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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 19h

SOLUTIONS: "[T]he newsrooms I direct have rejected sensational, episodic, bleeds-it-leads crime coverage, instead committing to deep solutions reporting on evidence-based violence prevention,” Donna Ladd writes.

A Decade of Reporting on Violence Solutions

Donna Ladd writes about rejecting “sensational, episodic, bleeds-it-leads crime coverage” in favor of solutions.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 3d

It's not just UNRWA, every organization has received a record amount of donations they haven't been able to give to Palestinians in Gaza
www.reuters.com/world/us/pal...

Palestinian Americans fundraise for Gaza, as aid groups receive record donations

Palestinian Americans and aid groups in the United States are raising funds for Gaza, which faces a deepening humanitarian crisis as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth week - but they have as yet limited ability to get supplies into the besieged enclave.

www.reuters.com

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 53m

This is some good news. Australia banning her based on character. Wish they'd ban most of our talking heads/politicians.

apnews.com/article/aust...

Australia's highest court rejects Candace Owens' visa challenge

Australia’s highest court has rejected Candace Owens’ attempt to overturn a decision barring her from visiting the country.

apnews.com

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 1h

Johnson, Trump, Miller, Vance, Noem, Hegseth have been the biggest propagandists in decades. Fear mongering works for them. Weaponizing divisiveness. Terrible role modeling. Relishing that people feel unsafe. They are all sadists.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 14h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 18h

Marc Andreessen is doing in Tennessee something similar to what Tanner is trying to do in Texas. Lawmakers here are fine with it, or course, because it’s a white Christian nationalist project.

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 19h

Ken Paxton just filed for an injunction to prevent Malcom Tanner from letting people live on his property. What happened to Texas, a place where you could do what you wanted on your own property?
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/defaul...

www.texasattorneygeneral.gov

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 9h

Johnson is an obstructionist, a cult member, a liar, and the antithesis of anyone with integrity.

Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 13h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 10h

Yes

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19h

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 10h

Facts

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

As I've noted, central to Stephen Miller's propaganda is the claim that the Chicago complex targeted by ICE was "filled" with Tren de Aragua "terrorists."

Now @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports that the number of TdA members netted in that raid is down to *one.*

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 10h

👏👏😡🤬🎤

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 10h

wow

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 11h

She would have been better Sec than him.

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Dr. Frisky Whisky McThicky, Ball Knower @professorpash.bsky.social · 17h

Michael Eugene Archer aka D’Angelo 🖤🕊️

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 16h

I’m so glad many airports refuse to show brunette Barbie’s fascist video.

Teri G @terilg.bsky.social · 16h

This administration keeps torching the Hatch Act—propaganda videos in airports, partisan emails on federal servers, even mass firings. It’s corruption with a flag pin. See something? Say something. Expose it through the whistleblower tip line.
1 202-924-2065
#HatchAct

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 19h

Racist f--kwad. and its social welfare, not "social form" of "welfare" you idiot.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump on immigrants: "They send up their worst people. They send up people that are criminals. They send up people from jails. And the best ones they send are people that don't work very hard and that are on a social form of welfare."

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Andrea Ros @apocalypsecarousel.bsky.social · 19h

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years: www.12news.com/article/news...

(AP Photo: Julio Cortez)

US measles cases still rising after reaching highest total in 30 years

It has been 33 years since the U.S. has seen more measles cases in a single year, and the CDC says more cases will likely be confirmed in the coming months.

www.12news.com

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 19h

he looks like shit all the time. can't believe he cared about that Time cover photo.

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 20h

something something 'left wing rhetoric' something something
#momsky

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 1d

Additionally-does he not see himself in all pictures??

Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 1d

oh come on. This is who you are trying to ascribe strategy to? PLEASE listen to psychologists. We've been screaming for years. NPD. Dark triad personality. Incredible vanity. Anything to feed the narcissistic supply needs. He is chaos b/c his brain is chaos. Thats it. Yes this is a real post:

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 1d

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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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 2d

As Trump is praised in Israel and the hostages are finally released, he will come back emboldened. The claustrophobia increases whenever he is praised (esp abroad). His desire to 'win' is insatiable. He is Jafar from Aladdan. How do we put Trump back in the genie bottle?

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 2d

Provincetown MA this weekend

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Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 2d

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

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. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 2d

Just like how Project 2025 was 50+ years in the making.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making | David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher

A half-century ago, CBS’s own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermin...

www.theguardian.com

Veronica R. MSW, LICSW @tahoeboulder.bsky.social · 2d

"American Jews, long Israel’s strongest domestic backers, have turned sharply critical of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government over the Gaza conflict"

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/w...

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

www.nytimes.com

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