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EmKay Kettleson-Anderson @mkettleson.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, the Nobel comittee has my respect!

“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, … “
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

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lobsternanny @lobsternanny.bsky.social · 7h

Bruins Hockey works - warm, extremely padded, and with helmets!

a mascot wearing a jersey with the number 10 on it

Alt: Boston Bruins hockey mascot wearing a jersey with the number 00 on it and showing off dance moves

media.tenor.com

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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 8h

Politico: At a hearing yesterday to get Abrego Garcia out of immigration prison, his lawyers proved that ICE has made desultory attempts to deport him to Ghana, Uganda, and Eswaitini, all of whom refused. It’s all about ICE Barbie vowing Abrego Garcia would never walk the streets of America.

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 15h

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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AB @truth-sky.bsky.social · 1d

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 23h

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Attorney General William Tong @agwilliamtong.bsky.social · 1d

This is a dark moment for the American justice system and our democracy. I have worked alongside Letitia James for seven years. She is as tough and as fair as it gets, and a leader amongst attorneys general on both sides of the aisle. I stand with her unequivocally in this moment.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 23h

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22h

Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.

We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.

Here's how to get in touch securely 👇

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

propublica.org

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lobsternanny @lobsternanny.bsky.social · 1d

Rank choice voted today, and there is only 1 candidate (of 16) running for city council from my zipcode & only a few running for school committee. Guess how many candidates for city council even mentioned pedestrians or older residents?

Do better #CambridgeMA @mapoli.bsky.social @cambridgeday.com

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 1d

🧊🧵✈️ ICE AIR – FRI 10 OCT 2025

👉 An Eastern 767 (tail: N705KW) has departed El Paso on an ICE repatriation mission to Caracas, the second such direct flight to Venezuela this week 👀

Follow this thread for updates ⤵️

Venezuelan law enforcement agents guarding the landing site of a US Eastern Airlines flight carrying Venezuelan repatriated migrants from the US on October 1, 2025. Photo: IG/@minjusticia_ve.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

New blockbuster reporting on the secretive map drawing process in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

For Judge April Perry, it came down to credibility.

The Trump administration's "perception of events" in Chicago "are simply unreliable," she said. So she blocked Nat Guard deployment in IL, for now.

UPDATED from @chicago.suntimes.com w/ @tinasfon.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

Federal judge hits Trump administration credibility in siding with city and state against National Guard deployment

Judge's order bars 'federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois' for at least 14 days.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

She all alone on this as her entire office unites in telling her that the prosecution is unwarranted and likely to backfire. The likely outcome of the charges against Comey and James: the indictments will be dismissed before trial, and Halligan will be disbarred for professional misconduct.

Trump’s Beauty Queen Prosecutor Humiliated After Another Typo in Retribution Campaign

It’s the second embarrassing blunder since Lindsey Halligan assumed the role in less than a month.

www.thedailybeast.com

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lobsternanny @lobsternanny.bsky.social · 1d

When you are posting someone else's work, ALWAYS use ALT to give credit, described the visual and include Bluesky users who otherwise can't see or access the work.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado won the prestigious prize for promoting democratic rights in her country, and for her struggle to achieve a transition to democracy
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Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

YouTube video by Reuters

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 1d

Step 1 of getting this obnoxious practice knocked down accomplished.

First you have to complain to the National Archives and Records Administration. Then you can involve the courts if NARA doesn't do their job.

Email to unauthorizeddisposition@nara.gov, subject line Modification or deletion of emails by IT

Please investigate the new trend of agencies modifying or deleting employees’ electronic messages from the server-side. So far we have now seen this happen twice, first when the Department of Education went in and changed its employees’ out of office messages (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/education-department-employees-email-automatically-changed-rcna235211), and most recently when the IRS went in and deleted everyone’s copies of an email (https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2025/10/irs-walks-back-retroactive-pay-guarantee-furloughed-feds-one-day-after-making-it/408725/). We believe that any modification or deletion of existing electronic records like this violates the Federal Records Act.

Thank you, Kel McClanahan

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

Federal charges against a Chicago couple who were arrested for protesting against ICE were dropped after a grand jury refused to indict them.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Democratic AGs @democraticags.bsky.social · 1d

Standing up and fighting back is what AG Tish James does best. And we’ll be by her side every step of the way.

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lobsternanny @lobsternanny.bsky.social · 1d

Those cankles don't do well with long flights. He's probably being tuned up with diuretics and another cardiovascular workup.

The hand issue - unsure.

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