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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 2h

WIC, which for decades has fed kids and new moms, could run out of funding within two weeks.

Furloughed federal workers are stressing about bills and seeing promised backpay threatened.

The regime’s mass deportation operation, however, continues on uninterrupted during the shutdown.

Priorities.

America's Voice @americasvoice.bsky.social · 20h

"While new moms worry about formula for their infants and furloughed federal workers stress about next month’s rent or mortgage, the administration’s mass deportation obsession will continue uninterrupted," writes @tusk81.bsky.social

This says everything about this administration’s priorities.

ICE Rages On During Shutdown As Federal Workers Go Without Paychecks and American Kids Face Potential Hunger

Priorities.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Alexander Abnos @anabnos.com · 1d

Hello! The Guardian is expanding our American soccer coverage. In the US, we're hiring:
• Reporters
• Asst. editor
• Audience editor
• Social video producer
• Sports biz reporter
These are all full-time, permanent, union positions.
www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

The Guardian announces plans to expand its global soccer coverage ahead of 2026 men’s World Cup in North America

Combination of seven new roles, including six in the US, spanning sports and business coverage, visuals, video and more

www.theguardian.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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MaryBeth Hastings @mbhastings.bsky.social · 1d

The absolutely massive upswing in fury at the US we have caused by this inversion of soft power

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 1d

Still true.

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · Apr 25

They're making big mistakes, moving too quickly and burning bridges before they're capable of shutting down the opposition.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’

The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech

www.scientificamerican.com

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MaryBeth Hastings @mbhastings.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump regime wants to expand its war on women, girls, and others it deems inferior. It makes up nonsense terms to advance a radical right wing agenda.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

US ‘undermining global health’ by threatening to strip funding from aid projects that do not fit its political agenda

Trump administration reported to be planning expansion of ‘global gag rule’ to halt any initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 2d

outrageously, forty of these wins have come since michele kang became majority owner in march 2022, with 30 coming in the last two seasons

Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 2d

Joining the 💯 club!

Our match against San Diego Wave marked our 100th regular season win as a club 👏

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says the law doesn't give President Trump more power to fire people during a shutdown and White House plans to do so are "vindictive."

Democrats united in effort to stop Trump's 'lawless activity,' says Sen. Van Hollen

Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen says the law doesn't give President Trump more power to fire people during a shutdown and White House plans to do so are "vindictive."

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MaryBeth Hastings @mbhastings.bsky.social · 2d

In the land of houses the size of hotels (my in-laws’ neighborhood in NJ, which wasn’t this way when they bought). It’s just so disturbing.

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MaryBeth Hastings @mbhastings.bsky.social · 2d

In the first Bari Weiss article I ever read, she incorrectly defined intersectionality so she could dunk on Women’s March protesters

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Liz Zuccala @drzucc.bsky.social · 3d

Very proud to have curated this Special Issue in the @mja.com.au on #gender & health.

Amid growing backlash against #genderequity & diversity, we sought to elevate work informed by evidence & respect for the rights, dignity and perspectives of affected populations.

www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

Special issue on gender and health: listening to the voices of patients

www.mja.com.au

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

I was in Portland last night for a soccer match. The only thing I saw burned to the ground was the opposing goalkeeper by this rocket from Olivia Moultrie.

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MaryBeth Hastings @mbhastings.bsky.social · 3d

Love. This. Team.

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MaryBeth Hastings @mbhastings.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, Nightswimming is one of my faves. Keep intending to learn the piano part to that one.

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 4d

The Trump administration has cancelled 4,304 deliveries to food banks so far this year, refusing to deliver 94 million pounds of contracted-for food. Food banks simply can’t feed people enough anymore. Millions of Americans are going hungry as a result.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Kristina Cooke @kristinacooke.bsky.social · 5d

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.

Ted Hesson @tedhesson.bsky.social · 5d

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies, w/ @reneehickman.bsky.social @kristinacooke.bsky.social www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US Border Patrol raid sweeps in citizens, families as Chicago crackdown intensifies

U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed to Chicago led a late-night raid on an apartment building this week, rappelling from helicopters onto rooftops and breaking down doors in an operation authorities said targeted gang members but which swept up U.S. citizens and families.

www.reuters.com

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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 5d

Very hard not to conclude that the Dem messaging strategy of focusing on healthcare has been highly successful at shaping public impressions of the shutdown fight so far despite being hated on here to the point that major accounts were actively adopting GOP framing to attack it

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 5d

Oct 3 poll of 2,811 U.S. adults (+/-2.4%)
% of U.S. adults saying Democrats' bigger goal in congressional shutdown talks is to:
Preserve Affordable Care Act tax credits & restore Medicaid funds 61%
Expand Medicaid benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally 13%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

YouGov survey results by political party for the question, Which do you think is the more important goal for Congressional Democrats in government shutdown negotiations?

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Stork @eightxeroxedbutts.bsky.social · 5d

Were *you* telling the truth before? Did you just not understand that thing you published? Were you just trolling all of us?

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taber @kvetch.gay · 5d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 6d

Alarming trend.

These Kenyan activists were detained while rallying with Bobi Wine in Uganda.

Others were detained and tortured while supporting Tanzania's opposition in June.

And Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye was abducted in Nairobi and extraordinary renditioned to Kampala last year.

Kenyan activists abducted after joining opposition rally in Uganda

Pair had crossed border to support presidential campaign of reggae singer Bobi Wine

www.theguardian.com

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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