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Erik Gunn @erikgunn.bsky.social · Nov 13

On my lunch break at the moment, so with so many more followers I thought I'd take a minute to introduce myself. I'm a journalist reporting for @wiexaminer.bsky.social, part of @statesnewsroom.com, a national nonprofit that now operates or partners with nonprofit newsrooms in 50 states. Short 🧵...

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WIRED @wired.com · 14h

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 21h

It simply should not be possible for the president to repeatedly claim that a major city is burning without a wall of live standups happening in that city clearly demonstrating that it is not

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 22h

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 15h

Pope Leo Calls on U.S. Bishops to stand up for migrants rights
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Opinion | Why Pope Leo gathered more than 100 Latino Catholics at the Vatican this week

The pope met this week with a group of more than 100 Latino Catholics from the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry.

www.msnbc.com

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1d

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22h

And would be an instant national scandal if a Democratic Cabinet Secretary every did it. Two totally different standards applied to two totally different parties. Every day. Every year. Every decade.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

HOO BOY. I just acquired the FINAL, approved 2026 #ACA rate filings for #ARIZONA and it's not pretty at all.

Premiums are going up 46.3% on average...and that's for full price enrollees.

acasignups.net/rate_changes...

2026 Final Gross Rate Changes - Arizona: +46.3% (updated)

Originally posted 8/7/25 Overall preliminary rate changes via federal Rate Review database. Antidote Health Plan of AZ: (Unfortunately, no rate justification summary is available, and the full actuari...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Like, I think our society has given way too much political power to guys whose worldview is reshaped by political invitations to dine with the King of England and have no idea about what is happening in American cities.

Mr. Benioff is close enough to Mr. Trump to have been invited last month to a state dinner that was hosted by King Charles for the president at Windsor Castle in England. Mr. Benioff said that he was incredibly honored to be seated directly across the table from Mr. Trump and spent the dinner telling him “how grateful I am for everything he’s doing,” he recounted.

Mr. Benioff, who also owns Time magazine, said he had not closely followed the news about the immigration raids, Mr. Trump’s call to gerrymander congressional districts before the midterm elections, the government shutdown or the Trump administration’s attacks on the media. He said Time, which named Mr. Trump its “Person of the Year” last year, had faced no pressure from the White House.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

It’s wild the agents who have videographers following them never seem to have footage of what they claim those they are arresting did

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d

WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.

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Iowa Capital Dispatch @iowacapitaldispatch.com · 1d

A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention after oral arguments in court Friday, a potentially major development in the high-profile case, Ariana Figueroa reports.

Judge weighs Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release from immigration detention • Iowa Capital Dispatch

A federal judge in Maryland seemed inclined Friday to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention.

iowacapitaldispatch.com

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Fitzsimon @fitzsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Federal judge rules against ICE in the warrantless arrests of 11 KC-area workers missouriindependent.com/2025/10/10/f...

Federal judge rules against ICE in the warrantless arrests of 11 KC-area workers • Missouri Independent

The decision has implications affecting the treatment of immigrants suspected of civil immigration violations in six midwestern states

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Fitzsimon @fitzsimon.bsky.social · 1d

Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work? A lot of big companies. idahocapitalsun.com/2025/10/10/w...

Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work? A lot of big companies. • Idaho Capital Sun

Hundreds of Idaho employees for major companies, colleges and governments are on Medicaid expansion, new state report shows.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

I just want to live in a world where kids learn civics and history in school and words mean things.

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Missouri Independent @missouriindependent.com · 1d

‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens #moleg #mogov

‘This shutdown feels different.’ States might not get repaid when government reopens • Missouri Independent

States are continuing to operate federally funded programs during the shutdown. But they say they can only front those costs for so long — and some are worried about getting repaid.

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JT Cestkowski @jtcestkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Protesters are starting to show up outside of the Broadview ICE facility, but police are making people stay across the street. The village has limited protests to start at 9AM CT.

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🎃 a frightful hoxgoblin 🎃 @kellenhoxworth.bsky.social · 1d

Higher Ed in 2025 is opening your mailbox to see that your institution has sent you:

1. A Center for Teaching and Learning call to integrate AI into your classroom; and

2. An Office of Academic Integrity email encouraging you to crack down on students who use AI to cheat.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

Did a quick post earlier to reinforce that in the places where Trump says crime is out of control crime is demonstrably under control.
www.pbump.net/o/a-quick-re...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago protestors took to Downtown streets Wednesday night to protest the deployment of National Guard troops to the area. blockclubchi.co/3WvWvnA

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

Context matters

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

I'm old enough to remember when Donald Trump pledged in 2016 that he would pay off the national debt within 8 years. Not balance the budget, mind you, but pay off the national debt.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 3d

Federal law prohibits ERs from treating people differently based on their ability to pay or citizenship status.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 2d

Lisa Cook is still the standout for me. Firing her requires rewriting the relationship between Congress, the President, and the Courts, but it won't have a meaningful impact on policy, she's not particularly hawkish on FOMC. All that effort *solely* because she's a Black woman.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d

The sigh I expel when you undermine the whole “without fear or favor” part by using Trump and Hegseth’s make-believe name for the Defense Department.

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 3d

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2d

"He charged Trump for official acts he took as president" is completely false, Roberts lying about that notwithstanding. He was not prosecuted for an executive order, or vetoing a bill, or issuing a pardon, etc. He was prosecuted for crimes he committed while president, but in no way *as* president.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 3d

The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There

In a federal data blackout, Wall Street numbers and surveys are filling the void

WSJ: www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

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