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Elizabeth Warren

@warren.senate.gov

The same guy who "doesn’t want to hear about affordability" posted about his new marble bathroom 7 times last week.

November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM

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Jay Kuo

@nycjayjay.bsky.social

Our federal judges understand the assignment and the danger posed by DHS agents.

November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Yvette Renée

@yvetterenee.bsky.social

'I can't fight him off': Adult film star Christian XXX's accusers tell their stories of sexual assault

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'I can't fight him off': Adult film star Christian XXX's accusers tell their stories of sexual assault

For 12 years, the adult performer and producer has been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct. Now, three of his accusers seek to bring his alleged patterns of grooming, harassment, and rape to l...

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September 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM

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Katherine Clark

@whipkclark.bsky.social

What else was snuck into the GOP's Big, Ugly Budget?

A provision barring health plans on the ACA marketplace from providing abortion coverage.

Let's call it what it is: a back door to a national abortion ban.

It won’t matter if you’re in a red or blue state.

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House Republicans Found a New Way to Go After Abortion Access in Blue States

A provision in the House reconciliation bill would give them a pathway to restrict access to abortion in states that legally protect it.

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June 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM

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Asher Elbein

@asherelbein.bsky.social

This is an exceptionally brave thing to openly discuss at this moment

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jun 9

Here's the menswear guy's post on being undocumented.

I debated whether to share my story on here, but I guess I will.

I think there's an idea out there that millions of violent criminals are pouring across the border, carrying machetes and drugs, looking to harm Americans. Certainly, while some people fall into that category, the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't.

My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in the Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby.

I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else.

The lack of legal immigration has totally shaped my life. It has made every interaction with the law much scarier. It has shaped which opportunities I could or could not get. It has taken an emotional toll, as this legal issue hangs over your head like a black cloud.

There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say "maybe we should hire a lawyer." Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families.

I think it's unreasonable to deport millions of people who have contributed positively to society. It's simply not true that the majority of these people are violent criminals carrying drugs. Many own small businesses; many work as skilled laborers (including garment workers!). The vast majority are good, honest people. For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us "back" to our "home" country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane.

About twenty years ago, I watched with some small measure of hope that the Dream ACT would pass and help a portion of undocumented immigrants. I saw people march angrily in the streets (something I supported). But I was dismayed to see nothing really come about. In fact, when Obama passed DACA, I was skeptical that it would be sensible to give your information to the federal government without a guaranteed path to citizenship. It seems that the Trump administration may use those lists to hunt down immigrants.

I think the ICE sweeps are inhumane. I support and admire the protestors who are putting their bodies on the line for non-violent resistance. Ultimately, I think we need to solve this issue on a systemic level. It's unreasonable to me to expect that the government will deport some 10-20 million people. Even deporting 1 million will cause an insane amount of chaos, not to mention an incredible amount of wastef…

I have seen people march on this issue, only for it to be dropped later and dissolve into quiet grumbles. In the end, nothing is done for immigrants. Time passes until decades later, we have another political crisis like the one we have today. This cycle seems unsustainable. I hope people sustain this energy to solve the immigration issue and put undocumented immigrants — most who are peaceful, skilled, and hard-working citizens — on a path to citizenship. As time continues to go by, many undocumented immigrants are seeing their lives wasted away.

If you care about this issue, I hope you get involved on the long haul: volunteer for pro-immigrant groups, donate to mutual aid, and perhaps pursue career paths that help people in this situation. I was moved to read someone on here say that, when they found their employee was undocumented, they helped them get a green card. The path was difficult, as our immigration system is broken (it took them 11 years). But I can tell you that this is like pulling someone drowning in raging waters.

Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.

June 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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Kelly

@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social

I really need folks to stop acting like disability is full of people “scamming” the system.

The average person has no idea how hard it is to qualify. How dehumanizing the process can be. How much you have to sacrifice & give up.

It’s designed to make you quit.

May 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM

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Tim Onion

@bencollins.bsky.social

Maybe everyone can see it now, but the world's richest people have tanked it all to restock assets and get liquid after years of illegally playing with funny money. They used "the wokeness" as a cudgel and it worked. The next Disney princess WILL be white, as we all eat beans under the highway.

April 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Yvette Renée

@yvetterenee.bsky.social

You know you are having a bad day when you have to send messages to 3 of your health specialists. #underalotofstress #medicallycompicated #fuckmylife

April 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM

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Katherine Clark

@whipkclark.bsky.social

How much does it cost to feed a child with SNAP benefits? $6 per day. 
How much does the GOP Budget give away to the rich? $6 million — per billionaire. 
The American people won’t forget the GOP's betrayal.

February 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

DOGE claims to have "saved" tens of billions in fraudulent government spending, but don't be fooled — all they've really done is illegally cut a bunch of congressionally-appropriated funding that Elon Musk doesn't like.