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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5h

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.

This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.

Only 20 Dems opposed.

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 11h

This. All of this. @democrats.senate.gov hold the fucking line. ✊✊✊✊✊

Federal Workers Have A Request Of Democrats As The Shutdown Drags On

Furloughed federal employees are about to start missing paychecks, but they aren't ready to give in yet: "We are willing to take some temporary pain."

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Evelyn Primrose @evelynprimrose.bsky.social · 8h

Gen Z is powerful when united and they're showing it 💜 From Nepal to the US to Madagascar

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

March comes after 'Gen Z' anti-government protesters reject President Andry Rajoelina's attempts to defuse tensions.

Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets as Madagascar protesters rally

March comes after 'Gen Z' anti-government protesters reject President Andry Rajoelina's attempts to defuse tensions.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Donald Trump is ordering extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers.

He's vilifying his political opponents and threatening to jail them.

His ICE agents are terrorizing immigrants and firing chemical agents at peaceful protestors.

And some people think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize?

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9h

New York Attorney General Letitia James calls fraud case "baseless," and decries "weaponization of our justice system."

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.

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Evelyn Primrose @evelynprimrose.bsky.social · 9h

Starting tomorrow I'm going to be taking a mental break from BlueSky until Tuesday. Gonna enjoy the long weekend and give myself a braincation.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9h

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation.

It methodically goes through each problem in the review.

The latest from S. Baum.

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New Journal Report: Cass Review “Echoes Fallacies Promoted By Anti-Trans Disinformation”

While American lawyers pushed the anti-trans Cass Review this week, Australia’s top scholars rebuked it.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14h

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

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Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h

The conclusion Leo draws in his first teaching document is that the Catholic Church’s “preferential option for the poor” has existed from the start, is non-negotiable and is the very essence of what it means to be Christian. https://to.pbs.org/4h06dIm

Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

The Vatican released the document, entitled "I have loved you," which Francis had begun to write in his final months but never finished. Leo credited Francis with the text, cited him repeatedly, but s...

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Evelyn Primrose @evelynprimrose.bsky.social · 18h

Israel is not going to stop until some countries wake the fuck up and force them to stop. They've been in a conflict with Palestine for over 70 years in total. 50,000 children dead in two years and the world just sits on their fucking hands and watches this genocide. GENOCIDE.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19h

Plumes of smoke from Israeli attacks were seen rising over Gaza hours after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire plan, brokered by Donald Trump.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.

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Evelyn Primrose @evelynprimrose.bsky.social · 1d

That bipartisan budget needs to protect ALL families and not throw minorities under the bus just to get things up and running.

Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 1d

While Republicans are on vacation, six million mothers and young children who rely on WIC are at risk of going hungry.

I’m ready to support a bipartisan budget that protects these families — I just wish my Republican colleagues were, too.

Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks. States

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Remember this as Trump goes on about being "tough on crime."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.

This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.

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Evelyn Primrose @evelynprimrose.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, but only because he can't stall any longer. He got what he wanted by stalling until the shutdown anyway.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2d

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he’ll schedule the swearing in of the new Arizona Democratic House member “as soon as she wants.” https://to.pbs.org/3VVdijJ

WATCH: Delay swearing in Rep. Grijalva 'has nothing to do' with Epstein petition, Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he’ll schedule the swearing in of the new Arizona Democratic House member "as soon as she wants."

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

Israel kills 10 Palestinians in Gaza and continues its intense bombing campaign as indirect talks with Hamas on Trump’s 20-point plan begin in Egypt aje.io/xkyby8

Israel kills 10 Palestinians in Gaza as ceasefire talks begin in Egypt

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over Trump's 20-point plan begin in Sharm el-Sheikh.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3d

It’s time—it was time, years and years ago—to stop quoting the police for their account of events, esp those involving them, immediately after said event.

“ICE officers shot a man. ICE provided a comment, but will refrain from reporting it until we have more information and confirmation.”

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

New Yorkers deserve change they can measure in their own lives.

Our new Affordability Calculator shows exactly how much our plans would save your family on childcare, rent, and bus fare.

Check your savings → zohranfornyc.com/calculator

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.”

As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3d

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A federal judge blocked Trump from sending the National Guard to Oregon — again. Here’s what we know | CNN

For the second time in two days, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Oregon delivered a second blow to the president’s Trump administration’s effort to send National Guard troops into Portland late Sun...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, also known as WIC, will run out of federal money within two weeks unless the government shutdown ends, experts say. The food aid program helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children.

Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 3d

Never in Social Security’s 90-year history has a commissioner held a second job.

But it always takes less time and effort to destroy something than to build and maintain it.

The Trump administration is allowing Social Security to rot through sabotage and neglect.

Social Security Administrator Frank Bisignano is named to the newly created position of IRS CEO

Frank Bisignano has been named CEO of the IRS, adding to his role as Social Security Administration Commissioner.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5d

The Nobel Prize winners will be announced next week. The awards are considered among the world’s most prestigious honors for achievements in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace. https://to.pbs.org/4mQnTaL

This year's Nobel Prize winners will be announced next week. Here are 3 things to know

The awards are considered among the world's most prestigious honors for achievements in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace. The winners will join the pantheon of Nobel laure...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to illegal immigrants.

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

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