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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

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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Patrick Hart @patrickhart.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to voting for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor -- extremely refreshing to be voting for a candidate who unapologetically foregrounds the humanity, dignity, and political equality of ALL people. This is what a justice-infused statement looks like.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on today's profoundly moving scenes in Israel and Palestine.

Today’s scenes of Israelis and Palestinians are profoundly moving: Israeli hostages being freed and families reunited after years of fear, uncertainty, and torture; the first days in Gaza without relentless Israeli bombardment of Palestinians as families return to rubble and loved ones freed from detention.

There is finally a glimmer of hope that this ceasefire will hold and the long difficult work of reconstruction can begin. I also know this news brings solace to millions of New Yorkers, who’ve felt the pain of the past few years. We have watched as our tax dollars have funded a genocide. The moral and human cost will be a lasting stain and requires accountability and real examination of our collective conscience and our government’s policies.

The responsibility now lies with those of us who believe in peace to make sure it endures, and that it is just. Once aid is delivered, the wounded are cared for, and a lasting agreement secured, we cannot look away. We must work towards a future built upon justice, one without occupation and apartheid, and for a world where every person can live with safety and dignity.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

They cannot talk about the shutdown without lying.

There is no connection between troop payments and federal employee layoffs. Zero.

They are paying the troops with multiyear R&D allocations within DOD. This is also illegal by the way! But completely disconnected to the layoffs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

WELKER: During the 2019 shutdown when Trump was president, no federal workers were laid off. Why are these firings necessary?

VANCE: Who do we care more about- federal bureaucrats or the troops getting the payment they need?

WELKER: But layoffs are a priority?

VANCE: They have forced us to choose

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Patrick Hart @patrickhart.bsky.social · 2d

Loved canvassing in Bay Ridge yesterday! Shoutout to all my fellow @lidbk.bsky.social members who were out and about NYC yesterday fighting for change, including rallying with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor!

Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn @lidbk.bsky.social · 2d

A little rain didn't stop LID members being out in force for National Coming Out Day yesterday! We pounded the pavement for Kayla Santosuosso in Bay Ridge and rallied with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and Queers for Zohran in Manhattan!

Boomer from LID and NYC mayoral candidate Zohran in Manhattan during the Queers for Zohran rally.

LID members Patrick and Derek pose with a photo of candidate Kayla Santosuosso after a rainy canvass in Bay Ridge.

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Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn @lidbk.bsky.social · 3d

Happy National Coming Out Day NYC! We can't wait to have a mayor who unambiguously stands up for trans and queer rights.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn @lidbk.bsky.social · 6d

Join us this weekend as we knock on doors for Kayla Santosuosso for City Council with our friends @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social and @bkindivisible.bsky.social -- let's elect an awesome new Councilmember for southern Brooklyn!

www.mobilize.us/crystalhudso...

CM Crystal Hudson, INBK, LID, & Friends Canvass for Kayla Santosuosso · Crystal Hudson 2025

Join Council Member Crystal Hudson and Indivisible Brooklyn as we knock doors in support of Kayla Santosuosso! Kayla is running to ensure a more affordable, livable, and safer Southern Brooklyn! Her g...

www.mobilize.us

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8d

I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 8d

if I'm not mistaken, this is the first UBI scheme where they aren't in some stupid endless "study" and finally have enough data to just simply DO it, and of course like all the studies showed, the result is a huge boost for the economy

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 8d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 8d

Good morning, Citizens' Impeachment!

Check your inboxes for today's action: Calling and emailing your representative to remind them of their oath of office.

If everyone who gets this email in their inbox does this, Congress will absolutely take notice.

eocampaign1.com/web-version?...

🚨 Tell Congress: Remember your Oath | 📤 Monday Morning Message

Defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign AND domestic

eocampaign1.com

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Patrick Hart @patrickhart.bsky.social · 9d

Had a great time yesterday canvassing for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social in Sunset Park! Great to be out spreading the word about leaders who will fight for our city and against all the awful fascist policies emanating from Washington.

Patrick holding fliers for Zohran Mamdani and Alexa Aviles in Sunset Park out canvassing on Saturday, October 4th.

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Gaal Dornick @onthecountof3.bsky.social · 10d

Brooklyn. Have you seen this lady? Her family fears that she may have been picked up by ICE.

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Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn @lidbk.bsky.social · 9d

These heartbreaking stories about how Texas schools are treating trans and queer kids are a reminder of why it is critical to stand up for schools that are welcoming for all. NYC public schools need to stay the course on welcoming and affirming LGBTQIA+ students! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown

www.nytimes.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11d

This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza.

Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military.

They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 11d

This is a horrific story of an American basketball player facing possible lifetime imprisonment or even death over possession of a few cannabis gummies.

www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

‘I use cannabis as medicine’: the US basketball player facing execution in Indonesia over $400 of gummies

Unlike his fellow basketball player Brittney Griner, Jarred Shaw has received scant attention after being arrested for a drugs offence overseas

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick Hart @patrickhart.bsky.social · 11d

Time for a blue state governor coalition to start withholding all state and local employee income tax payments to the federal government and diverting those funds to projects the Trump Admin is illegally defunding.

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 11d

US DOT is putting another transit project on hold—the Red Line Extension in Chicago—because the transit authority pursued Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals as part of the project, which the DOT claims are discriminatory.

The thing is, US DOT & Congress put DBE in place.

www.transportation.gov

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Crimson Courage @crimsoncourage.bsky.social · 11d

Check out our op-ed in @usnews.com today, co-authored by Crimson Courage co-chairs Patty Nolan and Miles Rapoport! Please share widely.

www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 12d

Since many of you are distracted by other things or not following any Jewish media, you should know that today, on one of the holiest days of the year, a man drove his car into a crowd gathering to go into a Synagogue in Manchester then got out and started stabbing people. Two people are dead.

The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 12d

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’.

Our story about today’s attack.

manchestermill.co.uk/on-their-hol...

On their holiest day, Manchester’s Jews face their ‘darkest of moments’

Amid fasting and prayer, terror comes to Crumpsall

manchestermill.co.uk

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Patrick Hart @patrickhart.bsky.social · 13d

It really is as simple as that.

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d

Just gonna keep tapping the sign*

*𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

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Patrick Hart @patrickhart.bsky.social · 14d

Just signed on to this letter and encourage you to sign too! Let's stand up for trans kids in NYC schools and say no to Trump DOE bullies!

Families for Change NYC @familiesforchange.bsky.social · 15d

The Education Council Consortium, NEW Pride Agenda, PFLAG-NYC and Transformative Schools put together a letter in response to the Trump administration’s attacks on the DOE. We aren’t abandoning any of our kids to bullies - refusing to stand up for some harms them all. Sign-on and share!

Sign-On: No Hate in New York City Schools

The Education Council Consortium, New Pride Agenda, PFLAG NYC, and Trans formative Schools invite you to sign-on in strong support of the current New York City Department of Education (DOE) trans incl...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14d

This passage nearly broke me.

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