ast sovran
@astsovran.bsky.social
we don't deserve 🐈 🐾 🐕. zero tolerance for discrimination/injustice. proficient in block button utilization (posting pics of tfelong, wapo, nyt reposts, x posts, etc qualifies). not here for follows.
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Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’
Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see him
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 On April 8, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history struck the Banner Coal Mine near Littleton, Alabama.
128 men were killed in an explosion. Most of them were Black. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 On April 8, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history struck the Banner Coal Mine near Littleton, Alabama.
128 men were killed in an explosion. Most of them were Black. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
December 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 On April 8, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history struck the Banner Coal Mine near Littleton, Alabama.
128 men were killed in an explosion. Most of them were Black. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 On April 8, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history struck the Banner Coal Mine near Littleton, Alabama.
128 men were killed in an explosion. Most of them were Black. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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Yeah, what the Justice Department is doing isn't on the up and up at all. As we all expected.
The epitome of misleading bullsh*t from the WH deputy press secretary. 👇 Getty Images link to a 2003 pic of the same event. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...
December 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Yeah, what the Justice Department is doing isn't on the up and up at all. As we all expected.
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“No, WE didn’t forget the mother in this situation. YOU did. You voted for this… it was ok until it happened to YOU.” #ForcedBirthNation
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“No, WE didn’t forget the mother in this situation. YOU did. You voted for this… it was ok until it happened to YOU.” #ForcedBirthNation
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Some classy words to honor a man and his legacy
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
We Could Use a Comforting Story About Rob Reiner Right Now
A line from ‘The Princess Bride’ captured everything that the director hoped to say in his celebrated films. Now, after his death, the words hold even more meaning.
www.esquire.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Some classy words to honor a man and his legacy
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@brezwrites.bsky.social
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
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Quinn is back with an excellent Small Story. It’s got everything - Blood, mystery, family lore, and, as (almost) always, kittens.
Also, a sales pitch for her wonderful books, with a portion of proceeds going to charities.
Also, a sales pitch for her wonderful books, with a portion of proceeds going to charities.
Hello! I used to do this on Twitter. I am thinking of doing this again over here so am running experiment to see if putting up threaded stories on here is worth the extra step. If you want a non-threaded version, the entire story is at my Patreon account, not behind a paywall.
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Quinn is back with an excellent Small Story. It’s got everything - Blood, mystery, family lore, and, as (almost) always, kittens.
Also, a sales pitch for her wonderful books, with a portion of proceeds going to charities.
Also, a sales pitch for her wonderful books, with a portion of proceeds going to charities.
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrPQFRHq/
I found Jessie Maizin on Tik Tok, and I think she’s pretty damned special.
That voice…it hits like a cross between Sarah McLaughlin and Alanis Morisette.
I found Jessie Maizin on Tik Tok, and I think she’s pretty damned special.
That voice…it hits like a cross between Sarah McLaughlin and Alanis Morisette.
their greed sickens me. #america #politics #originalsong #socialcommentary #newmusic
TikTok video by jessie mazin
www.tiktok.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrPQFRHq/
I found Jessie Maizin on Tik Tok, and I think she’s pretty damned special.
That voice…it hits like a cross between Sarah McLaughlin and Alanis Morisette.
I found Jessie Maizin on Tik Tok, and I think she’s pretty damned special.
That voice…it hits like a cross between Sarah McLaughlin and Alanis Morisette.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Join us in OKC (Nov. 18) and Tulsa (Dec. 1) for Overpressured and Underregulated, free events hosted by @readfrontier and @propublica where we'll discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
www.readfrontier.org/overpressured/
www.readfrontier.org/overpressured/
Overpressured and Underregulated: a Frontier and ProPublica event
Join nonprofit newsrooms The Frontier and ProPublica to discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
www.readfrontier.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Join us in OKC (Nov. 18) and Tulsa (Dec. 1) for Overpressured and Underregulated, free events hosted by @readfrontier and @propublica where we'll discuss how oil and gas extraction is contaminating Oklahoma’s groundwater.
www.readfrontier.org/overpressured/
www.readfrontier.org/overpressured/
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Protect and Swerve: Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
Most officers suspected of driving under the influence received suspensions ranging from three to 16 days, records the Tulsa police union tried to keep secret show.
www.readfrontier.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Protect and Swerve: Tulsa police disciplined six officers suspected of driving drunk, some weren’t criminally charged
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This this this this this this ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This this this this this this ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Starting now: Press conference announcing a motion for a temporary restraining order challenging USDA's unlawful attempt to withhold SNAP benefits, featuring Attorneys General of CA, NY, MN, NJ and leaders from City Harvest, Food Action Research Center and No Kid Hungry.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Starting now: Press conference announcing a motion for a temporary restraining order challenging USDA's unlawful attempt to withhold SNAP benefits, featuring Attorneys General of CA, NY, MN, NJ and leaders from City Harvest, Food Action Research Center and No Kid Hungry.
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RFK Jr had slashed the CDC’s program to monitor and track food-borne outbreaks back in August. Fast forward to now… deadly listeria outbreak across the U.S. has now caused 25 hospitalizations and 6 deaths across 18 states, one of the largest outbreaks. These events are linked.
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
RFK Jr had slashed the CDC’s program to monitor and track food-borne outbreaks back in August. Fast forward to now… deadly listeria outbreak across the U.S. has now caused 25 hospitalizations and 6 deaths across 18 states, one of the largest outbreaks. These events are linked.
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On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
About The Other Night...
How Graze is defining the next era of a decentralized, open social attention economy.
graze.leaflet.pub
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
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*taps mic*
has anybody found the hundreds of human beings that "disappeared" from Alligator Alcatraz?
has anybody found the hundreds of human beings that "disappeared" from Alligator Alcatraz?
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
*taps mic*
has anybody found the hundreds of human beings that "disappeared" from Alligator Alcatraz?
has anybody found the hundreds of human beings that "disappeared" from Alligator Alcatraz?
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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There’s been an active cover-up since the mid-2000s to conceal the Epstein Files.
The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.
youtu.be/7et6kS7r-T4?...
The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.
youtu.be/7et6kS7r-T4?...
YIKES! DOJ BUSTED in Epstein COVER-UP as GOP STALLS RELEASE
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There’s been an active cover-up since the mid-2000s to conceal the Epstein Files.
The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.
youtu.be/7et6kS7r-T4?...
The damning info from the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility’s investigation & report into allegations of professional misconduct by the federal prosecutors, including Alex Acosta.
youtu.be/7et6kS7r-T4?...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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“FPS could even enter a private residence containing an identified sniper blocks away from a federal facility in order to eliminate that exigent threat…we do not live in a world of sticks and stones, but Mausers and Winchesters.”
DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property
In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“FPS could even enter a private residence containing an identified sniper blocks away from a federal facility in order to eliminate that exigent threat…we do not live in a world of sticks and stones, but Mausers and Winchesters.”
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Our nonprofit’s journalism is created by Mississippians, for Mississippians. Our defining goal is to continue to bring the kind of deeply reported, beautifully written, people-first journalism that inspires solutions inside our home state.
We center people over power. It’s non-negotiable:
We center people over power. It’s non-negotiable:
ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.
David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.
Here's their story.
David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.
Here's their story.
ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.
A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our nonprofit’s journalism is created by Mississippians, for Mississippians. Our defining goal is to continue to bring the kind of deeply reported, beautifully written, people-first journalism that inspires solutions inside our home state.
We center people over power. It’s non-negotiable:
We center people over power. It’s non-negotiable:
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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MORE GOVERNOR POWER? Gov. Stitt is using the Ryan Walters debacle and his appointment of interim state supe Lindel Fields as evidence OK law needs to change-allowing governors to appoint more statewide positions, instead of letting voters decide. But wait... 🧵
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
MORE GOVERNOR POWER? Gov. Stitt is using the Ryan Walters debacle and his appointment of interim state supe Lindel Fields as evidence OK law needs to change-allowing governors to appoint more statewide positions, instead of letting voters decide. But wait... 🧵
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report
Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...
www.mediaite.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...
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"Along with fast-tracking the money, Noem flew there herself on a government plane to tour the pier personally. She then stayed for the weekend and got dinner with the donor, a local cardiologist, at the French restaurant Bleu Provence..."
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
www.propublica.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"Along with fast-tracking the money, Noem flew there herself on a government plane to tour the pier personally. She then stayed for the weekend and got dinner with the donor, a local cardiologist, at the French restaurant Bleu Provence..."
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...