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“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Trump administration orders ICE to target undocumented Somali immigrants in Twin Cities, source says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been directed by the Trump administration to target undocumented Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities, according to the New York Times.
www.cbsnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Meanwhile, Ukrainian sea drones disabled two of the "shadow fleet" tankers carrying Russian oil. No doubt the start of a campaign
kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-na...
'Successful' Ukrainian naval drone strike disables 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers, source says
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
kyivindependent.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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justsecurity.org
Is the U.S. showing early signs of state capture?

Naomi Roht-Arriaza compares patterns of state capture from four countries and highlights the warning signs emerging in the United States.

www.justsecurity.org/124560/us-ca...
Is the U.S. Becoming a Captured State? A Comparative Perspective
Patterns of state capture in South Africa, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Guatemala offer a cautionary guide for the United States.
www.justsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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dschulkin.bsky.social
It was a real treat to talk to Naomi Roht-Arriaza about what state capture actually looks like and the warning signs we are seeing today in the United States. … listen along below!
justsecurity.org Just Security @justsecurity.org · 6d
Listen to today’s episode of The Just Security Podcast: Is there a Fox in the Henhouse? A Comparative Perspective of State Capture in the U.S.

Naomi Roht-Arriaza joins host @dschulkin.bsky.social to discuss corruption, kleptocracy and how to prevent them.

www.justsecurity.org/125713/podca...
JS Podcast: Comparative Perspective of State Capture in the U.S.
Dani Schulkin is joined by Naomi Roht-Arriaza to discuss the warning signs of state capture, and what can be done to push back against it.
www.justsecurity.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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dschulkin.bsky.social
Another in our Anti-Corruption series from @scott-levy.bsky.social. Follow along 👇
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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justsecurity.org
(3/3) With thanks to our authors this week:

Jeremy Chin
Georgio Konstandi
Margaret Lin
Marko Milanovic
@mikeschmitt.bsky.social
@mrazeeq.bsky.social
Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Pavlina Pavlova
@rgoodlaw.bsky.social
@scott-levy.bsky.social
Thomas E. Brzozowski
@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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gtconway.bsky.social
This is exactly what you do
With presidents who coup
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 7d
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
@bsky.app needs to crack down on the influx of GoFundMe spam for supposed refugees
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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dawnoceanharmony.bsky.social
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🚨Protest Russell Vought- OMB🚨

•Office Management & Budget

•Holding Gov💲

•Trump’s Shadow-President

•Far-right Fascist Christian Nationalist

•Architect-‘Project 2025’

•The Heritage Foundation

•Works w/Orban & Putin

•Gutting-Federal Agencies

•Hates American Values

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Vought is the 'shadow president' a far-right Christian fascist who co-ran Project 2025 and hates American values of freedom, equality, democracy. Russell Vought, Trump's Shadow President From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutd... @ www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
ICE kidnapped a 17-year-old U.S. citizen named Christian Jimenez. Jimenez, a high school senior born in Newberg, Oregon, was driving on his school’s lunch break when ICE/CBP agents stopped his car, smashed his window, and abducted him on November 21, 2025.

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The America First people in charge of the US government don’t seem very America First to me.
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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dan--miller.bsky.social
Katrina gets called a ‘natural disaster,’ but the real disaster was decades of segregation, poverty, disinvestment, and a city where 35% of Black households couldn’t evacuate. This piece shows what actually drowned New Orleans.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/demographi...
Demographic Disparities: Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina demonstrated that structural inequalities, rather than nature alone, dictated vulnerability, evacuation, and post-storm recovery
populareducationblog.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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indivisibletx-24.bsky.social
This is what Democracy looks like. Community too! This is the No Kings Era now. #NoKings
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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marguerite00.bsky.social
And the US needs to clean up the foreign agents creating chaos in the US.

Musk
trump
Vance
thiel
Gabbard

but wait there is more.....
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Axios has a lot of explaining to do.
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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maks23.bsky.social
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Yermak: We had a very productive first meeting with the esteemed American delegation.

We made very good progress and are moving forward towards a just and lasting peace.

2nd meeting will take place soon today, where we will continue working on joint proposals involving our European partners.
November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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mouthyrenegade.bsky.social
Great response. I love seeing those when these MAGA hosers play Keyboard Commando online.
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
We really can’t get enough of these
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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repmcgovern.bsky.social
Trump promised to bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Instead, 58 thousand manufacturing workers have lost their jobs in America since his stupid tariffs took effect.

Then he lies to our faces, saying the economy has never been better. Outrageous.
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM