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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

HA! How much is Stephen Miller a propagandist? He’s saying the building in Chicago raided by DHS, where children were zip-tied and citizens dragged out, was “full of Tren de Aragua terrorists.”

Even DHS’s own account claims just TWO gang members total — and even that is a highly suspect claim!

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2h

Stephen Miller just said that Chicago ICE raid was one of the most successful law enforcement operations ever. I asked Pritzker to respond.

"If this was Pinochet’s Chile, if this was Argentina under authoritarian rule, maybe you’d call it successful," he said. 2/

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 3h

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CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 1h

The head of the Border Patrol’s enforcement efforts posted a picture of his agents detaining a rapist who posed as a rideshare driver.

Problem: The picture shows the wrong guy.

And the accused rapist has been in the Cook County jail since being charged.

cwbchicago.com/2025/10/ice-...

ICE commander wrongly identifies man as a rapist offficials allowed to walk the streets of Chicago - CWB Chicago

The federal agent leading the government’s intensified immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago has wrongly identified a man detained by ICE agents as a rapist who was set free to roam the city whi...

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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 18h

I was horrified and infuriated to learn that a constituent of mine was abducted by ICE agents, handcuffed, and thrown into a back of a van, all without reason.

Masked federal agents aren’t welcome in our state and they can’t keep kidnapping Americans.

My full statement ⬇️

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2h

On heels of Pope’s comments that US bishops need to speak out forcefully against ICE raids, Leo received full USCCB leadership in private audience today; at November meeting, the conference will elect its new president.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

If you are a paying subscriber to The Washington Post, this is what you get.

If you are a free subscriber to Democracy Docket, this is what you get.

Support independent, pro-democracy media. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4h

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee surely is sending a message to the world with this award.
Excerpt from their press release:
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 5h

Michael Mann & Peter Hotez have faced threats for confronting disinfo– and they’re fighting back

“We choose to do battle against the forces of darkness, fighting back against a malevolent movement...that uses antiscientific disinformation as its preferred weapon.”

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Science Under Siege — a rallying cry against the ‘forces of darkness’

Two scientists go where many fear to tread in the fight against far-right disinformation on climate and vaccines

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

The Nixon years were a vivid preview of the Trump years, and even those of us who lived through it didn’t grasp the risks of counting on good presidential character to sustain the American experiment.

@jilldlawrence.bsky.social on the lessons we didn't learn: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 23h

🔬10 out of 8 scientists agree RFKJ should be fired 🧪

This can happen when your incompetence is so large it generates mass.

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 14h

NEW STUDY

Since I was born, 500 Black neighborhoods have vanished

And 500,000 Black people have been lost

All due to urban revitalization projects

Like the one for LA’s new coliseum — for the Clippers and ‘26 Olympics — that’s destroying Inglewood

@adamlmahoney.bsky.social @capitalb.bsky.social

From Watts to D.C.: How 500 Black Neighborhoods Vanished in 45 Years

America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.

capitalbnews.org

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 13h

Are you in Ohio? Know someone who is? Step up. Let Senator Jon Husted hear from you!

Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 1d

Sharing again for Ohio folks as we will be printing these Husted "thank you" cards early next week for Columbus delivery. I know many folks here have thoughts about his votes re PH & healthcare. Please take 60 seconds to write so we can share them with his staffers, and please share w/ Ohio friends!

Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 5d

Tell Jon Husted what you think about his track record on health and healthcare in #Ohio. Letters will be printed on note cards and hand delivered to his office on October 15th.

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

Shut down but not silenced: Federal workers find their voice

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 21h

At last count, 171 Congressional districts were represented in this morning’s email action. That’s 40% of the nation! If you haven’t checked your emails today, take a look - we’ve provided instructions for emailing your House rep regarding our article of impeachment for #treason

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 21h

Great question, Joy!!

#USDemocracy

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anna0612.bsky.social @anna0612.bsky.social · 10m

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Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 15h

Every part of the Oval Office is now covered in fake gold. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Petrooka 🇨🇦 @petrooka.bsky.social · 2h

Authoritarian countries that were once normal and free.

#pinks #resist

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Julie Zebrak @juliezebrak.bsky.social · 16h

Oh www.bbc.com/news/article...

JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon sounds warning on US stock market fall

Jamie Dimon said he was "far more worried than others" about the potential for a stock market correction.

www.bbc.com

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anna0612.bsky.social @anna0612.bsky.social · 11m

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 4h

Roberts Is Just As Responsible For Chump As Chump Is ! Both Have
Failed This Country.......

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1h

The ceasefire marks a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, reduced much of Gaza to rubble, destabilized the Middle East, and left dozens of hostages, living and dead, in the territory. https://to.pbs.org/4n0D810

Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza

Tens of thousands of people who had gathered in Wadi Gaza in central Gaza started walking north after the Israeli military's announcement at noon local time. Beforehand, Palestinians reported heavy shelling in parts of Gaza throughout Friday morning, bu...

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 3h

Hey @lawfaremedia.org now that this domestic propaganda has stepped into the national security space and your area of coverage, can we get an article or a pod about how the Hatch Act (maybe even the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act?) applies here?

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h

If Dems are in control, why are they airing this on the airport TVs?
www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 5h

NEW: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded Nobel Peace Prize.

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Kepano Kolohe @alala55.bsky.social · 2h

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