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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 8h

3/ Here's the CDC layoff story: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

www.nytimes.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 8h

2/ Here's the measles story:
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 8h

This is quite a split screen:

➡️Trump & RFKjr layoff the top two leaders of the federal measles response team as part of CDC purge
⬅️Measles outbreak expands, hundreds of unvaccinated children hit with highly contagious disease

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

Scientists who focused on other infectious diseases, like an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also were let go.

A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 5h

Corporate media has completely ignored that since January, the number of 287g agreements between ICE & local police has gone up nearly 4X. We need to repeal these.

I'm a human rights lawyer. I wrote this piece on how to protect ourselves from ICE fascists.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-to-pro...

How To Protect Your Immigrant Neighbors From ICE Raids

Answering common FAQs on countering ICE raids, and providing 7 meaningful ways to better protect our immigrant and undocumented neighbors

www.qasimrashid.com

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Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 5h

I don't normally read the Dallas Observer and was very vaguely aware of objection to a Muslim community in Collin County, Texas; but I had no idea it was this bad. I thought you might be interested to know, @wajali.bsky.social
www.dallasobserver.com/news/plano-m...

'Repent or Burn': Christians Turn Controversial Mosque Into Abbott-Fueled Battlefield

The leaders of the East Plano Islamic Center respect their protestors, they just wish they'd lower the volume

www.dallasobserver.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

Here is the founder of Antifa:

a frog wearing a strawberry hat sits on a white cushion

Alt: a frog wearing a strawberry hat sits on a white cushion

media.tenor.com

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Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 10h

This is as it should be.

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 1d

You Had To Laugh A Little😂

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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 14h

Before you hit the streets- join the know your rights, protest safety, and de-escalation training on 10/15/25 at 7 PM ET.

Together, let’s send a clear message: the people will not be silenced. act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-k...

No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training 10/15

I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!

act.aclu.org

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 14h

The stakes are high & the time is now! Next Saturday join millions of Americans in 1000s of communities across the country.

The 47 regimes militarized crackdown on dissent is a threat to our very democracy. Be brave, speak out!

Oct 18 we stand against autocracy & we send a LOUD message: #NoKings

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 15h

Attention! Share everywhere. There is a fake "Stop Ice" app. It's trying to ensnare people to enter their information, so they can go after them. I don't know whether it was created by ICE, or someone else, but that doesn't matter.
Do NOT use stopice./org.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 13h

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Secular Humanists of the Lowcountry @chshumanists.bsky.social · 2d

“Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance." -Lyndon B Johnson #1stAmendment #BannedBooksWeek #Censorship #IntellectualFreedom

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

No Kings,
For the love of America.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

nokings.org

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13h

⚡️ Update: Zelensky, Trump discuss Tomahawk missiles, Axios reports.

Trump and Zelensky discussed the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles during their phone call on Oct. 11, Axios reported, citing undisclosed sources.

Zelensky discusses air defense with Trump after Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy grid

"I informed President Trump about Russia's attacks on our energy system — and I appreciate his willingness to support us," Zelensky said.

kyivindependent.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

Imagine that

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

🧑‍🌾 WASH POST: “The Trump admin said its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices by cutting off labor supply… threatening the stability of domestic food production & prices for 🇺🇸 consumers.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

CDC workers have been terminated tonight

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

www.aol.com

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1d

A new report reveals that an upcoming Supreme Court case could eliminate:

❌ 27 blue congressional districts
❌ 30% of Congressional Black Caucus seats
❌ 11% of Hispanic Caucus seats

And the effects could ripple for over a generation.

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

Both Donald Trump and his Slovene-born escort spent years calling for Obama’s birth certificate. I am calling for Melania Trump’s legal immigration papers: How did she get an “Einstein” visa for extraordinary abilities despite her blatant lie under oath about her college degrees?

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

George Retes was born in America and served honorably in the Army. But on July 10, 2025, ICE agents engulfed his car in tear gas, pepper-sprayed him in the face, detained him, and placed him on suicide watch.

Retes joined @timmiller.bsky.social of @thebulwark.com to tell this horrific story.

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Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

It’s about TIME. It’s high TIME.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, so embarrassing.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

JB Pritzker also talks about his inability to get any top Trump officials on the phone, probably because they *want* this to be experienced as an invasion. He explains why this could make law enforcement officials on both sides *less* safe. Total dereliction. 3/

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller just said that Chicago ICE raid was one of the most successful law enforcement operations ever. I asked Pritzker to respond.

"If this was Pinochet’s Chile, if this was Argentina under authoritarian rule, maybe you’d call it successful," he said. 2/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Kimmy Robinson (She/Her/Y’All) @kimmymrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

Lies. All lies. I guess the truth would be the cross, holy water and garlic to a vampire.

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