Dawn Tripp
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Retired techie. BA Journalism.
#NoKings
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Snopes
1 day ago
✅ Yes, billionaire Walmart heiress Christy Walton took out this full-page ad in The New York Times that criticizes ICE.
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The Onion
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Epidemiologists Confirm First Airborne Transmission Of Mar-A-Lago Face
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting
3 days ago
A broadly worded censorship bill now being considered at
#AZLeg
has "a direct line to Project 2025" & "will absolutely end up in court." Sadly, the governor is working to get it to her desk. Contact your senator & ask them to OPPOSE
#HB2133
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Experts warn bipartisan 'adult content' bill in Arizona could have far-reaching consequences
Republican Rep. Nick Kupper's bill passed the state House with a supermajority. Tech advocates and legal experts think it's a "bright red flag" — but there are signs Gov. Katie Hobbs might be…
https://www.kjzz.org/the-show/2026-03-24/experts-warn-bipartisan-adult-content-bill-in-arizona-could-have-far-reaching-consequences
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Bastardi!
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shauna
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everything is so stupid
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Don Moynihan
6 days ago
Remember when people were fired for *reposting* accurate quotes from Charlie Kirk after he was killed.
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I am so weary
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Rep. Greg Stanton
6 days ago
ICE is continuing to dodge questions about the massive detention center expansion it’s tried to cover up. I met with Mayor Sartor and the Surprise, AZ City Council to discuss how we move forward. The public deserves accountability & transparency now.
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It's too bad we have to do this state-by-state, but good job Maryland leaders.
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Social Security Works
7 days ago
We need to stop billionaire tax cheats from using loopholes to avoid paying their fair share. By taxing billionaires out of existence, we can afford to expand Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid!
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The Popehat Of Philadily
7 days ago
Wife just told me this one: What’s the difference between Iran and Vietnam? Trump had a plan to get out of Vietnam.
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PBS News
7 days ago
Iran's top military spokesman warned Friday that "parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations" worldwide won't be safe for Tehran's enemies.
https://to.pbs.org/4snlNTc
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Iran threatens to target tourism sites worldwide and says it's still building missiles nearly 3 weeks into war
U.S.-Israeli strikes have killed a slew of Tehran's top leaders and hammered its weapons and energy industries.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-threatens-to-target-tourism-sites-worldwide-and-says-its-still-building-missiles-nearly-3-weeks-into-war
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It's funny because it's true 🙄
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Alt National Park Service
8 days ago
You don’t have to write an essay. You just have to show up. Tell them you oppose weakening these standards, you know what this chemical does to people, and that you’re watching. They are legally required to read these. Comments like this have changed outcomes before. Link below to comment.
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https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178
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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari
8 days ago
I introduced legislation to help Iranians stay connected through direct-to-cell technology when those shutdowns happen. There are tangible steps the U.S. can take to ensure people can communicate with the outside world. This is a practical, immediate way we can support the Iranian people.
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Rep. Greg Stanton
13 days ago
ICE secretly bought up this mega warehouse to turn it into a massive detention facility for 1,500 people. I'm fighting for answers and transparency.
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Rep. Greg Stanton
13 days ago
The FCC is threatening government censorship here. A free press isn’t a privilege; it’s a constitutional right. We’ve already seen Brendan Carr try to intimidate late-night hosts and commentators. But trying to hide the realities of war from the American people is far more sinister and dangerous.
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Aaron Rupar
14 days ago
Ossoff: "The WH put out a video depicting this war as a video game. When service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, & even more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries or are fighting for their lives, this WH treats war like a game. It's a disgrace. And it speaks to a moral rot."
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Just a little thing, which someone more on-the-ball than I has probably observed, have you noticed how the orange turd has switched from red ties to purple?
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This administration's treatment of veterans and those who serve them is deplorable
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And it begins
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Radio Free America
18 days ago
#RadioFreeAmerica
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Dan Gillmor
19 days ago
The Murdoch family's Fox "News" says sorry-not-sorry for its pure deceit in pretending Trump didn't insult the families of dead soldiers. This almost certainty was not a "mistake" -- and this vile media company would have to improve to be merely dishonorable.
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Fox News uses old clip of Trump after he wore hat while saluting slain US soldiers
Conservative outlet aired footage of president saluting at similar ceremony in December for at least three broadcasts
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/08/fox-news-trump-hat-salute-military
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Rex Huppke
19 days ago
Donald Trump spent the day playing golf in a stupid hat.
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Leah McElrath
19 days ago
Meanwhile, Trump is golfing. (Photo via hugolowell on X)
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PBS News
21 days ago
The Department of Justice released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Trump when she was a minor.
https://to.pbs.org/47dPTQA
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DOJ releases Epstein files containing sexual assault allegations against Trump
The Department of Justice released a batch of previously unreleased documents from the Epstein files that include notes from FBI interviews with a woman who says she was assaulted by President Trump w...
https://to.pbs.org/47dPTQA
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PBS News
21 days ago
In “We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America,” Norah O’Donnell writes about 35 remarkable women and their pivotal roles in influencing the country we live in today.
https://to.pbs.org/3MOMNvh
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Norah O'Donnell spotlights overlooked women who shaped U.S. history in 'We the Women'
America’s 250-year history features prominent men who built and shaped the nation. But less is known about the women whose contributions were just as important. In “We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who...
https://to.pbs.org/3MOMNvh
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Fellow Arizonans, take note
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ProPublica
24 days ago
Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found. After Trump officials cut food aid to Kenya, children starved to death in an American-made hunger crisis. (Published Dec. 2025)
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1772589608&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Save Our Schools Arizona
25 days ago
A 12News ESA voucher fraud investigation found that over $10 MILLION in taxpayer funds were spent on banned items, including insurance payments, gift cards, and even condoms, in less than a year‼️
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Eric Umansky
25 days ago
Here's story we did, laying it out: Derek Chauvin had a body-cam not only when he killed George Floyd, but also when he knelt on necks of others, including a 14-year-old. The boy's mother begged, "“Please, please do not kill my son!” Supervisors ignored it all
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
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How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even whe...
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-police-undermined-promise-body-cameras
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WIRED
26 days ago
Next month, the Earth will come between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to take on an eerie reddish hue.
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How to View the ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3
Next month, the Earth will come between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to take on an eerie reddish hue.
https://wrd.cm/3OUkNqM
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404 Media
29 days ago
On Wednesday, the government stopped supporting
FPDS.gov
, an indispensable resource for finding what ICE, the FBI, and every other agency is buying. Its replacement site completely sucks.
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The Government Just Made it Harder to See What Spy Tech it Buys
On Wednesday, the government stopped supporting FPDS.gov, an indispensable resource for finding what ICE, the FBI, and every other agency is buying. Its replacement site completely sucks.
https://www.404media.co/the-government-just-made-it-harder-to-see-what-spy-tech-it-buys/
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Raffi_RC
29 days ago
youtu.be/5nvRC628Dls?...
🎸 🏒 not on any of my albums. released as a single years ago. 🎵
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On Hockey Days ~ Raffi
YouTube video by Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring
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Jack Jenkins
30 days ago
Via Aleja Hertzler-McCain: Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol
religionnews.com/2026/02/25/h...
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Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol
‘We demand that ICE and CBP be dismantled,’ said retired United Methodist Bishop Minerva Garza Carcaño at the rally.
https://religionnews.com/2026/02/25/hundreds-of-united-methodists-rally-to-dismantle-ice-outside-capitol/
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Arizona Mirror
30 days ago
“Sending money home to help your parent buy food or your child to attend school should not be a crime." story via
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Arizona Senate backs GOP bill to block immigrants from basic banking services
Arizona's Senate advanced a bill barring immigrants from basic banking services, reversing a 2021 bipartisan law on consular IDs
https://azmirror.com/2026/02/25/arizona-senate-backs-gop-bill-to-block-immigrants-from-basic-banking-services/
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Alt National Park Service
30 days ago
A major win!! A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of summarily deporting immigrants to third countries (countries other than their nation of origin) is unlawful.
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Memorandum & ORDER – #241 in D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10676) – CourtListener.com
Judge Brian E. Murphy: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER on Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. The April 18, 2025 preliminary injunction, Dkt. 64, is ...
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282404/gov.uscourts.mad.282404.241.0.pdf
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WIRED
about 1 month ago
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
https://wrd.cm/4qLhJe0
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I've had nothing but disdain for this grifter for 12+ years
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Andrew Couts
about 1 month ago
NEW: Political organizing is getting riskier under the Trump administration, so
@agreenberg.bsky.social
and
@lhn.bsky.social
wrote a comprehensive guide to doing it safely. No paywall!
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance
From threat modeling to encrypted collaboration apps, we’ve collected experts’ tips and tools for safely and effectively building a group—even while being targeted and tracked by the powerful.
https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-organize-safely-in-the-age-of-surveillance/
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Keri Blakinger
about 1 month ago
After railing against narcoterrorists + deporting migrants w/no criminal record, President Trump pardoned the former Honduran president last year – then federal officials lifted his ICE hold & whisked him to the Waldorf Astoria My latest for
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Amid Mass ICE Arrests, Trump Pardon Recipient Juan Orlando Hernández Given Special Treatment
After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ice-pardon-juan-orlando-hernandez-honduras-prison-special-treatment
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about 1 month ago
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PBS News
about 1 month ago
Stephen Colbert is going after his soon-to-be former network, saying CBS blocked him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the Senate.
https://to.pbs.org/46aRkih
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After Colbert says CBS blocked interview, FCC commissioner weighs in on 'equal time'
Late-night host Stephen Colbert is going after his soon-to-be former network, saying CBS blocked him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the Senate. CBS says it ...
https://to.pbs.org/46aRkih
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If you're an Arizonan, this is an absolutely fabulous resource.
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Democrats
about 1 month ago
Eight years ago today, 17 students and educators were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. As we honor those we lost, we continue to fight alongside the students and families to put an end to our country’s gun violence epidemic.
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One of the best essays I've read in a long time. What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back?CMP=share_btn_url
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VoteVets
about 1 month ago
House Republicans just passed the
#SaveAmericaAct
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#HandsOffHerVote
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Jon Cooper
about 1 month ago
An Irish man held by ICE for five months despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
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Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/irish-man-ice-detention-fears-life-ireland-help-seamus-culleton?CMP=share_btn_url
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Civic Engagement Beyond Voting
about 2 months ago
CEBV is proud to have left Substack last year, in part because of persistent reports like this one.
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Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters
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