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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1h

OPINION: Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller.

Trump's very own Wormtongue is goading him to declare martial law

Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison onto the president’s already-poisoned brain. He doesn’t whisper lies into the ear of the old and demented sovereign the way Wormtongue does in Tolkien's epic...

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 51m

Yup. Hoarding money, welding extremist power.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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WIRED @wired.com · 1h

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library’s children and young adult sections was awarded $700,000 in a settlement on Wednesday.

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

County officials in Wyoming fired Terri Lesley, a library director, after she refused to purge children and young adult books that contained sexual content and L.G.B.T.Q. themes.

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 13h

Ham sandwiches come to mind.

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 13h

🙄

FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 13h

GOP senators urge RFK Jr. to crack down on medication abortion

Almost every Senate Republican on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “reevaluate” whether a newly approved generic version of the abortion drug mifepristone should stay on the…

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 13h

Fewer GOP attorneys general joined Trump’s defense of his Chicago Guard order, signaling cracks in party unity.

Republican AGs Back Away From Trump on National Guard, Filings Suggest

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13h

'Shiver down the spine': Top Dem delivers chilling response to Trump foe's indictment

A Democratic senator Thursday had a chilling response to news that the New York Attorney General, who brought the charges against President Donald Trump, has been indicted on a mortgage fraud case, saying the latest attack on a Trump enemy is sending "a shiver down the spine." Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D...

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 13h

Monsters are grabbing what they can before they are ended

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 13h

OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is open to amending proposed border security legislation that would make it easier for police to obtain access to information about Canadians.

Minister open to changing bill that would give police easier access to personal data

OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he is open to amending proposed border security legislation that would make it easier for police to obtain access to information about Canadians.

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NPR @npr.org · 13h

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote. n.pr/3Wv0EIt

Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 23h

Ima say there are a decent amount of rich people mad about multiple things on this list.

Julianne Wingate @julieannewingate.bsky.social · 1d

D.E.I. ?

Looks ok to me............

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DAP iOS 2.0 🥃💨 @deetroitdave.bsky.social · 23h

I'm standing with Chicago 💯

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Hyenas have hearts🐗 @imamewd.bsky.social · 23h

Yall....

Sinister sht....just imagine how much doesnt get reported.

So called husband and father went after a 18 yr old....ON THE JOB

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 13h

Duh

The Economist @economist.com · 13h

As science globalises and other countries attract more talent, America’s dominance is bound to wane

Which countries breed Nobel laureates, and which import them?

Without immigrants America’s medal haul would be much smaller

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13h

Legal analysts were appalled by the report that President Donald Trump's Justice Department had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.

'Total joke': Legal experts trash DOJ prosecutor who brought 'bogus' charge against NY AG

Legal analysts were appalled by the report that President Donald Trump's Justice Department had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James. The indictment was for "bank fraud" and involved a box that James checked, indicating which property was her primary residence. James is a long-time foe o...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 13h

The Trump administration is aggressively attempting to use every legal artifice it can to exert authoritarian control.

Trump’s Orwellian Militarization of American Cities

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan By the end of “1984,” Winston is brutalized into accepting the lies. This need not be our fate. Trump’s attempt to send troops into American cities can and must be resi...

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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 13h

Donald Trump's pledge that the "chaos" of a government shutdown wouldn't happen under his presidency has come back to haunt him as Washington remains in a stalemate.

Trump's false claim government would not shutdown in his presidency resurfaces

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Prism @prismreports.org · 13h

Jennyfer's sister Ame wants local police to fully investigate the sexual assault & for ICE to be held accountable. The ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to secure a viable pathway for Jennyfer to return to the U.S.

A fundraiser has been set up for Jennyfer’s long fight ahead⤵️

Donate to HELP JENNYFER FIGHT DEPORTATION, organized by Brit Shrader

URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST FOR CRIMINALIZED SURVIVOR AND ICE ABDUCTEE TW: sexual assault… Brit Shrader needs your support for HELP JENNYFER FIGHT DEPORTATION

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Prism @prismreports.org · 13h

Jennyfer, a restaurant worker in FL, reported to police that her manager sexually assaulted her. Within weeks, she was charged with a DUI & deported to Nicaragua. The criminal legal system, in tandem with immigration enforcement, is built to disappear vulnerable people, @alexmar.bsky.social reports.

Deported after reporting sexual assault: A worker’s fight for justice

Jennyfer told police that her manager assaulted her. Within weeks of reporting, she was charged with a DUI and deported to Nicaragua

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

Chain-link cages. Flooded tents. Clouds of mosquitoes. Malfunctioning AC. Scarce food. Zero recreational time: Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz.

Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz

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

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 13h

Sure. That’ll fix it. 🙄

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 1d

The WIC program will only accept applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the federal government shutdown.

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doingit4us @gontry.bsky.social · 13h

Or maybe, just maybe, she’ full of shit

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 14h

Emory U. recently joined a host of other universities offering income-based free-tuition, expanding their financial commitment to more than $1 billion over the next four years.

Private Colleges Are Pitching Free Tuition for Middle-Class Students. Will It Make a Difference?

The student-debt crisis and rising college costs are some factors driving the trend among elite universities, but policy experts warn it isn’t a catch-all.

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