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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5h

Kristi Noem’s America, folks. That poor dog. That poor family.

Tweet by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: “Border Patrol reportedly shot a dog and then the agent fled rather than deal with any kind of accountability whatsoever.”
Below is Keith Edwards’ tweet: “BREAKING: A family in El Paso says ICE shot and killed their dog, Chop. The agent who fired reportedly ran as the family screamed for help. No one came.”

Photo of a large black and brown Rottweiler sitting calmly on a tiled floor next to a white chair and a window with blinds.

A black-background screenshot of text describing an incident: the sender says no Border Patrol agents rendered aid after their dog was shot, and that the responsible agent fled the scene with help from others. They emphasize that the agent’s name was never released and that their family lost a member “for no lawful reason.”

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 4h

Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by armed militia in Gaza City - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-al-jafarawi-prominent-palestinian-activist-killed-militia-gaza-city

Prominent Palestinian activist Saleh al-Jafarawi killed by armed militia in Gaza City

Social media activist was shot dead whilst covering clashes between Israel-backed militia and Hamas fighters, Al Jazeera reports

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sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah that's fair. They have severely distorted numbers, I should have looked at it closer. They reported only 14 deaths as of August 2025. I'm not sure where they're getting their stats but I'm going to have to delete this post and find a better article to represent what I'm trying to say.

sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 7h

Fair enough, I'm not sure why there's conflicting data between the two articles.

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sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 9h

There haven't been thousands of mass shootings. Thousands of shootings, yes, but only 155 mass shootings, back in August at least.

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sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 10h

I can't either. I used to make myself watch Palestine videos, and I mentally damaged myself doing it. I stayed vocal though because I didn't have to keep seeing what was happening to know it's wrong.

It's the same with ICE. Don't torture yourself, we can't fight fascism if we are mentally unwell.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 21h

Good people need to start outing their ICE family members, neighbors, and community members.

They need to be made into pariahs in the places decent Americans gather.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2d

They’re still offering new ICE recruits a $50,000 signing bonus, yet active duty military were seen today lining up at food banks.

Defend your country and you can’t afford to eat.

Terrorize your country and you become rich.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, it’s exhausting that people think Gazans should only ask for help to survive to eat, to stay alive but not to dream, to study, or to rebuild their lives. Wanting education, safety, and a future isn’t greed. It’s being human.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza civil defence: 9,500 missing under the rubble - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-civil-defence-9500-missing-under-rubble

Gaza civil defence: 9,500 missing under the rubble

<article data-history-node-id="429989" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-civil-defence-9500-missing-under-rubble" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-civil-defence-9500-missing-under-rubble" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza civil defence: 9,500 missing under the rubble</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Gaza's civil defence has reported that 9,500 people are still missing under the rubble across Gaza.</p> <p>Its teams have already begun rescue operations, recovering the bodies of some 155 people so far.</p> <p>It added that it has received 75 distress calls since dawn today, and called on the Red Cross to coordinate with Israel to locate missing people as it lacks the resources and equipment to retrieve all the bodies from the rubble.</p> <p>According to the agency, 300,000 displaced Palestinians have arrived in Gaza City since the ceasefire took hold on Friday. People have erected makeshift tents on the rubble, but lack adequate shelter as aid is not due to enter the Strip until tomorrow.</p> <p>Some 700,000 people were displaced from Gaza City and the north by intense Israeli bombardment and raids on the area in the weeks before the ceasefire came into force.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

1.5 million Gaza residents lost their home, Palestinian NGO network says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/15-million-gaza-residents-lost-their-home-palestinian-ngo-network-says

1.5 million Gaza residents lost their home, Palestinian NGO network says

<article data-history-node-id="430008" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/15-million-gaza-residents-lost-their-home-palestinian-ngo-network-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/15-million-gaza-residents-lost-their-home-palestinian-ngo-network-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">1.5 million Gaza residents lost their home, Palestinian NGO network says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Head of the Palestinian NGO Network in Gaza on Saturday said that an estimated 1.5 million residents of the enclave have lost their homes, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. </p> <p>"It is estimated that 1.5 million residents of the Gaza Strip have lost their homes. We have contacted UN agencies to provide urgent needs," </p> </div> </div> </article>

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi gets uglier with every clip of her I see. People lying...when everyone knows they are lying...yet they do it anyway...they're the most repulsive thing you can ever see. That feeling of being repulsed...and what you are looking at...when you feel that way...fuse... permanently.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

More than 5,000 federal employees have received layoff notices. We’re working to ensure that the administration isn’t using state voter rolls to target registered Democrats for termination. More details soon.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Israel will not release Dr Hussam Abu Safiya as part of Gaza deal - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-will-not-release-dr-hussam-abu-safiya-part-deal-report

Israel will not release Dr Hussam Abu Safiya as part of Gaza deal

Hamas official says kidnapped doctor from Gaza not included among those to be released following ceasefire

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1d

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Focus Congo🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩 @focuscongo.bsky.social · 1d

TW: mention of r-pe and graphic detailed description.

In Congo, women are being mass r-ped and m-rdered, by Rwandan te3ro3ists. Most are barely surviving, with little to no access to healthcare. Despite the constant threat of being attacked again, women are still forced to work in the fields.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 2d

It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.

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sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck Netanyahu

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Israel attacks displaced Palestinians’ return route in Gaza despite ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-attacks-displaced-palestinians-return-route-gaza-despite

Israel attacks displaced Palestinians’ return route in Gaza despite ceasefire

<article data-history-node-id="429943" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-attacks-displaced-palestinians-return-route-gaza-despite" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-attacks-displaced-palestinians-return-route-gaza-despite" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel attacks displaced Palestinians’ return route in Gaza despite ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Friday conducted strikes on the displaced Palestinians' return route in Gaza despite the ceasefire, Anadolu news agency reported. </p> <p>Thousands of displaced Palestinians headed towards Gaza City via Rashid Street after the ceasefire was announced. Israeli tanks were also filmed withdrawing from an area near the Jordanian Hospital in southern Gaza City.</p> <p>The interior ministry in Gaza on Friday said it will begin restoring order in the areas from which Israeli forces have withdrawn, urging citizens to be careful. </p> <p>In a statement, the ministry said that Israeli forces continue to block the road between the north and south of the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>"We call on citizens to be careful before the ceasefire comes into effect, to ensure their safety," the statement said. </p> </div> </div> </article>

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sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 2d

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2d

Hamas: Israel aims to disrupt mediator efforts for ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-israel-aims-disrupt-mediator-efforts-ceasefire

Hamas: Israel aims to disrupt mediator efforts for ceasefire

<article data-history-node-id="429921" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-israel-aims-disrupt-mediator-efforts-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-israel-aims-disrupt-mediator-efforts-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas: Israel aims to disrupt mediator efforts for ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas on Friday said that Israel aims to disrupt the efforts of mediators to implement a ceasefire in Gaza, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. </p> <p>"The occupation government aims, through the massacre west of Gaza City, to disrupt the efforts of the mediators and disrupt efforts to implement the agreement," Hamas said in a statement. </p> <p>The organisation called on the mediators and the US administration to "assume their responsibility regarding the occupation's crimes and intervene to compel it to stop bombing civilians".</p> <p>"The systematic massacres committed by the occupation reveal its government's insistence on continuing the genocide until the very last moment," the group said. </p> </div> </div> </article>

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sassmasterjam.bsky.social @sassmasterjam.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning friends! Cards Against Humanity is releasing an informational game to avoid Dump's tariffs.

100% of the profits go to the American Library Association to combat rising censorship - perhaps look into purchasing if you are able!

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Cards Against Humanity avoids tariffs with an edition that explains all the jokes, says 'this holiday season… don’t give Donald Trump a f***ing cent'

For US customers only.

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