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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 7h

Car dealership-style air dancers that say "ABOLISH ICE" needed here, stat.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 8h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

I am once again asking why these data centers are all fucking SECRETS

"A controversial plan to build a 2.2-million-square-foot data center on farmland may still happen. A rural community... is looking to settle a lawsuit recently filed by a development firm working for an unidentified tech giant."

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Lee Kovarsky @kovarsky.bsky.social · 10h

This really is Trumpism in a nutshell.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

This made me laugh so hard. Second screenshot is of the video posted by Benny Johnson of the event.

Benny Johnson « @bennyjohnson
X.com
BREAKING: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stares down army of Antifa and a guy in a chicken suit from the rooftop of the ICE facility here in Portland.
Noem says:
"Hey; Guy in the chicken suit. You can do better.
Too bad they are uneducated and ill-informed."
Noem isn't chicken: [chicken emoji]

A view from the roof of the building. There are about 15-20 people visible in total, several of whom appear to be reporters. Most are holding signs. They aren’t even taking up the whole sidewalk. One guy is wearing a chicken suit.

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 11h

Rep. Grijalva posted this video explanation today on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DPhwMy-...

I think she should have just made a short one showing the clip below and then cut to her saying, Thanks Mike, I want to be sworn in tomorrow!

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 12h

Do you have any idea how bad shit has to be for Republicans for Politico to write this?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

(Politico) - One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.

#RepublicansInDisarray @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 18h

"67% of likely San Francisco voters support the creation of a public bank." 🎉

KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 21h

San Francisco Public Bank Supporters Eye 2026 Ballot Measure

San Francisco is laying the groundwork to become the first city in the country to have a municipal bank, with supporters exploring their next steps.

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 14h

They are super underrated.

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 18h

"67% of likely San Francisco voters support the creation of a public bank." 🎉

KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 21h

San Francisco Public Bank Supporters Eye 2026 Ballot Measure

San Francisco is laying the groundwork to become the first city in the country to have a municipal bank, with supporters exploring their next steps.

dlvr.it

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 20h

Lots of people think Dems are forcing these dirty coal plants to “retire” with policies and regs.

It’s simply not true!

Coal plants are incredibly inefficient to run compared to gas and renewables. This New England plant didn’t “retire” — the company closed it because it was too expensive!

Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 20h

New England has said its final goodbye to coal power. Here’s how a transition to gas — and now renewables — helped shut its last plant down early.

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

www.canarymedia.com

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 1d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 1d

Voters upheld the Climate Commitment Act by a landslide last year.

Today, the Supreme Court shot down a legal challenge.

As the federal government is abandoning critical climate protections, Washington's leadership is needed now more than ever. This is an important win.

Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market

A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.

www.seattletimes.com

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 1d

Loving this journey for Marjorie.

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 1d

Standing is for suckers at this SCOTUS.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sorry but how does this person have standing to challenge Colorado's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy when she has explicitly disclaimed any desire to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity? How is this a real case? slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

slate.com

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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 1d

Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea

Three dudes dressed three very different ways - first in a more conservative suit and tie, second in a short sleeve shirt and hat, third in a pink vest and tie

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 1d

Dartmouth (my alma mater) absolutely knows how to definitively reject the compact in the name of government overreach, and it's telling that they haven't yet.

home.dartmouth.edu/about/dartmo...

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 1d

This is being taken out of context.

Duffy is referring to the Essential Air Service program, a subsidy for operators at rural airports, which will lose funding on Sunday.

Shutdowns cause problems, but he didn’t specifically say “safety drops off on Sunday.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 1d

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist. A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Levinson-Waldman @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social · 1d

Great piece from @dell.bsky.social at @wired.com about ICE's newest foray into social media monitoring: the agency is putting out feelers for contractors who can do on-site, open source intel 24/7 for ICE's Targeting Operations Division (TOD). 1/ www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Jackie Gardina @jackiegardina.bsky.social · 1d

Counterpoint: "If you can't see that since Trump's taken office, there's been an organized, systematized campaign to delegitimatize, dehumanize, threaten, impede, obstruct, and physically assault immigrants and anyone perceived to be an immigrant, then I can't persuade you of it."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Stephen Miller: "If you can't see that since we've taken office, there's been an organized, systemitized campaign to delegitimatize, dehumanize, threaten, impede, obstruct, and physically assault ICE officers in their duties, then I can't persuade you of it."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Back in the land of reality, here's what one of the Black people whose home was smashed into during the apartment raid last week said about his Venezuelan neighbors: "They were cool people."

Mr. Jones, a U.S. citizen, was dragged out in handcuffs and held outside for hours.

Jones, who lives on the fourth floor, said most of his neighbors were Venezuelan and often took turns cleaning the hallway because the property owners did little to maintain it.

“They were cool people,” Jones said as he looked into his next door neighbor’s unit. “They didn’t speak a lick of English, but we used translator apps to talk to each other.”

Jones wondered what would happen to his neighbor’s young children.

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 1d

I grew up just south of Hartford, in a town where they've shot Hallmark Christmas movies. I went to Chinese school and piano lessons in Hartford every week. The Hartford in Gilmore Girls is completely divorced from reality.

Stars Hollow was much more accurate in comparison.

Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

What was lovable about Gilmore Girls was never any *verisimilitude* about New England, or for that matter high school or college. In part it was just seeing them through Amy Sherman-Palladino's "central casting" Californian eyes.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

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Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 1d

yup!!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 1d

EPA cites public comments in decision: "Upon review of this
and information received in public comments and at the public hearing, the EPA does not believe that the currently available information supports a conclusion that regulated parties would face significant immediate compliance challenges."

Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 1d

Great news: The EPA is withdrawing its proposal to delay the implementation of hazardous air pollutant standards for coke ovens. Very good news for breathers in steel communities. It's nice to win! www.epa.gov/system/files...

www.epa.gov

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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 1d

“We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,” said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.” — Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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