Recent posts by General Interest News Outlets on Bluesky
Recent posts by General Interest News Outlets community members. Updated hourly.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.social#OPINION: The release of a newly surfaced audio recording has thrust Iran’s 1988 massacre of political prisoners into the spotlight, exposing chilling details. Kenneth Blackwell served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission from 1991 to 1993. Read his words:
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.comSan Francisco is among more than two dozen local governments, nonprofits and labor unions that sued the Trump administration over reductions to the federal workforce. The coalition argues Trump has dismantled the federal government without congressional approval “in clear excess of his authority.”
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialPresident Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term. He is then making an afternoon visit to Selfridge Air National Guard Base for an announcement alongside Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.social#OPINION: Writer Maura Casey says that her mother, who served in the Women’s Army Corps in WWII, never forgot her two years of her service and through her, none of her six children did either. Read her words here: www.stripes.com/opinion/2025... #Flashes
Miami Herald
miamiherald.comA group of churches from California to Florida have sued the Trump administration over its historic policy change pushing for the arrest of undocumented immigrants at places of worship, saying it violates their First Amendment rights protecting them from enforcement activity.
Middle East Eye (Unofficial)
middleeasteye-rss.bsky.socialUN Secretary-General says that “the promise of a two-State solution is at risk of dwindling to the point of disappearance" - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-secretary-general-says-promise-two-state-solution-risk-dwindling
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialUPDATE: A new task force targeting anti-Christian bias at the Department of Veterans Affairs was established after some VA facilities restricted sermon content and an Army Reserve chaplain was removed from duty for preaching about biblical text against homosexuality. #Flashes
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressWe just launched The Classified Catalog — a tracker exposing how the Trump administration is burying public records and silencing agencies. Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain how this secrecy threatens democracy — and how we can fight back. freedom.press/the-classifi...
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressThe revocation of Biden-era policies protecting journalists in leak investigations is "likely a precursor to the issuance of subpoenas in the relatively near future and likely aggressive pursuit of those sources," @seth-stern.bsky.social tells @liamjscott.bsky.social.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressPresident Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been dominated by secrecy — excessive, destructive, and irrational. To combat this, we’ve launched "The Classified Catalog," an ongoing secrecy news tracker that will help the public hold the government accountable.
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.comIt is no surprise that California was Trump’s biggest foil during the first 100 days of his second term. California’s Democratic-dominated politics and what Trump derides as “woke” policies made the state a natural target for the president to aim his executive orders and sharpest barbs.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialGlobal military spending soared to $2.7 trillion in 2024, marking the largest year-over-year uptick since at least the end of the Cold War, according to a new research report released this week. Germany's spending increased by 28%, putting it fourth behind the U.S., China and Russia.