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arrianna-planey.bsky.social
The "jokes" and general callousness in response to the Epst*in emails just affirms my belief that the gulf between survivors of sexual violence and those who aren't / or otherwise do not recognize their experiences as violent is WIDE.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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rincewind.run
“there is a point on the graph where things get Worse, and there you will find Ronald Reagan” stays undefeated
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 7d
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
igure 3.3. Growth in Incomes at the Very Top, 1917–2006 (in 2006 Dollars) Source: Emmanuel Saez’s computations from IRS income tax statistics, http://elsa.berkeley .edu/~saez
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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hartmannreport.com
Time to replace Schumer as Democratic leader:

Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Even on Election Day, Schumer Is Mum on Mamdani
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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claudiastellar.bsky.social
ICE detained a Virginia mom while she was driving her 16yo daughter to school bc she couldn’t recall her SS#.

“The agent got flustered and lunged at her,” said her daughter.

ICE arrested her even after she showed proof of legal status.

“I want this video out there because I want my mother home.”
November 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
"Forgive me, but how in the world is this not on the front page of every American newspaper, leading every cable news show, and right smack dab in the middle of every legacy media homepage? Why are we, at Zeteo, the only folks leading with this insane story?"
zeteo.com/p/trump-ille...
👑 Trump's Third Term?
Peter Rothpletz on Donald Trump's brazen push to secure a 3rd (forever?) term, the White House's transformation into a Saddam Hussein-style palace, and the bombshell NBA gambling indictments.
zeteo.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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theferocity.bsky.social
“When a Salesforce account executive posted in the company’s Slack channel dedicated to discussing “sales and business development for ICE” that this document was “out the door,” her colleagues responded with fire emojis and the word “amazing,” according to a screenshot of the conversation.”
Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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paleofuture.bsky.social
oh fuck, it's people isn't it
October 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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ifycomedy.com
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
I hope The Cure sues the ever loving shit out of them
kurc.com John Darwin Kurc @kurc.com · Oct 2
From DHS. State Run Media.
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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eliothiggins.bsky.social
An important read about the background and possible motivation of the ICE shooter. His friends describe him as an extremely online edge lord, with no strong political leanings.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-ice-sh...
The ICE Shooter’s Motive
Joshua Jahn's friends speak
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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jilldlawrence.bsky.social
"I’ve decided I greatly admire Donald Trump and wholly believe he is Making America Great Again. While that opinion might fly in the face of everything I’ve ever written about Trump, shut up." @rexhuppke.bsky.social at his hilarious best. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Why this anti-MAGA liberal is now pro-Trump | Opinion
In light of the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, I've decided I greatly admire Donald Trump and believe he is Making America Great Again.
www.usatoday.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
This is the most detailed look inside Tyler Robinson's Discord community I've seen and yet again, it gives us absolutely no clear motivation, political in or otherwise.

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: Leaked Messages from Charlie Kirk Assassin
Accused shooter’s “politics” is not what government and media say
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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motherjones.com
"Adolescence" just won for best directing. Netflix’s megahit explores the dangers of online radicalization. But @markfollman.bsky.social argues it misses a key truth: targeted violence isn’t sudden or “inexplicable.” It leaves red flags we can’t afford to ignore.
Here's the key missing piece to the megahit show "Adolescence"
The Netflix series about online radicalization is a stunning work of art—but neglects a vital aspect of the violence.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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sbagen.bsky.social
Horrific. Note that this is sworn testimony, not a mere allegation.
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Sep 13
It is truly horrifying what is being alleged against the Trump administration in the Ghana case.

Here is from an affidavit filed in the case today: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
3. I was granted withholding of removal by an immigration judge in the Otero Immigration Court on April 30, 2025 on account of the likelihood that I would be persecuted or killed Case 1:25-cv-03135-TSC Document 21-1 Filed 09/13/25 Page 2 of 5 if removed to Nigeria. My wife is a U.S. citizen. She filed an I-130 petition on my behalf for me to receive a family visa. That petition was approved four months ago. 4. I am currently detained in Dema Camp in Ghana, where myself and other people who were also deported from the United States are being imprisoned. We are constantly surrounded by military guards. 5. I am originally from Nigeria. In Nigeria, I was a member of one of Nigeria's main political parties, the P.D.P. In 2018, 1 started being violently targeted by members of the ruling political party, the A.P.C. In November 2018, members of the A.P.C. beat me and other party leaders with plank woods, iron rods, and machetes. The attacks escalated from then and happened several times until I left Nigeria. 6. I fled Nigeria in 2019 after being tortured by the military and police officers for the Nigerian Department of State Services. They tortured me and kept me locked in a dog cage for three days until they let me go and told me they would kill me if they ever saw me again. After this incident I had to leave Nigeria to save my life. 7. Nothing in Nigeria has gotten better since I left. The situation in the country has become worse. The political party that targeted me is still in power. 9. The officer finally told me that we were going to Ghana. I told him that I am afraid of going to Ghana and that I cannot go to Ghana. 10. He told us "whether you like it or not, your ass is getting on that plane." He then straitjacketed me extremely tightly, tying me from my shoulders to my feet. 11. I was put onto a military plane with the other people who were taken from their cells. I remained straitjacketed for several hours until I pleaded with the officers to remove it so that I could use the restroom. I begged the officers over and over again to take off the straitjacket so that I could use the restroom, otherwise I would urinate on myself. They finally removed the restraints on my legs after pleading with them for a long time, but left the restraints on my upper body. 23. We are all afraid for our lives. We are not safe here, and now they are planning to hand us over to our country's government for further persecution and torture. We don't know what our futures hold. 24. We urgently need help. We do not want to meet with government officials of our countries or to be returned to those countries. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on September 13, 2025. /s/ Signature September 13. 2025 Date
September 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Billionaire Trump donor Elon Musk owns X.

Billionaire Trump ally Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.

With this acquisition, both CNN and CBS News would be owned by billionaire Trump donor Larry Ellison.

Oligarchs’ monopoly over our media is spiraling out of control.
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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buckscountybeacon.com
Report Says Colorado School Shooting Suspect Was Fascinated with Mass Shootings, White Supremacy and Neo-Nazi Views | Since December, Desmond Holly, 16, had been active on an online forum where users watch videos of killings and violence, mixed in with content on white supremacism and antisemitism.
Report Says Colorado School Shooting Suspect Was Fascinated with Mass Shootings, White Supremacy and Neo-Nazi Views - Bucks County Beacon
Since December, Desmond Holly, 16, had been active on an online forum where users watch videos of killings and violence, mixed in with content on white supremacism and antisemitism.
buckscountybeacon.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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juliannemcshane.bsky.social
Per NYT: "as of mid-June the N.I.H. had terminated at least 616 projects focused on closing the health divide between Black and white, and rich and poor, Americans."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/h...
Trump Administration Scraps Research Into Health Disparities
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
In the past few weeks, the former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has referred to "ethnic cleansing" and "concentration camps" in Gaza, while a former Israeli Attny Gen, a former Israeli general, and one of Israel's most famous authors, have all said it's a genocide in Gaza.
August 3, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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phillewis.bsky.social
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:

“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
A photo of labor activist Chris Smalls, talking into a mic
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.

"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"

Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with 1 writer, 3 photographers and 6 videographers, all freelance, in the Gaza Strip since its staff journalists left in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones left to report what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to watch them die. One of them, Bashar, has been working with AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then freelance photographer, and since 2024, as lead photographer. On July 19th he managed to post a message on Facebook: “I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” Bashar, 30, works & lives in the same conditions as all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another under Israeli bombings. For > a year he’s lived in utter destitution, working at extreme risk to his life. Hygiene is a major issue for him, with recurring bouts of severe intestinal illness. Since Feb, Bashar’s been living in the ruins of his home in Gaza City with his mother, 4 brothers & sisters and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any furnishings, except a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that one of his brothers had “fallen, due to hunger.” Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, it’s no longer enough to buy food, or they have to pay completely exorbitant prices. The banking system has collapsed, and those who exchange money via online bank accounts charge a commission of up to 40%. AFP no longer has the ability to provide them with a vehicle and there is not enough fuel to allow these journalists to travel for their reporting. Driving a car means becoming a target for Israeli airstrikes. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. (alt txt continued in next post)
July 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Wow—the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named after Raphael Lemkin, a Holocaust survivor who coined the term genocide) says plainly:

"No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits…IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT."

"HISTORY WILL DETERMINE THE RECTITUDE OF YOUR ACTIONS."
The @LemkinInstitute is calling on every leader in the world to step in immediately with measures that ensure food and water gets into Gaza right now. No more discussions, meetings, reports, sessions, summits. GET FOOD AND WATER INTO GAZA NOW. IF YOU HAVE THE POWER, YOU MUST USE IT.
July 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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theguardian.com
Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents’ at food distribution sites
Gaza aid workers overwhelmed by ‘mass casualty incidents’ at food distribution sites
Doctors say hundreds have been wounded by Israeli gunfire while trying to reach convoys Medical officials, humanitarian workers and doctors in Gaza say they have been overwhelmed by almost daily “mass casualty incidents” as they struggle to deal with those wounded by Israeli fire on Palestinians seeking aid. Doctors said many of the casualties they are treating describe being shot as they try to reach distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a secretive US- and Israel-backed organisation that began handing out food in late May. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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sorayanadiamcdonald.com
Why? Why don't they know? Whose responsibility is it to ensure they know, how are those mechanisms failing, and what can we do to repair or replace them?

Those are the questions those who believe in journalism as public service should be asking ourselves. Because 48% is a failing grade.
Poll Shows Public Knows Little About Trump’s Ugly Megabill
The battle to define this incredibly significant legislation has just begun, particularly for Democrats.
nymag.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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brentasnavely.bsky.social
welp...
July 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM