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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14h

Louisiana: "The plaintiffs came in and said 'we want a second majority-minority district."
KBJ: "NO THEY DID NOT. They said our votes are being dilluted."
Louisiana: "That's the same thing."
KBJ: "No it's not. ... trust me on this."
:)

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 14h

Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13h

This entire argument by Louisiana and the conservatives questions are premised on an erasure of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Literally swinging for the fences to wipe out the premise for the legitimacy of Congress’ power to enact civil rights statutes.

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 15h

Blue Sky of the Day: #photography #maynardvillepark

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Blue Sky of the Day: #Hermanus #photography

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 1d

Two: Sacco and Vanzetti

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 1d

Blue Sky of the Day: #Kleinmond #photography

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

After two long years being held captive by Hamas, the 20 living Israeli hostages were released and are finally home.

There’s still much work that remains to ensure lasting peace but the hostage release and ceasefire serve as critical steps toward closure and hope for the future.

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 2d

Concepts of a plan? Anyone? Anyone?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 2d

Thank God! Now may there truly be an end to the siege

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

BREAKING: The Israeli military has taken custody of seven living hostages shortly after they were freed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The military says they were handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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T Ash @crewgrrl.bsky.social · 3d

Eitan Mor, Gali and Ziv Berman, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Matan Angrest, Omri Miran, and Alon Ohel are with צה״ל!!!!!!!

THEY ARE COMING HOME.

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 2d

Massachusetts! 7th Grader!

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 3d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 3d

“Democrats support Trump nominees”

Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"New Manhattan Institute article"

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New LMS platform adopted

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 3d

“Democrats Support Trump Nominees”

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

“No public access line”

Joshua B. Hoe @joshuabhoe.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

"New Manhattan Institute article"

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Karen Sue Waters @karensuew.bsky.social · 4d

Looks like America to me!!

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 4d

Blue Sky of the Day: #NorvalFoundation #photography

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

www.wusa9.com

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 4d

And yet Democrats voted with GOP committee members on Thursday to support several judges who wouldn’t

SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 4d

Talk about a political football! Why can’t Abrego get justice?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S_OkudzetoAblak
X.com
The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US
Department of Homeland Security.
We have also followed with satisfaction that DHS has today taken the appropriate steps to inform Garcia's lawyers and amend court submissions to reflect the fact that Ghana cannot be an option for Garcia's deportation.
The Mahama Administration will continue to be transparent and truthful to Ghanaians at all times.
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LAURA ROMERO
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dmosh.bsky.social @dmosh.bsky.social · 5d

“You came here today with a witness who knows nothing about Costa Rica, I mean, less than nothing,” Judge Xinis told a government lawyer, referring to Mr. Schultz. “Help yourself dig out of this hole.”

“This is a joke for anyone who’s listening,” she added.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Judge Signals She Is Likely to Order Abrego Garcia’s Release Soon

www.nytimes.com

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SamMosh (she/her) @sammosh.bsky.social · 5d

Clock is ticking and 10 mins are up!

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d

ICE official testifies that DHS “prematurely” sent Abrego Garcia a notice that he would be removed to Ghana.

Just this morning, Ghana’s foreign minister wrote on X that the country had “directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities” that Abrego cannot be deported there.

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
@S
_OkudzetoAblak
X.com
Ghana is not accepting Abrego Garcia.
He cannot be deported to Ghana.
This has been directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities.
In my interactions with US officials, I made clear that our understanding to accept a limited number of non-criminal West Africans, purely on the grounds of African solidarity and humanitarian principles would not be expanded.
Ghana strongly objects to these misleading media reports.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 5d

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.

At stake in Louisiana v. Callais is Black voters’ ability to elect their candidates of choice in Louisiana, and all voters' ability to challenge racially discriminatory maps.

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

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