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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 13h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 16h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 1d

Doug Wilson co-authored a (plagiarized) book that defended the institution of slavery *as it was practiced in the antebellum South*. This is how Douthat introduced the subject while providing him with the NYT's platform:

Douthat: So, just to take a related example, one of the controversies of many that you’ve been mixed up in has to do with slavery, and whether slavery is absolutely forbidden by the Bible, absolutely forbidden to Christians, or whether it is critiqued, but allowed for.

Wilson: Right.

Douthat: And you think it is critiqued, but allowed for.

Wilson: Right.

Douthat: On this, on a straightforward reading of the New Testament, I would agree with you. I would say, pretty clearly, there is a pretty clear path from the message of the Bible to the abolition of slavery. But there is no moment in the New Testament when Jesus insists on the manumission of slaves.

Wilson: Right.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

Curious if folks are getting the impression that those around them are unaware antifa is not an org? We know this admin is dead set on pretending it is & many media are uncritically perpetuating that. Feels like we’re watching an elite disinfo campaign move in both a rapid and absurdist fashion.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 1d

Piping plovers — tiny, lively and endangered birds — have visited Wasaga Beach every summer since 2007.

But things may be changing — and what happens here could be a sign of what’s to come elsewhere in Ontario.

#endangeredspecies #wasagabeach

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 1d

Nope. NopeNopeNope

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 1d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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James G @orth.ca · 2d

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

This is the kind of free-thinking, hard-hitting journalism they're going to be getting at CBS soon.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 3d

Who didn't know he would fail this easy test!

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 3d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 3d

from elbows up to warm embrace. it’s a betrayal of he told canadians to expect from him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Stefan Hostetter @steho.bsky.social · 3d

The banker whose only selling point is being “prudent” has cut revenue and promised to increase spending on a bunch of war toys.

But don’t worry I’m sure not getting your mail delivered to your house and having a chat bot deny your EI will fix this budget in no time

Trevor Tombe @trevortombe.bsky.social · 9d

The real danger lies not in the growing size of today’s deficit, but in failing to plan prudently for what comes next.

My latest for @TheHubCanada on federal finances: thehub.ca/2025/10/01/... #cdnecon #cdnpoli

Trevor Tombe: The budget warning that Canada cannot ignore

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 3d

It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 3d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Lois Beckett @loisbeckett.bsky.social · 3d

There's plenty of complexity to the story of Ian Roberts, the Black Iowa superintendent arrested by ICE.

But the way the @nytimes.com chose to frame this article is racist and shameful.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.

www.nytimes.com

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 4d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 4d

More shit for the Ontario voter to eat. Eat it up yum.

Jessica Smith Cross @jessiecatherine.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Clients of lobby firms connected to the premier and his nephew were given tens of millions from the Skills Development Fund.

Clients of Rubicon — a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager — got more than $100M, records show.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.thetrillium.ca

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 4d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 4d

They were never serious...

A global banking group - Net-Zero Banking Alliance - that Prime Minister Mark Carney helped launch in 2021 to fight climate change has voted to shut down. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/n...

Climate banking alliance Carney helped launch votes to shut down

A global banking group that Prime Minister Mark Carney helped launch in 2021 to fight climate change has voted to shut down. A spokesperson for the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance says members vot...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 4d

This conversation on how media adds to obstruction on climate action by @amywestervelt.bsky.social with @aronczyk.bsky.social and @maxboykoff.bsky.social is really good

S14, Ep4 | The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 4d

As the provincial government looks at banning automated speed cameras, a new report shows that vehicles belonging to cabinet ministers have been regularly caught by automated speed cameras, in some cases going 30kph over the speed limit.

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5d

They’re all the same.

Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple’s ICEBlock crackdown

Red Dot has been removed from the iPhone’s App Store, too.

www.theverge.com

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 6d

There are lots of more glaring and physically brutal basic violations of rights going on but it’s weird how ICE just seems to be freely stealing and wrecking people’s possessions too

Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 6d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 6d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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