Lyn Taylor
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creative writer, editor, house plant and NHL enthusiast
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NEW: Senate Democrats, led by Alex Padilla and Dick Durbin, accused the DOJ of running an unlawful pressure campaign to centralize voter registration data nationwide, despite recent court losses and no congressional authorization.
Democratic senators accuse Trump DOJ of ‘apparent ransom’ in push to seize state voter rolls
The senators accused DOJ of abandoning legal arguments altogether in favor of coercion.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:56 PM
NEW: Senate Democrats, led by Alex Padilla and Dick Durbin, accused the DOJ of running an unlawful pressure campaign to centralize voter registration data nationwide, despite recent court losses and no congressional authorization.
apnews.com/live/minneap... representing Renee Good's family releases a statement on the latest shooting
Live updates: Judge considers legality of Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
The legality of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota is before a judge following the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officials.
https://apnews.com/live/minneapolis-shooting-immigration-updates-1-26-2026#0000019b-faff-d06e-affb-fbff26bf0000?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Attorney
January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
apnews.com/live/minneap... representing Renee Good's family releases a statement on the latest shooting
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Rick speaking like this should be noted. This is not how he posts.
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Rick speaking like this should be noted. This is not how he posts.
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Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.
January 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.
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Footage from the immediate aftermath of the Alex Pretti murder shows a Trump regime thug searching through Pretti's body, yelling: "Where is the fucking gun? where is the gun?!" Other regime thugs point behind him, showing the gun far away from the scene. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Footage from the immediate aftermath of the Alex Pretti murder shows a Trump regime thug searching through Pretti's body, yelling: "Where is the fucking gun? where is the gun?!" Other regime thugs point behind him, showing the gun far away from the scene. #3E #GoodvsEvil
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President Donald Trump's civil rights attorney astounded a legal expert on Thursday after she boosted a bet on the prediction market Polymarket about her ability to prosecute a journalist.
Expert astounded as Trump attorney boosts bet she can 'corrupt the system'
President Donald Trump's civil rights attorney astounded a legal expert on Thursday after she boosted a bet on the prediction market Polymarket about her ability to prosecute a journalist. Harmeet Dhillon, Trump's deputy attorney general for the DOJ's civil rights division, reposted a Polymarket bet...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM
President Donald Trump's civil rights attorney astounded a legal expert on Thursday after she boosted a bet on the prediction market Polymarket about her ability to prosecute a journalist.
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Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Colorado and other Democratic states trib.al/wuAkX9j
Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Colorado and other Democratic states
The memo to the agencies does not explain why it’s focusing on those states.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Colorado and other Democratic states trib.al/wuAkX9j
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In Gaza, months into the truce, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still languish in displacement camps, sheltering in tents and war-ravaged buildings, unable to protect them from the chilly nighttime temperatures. https://to.pbs.org/4r9BJaS
People in Gaza dig through garbage for fuel to keep warm, in a far cry from Trump's vision
In Gaza, months into the truce, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still languish in displacement camps, sheltering in tents and war-ravaged buildings, unable to protect them from the chilly nightt...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:32 AM
In Gaza, months into the truce, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still languish in displacement camps, sheltering in tents and war-ravaged buildings, unable to protect them from the chilly nighttime temperatures. https://to.pbs.org/4r9BJaS
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
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A nurse nearly blinded by a tear gas canister. Protesters struggling to breathe.
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using "less lethal" weapons in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
➡️ Read more (w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social): https://propub.li/4qjXYdX
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using "less lethal" weapons in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
➡️ Read more (w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social): https://propub.li/4qjXYdX
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A nurse nearly blinded by a tear gas canister. Protesters struggling to breathe.
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using "less lethal" weapons in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
➡️ Read more (w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social): https://propub.li/4qjXYdX
Under Trump 2.0, federal agents have routinely countered protesters using "less lethal" weapons in ways that some experts say might be criminal.
➡️ Read more (w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social): https://propub.li/4qjXYdX
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Just hours after Renee Good was shot, one member of Customs and Border Patrol’s elite tactical team on an adjacent street fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes, with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Just hours after Renee Good was shot, one member of Customs and Border Patrol’s elite tactical team on an adjacent street fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes, with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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"In terms of pushback, it's still pretty tepid. You have the Speaker of the House saying he doesn't really have a problem with it. You have a lot of people just not commenting on the investigation and bashing Powell," says Tamara Keith. https://to.pbs.org/3LCGfPM
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on pushback to Trump's threats to Federal Reserve
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including some Republicans pushing back against President Trump'...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
"In terms of pushback, it's still pretty tepid. You have the Speaker of the House saying he doesn't really have a problem with it. You have a lot of people just not commenting on the investigation and bashing Powell," says Tamara Keith. https://to.pbs.org/3LCGfPM
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The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement. www.wired.com/story/gofund...
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement. www.wired.com/story/gofund...
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Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
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“A coup is happening in the United States.” Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
I study fascism. I’ve already fled America.
On this week’s “More To The Story,” former Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley explains his recent move to Canada and calls the Trump administration’s takeover of the US government a “coup.”
www.motherjones.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
“A coup is happening in the United States.” Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government.
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
From our friends at @revealnews.org:
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DHS claimed four times it had “no documents” in response to @freedom.press records requests.
This raises "serious questions about whether the agency is saving its documents anymore, much less creating them," FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com.
This raises "serious questions about whether the agency is saving its documents anymore, much less creating them," FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com.
We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It.
The Secret Service also said it had no records of its request to raise the water level of a river for JD Vance’s kayaking trip.
theintercept.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
DHS claimed four times it had “no documents” in response to @freedom.press records requests.
This raises "serious questions about whether the agency is saving its documents anymore, much less creating them," FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com.
This raises "serious questions about whether the agency is saving its documents anymore, much less creating them," FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social writes in @theintercept.com.
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Stephen Miller isn’t just closing borders. He is trying to overturn decades of American history and progress.
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
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Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Miller’s sadistic designs go?
trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Stephen Miller isn’t just closing borders. He is trying to overturn decades of American history and progress.
Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
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Let’s stop pretending this is normal.
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“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” Department of Education spokesperson Madison Biedermann wrote after our reporter repeatedly asked agency officials for comment to ensure fairness and accuracy.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” Department of Education spokesperson Madison Biedermann wrote after our reporter repeatedly asked agency officials for comment to ensure fairness and accuracy.
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Venezuela must remain an independent country, Pope Leo XIV said today as he expressed "deep concern" for Venezuelans following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Pope Leo expresses "soul full of concern" for Venezuela after U.S. capture of Maduro
"Guaranteeing the sovereignty" of Venezuela must be ensured, the first U.S.-born pope said.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Venezuela must remain an independent country, Pope Leo XIV said today as he expressed "deep concern" for Venezuelans following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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Among our most-read stories of 2025:
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Among our most-read stories of 2025:
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.
(Published Aug. 2025)
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Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline
Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline
Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline
www.independent.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters as it mapped gas pipeline
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Warner Bros. Discovery told shareholders Netflix’s deal was better than Paramount’s offer, urging them to reject the latter.
Warner Bros. Urges Shareholders To Reject Paramount’s Hostile Takeover Bid—Netflix Shares Up In Premarket
Warner Bros. Discovery told shareholders Netflix’s deal was better than Paramount’s offer, urging them to reject the latter.
www.forbes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Warner Bros. Discovery told shareholders Netflix’s deal was better than Paramount’s offer, urging them to reject the latter.
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"The level of violence and killing [in Sudan] demonstrates for us that basic humanity is under attack."
HRW’s Nicole Widdersheim testified last week at the hearing "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan."
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HRW’s Nicole Widdersheim testified last week at the hearing "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan."
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December 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"The level of violence and killing [in Sudan] demonstrates for us that basic humanity is under attack."
HRW’s Nicole Widdersheim testified last week at the hearing "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan."
Learn more:
HRW’s Nicole Widdersheim testified last week at the hearing "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan."
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“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“What most struck me is the brutality and physical violence involved in every story,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This is stuff that should be unrecognizable as America. It should make everyday Americans outraged.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social