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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 16h

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Inside The Times’s Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

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A Marine Park in Canada Warns That It May Euthanize 30 Beluga Whales

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

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The Mad King's Unverified Information Hose - Truthdig

Trump is ordering federal troops to occupy Portland, in defiance of a federal court, based on video clips from 2020.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

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The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway?

In the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, the Supreme Court is about to hear a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

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Americans remain wary of electing a female president, new poll reveals

Four in 10 Americans say they know someone who would not vote for a woman president.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Their parents never got them vaccinated. As young adults, they faced a choice.

Falling vaccination rates around the country mean more will grow up without protection from debilitating diseases until they are old enough to decide for themselves, typically at age 18.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 1d

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Gov. Stein signs 'Iryna's Law' despite mixed feelings over bill

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein waited until the last possible day to take action on the bill known as Iryna's Law. In a video statement, Stein explained that he has mixed feelings over the bill.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 2d

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Two Republican activists file assault charges against each other following Cumberland GOP meeting

Scuffle breaks out at Cumberland County Republican Party meeting. Two GOP activists file assault charges against each other

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 2d

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Greensboro Shifts Course on Homeless Shelters

As the city invests more in temporary shelters, advocates and people without housing worry they’ll be left out in the cold.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 2d

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A decade after 'bathroom bill,' former N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper's next campaign walks the line

As Cooper begins his campaign for the U.S. Senate, transgender issues, which have been salient in many of Cooper's past campaigns, could once again be defining.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 3d

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Border Patrol agents shoot woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel

No law enforcement officers were seriously injured in the incident.

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

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

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

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 4d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 4d

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Young Trump voters detail frustration with him on the economy and immigration in new focus groups

Many of the 14 participants voiced criticisms of Trump’s deportation program and his economic policies, but nearly all said they wouldn't change their 2024 choice.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 4d

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Take a look! 'Reading Rainbow' is back

Mychal Threets, a social media star librarian, is hosting the new iteration of the series. It's back for four episodes starting on Saturday.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 5d

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Documenting the Power of the Pro-Palestine Student Movement

Michael T. Workman, director of ‘The Encampments,’ speaks about the Columbia encampment, its historical connections, and the power of truth-telling.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 5d

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Asheville floats noise ordinance changes

City officials and business owners say new rules will spur economic activity downtown.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 5d

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Madison Cawthorn hopes the Sunshine State holds the key to his return to Congress • NC Newsline

Madison Cawthorn, 30, said he had been pondering a return to politics for some time, but the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk helped him make the decision.

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Jessica Wakeman @jessicawakeman.bsky.social · 6d

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Afghanistan regains internet access amid confusion over who was responsible for blackout

Internet watchdog NetBlocks said there was a “partial restoration of internet connectivity,” two days after it said Afghanistan was “in the midst of a total internet blackout.”

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NPR @npr.org · 6d

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.