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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 3h

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC is facing another round of deep staff cuts www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/h...

‘The damage is beyond repair’: The CDC faces another round of deep staff cuts | CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ac...

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 5h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 8h

Loss in court for Trump Admin:

Appeals court blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area amid ongoing protest

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Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago

The Defense Department announced earlier this week that about 200 National Guard soldiers from Texas and another 300 from Illinois were federalized and sent to the Chicago area.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 9h

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Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule • Ohio Capital Journal

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, judges rule.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 9h

She’s making sense. 🤯

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 9h

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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 10h

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OpenAI allegedly sent police to an AI regulation advocate’s door

OpenAI reportedly wanted to find out if the advocates received funding from Elon Musk.

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 10h

Watch Diane Keaton win the Oscar for Best Actress at the 1978 Oscars for "Annie Hall." Read more about her life and legacy: bit.ly/3KJBa7H

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Sara Silverstein @sarasilverstein.bsky.social · 17h

Trump govt further gutted the CDC last night, while continuing the govt shutdown instead of protecting healthcare for Americans. Areas affected last night include policy, comms, intelligence, infrastructure, global health & more. This is an attack on national security
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Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 14h

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“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 14h

Leave Us Alone www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | Leave Us Alone

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 15h

The power trip these “agents” are clearly enjoying and the “above the law” attitude should disturb everyone around the world. The lack of empathy, professionalism, and humanity in every kidnapping is revolting.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 15h

His doctor

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 15h

Decades of cops being allowed to lie about traffic crashes, arrests, etc. with impunity — and often having those lies laundered through the press — have brought us to this moment where even when ICE agents are on camera they still think they can create their own reality.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 15h

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Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

Entering the bottom of the 15th… #MLBSky 🤯

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

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I guess this is what a $400 million private jet gets you. America First, right? 🤔

MAGA backlashes after Hegseth announces Qatar Air Force site in Idaho

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

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WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

He’s a businessman, right? Better for the economy, they said. 😒

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Wall Street selloff raises worries about market downturn reut.rs/48pWXLu

Wall Street selloff raises worries about market downturn

Investor worries that Wall Street's record stock rally would soon fizzle loomed large after tariffs re-emerged as a market risk.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

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It still boggles the mind that this administration has deployed military troops in multiple American cities when nothing violent or illegal is happening… and lawyers / judges / lawsuits are the only recourse to stop them from terrorizing these communities. 🤦‍♂️

Federal Use of Force in Chicago Protests Is Restricted by Judge

A US judge has temporarily imposed stricter limits on when federal agents can use physical force and make arrests during Chicago-area demonstrations against the Trump administration’s ramped up immigr...

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

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Consumers See Higher Inflation in Year Ahead, NY Fed Survey Shows

Consumers see higher inflation in the year ahead, with signs that lower and middle-income households are feeling most of the burden of rising price pressures, according to a monthly survey from the Fe...

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

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Jacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 1d

I really appreciate this review of Gilded Rage in The Bulwark. I hoped that some of the book's concerns -- corruption, authoritarianism, rule of law, inequality, our shared stake in society -- would have broad appeal.
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Why Our Tech Overlords Took a Hard Right Turn

A new book tells the story of how Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs became angry admirers of authoritarianism.

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Steve Berkowitz @steveberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

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