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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4h

Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction.

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 5h

“The Heritage Foundation [which spearheaded Project 2025] says it will ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors over alleged bias.“ 9/18/25 … 1/ www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

The right wing is coming for Wikipedia

The Heritage Foundation says it will "identify and target" Wikipedia editors over alleged bias. What does that mean for Wikipedia’s future?

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 6h

I prefer “anti-fascist“ for a host of reasons and this is a nice practical one.

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 7h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h

“They obviously have Chinese investors,” major SpaceX investor Iqbaljit Kahlon said in newly unsealed testimony, adding that some are “directly on the cap table,” referring to the company’s capitalization table, which lists its shareholders.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h

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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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 10h

RIP Diane Keaton
My favourite picture of her where everyone else is giving it their best Blue Steel & she looks like she’s just wandered in off the street looking super cool.
She was allowed to wear her own clothes & her wonderful personality shines out.
What a unique talent & human being.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

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

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 22h

This is definitely the definition of fascism.

#USDemocracy

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 11h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 11h

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 1d

Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post.

She said it all.

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Flood, (R-NE), wasn’t received as expected by his Constituents on 10/4. Met with Boos & chants of “Tax the Rich” & “Vote Him Out”they’re not happy about Medicaid & SNAP cuts

JUST Wait ‘till they 👀 their ACA INCREASES!

Vote for ACA subsidies Mike & end the GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

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CatCmdr1 @catcmdr1.bsky.social · 12h

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Post from Steve Hofstetter - YouTube

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13h

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15h

More than half of all bird species are in decline, according to a new global assessment, with deforestation driving sharp falls in populations across the planet. Scientists have issued a fresh warning about the health of bird populations, with 61% of assessed species now recording declines.

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

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Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇳🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @andyheppelle.bsky.social · 15h

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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 20h

María Corina Machado put me in a bad mood yesterday with this. It is way too much ass kissing in the world. It’s also too many people who think everything is about them. I personally do not like either of these “types”.

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

Imagine that

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Reminder: Trump vaccinates himself 👇🏽

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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