Liberty S.
@lstanavage.bsky.social
Geeky academic, scadian, gamer.
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Nexstar and Sinclair are sending a message — they want to give in to President Trump's anti-free speech demands.
Tell Nexstar and Sinclair: Don't give in to President Trump's anti-free speech demands and defend our right to joke.
Tell Nexstar and Sinclair: Don't give in to President Trump's anti-free speech demands and defend our right to joke.
Tell Nexstar and Sinclair: Protect our TV against Trump. Don't censor Jimmy Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel returned to air. But this fight isn't over – broadcasting giants Nexstar and Sinclair declared that they still won't air the show on their ABC affiliates.
action.aclu.org
September 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Nexstar and Sinclair are sending a message — they want to give in to President Trump's anti-free speech demands.
Tell Nexstar and Sinclair: Don't give in to President Trump's anti-free speech demands and defend our right to joke.
Tell Nexstar and Sinclair: Don't give in to President Trump's anti-free speech demands and defend our right to joke.
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After widespread public pressure, including from over 475 artists and 40,000 ACLU supporters, Jimmy Kimmel is back on air, but Nexstar and Sinclair, two of the biggest local TV station owners in the country, have announced that they won’t air the show on their ABC affiliates.
ABC bringing Kimmel back to air, but some station owners are boycotting him
Nexstar and Sinclair say they will continue to preempt the late-night show, a move that affects dozens of markets, including D.C., St. Louis and Nashville.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
After widespread public pressure, including from over 475 artists and 40,000 ACLU supporters, Jimmy Kimmel is back on air, but Nexstar and Sinclair, two of the biggest local TV station owners in the country, have announced that they won’t air the show on their ABC affiliates.
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And this article by tech journalist
@alexreisner.bsky.social (who is worth following), in @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#academicsky
#bookpirates
@alexreisner.bsky.social (who is worth following), in @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#academicsky
#bookpirates
Judges Don’t Know What AI’s Book Piracy Means
Can AI companies keep stealing books to train their models?
www.theatlantic.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
And this article by tech journalist
@alexreisner.bsky.social (who is worth following), in @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#academicsky
#bookpirates
@alexreisner.bsky.social (who is worth following), in @theatlantic.com:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
#academicsky
#bookpirates
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with polling Americans on their views about vaccines. The move comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes a broader effort to scale back federal health agencies that oversee vaccine development and recommendations.
SAM.gov
https://sam.gov/opp/d711051424344e45b4a21e5abcc7be9f/view?cid=eml_nbcp_%7Bdate(‘yyyyMMdd’)%7D
September 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
with polling Americans on their views about vaccines. The move comes as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes a broader effort to scale back federal health agencies that oversee vaccine development and recommendations.
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This ruling reaffirms that the Trump administration has no legal basis to deny us passports that reflect who we are.
We'll keep fighting to make sure this harmful policy stays blocked.
We'll keep fighting to make sure this harmful policy stays blocked.
US appeals court rejects Trump bid to restore passport policy targeting transgender people
A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to allow U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to refuse to issue passports to transgender and nonbinary Americans that reflect their gender identities.
www.reuters.com
September 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This ruling reaffirms that the Trump administration has no legal basis to deny us passports that reflect who we are.
We'll keep fighting to make sure this harmful policy stays blocked.
We'll keep fighting to make sure this harmful policy stays blocked.
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Yesterday's ICE raid near Syracuse was a chilling and unnecessary show of force - officers descended upon the factory with crowbars and masks to detain people who were just doing their jobs.
Many of their kids came home from school to find their families torn apart. This is senseless and cruel.
Many of their kids came home from school to find their families torn apart. This is senseless and cruel.
More than 40 people detained in ICE raid at Central NY factory: Gov. Hochul ‘outraged’
More than 50 agents, some in masks and wearing bullet proof vests, raided the nutrition bar factory in Cato.
www.syracuse.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yesterday's ICE raid near Syracuse was a chilling and unnecessary show of force - officers descended upon the factory with crowbars and masks to detain people who were just doing their jobs.
Many of their kids came home from school to find their families torn apart. This is senseless and cruel.
Many of their kids came home from school to find their families torn apart. This is senseless and cruel.
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The First Amendment is clear: Politicians like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have no business telling public school students or anyone else whether or how to pray.
Texas AG Ken Paxton encourages students to recite Lord’s Prayer in latest test of church-state separation
The endorsement comes as Texas elected officials push for more Christianity in public life and as Paxton’s office fights a legal challenge to religion in education.
www.texastribune.org
September 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The First Amendment is clear: Politicians like Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have no business telling public school students or anyone else whether or how to pray.
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We're in court today challenging the Trump administration's targeting of people attending their mandated immigration court hearings.
Systematically arresting people carrying out their legal duty is unconstitutional.
Systematically arresting people carrying out their legal duty is unconstitutional.
September 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
We're in court today challenging the Trump administration's targeting of people attending their mandated immigration court hearings.
Systematically arresting people carrying out their legal duty is unconstitutional.
Systematically arresting people carrying out their legal duty is unconstitutional.
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NEW: We filed a brief in support of federal workers targeted by President Trump's executive order eliminating their right to collectively bargain.
The administration is unconstitutionally retaliating against unions for their protected speech, including lawsuits they've filed against the government.
The administration is unconstitutionally retaliating against unions for their protected speech, including lawsuits they've filed against the government.
September 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
NEW: We filed a brief in support of federal workers targeted by President Trump's executive order eliminating their right to collectively bargain.
The administration is unconstitutionally retaliating against unions for their protected speech, including lawsuits they've filed against the government.
The administration is unconstitutionally retaliating against unions for their protected speech, including lawsuits they've filed against the government.
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There is no cure for rabies
September 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There is no cure for rabies
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I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
September 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I know, I know, but: The president of the US saying, literally, "we're going in" in reference to sending the military to an American city for no reason beyond terrorizing the local population should be the most immediately impeachable shit imaginable
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Late last night, a federal appeals court blocked President Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Venezuelans
The case appears set to return to the Supreme Court in a decisive battle over President Trump’s use of the 18th-century law to deport migrants.
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Late last night, a federal appeals court blocked President Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
This is a huge win for the rule of law. Once again, a court ruled that Trump can't invoke a false emergency to grab power.
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NEW: We filed a public comment opposing the Department of Labor's plan to strip wage protections from millions of home care workers.
Most home care workers are women of color, and many already live in poverty. This change will push them further into hardship and worsen the home care labor shortage.
Most home care workers are women of color, and many already live in poverty. This change will push them further into hardship and worsen the home care labor shortage.
September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: We filed a public comment opposing the Department of Labor's plan to strip wage protections from millions of home care workers.
Most home care workers are women of color, and many already live in poverty. This change will push them further into hardship and worsen the home care labor shortage.
Most home care workers are women of color, and many already live in poverty. This change will push them further into hardship and worsen the home care labor shortage.
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The Trump administration thought they could scare Mohsen Mahdawi into silence by detaining him for his advocacy in support of Palestinian human rights.
But he is proof that the First Amendment is stronger than the government.
But he is proof that the First Amendment is stronger than the government.
Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’
Mahdawi was targeted and arrested for deportation due to his activism but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studies
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Trump administration thought they could scare Mohsen Mahdawi into silence by detaining him for his advocacy in support of Palestinian human rights.
But he is proof that the First Amendment is stronger than the government.
But he is proof that the First Amendment is stronger than the government.
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BREAKING: A court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss our lawsuit challenging government censorship of medical research that references the LGBTQ community.
This is great news, and our work to defend scientific research will continue in court.
This is great news, and our work to defend scientific research will continue in court.
September 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
BREAKING: A court rejected the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss our lawsuit challenging government censorship of medical research that references the LGBTQ community.
This is great news, and our work to defend scientific research will continue in court.
This is great news, and our work to defend scientific research will continue in court.
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Wow, Florida at it again… planning to become the first state to end all vaccine mandates, even for schoolkids. Don’t let the facts of decades of preventing outbreaks and protecting public health get in the way.
DeSantis administration pushes to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Florida • Florida Phoenix
School children, college students, and even nursing home residents would no longer have to be vaccinated against infectious diseases and viruses if Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his boss, ...
floridaphoenix.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wow, Florida at it again… planning to become the first state to end all vaccine mandates, even for schoolkids. Don’t let the facts of decades of preventing outbreaks and protecting public health get in the way.
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Detaining firefighters risking their lives to keep us safe shows a blatant disregard for our communities.
Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.
Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Detaining firefighters risking their lives to keep us safe shows a blatant disregard for our communities.
Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.
Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.
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Criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Criminalization is the fuel of fascism.
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Before President Trump deployed troops to LA, Army officials determined that using the military to protect federal agents carrying out his cruel deportation agenda posed an "extremely high" risk to civilians and soldiers alike.
Congress must hold the administration accountable.
Congress must hold the administration accountable.
Exclusive: Military feared mistakes in LA deployment could have 'far-reaching' implications, records show
A trove of internal military reports and messages offers a rare inside look at concerns from commanders.
www.reuters.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Before President Trump deployed troops to LA, Army officials determined that using the military to protect federal agents carrying out his cruel deportation agenda posed an "extremely high" risk to civilians and soldiers alike.
Congress must hold the administration accountable.
Congress must hold the administration accountable.
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President Trump is using our tax dollars to pay for his unwarranted deployment of military troops to D.C. in a blatant attempt to expand his power.
We’re fighting back.
We’re fighting back.
August 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
President Trump is using our tax dollars to pay for his unwarranted deployment of military troops to D.C. in a blatant attempt to expand his power.
We’re fighting back.
We’re fighting back.
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The judge spurned the Trump administration's expedited removal policy, calling out their violation of immigrants' rights in a mad dash to carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
We celebrate this victory and we'll keep fighting to defend immigrants' fundamental right to due process.
We celebrate this victory and we'll keep fighting to defend immigrants' fundamental right to due process.
Judge Blocks Pillar of Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign
Judge Jia M. Cobb rejected what she called “a truly startling argument” from the government that it could use a fast-track procedure to remove people arrested far from the southern border.
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The judge spurned the Trump administration's expedited removal policy, calling out their violation of immigrants' rights in a mad dash to carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda.
We celebrate this victory and we'll keep fighting to defend immigrants' fundamental right to due process.
We celebrate this victory and we'll keep fighting to defend immigrants' fundamental right to due process.