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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 17h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 20h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 4h

"When we talk about revolutions there is a tendency to talk about brave individuals, not brave collectives of people. This is not an oversight, but a deliberate distortion reflecting how the system has always perceived revolution: as an outside force, a threat to stability, and a risk for society."

George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 2d

Modern business is out to kill us all. Our post-industrial business model may be profitable for the business owner, but it is overwhelmingly a loss maker for equality, environment, climate and everything that lives and breathes on Earth
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...

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Tom Sgouros @tsgouros.bsky.social · 13h

The 25th amendment did not anticipate a cabinet that would see the President's obvious disability as being to their advantage.

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 4h

"Leaked documents suggested Johnson secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture, amid plans to use an influential contact he had repeatedly hosted in No 10, and used senior contacts in the Saudi government he had met as prime minister to pitch the services of a consultancy firm."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21h

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop the abuse of contacts and access made in public office, an ethics watchdog has found. Last month the Guardian published revelations about Johnson’s conduct since leaving office. The Boris Files, a trove of documents from the former prime minister’s private office seen by the Guardian, suggested he repeatedly broke rules forbidding him from exploiting contacts made in office for private gain. Continue reading...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 5h

It is really, really, really stunning to me how the first part in particular has already become so incredibly noticeable.

In the climate space alone I am spending more of my precious remaining life hours convincing ppl that the output of a word generating program is not the default truth......

onion person @junlper.beer · 9h

i’ve been trying to think of the real actual applications of generative ai in it’s current state and the two things i have so far is it makes everyone more dumb and also every more paranoid

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 5h

Follow me on Substack and get all my new articles for FREE in your e-mail. I don't want to charge for writing what I believe. But I do accept paid subscriptions as this is my main income ❤️✌🏽💀🌿
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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 5h

Subscribed. Why wasn't I following you already? You're such a great writer and always thought provoking.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 5h

This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 12h

"[T]he Justice Department announced in July 2025 that it would no longer “defend” the federal definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs. These are colleges where at least 25% of undergraduates identify as Hispanic or Latino."

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 13h

Trump is freezing $350 million in education grants for Minority-Serving Institutions, including $250 million for Hispanic-Serving Institutions. The move puts federal funding at risk for over 600 colleges serving 1.5 million Hispanic students, according to an ethnic studies scholar.

Trump is cutting funding to universities with large Hispanic student populations – here’s what to know

Hispanic-Serving Institutions enroll over 60% of all Hispanic undergraduates in the US and include large schools like Florida International University.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19h

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Q: At the Charlie Kirk memorial, President Trump said 'I hate my opponent.' Would you encourage the president to not say things like that since someone crazy could act on it?

BONDI: The president said nothing about violence. Absolutely nothing. And that was in response to amazing Erika Kirk.

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Natalka @natalkakyiv.bsky.social · 2d

The US might end up begging Ukraine to use Tomahawks. 😁

Ukrainian blogger and political consultant Taras Zahorodniy provides a great explanation of why.

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 1d

'“Being kicked out of the club for raising concerns around gambling lobbyists buying access to the club shows the influence vested interests have here in parliament and just how normalised this has become,” Pocock said.'

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

Former Wallabies star David Pocock booted from parliamentary sports club

Exclusive: Senator accused of bringing social club into disrepute after raising concerns about its association with betting lobby Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – been banned from attending parliament house’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry. The former rugby star was on Thursday night told he was no longer welcome at Australian Parliament Sports Club events, and accused of politicising the organisation. He has been removed from group chats discussing its events. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

www.foxnews.com

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 1d

'Court observer Jay Willis over at Balls and Strikes called Kavanaugh’s invented picture of policing “some of the stupidest shit I have ever encountered in the U.S.”'

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

As I wrote last week: “Brett Kavanaugh beclowned himself with a concurring opinion that laid out how he imagined friendly consensual encounters with immigration officers went on America’s streets.”
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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2d

Please enjoy this executive at one of America's biggest gas companies openly admitting that expanding supply leads to increased demand for fossil fuels

He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down

www.ft.com/content/5ba8...

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Will Jordan, chief legal and policy officer at EQT, a leading US gas producer, also thought that any glut would be temporary, and said US demand was also rising on the boom in power-hungry artificial intelligence data centres.

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BP’s new chair signals more asset sales and demands faster restructuring

“Supply leads demand — you put the supply on the market and demand gets created.,” he said. “Over the long term we’re very bullish.”

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Brian Manning📎 @boxdonkey17.bsky.social · May 15

Thank you to @slarrry.bsky.social for this tip. Using the Waze app to report Icy situations. She’s a great resister very active on TikTok always has great content. Give her a follow on both platforms.

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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 2d

Our questions for ABC 730 following the airing of this
shoddy story:

1) Who told you this report was commissioned in response to robodebt?

2) Are you aware that DEWR was forced to respond to revelations of unlawful decisions discovered by a welfare rights activist through FOI?

3) What gave you the impression this report about "policy", when it is explicitly a review into whether or not DEWR has operated the welfare punishment system unlawfully, and how doing so led them to unlawfully cut people off Centrelink payments, which the report confirms?

4) Did you actually even read the report you just covered on the public broadcaster’s flagship news program?

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

I’m starting to think they might not have been serious about wanting to stop fentanyl smuggling and child sex trafficking

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded.

“A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected.

“Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed”

🎁
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.

www.wsj.com

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Antipoverty Centre @antipovertycentre.org · 2d

A small sample of what is in the report: bsky.app/profile/penn...

Penny Allman-Payne @pennyallmanpayne.com · 2d

DEWR sought an assurance report on the Targeted Compliance Framework. They got it. It told them clearly that the TCF could NOT be assured. And yet the government continues to administer this unlawful system so it can suspend income support payments for bullshit reasons.

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Andrew Gardiner @ajgardineresq.bsky.social · 2d

Today's dog whistling (top) from Sussan Ley was a mite more nuanced than her infamous 2024 effort (bottom ⤵️).
I'll give her that much ...
#auspol

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Biggerthanfrogs @biggerthanfrogs.bsky.social · 2d

"[B]oth organizations are committed to transparency, but no longer feel the need for ECFA oversight. Graham also mentioned a desire to avoid “any unnecessary burdens” that come with membership in accountability groups."

Faith on View @faithonview.com · 2d

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and Samaritan’s Purse have formally withdrawn from the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The decision was announced in a letter dated July 2, 2025, from Franklin Graham, who leads both organizations.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3d

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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