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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 1h
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 5h
This is the fucking US Senate. Holy shit!
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 14h
As a bass player extraordinaire, band leader, composer, and educator, Christian McBride has been called one of the hardest-working men in jazz. to.pbs.org/4j6BrR2
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What makes Christian McBride the hardest-working man in jazz
As a bass extraordinaire, bandleader, composer and educator, Christian McBride has been called one of the hardest-working men in jazz. He’s as comfortable performing with jazz icons as he is with arti...
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 15h
“Look, they’ve been very good.” Who does he think he’s talking about? The US is allowed to use UK bases as a courtesy. He should keep his ugly mouth shut as the Brits continue their investigation.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What’s Thune going to do about it?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/09/2026
These one-pot or one sheet-pan dishes make cleanup a breeze — over 220 recipes. nyti.ms/4dE03NB
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One-Pot (or Sheet-Pan) Dinner Recipes
Whether you're craving shakshuka or looking for a new weeknight chicken dinner, these one-pot or one sheet-pan recipes make clean-up a breeze.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Holy shit!!!
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u... The Trump/Patel Clown Show stumbles on as we all become less safe.
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/09/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social on DHS announcing a record number of arrests, despite most in Ohio being Haitians who are here legally: “ They came here legally under temporary protected status, and we're treating them as if they're fentanyl dealers…And it's sick.”
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... OMG! Shit’s happening and the turd in the White House is offering weapons to China, banning journos, and obsessing about a ball room. God, help us, please.
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Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u... WTAF???
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How to hate proof your community from the extremists trying to divide us from each other. Orillia shows us how to put the run on the Nazis. charlieangus.substack.com/p/a-lesson-i...
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A Lesson in Making Nazis Unwelcome
Last week I was in the beautiful town of Orillia, Ontario to host a Meidas Canada Resistance Tour rally which drew nearly 400 local resisters.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/internationa... Chilling. Russia’s Project 2025 for occupied Ukraine?
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The Hidden State Russia Is Building Inside Ukraine
Russian occupation authorities are doing everything possible to make Ukrainian lands unrecoverable.
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WTAF???
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our Google Maps has a new voice which I hate. 400 miles with this voice today. Aaarrrggghhh!
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Posting this so I can find it again.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’ www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
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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.
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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
During a four-day visit to France, Pope Leo delivered a stark warning in Paris, saying that artificial intelligence could be a threat to humanity.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On Dolly Parton Day, I'm remember how she... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research and the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Funded high school band programs She is missed!
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits
He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Posting so I can find this again.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Big Oil cut profit margins because they’re patriotic? What’s Chuck smoking?
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who knew that the amusing and accurate diss ETTD would end up explaining how Trump may get us all killed? Our Idiot-in-Chief let lying monster Bibi dog walk him into disaster.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
France to Send Soldiers to Saudi Arabia to Help Secure Energy Sites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/w... While Trump swans around with Xi whose IC provided info that got Americans killed.
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France to Send Soldiers to Saudi Arabia to Help Secure Energy Sites (Gift Article)
Attacks on Saudi cities on the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen have added to pressure on global oil supplies.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh, hell! French boots on the ground because Trump stupidly kicked a hornet’s nest while Trump’s swanning around with Xi whose IC provided Iran with info that got Americans killed.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/12/2024
Dolly Parton!
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Dolly Parton Day!
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A.I. Hacking in Australia Prompts a Concern: Can the Law Keep Up? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/w... “He said there needed to be “a global system of accountability and deterrence” to hold companies responsible for rogue activity.” Yes, there does!
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OpenAI Agents Hacked Into an Australian Government Website. Who’s Responsible?
The first known breach of a government website by rogue artificial intelligence agents has prompted global calls for more regulation of the technology.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold www.ecoticias.com/en/two-minne...
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Two Minnesota solar farms turned the ground beneath their panels into habitat, and native bee abundance rose more than 20-fold
Minnesota solar farms planted with native flowers saw native bees rise 20-fold, with bees also pollinating nearby soybean fields.
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Barbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“In the Donald Trump White House, summits are hazardous excursions during which the interests of the United States are shoved aside by a president whose cringe-inducing admiration of dictators makes these meetings into rituals of American humiliation.”—Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Trump Should Stop Hosting Summits
He’s turned them into a pointless ritual.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
why republicans are the way they are
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 24/09/2026
Co-director Yuval Abraham says documentary exposing Israeli abuses will be available online in November.
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NAZA, Israeli film on Gaza, to stream for free after theatrical run
Co-director Yuval Abraham says documentary exposing Israeli abuses will be available online in November.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Drew Sheneman, Newark Star Ledger
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Being the undisputed worst POTUS in history is pretty cool, but I think we can do better on this approval rating
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald is so monumentally stupid, he doesn't understand that the press is boycotting *the White House* in solidarity with other outlets that were banned from the White House. CNN never said they wouldn't cover *other* things, like speeches at the UN where he might be speaking. What an idiot.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sobering read.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ETTD
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... I am so looking forward to the first first-world leader to tell Trump to eff all the way off.
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Burnham survived his first Trump meeting. His nice hair may have had something to do with it | Emma Brockes
The PM’s shiny newness could explain the easy ride he got this time. But who would dare predict the ever-shifting weather in the president’s head? asks Guardian columnist, Emma Brockes
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump has never been one to let diplomacy get in the way of a good grievance tour. Watching his address at the 81st General Assembly this morning was like watching a reality television host try to negotiate a global hostage crisis.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/09/2026
From Michael Luttig: "The Republican Party in particular must finally loose the chains of its political and moral enslavement to Donald Trump and separate itself from the MAGA political party cult."
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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5thgenfljane.bsky.social @5thgenfljane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“I am the code,” Trump said. What next: “L’etat, c’est moi”???
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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
While we can still get good tomatoes, I made my French tomato tart. jamieschler.substack.com/p/2-tomato-t...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Collins just got more beatable
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." ~Attributed to Nathan Hale, a 21-year-old American from Connecticut executed by the British on Sep. 22, 1776 (250 years ago today). Hale had volunteered to go behind British lines in New York and spy. Image: Public domain.
This black and white drawing depicts British soldiers watching a young American, Nathan Hale, being prepared for hanging on September 22, 1776.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you'd like to read the Greenland agreement in English, a PDF is here, on the official Danish website: stm.dk/media/fx1h4f... (In case you missed it, the download link on the Danish site is labelled "Aftalen på engelsk herunder" That may be a little subtweet on the Dansk side.)
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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Byron thinks that Trump is the only one causing him to fall in the polls,but it’s definitely not because Floridians are discovering how he & his wife Erika are profiting off AI & Data Centers among other things. It’s all about the money for them & screw the people of Florida. Seen on X
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LillianDCA @lillianorlando.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This alone should be reason to vote for David Jolly. Ladapo is a f**king joke. floridapolitics.com/archives/821...
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Doctor’s orders: Byron Donalds open to retaining Joe Ladapo as Surgeon General
No changes are expected in the state's approach to public health under the Donalds administration.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/09/2026
President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly, though he largely stuck to a prepared text. Here is a fact check of some of his assertions: cnn.it/4hiiKYe
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