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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2h

For a terrific exploration of one historical example, I highly recommend @katemasur.bsky.social's Until Justice Be Done: America's First Civil Rights Movement, from the Revolution to Reconstruction

Until Justice Be Done

Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in History<br />Finalist for the 2022 Lincoln Prize<br />Winner of the American Historical Association's Littleton-Griswold Prize • Winner of the John Nau Book Pri...

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2h

"The combination of Mr. Trump’s authoritarian moves and the Supreme Court’s authorization of them has produced, for many, a deepening despair. But here is the essential fact: The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to 'we the people.' "

Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

www.nytimes.com

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Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian.com · 1h

Denver Public Schools' enrollment this year dropped by 1,200 students — mostly immigrant children whose arrival had offset the impact of falling birth rates. “If this is not evidence of how impactful ICE raids and threats are," Superintendent Alex Marrero tells @jessicaseaman.bsky.social

DPS warns of financial ‘catastrophe’ after unexpected enrollment drop, possible funding cuts

DPS is down 1,200 students — mostly immigrant children who had offset the impact of falling birth rates — and, in turn, will receive $18.5 million less annually in per-pupil funding.

www.denverpost.com

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Amy Qin @amyqin.bsky.social · 1h

NEW investigation from @lkpwrites.bsky.social:

IL colleges are contracting w/ for-profit businesses called online program managers which are paid as much as 50% tuition revenue for each student they enroll.
www.wbez.org/education/20...

Students for profit? University of Illinois campuses pay company per online student

Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they'll benefit. University leaders says their standards aren't co...

www.wbez.org

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AMIR ♕GAZA♡ @amir-ali-gaza.bsky.social · 9h

This person, @annie-mel-farm.bsky.social, is blocking Palestinian pages collecting donations. He has multiple accounts through which he reports. Palestinians sent me his username. I went to him to ask why, and he blocked me.

Please report and block him.

This works for Israel, no doubt.

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 6h

Black people have been asking this question for a very long time.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 6h

Do you really have any rights if they are openly saying they will just make up reasons to detain you?

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1h

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 6h

Naoise's brother is asking Irish people to please contact the government #Speirgorm

My sister @NaoiseDolan, alongside other members of the Thousand Madleens flotilla, has been abducted by Israeli forces while on a humanitarian mission to break the illegal siege and deliver aid to Gaza.
Please join me in urging the Irish government to demand their safe return.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 2h

A chill crowd out here, again, singing and chanting.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1h

No idea what's going on here (tried asking about it, did not get an answer, lol). This vehicle with an ISP plate has a second license plate beneath it—a Texas one, and it reads "WILL RUN."

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RDS (formerly shawphd) @rds773.bsky.social · 1h

Catchy!

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1h

Much of ISP has withdrawn to the adjacent lot.

The crowd has continued to grow. At least a few hundred people here singing.

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1h

October marks the start of the olive harvest in Palestine, a culturally significant and, usually, joyous occasion.

Israeli settlers - backed by soldiers - have stolen crops, cut down trees, attacked, and in some cases severely injured, Palestinian olive-pickers - *every day* this week.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1h

Lots of Midway Blitz-related legal developments today. Here's where things stand for the morning:

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1h

NEW — Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/trum...

Trump’s bad week in court • The TRiiBE

Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

thetriibe.com

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 1h

The Democratic Party is out of their minds.

I generally like Janet but when you have excitement around another candidate already, this is nuts.

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Maine Gov. Mills will announce challenge to Sen. Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

apnews.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1h

Lower income New Yorkers are more likely to ride the bus s. Also the house he used to live in before he split with Sandra Lee is worth 1.8 million dollars (third link) and had five bedrooms and six bathrooms and at 5,000 sqft meets the historical definition of a mansion

.
@ZohranKMamdani
’s “plan” provides no relief for working families who take the subway, and unnecessary benefits to wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus and can afford the fare.

I focus on working families, while
@ZohranKMamdani
the mansion boy focuses on helping the rich.

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 1h

Conservationists have been sounding the alarm for years over the lackluster breeding seasons for osprey along the Chesapeake Bay, and debate continues about why.

via @virginiamercury.com

Study shows osprey chicks are starving; conservationists question connection to menhaden fishing

Conservationists have been sounding the alarm for years over the lackluster breeding seasons for osprey along the Chesapeake Bay, and debate continues about why.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Eviction Lab @evictionlab.bsky.social · 1h

“A lot of guys in our shelter right now that are actively looking, that are on fixed income — they just cannot find housing available. So our beds aren’t turning over as quickly as they normally would."

Via: @wowt6news.bsky.social

www.wowt.com/2025/10/08/n...

#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+

Nonprofits work to prevent homelessness in Council Bluffs amid low rental vacancy rates, full shelters

Council Bluffs nonprofits are hoping a new grant can help prevent homelessness by providing aid to those facing eviction.

www.wowt.com

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 2h

“It's really quite repulsive that Palestinians have had to negotiate an end to their genocide,” says Palestinian human rights attorney Diana Buttu.

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 1h

A Community Burdened by Chemical Waste Is Demanding Cancer Data. Texas Health Officials Won’t Give It to Them. Public Health Watch publichealthwatch.org/2025/10/09/t...

A Community Burdened by Chemical Waste Is Demanding Cancer Data. Texas Health Officials Won’t Give It to Them. - Public Health Watch

Last year, state epidemiologists studied an industrialized region east of Houston. They reported finding high rates of cancer, but refused to release key geographic details — a decision some experts s...

publichealthwatch.org

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 3h

an interfaith group of protesters is leading the crowd in song.

things are chill. vibes are good.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 3h

hello from the ice detention center in broadview, illinois.

a small but growing crowd of protesters are gathering along 25th street in opposition to the masked agents who are kidnapping people across chicagoland.

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 3h

showed this video to the baby and she clapped and said "FWOG! FWOG!!"

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 3h

They are not ok. Something about strong tall talented athletic women is deeply triggering their need to "bring them down a peg" even as they admit they enjoy watching them play at a high level. The ability to be normal left the country.

Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 3h

Throwing dildos at them. Trying to track their periods. Are men OKAY? Just be normal about women.

Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 3h

I feel for the WNBA. They spent decades not getting the shine they deserve and the second they did, it's come with a wave of misogynistic weirdos who enjoy watching women play but cannot help but do weird sh*t to and about them bc misogyny.

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Jenni Tabler @jennismovingcastle.bsky.social · 2h

www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/wyo...

Wyoming library director fired amid uproar over books with LGBTQ+ themes wins $700,000 settlement

Terri Lesley was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and LGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for youngsters.

www.cbsnews.com

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 2h

Black families tend to have strong preferences against nursing homes, usually driven by concerns of inadequate care. Seeing that Black nursing home patients have significantly worse outcomes, and that they are driven by *within-nursing home* differences in care, confirms this suspicion.

NBER @nber.org · 3h

Nursing home value-added for black patients is 30 percent lower than for white patients, with most of the gap reflecting differences within, rather than across, nursing homes, from Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, @nealemahoney.bsky.social, and James C. Okun www.nber.org/papers/w34324

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