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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 12h

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23h

DEVELOPING: Convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and financial fraudster calls for the imprisonment of Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor because they will not help him turn their home into a war zone.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h

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Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 21h

Early career US journalists— apply for the 2026 Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS) Health Journalism Fellowship! This unique opportunity includes a $4,000 stipend, workshops, mentoring and more! @womenjournos.bsky.social #health #journalism

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 22h

Hey, that’s @propublica.org! This Newsroom Is Looking For Its Next Big Tip on the Train

This Newsroom Is Looking For Its Next Big Tip on the Train — Streetsblog USA

Investigative journalists at ProPublica are betting that the next big tipster is riding the rails right now — and reaching out to find them.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 22h

RFK's conspiracy theories will make America sick, especially children. Ignoring science is a death knell for unsuspecting Americans. #resist wapo.st/3J3MR8F

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.

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Keira Havens @highcountryrose.bsky.social · 1d

It's beyond time to call the President's intent to wage a "war from within" what it is: Treason.

@citizensimpeachment.com does just that in its new article of impeachment.
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Article of Impeachment: Treason - Citizens' Impeachment

Article II: Treason (For Article I: Tyranny, please click here) H. RES _____ RESOLVED, that Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, and Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense […]

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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William S. Becker @sustainabil.bsky.social · 1d

The military, governors, and voters are the last lines of defense against Donald Trump's authoritarianism. When he bullies them, they should just say no. I discuss this at the-real-biocene.net/f/memo-to-am...

Memo to America: Just Say No

By William S. Becker

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Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 1d

Attorney General Bondi Melts Down Under Senate Scrutiny
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Attorney General Bondi Melts Down Under Senate Scrutiny

Attorney General Pam Bondi stonewalls questions on Trump, Epstein, and the $50,000 cash scandal.

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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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National Food Museum @nationalfoodmuseum.bsky.social · 5d

What are the 11 Most Impactful Events in Food History? Some may shock you!

Read the Article Here: www.nationalfoodmuseum.org/the-11-most-...

#NationalFoodMuseum #PublicHealth #FoodPolicy #HeartHealth #FoodMuseum #FoodHistory

The 11 Most Impactful Events in Food History - National Food Museum

The 11 Most Impactful Events in Food History The National Food Museum is interested in all aspects of food—the history of the human diet, the contribution of the food system to the climate crisis,…

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

Spot on.

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

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 4d

Oh look, another White House Signal scandal.

This time it was an aide to Stephen Miller who was using Signal so openly in a public space that a bystander captured images of the chat.

Oh and the messages were about sending the *82nd Airborne* into Portland.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cellphone while in Minnesota

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

This shit is dystopian. Blackhawk helicopters, zip-tied kids, and racial segregation vans.

ICE is terrorizing communities.

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Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 5d

Project 2025’s playbook is the operating manual for this authoritarian regime. Trump lied about it to get elected. He’s not just dismantling our democracy. He’s doing it with cruelty and glee. #resist open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Trump No Longer Denies Project 2025

Trump swore he had nothing to do with Project 2025. Yesterday, his Truth Social rant proved he not only knew its architects; he hired them to dismantle democracy.

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 6d

"In a perverse way, we can be grateful that Trump and his minions are so incompetent, because that is forcing the dormant parts of our country to push back"

Felon & his posse of evil clowns are...not smart

Maybe their dumbassery will trip them up?🤞(That, & the continued #resistance by all who can)

An Autocracy of Dunces

How stone-faced generals, Wall Street pushback, and a government shutdown may save America’s quickly declining democracy

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 7d

It seems pointless even to say this, but the Fourth Amendment does not permit federal agents to kick down every door in an apartment building just because *some* people in that building are allegedly undocumented. Even in the unlikely event they had a warrant, warrants have to be specific.

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 7d

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 6d

Today's "Letters from an American" excoriates ICE for its illegal detention of Americans who "look" like they may be illegal. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com?r=3bz98&utm_...

Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 7d

Jane is a global hero. In my reporting career, I interviewed Jane and met her chimps. It was an inspiring experience. Her authenticity, courage, and values touched millions. My heart mourns for the passing of so much wisdom. 💔

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 7d

Priorities.

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Roberta Baskin @robertabaskin.bsky.social · 7d

Heartbreaking. I interviewed Jane and “met” her chimps in Tanzania in my former life as a reporter. Jane inspired the world with her authenticity and environmental values. She was everyone’s hero.