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ICE locked up a deaf kid without his hearing aids—and wouldn't let him have them back Rep. Eric Swalwell is working to help the family seek humanitarian parole.

New from me at @motherjones.com: Today, @ericswalwell.bsky.social said he's working to help the family of a Deaf kid seek humanitarian parole so he can continue attending CA School for the Deaf–and his staff brought his hearing aids to Colombia for him to use. www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...

time is a flat circle.

North Korea is more subtle with their propaganda than the GOP is

Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Isn’t the right to protest what makes America great? an American in the back of a government vehicle asked the agent who had just arrested her.

No, the agent responded.

Inside the Department of Homeland Security’s war on American dissent.

www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

the most important state election of early 2026 is right around the corner… though you’d never know it by the attention it’s receiving.

here’s hoping this bolts article helps jumpstart a little more chat!

Shared of course. So sorry!

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

Imagine any Democrat saying this. Just imagine what would happen.

Where Trump's money comes from (and other mysteries) This week's newsletter covers a range of topics: The president's complex network of companies, how weather has gotten worse, a new tool to visualize the whole world at once. But I did reserve some tim...

Inspired by ProPublica’s new database, I created a visualization of the nearly 400 LLCs that make up Trump’s business empire.
That and more in this week’s newsletter. Read! Free!
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So so bleak.

Legacy Media Tilts Two Ways: Center Right and Far Right - Dame Magazine Last week, I signed an open letter with hundreds of other current and former New York Times writers that asked the paper to think about its coverage of transgender issues. The next day, court document...

And then, this feature from back in. 2023, one of many we've published on which way legacy/corporate media leans (it's not liberal)

Naturally, we're reminded of 2 pieces we published, both by @parkermolloy.com. The first on Weiss and, as @jayrosen.bsky.social phrases below, ideological creep at CBS:

Exxon to send its first fuel shipment from US Gulf Coast to Australia, sources say Exxon Mobil is set to ship at least 300,000 barrels of gasoline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to cover its own import requirements in Australia, the first such shipments by the oil major, said four sources...

Trump's war in Iran is cutting off oil & gas shipping routes and production. To meet contractual obligations, Exxon is shipping some 600,000 barrels of gasoline from its U.S. refineries to Australia. Lower supply + higher global oil prices = higher U.S. gas prices.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Our tax dollars hard at work...

(the grift, the graft, the corruption, *actual fraud, waste and abuse*)

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"cutting Medicaid to pay for bombs" No exit plan. No evacuation plan. $5 billion in under a week. The truth about Trump's war.

So much for “America First.”

In this week’s Truth About newsletter, @themaxburns.bsky.social breaks down the costs of Trump's war (nearly $1B per day, missile shortages, rising executive power) plus the dangerous nonsense from Rubio and Hegseth.

Week 38: The Month of Cons | David Avallone Get more from David Avallone on Patreon

A month of running around to conventions every weekend is over, and now it's time to write some goddamn comics. A preview of art from SAVAGE TALES, news recommendations (@damemagazine.bsky.social & @marisakabas.bsky.social) and the usual navel-gazing. Check it out!

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Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure In his first speech as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out a plan to restore trust. The COVID-19 pandemic saw public faith in Federal health...

"10 days after his speech about trust & openness,
HHS rescinded a 54yo policy of soliciting public
comments for new regulations, silencing
the voices the stakeholders he pledged
to serve..."

And MUCH more. Powerful rundown of RFK Jr damages @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

CNN put together a montage of the regime's incoherent talking points about Trump's war on Iran

BREAKING: We @democracydefendersfund.org filed a complaint demanding investigation into Jared Kushner's "Special Envoy for Peace" appt

The peacemaker's firm has BILLIONS in ties to the govts he's negotiating with

Another business deal dressed up as foreign policy

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

John Kennedy got Kristi Noem to admit she has to approve contracts over $10M. (Her deputies can approve up to $5M.)

Then he asked about her $220M propaganda campaign.

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

ICYMI yesterday

What could possibly go wrong with a guy like this in charge?

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

America’s Long War on Iran Didn’t Start This Weekend - Dame Magazine From the 1953 CIA-backed coup to Trump’s latest strikes, America’s attempts to reshape Iran have fueled instability, sanctions, and endless escalation.

In case you’re unfamiliar with our decades of interference in Iran, I wrote up a primer on it for @damemagazine.bsky.social. When Hegseth says that Iran’s been at war with us for decades, he’s got it totally backwards. At the end of the day, that’s us.

America’s Long War on Iran Didn’t Start This Weekend - Dame Magazine From the 1953 CIA-backed coup to Trump’s latest strikes, America’s attempts to reshape Iran have fueled instability, sanctions, and endless escalation.

The U.S. has intervened in Iran repeatedly since 1953 via coups, sanctions, covert action, and diplomacy.

With strikes underway, it’s worth revisiting and understanding that history. Zeb Larson digs in here