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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 15m

22 states are in recession or close to it, new analysis finds www.axios.com/2025/10/09/t...

22 states are in a recession or close to it, new analysis finds

Twenty-two states are either in a recession or on the precipice of a downturn, according to a new analysis from Moody's Analytics.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump administration’s attempts to justify a military presence were “simply unreliable,”
Live Updates: Federal Judge Restricts Troop Deployment in Chicago Area www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: Federal Judge Restricts Troop Deployment in Chicago Area

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 7h

1000 Words: Visual Defiance Against the Authoritarian State readingthepictures.media/p/visual-def...

1000 Words: Visual Defiance Against the Authoritarian State

Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the crackdown on dissent has jolted photojournalism, street art, and illustration—each surging now to galvanize truth, disrupt complacency, and bear witness.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 9h

There has been a surge of image-text photobooks in the market in recent years. In some, the texts and images operate rather independently, while perhaps still holding onto some underlying issue. In others, the text is treated as ... photobookjournal.com/2025/10/09/a...

Arturo Soto – Border Documents

Review by Brian F. O’Neill · There has been a surge of image-text photobooks in the market in recent years. In some, the texts and images operate rather independently, while perhaps still holding o…

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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 9h

"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Kent Wong, a beloved leader, teacher, and ally whose lifelong passion for justice strengthened the entire labor movement," said AFSCME President Lee Saunders.
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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 9h

It’s Tuesday at the Arena Mexico. In the front rows that are filled with tourists, phones are raised to film the fighters with commentary in English, French and Japanese. english.elpais.com/internationa...

The gentrification of Mexican wrestling

Lucha libre emerged in the poorer neighborhoods of Mexico City and has attracted both tourists and the wealthy

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 9h

It’s dawn in Kolhapur. The streets, still dark, remain deserted while almost the entire city is asleep. english.elpais.com/internationa...

Kushti, the ancient Indian wrestling discipline that demands abstinence and celibacy

The wrestlers live in boarding schools, many of them since childhood. EL PAÍS visited them during their training sessions, to learn about their lives and their dreams

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 9h

And how will this be enforced?

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

A US judge has temporarily imposed stricter limits on when federal agents can use physical force and make arrests during Chicago-area demonstrations against the Trump administration’s ramped up immigration enforcement

Federal Use of Force in Chicago Protests Is Restricted by Judge

A US judge has temporarily imposed stricter limits on when federal agents can use physical force and make arrests during Chicago-area demonstrations against the Trump administration’s ramped up immigration enforcement.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 13h

ICE is targeting kids.

“The idea that masked men would now go to 14-year-olds and ask them to waive their rights to return to the countries that they fled is shocking.”

Read more: interc.pt/4o1hD0C

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 12h

Remember, we're hiring!

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 10d

Are you interested in covering politics in the Lone Star State? The Texas Observer is hiring an intern to help us cover the 2026 elections! Apply here:

Work for the Texas Observer

We’re a nonprofit with a strong public service mission; we seek to expose injustice and to produce the kind of impact journalism that makes a difference.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 12h

Don't ever think it can't happen again, or here. And not only to Jews. petapixel.com/2025/10/08/h...

Historian Finally Identifies Nazi in Infamous Holocaust Photo Using AI

The historian has spent years working on this.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 12h

Six visual artists and photographers — Matt Black, Garrett Bradley, Jeremy Frey, Tonika Lewis Johnson, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, and Gala Porras-Kim — are among the 22 recipients of this year’s MacArthur Fellowship hyperallergic.com/1048204/six-...

Six Artists Win MacArthur “Genius” Grants

Jeremy Frey and Gala Porras-Kim are among this year’s fellows, who receive an $800,000 award.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 23h

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy newrepublic.com/post/201475/... via @newrepublic.com

Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy

Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1d

Newsom warns of possible Trump interference in California’s special election www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

Newsom warns of possible Trump interference in California’s special election

As Election Day approaches, Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising concerns that the president may try to interfere in California’s special election to redraw congressional districts.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1d

The salty solution for cramps? 49ers players reach for pickle juice shooters www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

The salty solution for cramps? 49ers players reach for pickle juice shooters

A few NFL players started drinking pickle juice 25 years ago, but the two-ounce containers used now are a relatively recent phenomenon.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

👂LISTEN — (U.S. Navy veteran) country Singer Zach Bryan’s lyrics about ICE that triggered the White House

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 2d

“The law does not permit this kind of prolonged deprivation of an individual’s liberty without any allegations or charges of violating the law,” said Jean Elizabeth Reisz, an attorney representing Marin, who is also a USC law professor.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d

New from me at The Dispatch: DHS says it's illegal to videotape ICE agents. That's not what the courts say. @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social

DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.

Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 2d

From the first 40 unscratched lottery tickets in California holding potential 1980s fortune to the original "Anarchist Cookbook" pulled from a garage of spiritual texts, this year's fair was a cabinet of curiosities.

By @afroxander.bsky.social

The full story: lataco.com/rare-books-l...

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d

DAILY MEMO: ICE Agent Claims To Be A Florencia Gang Member While Trying To Detain a Minor 🧵2 parts

If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming an member of L.A. TACO, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this vital information.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 1d

At least three of the participants in Outsiders have died since I began that project, Stephen, Billy and Peter. Wes from Robert Gumpert’s Division Street project in San Francisco, who is featured in the Outsiders exhibition, is also dead. It’s an avoidable tragedy in a country as wealthy as this.

Museum of Homelessness @ourmoh.bsky.social · 1d

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:

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Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness

We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1d

But that is not how His Supreme Court see it

darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d