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Autistic Science Person @autsciperson.bsky.social · 13h

"Non-Binary Passport Designations: Passports issued with “X” or other non-binary markers will be rejected by CBP systems, requiring resubmission with valid documentation showing “M” or “F” designation."

Nonbinary people will not be able to travel internationally 🙃

Persephone @apatilonia.bsky.social · 21h

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

Anyone who has an X gender marker won't be allowed to use their passports to travel after Oct 25th

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

(Reuters) - U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 3h

Good Place:

Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 3h

yes, exactly. exactly this. i know too much!!!

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Danny Palmer @dannypalmer.bsky.social · 4h

The future is great, huh?

"A software update to Jeep 4xE models caused major malfunctions over the weekend – leaving many owners stranded and some in danger after their power failed."

www.thestack.technology/jeep-softwar...

Jeep software update bricks vehicles

“Please exercise extreme caution”

www.thestack.technology

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j-salvo.bsky.social @j-salvo.bsky.social · 15h

Word to the wise: do not fly internationally into Logan. All of the major public detainments of Legal Residents and Citizens at airports have been out of Logan.

Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 15h

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h

SCOTUS has announced it will review a Hawaii law that forbids gun owners from bringing firearms on private property without the property owner’s explicit permission.

If it falls, the court could make it harder for states and cities to keep guns out of everyday life. trib.al/lrF0Sqm

The Supreme Court Could Make It Easier to Bring a Gun Everywhere

The justices just took up a challenge to a Hawaii law that bars people from carrying guns on private property against the owner’s wishes.

trib.al

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial with an External Appeal

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

“for less than the cost of a cup of coffee, you can help these cars get the homes they deserve”

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 13h

For the Sunday scaries @erinbiba.bsky.social

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 13h

Imagine being illegally deployed to Portland and not being able to go watch this because you live in shame and bird fans would run you out of their neighborhood.

📸 @devonfredericksen.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/reel/DPMtSdj...

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 14h

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 13h

This "self-healing" and "self-heating" bendable concrete is the next generation of infrastructure material, Michigan State researchers said.

'Bendable' concrete can fix Michigan's potholes, Michigan State researchers say

This "self-healing" and "self-heating" bendable concrete is the next generation of infrastructure material, Michigan State researchers said.

bit.ly

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

SAY IT

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

omg also congrats(?) on the new career

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

lmao i asked the nurses a few weeks ago for the kidney stone “while you’re in there, can you just verify that i’m not dead inside?” and they laughed…but they knew

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 14h

FWIW ICE is probably the least accessible federal agency I’ve ever covered, and that includes the CIA.

Michael J. Kramer @michaeljkramer.bsky.social · 14h

Why are there so few (none?) news stories about individual ICE agents themselves? Who they are, what motivates them, any moral dilemmas they face? Why aren’t protesters trying to get some to speak out?

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

hey come on that’s my line

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

How microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds.

“The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do.”

Microplastics like those from car tires. The bigger and heavier the vehicle, the more microplastics shed.

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

www.theguardian.com

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

oh these storms are DRAMA. LLAMAS.

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

oh louisa i love this

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I-Scream Ridge @eileen4ever.bsky.social · 13h

The bees were all tucked in to ride out the storm. 🐝🌸

Bumble Rumble dahlia with a couple of bees.

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 13h

with some nice forearms

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 14h

every time

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 15h

interesting that justice barrett thinks it's appropriate for a judge to appear on a transparently partisan propaganda network like FNC

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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