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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 4h

Let's not let anyone get away with pretending ICE is at any disadvantage here. These guys travel in big packs- usually 6+ unmarked vehicles; carrying dozens of war zone ready men, masked and heavily armed. ICE is the predator going after regular people and peaceful protestors.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Jim Jordan after he's played clips from videos of ICE brutalizing people, including American citizens: "I don't know the specifics of those examples you gave. What I do know is these ICE agents are under tremendous pressure ... I think they're doing a good job."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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LostArcNZ @lostarcnz.bsky.social · 11h

The solutions proposed for New Zealand's (and virtually every other country's) problems are always like:
"We need to make people work for more years"
"We have to cut back on services, I'm sorry, there is just no other way"
"We have to cut benefits for young people"

never:
"We need to tax the rich"

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16h

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h

Tensions along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan surged on Sunday after a deadly overnight clash between the countries’ militaries. Both sides exchanged heavy fire in one of the sharpest escalations of violence between the neighbors in years.

Overnight Violence Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Threatens a Wider Conflict

Isolated confrontations have intensified over the past week into the sharpest escalation of violence between the two countries in years.

nyti.ms

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Laurie Loves Data @laurelann.bsky.social · 2h

The tariff rate (blue line) is much higher than collected revenue (pink line)

Why?

Economists believe there are so many loopholes in Trump's tariffs, that importers are misclassifying imports, shifting them from tariffed categories to tariff-exempt categories

Because, of course

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

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

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1h

A Houston #ActuallyAutistic teenager who went missing for almost a week has been in ICE custody for several days, according to a local organization.

www.fox26houston.com/news/missing...

Houston: Missing teen with autism in immigration custody, ICE reports

ICE confirmed with FOX 26 that a teen who went missing in Houston for a week had been in immigration custody since Monday.

www.fox26houston.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

BREAM: Open enrollments starts in November. People are already getting notices about what they may pay. I mean, that's gotta be resolved.

MIKE JOHNSON: Yes, and they're eating up the clock in the month of October

(Johnson canceled the House in August to avoid taking votes on Epstein)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

It says a lot that Trump can find $20 billion to bail out Argentina, but won't help the millions of Americans who are in real need at home.

So much for “America First.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

JORDAN: Comey is where weaponization all started. 9 years ago he took the dossier--

BASH: But that's not what he's being prosecuted for

JORDAN: I'm just saying, you want to talk about weaponization, that's where it started

BASH: So this is retribution then

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 20h

If you're going to write headlines like this, why even have newspapers?

Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 22h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 18h

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20h

“We’ll tell our grandkids that we defeated fascism with six-dollar clickers”: how a group of community activists is tracking ICE’s movements in Los Angeles.

The Volunteers Tracking ICE in Los Angeles

How a small group of activists dubbed the “Peace Patrol” stymie the deployment of federal agents in California.

www.newyorker.com

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14h

Acts of history making & resistance.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Some good news: Most people don't trust Trump and RFK Jr.'s claims about autism.
Just four percent of respondents told a KFF poll they believed the claim was definitely true, while 30 percent said it was probably false and 35 percent said it was definitely false
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Only 4% of Americans think Trump claims about Tylenol and autism ‘definitely true’

Americans are largely divided on partisan lines on whether they trust the Trump administration’s health claims on autism and vaccines

www.independent.co.uk

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is not America First. He is Russia First, Qatar Second, Argentina Third. Not sure if America even makes it into the top 10.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1d

Uh you think so?
And the indicting GJ never heard her testimony.

“Ms. Thompson’s testimony that she has lived in the house rent-free —Ms. James pays even for basic upkeep, — cd make it difficult for prosecutors to convince a jury that the house was meant to be used as a rental investment property.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

Letitia James is being indicted for saving $50/month on a loan?

Gee, I wonder how much loan money Donald Trump saved when he got more than $270 million in debt forgiven after he failed to repay loans on his Chicago skyscraper development . . .

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...

Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

www.nbcnews.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13h

Another devastating blow for the disability community as this administration cuts almost every employee responsible for administering funding & oversight for IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

Education should be a basic human right..and disabled kids are just as deserving.

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John Donegan @donegan.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Antifa leader Habeas Corpus has been arrested in Portland.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 22h

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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