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rahanks.bsky.social
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"To deal with the millions of undocumented immigrants who have been living in the US, majorities prefer offering them a path to citizenship, provided they meet several requirements, over mass deportation" publicconsultation.org/ss-immigrati...

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TWwashingtonpost.com

As the country digs out, Republicans in storm-battered states appear torn between the need to curb dangerous conspiracy theories and fear of drawing a rebuke from Trump just weeks before the election.

How hurricane falsehoods are dividing the Republican Party
How hurricane falsehoods are dividing the Republican Party

The Republican Party has split into two camps: those who try to dispel the falsehoods, and those who are doubling down on them.

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ACandycraig.bsky.social

The "genetics" bit here isn't even bad framing, it's just straight-up false. The man knows nothing about genetics, he's not sitting up poring over the latest mRNA paper in Nature. His "fascination" is with racist eugenics. That has as much to do with genetics as flat-earthers do with physics.

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BLbrianlyman.bsky.social

Stateline just did a story on this.

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KMkevinmkruse.bsky.social

This is a powerful ad that deserves to be spread far and wide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djwp...

It Couldn't Happen Here
It Couldn't Happen Here

YouTube video by The Lincoln Project

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ECclancyny.bsky.social

Vitriol is being directed at meteorologists. “I’ve been doing this for 46 years and it’s never been like this,” says Alabama meteorologist James Spann. He says he’s been “inundated” with misinformation and threatening messages like “Stop lying about the government controlling the weather or else.”

Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive

It's their job to warn residents about destructive storms — but political polarization has made them targets online.

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LHlawrencehurley.bsky.social

One striking moment in the argument was how animated Justice Thomas was -- not about the potential miscarriage of justice, but at the idea that prosecutors originally involved in the case didn't get a chance to defend their conduct, almost as if THEY somehow suffered a due process violation:

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thebarbedwire.bsky.social

In 2023 Victoria spent more than 24 hours hemorrhaging into three diapers when Dallas-area hospitals declined to help her. “I know you’re not supposed to have regrets, but I do,” she said, about supporting Trump. “Look what’s happened.”

She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas. - The Barbed Wire
She Voted for Trump. Then She Had Two Terrifying Miscarriages in Texas. - The Barbed Wire

My sister Victoria was wrangling Elias, her then-2-year-old, into his costume on Halloween when the spots of blood in her underwear became worrisome. It was almost exactly two years ago, in 2022, and ...

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rahanks.bsky.social
@rahanks.bsky.social
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