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I studied English Lit in college, but dove into music theory & piano 4-5 years ago. I like to travel, and enjoy laughing. I found this app after using a different one for too long.
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
Let’s be clear: The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents in two of America’s largest cities. This is not normal. None of this is. And we will continue to remind folks of that every day.
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 7d agoTrump on Iran: Let 'em take out Los Angeles and San Diego, it's a small price to pay
De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of sh!t Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Keep your fucking hands off our vote
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
UnitedHealthcare AI Blocks Prescribed Treatment With 90% Error Rate UnitedHealthcare is allegedly using a deeply flawed AI to override doctors’ judgments and wrongfully deny critical health coverage to elderly patients. It's Violating Medicare Care Guidelines. arstechnica.com/health/2023/...
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
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Healthcare is not for the people. It's for the Insurance CEO's & shareholders. United HC raised the price on his inhaler from $66 to over $500 for asthmatic 22 yr old Cole. What happened? Cole didn't get his inhaler, was hospitalized and died. All for money. #ProudBlue 📹: moreperfectunion/TT
When I worked for a UHG subsidiary they were also our insurer (of course) and I only found out after quitting that, apparently, the "employer sponsored" portion of my insurance (paid to themselves🙄) was slightly higher than my whole salary, making COBRA impossible. It's a fourth way they screw you.
Trump will also be studied in psychology text books discussing Anti Social Personality Disorders, and specifically, Sociopathic Narcissism. He is an example of how one man sought to destroy the greatest Democracy in history simply to glorify himself.
Just fucking peachy….🤬😡😵💫☹️
Colorado Newsline@coloradonewsline.com · 3w agoA vacant lot in Aurora is slated to become the largest data center in Colorado. At full buildout, the energy consumed would equal about 11 times the power used by Denver International Airport. From @capitalandmain.bsky.social
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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There’s no legitimate purpose for ICE to have this information. There are a ton of nefarious ones, though.
Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · last mo.🚨 NEW: ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database: As part of a broader DHS surge to investigate alleged voter fraud, ICE has announced it plans to pay up to $5 million to create what amounts to a federal voter database. @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-pl...
Black women will continue to lead regardless of how hard they come for us. Thank you Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. @pressley.house.gov #Pinks
Jack White is already paying tribute to Dolly Parton with a cover of Jolene in London
Officer shot her in mouth with pepper spray-then arrested her for "assault" when she spit it out. She is a Cheyenne River and a Sisseton-Wahpeton tribes member. Sisi Rose, 33, has been protesting for months to stand up against ICE's "unlawful detainers of Native Americans, and of American citizens."
Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history.
🚨 👇 🚨 👇 🚨 👇 🚨 A $158M contract for the care and feeding unaccompanied migrant children has been awarded to a group run by an ex-ICE agent accused of sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
$20M for ICE shock gloves. Look normal… until pure searing pain rips through your body on contact. No marks. Forced submission in seconds. Aimed at protesters. This isn’t de-escalation — it’s cruelty with a budget. Share this. Don’t normalize shocking citizens.
The Trump admin must explain what they are doing to support sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln who have been continuously at sea for nearly 7 months. Widespread reports of supply shortages, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health & more demand immediate attention.
www.npr.org/2026/08/12/n... In addition to their physical abuses and their murdering innocent people, NOW they want shock gloves??!!…
ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves
The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.
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That’s the tell. A party that truly cared about protecting children wouldn’t invent conspiracies about teachers while ignoring real abuse by powerful men. Read: cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/when...
I Could Be Wrong.
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MEMPHIS — last night Trump & @GovBillLee’s (un)Safe Task Force TRAPPED the entire inside Club Legend to check their papers as they left. How is this not unconstitutional false imprisonment? Welcome to Trump & Lee’s America. 🇺🇸 Original Post: www.facebook.com/share/v/18yV...
From Salem, Oregon. Native Americans fighting to keep off Data Centers away from tribal land. Watch video.