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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 12h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 16h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Seabeck @seabeck.bsky.social · 1d

the sheriff kept the mother waiting for an hour and a half because they were busy putting her son on the plane. Once they were cleared for takeoff, that's when the sheriff came to tell the mother it was too late.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d

Here's an exclusive excerpt from @davidsirota.com's new book Master Plan, about how the Ad Council ran a public service announcement for *capitalism* back in the 70s.
prospect.org/power/2025-1...

The Ad Campaign for Capitalism

In the 1970s, corporate America struck back at the forces attempting to rein it in. One of their tactics was a public service announcement.

prospect.org

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 3d

‪That Carolyn Bertozzi is the 2022 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry is relevant to this thread.

Carolyn Bertozzi @carolynbertozzi.bskyverified.social · 3d

My 14-yr-old and I were playing with Sora, gave it two prompts of things I/we had done that day 1/n

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 4d

Always can use some more joy in the timeline, so check out this year's FISM close-up card magic winner (technically tied for 2nd place due to scoring, but still had the highest score - don't ask). www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrGg...

FRANCESCO FONTANELLI - FISM WINNER - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF MAGIC - Card Magic

YouTube video by Francesco Fontanelli

www.youtube.com

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Ari wants Łink freed for aer birthday @raantuva.blacksky.app · 6d

Imma keep beating this drum until y'all start learning some damn history.

The World’s DUMBEST Dictator - CEAUȘESCU

YouTube video by Living Ironically in Europe

youtu.be

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Gray Merrett @1ifbyland2ifbysea.bsky.social · 8d

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 8d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 9d

Rokka slurps her milk bottle the same way she approaches life: with gusto and vim. She convinced herself that stockade neighbour Twiggy the giraffe had a better stash of greens, and made attempts to sneak into Twiggy's bedroom. Her determination won out and poor Twiggy had to stand by and watch!

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Steve @stevetypesstuff.bsky.social · 9d

This is powerful and worth watching all the way to the end!

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 9d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 9d

Follow this account please. This shop is owned by 4 Paddystinians. All you have to do is retweet...so the right crowd will discover us...

vintagehabibi.bsky.social @vintagehabibi.bsky.social · 9d

vintagehabibi.etsy.com

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Sheldrick Wildlife Trust @sheldricktrust.bsky.social · 10d

#WorldAnimalDay is a reminder that we open our doors to all wild animals in need.

Meet the full spectrum of orphans in our care; buffalo calves, zebra foals, and countless other species who receive the same expert guidance and second chances as the elephant orphans you are more familiar with.

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 12d

For the second time (the first being my Surgeon General scoop) The Daily Beast's Janna Brancolini, in her "reporting" a story that's little more than a rehashing others' work, gives first credit to CBS News, when I broke the story (more thoroughly) last night.

www.thedailybeast.com/presidential...

Presidential Library Boss Resigns After Clash Over Trump’s Sword Gift to King Charles

The administration was reportedly unhappy with the historian.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14d

Lindsey Halligan, the attorney selected by Donald Trump to bring criminal charges against James Comey, has never prosecuted a case.

But, like Trump, she did get her start in reality TV — with a brief cameo on South Beach Tow.

Here is Halligan’s newly resurfaced TV moment:

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 16d

*Benny Hill theme plays*

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 16d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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El Ingobernable ... Better Knuckle Up 👊🏼 @ooooyeeeah.bsky.social · 17d

InSANITY. That is insanity and you know it. Max was practically a warm body. Bowens destroyed the Swirl solo and landed the Mollywhop that sealed the deal.

You're 100% right about one thing though. This is a win for the best wrestler alive.

AND HIS NAME IS ANTHONY BOWENS.

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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 16d

Projecting onto swastikars.

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 17d

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 19d

What an amazing animal

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19d

REQUEST: If anyone has the memo in question, pushing such prosecutions, apparently sent from a lawyer in Blanche's office to "U.S. attorney’s offices in California, New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Detroit and Maryland, among others," please send it my way. Signal: crg.32

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19d

Breaking News: A Justice Dept. official is pushing prosecutors to investigate a group funded by George Soros, the billionaire Democratic donor whom President Trump has demanded be thrown in jail.

Justice Dept. Official Pushes Prosecutors to Investigate George Soros’s Foundation

The directive suggests department leaders are following orders from the president, a major break from decades of past practice meant to insulate the agency from political interference.

nyti.ms

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Maya Media @mayamedia.bsky.social · 19d

Impressive.

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 20d

Might as well get credentialed for synchronized diving.

Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · Aug 10

DOUBLE PELICAN DIVE AFTER SUNSET!!!! wooooo! What a way to end the week!

time to sleep and prepare for the horrors and joys of the next one

🪶

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