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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 6h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 3h

i plainly reported that kamala was losing favor with voters she needed to prevent us from plummeting straight into fascism, and that she needed to pivot back to them instead of dnc donors, and i got my shit kicked in by dems for it. now i’m at risk of serious harm by fascists for doing journalism.

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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 1d

Heartbreaking reading, but this Reddit thread gives a sense of the relentlessness of the horror inflicted by ICE, and the damage being done to so many innocent people that doesn't make the news.

From the AskReddit community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskReddit community

www.reddit.com

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Jen Larkin @petticoatdespot.bsky.social · 4h

Sex ed for young children focuses on teaching kids what touching is inappropriate and what to do about it, which *fights* child sex abuse. LGBTQ+ inclusion fights bullying.

These bigots call it "grooming" to teach kids to not bully and to report sexual abuse.

That's what's really sick.

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 5h

One of the nastiest things from these nasty pieces of work has been the lie that kidlit creatives, teachers & librarians are somehow grooming kids.

Statistically, a parent, guardian, or other relative is more likely to be the perpetrator: www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/media-room/n...

National Statistics on Child Abuse - National Children's Alliance

A look at the scope of the problem of child abuse, including how it impacts kids, where and how it happens, and how CACs help.

www.nationalchildrensalliance.org

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Disabled Viago Truther @rhianthialritak.bsky.social · 10h

Bluesky is fun bc a Jewish person can post something like this and then a whole bunch of those exact kind of atheists all summon themselves to prove her point

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10h

Atheist proselytizers are the religious proselytizers I’m most likely to come into contact with and they’re just as annoying as all of the other ones I experience

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8h

Exactly.

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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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 5h

Several people have asked variants of “mass layoffs happen in the private sector all the time, why shouldn’t this be ok for govt employees too?”

A central principle of civil service law is the president doesn’t get to remove civil servants because he disagrees with them. And Congress must be…

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 4h

We got to the farmer's market cheesemonger before all the mustard seed gouda was gone today, so I'm just gnawing on the full chunk like some sort of creature, living deliciously and all that

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 4h

bf opened to a genuinely random page of the Eric Adams child crime prevention book and stumbled on the 110th Mayor of the City of New York instructing you on how to do PCP

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J. Elvis Weinstein @jelvisweinstein.bsky.social · 19d

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

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🌈 MAZZ @tornfeathers.bsky.social · 16d

i saw this and i’m not gonna lie i needed to see this.

i hope it helps others not feel guilty that we can’t do more

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 5h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 7h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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A.J. Lagoe @ajlagoe.bsky.social · 2d

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment. Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours www.kare11.com/mobile/artic...

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours

www.kare11.com

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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 13h

Hi everyone! #RecipesfromtheAmericanSouth is here. Please support by spreading the word! www.phaidon.com/en-us/produc...

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Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 10h

Please help me share this 100 times! 34 x shared already.

Michael W. Twitty @koshersoul.bsky.social · 13h

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Trump got his COVID19 vaccine today.

He will always have access to everything he needs to maintain his health while denying others the same.

White House memo that says MEMORANDUM
October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 11h

I was given to understand that the president's son getting a job with a company doing business before the government was an impeachable offense

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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JTDC @jtdc.bsky.social · 9h

That's not my position at all, thank you for lying about me to be mad about me. Way to prove you're not being shitty.

Anyhow, since you've demonstrated *immense* and willful bad faith and ill behavior, begone for good.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 10h

Atheist proselytizers are the religious proselytizers I’m most likely to come into contact with and they’re just as annoying as all of the other ones I experience

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JTDC @jtdc.bsky.social · 9h

No, I *got* the joke, I just also happen to be aware of the context around it.

But thank you for your condescension here, I really appreciate you doing your best to excuse shitty behavior from everyone else as long as it goes against someone you dislike.

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