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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 41m

European colonists would never have survived without the know-how of First Nations and Africans who actually knew how to live, tame, and thrive in nature. Then we took that knowledge and branded it for ourselves.

Mr Autumn Man @hartsunknown.blacksky.app · 3h

Posting this for anyone- myself included- who gets questioned for doing “white people stuff.” No, it’s our stuff. How do you think our ancestors survived, not just in the colonial diaspora, but in our ancestral homelands?
Being in nature is returning to our native roots also. 🍄 🌱

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 2h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 51m

But absolutely do it if you can not because it makes you feel good, but because it's effective.

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 2h

The first reports of what would eventually be called AIDS and its causative agent identified as HIV were published in the MMWR in 1981 alerting health care and public health systems across the country. A tremendous loss for public health.

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 4h

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 1h

White folks who have only ever attended feel-good meet-up demos get some training and keep the kids home before you embark on the very different world of targeted public satire and protest.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1h

One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”

Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans

One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”…

buff.ly

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MARAH FROM 🇵🇸 @mummarah.bsky.social · 8h

🚨I beg you to share it

We lost everything even our source of income 😭

We rely on your daily donations to provide food, water, milk for our daughter and everything we need to survive 💔🙏

Without your help, we truly can’t afford anything!!!

Please help
gofund.me/726f59d0f

@mommunism.bsky.social 😭🙏

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 1h

I know it's not the story, but connecting dots. Just fascinating to see tradwife fashion from a reporter covering this.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5h

They're talking about killing leftist activists. They're talking about murdering people organizing in defense of immigrant communities, doing mutual aid work, and protesting their violence. They are talking about murdering people like me and my friends. We must do more than acknowledge it's fascism.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 1h

Why are state troopers still there, JB?

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 1h

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1h

This can't go on.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 4h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 1h

"Let's keep shitting on our soldiers; I'm sure they won't turn on us."

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 2h

redo w/correct link. pls share again!

‼️‼️‼️Sameer Project urgently needs our action. Can we do a $75/mattress-for-babies fundraiser today?

The situation:

From Sameer Project on on X: “The pediatric department at Nasser Hospital requested our help!!
Support: chuffed.org/project/1368...

Screenshot of video of babies who arrived at Nasser Hospital in need of urgent care. Go to Sameer Project on c to view

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13h

More here: open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Thoughts and prayers to Cosplay Cop Kristi who had to brave the dogs, farmer’s markets, capybaras, and marathon runners of Portland this week.

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 18h

My partner is encouraging me to just let my hair go all-white. I'm about half-way there as it is.

Still a few years off from 50 and I'm starting to look like my grandparents.

Blaming the government.

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 19h

More. Of. This. Any city that allows a corporation to build a data center will be unlivable within a year of construction.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 1d

AMERICA: let’s give $20 billion to Argentina, what is money anyway

ALSO AMERICA: HeaLtHcaRe FoR aLL? wHo iS gOinG to PaY FoR It

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 19h

TT: We cannot allow you to upset our sensitive audience by showing them an inconvenient fact about our Great and Good Government

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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River Talesien🏳️‍🌈🖖🦉📖✒️ @rivertalesien.myatproto.social · 21h

I don't care what anyone says about the ceasefire, we know folks aren't going to be getting help any time soon. If you can, please help Gazan families trying to survive (thread, hope these won't disappear):

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 22h

There may be a ceasefire but families in Gaza have lost almost everything and are having to rebuild. Mahmoud has a new baby arriving soon too ❤️

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mahmoud. Mahmoud was a computer engineer doing web development before this. He’s lost his job and home (and many coworkers) and is in a tent with his family including his children Zeina, 6 and Zane, 2. His wife Malak is 7 months pregnant.

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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