10 minutes well worth your time to watch Maria Ressa speak at the UN this week. youtu.be/d4kizE2LgUU?...

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

In the last 6 hours, Trump has imposed: - A 100% tariff on medicine unless its producer starts building a new U.S. factory in the next 5 days - A 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities - A 30% tariff on upholstered furniture - A 25% tariff on “Heavy (Big!) Trucks”

The Comey indictment is an advance glimpse of Donald Trump’s next attempted seizure of power, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues. “James Comey’s rights and liberties are not the only ones at risk today.” Read more: https://theatln.tc/Moii5gp1

For those trans kids still in the closet - I know it's difficult for you. You're so afraid people will see you, the real you. So many things feel impossible right now, and you maybe don't feel like there's anyone who understands. I remember. 🧵1/4

Uhhh, folks? This is real bad. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

This is a serious escalation from Donald Trump and his fascist administration, weaponizing law enforcement against the president’s perceived enemies. Trump demanded Comey’s indictment and here it is. This should mean impeachment and removal for both Bondi and Trump. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/j...

A group called the Secret Handshake took credit for creating the statue, and said they were first told they would be given a chance to take it down themselves. But it was then broken into pieces and hauled off. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

America Is Blowing Up Boats and Asking Questions Later www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

This whole thread is fascinating.

I feel like this should result in a precedent-altering defamation lawsuit.

According to our most recent 'State of Social Media in Canada 2025' report (n= 1500), right/right-leaning users on TikTok outnumber left/left-leaning users (39% vs. 33% ). Imagine what it will be like one year after a takeover by Trump's allies. socialmedialab.ca/2025/05/05/n...

The University Democrats at UT-Austin, a longstanding student group, has been told that no guests, candidates, or speakers can speak at their meetings unless the administration approves them. Submitted speakers' lists have been ignored or summarily denied. Please HMU if you know a good 1A attorney

“Behind closed doors” being the most important words. fortune.com/2025/09/21/b...

Thomas Andrews, who runs a business in upstate New York restoring vintage computers from the 1980s and 1990s, said he was shocked to receive a tariff bill from UPS for approximately $1,400 on a part worth $750. He said he assumed there must have been a mistake. “That’s extortion,” Andrews said.

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

"NPR is taking this very seriously. We'll be working with other news organizations to push back. We're big fans of the 1st Amendment and transparency and we want the American public to understand what's being done in their name."

"Pressure mounts on Disney over Kimmel suspension as some boycott calls spread The company faced protests outside its studios, celebrities threatening to break ties and political pressure from Republicans and Democrats." www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

sinclair pulled its kirk tribute six minutes before it was set to air on its abc affiliates

That would be Channel 7 (WJLA) in DC. Do not get your local news from them!

After backlash from the FCC, ABC suspended @jimmykimmel.com's show over his comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Listen to @freedom.press Advocacy Director @seth-stern.bsky.social explain on DW News why Trump's censorship of rhetoric he doesn’t like is “un-American and unconstitutional.”

"Disney faces a wave of cancellations after pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live!, with subscribers reporting that the Disney+ cancellation page keeps crashing." creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...

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RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine council voted to stop recommending a combination vaccine for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella, in what “seems to be an agenda of Kennedy’s own design,” Katherine J. Wu and Tom Bartlett report:

Maryland has joined a growing coalition of states that are setting their own public health guidelines to counter the Trump administration’s more restrictive vaccine policies, a health department spokesperson said Thursday. marylandmatters.org/2025/09/18/m...

Wow. sbgi.net/sinclair-say...

Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press

Look who came with

Canceling speech because a corporation is scared that an administration won’t let them do a corporate merger makes you less free

BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application.

Suggestion: A strike of musicians, writers, hosts, actors, lighting, electricians--everyone, shutting down all TV studios, until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. This is the kind of action we need, instead of sitting around just waiting to be gutted.

Do you love our national and state parks? Do you want to protect them from developers who will strip them for parts? Then read this article www.lovelyparkspeople.com/p/the-roadle... We only have 10 days left to submit comments. www.regulations.gov/document/FS-...

The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”

According to a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter, the special will likely be “the longest uninterrupted reel of untruths, falsehoods and distortions ever broadcast on television.”

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE: He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group. There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi. He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

It’s crucial to remember-Susan Monarez was appointed CDC Director by Trump She’s not a Democrat they can claim has some agenda She’s MAGA And she’s saying that RFK, Jr is ignoring science about vaccines Which will cause more epidemics like the measles outbreak in Texas So more children will die

"Oracle, Andreessen Horowitz consortium will control 80% of TikTok in U.S.: Report" www.fastcompany.com/91405633/tik...

This is cool, take a look.

nbc news: ukrainian children have been taken to over 200 diferent facilities across russia and subjected to forced “reeducation” (violating international law)

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Are you a civil servant looking for resources? Protect Democracy put together this curated list to help you navigate attacks on the federal workforce. Read, bookmark and share: https://protectdemocracy.org/work/resources-for-civil-servants/

“Since their arrival in Guatemala on July 4, they said they had tried to find the same medications Estela was taking in Los Angeles, but fear of being recognized by the same gang that had once threatened them kept them largely confined indoors.”

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“What happened to me is part of a broader purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media — a historical pattern as dangerous as it is shameful — and tragic.”

The Department of Health and Human Services has kept dozens of officials on administrative leave since the winter or spring, without explanation or a sense of when or how their status might change. Katherine J. Wu reports:

Wildly unconstitutional proposed law which as written would make it illegal for an employee to even *ask* an employer to use their preferred pronouns, or even to *mention them,* not even in a request. Just facially unconstitutional for multiple reasons.

A very lowe bar but it's good that enough pressure was applied to make this apology happen. Good that Americans still can enforce some limits. bsky.app/profile/atru...

This should raise all kinds of alarm bells.

Hi. I’m Rachel. My name is first on the website the North American far-right is using to target people they say “celebrated” Charlie Kirk’s death. There’s just one problem: I never did that. But the people sending me threats don’t seem to care. Let me tell you, in my own words, what happened:

If any one GOP HELP committee member abstains or opposes, I think that means Antoni's nomination will go down. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...