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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11h

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 8h

"new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to potentially suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere or harvest moisture from desert environments."

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

The Nobel committee said that the three laureates “have developed a new form of molecular architecture.”

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 7h

Oh look, vaccines work.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 9h

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6h

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States in its campaign against alleged drug traffickers had been carrying Colombian citizens, not drug traffickers.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 5h

how many kids did Trump kill today? Here is a tracker: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter

Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.

www.impactcounter.com

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Michelle Geoghegan @redbunhead.bsky.social · 17h

She’s right - there are MANY comments in support of this sneaky version of the SAVE act. I just submitted my public comment in opposition of this proposed rule change. I ask that you do too. Her article has information if you’re unfamiliar with the topic to read before commenting.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote

The U.S.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

This was genuinely not-horrible from Jeffries.

No rescission. No impoundment.

But the tax cuts works.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries: "Republicans enacted permanent tax breaks for the wealthy, well-off, and well-connected. Permanent tax breaks. And now the nerve of these people to say to us that 'we do not have the time or inclination to address the ACA tax credits for working-class Americans'"

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Michelle Geoghegan @redbunhead.bsky.social · 2d

Voted early today in Virginia #voteblue

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3d

Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government

One of the most brazen conflicts in history.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Buddy Spell @buddyspell.bsky.social · 4d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

I’m horrified by Trump’s order to send 300 National Guard troops to Chicago. We’re only nine months into a four year term and already the president is trying to invade an American city. If you’re in the Guard, you can and should refuse these orders.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

End the shutdown, GOP. Extend the ACA subsidies. Stop shoving more money at the billionaires.

Image of an X post from @JessicaTarlov
showing a screenshot of her on "The Five" on Fox News, with the chyron "DEMS SHOOT DOWN BILL THAT WOULD END GOVT SHUTDOWN" and the time "2:02." The post reads: "Republicans can mock Democrats all they want, but the numbers don’t lie. By a 17 point margin, Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown. And Americans overwhelmingly back extending ACA subsidies—71% in WaPo, 78% in the KFF poll. This has nothing to do with 'healthcare for illegal immigrants,' and Trump knows it."

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

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Carly A. Kocurek @sparklebliss.bsky.social · 5d

The news cannot show what is happening in Chicago because the FAA banned all non-government drones for 12 days over a 15-mile radius (100s of square miles). They don't want anyone watching them disappearing our neighbors. They don't want anyone reporting what they're doing. Please, don't look away.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4d

The American Federation of Government Employees filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for inserting partisan political statements into furloughed employees’ automatic out-of-office replies during the government shutdown without their consent.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 4d

NEWS

A federal judge nominated by President Trump in his first term, has blocked, for now, the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.

Judge Immergut said that President Trump’s assessment of “war ravaged” Portland was “untethered from the facts” and “ignoring the facts on the ground.”

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4d

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Saturday blocked President Donald Trump’s call-up of the National Guard for a deployment in Portland, saying Trump’s actions were based on false claims and undermined Oregon’s sovereignty. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Seizure of Oregon National Guard for Portland Deployment