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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 7h

Congrats to University of California professors & alumni for being awarded 5 Nobel Prizes!

California’s scientists are leading the world in crucial breakthroughs.

www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

University of California sets world record with five Nobel Prizes in one week

The UC system made history this week, as its faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes across medicine, physics and chemistry — the most ever awarded to a single institution in one year.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 7h

This Is Messed Up!!!

BREAKING: A Rutgers antifascism expert has been forced to leave the country, due to death threats from Turning Point fans, “to burn your house down & kill you as you come running out" 🤔 Anyone who says "violence is coming from the left"
is lying!

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7h

There are hard questions we need to ask ourselves right now. But no matter what this administration is planning, we know who we are—we love democracy & plan to fight (peacefully) for it. In a moment where knowledge is power, here is what you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

open.substack.com

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mcrbird.bsky.social @mcrbird.bsky.social · 6h

Everything is bigger in Texas (this includes beer & BBQ bellies).

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 1d

The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

taskandpurpose.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6h

"We must be steadfast in opposition to extortion under the guise of dealmaking, and we must create alliances rooted in a common devotion to freedom of inquiry, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion."

What’s a College President to Do in the Trump Era?

Not going on bended knee to Washington would be a good start.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 12h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6h

This is the front page of Democracy Docket, the media outlet I created in 2020 to provide independent, pro-democracy news and analysis. Everything on this site is free to everyone.

To make this possible, DD relies on premium members. Support this work by becoming one now. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h

Let's be clear: If North Carolina Republicans gerrymander their already illegal map further, they will be sued and they will lose.

I never bluff and I usually win.

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h

🚨BREAKING: North Carolina became the latest GOP-controlled state to announce it will gerrymander its congressional map to please President Donald Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

North Carolina Is Latest Gop-Controlled State To Announce a Gerrymander

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 7h

Republicans DGAF About You.

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💿🥂 The Mayor of Funkytown 🥂💿 @mayoroffunkytown.bsky.social · 10h

Sounds good to me...

Trump and others behind barbed wire.

The Republicans are being referred to as the American Fascist Party by the media abroad and I'll be calling them this as well.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: The NYT fights back!

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 9h

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15h

"Freedom of speech has a point. It is there so people can speak truth to power. Often that truth is spoken first by young people."
snyder.substack.com/p/gaza-and-p...

Gaza and Protest

Why freedom of speech matters

snyder.substack.com

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 2d

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.
A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC
News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Dinosaur Bob @dinosaurbob.bsky.social · 2d

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 2d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d

Ok I have been informed that this woman did not suddenly grow a conscience.

She just hates Speaker Mike Johnson perhaps more than any of us hate Trump and delights in ratf—ng him.

Bless.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 2d

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I've been in the Capitol, and there's two things I couldn't find this week: I couldn't find anywhere the Epstein files and also couldn't find the Republican plan to fix the absolutely destroyed health insurance industry."

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2d

magine trying to put a woman in jail
bc she had proven to a jury
that you’re a crook.

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 3d

NYC earlier today: Following yesterday's political-motivated indictment of Attorney General Letitia James by the fascist Trump regime, protesters in New York City rallied and chanted "Hands off Tish!" in support of her.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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mcrbird.bsky.social @mcrbird.bsky.social · 2d

Reel them in early.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

Philip Morris to provide free cases of cigarettes to area schools amid debates over effects of tobacco on health.

Microsoft to provide free Copilot tools for Washington state schools amid debate over AI’s role in learning

Microsoft Elevate Washington is a sweeping new initiative that will provide free access to AI-powered software and training for all 295 public school districts and 34 community and technical colleges ...

www.geekwire.com

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Brian Cook @2ndadminstate.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve started watching the film “I’m Still Here” and its depiction of the Brazilian military dictatorship shows how much bleaker it might still get. We can’t wait another 16 months.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

“They obviously have Chinese investors,” major SpaceX investor Iqbaljit Kahlon said in newly unsealed testimony, adding that some are “directly on the cap table,” referring to the company’s capitalization table, which lists its shareholders.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

www.propublica.org

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