Lane Young 🌻🗽🥄
@laneyoungpoet.bsky.social
poet living in Athens, Georgia (laneyoungpoet.com)
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Gov. Kemp: “We haven’t currently been asked to go to D.C. Certainly, if we’re asked to do that … we’ll be glad to talk to him about that mission. We haven’t been asked yet, but we’re always ready to serve if needed.” #gapol
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Trump’s expanding National Guard roles put squeeze on Georgia troops
Gov. Brian Kemp says he supports more Georgia National Guard deployments as President Donald Trump expands their roles. Critics say it's dangerous to militarize domestically.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Gov. Kemp: “We haven’t currently been asked to go to D.C. Certainly, if we’re asked to do that … we’ll be glad to talk to him about that mission. We haven’t been asked yet, but we’re always ready to serve if needed.” #gapol
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Tech Policy Press fellow William Burns asks, "How could we build a world in which organized labor once again served as a counterweight to oligarchy? And what can reexamination of labor’s past reactions to automation and digital technology tell us about what is needed now?" From May:
Labor Unions Can Counterbalance the Big Tech Oligarchy, But Only If They Rediscover Their Power | TechPolicy.Press
Tech Policy Press fellow William Burns asks how we could build a world in which organized labor once again served as a counterweight to oligarchy.
www.techpolicy.press
September 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Tech Policy Press fellow William Burns asks, "How could we build a world in which organized labor once again served as a counterweight to oligarchy? And what can reexamination of labor’s past reactions to automation and digital technology tell us about what is needed now?" From May:
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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September 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On the occasion of Labor Day, please enjoy folk musician and labor advocate Pete Seeger as channeled by Edward Norton in the Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown." (Link to U.S. v. Seeger info in comments) youtu.be/Xsb5_uGk-WA
“A Complete Unknown” clip: Edward Norton
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
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September 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On the occasion of Labor Day, please enjoy folk musician and labor advocate Pete Seeger as channeled by Edward Norton in the Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown." (Link to U.S. v. Seeger info in comments) youtu.be/Xsb5_uGk-WA
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I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream.
Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
August 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream.
Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.
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August 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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“Children should never be detained, and they should never be separated from their parents unless there is an immediate risk to their safety,” Dr. Sural Shah and Dr. Kimberly Mukerjee, two pediatricians, write in a letter to The Times.
Opinion | Pediatricians’ Plea: Don’t Separate Migrant Families
Pediatricians call for keeping migrant families intact. Also: Nuclear pessimism; a view from Canada; “cleaning up” D.C.; food stamps; books, read and unread.
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August 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Children should never be detained, and they should never be separated from their parents unless there is an immediate risk to their safety,” Dr. Sural Shah and Dr. Kimberly Mukerjee, two pediatricians, write in a letter to The Times.
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🚨URGENT: SIGN AND SHARE OUR PETITION TO DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL OF SEC. HHS RFK. JR🚨
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Sign the IMPEACH RFK Citizens' Petition to Congress — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
Join with us to sign our Citizens' Petition to the US Congress to choose
the people over Trump and Impeach RFK Jr Now!
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August 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚨URGENT: SIGN AND SHARE OUR PETITION TO DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL OF SEC. HHS RFK. JR🚨
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From stellar Georgia politics reporter Greg Bluestein:
The Atlanta-based CDC was already a symbol of President Trump’s second-term agenda long before a gunman opened fire at four buildings on the agency’s campus. But the attack on Friday turned the CDC into something more.
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CDC shooting intensifies conversation over public health misinformation
A group of laid off CDC workers blamed the shooting in part on what they called "continuous lies about science and vaccine safety."
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August 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
From stellar Georgia politics reporter Greg Bluestein:
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"He believed the COVID vaccine made him suicidal… some laid-off CDC employees say @RobertKennedyJr shares responsibility for the violence and should resign…”
With a head full of lies + easy access to weapons he fired at the CDC and killed Officer Rose. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
With a head full of lies + easy access to weapons he fired at the CDC and killed Officer Rose. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"He believed the COVID vaccine made him suicidal… some laid-off CDC employees say @RobertKennedyJr shares responsibility for the violence and should resign…”
With a head full of lies + easy access to weapons he fired at the CDC and killed Officer Rose. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
With a head full of lies + easy access to weapons he fired at the CDC and killed Officer Rose. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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MAHA terrorist dumped two mags into the CDC building because he thought the covid vaccine made him ill
CNN on Emory Shooting: Police are operating under the theory that the shooter either was sick or believed that he was sick, and blamed the illness on the covid vaccine
August 8, 2025 at 11:36 PM
MAHA terrorist dumped two mags into the CDC building because he thought the covid vaccine made him ill
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@fox5atlanta.bsky.social is covering the hits to CDC. We appreciate it as we are still SIP.
We can confirm 16, 18, 21 and 24 were shot.
We can confirm 16, 18, 21 and 24 were shot.
August 8, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@fox5atlanta.bsky.social is covering the hits to CDC. We appreciate it as we are still SIP.
We can confirm 16, 18, 21 and 24 were shot.
We can confirm 16, 18, 21 and 24 were shot.
My statement on today's shooting at the CDC:
August 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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You'll never guess who is *actually* paying for the tariffs.
August 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You'll never guess who is *actually* paying for the tariffs.
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One of Trump’s Day 1 executive orders was titled “Restoring Free Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.”
Here is its Orwellian interpretation, per a sitting FCC commissioner:
Here is its Orwellian interpretation, per a sitting FCC commissioner:
A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda.
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵
August 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
One of Trump’s Day 1 executive orders was titled “Restoring Free Speech and Ending Federal Censorship.”
Here is its Orwellian interpretation, per a sitting FCC commissioner:
Here is its Orwellian interpretation, per a sitting FCC commissioner:
Ugh!
The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS: PragerU, a nonprofit organization that specializes in creating right-leaning educational short videos for adults and children. . It may already be in countless classrooms. www.vox.com/today-explai...
The White House has a preferred alternative to PBS. It may already be in countless classrooms.
How the right-wing network PragerU could fill the void left by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s defunding.
www.vox.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ugh!
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Hochul: "This is a war. We are at war. And that's why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on."
August 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hochul: "This is a war. We are at war. And that's why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on."
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NEW VIDEO: As the GOP rallies together to protect Trump, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are fighting back. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social, joins the podcast to discuss the subpoena for the Epstein Files, the debate over redistricting in blue states and the march toward authoritarianism.
The Epstein Files: What is Donald Trump Hiding? | California Rep. Robert Garcia
Donald Trump doesn’t want you to know what’s in the Epstein Files. As the GOP rallies together to protect Trump, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are fighting back. The committee’s ranking…
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August 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEW VIDEO: As the GOP rallies together to protect Trump, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are fighting back. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social, joins the podcast to discuss the subpoena for the Epstein Files, the debate over redistricting in blue states and the march toward authoritarianism.
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Marc Elias is always worth a listen. Especially this episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Marc Elias: An Election War Machine
Podcast Episode · The Bulwark Podcast · 07/31/2025 · 51m
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August 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Marc Elias is always worth a listen. Especially this episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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# and the courts also ruled all of these tariffs illegal, and it seems likely the government is about to lose its appeal
August 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
# and the courts also ruled all of these tariffs illegal, and it seems likely the government is about to lose its appeal
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* except China
** also Mexico
*** we might also raise tariffs on Canada again
**** also, sectoral tariffs will keep changing
** also Mexico
*** we might also raise tariffs on Canada again
**** also, sectoral tariffs will keep changing
August 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
* except China
** also Mexico
*** we might also raise tariffs on Canada again
**** also, sectoral tariffs will keep changing
** also Mexico
*** we might also raise tariffs on Canada again
**** also, sectoral tariffs will keep changing
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Trump's tariffs will go into effect:
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... and no extensions will be granted.
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... and no extensions will be granted.
August 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Trump's tariffs will go into effect:
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̶A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ ̶9̶
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... and no extensions will be granted.
̶A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ ̶2̶
̶A̶p̶r̶i̶l̶ ̶9̶
̶J̶u̶l̶y̶ ̶9̶
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... and no extensions will be granted.
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This is fantastic and Colbert is a fucking superstar
A nice weekend treat: a pal on Blue sky messaged me this l link and I somehow missed it. This has lot of laughs, and a great song too 🎸 R.E.M. on the Colbert Report, April 2008. Paramount I guess, Oh Hi!
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R.E.M. 2008-04-02c - The Colbert Report, New York, NY [Band interview & Supernatural Superserious performed live]
This is "R.E.M. 2008-04-02c - The Colbert Report, New York, NY [Band interview & Supernatural Superserious performed live]" by remvideoarchive on Vimeo,…
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July 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is fantastic and Colbert is a fucking superstar