for "impersonation" while leaving hate groups standing.

Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 23h

"The DOJ will continue engaging tech companies to *eliminate platforms* . . ."

This is your daily reminder Bondi specifically, and MAGA generally, spent the last 4 years accusing the Biden admin of jawboning tech companies to take down content in violation of the 1A.

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 13h

Have the day you voted for MAGA scumbags!!!

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 13h

Oh no, they found him!!

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 13h

He IS a deflated ballsack.

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Alastair Lawrie @alastairlawrie.bsky.social · 14h

More on the horrifying new policy of the NT Government, to send trans women to men's prisons, exposing them to significant risk of violence and sexual assault. #ntpol
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Advocates condemn NT leader's comments on trans women in female prisons

The Northern Territory government has doubled down on its stance against detaining transgender women in female prisons, as a local LGBTQIA+ group says it is "horrified" by the comments.

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 13h

#Tiktok is pretty much over, guys...

#FuckICE #FuckTrump #ImmigrantsRights #Censorship #FreedomOfThePress #FreedomOfSpeech

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 14h

Ontario launches $75-million anti-tariff ad campaign in the U.S. featuring Ronald Reagan

Campaign features late Republican president Ronald Reagan’s dire warning about the impact of tariffs on the American economy

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 14h

China continues to play the long game. The US continues trending towards fascism...

The Economist @economist.com · 14h

As China unveiled new curbs on exports of rare-earth minerals and things made from them, global investors and governments reeled. But Donald Trump cranked tensions higher

China tries shock-and-awe on Donald Trump

Xi Jinping bets that dramatic escalation is the way to win a trade war

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 14h

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska rushed Tuesday to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset of winter.

Alaska residents displaced by remnants of Typhoon Halong have limited options as winter sets in

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska rushed Tuesday to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset of winter.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 14h

President Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration— if the nation’s internal politics don’t go the United States’ way in its upcoming elections. https://to.pbs.org/3KQERbF

WATCH: Trump meets with Argentina's Milei as U.S. prepares $20 billion bailout

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration— if the nation’s in...

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OliverRupert @olivierrupert.bsky.social · 14h

Billionaires should not exist. Start killing them.

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