Sophia Voight
@sophiavoight.bsky.social
Assistant editor of WFB Magazine | prev: Post-Crescent, PolitiFact Wisc, Hastings Star Gazette
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President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian Institution for being “woke,” and giving no attention to “success,” “brightness” and the “future.” Visiting several of the most popular museums, we found numerous exhibits that contradict him.
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Trump is wrong: Smithsonian does feature success, brightness
President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian Institution for being “woke” and giving no attention to “success,” “brightness” and the “future.” Visiting several of the most popular museums, we…
www.politifact.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian Institution for being “woke,” and giving no attention to “success,” “brightness” and the “future.” Visiting several of the most popular museums, we found numerous exhibits that contradict him.
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...
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President Trump has latched on to concerns about crime throughout the U.S., as liberals point to its decline. But when it comes to mass shootings and calls for assault weapon bans and other gun safety laws, the politics often flip.
The Politics of Crime Are Perilous for Left and Right Alike
President Trump has latched on to concerns about crime, as liberals point to its decline. The politics often flip when it comes to mass shootings.
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August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
President Trump has latched on to concerns about crime throughout the U.S., as liberals point to its decline. But when it comes to mass shootings and calls for assault weapon bans and other gun safety laws, the politics often flip.
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Via @rchapoco.bsky.social: An Alabama woman who volunteers with an organization that advocates on behalf of Hispanic Alabamians has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama says ICE detained volunteer | Alabama Reflector
Giovanna Hernandez Martinez partners with the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama to advocate on behalf of immigrants in the state.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Via @rchapoco.bsky.social: An Alabama woman who volunteers with an organization that advocates on behalf of Hispanic Alabamians has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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President Donald Trump said he was considering federalizing the D.C. police department and bringing in the National Guard “maybe very quickly” as he continued to cast the Democratic-led capital as a place mired in violence.
Trump threatens to deploy National Guard in D.C., take over police department
Trump also said Congress should explore overturning the Home Rule Act. “The lawyers are already studying it,” Trump said Wednesday.
wapo.st
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
President Donald Trump said he was considering federalizing the D.C. police department and bringing in the National Guard “maybe very quickly” as he continued to cast the Democratic-led capital as a place mired in violence.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
Trump admin targets lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s deportation
DOJ’s move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
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NEW: Holding the government to account is becoming more difficult as some of America’s largest law firms are avoiding clients Trump might perceive as enemies or take on cases involving environmental protections, LGBTQ+ rights and police accountability.
By @mtredden.bsky.social
By @mtredden.bsky.social
Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration
Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights…
www.propublica.org
August 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW: Holding the government to account is becoming more difficult as some of America’s largest law firms are avoiding clients Trump might perceive as enemies or take on cases involving environmental protections, LGBTQ+ rights and police accountability.
By @mtredden.bsky.social
By @mtredden.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported, says he was beaten, kicked and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was mistakenly deported, says he was beaten, kicked and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is claiming he suffered “severe beatings,” sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia describes ‘severe beatings’ and ‘psychological torture’ in Salvadoran prison
Abrego submitted a harrowing and detailed account of abuse after the Trump administration illegally deported him.
www.politico.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is claiming he suffered “severe beatings,” sleep deprivation, malnutrition and other forms of torture at the hands of his jailers.
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The Department of Homeland Security is vetting a pitch for a reality television show in which immigrants would compete against one another for U.S. citizenship.
DHS considering reality show in which immigrants compete for citizenship
The competition series was pitched by Rob Worsoff, a Canadian-born writer and producer who was behind A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” and Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker.”
wapo.st
May 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is vetting a pitch for a reality television show in which immigrants would compete against one another for U.S. citizenship.
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NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.
An internal email obtained by ProPublica said the agency made the change to be “consistent” with a Trump executive order. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies are still requiring bo...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: In 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration welcomed the addition of body cameras and touted the “enhanced transparency” they bring.
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
Now the agency has quietly ended its body camera program, citing a Trump executive order.
By @marioarizabaez.bsky.social
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Back in January, editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit The Washington Post in protest.
Yesterday, she won her second Pulitzer Prize – this one for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
Here’s what else stood out on journalism’s biggest day: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Yesterday, she won her second Pulitzer Prize – this one for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
Here’s what else stood out on journalism’s biggest day: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
She quit the paper in protest, and then won a Pulitzer Prize — and other highlights from journalism’s biggest awards - Poynter
Ann Telnaes left The Washington Post in protest. Now she’s a two-time Pulitzer winner. Here’s what else stood out on journalism’s biggest day.
www.poynter.org
May 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Back in January, editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit The Washington Post in protest.
Yesterday, she won her second Pulitzer Prize – this one for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
Here’s what else stood out on journalism’s biggest day: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Yesterday, she won her second Pulitzer Prize – this one for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary.
Here’s what else stood out on journalism’s biggest day: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
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NEW: Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, ...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
NEW: Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
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Wired reports on internet-connected car features that raise your risk of police surveillance: www.wired.com/story/...
Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show
Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.
www.wired.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wired reports on internet-connected car features that raise your risk of police surveillance: www.wired.com/story/...
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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all of the staff that had distributed $1.7B annually in Social Services Block Grant funds, which many states had depended on for their child welfare, foster care and adoption systems.
The Trump Administration’s War on Children
The administration is quietly putting America’s children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more.
www.propublica.org
April 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all of the staff that had distributed $1.7B annually in Social Services Block Grant funds, which many states had depended on for their child welfare, foster care and adoption systems.
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The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
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February 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.
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Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land.
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
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#Climate #News #Prison #Jails
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
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#Climate #News #Prison #Jails
Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
grist.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Bison, not prison: Activists buy a prison site to rewild the land.
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
Written by @stopitkatie.bsky.social
grist.org/justice/biso...
#Climate #News #Prison #Jails
A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.
Written by @stopitkatie.bsky.social
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#Climate #News #Prison #Jails
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Judge PAUSES the buyout offer. Gifted for all feds and their families who need info: wapo.st/42PvIHv
Federal judge pauses deadline for Trump administration’s buyout program
The Trump administration gave most of the country’s federal employees just nine full days to decide if they want to resign with pay through the end of September.
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Judge PAUSES the buyout offer. Gifted for all feds and their families who need info: wapo.st/42PvIHv
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The 19th spoke with authors Vanessa Ford, the mom of a trans teen, and Rebecca Kling, a longtime trans advocate, about how parents, teachers, administrators and others who support trans kids can step up and show their support for them.
‘Find your allies’: Trans advocates offer guidance on how to support kids in schools
Authors of “The Advocate Educator” have been inundated with questions from parents, teachers and students about navigating a rapidly changing landscape.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The 19th spoke with authors Vanessa Ford, the mom of a trans teen, and Rebecca Kling, a longtime trans advocate, about how parents, teachers, administrators and others who support trans kids can step up and show their support for them.
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JUST IN: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is suing Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for allegedly interfering with federal immigration enforcement.
Trump's Justice Department sues Gov. JB Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson over sanctuary status
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday.
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February 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
JUST IN: President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is suing Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for allegedly interfering with federal immigration enforcement.
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The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI.
“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."
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#Trump #DEI #Musk #Climate
“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."
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#Trump #DEI #Musk #Climate
The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump's war on DEI
Researchers and activists are archiving websites and data because “policymakers and the public need good information to make the best policy."
grist.org
February 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The scramble to save critical climate data from Trump’s war on DEI.
“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."
Written by @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social
grist.org/politics/the...
#Trump #DEI #Musk #Climate
“Policymakers and the public and communities need good information to make the best policy decision, whatever that is."
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#Trump #DEI #Musk #Climate
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Among dozens of troubling incidents in 2024, the hate-tracking project of the nonprofit @glaad.bsky.social documented a wave of bomb threats linked to anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Libs of TikTok, including several targeting Texas locations of the Planet Fitness gym chain.
Counting Hate: At Least 61 Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents in Texas Last Year
The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization GLAAD, which tracks incidents, warned that threats against the queer community are likely to worsen under the Trump administration.
www.texasobserver.org
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Among dozens of troubling incidents in 2024, the hate-tracking project of the nonprofit @glaad.bsky.social documented a wave of bomb threats linked to anti-LGBTQ+ influencer Libs of TikTok, including several targeting Texas locations of the Planet Fitness gym chain.
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Representatives from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the Education Department into artificial intelligence software to probe the agency’s programs and spending, according to two people with knowledge of the DOGE team’s actions.
Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Representatives from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the Education Department into artificial intelligence software to probe the agency’s programs and spending, according to two people with knowledge of the DOGE team’s actions.
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U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.