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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving his construction crew to work when an ICE officer shot and killed him in Houston. He wasn’t even the person ICE was looking for. Now Texas voters are leaving their “I Voted” stickers at his memorial. #BlueWaveIn10Days

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At 10am Judge Ana Reyes will begin an evidentiary hearing in the golf course case at 10am. I'll try to live-blog from the US Courthouse media room for @lawfaremedia.org . This is a case to stop Trump from converting a historic public golf course, open to all, to a Trump style championship course.

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Before he trashed it with the Ilhan Omar search, AG Blanche was quite passionate about DOJ's 60-day rule against "actions that may have an impact on an election," which must "never be countenanced." And that was just a judge-ordered filing in a case indicted more than a year before the election.

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SOMEBODY EXPLAIN HOW THIS MAN STILL HAS A JOB? Brenden Cuni, the same ICE agent seen on video brandishing a rifle at the scene of the shooting in NY, where officers shot an unarmed man in front of his 5-year-old child, was also filmed kneeling on a pregnant woman in Minneapolis last December.

Reposting as a reminder that this shit started in February and Trump has been relentlessly tying himself into knots ever since while the GOP majority congress doesn't bat an eye.

Warren Wells, AICP@warrenjwells.bsky.social

How can this go on for another 3 years?

They murdered him. But they are graded under a different justice system.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.

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The son of the man shot and killed by ICE: I am Ronaldo Salgado, the oldest son of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. He should've been picking up the last of his guys before heading to finish up construction. Unbeknownst to all of us, my dad had been shot inside his van by ICE agents in unmarked cars.

My only regret is not going with a 48v inverter for modular battery system compatibility.

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TODAY IN 2024: “Their deliberations led them to a unanimous conclusion, beyond a reasonable doubt: That the defendant, Donald J. Trump, is guilty of 34 counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree, to conceal a scheme to corrupt the 2016 election.” manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-de...

manhattanda.orgD.A. Bragg Delivers Remarks Announcing 34-Count Felony Trial Conviction of Donald J. TrumpGood evening. First and foremost I want to thank the jury for its service. Jurors perform a fundamental civic duty.  Their service is literally the cornerstone of our judicial system.

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BREAKING: Look at this. $DELL just won a five-year $9.7 billion Pentagon software agreement for the US military. But Trump also bought $DELL. He bought multiple times since February 10th, up to more than $5,000,000. On May 8th, he said: "Go out and buy a Dell." Unusual.

Love the coverage.

Wedge LIVE!™@wedge.live

I'm here at a Lyndale Ave grievance session, organized by Andrea Corbin and friends. You're probably thinking, "we haven't stopped grieving Hennepin yet, this feels inappropriate?" Well life moves on.

I found a polyphemus moth yesterday. They emerge as adults without mouths and live about a week to mate and lay eggs.

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THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!! ALL EYES ON ALABAMA! Amid tornado sirens, flooding, and evacuations, the AL State Senate rammed through a bill to disenfranchise voters and strip representation But ppl are still showing up b/c this is an attack on us all & our democracy -TN

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(🚨) We’re mere *hours* from a constitutional crisis of historic proportions—and many Americans don’t seem to realize it. Why? Because nearly no corporate media outlet will properly report on it. So please consider sharing this new report widely.

sethabramson.substack.comTrump’s Second Iran War Becomes Illegal May 1Contrary to claims by the New York Times, U.S. law doesn’t grant Trump authority to “give himself an extension” on a war already illegal under international law. His Iran war becomes illegal on May 1.

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This:is 💯 correct. The vast majority of Section 2 litigation (and settlements made under the threat of litigation) have been at the local level. Callais will gut minority representation in city councils, county supervisors, and school boards across the county.

Michael McDonald@electproject.bsky.social

This is perhaps the most significant Supreme Court race-related decision in modern history. While people will focus on Congress, this decision will dismantle thousands of districts electing representatives of minority communities at the state and local levels

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Vania@dawookie.bsky.social

"born-again" is synonymous with "I found a 'moral' justification for my immorality"

Top five! Let's gooooooo! @feathersmcg.bsky.social is crushing it!

Better Blocks NJ@betterblocksnj.bsky.social

New Jersey's 23-game Jeopardy champion Jamie Ding is more than a self-described faceless bureaucrat. He allocates Low-Income Housing Tax Credits ("LIHTC") to fund affordable housing construction across New Jersey. We used his historic run to explain LIHTC! betterblocksnj.org/2026/04/16/j...

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As wealth concentrates, so does power — the power to influence elections, shape policy, tilt markets and define the terms of public debate. Taxing billionaires is not radical. What is radical is allowing a system where extreme wealth exists alongside widespread hardship.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com

"There is no justification for a regressive system in which the super-rich contribute less than the rest of us," write @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.

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This flew under the radar: Trump's new acting AG Todd Blanche shut down major DOJ investigations into crypto companies, dealers, and exchanges as Pam Bondi's second-in-command — all while holding at least $159,000 in crypto assets himself. The fox is guarding the hen house.

Anyone else fantasize about an EMP resetting the world?

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Starting in September, Boston will become the first major city in the country to ensure high school students graduate with AI proficiency, helping students use AI as a tool for learning while preparing them for college and the workforce.

Hell yeah, still going strong. Knocked it out today in that lucky orange!

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It seems we just bombed some residential buildings in an attempt to kill a former diplomat who was trying to facilitate negotiations. A civilian trying to *end* hostilities, surrounded by other civilians in their homes. We are completely lost.

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BREAKING: Iran President Pezeshkian releases a lengthy public letter addressed to the American people ahead of Trump's address, defending its actions, denying it poses a threat, and blaming the U.S. for escalating conflict—while warning that continued attacks will deepen instability and resentment.

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Day 12 of MN Traditional Media - 100% owned by Republican billionaires - total blackout of my freedom of the press lawsuit against the FAA. Not one - StarTribune, MPR, WCCO, Kare11, Fox 9, KSTP, Forum Communications - has even mentioned it. dronelife.com/2026/03/24/p...

dronelife.comPhotojournalist Challenges FAA Temporary Flight Restriction as First Amendment ViolationDrone pilot sues FAA over TFR restricting UAS near federal law enforcement ops, claiming First Amendment violation of newsgathering rights.

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If you're an open source lover and infrastructure person (aka were roaming the halls of #KubeCon or will find all the storage and data pipeline talks at #ATmosphereConf), @roost.tools is looking for you! We've got fully remote, Infrastructure Engineering roles now open: roost.tools/infrastructu...

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This is an absolute scandal; the United States government is deliberately consolidating all deportation cases of an ethnic minority that the President has called "garbage" in front of a handpicked group of judges and with dramatically accelerated timeline. A lawsuit was filed yesterday against it.

Matthew Hoppock@hoppock.bsky.social

Turns out that when every Somali case I have in court suddenly got expedited and reassigned to a new judge, it wasn't just me! The DOJ has officially denied that there is an expedited "Somali Docket," but now the public data refutes their denial. Here are the highlights: 🧵 bklg.org/blog/somali-...