Here to say I enjoyed reading this book and got a lot of it.
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 60m agoMaybe black bars over all their eyes to give it a really seedy vibe. Make my book look like something sold in a plain brown wrapper
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Maddow/MS NOW. (↖️ In this picture, I'm the cyclist. http://nyti.ms/3f8MIPR)
Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 60m agoHeadline: Denmark to make compulsory military service longer in response to Russia comma Trump. www.reuters.com/world/denmar...
Denmark begins extended military conscription in response to Russia, Trump
Around 1,600 Danish military recruits on Monday began the country's new extended conscription, embarking on an 11-month service period as Denmark accelerates its defence build-up driven by Arctic sec...
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This ought to be fixable. www.mississippifreepress.org/soul-crushin...
‘Soul-Crushing’: 170 Foster Students Denied Scholarships at Last Minute Across Mississippi
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships weeks before classes begin due to lack of funding.
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“Let him go,” Wilson told me. “The man has done 30 years. Sh*t. What else do they want? If I can forgive him, why can’t everybody else? I’m the one he shot.” boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
In North Carolina, a Shooting Victim Pleads for His Shooter’s Release After 30 Years - Bolts
Ramulus Mason was sentenced to life without parole due to North Carolina’s three-strikes law. The man he shot insists that he shouldn’t still be in prison.
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The pro-data center campaign extends to Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Oregon. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/07/28/p...
Pro-data center industry group behind ad campaign in Oregon, six other states • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Connects is one of several new nonprofits registered by the Data Center Coalition, an industry group backed by major tech companies.
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Laura Conaway@oleta.bsky.social · last wk.Data center politics looking like ICE warehouse politics. “there’s one thing that independents, Democrats, and Republicans agree on: they all hate data centers.” georgiarecorder.com/2026/07/27/p...
Data center politics looking like ICE warehouse politics. “there’s one thing that independents, Democrats, and Republicans agree on: they all hate data centers.” georgiarecorder.com/2026/07/27/p...
Pro-data center group launches in Georgia to try to win over critics • Georgia Recorder
A new data center industry group is embarking on a Georgia-focused publicity campaign to improve public opinion of data centers in the state.
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Laura Conaway@oleta.bsky.social · last wk.“The Data Center Coalition is trying to put lipstick on a pig,” Woodall said. “Nobody believes these people. It doesn’t matter how much money they spend. Nobody’s going to believe them.” georgiarecorder.com/2026/07/27/p...
“The Data Center Coalition is trying to put lipstick on a pig,” Woodall said. “Nobody believes these people. It doesn’t matter how much money they spend. Nobody’s going to believe them.” georgiarecorder.com/2026/07/27/p...
Pro-data center group launches in Georgia to try to win over critics • Georgia Recorder
A new data center industry group is embarking on a Georgia-focused publicity campaign to improve public opinion of data centers in the state.
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The rollback of the Endangered Species Act hits home in Mississippi: "You take away the habitat, you take away the species. They starve, die of thirst. Whatever they need in the habitat to sustain themselves is gone." www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...
Changes to federal protections may harm MS wildlife. Here's how
Federal policy places more value on development than survival of threatened and endangered animals.
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NEWS: The Trump administration has activated a secretive and never-before-used legal process to quickly deport foreign nationals deemed to be “alien terrorists” or their immediate family members. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Philly fights on: “The fact that the federal government would ignore the hell of slavery for the victim but highlight the president’s ‘discomfort,’” Coard said. “What kind of nonsense is that?” share.inquirer.com/tu6b77
President’s House advocates vow to keep fighting despite the new exhibit — and a vandalism citation
“The fact that the federal government would ignore the hell of slavery for the victim but highlight the president’s ‘discomfort.’” Michael Coard said. “What kind of nonsense is that?”
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Abraham Gutman@abgutman.bsky.social · 3w ago🚨BREAKING: President Trump’s administration installed overnight a new exhibit at the site of George Washington’s Philadelphia home instead of the memorial to the 9 people kept in bondage at the nation’s first White House. National Park Service dismantled the original slavery exhibit in January. 🎁 🔗
🚨BREAKING: President Trump’s administration installed overnight a new exhibit at the site of George Washington’s Philadelphia home instead of the memorial to the 9 people kept in bondage at the nation’s first White House. National Park Service dismantled the original slavery exhibit in January. 🎁 🔗
Slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been swapped for the Trump administration’s version
The change at the President's House happened overnight, allowing the government to switch out the displays and shutdown the television screens while avoiding public scrutiny during the takedown.
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The techinque of courts calling immigrant kids into court for "wellness" check-ins -- more hearings, can't miss them. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Mega’ hearings for children begin in Seattle as part of deportation process
Tuesday launched four days of unusually large hearings for young immigrants. A judge said she wants to see some children more often to ensure their well-being.
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Future uncertain for Pennsylvania warehouses after ICE pivot away from detention centers • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Since Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to have abandoned plans for converting some of its new warehouses to detention facilities, many questions remain.
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Here is a gift link to the story unpacking everything you need to know about what went down today so far in the President’s House litigation saga: share.inquirer.com/ZuCz6M My @inquirer.com colleagues on Independence Mall and I will updated you on any new development in court or on the ground.
Trump administration gets final legal OK to install own panels at President’s House, city appeals
The Third Circuit Court of appeals took the final procedural step Friday. It was not immediately clear when the Trump administration would move to install its panels.
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An iPad inside Independence Hall tells visitors that a second floor room was used in the 1850s to hold individuals “accused of crimes of the period.” Originally, the screen read “accused fugitives of slavery.” @fallonroth.bsky.social and I discover more retelling of history by Trump’s admin. 🎁 🔗
Trump administration quietly removed mentions of slavery from Independence Hall, Thomas Jefferson portrait
The Inquirer's discovery of these changes come as Philadelphians are grappling with the Trump administration's attacks on the President's House Site.
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President Trump’s new plane comes with a constant reminder of the Reflecting Pool built in. 🦆🔵 🟢 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...
Columbus Dispatch: "Fox News released a poll showing Trump-endorsed candidates trailing Democrats in the races for governor and Senate. And now, all of a sudden, one of Ohio's major get-out-the-vote groups finds Trump agents at their door and in their house..." www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Stench from Trump's Cleveland raid turning stomachs miles away. | Opinion
Fox releases a poll showing Trump's candidates trailing Democrats in Ohio. "Suddenly" a voter registration group finds his agents at its doors.
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🚨 BREAKING: 3rd Circuit allows Trump to replace slavery exhibits it removed from George Washington's Philadelphia mansion ahead of July 4. The new panels say Washington's slaves had more "autonomy" and "even attend the theater, with Washington buying the tickets." w/ @fallonroth.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Slavery exhibits at President’s House can be replaced by Trump administration, Third Circuit rules
The three-judge panel unanimously agreed to toss out an injunction that ordered the National Park Service to restore interpretive panels telling the story of nine people enslaved at the site.
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I am literally not a sports fan of any way, shape or form. That said, I think it makes total sense that the Knicks won last night thanks to the player whose name sounds like a Jedi Knight. Congrats to OG Anunoby and the team! May the Force Be With them in Game 5.
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Hundreds Join Ride To Honor Cyclist Riley O’Neil — And Demand Safer Streets: 'People Are Dying'
Riley O’Neil was killed Friday while riding his bike on South Halsted Street. His friends and fellow cyclists are demanding safer streets across the South Side.
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I was honored to join Rachel Maddow to discuss my new book, The Fix. youtu.be/3hZB5NY8J_0?...
Maddow: This is how a prosecutor of ORGANIZED CRIME sees Trump's corruption
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And here it is in chart form. According to the Kansas Democrats, they're contesting 103 out of 125 districts, that's the most they've had in more than three decades! They didn't really miss out on any winnable ones either (outside of a Trump+4 seat in Wichita)
NEW: A group of activists have built an awesome new tool to help immigration attorneys and the general public know when an ICE flight is headed to their area. gillianbrockell.com/habeas-fligh...
Habeas Flight Watch: New tool helps track ICE flights to your city
Activists have been quietly piloting a live map of ICE flights to help immigration attorneys with habeas filings. Now they say it's ready for everyone to use.
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Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · 2mo agoNews incoming (good news from me for once!) …
A+ for brazen in Louisiana: “I purposely put more Democrats into District 2 to make the remaining districts better performing for Republicans." www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
Louisiana’s Legislature has passed a new congressional map to give the GOP another seat
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new congressional map to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with one of its two majority-Black House districts.
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Rohan has answered the call ✊️🐴 Turns out, when you mess with people's voting rights, you awaken a sleeping giant. So very proud of South Carolina! 🌴
BOOM 💥 NEW: South Carolina Republicans saw the insane lines and slammed the brakes on another gerrymandering circus targeting Black voters and Jim Clyburn. S Carolina Dems made it clear: changing maps after voting already started is crazy work!
Ona Judge gets her day. share.inquirer.com/RVE20I
At a partially restored President’s House, Philly honored Ona Judge’s daring escape from slavery
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker signed an executive order designating May 21 "Ona Judge Day" on the 230th anniversary of Judge's daring escape from George and Martha Washington.
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Brutal review of Trump's slush fund, from Philly: "[H]ow is this scam related to the struggle and principles commonly associated with 1776, the country’s founding year? Only in that the president has taken corruption to a truly revolutionary level." share.inquirer.com/DWb59F
President Trump is stealing your money to pay for crime and insurrection | Editorial
His $1.776 billion supposed settlement of his own lawsuit stands out even in a historically corrupt administration.
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