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Betting pool on days to pardon?

submitted 18 hours ago • 12 comments

Insane in Louisiana These judges get MONEY for evicting people As in, they get to keep fees, personally, as part of their pay

submitted 22 hours ago • 7 comments

MEMPHIS — YESTERDAY: “He’s not a criminal!!” ICE agent clumsily PULLS A GUN on the daughter of a man they grabbed. Original post: www.facebook.com/share/v/12LM...

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Russell Vought, Trump’s budget hawk and one of the chief architects of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, is stepping in to become DOGE’s new power broker. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

submitted 22 hours ago • 51 comments

The University of Michigan spent $800,000 hiring private investigators--one of whom FAKED A DISABILITY--to surveil anti-genocide protesting students. I'm speechless. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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A protest against the detainments of immigrants at 930 e towne in LA beginning to escalate. Detainees are being filed into trucks. Large protest is here. Tear gas has been deployed. More to come.

submitted 23 hours ago • 35 comments

So to review: 1. He never should have been deported. The admin admitted that. 2. The admin said he was an MS-13 member and also they couldn’t get him back. They lied. 3. They are now charging him with a crime that they did not mention until literally now.

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"We long for the dancefloor.. under neon lights, the creep of fog, and the sweaty amalgamation of a grinding crowd. We long for a place to sit and have a drink with dignity, to meet a cute stranger, to not feel alien." a very beautiful piece by @terihenderson.bsky.social

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Your reminder that Humboldt Fog cheese, Humboldt County, CA, the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti),and the Humboldt Current that allows wine grapes to grow in Chile are all named for an 18th C gay scientist whose love letters were all burned and who left his entire estate to his “valet.” 🏳️‍🌈

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WSJ reporting economists are questioning the quality of U.S. inflation data, after the Bureau of Labor Statistics was forced to use a less accurate method for guessing price changes, given staffing cuts and a hiring freeze limited the number of companies that were surveyed. How convenient.

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lil bit surprised I haven't seen more about Whitney Hermandorfer, Trump's nominee for the Sixth Circuit she'd be one of the last words on federal law for, like, over 30 million people! and if yesterday's hearing was any indication, those words would be rull bad! ballsandstrikes.org/nominations/...

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Elizabeth Warren released a new report that details 130 examples of unethical or corrupt actions benefiting Musk/ his companies, one for each day of DOGE. Musk increased his worth by > $100 billion whil at least $2.37 billion in potential liability for his companies were stalled/ have dismissed.

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🧵 Edward Snowden surveillance revelations take on added urgency 12 years later Here are the 12 top impacts the disclosures had:

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Any bluesky folks here w/ CMS, insurance, or a health system that helped implemented a pay-for-performance program with incentivized quality targets? I'd love to chat with you about your experience planning, designing, & rolling it out. Please reach out!

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LGBT+ : une loi hongroise viole le droit de l’UE, selon une avocate générale européenne

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NASA-funded 2.5-3y position at St. Mary's College of Maryland using #acoustictelemetry and observing system data to create real-time forecasts of Atlantic sturgeon: www.smcm.edu/hr/smcm-job/... #trackingnotslacking 🦑🐟🧪🌎

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If you think the crisis is over at UNC, I've got bad news. Even the defenses of tenure in these communications feel weak. These fiscal "concerns" and whatever faculty "bad behavior" they are referring to will be brought up again. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

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NEW: ICE has quietly rescinded a policy requiring agents to ensure courthouse raids don't clash with state and local laws. WIRED detected the missing language in a superseding memo posted to ICE's website this week. by me and @dmehro.bsky.social:

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More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...

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The woman who shouted "people will die" at Joni Ernst, India May, is a nurse and a librarian who first got involved in politics by going to a town hall about bills aiming to defund libraries. Now she's running for state house. eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

submitted 3 days ago • 253 comments

@annabower.bsky.social WITAOD?

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and there it is...

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🚨 FOLLOW LIVE: Russ Vought, Trump's budget director who said he wants to put federal workers "in trauma," is testifying on Capitol Hill. I'm reporting on Vought. I'll be live-tweeting the hearing. (Link to livestream below.) Send me your questions and tips. 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1sZ...

submitted 3 days ago • 35 comments

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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SCOOP: The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. www.wired.com/story/big-ba...

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🚨 BREAKING: The Trump Administration just rescinded federal guidance that affirms hospitals must provide abortion as part of emergency care. This move will create confusion and endanger the lives of pregnant people. nwlc.org/press-releas...

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In my observation, waiting for the military to step in ends in coup d'etat and several iterations of military juntas, often with human rights violations. Even when the coups are bloodless. Our military and police will not save us. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/avoi...

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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...

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The pottery studio next to the taco place has had a sign up for ages that says "Could we please give the police to the grandmothers?". It made an unfortunately good backdrop.

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I just made bissap (sorrel) with frozen strawberries and minty swamp water (unfiltered mint simple syrup) and my god was it delicious. For me this means it is officially summer.

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From Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Bucks County’s Fred Harran: Why ICE 287(g) Partnerships Are So Dangerous, with @jesspish.bsky.social

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I joke about WITAOD a lot, but seriously: If you're a reporter (or just a curious person) wondering why “who really runs DOGE?” is a central question in the litigation challenging its dismantling of the federal government — read this piece! www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

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