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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 10h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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James E. Clyburn @repjamesclyburn.bsky.social · 1d

Are you enrolled in a HealthCare.gov plan and want to know how much your premiums will increase next year if Republicans refuse to join Democrats to stop cuts to ACA tax credits?

Visit calculator.americanscovered.org to see how much your premium will increase.

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Peter Paige @thepeterpaige.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't already canceled your WaPo subscription...

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

‘We’re Now a Conservative Opinion Page,’ Declares Washington Post Columnist

www.mediaite.com

‘We’re Now a Conservative Opinion Page,’ Declares Washington Post Columnist

twp.ai

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

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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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 1d

The homeowner saw on the security camera that a bear was playing on the outdoor swing every day, but couldn't get on.
So he had a bigger swing built, and this was the result.😎🤣💙☺️

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Peter Paige @thepeterpaige.bsky.social · 1d

This is a five-alarm fire.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

abcnews.go.com

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The Get More Smarter Podcast @getmoresmarter.com · 1d

You have to get through EIGHT PAGES of cities before getting to Los Angeles or Portland when you rank American cities with populations over 100,000 by crime rate.

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Leta McCollough Seletzky @letaseletzky.com · 1d

As it turns out, not only were we NOT overreacting, we were underreacting 🫠

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Why do so many powerful Republicans turn out to be pedophiles and child sex abusers? 🤨

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House.

Not a single offer.

Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 2d

Kevin Dort kills it again. Thank you for always standing up for what is right.

#USDemocracy

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Rebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 2d

Who is leading the opposition to Prop 50?? An anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ MAGA millionaire.

CA Voters…..Vote YES on Prop 50!

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 2d

CNN IS NOT IN THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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❌👑 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 💙 Save the world ❌👑 @villaverla.bsky.social · 3d

A YES vote means California will temporarily use new Congressional maps drawn by Democratic state officials to elect Congressional reps in 2026, 28, & 30.

It isn’t just about maps.
Your vote determines who acts on your behalf in 2026 & beyond.

#YesOn50 #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/ORQ2xsr7

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Truthout @truthout.org · 2d

During its July 2025 Prime Day event, Amazon shipped an estimated 450 million items. What it fails to report about its Prime Day operations, however, are the guaranteed spikes in carbon emissions that will linger in the atmosphere for centuries.

If You’re Thinking of Snagging an Amazon Prime Day Deal, Stop and Read This First

Amazon’s emissions are rapidly rising, and its Prime Day deliveries play a significant role in stoking climate change.

truthout.org

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 2d

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Peter Paige @thepeterpaige.bsky.social · 2d

i say this to everyone who will listen - EVs are simple machines that require almost zero maintenance. I had my last EV EIGHT YEARS and the only thing I paid for was four new tires. in EIGHT YEARS.

Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 2d

This is true. Once you drive one for a while you start thinking, wait why *do* regular cars have all these tubes and gaskets and whatnot?

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

i’d say the real killer feature of EVs is basically the lack of real maintenance costs.

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Peter Paige @thepeterpaige.bsky.social · 3d

YES ON 50, CALIFORNIA!

It's a temporary solution to what will become an intractable problem if it doesn't pass. We cannot let Trump and the GOP steal unrestrained power. It's bad enough that SCOTUS refuses to rein him in - if he is able to commandeer Congress, democracy is over for US.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

Stephen Miller said the quiet part out loud. Trump has “plenary authority,” then suddenly went silent. Their plan wasn’t to be public yet. Clearly, someone hit the panic button in his earpiece.

It gets weirder: CNN uploaded the interview with the “plenary authority” comment edited out.
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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 3d

If Republicans can casually ignore precedent, so can Democrats.

Speaker Johnson has no right to stop duly elected representatives from taking office.

Call a press conference on the capitol steps, and swear in Democratic Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva - NOW.

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · 3d

If you ever find yourself zip tying a child's hands I wanna be really clear with you on what this says about you. You're not one of the "good guys." You're the problem. Your soul is rotten. Your intentions are evil. And whoever is above you telling you to do this is the pure embodiment of evil.

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Aunty Em @everycourthouse.bsky.social · 3d

Pick your battle because it’s one or the other. Either we shut everything down with a general strike and protest every day or we let assholes like this terrorize us. Which do you want?

Masked man pointing an assault weapon at an innocent woman

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Peter Paige @thepeterpaige.bsky.social · 3d

SUCH a banger.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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