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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Max McCoy @maxmccoy.com · 3h

My @kansasreflector.com column today.

The work of Kansas artist Blackbear Bosin straddled rivers — and worlds • Kansas Reflector

“The Keeper of the Plains” is Blackbear Bosin’s 44-foot steel sculpture of a Native American, hands lifted to the heavens. It is installed on a rocky plinth above the confluence of the Arkansas and Li...

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Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 1h

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 6h

So that makes at least 4 J6ers creeping on PDX ICE protests.

Fulfer, David Medina, Katie Daviscourt & Quincey Franklin.

It's been surreal watching them all code switch to calling anti-ICE protestors "insurrectionists" as soon as they realized it was the magic police state button.

Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 19h

Far-right asshole Josh Fulfer, who called for vehicular assaults on Portland protestors, has come up from California & is filming on the ground tonight.

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 53m

Missouri: Local health officials confirm tuberculosis case in Ozark School District www.ozarksfirst.com/news/tubercu...

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 48m

People warned as tuberculosis cases rise in England www.pharmacy.biz/tb-cases-ris...

People warned as tuberculosis cases rise in England

TB cases in England rose by 13.6% in 2024, sparking a UKHSA warning. Public urged to recognize symptoms and seek early GP consultation. New TB National Action Plan launched to break transmission and a...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 6h

BREAKING: Prominent Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed by gunmen in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, making him one of more than 270 journalists killed since Israel’s war began in 2023.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p49p9n

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h

we just received a surprise generous donation to bolts today so I want to say thank you to everyone who reads us and everyone who has decided to support us—we love that you see our value and sustain us!

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 3d

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Andrew Weissmann (@weissmann)

Listen to our dissection of the government stance on the Comey arraignment. And a discussion of Pam Bondi’s “performance” (I won’t say testimony) before Congress. Thanks Jen for the discussion.

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 6h

wow - i'm on east coast US, using spectrum for internet... and can't access. not currently subscribed to a VPN; only use when out of country. any chance they can get around the block ?

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 6h

Xi to trump, "you don't have the cards right now." 😂

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 6h

The Irish Times view on Trump and China: trade tensions are rising again

Markets took fright at the US president’s new tariff threat and Beijing is showing no signs of backing down

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 8h

You'll certainly want to read Dan Callahan's remembrance of Diane Keaton.

stolenholiday.substack.com/p/diane-keaton

Diane Keaton

1946-2025

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 6h

must be a repeat offender cause already muted/blocked 👍

Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 7h

This is the worst kind of pathetic clout-chasing. Take this shit back to Xitter, @sallyjenx.bsky.social. Everybody else, block this absolute doofus and live your lives free of nonsense shit-stirring from bad faith actors .

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of
@theatlantic.com
is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read.

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 9h

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

“They sponsor this? Fuck them. No, really. Fuck them—I mean it. And you can quote me on that.”

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 9h

Melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are each serious clinical challenges due to how common or aggressive they are and how poorly they often respond to treatment. Which is why researchers are determined to develop an effective treatment for all of them.

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 9h

ugh, guess she's never met anyone involved in an accident or diagnosed with a disease

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Winsome Earle-Sears: "The hospitals that are closing? They were closing long before the bill passed ... why should you have Medicaid when you're able-bodied?"

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 10h

I’ve seen posts claiming this “truth” is evidence of dementia, but IMO that’s not the right frame. This is strategy. Since 2021, the right has been rewriting history, bending timelines, to connect their grievances (Covid) and conspiracy theories (Jan 6, censorship, etc) to the Biden administration.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 10h

I post this article too much,,,
But we have mass shooting too much

www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion

The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism

www.newsweek.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11h

She called it. Kamala Harris laid out Trump’s vengeance agenda before it even happened.

One line that stuck with me most from 107 Days was when she wrote that during the debate, Trump was “unburdened by the truth.”

He’s also unburdened by threat of accountability, thanks to the Supreme Court.

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 11h

definitely not gun safety first

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

Purge, Merge, and Surge

Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state

donmoynihan.substack.com

EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 11h

Vance admitting stats are important🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 11h

😳

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

WELKER: Is the DOJ acting on orders from the president to prosecute his political opponents?

JD VANCE: No ... You know who we haven't prosecuted? Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton ... he's allowed to have opinions about law enforcement

EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 11h

trump finally admits he lost in 2020 😂

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