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Rick Vecchio
@bklynsoutham.bsky.social
· Mar 15
“We know it’s a tough time to be a journalist, but I think what strengthens all of us is that there is probably no better time to be a journalist because this is when we live our values and we live our mission.”
— Maria Ressa
Support fact-based journalism.
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— Maria Ressa
Support fact-based journalism.
@mariaressa.bsky.social
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Trump figured out murdering people would get the Epstein files out of the news cycle.
December 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Trump figured out murdering people would get the Epstein files out of the news cycle.
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Clear. Unambiguous.
That the six corrupt cronies in black robes are even entertaining a hearing of Trump's B.S. is terrifying.
Clear. Unambiguous.
That the six corrupt cronies in black robes are even entertaining a hearing of Trump's B.S. is terrifying.
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Clear. Unambiguous.
That the six corrupt cronies in black robes are even entertaining a hearing of Trump's B.S. is terrifying.
Clear. Unambiguous.
That the six corrupt cronies in black robes are even entertaining a hearing of Trump's B.S. is terrifying.
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Warning: dog bite images
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
Sen. Murray urges release of man allegedly mauled by ICE dog
YouTube video by KING 5 Seattle
m.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Warning: dog bite images
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
Tacoma ICE agents lured Wilmer Martinez out of his home, released their dog on him, he received bites and gashes, was denied medical attention for hours.
Senator Murray @murray.senate.gov is demanding his release. Stop this inhumanity
m.youtube.com/watch?v=OeyB...
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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Grandson Discovers 80,000 Stunning Travel Photos Taken By His Grandfather #photography petapixel.com/2025/12/06/g...
Grandson Discovers 80,000 Stunning Travel Photos Taken By His Grandfather
Late in 2021, Jack Smith discovered his granddad's incredible photographic archive. He now shares his work to a captivated audience.
petapixel.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Grandson Discovers 80,000 Stunning Travel Photos Taken By His Grandfather #photography petapixel.com/2025/12/06/g...
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The Chicago Sun-Times focuses entirely on these allegations against Pope Leo, but provides zero mention of his creation of listening centers in Chiclayo, his 2019 public statements rejecting cover-ups and urging victims to come forward and his role in dismantling Sodalitium of Christian Life.
Pope Leo helped shield clergy accused of abuse in Peru, abuse survivors allege
New recordings of church officials spurred the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, to file an updated complaint with the Vatican.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Chicago Sun-Times focuses entirely on these allegations against Pope Leo, but provides zero mention of his creation of listening centers in Chiclayo, his 2019 public statements rejecting cover-ups and urging victims to come forward and his role in dismantling Sodalitium of Christian Life.
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Why do people get so upset that he's falling asleep? I get upset that he's waking up.
December 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Why do people get so upset that he's falling asleep? I get upset that he's waking up.
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Well done, New York!
Thank you for the excellent reporting @taliajane.bsky.social.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Thank you for the excellent reporting @taliajane.bsky.social.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Well done, New York!
Thank you for the excellent reporting @taliajane.bsky.social.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Thank you for the excellent reporting @taliajane.bsky.social.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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No notes — except watch until the very end…
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 AM
No notes — except watch until the very end…
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Wow! The executive director of the ThriveWell Cancer Foundation warns: “People are not going to survive a totally survivable diagnosis because of the lack of insurance.” Congress and the president need to extend the ACA subsidies and fix healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse.
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Wow! The executive director of the ThriveWell Cancer Foundation warns: “People are not going to survive a totally survivable diagnosis because of the lack of insurance.” Congress and the president need to extend the ACA subsidies and fix healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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In violation of FLE training.
'intermediate weapons [pepper spray] are excessive when any reasonable officer would know that they are likely to cause serious injuries.'
'use of force must be objectively reasonable'
'OC spray is reasonable against a combative suspect who poses an immediate threat.'
'intermediate weapons [pepper spray] are excessive when any reasonable officer would know that they are likely to cause serious injuries.'
'use of force must be objectively reasonable'
'OC spray is reasonable against a combative suspect who poses an immediate threat.'
Use of Force - Part VI | Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers
Part VI: Intermediate Weapons
www.fletc.gov
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In violation of FLE training.
'intermediate weapons [pepper spray] are excessive when any reasonable officer would know that they are likely to cause serious injuries.'
'use of force must be objectively reasonable'
'OC spray is reasonable against a combative suspect who poses an immediate threat.'
'intermediate weapons [pepper spray] are excessive when any reasonable officer would know that they are likely to cause serious injuries.'
'use of force must be objectively reasonable'
'OC spray is reasonable against a combative suspect who poses an immediate threat.'
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The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
Trump’s Net Worth Drops $1.1 Billion
The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The president had a record net worth of $7.3 billion in September.
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RIP, Jimmy Cliff
so as sure as the sun will shine
i'm gonna get my share of what's mine
and then they harder they come,
the harder they fall
one and all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpQr...
so as sure as the sun will shine
i'm gonna get my share of what's mine
and then they harder they come,
the harder they fall
one and all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpQr...
The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
RIP, Jimmy Cliff
so as sure as the sun will shine
i'm gonna get my share of what's mine
and then they harder they come,
the harder they fall
one and all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpQr...
so as sure as the sun will shine
i'm gonna get my share of what's mine
and then they harder they come,
the harder they fall
one and all
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpQr...
"It’s also a good time to remind people not to download apps from untrusted sources, even if they appear to be a legitimate Google Chrome update, which seems to be one of the distribution methods for the Sturnus malware."
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
Hackers Bypass Signal, Telegram And WhatsApp Encryption To Read Messages
How private and secure are your end-to-end encrypted instant messages? Not so much when Sturnus attacks.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"It’s also a good time to remind people not to download apps from untrusted sources, even if they appear to be a legitimate Google Chrome update, which seems to be one of the distribution methods for the Sturnus malware."
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
Warrant? They don't need no stinking warrant. Fourth Amendment of the Constitution? Who cares?
Immigration agents STORM New York family's home at gunpoint
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Warrant? They don't need no stinking warrant. Fourth Amendment of the Constitution? Who cares?
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"I used to think if you're not hiding anything, you have nothing to be worried about. If you didn't do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about. And now I know that even if you did nothing wrong, you still have something to worry about."
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"I used to think if you're not hiding anything, you have nothing to be worried about. If you didn't do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about. And now I know that even if you did nothing wrong, you still have something to worry about."
"Due process is not a constitutional right afforded only to citizens; legal restrictions on unlawful detention apply to all people on U.S. soil."
Inside ICE Detention: Stripped, Shackled, Starved
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Due process is not a constitutional right afforded only to citizens; legal restrictions on unlawful detention apply to all people on U.S. soil."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
America 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"Though the Coast Guard is not part of the Defense Department, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the Trump administration’s changing tolerances for hazing and harassment within the U.S. military."
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"Though the Coast Guard is not part of the Defense Department, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the Trump administration’s changing tolerances for hazing and harassment within the U.S. military."