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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 1h

I interviewed @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellow and former Obama health official Jeanne Lambrew at @motherjones.com about the issue central to the government shutdown—Affordable Care Act tax credits are expiring, which will lead to health insurance rates to skyrocket. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums

The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

www.motherjones.com

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 1h

I will laugh so hard if the judges move these hearings to Zoom.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning. A few overnight developments on the National Guard deployment in Illinois, including the filing of this document.

It confirms plans to have troops at the ICE facility in Broadview — AND to send troops to Chicago's downtown federal courthouse for Friday hearings.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 9h

This lays out the situation in IL so far.

200 federalized National Guard troops in the state as of 3 p.m. on 10/8.

Two requests for protection support: 1. The ICE facility in Broadview, and 2. The Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Friday "due to two high profile cases involving DHS activities."

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 16h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 4h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 18h

So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

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Grayson (he/him) @graysongoal.bsky.social · 12h

This enforcement of passport changes is going to harm folks

More on this: www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

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BooBiscuit 🎃👻 @harpomarxism.bsky.social · 19h

For everyone angry at Bluesky, a direct way we can help northsky is by tossing them a few bucks.

They're all working multiple jobs trying to make this happen for us.

Northsky Social Cooperative @transrights.northsky.social · Aug 8

Northsky is a Non-Profit Worker-Owned Cooperative and operates from the generosity of our donors.

Donations help keep our lights on and are greatly appreciated: northskysocial.com/products/rec...

Recurring Support

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 9d

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 9d

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 20h

bsky users each day spinning up our respective flavors of neurodivergence like beyblades to find out if either of ours bumps the other into needing to be blocked nothing personal they're just not both going to stay in the same arena

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21h

Good rundown of the current situation on Bsky (written before Rudy's update that Blacksky is going to make Link available to its users)

plus.flux.community/p/banning-co...

Banning controversy reveals Bluesky’s federation isn’t there yet

Bluesky’s protocol is so complicated that not even the biggest alternative network has figured out how to become independent

plus.flux.community

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🪷NINEVEH🪓 @nineveh-aka-nini.bsky.social · 22h

This is why there is no choice but to fight or run. U aren’t being apprehended by people who follow rules that the People voted on n will protect us. U are being snatched—n u may live through it, u may not.

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 1d

The ICE stories in this Reddit thread should shake every American, regardless of party, to their core. We no longer have a Constitution. This is fascism, pure and simple.

From the AskReddit community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskReddit community

www.reddit.com

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 21h

Please sign up to the Philosophy Tube Patreon if you can. The show depends on crowdfunding; it goes towards paying the crew who work so hard on making it awesome 🙌

www.patreon.com/c/Philosophy...

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Sara Lang @saralang.bsky.social · 22h

I don't know how you can read this and not cry.

‘They Are Hunting Us’: Child Care Workers in DC Go Underground amid ICE Crackdown - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. From her home-based day care in Washington, D.C., Alma ...

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Laura Packard @laurapackard.com · 23h

“This is a great victory for patients in Colorado, because what good are medications to patients if we can’t afford to access them?”-me

Jesse Aaron Paul @jesseapaul.bsky.social · 1d

Colorado just became the first state to cap the price of a prescription drug. What comes next is uncertain. coloradosun.com/2025/10/07/p... #copolitics #coleg

Colorado just became the first state to cap the price of a prescription drug. What comes next is uncertain.

The Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board imposed a first-in-the-nation price cap on the drug Enbrel, starting in 2017.

coloradosun.com

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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 22h

Gov. Tim Walz said he anticipates President Donald Trump will send troops to the Twin Cities as part of the president’s campaign to target Democratic-led cities under the pretext of stamping out violent crime.

via @minnesotareformer.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/walz...

Walz: I anticipate Trump will send troops to Minnesota

Gov. Tim Walz said he anticipates President Donald Trump will send troops to the Twin Cities as part of the president’s campaign to target Democratic-led cities under the pretext of stamping out viole...

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 22h

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 1d

Read this immediately

Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 2d

I begged @spiegel.de to translate Jörg Schindler's excellent reporting on America's fall into theocracy and they did. As I keep saying, German journalists are doing a better job covering America's fall than American journalists. 1/
www.spiegel.de/internationa...

Trump's Crusaders: Christian Nationalists Are Gaining a Solid Foothold in Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump has opened the doors of power to far-right Christian nationalists. Their goal: an American theocracy. The separation of church and state in America is at risk.

www.spiegel.de

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Modern Day Bartleby @moderndaybartleby.bsky.social · 1d

The Republican Party is an international crime syndicate of epistemic irresponsibility

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 1d

2/ "Justice Department officials have privately expressed that the case could quickly unravel under the scrutiny of a federal judge and defense lawyers."

@kfaulders.bsky.social Alexander Mallin and Peter Charalambous reporting

abcnews.go.com/US/central-w...

Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources

Ex-FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday, but prosecutors investigating him determined that a central witness would prove "problematic," sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1d

Go, @akalhan.bsky.social

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 1d

They said on-line isn’t real life, and Bluesky is a niche social media site.

But here is @akalhan.bsky.social getting “Kavanaugh Stops” into the Boston Globe!

With a pic of Kav looking a little petulant too (but then when doesn’t he?).

Glad to see this is sticking to him.

Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means. - The Boston Globe

The phrase, is "a window into where [the administration] can go next," some advocates say.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 1d

endlessly embarrassing that the powers that be here banned Link. just disqualifying.

Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?

thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack

Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link

We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.

thinkingautismguide.com

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Chanel (she/her) @chanelly37.bsky.social · 1d

Typically I’d be making plans to see my favorite teams hit the ice this season but wheelchair van sadly died in May.

Fortunately, this amazing community has helped me & I’m hoping that continues!

If you see this please share!

🔗: gofund.me/bce5b50a

#Hockey #HockeyFam

Chanel’s fundraising poster for a new van. “It’s officially Puck season. With the help of this amazing hockey community we are getting closer to my fundraising goal of $80k. If you have the means, please consider making a donation today! Thank you so much.

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 1d

This is what the states should’ve been doing from the start to stop lawless ice goons. About damn time.

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 1d

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Hannah Who @notablyuncool.bsky.social · 2d

Be gentle with others, but don’t forget to be gentle with yourself.

You’re people too.

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Grayson (he/him) @graysongoal.bsky.social · 1d

Would 100% suggest peeling carrots and julienne-ing the cucumbers, though I should've cut those both in half tbh

A screenshot of the Recipe Keeper app, with a recipe called Grayson's Ramen.

Ingredients:
2 shallots
Minced garlic
Ginger paste
Sesame oil
Tamari
Vegan fish sauce
Sweet Thai chili sauce
Chili crisp
Szechuan peppercorn (ground)
Salt
Pepper
1.5-2 lbs chicken
Ramen noodles (opt: w/ seasoning packet - original was Lotus Foods Millet & Brown Rice Ramen With Miso Soup, 2 packs)
Cucumber
2 carrots
Green onions

Directions:
Saute shallots, garlic, and ginger paste.
Add in chicken.
While sauteing, add in tamari, Szechuan peppercorn, salt, pepper, sweet Thai chili sauce, chili crisp, & vegan fish sauce.
(If using ramen with a seasoning packet, add that here.)
Deglaze the pan with broth. (Original was vegetable and chicken).
Cook on low for a few hours.
Add in noodles (per package).
Julienne/peel cucumber and carrots. Chop green onions.
When serving, top with fresh veggies.