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CRIMINAL CABAL

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3m

A new bill that recently passed the Senate will let members of Congress censor information about themselves online.

The result is easy to predict: suppression of the press from reporting about Congress.

Check out this op-ed from FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social:

Cruz-Klobuchar bill would sacrifice speech for a false sense of security

Cruz-Klobuchar bill censors online information too broadly in the name of security, writes senior adviser at Freedom of the Press Foundation.

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 35m

🔺 Update: China has hit out at Donald Trump’s threat to hit the country with sweeping new tariffs and promised retaliation in another escalation of the trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies

China vows to retaliate against Trump’s tariff threat

Beijing’s commerce ministry declared it ‘not afraid to fight’ a trade war. The S&P 500 index fell more than 2 per cent after Trump’s latest tariff threats

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 9m

Trump
No culture
No medical
No education
No social services
No music
No art
No libraries
No decency
No truth
No integrity
No empathy
No JUSTICE
NO LAWS
NO CONSTITUTION

Just

More money for Billionaires

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 33m

The 21 museums operated by the Smithsonian Institution, many of them top tourist attractions in Washington, closed on Sunday as the federal government shutdown stretched into its second week.

Smithsonian Museums Close as Government Shutdown Persists

The institution operates some of the most popular sites in Washington and beyond, including 21 museums, 14 education and research centers and the National Zoo.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 32m

The Seventh Circuit has handed Trump yet another kick in the wingnuts.

Appeals court: Trump can't deploy National Guard on Chicago's streets

A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.

www.motherjones.com

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 11m

Stunt
Of course

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 32m

Last month, a Mainer found 250 missing ballots for a GOP-backed referendum in her Amazon package. Republicans quickly pointed to it as proof of election insecurity, but now some suspect the stunt may have been staged by the referendum's own backers. https://bit.ly/42DKdwZ

Mail Ballots Were Found in an Amazon Box in Maine. Some Suspect a Political Dirty Trick.

Read more here...

www.democracydocket.com

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 26m

Hawi Fesa had won the 2025 Chicago Marathon in the women’s division with an unofficial time of 2:14:56, a personal best.
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Hawi Fesa victorious in U.S. debut at 2025 Chicago Marathon

She had won the 2025 Chicago Marathon in the women's division with an unofficial time of 2:14:56, a personal best.

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 21m

Trump regime are criminal and deeply flawed

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24m

Halligan is a deeply unqualified pawn whose only mission is to head these obviously politicized legal attacks on people Trump doesn’t like. She had literally never prosecuted anyone before Comey. trib.al/waFlZqQ

Trump Attorney Makes Embarrassing Error in Letitia James Indictment

Lindsey Halligan is out of her depth, but she’s carrying out Trump’s revenge crusade anyway.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 5h

The deportation order derives from the crime of which he has now been exonerated.

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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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 58m

Sad truth⚡️⚡️⚡️

grasshopper @grasshopper6491.bsky.social · 1h

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1h

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: RTE has defended its handling of Ray D’Arcy’s sudden departure, insisting the radio presenter was given three months’ notice that his current contract would not be renewed

Ray D’Arcy got three months’ warning of the end, says RTE

Broadcasters including Vincent Browne and George Hook criticised the ‘very unfair’ handling of the Radio 1 presenter’s departure

www.thetimes.com

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 3h

There's history. WW2. This is obviously a Trump financial personal deal. He benefits.

Taffeta Mammal 🇨🇦 @taffetamammal.bsky.social · 3h

Why does the USA have 80+ bases in other countries. I think it's funny how many Americans are outraged, because only the USA is allowed to do it 😂

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 4h

www.alternet.org/schmitt-carl/

This right-wing philosopher's 20th century playbook explains everything Donald Trump does

The endgame for Donald Trump, JD Vance, Kristi Noem, and Pam Bondi is coming into clearer focus, and it’s nearly a one-for-one, step-by-step implementation of Nazi jurist/philosopher Carl Schmitt’s id...

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 4h

www.alternet.org/trump-civics...

Sorry
But the mentally ill demented least educated president ever should not be determining educational procedures and processes definitely not touching curriculum

Alarm raised as Trump undertakes a controversial MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education

WASHINGTON — A slew of conservative groups will lead a new coalition to spur civics education and push the subject in a more patriotic direction, the U.S. Education Department announced last month, ra...

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SemprePhi @semprephi.bsky.social · 4h

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Stephen Shankland @stshank.bsky.social · May 24

Changes for Anna's hummingbird (common in the SF Bay Area): bills evolved to be bigger & longer to guzzle sugar water from feeders. Their range expanded, too, thanks to feeders & eucalyptus tree nectar. But in new range farther north, beaks shrank to keep birds warmer www.science.org/content/arti...

Bird feeders have caused a dramatic evolution of California hummingbirds

Beaks have grown longer and larger, and ranges have expanded to follow the feeders

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 4h

In a Costa Rica rainforest there was a guy whose entire job was boiling sugar for the hundreds of hummingbird feeders all over the place -it was a joyful noisy colorful place to visit

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 4h

"(My mother June) loved to plant flowers and made sure to put food in feeders constantly. I was around bird houses and hummingbird feeders when I was a young man before hummingbird feeders became cool," Southaven Alderman John David Wheeler said.

North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival Touts ‘Magical Creatures’

Wildlife experts taught attendees of the inaugural North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival on Sept. 13 about birds, butterflies and other pollinators.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

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Gauff gets the better of Pegula to win Wuhan title

French Open champion Coco Gauff captured her third WTA 1000 title and first in Wuhan after rallying from two breaks down in the second set to defeat fellow American Jessica Pegula 6-4 7-5 in Sunday's final.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘It would be wonderful’: the team hoping to unearth ‘Cornwall’s Stonehenge’

Experts and volunteers working at Castilly Henge have been trying determine if it is the county’s lost great stone circle

www.theguardian.com

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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 4h

Oh the Heritage Foundation loves that because it keeps women at home

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4h

A lack of child care is the single biggest economic factor holding back rural Minnesota, according to reports from the Center for Rural Policy and Development. Greater Minnesota has half the child care capacity it had in 2000, a 2022 report from the center shows.

This Minnesota county is on the verge of losing its only child care center

Officials in the town of Slayton worry about a lack of day care affecting the local workforce and economy. It’s a stark example of a crisis playing out across rural Minnesota.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

China is getting the headlines it wanted — ahead of Monday’s market open.

@nbcnews.com
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SDDPHOTO @sddphoto.bsky.social · 4h

They couldn't find you Donnie -under your pile of lies

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 20h

Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog
Every voter should be a taxpayer who can pass an 8th grade civics exam.

John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang
I'd settle for every president being a taxpayer who can pass an 8th grade civics exam.

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Antifa. I’ve been working on some preliminary sketches for our Minneapolis chapter t-shirts. What do you think?

This is a gentle reminder that your Minneapolis Antifa member fees are due. You can only get this t-shirt if you pay your dues! #ProudAntifa #AbolishIce

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 21h

Rest in Peace, Diane Keaton. Thank you for your work and for your many wonderful performances. My favorite was your role as Louise Bryant in "REDS" (1981). 🗃️

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"Alone with your work" -- Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Reds

YouTube video by David Gibson

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