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Chicago is on to something.

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Mark your calendar for June 14th. No kings in America!

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Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender people in the military - Reuters

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I wrote a book and it's out today. This is not a drill. Get the book critics are calling "captivating, charged and crucially provocative": SECOND LIFE: HAVING A CHILD IN THE DIGITAL AGE bookshop.org/p/books/seco...

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Robert Smalls spent years learning the confederate signals while enslaved in Charleston. In 1862 he seized a warship as they slept. He sailed 16 people to freedom. He won 5 terms in congress & bought the mansion he was enslaved in. Heroes and history should be remembered. 🥳 #MomSky

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ICYMI: Trump's Justice Department has revoked Biden-era protections for reporters in leak investigations, thus making it easier for authorities to pursue notes, emails and other sensitive materials

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some news: in 2026, i will become the president and owner of @milestonefilms.bsky.social, the distribution home of charles burnett, kathleen collins, bridgett m. davis, and many others. to be a champion of cinema is my life’s greatest honor & pleasure. learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/m...

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In just one week since the new policy started, cops have given out criminal summons to cyclists for wearing headphones and stopping just ahead of a painted stop line at intersections — even entirely ginning up offenses on the spot.

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Hepatitis A Outbreak in Los Angeles: Everything We Know https://twp.ai/4inJKf

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U.S. intel memo undercuts Trump claims about Venezuelan gang - POLITICO

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They didn’t begin by killing us. They began by isolating us: banning us from schools, painting our shops with hate, turning society against us with words. That’s how the Holocaust started. The signs are back. Ask yourself: how far are we from history repeating itself? VC blackandjewishunity IG

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BREAKING: A federal judge has ORDERED the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the election of Democrat Allison Riggs to the state supreme court! Republican candidate Judge Griffin has 7 days to appeal storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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June 14th Washington DC

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Fact 👇

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💙Like & ♻️repost so everyone can find this! We will flood Bluesky with some Obama positivity rather than acknowledging 🍊💩 birthday. Pass it on! 🌸🩵🫶🩵🌸 #obama2028 #strongertogether #resist #BlueCrew

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📣 #Georgia residents: Check your voter registration status: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ With Georgia election officials preparing to purge over 450,000 registered voters from the #voterregistration list this Summer – we want to make sure it's not YOU! #VotingRights #EqualAccessForAll

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I need our elected officials to stop playing nice ! Listen to Beto !!

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The book is here! THE BOOK IS HERE! Malcolm Lives! And it looks. . .wow. Feeling a mix of excitement, nervousness, and conviction. So excited to get Malcolm Lives before the eyes of young readers, of adult readers, of educators, of librarians, of readers of history and biography.

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Oh, look! Darkest Hour is on the box.

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The fossil fuel industry claims ramping up production in Africa will solve "energy poverty" there or to put it in energy secretary Chris Wright's preferred language "better human lives." But in country after country, new oil projects are leaving people worse off. drilled.media/news/Total-T...

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Very Well Said..

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Huge news for Ossoff and Senate Dems generally. Trump, Thune and Tim Scott all lobbied Kemp hard to run.

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YES! A RESULT!! SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION REDUCING MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ‘CLAWBACKS’ FROM 100% TO 50 (Because of the length restrictions on Bluesky, for my full post on this please see my post on Threads (annepmitchellesq) or FB (annepmitchell))

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How this conservative lawyer became one of Trump’s toughest foes in court - The Wall Street Journal

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Nothing to see here. Just @emilyjaynef.bsky.social being forcibly removed from NY-17 Rep. Mike Lawler's town hall tonight for having the temerity to act like a citizen of the United States. Hero.

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This hits hard—and says everything about where we are right now. A Yale professor says he’s relocating to Canada to continue his democracy work. When asked why not stay in the U.S. and fight, he says he has two Black sons and he’s the son of a Holocaust survivor—and this is an “anti-Black moment”.

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Sometimes I just stop, shake my head, and think how ridiculous it is watching my country be destroyed by a demented old man just because some white people are afraid of the future.

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This is worth reading from @jasonfurman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...

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I shared this story a few days ago when it came out in Portuguese, now it's out in English:

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TOURÉ REPORT TO THE FLOOR!!!!!!!!!!!

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Listen to Black women… “The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity” “The threats & harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution & the rule of law” - KBJ

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BREAKING — Beker was released last night from ICE custody in Tacoma! He was given no explanation for his detainment or his release. helenair.com/news/state-r...

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The now Emmy nominated documentary From Russia With Lev is still available on streaming platforms: www.docplus.com/details/from...

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Join us in Cedar Rapids as @votevets.org hosts a townhall with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social May 13th! I’ll be there!

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BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.

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"All federal workers I've ever known are in it because we want to serve this country." During a live MSNBC town hall with federal workers who were forced out of their jobs, @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social speaks with Tamara Maze, who spent 21 years in government service, working her way up at the CDC.

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The protest in Chicago is massive! Over 50,000 protesters have shown up for the May Day march and International Workers' Day. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Microsoft just dropped a law firm that appeased Trump and hired one that’s fighting him. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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This Is Very Concerning! Let Everyone Know….

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Native Americans and Alaska Natives face the second-highest incarceration rate in the U.S.—801 per 100,000 people. Systemic neglect and the rapid expansion of tribal jails are deepening this crisis. A powerful investigation by Silja J.A. Talvi.

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🚨BREAKING: Full Fourth Circuit DENIES Trump admin motion to stay order blocking Musk/DOGE access to personal data at Social Security Admin. Data will remain out of Musk/ DOGE’s hands. A BIG win for @democracyforward.org and its clients! Follow Democracy Docket for details. www.democracydocket.com