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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 21h

YES: A Wyoming librarian fired for refusing to pull LGBTQ books just won a $700,000 settlement for violation of her First Amendment rights. 👏 Let this be a warning to every censor-happy official in the country.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 21h

Democratic Senate candidate in Maine responds to WH defying Collins on RIFs

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 23h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 1d

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lifeofcheryl.bsky.social @lifeofcheryl.bsky.social · 1d

WE ARE NOT SAFE!

The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board — the agency that investigates chemical explosions to prevent future disasters — is shut down and may soon be eliminated entirely.

Scientists who study chemical disasters say this dangerous move will save the federal government a mere $14 million.

Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations

Because of the federal government shutdown and proposed budget, key federal investigations may stop, including into what happened at a Chevron refinery in California in October 2025.

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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 2d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: A federal judge in Illinois just BANNED Kristi Noem's goons from using force or threats against Chicago reporters. 👏 Even better, if Kristi doesn't prove she gave ICE the order within 7 days, she may face criminal charges. 💪 THIS is how you do it!

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lifeofcheryl.bsky.social @lifeofcheryl.bsky.social · 1d

Has there ever been a foreign military base in US soil?

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

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lifeofcheryl.bsky.social @lifeofcheryl.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on.

Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 2d

I just wanna say on days like today.

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lifeofcheryl.bsky.social @lifeofcheryl.bsky.social · 1d

That would be awesome.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 3d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

“.. it's every day, some new excuse why he won't sign, right? Look at the core. He knows that, that is the deciding signature on the discharge petition," Gallego added.

@nbcnews.com #AZ07
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING: A right-wing group with a long track record of pushing for voter roll purges, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinterpret a federal law designed to expand voting access as a mandate for aggressive voter removals. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Right-Wing Group Asks SCOTUS to Turn Pro-Voting Law Into Tool for Voter Purges

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d

The acting CDC Director has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health. Trump has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health.

Both are calling to make the MMR vaccine into 3 separate shots, which makes absolutely no scientific or public health sense.

Acting CDC boss wants to break up MMR vaccine into three shots

Jim O’Neill joins President Donald Trump’s call for three distinct measles, mumps and rubella shots, claiming a separation would ‘reduce the risk of side effects’ and ‘maximize parental choice’

www.independent.co.uk

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Senator Mazie K. Hirono @hirono.senate.gov · 2d

Republicans have now been given six opportunities to extend the ACA credits, lower costs, and reopen the government.

Instead, they have doubled down on their proposal to RAISE your health care premiums so they can hand out tax breaks to their ultra-rich friends.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

@warnock.senate.gov: "You know that it's a critical moment any time Raphael Warnock and Marjorie Taylor Greene are essentially saying the same thing. That doesn't happen often... She saw that the premiums of her own adult children will go up so much in 2026 that their healthcare is unaffordable."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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