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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 1d

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 11h

Finally, I agree with him about something. 😂

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 11h

"Leading academic and medical consultants" is rich considering his team spends so much time denigrating academia and medicine.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 1d

You guys, she loves Trump ...

What Nobel winner María Corina Machado said about Donald Trump

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has referred to Trump as “courageous” and a “visionary” for backing her opposition to Maduro.

www.newsweek.com

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 1d

OMG. How does the crazy keep getting worse every single day?

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 3d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 3d

Did you guys not get the memo about the new calendar?

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds bad. Add it to the list.

somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 3d

I don't know if I can take any more history ...

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 5d

This. This needs to be everywhere. I've been losing my mind because of the spotty reporting on bits and pieces without context and a comprehensive examination of where we are headed. I know there are journalists who see it -- is corporate ownership to blame for this chasm?

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 6d

Mother Jones says in 2017, the government had to sift through 500,000 ICE applications to find 10,000 qualified candidates. Gives you an idea what kind of candidates they attract these days.

somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 6d

God, I hate these people. These are people's lives, not a freaking movie.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 7d

Local police departments are also distracted, helping ICE in exchange for money. www.aclu.org/news/immigra...

How Expanded 287(g) Program Turns Local Police Into Deportation Agents | ACLU

The Trump administration has expanded the controversial program to harm more communities than ever. Families and advocates nationwide are fighting back.

www.aclu.org

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 7d

Activists beaten and starved while trying to help Gaza.

“Greta Thunberg, a brave woman, is only 22 years old. She was humiliated and wrapped in an Israeli flag and exhibited like a trophy,” said Italian journalist Lorenzo Agostino.

Greta Thunberg mistreated by Israeli forces in detention, activists say

Activists describe mistreatment after Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.

www.aljazeera.com

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for the tip. Following her now.

somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 8d

I've spent the last 30 minutes hunting for an answer for you, and I'm just not finding sources. Would love to see data.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 8d

I'll add Mother Jones and The Atlantic. Reuters or the Guardian for breaking news.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 8d

ICE raided an entire apartment building in the dead of night, zip tied children together after separating them from their parents, terrorized and detained people, kidnapped some in their rented vans, and then ransacked apartments. Illegal? Yes. Must see TV here:

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 8d

youtu.be/vOXOWAhFz0A

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 8d

Is there any precedent for police arresting these thugs? To me it seems like the most reasonable answer, but I'm not a lawyer, cop, or mayor.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 9d

The very population that cannot physically pick up a second job to make up the difference. Husband just hit this milestone, and although I have a few years left, I can see my ability to make more money narrowing. It's terrifying.

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 10d

I'm on team win-win. Let's welcome every single person who wants a better country.

From Mr. Olson: "Now twenty-four years after 9/11, the same question remains: are we living as win-win Americans, or zero-sum partisans?"

Trygve Olson @trygveolson.bsky.social · 29d

Wednesday’s events overtook what I had intended to share in remembrance of 9/11. However I have decided to share it today — something I originally wrote in 2018 on 9/11 because it is perhaps more important today than it was back then.

open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...

September 11th: Remembering Win-Win America

Editor’s Note:

open.substack.com

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 10d

Not a fan of them, but if the genders were reversed, would we be criticizing a husband trying to keep his dead wife's memory alive instead of staying home with the kids?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

www.amny.com

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 12d

Fox is showing footage of a 2020 protest in Portland as if it were new news.

Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon

Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’

www.theguardian.com

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somewhereinindiana.bsky.social @somewhereinindiana.bsky.social · 12d

Fox using old footage of a 2020 protest in Portland.

Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon

Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’

www.theguardian.com

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