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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

The cruelty is the point

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 17h

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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onion person @junlper.beer · 5h

we need to abolish this shit

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 7h

Grandpa has again forgotten who was president on Jan 6, 2021. He was.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 13h

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 11h

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 5h

Seen in Chicago

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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 19h

A Nobel story just popped up on one of my memories feed things. Still makes me laugh.

"They're like, 'Sir, there's something in your bag.'
I said, 'Yes, I think it's this box.' They said, 'What's in the box?' I said, 'a large gold medal, as one does.
So they opened it up and they said, 'What's it made out of?' I said, 'gold.'
And they're like, 'Uhhhh. Who gave this to you?'
"The King of Sweden.'
"Why did he give this to you?'
Because I helped discover the expansion rate of the universe was accelerating.'

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

“This is not sustainable”

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo Calls on U.S. Bishops to stand up for migrants rights
my latest...

Opinion | Why Pope Leo gathered more than 100 Latino Catholics at the Vatican this week

The pope met this week with a group of more than 100 Latino Catholics from the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry.

www.msnbc.com

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Stephen Soldz @ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social · 12h

👇 Evil

CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 16h

🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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unhinged leftist ☭🔻 @gnommunist.bsky.social · 13h

who knew what when

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 16h

so two different circuit court rulings now, in both instances, guard can be federalized but can’t be deployed, while the guard members who have been moved to chicago or Portland aren’t getting paid

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 16h

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 19h

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 23h

RIF notices also sent to the CDC’s 2023 and 2024 class of civilian EIS officers known as its main disease detectives, per sources. These are the people who are typically the first responders in an outbreak. 4/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 23h

Among other RIF notices at CDC:
—Center for Forecasting and Analytics;
—all of CDC Washington
—Office of Human Resources
—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 3/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 23h

The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 16h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Stephen Soldz @ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social · 12h

More activity in the ongoing effort to enviserate public health and public health infrastructure in the US. People will die.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 16h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 14h

Dr. Oz flunked math..... They all flunked math......
Stupidity, just like who pays the tariffs ?....

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15h

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 18h

Barely making the news!

The mass shooting took place in downtown Leland, Mississippi after the local high school's homecoming football game.

According to the Gun Violence Archive there have been more than 330 mass shootings this year.

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NPR @npr.org · 19h

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday. n.pr/46LOd0X

4 dead and 12 injured in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

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