Megan Stifel
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Mom. Cyber & NatSec policy and law. Not what you might think. 🇺🇸
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MPR News
2 days ago
Minnesota finds itself again at the center of tense tragedy, struggling for answers with a national and global audience looking on after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday.
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Questions, agony follow after ICE agent kills a woman in Minneapolis
On Wednesday, Minnesota found itself again at the center of tense tragedy, struggling for answers with a national and global audience looking on.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/08/questions-follow-after-ice-agent-kills-renee-good-in-minneapolis
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Courtney Milan
2 days ago
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said. That is called murder when they do that. Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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Be the light
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Patrick Gray
2 days ago
We’re doing a documentary/storytelling/history podcast series! The first episode is out now…
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Aaron Rupar
2 days ago
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "We owe it to this woman, to her family, and to the American public to ensure that an investigation does occur and follows all the available evidence to its logical conclusion."
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Joyce White Vance
2 days ago
The more the administration tries to lie to us, the more we’re going to come together and fight back.
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Live with Steve Vladeck
A difficult day
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/live-with-steve-vladeck?r=5n3e&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Kelly
2 days ago
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve. Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body. This is not new but it is expanding.
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Governor JB Pritzker
2 days ago
For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people. It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control. It must stop. Kristi Noem must go. Now.
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Renee DiResta
2 days ago
Watch how the authoritarian denying reality frames events: Blame shift Threat inflation Conspiracy (“coordinated” “ppl are being trained” —by who?) “it’s clear” is a rhetorical substitute for evidence; a power move that pressures audience to accept her frame even tho they saw something else.
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Bellingcat
2 days ago
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
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All In with Chris Hayes
2 days ago
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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Blue Georgia
2 days ago
John Miller: If you're confronted by a moving vehicle that could be a threat to you, get out of the way. I'm reading to you from DHS policy; 'DHS law enforcement officers are prohibited from discharging firearms at the operator of a moving vehicle or other conveyance.'
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Joe Uchill
2 days ago
GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WE JUST WITHDREW FROM: European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats - Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
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Adam Kinzinger
4 days ago
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
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The Atlantic
4 days ago
“January 6, 2021, was my fourth day on Capitol Hill,” Zach Fisch writes. “I barely knew where the bathrooms were. I had no idea how to deal with a siege”:
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January 6 Was My Fourth Day on the Hill
I barely knew where the bathrooms were. I had no idea how to deal with a siege.
https://bit.ly/4brBm6C
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JoJoFromJerz
4 days ago
I will never understand, not for as long as I live, how January 6th, 2021 wasn’t the end of Donald Trump’s political career.
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Alex Finley
4 days ago
I do not understand this perspective. It totally ignores the fact that Trump himself destroyed the pesky western democratic order. Why does Putin care that he lost Maduro when he has the US as an ally in his autocratic struggle?
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Kori Schake
4 days ago
Smart piece by
@hoanssolo.bsky.social
: "the raid’s very success poses a strategic danger: It reinforces a U.S. military culture excessively focused on precision strikes and special operations raids."
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Dr. Richard Pan
4 days ago
RFK Jr didn’t even have his hand-picked ACIP recommend these changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, but had “unnamed officials” who are so ashamed they spoke off the record. RFK Jr & Trump cannot escape responsibility for the thousands of dead or disabled children this will cause.
#Ivax2protect
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Brendan Nyhan
4 days ago
To call this a clown show would be unfair to clowns
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Walter Olson
4 days ago
Five years ago.
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Joseph Cox
4 days ago
The Hilton Hotel that refused reservations from DHS officials has now backpedalled and said it will accommodate them. Came after DHS X account posted emails. For years the right coalesced around businesses being able to refuse customers of certain demographics
www.404media.co/hilton-hotel...
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Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals
The hotel told 404 Media in a statement “We are in touch with the impacted guests to ensure they are accommodated.”
https://www.404media.co/hilton-hotel-that-refused-dhs-reservations-backpedals/
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Brendan Nyhan
6 days ago
In authoritarian regimes, underlings signal loyalty to the ruler by publicly attesting to obviously false claims
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Friendly reminder: Dear
#parents
, if your child is sick, please don’t send them to school.
#dontbeselfish
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Joe Slowik
12 days ago
The decline of DIRNSA capabilities and stature is worth a book. From Gen A (ultimately corrupt AF but at least very competent) to the Rogers debacle (corrupt, incompetent) followed by the Nakasone restoration of competence we are now traveling in interesting territory for US’s largest intel entity
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Renee DiResta
12 days ago
The lunatics are running the asylum. Everyone who dealt with this asshole knew what he would do if he had power. It’s up to state & local officials AND PARENTS to push back as hard as they can. From me, 2016. Even Devin Nunes realized we were headed to insanity:
www.fastcompany.com/3059742/soci...
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Ryan Marino, MD
12 days ago
These parents killed their child and we need to say it
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ProPublica
12 days ago
Both of the homes Trump claimed as principal residences in the ’90s were used as investment properties and rented out, according to an interview with his longtime real estate agent — exactly the sort of scenario he’s pointed to as evidence of fraud.
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1766975401&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Happy holidays
@craignewmark.bsky.social
Thank you for leading our
#CyberCivilDefense
#CyberResilienceCorps
flock!
#PauseTake9
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
21 days ago
RFK Jr. is going to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines. It will take a few years before the deaths and disabilities ramp up to a level that even the most vile Republican cannot tolerate. RFK Jr. will be long gone and unaccountable, as our babies die from preventable illness.
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall, PhD
21 days ago
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China | Karl Bode at Techdirt
www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/t...
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TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse
There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…
http://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/tiktok-deal-done-and-its-somehow-the-shittiest-possible-outcome-making-everything-worse/
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Bobby Allyn
22 days ago
I think attn should turn to what the content moderation regime looks like under this new entity.
@anupamchander.bsky.social
told me "it is possible that the American TikTok might end up censoring or hiding speech that is permissible on the global TikTok platform"
www.npr.org/2025/12/18/n...
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TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group
The agreement aims to resolve a yearslong standoff between the popular social media platform and the U.S. government over national security concerns tied to China's parent company, ByteDance.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5648844/tiktok-deal-oracle-trump
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Dr. Jey McCreight 🏳️‍⚧️🧬
23 days ago
I wish a single journalist or leader would reach out to me I have the scientific expertise, lived experience of a trans person, and am literally a science communicator for my career I'm willing to explain this even though I know it will decrease my personal safety!!
bsky.app/profile/jeym...
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Chris Bianchi
22 days ago
IMPORTANT: NWS Boulder just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Fire Weather Warning for Boulder, Hwy 93, and the Boulder + northern JeffCo foothills for tomorrow. Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry. This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
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European Commission
23 days ago
We welcome the publication of EU countries' decision to designate 41 new vessels in the Russian shadow fleet. These vessels are banned from accessing ports and receiving maritime services in the EU. A total of 597 vessels are now listed by the EU. ℹ️link.europa.eu/FmPQrP
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
23 days ago
RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”. The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…” The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/american-academy-pediatrics-funding-rfk
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Marco Rogers
25 days ago
There are still a lot of smart people who seem to be surprised and upset that they can't make AI stop making shit up. Like that's literally what it does. "I told it not to do that!" Cool. But you it can't understand right? You're not giving it "instructions". It's just words.
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Mike Masnick
26 days ago
Read this thread. It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on. Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.
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Matt Novak
26 days ago
“The skies over the Caribbean have become increasingly crowded in recent weeks, as the U.S. military has sent more aircraft and equipment to the region as part of the military buildup against Venezuela.”
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The Atlantic
26 days ago
While American families are expected to pay more for goods this holiday season due to Donald Trump’s tariffs, small-business owners are facing an existential crisis, Annie Lowrey reports:
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Donald Trump’s War on Christmas
It’s a bad year for shoppers. It’s a terrible year for small-business owners.
https://bit.ly/4rVj4Rh
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
27 days ago
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Garrett M. Graff
29 days ago
Seven conclusions about what we've learned about Trumpism and the resilience of American democracy across 2025 — the big one: Donald Trump is losing.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump is losing.
Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-trump-is-losing
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Andy Carvin
26 days ago
10000% this. Light candles everywhere.
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27 days ago
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University. We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
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Jess Piper
27 days ago
The RFK, jr effect.
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Jay Rosen
27 days ago
In case you have never seen this.
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David Corn
27 days ago
It’s simple. Other countries don’t have this many guns. Other countries don’t have this many senseless bloodbaths that too many government officials don’t do anything to prevent. My heart breaks for the victims, their families and friends, and the entire Brown community.
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Representative Seth Magaziner
28 days ago
Earlier this week, Kristi Noem told me under oath that she has not deported veterans. I then introduced her to one that she did deport. But it’s much worse than that:
@moulton.house.gov
got DHS to admit that they’ve deported at least 8 vets and are planning to deport dozens more.
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