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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 48m

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

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How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2h

Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools

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Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2h

Why is Trump so obsessed with Portland, Ore.?

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Why is Trump so obsessed with Portland, Ore.? - The Boston Globe

Perhaps he feels betrayed that this majority-white city doesn’t support him.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3h

You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3h

Baleia is a bright spot | The warmth of Portugal, hard by a South End overpass

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Baleia is a bright spot - The Boston Globe

The warmth of Portugal, hard by a South End overpass.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 4h

The Great Bill Belichick Experiment Is Already Deep In The Dumpster

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The Great Bill Belichick Experiment Is Already Deep In The Dumpster | Defector

It’s not the sort of career-capping achievement anyone had in mind, but Bill Belichick really has done something amazing at North Carolina. He has somehow managed to make his job, which was supposed t...

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 4h

Lose the "of." It's cleaner. www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 4h

Here’s The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn’t Want Anyone To See

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Here's The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn't Want Anyone To See | Defector

The Miami-Dade Circuit Court clerk released on Tuesday a copy of the latest petition for divorce from the estranged wife of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. In the document, Lakeeta Vaccaro descri...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 4h

How Kevin Costner Lost Hollywood

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How Kevin Costner Lost Hollywood

On-set brawls. Courtroom battles. Epic bombs. Why the world's most bankable cowboy is suddenly shooting blanks.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 6h

The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments

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Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

ICE ad blitz in #Boston aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump mass deportation efforts

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ICE ad blitz in Boston aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump mass deportation efforts

An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforc...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in #OneBattleAfterAnother

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How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in ‘One Battle After Another’

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan #Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.

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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes.

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How to Open a Restaurant in NYC

A year in the making of a rookie’s first restaurant.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

How a Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever By Inventing the Huddle — Paul Hubbard called for the football team at @gallaudetpress.bsky.social to circle around him back in 1894

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How a Deaf Quarterback Changed Sports Forever By Inventing the Huddle

Paul Hubbard called for the football team at Gallaudet University to circle around him back in 1894

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller

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Opinion | Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War. Neither Is Stephen Miller.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

ICE plans to use #Vermont facility to host team using AI, social media to target people

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ICE plans to use Vermont facility to host team using AI, social media to target people - The Boston Globe

Vermont has also long served as an essential outpost of the US Department of Homeland Security and, in particular, its most controversial arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

ICE ad blitz aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump mass deportation efforts

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ICE airs ads stirring up local frustration to recruit police for mass deportation efforts - The Boston Globe

The campaign — airing in more than a dozen cities — is part of ICE’s $30 billion initiative to hire 10,000 more deportation officers by the end of the year.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

"We're gonna crash some planes if you don't fund ICE."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Why I’ve stopped posting #vacation photos

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Why I’ve stopped posting vacation photos - The Boston Globe

Broadcasting your travels is contributing to the scourge of overtourism.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Inside the Republican Party, New England is where MAGA goes to die

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Inside the Republican Party, New England is where MAGA goes to die - The Boston Globe

Trump’s ability to take over state GOP parties, recruit candidates, help them win primaries, and build a lasting legacy has been limited in New England.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

#ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

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ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 2d

Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era

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Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

#Costco to Sell Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

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Costco to Sell Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

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