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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 1h

“The church cannot remain silent. You stand with me, and I stand with you”

— Pope Leo XIV

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 12h

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 13h

“O’er the land of the free”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song teaser, “Bad News”:

“ICE is gonna come bust down your door / Try to build a house, no bills no more, well I got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone […] The fading of the red, white and blue.”

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 2d

Do folks signed up for the Empower rideshare app know that the company has used their email addresses to send out thousands of emails to elected officials over the last 72 hrs?

There appears to be about 6 different scripts. But this cosplay of AAVE really had me 🤔.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 4d

Oh it's near impossible to keep up with all the absurdity taking place! Let's all do our best to keep an eye out and fight back.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 4d

3 of the 13 anti-DC bills were passed by the House with some support from Democrats.

That includes the bill that would allow children as young as 14 to be charged as adults. The others may be voted on by the full House in coming weeks.

But none of the 13 bills have made it through the Senate yet.

House votes to charge D.C. 14-year-olds as adults

The House also voted to restrict judges from giving lighter sentences to young adults, among 14 D.C. crime-related policy proposals from the GOP.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6d

Immigration authorities are continuing to patrol with D.C. police weeks after the expiration of President Trump’s federal takeover, leaving some local leaders and residents alarmed about D.C. police’s role in immigration enforcement.

Trump’s D.C. crime emergency is over. Immigration officers are still patrolling with D.C. police.

The Washington Post reviewed photos and videos of at least half a dozen incidents since Sept. 10. They show D.C. police officers with masked agents in vests labeled HSI for Homeland Security Investiga...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d

Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6d

The @washingtonpost.com's Emma Uber & @teoarmus.bsky.social caught @mayorbowser.dc.gov in a bald-faced lie. On Tuesday, she said "ICE is not patrolling with MPD." Confronted that day with video of ICE patrolling with MPD and abducting people handed to them by MPD, she was forced to change her tune.

During an unrelated news conference Tuesday, when asked to clarify what was happening on the ground between D.C. police and ICE, Bowser said, “I am aware of what’s been happening on the ground and ICE is not patrolling with MPD.”
In follow-up comments later in the day to The Post, Bowser reiterated that D.C. police were not on patrol with federal immigration authorities. “Ask federal immigration, don’t ask us ... they’re not patrolling with us,” she said. “MPD is not giving the federal government anybody.”
The Post shared the videos, police report and DHS statements with the mayor’s office on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the mayor acknowledged that D.C. police have been patrolling with immigration authorities, saying “We never wanted MPD to patrol with Homeland Security agencies, but they are part of the task force, and that should change.” (The Department of Homeland Security includes ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security Investigations.)

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 6d

ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 6d

Starting today, DC’s most vulnerable families will receive a significant increase in child support dollars.

Too many DC residents are struggling to make ends meet, and this is a long overdue step towards helping District kids get all the financial support available to them.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 6d

BREAKING: We're suing ICE for refusing to comply with our FOIA request for information about the agency's plans for expanding immigration detention in the D.C. region.

We have a right to know how our taxpayer dollars are being used to fund ICE's abusive detention machine.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 7d

Pope Leo: "Someone who says, 'I'm against abortion,' but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, 'I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,' I don’t know if that's pro-life."

Pope Leo speaks up on Dick Durbin’s behalf amid abortion rift

"It's important to look at the overall work that a senator has done,” the pontiff said amid an uproar over a church honor for the Illinois Democrat.

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The 51st @51st.news · 11d

D.C. has one of the lowest rates of uninsured residents across the U.S.

Looming cuts to a city-funded healthcare program could change that — with disastrous consequences, advocates say.

What’s behind the decision, and what are the alternatives?

DC phases out Health Care Alliance, impacting thousands

Advocates say the elimination of DC Health Care Alliance, which insures 26,000 low-income residents, could have disastrous consequences.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8d

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...

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Thomas Reese @thomasreesesj.bsky.social · 8d

In D.C., Catholic leaders hold procession and Mass in support of migrants - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

D.C. archbishop calls U.S. immigration crackdown a ‘governmental assault’

Hundreds gathered in Northwest Washington for a procession led by Catholic faith leaders to support migrants and refugees.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12d

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

All On The Line @allontheline.bsky.social · 12d

The White House is continuing to pressure more states to gerrymander their congressional maps because they are afraid of voters holding them accountable for their unpopular policies.

This is a decisive moment for our democracy. Take action to fight back against this power grab. ⬇️

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12d

Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city.

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12d

JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 13d

A sharp and dedicated legislator with a special care for the most vulnerable in DC. Represented a very diverse Ward well and delivered new housing, traffic safety improvements, expanded tenant rights, immigrant protections, and much more. She will be missed in Ward 1. Thank you, Councilmember!

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 13d

NEWS: @brianneknadeau.bsky.social says she will *not* be running for re-election to the Ward 1 seat on the D.C. Council, setting the stage for what is already looking to be a crowded and competitive race.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 13d

Over the weekend, we wrote about how dozens of judges have found ICE's new detention policy — seeking to lock up millions of people facing deportation without a chance for bond — is illegal.

Last night, four more judges added to the growing list: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 14d

NEW: We won our first court judgment against a dangerous out-of-state driver under the STEER Act.

The Court ordered Ayanna Khalya Wilson to pay $77,100 for over 200 dangerous driving violations.

We also filed 12 new lawsuits against Maryland and Virginia drivers with nearly 2,000 traffic offenses.

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 14d

As I was saying…

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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