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Molly Coleman
5 months ago
āNo right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.ā āJustice Sonia Sotomayor. One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.
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Tim Onion
5 months ago
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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Adam Kinzinger
5 months ago
If you need a mask to enforce the law, you donāt deserve a badge. Federal agents are snatching people off the streetsāfaces covered, names hidden. This isnāt safety. Itās secrecy. Itās not America.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...
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Why Are Federal Agents Wearing Masks? Itās a Threat to American Democracy
Masked Federal Agents Are Undermining Trustāand Democracy
https://adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-federal-agents-wearing-masks
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Mother Jones
5 months ago
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. What's happened since? A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
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Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/criminalizing-pregnancy-a-record-number-of-pregnant-women-were-prosecuted-the-year-after-dobbs/
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Freedom of the Press Foundation
5 months ago
šØ ATTN: Journalists crossing through a U.S. border šØ Alongside
@eff.org
, we now have an extensive guide on preparing your devices for travel through a U.S. border, including a digital security checklist and additional resources. Read, bookmark and share:
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Journalist searched and detained at US airport
CBP searched an Australian journalistās phone. He noted he was questioned over materials in his blog, social media posts, and reporting
https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/journalist-searched-and-detained-at-us-airport/
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Keri Blakinger
5 months ago
Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband. The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her.
The womanās case is a worst-case scenario, according to advocates worried about the worsening state of domestic violence in the Houston region.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/houston-police-ice-domestic-violence-20382891.php?sid=5b02321e2ddf9c12eaec1fda&ss=A&st_rid=ce46d570-08e6-4409-80cc-e7dbd7c72d92&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=mornings&utm_campaign=hcrn%20%7C%20the%20713
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Sherrilyn Ifill
5 months ago
Folks, itās free. Learn. Please.
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George Takei
5 months ago
Theyāre planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
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MelB
5 months ago
Favorite sign from Wichita, KS, today.
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Kate Starbird
5 months ago
Notice how they select one very particular piece of evidence to feature in their headline (āformer appointee of Tim Walzā), signaling to their readers which frame they should select to interpret these events through (āthe left did itā):
nypost.com/2025/06/14/u...
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Former appointee of Tim Walz sought in āpolitically motivated assassinationā of Minnesota lawmaker and husband days after she voted with GOP as cops reveal disturbing manifesto
A former appointee of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being sought in connection with the assassination of a state lawmaker and the shooting of another, police sources said.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/us-news/suspect-in-deadly-minnesota-shootings-identified-as-vance-luther-boelter/
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Jon Cooper
5 months ago
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Jen Rubin
5 months ago
Look at Trumpās Truth Social post. Consider his call with Newsom. He is incoherent, insane. Failure of corporate press to say that every day as he is taking us down the road to a police state is the gravest journalistic malpractice in American history. They will never redeem themselves.
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5 months ago
In case you don't know already the best way to start your day running is to subscribe in your phone's podcast app to the most concise pertinent bullet points of the current zeitgeist to hear
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
read Letters From An American
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June 11, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/june-11-2025-300?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Bryan Schott
7 months ago
Abrego Garcia is the test case.
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Jess Piper
7 months ago
We knew exactly what this administration was going to do because it was written in Project 2025. Folks can be surprised at how quickly it has moved, but no one can act like they didn't know.
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Kim Kelly
7 months ago
what a horrible feeling it is to pay taxes to this infernal country
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George Takei
7 months ago
Never forget.
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Not Bob
8 months ago
"you know what I love the most, cock energy." - Diana Taurasi
#ncaawbb
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Aaron Rupar
8 months ago
Robert Wolf on Fox News: "This big beautiful economy that actually was rolling pretty good with jobs and inflation coming down feels more like the Game of Thrones red wedding. I mean, it's not going well."
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
8 months ago
If you're in Wisconsin, please know that Judge Susan Crawford will protect YOUR rights and freedoms. Find your polling place and make a plan to vote tomorrow:
vote.wisdems.org
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Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
https://vote.wisdems.org/
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Hoopfeed.com
8 months ago
This Kansas State - Kentucky game!!!
#ncaaw
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Andy Tulin (Never Trust A Zebra Version)
8 months ago
Kansas Stateās Temira Poindexter is the first player other than Caitlin Clark to make 8 or more 3ās in an
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Shameka š
8 months ago
Same. Pin this feed, it should help
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Casey
8 months ago
How to play States Against Humanity the March Madness tournament where we, a group of trauma-bonded strangers, decide which state is worst for our humanity. šššš
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Anna Mazzola
8 months ago
It's come to my attention that some people believe you can't buy a new book until you've read the books you already have. Let me assure you, as both a lawyer and a writer, that this idea is legally and morally WRONG and BAD. Buy more books.
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Chris Faux
8 months ago
Henry Morris posted this recently
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The Kyiv Independent
9 months ago
ā”ļø Donetsk Oblast declares day of mourning after Russian attack that killed 11 people. Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast declared a day of mourning after the Russian attack on Dobropillia on March 7 that killed 11 people and 30 seven, the local administration announced.
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Russian attack on Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast kills 11, injures 30 as region declares day of mourning
Russian forces launched multiple strikes on Dobropillia late on March 7, damaging at least four apartment buildings.
https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attack-on-dobropillia-in-donetsk-oblast-kills-4-injures-18/
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Effin' Birds
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IrishStar.com
9 months ago
The stock market could be seen crashing live on screen as Fox News aired live Donald Trump's announcement that tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China will go ahead.
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Fox News shows stocks tumbling on screen as Trump announces tariffs
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-tariffs-fox-stocks-tumbling-34792026?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1741120664
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Katie Phang
9 months ago
Of course Speaker Mike Johnson is living in the $3.7 million DC home of an election-denying, policy-driving āevangelical pastor who has attacked the separation of church and state as āa delusional lieā and called multinational institutions ādemonicāāā¦
www.propublica.org/article/mike...
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Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastorās Secretive Influence Campaign
The Capitol Hill townhouse is owned by a major Republican donor. Itās the headquarters of a little-known political influence project that has reached a number of powerful Republican politicians.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mike-johnson-evangelical-pastor-steve-berger-roommates
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CALL TO ACTIVISM
9 months ago
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldnāt find itā¦so donāt RT right now this very second.
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Benjamin Dreyer
9 months ago
He is l i t e r a l l y a Russian operative.
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Marisa Ingemi
9 months ago
cover womenās sports it might grow your audience
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Orange Dick Tater Hater
9 months ago
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Governor Tim Walz
9 months ago
Happy Public Schools Week! As a former teacher, I know that public schools are not just where our kids go to learn - theyāre the center of our communities. Thatās why I was proud to make the largest investment in public schools in state history.
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Jennifer Ouellette
9 months ago
COVID shots protect kids from long COVIDāand donāt cause sudden death
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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COVID shots protect kids from long COVIDāand donāt cause sudden death
Researchers recommend kids stay up to date on the COVID vaccines.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/02/covid-shots-protect-kids-from-long-covid-and-dont-cause-sudden-death/
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Jemele Hill
9 months ago
For Black History Month, on SPOLITICS Iām sharing the stories of noteworthy figures that deserve a little more attention and discussion. This weekās focus is on legendary Pittsburgh Steelers scout Bill Nunn. Donāt forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel!
youtu.be/KzabD6U1X4Q?...
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The Hidden Story Behind Pittsburgh Steelers 6 Super Bowl Wins | Spolitics
YouTube video by Jemele Hill
https://youtu.be/KzabD6U1X4Q?si=1QZDMe49N9VHBa_Q
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Alt National Park Service
9 months ago
DOGEās expenses have risen above 40 million, with weekly costs now exceeding 10 million. We will release an updated DOGE staff list soon.
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Ilhan Omar
9 months ago
I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.
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Barb's Story
9 months ago
Here is the article on way back machine
web.archive.org/web/20250221...
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Former Intelligence Officer Claims KGB Recruited Trump
Alnur Mussayev alleged Trump was given the codename āKrasnov.ā
https://web.archive.org/web/20250221181422/https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-intelligence-officer-alnur-mussayev-claims-kgb-recruited-donald-trump-under-codename-krasnov/
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Mueller, She Wrote
9 months ago
Iām telling you
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George Takei
9 months ago
We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.
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Open Culture
9 months ago
Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out
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Jane Austen Used Pins to Edit Her Manuscripts: Before the Word Processor & White-Out
Before the word processor, before White-Out, before Post-It Notes, there were straight pins. Or, at least that's what Jane Austen used to make edits in one of her rare manuscripts. In 2011, Oxford's B...
https://www.openculture.com/2025/02/jane-austen-pins-to-edit-her-manuscripts.html
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Elizabeth Warren
9 months ago
My office is hearing reports that the Trump administrationās purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years. Our veterans deserve better. If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121 And share your story:
www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...
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Contact Ranking Member
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-ranking-member
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PatriotTakes šŗšø
9 months ago
Neo-Nazi terrorist and convicted mass murderer Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, cited this same Napoleon quote in his manifesto.
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John Pavlovitz
9 months ago
Fascism isnāt coming to America, itās already here. We are long past the warnings of an approaching existential threat looming on the distant horizon of our story, which many of us spent the past decade imploring people not to ignore.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-is...
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Fascism Isn't Coming To America, It's Here. Do Americans Have the Strength to Drive it Out?
Fascism isnāt coming to America, itās already here.
https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/fascism-isnt-coming-to-america-its
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