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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 8h

As a Professor Emerita from the University of Arizona and an alumna, the UA *cannot* accept Trump’s “compact” aka selling their academic soul to the Devil.

This moment is when UA decides whether they will stand by academic freedom and integrity or become a tool of The Regime.

U of A president breaks silence on White House compact

University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella sent an email to the campus community about the White House’s proposed higher education compact, a week after receiving it.

tucson.com

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently, some of the CDC layoff notices are being reversed, HHS claiming they were "in error." Unclear how many are reversed. Updated story by @lenasun.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

“We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 16h

"Love for the Lord is one with love for the poor (5)." #PopeLeoXIV #DilexiTe #RememberThePoor

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 16h

Not the first time a tyrant has been plagued by frogs.

Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 12h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 17h

He got the COVID and flu Vaccines like every 79 year old should this is a good thing.
"Cardiovascular age validated by by ECG and found to be 14 years younger than chronological age" is a nonsensical phrase.
I am an internist this is not something we do or write in medical reports.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 11h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 5h

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

Good night, friends.
Tonight was deeply painful.

We at CDC do this work because we care.
It’s long hours, often feeling overworked and not enough pay, but we do it because we want to make the world a better place.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 5h

All are beloved.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

nokings.org

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 11h

This looks like anti-Christian bias to me.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 11h

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

n.pr

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 10h

Somehow I got out of the habit of making Jeremy daily salads, but I made him one today. Romaine, hibiscus, zinnia, and calcium supplement.

Salad with two giant orange hibiscus dominating it

Large tortoise eating his salad, a hibiscus hangs from his beak

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 7h

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Mary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 6h

No.

Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 17h

are shooters of priests ever the good guys throughout history

Pastor shot by ICE with pepper balls speaks out in first TV interview | CNN

Pastor hit by ICE pepper balls granted restraining order against government.

www.cnn.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14h

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 6h

“I’m 15! I’m not resisting!”

ICE agents in Illinois dragged a teenage girl from a car, slammed her face-down, and knelt on her neck.

This is what state-sanctioned terror looks like in America. #BlueSky #NewsSky

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 10h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 12h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

Imagine that

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