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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 21h

Can’t stop thinking about this and what it says about a person.

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Stuart Leavenworth @sleavenworth.bsky.social · 10h

“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the unprecedented threat that RFK Jr’s policies pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alissa Walker @awalkerinla.bsky.social · 26d

"Arts leaders in Los Angeles say that, three years out, their city’s Olympics committee — LA28 — hasn’t adequately taken up that torch, with no cultural plan yet announced, just two people assigned to the effort (one is a volunteer); and no dedicated fundraising for ambitious arts programming" 🎁🔗

As Los Angeles Olympics Loom, Critics Worry Its Cultural Plan Is Lagging

www.nytimes.com

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 12h

SORREL IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN. Last seen at Nostrand and Church. She's 22 pounds and chipped:
985112012434882. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT SORREL!

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 12h

authentic image of Amelia Earhart

A photo of Estelle Getty as Sophia Petrillo on “The Golden Girls.”

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 12h

d’oh!

Matthew Budman, book guy @matthewbudman.bsky.social · 12h

They're on the *other* thumb drive

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 12h

“Honey, have you seen my top-secret Amelia Earhart records?”

CNN @cnn.com · 14h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Tommy Tuberville on the 2020 census: "The Democrats were letting illegals come in for a different count. They obviously had a census going that was all rigged. The 2020 election basically was rigged."

(Believe it or not, Donald Trump was president in 2020.)

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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 1d

Ken Jacobs, Visionary Experimental Filmmaker, Is Dead at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Ken Jacobs, Visionary Experimental Filmmaker, Is Dead at 92

www.nytimes.com

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J Hoberman @jhoberman.bsky.social · 1d

Ken Jacobs (1933-2025)

A great artist, a wonderful teacher, & speaking personally, a close friend for over 50 years. Linking to a piece I wrote to mark his 80th birthday.

www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/m...

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 2d

BOOM 🔥:

Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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AG Rob Bonta @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov · 2d

Gov Newsom and I are joining AG Rayfield’s lawsuit to block the unlawful deployment of the California National Guard to Oregon.

Time and time again, President Trump has shown a clear disregard for the law and the facts on the ground in his efforts to militarize American cities.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 2d

Erika works 8 hours a day harvesting raspberries on CAs Central Coast. She shares, "I must be very careful to only harvest the ripe fruit. This careful selection means that only the best quality berries are packed and shipped to the supermarkets for you to eat." #WeFeedYou

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d

After a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel into Oregon. They are on their way there now.

We are taking this fight back to court.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3d

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Judge Immergut quotes James Madison from the
Records of the Federal Convention of 1787: “A standing
military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. The
means of defence [against] foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at
home.”

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: A federal judge has granted a restraining order blocking President Trump's call-up of the National Guard in Portland.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 4d

DAILY MEMO: Another Death. Meanwhile, Anaheim Community Watch Members Kick Agents Out of Their Neighborhood

If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a monthly or yearly member of L.A. TACO so we can continue to bring you this vital information.

@eltragon.bsky.social

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 4d

“Think about how far we’ve come in a year and a half…how similar to me they all sound” - Nick Fuentes

when the nazi fuck tells the truth, we’d better check ourselves

White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes is making the rounds on podcasts with millions of viewers

White nationalist streamer and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes is potentially spreading his extremist commentary to millions via guest appearances on numerous online shows. Since June, he's appeared on ...

www.mediamatters.org

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 4d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

bit.ly

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 4d

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

www.independent.co.uk

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 4d

"Eva" harvests blackberries in Oxnard, CA. The job may sound easy, but it's very hard. I must work very fast to fill my buckets, then put the berries in the plastic baskets and stack the baskets in the boxes. It's tiring repetitive work that makes my back & neck ache. #WeFeedYou

A blackberry field w buckets and plastic containers with the berries

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