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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 1h

You should ride Greyhound because they stand for more than just buses they stand for people. When they said “no” to warrantless immigration checks, they showed that every passenger’s rights matter. Every trip isn’t just travel; it’s a statement: civil liberties and human dignity come first.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 1h

Who knew about the Homan cash bribery episode, when did they know it, and why did Trump appoint Homan as ‘Border Czar’ despite knowing he had taken a $50,000 cash bribe?

House Dems turn up the heat on DOJ official for handling of Homan bribery allegations

Democrats are putting pressure on a Department of Justice official as they step up their investigation of bribery allegations against White House "border czar" Tom Homan.Senate Democrats grilled Attor...

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DJ @darnich.bsky.social · 1h

The hellhole concentration camp.

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Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz

Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.

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Deb @debthelib.bsky.social · 1h

We're about to show him small. 🤪

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1h

Subscribe to The Onion and help us become a bigger newspaper than The Washington Post by next year. It can happen!

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 5h

YAY ❤️! We Need More Latina
Women in Our Government, Congrats Helena Moreno.......

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5h

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 5h

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

"Maria" is rolling up raisins under the hot Madera sun. To earn $70, she has to roll 1,000 sheets! Each row has around 250 sheet. It's hard grueling work walking on the burning sand for hours rolling one sheet after another. #WeFeedYou

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1h

As the government shutdown stretches into its second week, experts warn that women and children reliant on federal food assistance funding are vulnerable to losing their grocery benefits.

In the midst of it all, the USDA has stripped away the infrastructure needed to remedy rising hunger in the US.

The shutdown will worsen hunger—which the Trump administration just stopped tracking

Millions of women and children are at risk of losing food benefits.

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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 5h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15h

We’re in the second Gilded Age just like the first — when America’s wealth was in the hands of a few, money corrupted politics, and working people were abused and exploited.

It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the first Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back.

From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich

Robert Reich

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 4h

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House closed is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Opinion | Mike Johnson's plan to keep the House away from D.C. is backfiring

In recent months, the House speaker has kept the chamber closed to an unprecedented degree.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h

I need a montage of famous cops in movies and TV shows flashing their badges and announcing their names, followed by a stream of masked ICE guys refusing to give theirs.

a woman is getting out of a car with the nbc logo on the bottom

ALT: a woman is getting out of a car with the nbc logo on the bottom

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 3h

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Mozelle Victory @godswrath699.bsky.social · 2h

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Trump’s ‘radical left’ lie is about enabling an authoritarian slide

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4h

Senate is back in session today.

1/ So a quick 🧵on where things are at on the shutdown.

You get a lot of propaganda and spin thrown at you, so I want to give you the real, behind-the-scenes tea.