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Former Editorial Page Editor, Chicago Sun-Times. If journalists don’t stand up for democracy and working people, we’re shirking our duty as the Fourth Estate. | Contributor to @contrariannews.org | Support real writers, not AI | 🐈 πŸ€ πŸš΄πŸ½β€β™€οΈ πŸŠπŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ“š πŸ—žοΈ 🧳

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06.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence.
And then he bragged about it on X later.

05.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 12492 πŸ” 4030 πŸ’¬ 507 πŸ“Œ 195
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β€˜Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat The chat is the subject of a Florida International University police investigation.

The secretary of Miami-Dade County’s GOP started a group chat for conservative students β€” and within 3 weeks, it was filled with over 400 instances of the N-word, Nazi rhetoric and writings of "dozens of ways of violently killing Black people"

05.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 5530 πŸ” 2660 πŸ’¬ 284 πŸ“Œ 580
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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 12199 πŸ” 7373 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 335
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Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

04.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 3820 πŸ” 2480 πŸ’¬ 336 πŸ“Œ 557
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WSJ: β€œ.. U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information say the Trump administration’s assertions about threats from Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...

03.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 1802 πŸ” 775 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 52

Has he spoken with any of trump’s β€œspiritual advisors” recently? Just sayin’….

02.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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02.03.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a historian, I'd just like to remind the politicians who follow me that it is not, in fact, 2003 anymore and the current GOP war in the Middle East is not, in fact, even remotely popular.

So if you're a weathervane who just tries to do what's already popular, full-throated opposition is it!

02.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 7220 πŸ” 1179 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 14

He’s plainly deranged

28.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

CNN will soon be controlled by David Ellison. If democracy is to survive, a vibrant independent media ecosystem is critical.

My ask: cancel your Paramount/Warner subscriptions and sign up for as many pro-democracy outlets as you are able.

You can start with Democracy Docket: bit.ly/4qmEiFz

27.02.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 7211 πŸ” 2470 πŸ’¬ 292 πŸ“Œ 115

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27.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What?!?

25.02.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can i halt certain amounts of my taxes that pay for his and Trump salary to ensure they take their obligations seriously?

25.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œErratic” is an understatement….

24.02.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

True…
@markjacob.bsky.social FYI

24.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t let the media tell you this dumpster fire is normal Major news outlets under-react to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs

As usual, @markjacob.bsky.social is on point regarding state of #media these days and the dumpster fire #trumpregime
www.stopthepresses.news/p/dont-let-t...

24.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t let the media tell you this dumpster fire is normal Major news outlets under-react to stay out of Trump’s crosshairs

As usual, @markjacob.bsky.social is on point regarding state of #media these days and the dumpster fire #trumpregime
www.stopthepresses.news/p/dont-let-t...

24.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI’m just saying … bsky.app/profile/ronf...

23.02.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 20468 πŸ” 7340 πŸ’¬ 991 πŸ“Œ 422
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Where Are the Detainees? Hundreds of β€œAlligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Disappear from ICE Database Hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades, dubbed β€œAlligator Alcatraz,” have disappeared. Democracy Now! speaks with Shirsho Dasgupta, a Miam...

as of September, might be worth looking for an update
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/25/al...

20.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

We need serious #journalism on trump’s shameful 3rd country #deportation campaign

20.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep Find one of the walk-in places and just go takes 10 minutes if you have all your documents

19.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NYT headline: U.S. military moves into place for possible strikes in Iran

NYT headline: U.S. military moves into place for possible strikes in Iran

When dictators lose popularity, they kill people and blow up things to change the storyline.

19.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 684 πŸ” 263 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 5

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19.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a scenario …

19.02.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A cabal of grifters, morons and shameless liars Biden, Obama etc have always deported convicted criminals Nothing new except Trump and Vance want to make an offensive and cruel show of it

18.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have an update on Juan NicolΓ‘s, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.

17.02.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 2138 πŸ” 715 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 99

More grifting…

14.02.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sick of his constant lies …

13.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bribery out in the open, and its so reprehensible

13.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0