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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 3d

After a federal court blocked Trump from deploying Oregon’s own National Guard, he responded by sending 300 federalized California Guard members to Oregon early Sunday, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 5d

An interesting point raised elsewhere: these boats that the United States is striking don't appear to have the fuel capacity/storage capacity to even reach American shores.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 6d

Trump wants to use a shutdown of Republicans’ own making to keep YOU in the dark about our economy.

The September jobs numbers are ready – and Trump must release them.

Without them, the Fed is flying blind while making decisions that impact you.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 14d

Nation’s 56,000 Acres Of Spinach Crops Cooked Down To Single Half-Cup Serving

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19d

Gavin Newsom, Kristi Noem Nod Silently To Each Other In Plastic Surgeon’s Office

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20d

I have been struck with something. We all mourn the death of Charlie Kirk. It absolutely was pure evil.

But there have been an immense amount of school shootings… against children.. and the GOP doesn’t show 1/456th of the remorse they demand America shows for Charlie

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 8

While speaking at the Museum of the Bible, Trump claimed that domestic violence is inflating DC's crime stats.

Dawn Dalton, director of the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence, told us: “We don’t agree with what the president is saying.”

The one crime Trump doesn't seem to have a problem with? Domestic violence.

"If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see? So now I can't claim 100 percent [reduction in crime]," the president said Monday.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 8

Much of Trump's authoritarian power grab has been green-lit (at least temporarily) by the Supreme Court's "shadow docket."

This allows justices to effectively make rulings in secret without explaining their decisions.

Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court?

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Sep 6

“So, the rise of these industrial-scale computing facilities that are needed for A.I. and other Internet applications is certainly one of the factors driving up prices.”

“And I think there’s a chance that A.I. is going to drive our bills even higher in the future.”

How AI infrastructure is driving a sharp rise in electricity bills

Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To ...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 3

Putting military lawyers in charge of immigration courts is problematic—and “unlawful”

Trump's latest move is an "essential component of martial law,” notes one expert.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 2

In the coming days, we expect to see what's playing out in LA and DC happen in Chicago.

These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer.

This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.

Governor Pritzker speaks behind the podium.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 1

A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor.

It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 30

Trump's speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.

Thousands of federal staffers working on mental health-related issues have been purged by Trump’s government.

Trump's mental health plan: Defund, incarcerate, disappear

His speeches on homelessness drip with fear and disgust. His policies are worse.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 28

In case anyone needs a refresher on RFK Jr.'s plans for people on SSRIs.

RFK Jr. wants to send people addicted to antidepressants to government "wellness farms"

The farms will "reparent" them.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 28

Blaming the unnerving prevalence of mass shootings in America on the existence of trans people here isn’t just a dangerously stigmatizing, politically motivated take.

It’s also bad math.

Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender

Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 27

The United States, just months before its 250th birthday as the world’s leading democracy, has tipped over the edge into authoritarianism and fascism.

Slouching into fascism

Are we already past the tipping point?

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Aug 25

Putting the military on the street will lower crime. It does in North Korea, did in Nazi Germany, and in the book 1984.

The question isn’t will it lower crime. The question is do we want to be a nation governed like this. Until 6 minutes ago the GOP believed in LOCAL control.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 26

President Trump said he was removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's board of governors, an extraordinary step that could undermine the central bank's independence and seeks to oust the first Black woman to serve on the board. Legally, a president may only dismiss a governor “for cause.”

Trump Says He Is Firing Lisa Cook From Fed Board of Governors

“I have determined that there is sufficient cause to remove you from your position,” Mr. Trump said in a letter. Her dismissal threatened to touch off a landmark legal battle over the Fed’s independence.

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ashleymorrison.bsky.social @ashleymorrison.bsky.social · Aug 24

www.npr.org/2025/08/18/n...

What's behind the Trump administration's immigration memes?

White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States.

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · Aug 13

For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.

“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”

National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.

A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.

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ashleymorrison.bsky.social @ashleymorrison.bsky.social · Aug 10

Are you coming to Phoenix?

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Aug 6

This is Horus. He got a lot of attention on a recent flight in Mexico. Clearly the other passengers have never flown with someone so handsome. 14/10 we're told he was very well behaved (TT: denniabuendagalvn, paulinagtza_, cheetahbash, cristianjbetancourt)

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Aug 3

Trump’s narcissistic self, and his fragile ego, have to be in your face everyday or he feels empty and worthless. Deep complete narcissism. His brokenness and unresolved issues with his daddy creates all this insanity. Hurt people hurt people. Just a thought

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ashleymorrison.bsky.social @ashleymorrison.bsky.social · Aug 2

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

We can’t trust anything anymore

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

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