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Wanna know something cool about Staten Island? Not only is it home to the only City-run household organics composting facility in the five boroughs, but also, Staten Islanders are the very best in the city at composting, by sheer tons collected.

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When I say "free speech absolutists" are completely full of shit, this is what I mean. Compare and contrast the situations in this article. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

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CATO: “New nonpublic data from ICE indicates the government is primarily detaining individuals with no criminal convictions of any kind… 93% had no violent convictions… 65% no criminal record at all…” @MarshaBlackburn www.cato.org/blog/65-peop...

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"The Senegalese women's basketball team has scrapped plans to train in the U.S. for the upcoming AfroBasket tournament in the Ivory Coast after several players and team officials had their visas denied, Senegal's prime minister said." www.espn.com/olympics/sto...

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Well I am shocked this is happening.

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Ohio Republicans are preparing to redraw their congressional map, and could go for endangering at least two incumbent Dems. The current delegation is already 10-5 GOP (with one of the 5 Dems winning in Trump territory) punchbowl.news/article/camp...

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ICE took this man’s gardeners from his front yard. They left the lawnmower running, and left the gardeners’ truck standing open in the driveway, keys and cell phones thrown on the front seat. Neither the client nor the gardeners’ families know how to reach them. youtu.be/1DhkUiTJN5A?...

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1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so. 🧵

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Oklahoma voters have expanded the state’s Medicaid program and lowered some criminal penalties. Next year, they will choose whether to raise the minimum wage, which is currently set at the federal minimum of $7.25. But a crackdown threatens this work. boltsmag.org/oklahom...

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Job Garcia’s kidnapping by the Trump administration is the top story on the LA Times website right now. www.latimes.com/california/s...

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Democrats must #scrapthecap in 2029

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50 years ago today, Tolmie State Park, the site of a pioneering beach-restoration project designed by Wolf Bauer, was dedicated. www.historylink.org/File/23158

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The absolute full-court press from media + elites on behalf of Cuomo demonstrates yet again that when they want to make something a story -- not just "cover it," but pound on it until it sinks in as a public narrative -- they know exactly how.

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New research predicts global warming will reduce farm yields enough to, in effect, cost all humans their breakfast open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

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Republicans want us trans people to die. Democratic politicians can't be bothered to stop them.

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It's not a grassroots thing, it's a concerted effort by small group of well-funded haters, mainstreamed by the FTFNYT and The Atlantic.

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The leadership and consultants that got us here are not going to get us out.

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Good morning to you too 😭

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ICE's increasingly aggressive tactics are unacceptable and dangerous. They do not make us any safer. I’m calling for an independent investigation right now — this abuse of power must end.

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ICE arrested Job Garcia while he was running errands in LA. Job is a US citizen, a scholar, and a brilliant photographer. He’s also my friend. But none of that should determine his humanity. ICE must release Job Garcia immediately.

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Trump aid cuts deal a blow to HIV prevention in Africa reut.rs/3TvezN5

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Elsewhere on social media…

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Federal courts have eliminated the right for tribal nations in North Dakota to fight discriminatory election laws, declaring only the Attorney General can sue under the VRA. Meanwhile, Trump's DOJ has abandoned enforcement of voter protections for marginalized groups: boltsmag.org/voting-right...

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Russian drones hit apartment buildings, sport complex,and a kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukraine, tonight. All ‘dangerous military targets’ Russia loves so much.

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New in @zeteo.com: My look at how Trump & the GOP's purported fight against antisemitism — a ruse for persecuting pro-Palestinian voices — is one of the most odious, cynical, destructive, and ultimately antisemitic political projects in living memory. zeteo.com/p/if-trump-c...

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Star Trek captain William Shatner and celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson teamed up on a Seattle stage to banter about quantum physics, penguin poop and the continuing emotional impact of Shatner's suborbital spaceflight on a Blue Origin rocket ship. www.geekwire.com/2025/william...

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"Democrats need someone to make an authentic connection with regular people! ... No, not like that."

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Bringing back this post from 2018 as things have only gotten worse. As fascists arrest & deport Black & brown people—all without warrants or charges—a reminder that American fascism has never targeted white people b/c that's just how fascism works. Join our advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

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Two weeks you say?

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We have really lowered the bar for our elected officials behavior. This man should not be anywhere near a political office, or other humans for that matter. He is getting a FREE defense paid for by tax payers while these women are paying millions in legal fees, even if they aren't the plaintiff!

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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

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LA jails just posted their 23rd in-custody death for this calendar year.

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The idea that we can "easily" overthrow the regime in Iran is a fantasy of people that have never served. Afghanistan is back in the hands of the Taliban after 20 years of slaughter. Iraq still isn't peaceful. Libya is a war zone that's been in civil war since we dropped bombs. History is screaming!

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That's been true since at least 2010. There are also extensive Pentagon reports about threats to military installations and climate change as a catalyst for global unrest

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This drum circle is a sacred honor in memory of slain MN State Legislator Melissa Hortman, at the candlelight vigil

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federal agents at Dodger Stadium.

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So in “two weeks” we’ll find out if Trump will bomb Iran and also we’ll get his health care plan? And his taxes? And that’s Putin’s deadline also? That’s gonna be a big news day!😬

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so I have a lot of complicated thoughts about the specific issue at hand, but I have to point out that’s not what “magical realism” is

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Just a reminder

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On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

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Who was in favor of bringing back the nobles buying commissions in the military?

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