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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 1h

I think you're right.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 5h

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 16h

This is fascism.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 1h

Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say share.google/WRgTDSGdleD3...

I guess Adam Schiff is next...oops, he was pardoned.

Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say

Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.

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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 2h

Medicare Price Hikes Would Push Majority of Seniors to Ditch Plans—Poll - Newsweek share.google/6GINhqxX1oQ3...

Medicare price hikes would push majority of seniors to ditch plans—Poll

A new SeniorLiving.org report found that 69 percent of beneficiaries would leave their plan over price increases.

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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 6h

I hope we all have this man's courage if we are faced with this choice.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

It was never about “free health care for illegals.” This is always what it was about. They have no intention of “fixing” the ACA, they intend to defund it.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

The No Kings protests have been some of the most peaceful and well attended political assemblies in American history. In fact, MAGA has mocked them as a bunch of boomer grandmothers. Now they are apparently terrorists. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18h

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Juliette Kayyem @juliettekayyem.bsky.social · 14h

These do not look like police videos. They look like campaign ones." I spoke about DHS's glossy, military like videos. The deportations are for the camera. @cnn.com @zbyronwolf.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Analysis: DHS leans into propaganda with militaristic action videos | CNN Politics

When helicopters descended on a Chicago apartment building last week with federal agents kitted out in military gear, locals saw a terrifying escalation in the federal government’s incursion into Chic...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: “The Justice Department seemed poised to pursue an indictment against Letitia James on pathetically weak charges. Yet the charges that actually ended up in the indictment a jury returned on Thursday may somehow be even weaker.”

By @mollyroberts.bsky.social

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Courts & Litigation Criminal Justice & the Rule of Law
Executive Branch
The Justice Department's
Dangerously Weak Case Against
Letitia James
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Lindsey Halligan didn't have a strong case against Letitia James. She indicted her anyway.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 7h

Pete Hegseth’s Wounded Knee Decision Betrays the Meaning of Honor | Opinion share.google/UUltz7OBoaBq...

Pete Hegseth’s Wounded Knee Decision Betrays the Meaning of Honor

Opinion: When U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sept. 25 that he would not rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to approximately 20 members of the U.S. 7th Cavalry for their actions at t...

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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 9h

They are not supposed to "take you in" without evidence. That's why police need warrants. There needs to be probable cause to arrest someone.

People don't need to prove their innocence to stay out of prison.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 12h

Good. No news outlet should trade the right to do real journalism for the right to get lied to at Pentagon press conferences.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 11h

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National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police

National Guard troops are patrolling in Memphis for the first time, as part of President Donald Trump’s federal task force.

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Joanne @jmgchi.bsky.social · 9h

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From the illinois community on Reddit: Governor JB Pritzker Reports From ‘War‑Torn Chicago’ in Segment for Jimmy Kimmel Live

Explore this post and more from the illinois community

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 12h

China put Trump in a corner. Every way out hurts. www.barrons.com/articles/chi...

China's latest threat to clamp down on exports of rare earths appears to have blindsided President Donald Trump. The Chinese plan "came out of nowhere," Trump said Friday in a social media post.
"Nobody has ever seen anything like this."
Beijing's escalation of the trade fight has put the Trump administration on the backfoot at a moment of weakness. China's actions show that the U.S. is vulnerable to economic pressure, and China has forced the administration to choose between further escalation or a humiliating climbdown.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council….

(Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Jordan Fischer @jordanonrecord.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: A senior ICE official testified today the WH Homeland Security Council — and not the State Department — informed him Uganda was the deportation target for Abrego Garcia.

DOJ then asserted presidential privilege over any other details about the call. www.wusa9.com/article/news...

DOJ asserts presidential privilege over details about how Uganda was selected in Abrego Garcia deportation case

A senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official said third-country designations are typically made by the State Department.

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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 19h

@govpritzker.illinois.gov is the leader we need - “This is exactly the moment for people to stand up...It shouldn’t be that there are Democrats that are afraid, because you know what? We’re the targets. We need to be strong, we need to fight back.” #DV1 #ProudBlue

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JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

😕🇺🇸

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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