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Everyone involved in the Alien Enemies Act "deportations" (kidnapping) is a depraved monster. This poor man and his family, my god.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Please read—this is becoming serious!
March 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Thanks @everylibrary.bsky.social for getting the word out!
February 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Every 4 years, a team of libraries & research organizations work together to preserve material from U.S. government websites during the transition of administrations. 🗳️

Get the latest on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/02/06/u...
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Anne Telnaes, Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist for the Washington Post, has resigned.

The paper censored a cartoon that criticized billionaires.

Democracy dies in broad daylight, too.

anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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To recap so far: other than the main 7.0 earthquake, there were no other 6.0 or higher earthquakes (as of 12pm) in the region of the original event near the Mendocino Triple Junction. This includes the 5.8 near Cobb report withdrawn earlier. Large aftershock, however are possible #CAwx 12/5/2024
December 5, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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Tsunami warning cancelled 🚨 as of 12pm. However, use caution at the coast for unusual tidal/current behavior the remainder of the day #CAwx 12/5/2024
December 5, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Cat contentment 😻
November 24, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 10:43 PM
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Review by Ty Burr: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande bring Elphaba and Glinda from stage to screen, and the result is over the rainbow.
Review | It’s half a movie, but ‘Wicked’ casts a mighty spell
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande bring Elphaba and Glinda from stage to screen, and the result is over the rainbow.
wapo.st
November 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Transgender lawmakers, staff and visitors will be banned from using restrooms aligned with their gender identity on the House side of the U.S. Capitol.
House speaker bans trans member of Congress from using women's bathroom
Transgender lawmakers, staff and visitors will be banned from using restrooms aligned with their gender identity on the House side of the U.S. Capitol.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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After four years as president, culminating in an attempt to erase an election he lost, Donald Trump has demonstrated who he is, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. Yet many in Washington and beyond are acting shocked that Trump is doing what he said he would do. theatln.tc/TXt0WEWH
November 20, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.

At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM