John C. Catsluck
@thecatsluckshow.com
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John C. Catsluck
@thecatsluckshow.com
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In a hundred years all nine current U.S. Justices and even the youngest American lawmakers will all be buried and forgotten to common discourse, but trans people will still exist.
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It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River.
(Published June)
(Published June)
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
www.propublica.org
October 3, 2026 at 1:40 AM
It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River.
(Published June)
(Published June)
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📦 How does the Internet Archive safely pack & ship archival materials? Proper handling matters when moving irreplaceable books & other library materials. Get a rare behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Physical Archive tour.
📆 Oct 20
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Richmond, CA
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1997613506...
📆 Oct 20
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Richmond, CA
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1997613506...
October 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
📦 How does the Internet Archive safely pack & ship archival materials? Proper handling matters when moving irreplaceable books & other library materials. Get a rare behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Physical Archive tour.
📆 Oct 20
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Richmond, CA
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1997613506...
📆 Oct 20
🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Richmond, CA
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1997613506...
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This week, we launched our annual sustaining donor drive. We know we can rely on sustaining donors and plan ahead to meet worker demand and grow our reach.
Join us today and become a sustaining donor. (1/3)🧵
Join us today and become a sustaining donor. (1/3)🧵
October 2, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This week, we launched our annual sustaining donor drive. We know we can rely on sustaining donors and plan ahead to meet worker demand and grow our reach.
Join us today and become a sustaining donor. (1/3)🧵
Join us today and become a sustaining donor. (1/3)🧵
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Spain's government dealt blow as lawmakers reject housing bills
Spain's government dealt blow as lawmakers reject housing bills
Spain's parliament on Friday shot down government bills aimed at quelling nationwide protests over a housing crisis that were sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman.
f24.my
October 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Spain's government dealt blow as lawmakers reject housing bills
It's 2026 and they're bringing Kony back.
On the run for 20 years, Ugandan warlord Kony still 'active' within the Lord's Resistance Army
On the run for 20 years, Ugandan warlord Kony still 'active' within the Lord's Resistance Army
In recent months, the eastern Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia infamous for its massacres and mass abductions of children in the 1990s and 2000s. The group's leader, Joseph Kony, wanted by the International Criminal Court for more than 20 years, remains at large. FRANCE 24 spoke to Leonie von Braun, the ICC’s lead investigator on the Kony case, about the group's resurgence.
f24.my
October 2, 2026 at 9:11 PM
It's 2026 and they're bringing Kony back.
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See what it’s like to travel in the occupied West Bank, for the nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/experi...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/experi...
October 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
See what it’s like to travel in the occupied West Bank, for the nearly 3.5 million Palestinians who live there.
🔗 www.wired.com/story/experi...
🔗 www.wired.com/story/experi...
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This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for.
CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow.
prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow.
prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
The City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American Prospect
In Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
prospect.org
October 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for.
CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow.
prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow.
prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...
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We are in the middle of our fall fundraising campaign, and our readers have really stepped up. We're about 30% of the way to our goal.
If you believe in the power of journalism to change the world, this is the moment to support. Thank you!
prospect.org/donate
If you believe in the power of journalism to change the world, this is the moment to support. Thank you!
prospect.org/donate
Help us speak truth to power.
This year, we decided to take a risk and turn off programmatic advertising on our site. We’re making a bet that our readers will respond to us aligning our editorial values with our business model. We...
prospect.org
October 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
We are in the middle of our fall fundraising campaign, and our readers have really stepped up. We're about 30% of the way to our goal.
If you believe in the power of journalism to change the world, this is the moment to support. Thank you!
prospect.org/donate
If you believe in the power of journalism to change the world, this is the moment to support. Thank you!
prospect.org/donate
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Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
October 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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After Roe, blue state laws have continued to enable tens of thousands of abortions every year across state lines since 2022. This suit calls that effort “one of the most serious interstate aggressions in our Nation’s history.”
Shield laws are working. Now red states want the Supreme Court to end them.
The long-expected constitutional showdown over states’ rights and abortion rights is here.
www.motherjones.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
After Roe, blue state laws have continued to enable tens of thousands of abortions every year across state lines since 2022. This suit calls that effort “one of the most serious interstate aggressions in our Nation’s history.”
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"Surveillance is not safety," EFF's Rindala Alajaji said, via @nbcbayarea.com. "That’s why EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are suing the city of San Jose on behalf of SIREN and CAIR - because in a single year, San Jose PD ran over 250,000 warrantless searches on this location data."
'Surveillance is not safety': Protesters push San Jose to shut down Flock camera network
Protesters issued a renewed call for San Jose to shut down its network of roughly 500 automated license plate reading cameras.
www.nbcbayarea.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"Surveillance is not safety," EFF's Rindala Alajaji said, via @nbcbayarea.com. "That’s why EFF and the ACLU of Northern California are suing the city of San Jose on behalf of SIREN and CAIR - because in a single year, San Jose PD ran over 250,000 warrantless searches on this location data."
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New from me: What do Never Trump Republicans want and are they experts at defeating the GOP they helped create?
We don't have to speculate. They've already said it - they want neocons to take over the Democratic Party & they don't want blame when Democrats adopt their agenda & then lose.
We don't have to speculate. They've already said it - they want neocons to take over the Democratic Party & they don't want blame when Democrats adopt their agenda & then lose.
It’s Not A Bulwark. It’s A Plot.
The former GOP operatives behind The Bulwark helped sell Democrats a losing strategy. Now they’re positioning themselves to shape the party’s 2028 nominee.
www.levernews.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
New from me: What do Never Trump Republicans want and are they experts at defeating the GOP they helped create?
We don't have to speculate. They've already said it - they want neocons to take over the Democratic Party & they don't want blame when Democrats adopt their agenda & then lose.
We don't have to speculate. They've already said it - they want neocons to take over the Democratic Party & they don't want blame when Democrats adopt their agenda & then lose.
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A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.
October 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.
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"Miami" Mike Rogers doesn't stand with working people. He stands for the interests of corporate America.
Working-class Michiganders deserve a leader like Abdul El-Sayed who will fight for the issues that matter in their everyday lives.
Working-class Michiganders deserve a leader like Abdul El-Sayed who will fight for the issues that matter in their everyday lives.
October 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
"Miami" Mike Rogers doesn't stand with working people. He stands for the interests of corporate America.
Working-class Michiganders deserve a leader like Abdul El-Sayed who will fight for the issues that matter in their everyday lives.
Working-class Michiganders deserve a leader like Abdul El-Sayed who will fight for the issues that matter in their everyday lives.
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This one's a bit more personal, and certainly less polished. Clearly I'm working through some shit, so what's a woman to do but write about writing? (And also how much Hunter S. Thompson sucks, lol)
Check it out:
Check it out:
Ruminations | September 2026.
"Literary innovation feels like a pipe dream when your biggest competitor is an AI slop machine that plagiarizes your favorite author and churns out bullshit for the cost of a Netflix subscription."
www.wordsaboutwork.news
October 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
This one's a bit more personal, and certainly less polished. Clearly I'm working through some shit, so what's a woman to do but write about writing? (And also how much Hunter S. Thompson sucks, lol)
Check it out:
Check it out:
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Days after a loss of hundreds microbetting at a Yankees game, DraftKings sent a notice to our reporter: “Took a loss? Now take a beat.”
Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances.
Full story: propub.li/4xUdksA
Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances.
Full story: propub.li/4xUdksA
October 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Days after a loss of hundreds microbetting at a Yankees game, DraftKings sent a notice to our reporter: “Took a loss? Now take a beat.”
Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances.
Full story: propub.li/4xUdksA
Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances.
Full story: propub.li/4xUdksA
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NEW: A little-known effort to bring an AI learning tool into Texas public school classrooms began about a year ago, with the help of the state’s top education official.
with @texastribune.org
with @texastribune.org
Texas’ Education Board Raised Questions About an AI Learning Tool. The State Then Helped Pilot It in Public Schools.
Just three months after the Texas State Board of Education raised concerns about Alpha School’s AI learning platform, Education Commissioner Mike Morath was in talks about using the tool in public sch...
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
NEW: A little-known effort to bring an AI learning tool into Texas public school classrooms began about a year ago, with the help of the state’s top education official.
with @texastribune.org
with @texastribune.org
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NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections!
I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter.
Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress.
Explore & bookmark!
I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter.
Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress.
Explore & bookmark!
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts
Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...
boltsmag.org
October 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
NEW: It's that time of year: time to launch my annual guide to November's elections!
I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter.
Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress.
Explore & bookmark!
I guide you through over *650* interesting elections, & why they matter.
Judges, AGs, govs, mayors, lawmakers, AGs, county & school boards—plus many (many) ballot measures. Oh, & Congress.
Explore & bookmark!
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Another person has died in Trump's concentration camps. 47-year-old Julian Curo-Churata was from Peru. He died on Sept. 29 after he was imprisoned for three months in Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. That camp is run by LaSalle Corrections. There's no cause of death listed.
Illegal alien from Peru passes away in ICE custody in Louisiana
ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments.
www.ice.gov
October 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Another person has died in Trump's concentration camps. 47-year-old Julian Curo-Churata was from Peru. He died on Sept. 29 after he was imprisoned for three months in Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana. That camp is run by LaSalle Corrections. There's no cause of death listed.
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Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, and its recent wins in regional elections have been “deeply concerning for everyone who cares about our democracy."
Rise of the Far Right in Germany Raises Fear of an Even Wider Crackdown on Migration
As we continue our coverage on the rise of right-wing political parties across Europe, we speak to Wiebke Judith from the German organization for asylum seekers’ rights, PRO ASYL, about Germany’s far-...
www.democracynow.org
October 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland, or AfD, and its recent wins in regional elections have been “deeply concerning for everyone who cares about our democracy."
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The Wayback Machine lets you travel through more than a trillion saved web pages. 🏛️
‣ Find an old website.
‣ See how a familiar site changed.
‣ Recover something that's disappeared.
‣ Check what a page looked like years ago.
The web has a history.
Go explore it.
web.archive.org
#ToolsYouCanUse
October 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The Wayback Machine lets you travel through more than a trillion saved web pages. 🏛️
‣ Find an old website.
‣ See how a familiar site changed.
‣ Recover something that's disappeared.
‣ Check what a page looked like years ago.
The web has a history.
Go explore it.
web.archive.org
#ToolsYouCanUse
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NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda.
Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively.
Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought.
🎧 Listen to our latest episode:
Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively.
Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought.
🎧 Listen to our latest episode:
Who’s the Shadow President?
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2026 at 1:02 PM
NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda.
Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively.
Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought.
🎧 Listen to our latest episode:
Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively.
Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought.
🎧 Listen to our latest episode:
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“It is extremely difficult to see a patient in pain & know that you cannot provide the treatment they need because the materials are unavailable or too expensive.”
As Israel blocks healthcare supplies & anesthesia, patients like Esraa Abo Qamar are forced to struggle with debilitating tooth pain.
As Israel blocks healthcare supplies & anesthesia, patients like Esraa Abo Qamar are forced to struggle with debilitating tooth pain.
Dental care is in crisis in Gaza due to Israel’s blockade on supplies
As Israel blocks healthcare supplies and anesthesia, patients are going without the dental care they need or living with debilitating tooth pain
prismreports.org
September 30, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“It is extremely difficult to see a patient in pain & know that you cannot provide the treatment they need because the materials are unavailable or too expensive.”
As Israel blocks healthcare supplies & anesthesia, patients like Esraa Abo Qamar are forced to struggle with debilitating tooth pain.
As Israel blocks healthcare supplies & anesthesia, patients like Esraa Abo Qamar are forced to struggle with debilitating tooth pain.
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PALESTINE: Dockworkers call for a day of struggle on October 30th bdsmovement.net/news/PTUC-En...
Palestinian Unions Endorse Dockworker Unions’ Call to Action on October 30th
The Palestinian labor movement endorses the call for a day of struggle on October 30th against militarisation and genocide organised by a collective of dockworkers’ unions and calls on all global port...
bdsmovement.net
October 1, 2026 at 8:59 AM
PALESTINE: Dockworkers call for a day of struggle on October 30th bdsmovement.net/news/PTUC-En...
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🇺🇸 #ChristaPike was on Wednesday set to be the first woman executed in #Tennessee in more than 200 years.
But the lethal injections meant to kill her failed and she was transported to a hospital.
Watch what happened ⤵️
But the lethal injections meant to kill her failed and she was transported to a hospital.
Watch what happened ⤵️
October 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🇺🇸 #ChristaPike was on Wednesday set to be the first woman executed in #Tennessee in more than 200 years.
But the lethal injections meant to kill her failed and she was transported to a hospital.
Watch what happened ⤵️
But the lethal injections meant to kill her failed and she was transported to a hospital.
Watch what happened ⤵️