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Dr. Satenik Margaryan @satenikm.bsky.social · 4h

Amazing work on finding the identities of the Nazi soldiers and the victim. Oh, the humanity.... This photo is haunting.

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 4h

A man sits before a pit of the dead. Nazi soldiers surround him—one aims a gun at his head. For decades, no one knew who they were or where this photo was taken. Now, new digital tools and help from our community may finally reveal the truth behind this haunting Holocaust image🧵

A famous and harrowing image from the holocaust showing a man awaiting his death by a Nazi gun above a pit of the deceased.
The bodies of the fallen have been obscured by Bellingcat.

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Attorney General Matt Platkin @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump Administration’s illegal attempt to suspend funding for SNAP is as unlawful as it is inhumane.

SNAP serves over half a million children and elderly people in NJ.

We are suing to protect NJ families and keep them from slipping into hunger.

www.njoag.gov/attorney-gen...

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NJ Spotlight News @njspotlightnews.org · 7h

A new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll reveals how traditional beliefs about gender roles are playing a major role in shaping support in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race.

Beliefs on gender roles shaping NJ governor's race, poll says | Video | NJ Spotlight News

Fairleigh Dickinson University survey shows voters’ views on masculinity, femininity influence support for candidates

www.njspotlightnews.org

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Dr. Satenik Margaryan @satenikm.bsky.social · 4h

oh, the irony!

andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social · 6h

If only someone would do their job and call the House back from paid vacation 🤔

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 5h

In New Jersey, people are seeing an average of a 174% increase in healthcare costs that would be catastrophic to their families. I am here in the Capitol to work on their behalf.

Where are Speaker Johnson and House Republicans? This is their job too.

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WHYY News @whyynews.bsky.social · 5h

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians face a looming SNAP funding freeze, including almost one-third of Philadelphia.

Here's how that breaks down by county → bit.ly/3WZf2sJ

✏️: @mariapulcinella.bsky.social

A heat map of Pennsylvania shows what percentage of residents, by county, are enrolled in SNAP as of September 2025. Philadelphia has among the highest, at nearly 30%.

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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 1d

This stuff is a self-licking lollipop. Centrists love nothing more than finding new studies showing they & their ideas are actually very popular, right before losing more elections

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Li'l scoop at Semafor: A new report endorsed by Biden's former campaign manager, former DCCC chair Cheri Bustos, and other centrist Dems blames the party's broken brand on post-2012 left-wing language and ideas - not just "the groups" but adopted by whole party www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns

The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.

www.semafor.com

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🧨 primary everybody 🧨 🌻 @prowhaledad.bsky.social · 1d

only reason people believe Zohran means what he says is that he staked out a controversial position on a major policy issue prior to the election, and that bought him credibility on actual campaign issues like affordability and housing

Mikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 1d

Fundamentally you need people to trust you, and microtargeting your policy positions like this is a way to sound fake and corporate.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away

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Dr. Satenik Margaryan @satenikm.bsky.social · 21h

I knew the name was familiar! OMG.

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Bill McBride @calculatedrisk.bsky.social · 1d

The forecasts are for 30" to 40" of rain in the mountains of Jamaica over next few days. The flooding will be horrendous.

Bill McBride @calculatedrisk.bsky.social · 1d

Jamaica getting hammered by Melissa

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

This is my favorite post about Trump's MRI today.

Benjamin O. Anderson @kemek.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe it was a recreational MRI.

Maybe he just really likes the boomy tube.

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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 1d

It is time to consider in a wider forum why those of us who are paying attention to our town’s politics are so angry.

The wider forum may be the ballot box on Nov 4th as well as larger news media than the Bloomfield Chronicles. NJ POL #DemVoice1
bloomfieldchronicles.substack.com/p/from-the-a...

From the Attack on the BCA to the Dismantling of the Rent Leveling Board in Just 10 Short Days

Time to TAPinto What's Going on Here

bloomfieldchronicles.substack.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

the democratic party’s basic problem is it has almost no control over how its message reaches the ears of voters, especially outside of presidential election years. but rather than devote serious time, attention and cash to that problem its consultants and pundits want to fight factional battles

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Craig Hayes @craighayes.me · 1d

James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, has donated $1.25 million to WelcomePAC to date.

Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

Li'l scoop at Semafor: A new report endorsed by Biden's former campaign manager, former DCCC chair Cheri Bustos, and other centrist Dems blames the party's broken brand on post-2012 left-wing language and ideas - not just "the groups" but adopted by whole party www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns

The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.

www.semafor.com

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Jenny Exuma @jennyllello.bsky.social · 1d

plank 4, fuck you too "deciding to win" *discards swathes of the remaining vote right off the bat*

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away

To give ourselves the best chance to win, we recommend the following changes to our approach. Democrats need to:

Focus our policy agenda and our messaging on an economic program centered on lowering costs, growing the economy, creating jobs, and expanding the social safety net.

Advocate for popular economic policies (e.g., expanding prescription drug price negotiation, making the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour) rather than unpopular economic policies (e.g., student loan forgiveness, electric vehicle subsidies, Medicare for All).

Convince voters that we share their priorities by focusing more on issues voters do not think our party prioritizes highly enough (the economy, the cost of living, health care, border security, public safety), and focusing less on issues voters think we place too much emphasis on (climate change, democracy, abortion, identity and cultural issues).

Moderate our positions where our agenda is unpopular, including on issues like immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues.

Embrace a substantive and rhetorical critique of the outsized political and economic influence of lobbyists, corporations, and the ultra-wealthy, while keeping two considerations in mind: First, voters' frustrations with the status quo are not the same as a desire for socialism. And second, criticizing the status quo is a complement to advocating for popular policies on the issues that matter most to the American people, not a substitute.

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Dr. Satenik Margaryan @satenikm.bsky.social · 1d

Do immigration attorneys have any advice? I feel this is trap. Is there an option to request a virtual check in?

Gothamist @gothamist.com · 1d

The annual 'check-in' with ICE: Now a fraught event for migrants https://gothamist.com/news/the-annual-check-in-with-ice-now-a-fraught-event-for-migrants

The annual 'check-in' with ICE: Now a fraught event for migrants

The line forms for immigrants awaiting check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at 26 Federal Plaza, the federal government complex in Lower Manhattan. More and more immigrants are being arrested when they show up for their appointments, attorneys say. [ more › ]

gothamist.com

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Attorney General Matt Platkin @newjerseyoag.bsky.social · 1d

Your voice matters! Make it heard by making a plan to vote in this election.

For voter information, visit NJ.gov/vote

The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy. For more information on how our office is ensuring a free and fair election, visit:
njoag.gov/resources/electionprotection

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, New York City.

Now let’s win.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

they’ve made it easier to build concentration camps.

Looking to speed up building network of migrant detention centers, Trump administration turns to the US Navy | CNN Politics

The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement ai...

www.cnn.com

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 2d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning.

It's been 34 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.

Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.