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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2d

It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power

The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 3d

Seems kinda bad that all of a sudden the government is just Stephen Miller and the guy who wrote Project 2025

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 2d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 3d

WIC runs out this week

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 2d

Working Families Party, whenever available! Go out and register if you aren’t already. This is a meaningful election to make NYC more affordable and friendly to working families as well as the performing arts community. NYC will be more appealing to all, because we will be happier people.

Picture of my NYC mayoral Race absentee Ballot 2025. All the Working Families Party candidates are voted for where available. That includes Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Jumanne D. Williams, Alvin Bragg Jr, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Harvey D. Epstein, Gowri Krishna, and Jared Trujillo. Andrew Cuomo is on the Ballot. He lost the Democratic primary, but refuses to honor his own defeat. It’s sad and weird to see him here being funded by billionaires who only care about themselves and their interests for NYC, he has become a puppet for them. He doesn’t even live in NYC. But. Okay.

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The YEARS Project @theyearsproject.bsky.social · 15d

Megafires used to be rare, but now it seems like there’s a new one every day. Even worse, they are showing up and burning down places we never thought possible. So what’s really going on? Is climate change to blame? Watch this to find out more. #ThisIsClimateChange

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 13d

Watch the full length conversation between me and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social for @zeteo.com, now on YouTube. Thank you for having me, Mehdi!

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Mark Ruffalo Says ‘Boycott, Divest, Sanction, and Prosecute’ Israel

YouTube video by Zeteo

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 13d

This is not just a story of the past — it's the story of how we arrived at this moment.

Official poster for All That’s Left Of You, coming to theaters on January 9th

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 16d

@aclu.org

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 16d

I’m joining @aclu_nationwide and over 400 fellow artists to condemn the federal government’s retaliation against Jimmy Kimmel, along with artists, journalists, individuals, and companies for exercising their right to free speech.

Add your name here:
www.aclu.org/defend-free-...

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 17d

BIG: @usprogressives.bsky.social voted to endorse @ramirez.house.gov Block the Bombs Act. The 97-member Progressive Caucus is the first caucus in Congress to endorse a bill to stop sending Israel weapons being used to destroy Gaza. Encourage your representative to cosponsor at blockthebombs.org

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 21d

@governor.ny.gov I joined water quality & legal experts to urge you to listen to the science & follow our laws. Don't cave to Trump & approve the NESE fracked gas pipeline in NY & don't direct NYS DPS to rubber stamp it! Stand up for New Yorkers, our water & health! Pls don't be a pipeline patsy!

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 28d

Please consider donating to the security of our Palestinian family. The settlers are enacting violence against them every day and often times the only thing to keep them safe is the cameras that Comet ME is providing for them.

get.comet-me.org/camerasos-076

When the state turns a blind eye, The cameras are still watching

get.comet-me.org

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 29d

Genius Troll move.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29d

😕 🇺🇸 if this worked we’d be the safest place on earth. Maybe it’s time to try other stuff? Like addressing the root causes, poverty, inequality etc?

Or is that too crazy?

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 29d

I’m worried they can.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 29d

I’m worried things can’t get stupider

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 29d

Defend Elder Bill Jones & Protect the Upper Walbran chuffed.org/project/defe...

Defend Elder Bill Jones & Protect the Upper Walbran

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thoughts-comments.bsky.social @thoughts-comments.bsky.social · Sep 2

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European journalists targeted with Paragon Solutions spyware, say researchers

Citizen Lab says it found ‘digital fingerprints’ of military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted using against activists

www.theguardian.com

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · Sep 2

11/ What can you do? Go call your member of Congress. Ask them to get briefed. Ask for oversight.

And on a personal level? Apple's Lockdown Mode & Android Advanced Protection both offer some serious security benefits but neither is a silver bullet..

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · Sep 2

10/ After 14 years of working on this topic, I tell you this with confidence:

Highly invasive mercenary spyware is a power abuse machine.

It's incompatible with Americans constitutional rights and freedoms.

And our legal system and civil society is not prepared for the next chapter.

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · Sep 2

9/ Fast forwards to last weekend and the US government abruptly reopened the door for the spyware company:

"This contract is for a fully configured proprietary solution including license, hardware, warranty, maintenance, and training. This modification is to lift the stop work order."

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · Sep 2

8/ The Italian scandal didn't finish cleanly.

While the Italian authorities admitted to targeting activists, they didn't take responsibility for hacking the journalists.

Meaning that some of the most troubling Paragon victims are still seeking answers.

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · Sep 2

7/ Cases kept coming & after initial denials.. Italy had a major national scandal about surveillance overreach & spyware abuses.

Ultimately the dust & a parliamentary intelligence oversight committee investigation led #Paragon & Italy parting ways...

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Italy and Israeli Paragon part ways after spyware affair

Italy and Israeli spyware maker Paragon said they have ended contracts following allegations that the Italian government used the company's technology to hack the phones of critics, according to a parliamentary report on Monday and the company.

www.reuters.com

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