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American Historical Association @historians.org · 4d

From #AHAPerspectives in 2020: "Is there a way to teach...history without either 'vilifying' individuals or glossing over the thornier parts of their legacies?" asked Alex Pinelli. "Absolutely. My students proved it...during our lesson on Columbus." 🗃️

Middle Schoolers Take on Columbus – AHA

Teacher Alex Pinelli shares how he teaches about Christopher Columbus in a private Christian middle school.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

Outside of Portland's ICE facility last night, Kenny from South Park got married to a unicorn.

The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time.

"People can be fun loving people and still protest."

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Brett Morris @brettmorr.is · 2d

I worked as an academic in Europe five years ago. I always heard folks say: “yes things are strange now, but the US will always be a powerhouse in scientific research and higher education.”

That didn’t age well.

Science in the US will never recover if this continues. 🧪

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

The government’s own data and detentions like the ones we reported on in Chicago raise serious doubt about whether the Trump administration’s mission is to target “the worst of the worst” at all. New reporting from @msnbc.com. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 2d

The search on Mar-a-Lago happened in August 2022. Jack Smith was appointed Special Counsel in November 2022.

Time, how does it work

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Eric Trump: "Sure enough, we find out that Jack Smith is planting manilla folders on the office of my father ... "

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h

Jack Smith speaks. Congress wants to hear more from him. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Jack Smith Speaks

You have choices about where you get your news and analysis.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h

How MAGA sees things.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7h

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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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 10h

Just landed back in Washington D.C.

Republicans have been on paid vacation for the last 4 weeks, and the government has been shut down for 14 days — yet they refuse to come back to work.

My offices will remain open in Colorado & DC — because we work for YOU!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 15h

Last week: Family members with loved ones detained at that Dallas field office reported inhumane conditions including overcrowding, medical neglect, and individuals being detained for more than a week without access to running water and air conditioning.

In Dallas, Organizers Mourn the Immigrant Victims of Recent ICE Shooting

At a vigil outside city hall last week, advocates gathered to “center the victims” and to condemn the “dehumanization” of migrants by the federal government.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Krystal Knapp @krystalknapp.bsky.social · 15h

Dwight Sequera was grabbed by ICE agents after his immigration hearing on June 25 in New York. Now his wife and baby are living in a shelter.

Her husband was detained by ICE, now she and her baby are homeless and hungry

Dwight Sequera was grabbed by ICE agents after his immigration hearing on June 25 in New York.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 12h

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

The Trump administration's sweeping Education Department layoffs have cast doubt on a pair of decades-old promises from Congress: ensuring disabled students receive a free and appropriate education and protecting all pupils from discrimination in schools. nyti.ms/4n4yFKq

White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs

About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

During the shutdown, President Trump has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion for projects in Democratic-led districts — and Trump and his aides have threatened additional cuts. Here's a map of the funding affected, by congressional district. nyti.ms/4hfrbDg

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 7h

The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

www.reuters.com

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Bits and Bobs @carmelseaotter.bsky.social · 7h

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Video: New Tariffs Worry Furniture Sellers

New tariffs on imported furniture, kitchen cabinets and lumber came into effect on Tuesday. President Trump has threatened more.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 18h

Why Aren’t Americans Doing More to Resist Trump? Too many of us are watching passively as democracy erodes. By David Brooks. Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Editors and reporters say they’ll continue to cover the US military thoroughly, with or without press credentials. Some well-known members of the Pentagon press corps have used the credentialing controversy to encourage tipsters to get in touch with them.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 16h

"Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass" by Tom Bowman of NPR. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g... Recommended.

A thing frequently forgotten or ignored is that journalism is one of the few professions people will die for. [Via @brianstelter.bsky.social ]

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

www.npr.org

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