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Clumsy Ninja 📚

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“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy.” ~ Thurgood Marshall Public ed advocate, retired educator, global citizen attitude, crunchy liberal, atheist, pretty sweary.

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 3d

If Trump talks about someone being “low IQ”, 💯% it’s a Black person. It’s his tell, and it’s based on his embrace of eugenics.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 4d

Here's an excerpt. This was a little think-piece-y amid this week's stampede of breaking news, but I hope you'll take a minute to read the whole column and tell me what you think

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 2m

His undercut is definitely not alluding to any particular sociopolitical stance.

www.esquire.com/style/news/a...

Hipster? Or Hitler?

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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 17m

In the end, Elser's charges were dropped. But a bigger question remains. How are Flock cameras being used by cities and are they a threat to our privacy?

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 13h

Here's the full story. I translated it from Spanish.

Murió el inmigrante que regresó a Costa Rica en estado crítico tras 8 meses bajo custodia de ICE | CNN

Randall Gamboa, el costarricense de 52 años que estuvo bajo custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) de EE. UU. por ocho meses y fue devuelto a Costa Rica en estado delicado, mu...

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 13h

🧵This horrific story is being reported all over Latin America, but not the US.

Randall Gamboa, a Costa Rican, was deported from the US in such a critical health condition it required an ambulance flight.

He then died upon his return to Costa Rica after being detained for 8 months by DHS.

Randall Gamboa in Nazi Noem custody for 8 months then died when deported back to Costa Rica.

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 6m

People whose favorite literary genre is dystopian fiction (it’s me, I’m people) will tell you that the fall of humanity rarely happens in a brief period of time. It happens when small changes become accepted, ultimately advancing to the point of no return. We are here.

Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 10m

So, a military dictatorship is what Trump is striving for.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 12m

We have the receipts. Republicans are billing the American people $40,430,000,000.00 — money that could build dozens of new VA hospitals and serve over a million veterans.

Instead, they’re spending it on bailouts, planes, and political favors.

Decline the charge!

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 20m

NOW: U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino agrees to meet with a federal judge every evening until a preliminary injunction hearing, which is set for 11/5.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 21m

Bovino tells her 6 p.m .would be better.

"I'll see you tomorrow at 6," Ellis says.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1h

U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is on the witness stand in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis. He is wearing his typical Border Patrol uniform.

"Good morning, your honor," he says.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1h

Ellis is calling Bovino to the witness stand.

Will start a new thread for his testimony.

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 14h

The VERY extremely hard cognitive test Trump took. It’s standard for the elderly, to track dementia.

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 17m

From the NYT archives, this is how it played out. Carter’s ethics were the driver. At the time, we didn’t appreciate Carter for the smart, decent human he was.

www.nytimes.com/1977/01/05/a...

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1h

Where we are: Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims @eklib.bsky.social

Texas sues Tylenol company over autism claims

This lawsuit comes a month after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. updated guidance discouraging pregnant women from taking acetaminophen, citing it as a possible cause of autism.

www.texastribune.org

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 1h

If your husband’s “bewildering” political positions are based on bigotry against non Christian, nonwhite, noncisgender, noncitizens, females, poor people, disabled people, or any “other” humans, tell him to go fuck himself and get a divorce.

Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 1h

He wasn’t even forced. He *chose* to put the business in a blind trust because he was an ethical human.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1h

Reuters interviewed half a dozen foreign crypto entrepreneurs who met with the Trump brothers. Five of them said they sought out the younger Trumps for business opportunities because of their proximity to the 79-year-old president and hopes of cashing in on his political and financial power.

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 1h

In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found.

www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 1h

Our health care system is punitive.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop

Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

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Phil Weiser @philweiser.bsky.social · 12h

Hate against any of us must be condemned as hate against all of us. I stand with the LGBTQ community and appreciate all of those showing support at this time.
denverite.com/2025/10/27/d...

Windows smashed at multiple Denver LGBTQ businesses

Queer-owned businesses say they are on edge and are well aware of the pattern.

denverite.com

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 14h

NEW: The State of Colorado estimates that health insurance premiums on the individual market are about to spike by 100%+ and 7,500 Coloradans will lose coverage if Congress does not extend ACA subsidies. #copolitics

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h

There are many reasons why federal prosecutors typically avoid making extrajudicial comments about an ongoing prosecution.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: A federal judge slammed DHS Secretary Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi for publicly attacking Kilmar Abrego Garcia in “exaggerated” and “inaccurate” ways — violating rules meant to protect the integrity of criminal proceedings.

w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

A judge slammed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem over ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia

U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw ordered the administration to warn every DOJ and DHS employee against improper statements regarding Abrego, who’s facing smuggling charges.

www.politico.com

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 14h

At least that’s what *competent* prosecutors do.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Trump being guided through a room by the Japanese PM

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Clumsy Ninja 📚 @clumsyninja.bsky.social · 14h

There are multiple versions so the same version isn’t given every year.

Four versions of the MoCA dementia assessment Trump thinks was difficult

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