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new friend in my bathroom sink welcoming me to texas this afternoon!
September 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
new friend in my bathroom sink welcoming me to texas this afternoon!
September 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said...
“May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.”
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“May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.”
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Amid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in Miramar
Community leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities
www.miamiherald.com
September 26, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said...
“May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.”
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
“May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.”
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..."
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
www.votebeat.org
September 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..."
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
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Our exclusive interview on The Assignment with a legal observer in Maine who was able to unmask 2 ICE agents.
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES
2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued.
“And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton
📌Nicholas Lapointe
📌Christopher Semler
I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued.
“And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton
📌Nicholas Lapointe
📌Christopher Semler
I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
September 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Our exclusive interview on The Assignment with a legal observer in Maine who was able to unmask 2 ICE agents.
“'You don’t live here,' the crowd shouted like they were in a basketball arena...”
kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...
kansasreflector.com
September 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
“'You don’t live here,' the crowd shouted like they were in a basketball arena...”
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kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
"A group of pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere... to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men..."
religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...
religionnews.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"A group of pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere... to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men..."
religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..."
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
www.nbcnews.com
September 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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The folk protest music scene is back
September 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The folk protest music scene is back
Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?”
“I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.”
😂
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“I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.”
😂
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’
CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015.
www.mediaite.com
September 25, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?”
“I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.”
😂
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
“I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.”
😂
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...”
“We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.”
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“We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.”
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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans
The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.
veritenews.org
September 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...”
“We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.”
veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...
“We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.”
veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...
I'll be on MS NOW with @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 5PM Eastern tonight/Friday -- see you there! @deadlinewh.bsky.social
September 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I'll be on MS NOW with @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 5PM Eastern tonight/Friday -- see you there! @deadlinewh.bsky.social
"The president barred US reporters, while welcoming Chinese reporters who answer to the communist dictatorship in Beijing.
This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.
The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"The president barred US reporters, while welcoming Chinese reporters who answer to the communist dictatorship in Beijing.
This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
Maine Republican Paul LePage **then**:
“The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.”
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u...
Paul LePage *now*:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
“The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.”
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u...
Paul LePage *now*:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
Paul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being Deported
The former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Maine Republican Paul LePage **then**:
“The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.”
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u...
Paul LePage *now*:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
“The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.”
www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u...
Paul LePage *now*:
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
September 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"Tafoya described herself on her podcast as 'sort of a Florida woman'..."
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www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
Republican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent | CNN Politics
In a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she ...
www.cnn.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"Tafoya described herself on her podcast as 'sort of a Florida woman'..."
www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill...
One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections
The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:35 PM
"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill...
One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
very excited and grateful for this!
“Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock!
trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg
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“Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock!
trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Rachel Maddow’s ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
Rachel Maddow's ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival
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September 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
very excited and grateful for this!
“Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock!
trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
“Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock!
trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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The book tour Rachel announced tonight includes some familiar stops, but also has dates in Boise and Salt Lake City.
Find the full list with links at MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate
Find the full list with links at MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate
September 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The book tour Rachel announced tonight includes some familiar stops, but also has dates in Boise and Salt Lake City.
Find the full list with links at MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate
Find the full list with links at MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate
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Thank you @maddow.bsky.social for uplifting our community's call to #bringmaureenhome. They put her on a plane to Cameroon but it was stopped. 🙏🏽 Now she's sleeping on a concrete floor in a concentration camp in Louisiana, far from her family.
End her inhumane detention and bring her home!
End her inhumane detention and bring her home!
September 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Thank you @maddow.bsky.social for uplifting our community's call to #bringmaureenhome. They put her on a plane to Cameroon but it was stopped. 🙏🏽 Now she's sleeping on a concrete floor in a concentration camp in Louisiana, far from her family.
End her inhumane detention and bring her home!
End her inhumane detention and bring her home!
