Virginia Scharff
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Historian, novelist, gardener, cook
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Decoding Fox News
about 2 hours ago
PBS produced a segment with a U.S. correspondent inside Iran about the specifics of what happened to the school that was hit by U.S. tomahawk missiles in Iran. The U.S. government hasn't taken responsibility for the attack.
youtu.be/QRSTJIIqzGM?...
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At Iranian school devastated by airstrike, grieving families say they will never forget
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
https://youtu.be/QRSTJIIqzGM?si=xTjaK4iGRPY5iDBp
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Brian Finucane
about 2 hours ago
The Trump administrations’s widespread and systematic attack upon civilians at sea continues. Killing for kicks and content.
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James Talarico
about 4 hours ago
Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
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Harry Dunn
about 11 hours ago
Happy to share our first campaign ad!!
Www.Harrydunnformd.com
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Mark Copelovitch
about 3 hours ago
Absolutely nothing is stopping John Cornyn, Tillis, Murkowski, & Paul from caucusing immediately with Democrats & giving them control of the Senate. The same is true of Thomas Massie & any 2 retiring GOP Reps in the House. It is a choice to continue caucusing with the authoritarian personality cult.
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Sherrilyn Ifill
about 3 hours ago
And there you have it!
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ProPublica
about 5 hours ago
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
about 5 hours ago
Livestream at Delaney Hall right now is here. Reporter was just pepper sprayed.
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BREAKING: ICE ATTACKS Protesters at Delaney Hall ICE Prison
YouTube video by Status Coup News
https://www.youtube.com/live/Y4tVhdnRdkU?si=mloYAh-Z5EFk6u9b
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Sooooo much this!
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Subscribed!
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Frank Amari
about 8 hours ago
Today's cartoon by Mike Luckovich:
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The Liberal BoJack
about 19 hours ago
Holy shit this cartoon.
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Mark Copelovitch
about 7 hours ago
The Party of We Are Very Serious About Fighting Antisemitism Please Clap folks
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Kye
about 7 hours ago
Say what you want about Donald Trump, but he never misses an opportunity to be a national fucking embarrassment.
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about 8 hours ago
My heart broke to see Americans fighting Americans in our streets yesterday. As I saw ICE agents tackling civilians and firing pepper balls into the crowd, I was overwhelmed by how broken we’ve become. We cannot normalize this violence. Here’s what happened at Delaney Hall: THREAD
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Aaron Rupar
about 15 hours ago
Ossoff: "It makes a difference who represents us. When you sent me and Sen. Warnock to the Senate, we capped the cost of insulin at $35. And when Donald Trump and his allies took power again, they threw hundreds of thousands of Georgians off their health insurance. The contrast could not be clearer"
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about 13 hours ago
Ariana DeBose is a dancer, singer, and Academy Award-winning actress. DeBose tells us about the inspiring and pioneering life of Puerto Rican singer, actress, dancer, and activist Rita Moreno.
#WeAreAmerica250
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Rex Huppke
about 7 hours ago
It's amazing, and honestly somewhat relieving, how little interest our audience has in AI. Columns like the one I wrote today just don't garner much interest. I hope this means most people hate AI. Anyhoo, read this column so my life doesn't feel like a waste. Thx!
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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I asked AI about Pope Leo XIV's criticism and it is big mad | Opinion
You think AI plans on remaining subordinate to human dignity and the common good? If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/26/pope-leo-ai-encyclical-warning/90260813007/
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The Atlantic
about 15 hours ago
Vladimir Putin’s narrative that the war in Ukraine need not trouble Russia’s elites or middle class is “now unraveling completely,” Phillips Payson O’Brien argues. “Any pretense that Moscow itself can stay out of the war has vanished.”
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Putin Can No Longer Hide His Catastrophe
The Russian dictator has lost control of the narrative.
https://bit.ly/4dvccVA
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When they go low, we go, “Again?”
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Johns Hopkins University
about 10 hours ago
NIH has allocated just 33% of its normal budget this year, putting critical medical breakthroughs at risk. Johns Hopkins President Ron Daniels and University of Kansas Chancellor Dr. Douglas Girod are calling on the government to release it before the damage becomes permanent.
https://bit.ly/4f3GuzR
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President Daniels in WSJ op-ed: Get the federal science money flowing
JHU president, University of Kansas chancellor urge federal agencies to release congressionally appropriated funds to fuel America's research engine
https://hub.jhu.edu/2026/05/21/daniels-girod-wall-street-journal-research-spending/
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The more vindictive prosecution dismissals there are, the more evidence that they're on a campaign of vindictive prosecutions that will result in more dismissals.
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about 8 hours ago
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This is not how democracy works.
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about 11 hours ago
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Senator Chris Van Hollen
about 11 hours ago
ICE's treatment of detainees at Delaney Hall in New Jersey is the latest in a long line of abuses we've seen across the country.

When
@kim.senate.gov
stood up & called out these abuses, they pepper sprayed him.

Not another dime for this lawless agency.
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about 11 hours ago
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Historical perspective.
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Greg Sargent
about 18 hours ago
Trump's polling collapse is more significant than people think. As Trump bleeds non-MAGA Rs and alienates groups he made inroads with in 2024, GOP lawmakers are now genuinely fearing voters that lie outside the MAGA rump. That's something new. Some thoughts on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2108...
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about 12 hours ago
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about 15 hours ago
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Sonny Rollins McCoy Tyner Live
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Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner - In a Sentimental Mood
YouTube video by Ellington Reflections
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News
about 14 hours ago
They want to preclude accountability and transparency. This is so wrong.
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Legend drawn by legend.
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about 13 hours ago
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Talk about reporting!
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madi mcvan
about 16 hours ago
ICYMI — I went through more than 1,100 lawsuits and found hundreds of Minnesota immigrants detained despite living and working legally in the U.S.
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The government gave these Minnesota immigrants permission to live and work here — then detained them • Minnesota Reformer
Willi Rondon was arrested in his apartment parking lot by immigration agents nearly six months ago. His wife, Genesis Mendoza, was in the passenger seat and their 2-year-old son in the back. Rondon d...
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/22/metro-surge-work-permits/
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Greg Sargent
about 18 hours ago
GOP has "abandoned the idea of crafting policy. They are a full-time media operation, trolling and creating content. The president is checked out. There is no turnaround coming as long as Trump/GOP are in power." On the pod,
@dceiver.bsky.social
nails the moment:
newrepublic.com/article/2108...
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Trump Tirades Take Unhinged Turn as His Epic Poll Collapse Rattles GOP
As Trump’s GOP support cracks in earnest, a writer focused on his corruption explains why all the self-dealing has pushed Republicans to the breaking point—and why it looks real this time.
https://newrepublic.com/article/210866/trump-tirades-take-unhinged-turn-epic-poll-collapse-rattles-gop
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The opposite of what democracy looks like.
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ProPublica
about 18 hours ago
NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
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She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
https://www.propublica.org/article/arkansas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-care?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
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The New Republic
about 15 hours ago
“I talked with a woman who actually had a miscarriage in Delaney Hall and was not given any medical support. I talked with an 18-year-old high school senior who just wanted to be able to graduate this month rather than being in a detention facility.”
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Van Badham
1 day ago
In case you have forgotten who Andy Kim is, he’s the rep who came into the Capitol building after Trump’s J6 goons had trashed it, got down in his hands and knees, and cleaned it up. And ICE have gassed him. They have peppersprayed the true patriot who thinks American ideals are worth defending.
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On January 7, 2021, then Congressman Kim was in the Capitol, picking up trash. Mr. Rogers was talking about Senator Kim when he told us to look for the helpers.
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Stop this crap. The Boss is a patriot and a hero.
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Lunacy.
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Why? And no.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
1 day ago
This must end. Abolish ICE and free them all.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
1 day ago
Again, straight from Delaney Hall in Newark NJ: ICE just tear gassed Senator Andy Kim.
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ICE lied to a U.S. Senator and tear gassed him.
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TPM
1 day ago
Taking the L … And Trump’s Long Iran Walk Into the Twilight
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Taking the L … And Trump’s Long Iran Walk Into the Twilight
With the latest “peace deal” now perhaps receding into what we might...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/taking-the-l-and-trumps-long-iran-walk-into-the-twilight
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Bad Hand Books
1 day ago
They didn't die while serving in the military, but they died protecting our freedoms from those who would destroy them, nonetheless. Remembering these heroes on this Memorial Day.
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Rebecca Solnit
1 day ago
This, always and every day and no matter what, THIS. Right now many things are terrible, they would be a lot more so were there not so many people doing so many things in in hope, in defiance, in solidarity.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
1 day ago
They did this despite the fact that Martin Soto has a no transfer order.
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