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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4h

Israeli military says its forces have withdrawn to agreed deployment lines for first stage of Gaza ceasefire.

Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war

The Israeli military says a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has come into effect in Gaza. The announcement came Friday, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting and exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

Mike Davis clerked for Neil Gorsuch, worked in DOJ and on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now he is an election denier troll who peddles conspiracies on Steve Bannon's show.

So, of course, all of that makes him a close ally of the Trump regime.

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 4h

President Trump and Elon Musk spent $15 billion to fire 200,000+ federal workers, and now 750,000 more are furloughed without pay.

This was never about efficiency – and we’re making sure everyone knows it.

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 4h

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What causes autism? Here's what the White House gets wrong.

More than a hundred autism genes have been identified, explains author Peter Hotez. And Tylenol isn't the biggest environmental factor.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Ymani Simmons @ymani.bsky.social · 4h

Tell it like it is!

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 13h

🚨 Today in Portland, large groups peacefully gathered to unite against hate and oppression. 1/2

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 17h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

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Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov · 19h

Speaker Johnson’s claim that the House’s work is done – in the midst of a senseless government shutdown – is a dereliction of duty.

I’m demanding he bring the House back to work and negotiate in good faith to reopen the government, protect your healthcare, and lower costs.

Let's get this done.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 17h

BREAKING: A judge blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks.

Judge blocks National Guard deployment in Illinois for 2 weeks

A judge has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h

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.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 17h

All servicewomen serving in combat roles already have to meet stringent gender-neutral physical standards.

But Secretary Hegseth is intent on smearing those women as unqualified — and pushing all women out of military service.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Moves to Push Women Out of the Military

From eliminating the Pentagon’s gender advisory committee to misrepresenting women’s combat readiness, Hegseth’s record shows a clear campaign against women in uniform.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 16h

Shutting down the House is not a strategy. It’s an abdication. A failure. And yes, an embarrassment. Even MTG is calling out the GOP for shutting down the government.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16h

Mark Bray and his family are now on the plane to Spain. Posted 13 minutes ago: bsky.app/profile/mark...

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 18h

👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

The Republican shutdown continues.

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Politico @politico.com · 20h

Republican Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt condemns the deployment of Texas's National Guard to Illinois.

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if [Gov. JB] Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration,” Stitt told The New York Times in an interview.

GOP Oklahoma governor criticizes Texas National Guard deployment to Illinois

Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, broke with his party in an interview with The New York Times.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 22h

House Oversight Committee Republican staff have reached out to Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys about scheduling Maxwell's deposition with Congressional investigators

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 19h

Chicago residents are now following ICE vehicles, honking horns and shouting warnings before raids begin. This is what community defense looks like. 💪

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ETX Gov🏴‍☠️ @etxgov.bsky.social · 1d

Damn just got drafted into Antifa.

I have to report to basic in the morning to learn to throw molotov cocktails from tall bikes and then they're shipping me straight to Portland.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20h

For Benjamin Netanyahu, the political ramifications of the Gaza ceasefire are still unknown, Ruth Margalit writes. His extremist coalition partners have threatened to topple his government if the Israeli military withdrew entirely from Gaza.

Hope and Grief in Israel After the Gaza Ceasefire Deal

In Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, there were scenes of unimpeded joy overnight, as news broke of a peace agreement.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h

🚨BREAKING: A federal grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on one count of fraud Thursday, ABC News reports. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

In Latest Political Prosecution, Trump’s DOJ Indicts New York AG Letitia James