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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Happening now: we're at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.

CCSO + Broadview police are telling protesters + press they can't stand on the west side of 25th Street for any reason.

We asked what the precise public safety issue is. They just said they're anticipating cars coming through.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

"Nothing is quite like the surreal experience of saying goodbye to someone who is perfectly healthy but preparing to die at the hands of the state."

Claudia Van Wyk, ACLU Senior Staff Attorney, reflects on what it was like for Texas to execute her client, Richard Tabler.

ACLU Attorney Reflects on Texas Death Penalty Case

Marking World Day Against the Death Penalty, Claudia Van Wyk recounts witnessing Richard Tabler’s final moments and the toll of state executions.

www.aclu.org

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3d

If the regime does go after DSA, the appropriate response will be for as many people as possible to become dues-paying members.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Jonathan Choe to Trump: "Another group right now that is behind antifa and working with antifa very closely based on the research that we have right now that we're gonna give to you and your team are the Democratic Socialists of America."

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Black and proud @wrong1rightday.bsky.social · 4d

That’s a whole lot of shoulda.

I cannot understand the total lack of urgency and n the part of the American people.

They protected Kimmel like he was Jesus but now they are just sitting here like…

a man is saying what do you think i should do .

ALT: a man is saying what do you think i should do .

media.tenor.com

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 5d

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

time.com/7323442/sout...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

time.com

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David Bartram @dbartram.bsky.social · 5d

25 people could stop this. Twenty GOP senators and five GOP representatives could summon the courage of their lives: vote to impeach, and then convict.

And then do it again if Vance doesn't learn the intended lesson.

It doesn't even have to mean a Democratic president. Just an end to lawlessness.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 5d

The US is on a collision course for a constitutional crisis, as Trump attempts to federalize members of red states and send them to invade blue states against the will of the governors in blue states such as Illinois and California.👇

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 9d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 9d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 9d

"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves"

Rest easy Jane 🫶🏽

an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "

ALT: an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "

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Becca (She/Her) @alifelearned.bsky.social · 9d

"Hope is what enables us to keep going in the face of adversity. It is what we desire to happen, but we must be prepared to work hard to make it so." - Dr. Jane Goodall

Rest in peace 💜

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 10d

All eyes on South Carolina, where the anti-abortion movement is using the state as a testing ground for what they want nationally

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10d

Federal workers and contractors: We understand the difficult situations you may be weighing as you decide whether to reach out. All of our reporters take source privacy very seriously.

If you have information you can share with us, here's how to get in touch 👇

Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.

We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.

www.propublica.org

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 18d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 23d

I substantially underestimated corporate and institutional cowardice in the US.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23d

Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling

OTTAWA – As US President Trump’s unilaterally-launched trade war continues, Canadians have struck back with counter-tariffs on a valued American item: the little Canadian flag patches Americans put on...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23d

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 23d

'Lilies Impressions' by contemporary US painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt

Painting of a still pond with floating water lillies, with trees in a row on the far bank

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 23d

People are wondering how this'll look in action since 'Antifa' is an ideology not a centralized organization but remember when every baby, child & medical practitioner in Gaza was secretly Hamas for the past 23 months?

So I think it'll look like whatever's convenient to jam you up at any given time

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23d

BREAKING: Trump says he is designating “Antifa” as a “major terrorist organization.”

Such a step being taken this way would be concerning enough, given what it actually is, but, given that Trump sees “Antifa” hiding in every corner of opposition, this could be an extremely alarming escalation.

Donald J. Trump t @realDonald Trump
I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A.
Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 23d

So uh if you're anti-anti-fa, you're pro-fa, just saying

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 23d

One thing that bothers me tonight in particular is how so much of this is happening because of grand and sweeping capitulation by the media, by companies, by Congress, by people in power. Even when they don’t have to — they simply comply, acquiesce, and appease.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 23d

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

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Sabo-Katt☭ @resistokatt.bsky.social · 24d

I know I posted multiple times about Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.
I love ice cream and I love social justice. Need I say more?

Fuck Unilever!

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Kelly Barnes @klbarnes20.bsky.social · 24d

Yes! Thank you, Bernie!

Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24d

Yes, the war in Gaza is a genocide.

I hope you’ll take a moment to read my op-ed here:

It Is Genocide » Senator Bernie Sanders

Hamas, a terrorist organization, began this war with its brutal attack on October 7, 2023, which killed 1,200 innocent people and took 250 hostages. Israel, as any other country, had a right to defend...

www.sanders.senate.gov