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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23h

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

www.motherjones.com

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 20h

Busy today.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22h

As the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the U.S. public education system, ProPublica’s reporters are investigating how these changes affect people across the country.

Help us track developments at schools and colleges in your area 👇

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

The science doesn't lie: Conversion therapy doesn't work. That hasn't stopped the GOP from trying to bring it back, as SCOTUS decides whether or not to overturn bans in 23 states.

@msjpauly.bsky.social and @hencarnell.bsky.social reported on the movement to resurrect the practice back in 2024.

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people.

Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

www.motherjones.com

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, Pippa! From Maggie.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

Largely ignored by a media overwhelmed by daily outrages from the Oval Office, Trump’s destructive foreign policy strategy has some truly serious implications for America’s role in the world.

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence

With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.

www.thenation.com

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 1d

Looking winsome.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.

The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

www.motherjones.com

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 1d

Sadly, Rump and cronies including Miller have ruined our democracy.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Trump’s aid package to soybean farmers is expected to be in the billions of dollars. But to some farmers, that misses the point.

“The American farmer, especially myself included—we don’t want any payments. We want to work."

A 90-second crash course in Trump's betrayal of American soy farmers

Here’s the geopolitical beans.

www.motherjones.com

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 1d

I went to a banned books session put on by librarians this past weekend. Of course it’s Moms for Liberty who made the majority of book challenges. Support your libraries and request books you want to be able to borrow, especially those that feature people of color and 2SLGBTQIA+ characters.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 2d

Greta--always a hero, and always eager to get the focus where it belongs
www.teenvogue.com/story/greta-...

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 2d

The Convicted FElon has finally united the people on one thing.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons

Sign up for our humor newsletter to get Daily Cartoons delivered to your inbox: nyer.cm/0EivDaD

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 2d

Sending healing thoughts to your kitty.

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Sunday from adoptable kitty, AK! AK has enjoyed a Sunday filled with lots of ear scratches and quiet conversation, her favourites! How this precious gem hasn’t yet been adopted is a mystery to us, she will be the very best forever family member. This sweetie pie is 6 years old, she does well

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Raeann M. @annmilernowski.bsky.social · 4d

Targeting more than half the population of the US for a political reason is treason. No elected official or a member of his staff has the right to punish the American people for who they vote for. Withholding money for states that voted for Harris is tyranny and must be stopped now.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 4d

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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 3d

While lawmakers debate the calendar, a top GOP insurance regulator is pulling the fire alarm on ACA subsidies. If Congress doesn't act before the Nov. 1 enrollment deadline, 24 million Americans will face sticker shock so severe it will crash the entire marketplace.

Time is short for an ACA premium fix in the shutdown fight, says GOP insurance leader

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

With our Private School Demographics database, you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

Check it out ⤵️

ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup

Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

www.propublica.org

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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 3d

Californians are already getting notices that their health care premiums will skyrocket in 2026 if the ACA tax credits aren’t extended. Millions of Americans will see a 114% AVERAGE annual increase. That’s ridiculous and unsustainable.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

Russ Vought and the Trump administration’s shutdown revenge tour rolls on as they freexe $2.1 billion in funding for Chicago infrastructure, blaming it on DEI and wokeness. trib.al/Q12uMxt

On Day 3 of Shutdown, Trump Cuts Billions From Another Blue City

Donald Trump is targeting Democrats during the shutdown—and he’s not even trying to hide it.

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nancyjjones.bsky.social @nancyjjones.bsky.social · 3d

So sorry for your loss.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4d

This is what happens when the president decides it's his right to unilaterally declare war, and Congress does nothing to reclaim its authority. trib.al/I0zoy3R

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