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Judy P Chang @jchangnyc.bsky.social · 12h

Uh Christians, Helloooo!?! 🫤🤨🤔

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Judy P Chang @jchangnyc.bsky.social · 12h

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Indicted And Innocent: How A Federal Charge Upends A Life

If you think innocence protects you, read this.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

Looking forward to this discussion with Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, author of the soon-to-be published "Autocrats vs. Democrats".

Cambridge, MA, Thursday, October 30th...

Details and tickets here: www.harvard.com/event/michae...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

This is a big deal.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 1d

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

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Judy P Chang @jchangnyc.bsky.social · 21h

Boycott!
Free Read

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This billionaire Trump ally and his son are building an unprecedented media empire

Larry and David Ellison’s holdings span movies, TV networks, CBS and soon a stake in TikTok, in a paradigm-shifting portfolio with huge influence.

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 3d

"The Church cannot be silent."

"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...

'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."

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Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton

Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"... part of rising faith-based pushback to the Trump administration..."

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 3d

Try to imagine if federal agents under a Democratic administration had fired pepper balls at conservative clergy protesting--- let's just say --- abortion.

They've litigated and won Supreme Court cases over much less.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.