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jules26965.bsky.social
@jules26965.bsky.social
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“Talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.”
— Leila Janah

"The axe forgets but the tree remembers"
-- Shona tribe proverb
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mtkonczal.bsky.social
For me, labor market story of 2025 is that, since liberation day, 121% of all new private sector jobs have been in health care. During that same period 161,000 blue-collar jobs (@josephpolitano.bsky.social's definition) have been lost.

Whatever tariffs were meant to do for workers hasn't happened.
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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petersagal.bsky.social
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.

www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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justinhendrix.bsky.social
"Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, authorities said."
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Authorities say Federal immigration officers have shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The FBI’s Portland office says it is investigating an “agent involved shooting” that happened around ...
apnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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johnpfaff.bsky.social
Also, I wonder if people get how strange it is that Bovino keeps showing up on all these raids.

He's one of the top-most CBP officials there is. It'd be like if NYPD Commish Tisch kept putting on body armor to do small drug raids in NYC all the time.

Lays bare that this is all about spectacle.
ryanenos.bsky.social Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 1d
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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atrupar.com
Sen. Katie Britt: "This is what America voted for"
January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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thomasafine.bsky.social
Shit, there's apparently two other incidents that I missed that are also similar: Colorado in July, and St. Paul in December. I haven't checked the details of these cases yet. But they do both involve claims of ramming.

I found about these here:
www.kare11.com/article/news...
ICE agents have shot at people in vehicles at least 6 times in recent months
Since July, the Department of Homeland Security has reported at least six instances of a federal immigration agent shooting at someone in a vehicle.
www.kare11.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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thomasafine.bsky.social
In the Maryland case from Christmas Eve (mere weeks ago), we have no video. The driver was wounded, and is now in custody of ICE. There's really no additional details. ICE agents again claimed the vehicle tried to ram them.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE officers shoot driver during immigration operation in Maryland, authorities say
The Department of Homeland Security said the driver of a van hit ICE vehicles as he tried to flee and officers fired in self-defense. The van’s passenger was injured in the crash.
www.nbcnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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johnpfaff.bsky.social
The guy calmly blasting a protestor in the face w chemicals while his colleagues appear unperturbed and media calmly stand around—so, you know, a clearly non-dangerous moment—has “BORTAC” on his vest.

That’s CBP. The guys who make ICE look well-trained and disciplined.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d
A law enforcement agent used a chemical spray on a protester at the scene of the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE officer. A photographer had his eyes flushed after being hit with chemical irritants.

Follow our live coverage: https://wapo.st/4qIfV5S
January 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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allinwithchris.bsky.social
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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ashtonpittman.bsky.social
When a cop murdered my big brother at a road block 21 years ago, their post-facto justification was that he tried to run over a cop.

His foot released the brake after the officer shot him in the chest, and the car bumped an officer.
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
FYI, on the Minneapolis shooting video: Bluesky hasn't taken it down. It's been labeled as "graphic media" so that people can avoid it if they choose.

You can change your personal settings on whether you see media labeled as graphic (or whether it appears with a warning) here: bsky.app/moderation
minakimes.bsky.social Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 2d
Are people unable to watch this now bc it's been tagged as graphic media? Because this is newsworthy and important and that seems like a problem to me.
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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dbernstein.bsky.social
??? Apparently Venezuela oil revenues will go into “offshore accounts” outside of the US Treasury, PBS reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
😡😡😡😡
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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nxthompson.bsky.social
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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kelpkelpkelp.bsky.social
The murdered woman's glove compartment is filled with stuffed animals.
murdered woman's glove compartment filled with stuffed animals
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
NEW from Important Context:

Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.

www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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caseynewton.bsky.social
The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
The whistleblower, for his part, worked to amp up the pressure. He told me he had shared the document with other reporters, putting me into a competitive crunch. He asked when I thought I would publish. I asked him if he could point me to any current or former coworkers of his who could help me understand the document better. “Not really,” he said. By this point, alarm bells were starting to ring. I wondered if the employee badge the whistleblower had shared with me might have been AI-generated. While AI systems are notoriously unreliable at identifying their own outputs, Google Gemini can detect SynthID watermarks embedded in images that it produces. I uploaded the badge to Gemini and asked if Gemini had made it. “Most or all of this image was edited or generated with Google AI,” it said.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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passantino.bsky.social
CBS has scrubbed Dokoupil’s botched segment from what it calls the “full broadcast” of his Evening News debut, re-recording it for YouTube viewers. Watch how markedly different it is: youtu.be/uJjWTFZW2Eo
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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kimkelly.bsky.social
this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
inquirer.com Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 4d
After a boutique on South Street received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for selling breast binders for gender-affirming care, the region’s transgender community worries about the potential wider impacts.

🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Has anyone written an up-to-date treatment on the application of the First Amendment to Article 88 for retired servicemembers? Or can someone point me to a well-informed smarter person who may know?
jimlaporta.bsky.social Jim LaPorta @jimlaporta.bsky.social · 4d
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will face administrative action
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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esghound.com
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
Ashley St. Clair @stclairashley Just saw a photo that Grok produced of a child no older than four years old in which it took off her dress, put her in a bikini + added what is intended to be semen. ChatGPT does not do this. Gemini does not do this. Another girl who appears to be just 11 or 12 with a brain tumor, Grok removed her shirt completely. Stating that the people producing the prompts are the only ones responsible puts an undue burden on victims, most of which have no idea this is happening. This problem + exploitation of children could be fixed in a matter of minutes by the MechaHitler team.
January 5, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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akuzee.bsky.social
Statements from the children of MN House Leader Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, about a video shared by President Trump that is spreading a conspiracy theory about the lawmaker’s death.
Colin Hortman: "My father and mother, Mark and Melissa Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man who believed conspiracy theories and fake news. Words matter. Sharing fake news is dangerous. "One part of my grief journey has been understanding the last conversation with my mother. She loved her job. People respected her job and what she did at her job. "When I called her after the legislative session ended, I asked why she voted for the bill mentioned in the video shared by President Trump, and she wept. That bill and her vote had nothing to do with fraud. She voted for that bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. She had seen the impact of shutdowns: people lose their health care, their jobs, and in some cases, from a story she told me, have taken their own lives. "She was in a very tough position on that vote. She had never really voted against her conscience like that. It was emotional and extremely difficult. Her struggle with that vote makes this conspiracy all the more painful for me. "I am asking President Trump to remove the video that he shared and apologize to me and my family for posting this misinformation and for using my mother's own words to dishonor her memory.” Sophie Hortman: "The video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social is a painful, false twisting of my mother's final vote. "The vote she made was incredibly difficult for my mother; it was not a vote made lightly or with malice in her heart. She made the decision to prevent a government shutdown because she believed our great state protects and helps Minnesotans. "We must create a society in which we do not harbor hatred and violence toward our political opponents, and this video promotes a false narrative which fuels the flames of political division. "The video being shared by the president is another hurdle our family must overcome in grieving the loss of my parents, Mark and Melissa, and their beloved Gilbert. I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced, and to honor the spirit of the holidays we have just spent without our parents by taking down the post on Truth Social." -30-
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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dumplingmenace.bsky.social
“this is not just the flu” is incorrect, this is what the flu has always been and it is why i am annoying about getting the flu shot. get your kids the flu shot. anyone able to get the flu shot! this is devastating!
I want people to know this is not just the flu. I want parents to be overbearing. I want them to know the signs of what’s good and what’s not. Sepsis, it gets you... I want to be able to save somebody since my sister wasn’t able to save herself,” she said. Chandler emphasized that being healthy does not guarantee protection. “She was healthy, and now she’s gone,” she said. Chandler said losing Ryleigh feels like losing a piece of herself. “I found peace knowing that my children had a sister like Ryleigh, and it just feels like a piece of me and my children will never have that back,” she said. Ryleigh did not receive a flu shot this year. Doctors recommend that people wash their hands regularly and get flu shots each year.
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
4/ Look three steps ahead.

Now that the U.S. has triggered an "international armed conflict," Venezuelan nationals residing in the USA are "protected persons" under Geneva Convention IV.

Several significant legal implications flow from that. ...
A suite of protections also kicks in for other civilians who are nationals of one party to the conflict and find themselves in the hands of the adverse State. Accordingly, Venezuelans in the United States are now “protected persons” under the Fourth Geneva Convention, as are Americans inside Venezuela. This has far-ranging implications for U.S. immigration and related policies. For example, Venezuelans who are protected persons have rights including protection against “brutality” (GC IV art. 32), against collective punishment and reprisals (GC IV art. 33); parity of employment opportunities (GC IV art. 39), rules for return of detainees transferred to a third State as in CECOT/El Salvador (GC IV art. 45), and family unity in detention (GC IV art. 82).
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM