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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 1h

Incredible. Exonerated after 43 years of being falsely imprisoned, rather than releasing him to his awaiting family, the police released him to ICE, beginning deportation proceedings.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 7d

Stephen miller is actively calling for a civil war right now on Twitter.

I really do not think Americans are taking in the reality that the federal government is openly admitting to waging war against democratically held cities and states and what comes now that this is being openly said.

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Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide).
This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.
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1/ Judge Immergut just granted a restraining order that prevents Trump's mobilization of the Oregon National Guard in Portland.
IMMERGUT, District Judge.
This case involves the intersection of three of the most fundamental principles in our
constitutional democracy. The first concerns the relationship between the federal government
and the states. The second concerns the relationship between the United States armed forces and
domestic law enforcement. The third concerns the proper role of the judicial branch in ensuring
that the executive branch complies with the laws and limitations imposed by the legislative
branch. Whether we choose to follow what the Constitution mandates with respect to these three
relationships goes to the heart of what it means to live under the rule of law in the United States.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 7d

Pretty incredible own goal by liberal institutions and many Democratic electeds to crush the exact type of protests in 2024 that would’ve been the most effective way to slow or stop ICE incursions into American cities in 2025

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 10d

We just built a NEW tech tool that *any current or former tenant* in the entire country can use for free — it will generate a legal letter for you that reports to collections agencies, credit bureaus and regulatory agencies.

Go to reportmylandlord.org to fight back.

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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 10d

aw no feel better! and take it easier than you think you need to, at least physically even for a bit after symptoms go away, is my advice from what ive read about long covid

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The Frisc @thefrisc.bsky.social · 12d

🧑🏽‍🏫 NEW, TEACHER MATH: SFUSD said nearly 95% of classes were staffed the 1st day of school. It meant schools could finally hire *extra* staff, like teachers who support kids 1-on-1 with reading & math. But principals say there’s a snag. @idamoj.bsky.social reports ✏️

SFUSD Has Teachers In Nearly Every Classroom. There’s An Extra Benefit Too

After years of staff shortages, the milestone unlocks more money during a budget crisis. It’s good news, but there are big caveats.

thefrisc.com

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SPJ NorCal Chapter @spj-norcal.bsky.social · 12d

COMING SOON: Did you know there's now a searchable database of California police misconduct records? Join us and the California Reporting Project's for a special training on how to harness this tool

Register now for the Oct. 8 event! Details here www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-rep...

How To Report With The Police Records Access Project Database

Training on searchable database of California police use-of-force and misconduct records

www.eventbrite.com

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K the Tremendous Autistic Horror Show 🔪🎃 @dropoutninja.bsky.social · 17d

good article. I often wish reporters would remember autistic adults exist, and we have opinions

also I hope more marginalized and higher support needs autistic folks get platforms to advocate for themselves, especially nonspeaking folks

when I was nonspeaking, everyone talked about me, not to me

Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 18d

“The long history of trying to ‘cure’ or eliminate autism has been a history of terrible abuse and dangerous sham treatments."

I spoke to @autisticadvocacy.org's Greg Robinson and @drstevenkapp.bsky.social about the awful autism presser yesterday. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Disgust, horror, and "elimination": Trump and RFK Jr.'s eugenicist autism conference

The most striking omission from Monday's White House pageant: autistic people.

www.motherjones.com

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 22d

Not enough people are paying attention to a major target for Brendan Carr and the Trump admin’s crackdown on free speech: social media. It’s under bipartisan attack, even though it’s a crucial forum for reaching the public and fighting back.
spitfirenews.com/p/is-anyone-...

Is anyone going to defend free speech online?

Government censorship on social media is already here. But it can get so much worse.

spitfirenews.com

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 22d

Biggest story in the world, told in the mainstream press perfectly well:

AP/PBS headline: TRUMP'S MOVES AGAINST MEDIA OUTLETS MIRROR AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO SILENCING DISSENT

www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...

www.pbs.org

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 22d

I experienced this last week & refused, saying I had never before been asked to provide the names of any analysts I was planning to quote to get a comment. Spox replied that maybe they were D donors. (In that case, it was 3 retired top military JAG officers.) I guess that was not a weird oneoff.

Shannon Bond @shannonbond.bsky.social · 23d

we wrote about this WH tactic recently. they’re asking journalists for expert source names and then using them to look up political donations in FEC records to try to discredit those sources as biased.

www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...

Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 23d

I had this exact same experience this morning. Same reporter as Heidi.

This is *not* normal.

I have spoken to the press on these issues for two decades. No government official has ever demanded to know my identity in order to give a comment on a story.

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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 22d

there’s a lot going on but this seems uh extremely bad. our duterte era spreading its wings www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/u...

NYT headline:

Draft Bill Would Authorize Trump to Kill People He Deems Narco-Terrorists

Potential legislation circulating in the executive branch and Congress would grant President Trump sweeping military powers.

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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 23d

she has many many many "important announcements" and I treasure every single of one of them

Michael Leri @orangeflavored.bsky.social · 23d

important announcement, please listen

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24d

Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 24d

Morning. ☕️

ICYMI: Republicans in Congress are simultaneously condemning and fueling violent political rhetoric in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's killing.

They're just using different social media accounts to send different messages. www.huffpost.com/entry/republ...

GOP Lawmakers Are Sending Contradictory And Disturbing Messages

On different social media accounts, Republicans are simultaneously decrying and fanning violent rhetoric in response to Charlie Kirk's killing.

www.huffpost.com

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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 25d

there’s some that I wish were lost to time!!

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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · 25d

COYOTE is off! if you haven’t already, read Emma’s piece on what alt weeklies brought us. In short, oftentimes the real story you wouldn’t find elsewhere

I’m one of those who owes their career launching to an alt weekly, and looking back was certainly at my most fearless then

Emma Silvers @emmaruthless.bsky.social · 26d

we at @coyotemedia.org intend to do “alt-weekly-style” journalism. But what does that mean?

Called up some writer heroes to ask. Thank you for yappin w/ me @annkpowers.bsky.social @tromano.bsky.social @supermarke.bsky.social & Brontez who is too punk for BlueSky www.coyotemedia.org/what-we-talk...

What We Talk About When We Talk About Alt-Weeklies

Alternative newsweeklies launched careers, called out corruption, and made journalism fun. Can we bring that energy back?

www.coyotemedia.org

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your boss dm’ing “hi” and nothing else @benjaminjackson.bsky.social · 28d

Banger of an obit by @espiers.bsky.social, seemingly the only one willing to do Kirk’s legacy justice by quoting his own words

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 29d

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

www.thenation.com

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 29d

Charlie Kirk's shooter's shell casings don't suggest "trans ideology," as the WSJ initially reported. Here's what they do mean. www.huffpost.com/entry/charli...

Charlie Kirk Shooter's Shell Casings Don't Suggest 'Trans Ideology.' Here's What They Do Mean.

Despite what the Wall Street Journal initially reported, none of the inscriptions spread "transgender ideology."

www.huffpost.com

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Sep 11

Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:

www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way

The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.

www.404media.co

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 11

Ezra Klein is trying in this column to argue that Kirk was doing politics correctly if you just ignore the content of what he was advocating. That he was contributing to American democracy by arguing civilly for the subjugation of women, gay people, trans people. It simply doesn’t work.

Isaac! At the Butler! @isaacbutler.bsky.social · Sep 11

I feel like I am taking crazy pills. Charlie Kirk’s ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way

www.nytimes.com

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Sep 11

The white washing of Charlie Kirk's life of hate by corporate media, Republicans, and even some Democrats is making me feel like I'm in the worst episode of The Twilight Zone.

America is the best country for mediocre white conservative men who traffic in hate. Made into heroes in death.

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · Sep 10

Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers

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Ida Mojadad @idamoj.bsky.social · Sep 9

great accountability piece by @anyaviolet.bsky.social. Another ignored voter-approved ballot measure, in this case both unfunded AND services cut for life or death stakes

sfstandard.com/2025/09/09/s...

Voters promised domestic violence survivors free lawyers. SF didn’t follow through

Having a lawyer can make or break a survivor’s chance of escaping an abusive relationship. In 2022, SF voted to fund attorneys for survivors, but the city never followed through. Instead, Mayor Lurie’...

sfstandard.com

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