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@abirdbrain.bsky.social
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Lover of nature and animals, especially cats. I support equality for all humans and protecting our planet. I love birds also.No DMS

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h
A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Congressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 20h
Just remember: Trump gutted USAID, slashed our public health workforce, and withdrew from the WHO. Whether it’s the pneumonic plague or Ebola, we’re less prepared to track and respond to outbreaks. We deserve better.
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What to know about pneumonic plague after woman in Russia dies from mysterious illness
Key details are unknown, including whether the woman, who worked at a lab in Siberia, was infected with plague at all.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 20h
Trump stalling Jack Smith report hearing by hiding behind midterm schedule: ex-prosecutor #RawStory
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Trump stalling Jack Smith report hearing by hiding behind midterm schedule: ex-prosecutor
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h
Another corruption story, and the volume makes it hard to absorb one before the next arrives. The real work is understanding why the guardrails failed. The good news: democracies have faced corrupt regimes before, and we know how to hold power accountable.
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Unprecedented Corruption—and How We End It
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 22h
Abolish ICE.
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Anthony L. Fisher @anthonylfisher.bsky.social · 21h
Seems a lot worse than anything that happened in the "Twitter Files" — which was essentially nothing.
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josh mckenzie @amonns.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection
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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026
damnatio memoriae is the right thing to do with trump for many reasons and at the top of the list is the fact that it will make him so, so angry
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Marcie Lipsitt @mlipsitt.bsky.social · 22h
Every day I dream of the power to return All children to the good old days before 45, 47 & MAGA. I fight every day for All children to have a reason to live after being plopped onto this planet. I don’t sleep thinking about children going hungry/homeless. youtu.be/4p5Cd1_DVFU?... go.bsky.app/UG9YbAv
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 20h
The wreckage of the DOJ civil rights division www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20h
But I also want to make sure everyone in America understands that the President of the United States is *so mentally deranged* that as soon as he saw this photo he publicly declared that the NYT had *secretly sent agents to his club* to blacken and yellow it before taking a photograph. Yes, really.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20h
I *agree* with Trump that this photograph published by the New York Times misrepresents his shitty, intermittently bed-bug-riddled little club. It's *considerably* more disgusting and cheap-looking than this photograph showing its yellowed and blackened facade would suggest. You can do better, NYT.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 06/10/2026
New: As Trump's meme coin dangled a gala dinner with the president for its top buyers, the wallet holding the creators' tokens moved ~$70M of $TRUMP to an account where it can be sold. @jeffstein.bsky.social for @washingtonsun.com
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Trump’s Meme Coin Firm Wants You to Buy. Insiders Are Preparing to Sell.
Trump personally made more than $600 million from his meme coin last year.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 20h
Will the state try to kill her again? Christa Pike, a death row inmate who was subject to a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last week, is conscious and speaking from her hospital bed, her attorneys said Tuesday. LINK in comments ⤵️
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 21h
🚨SPOTLIGHT MAINE 🚨 TONIGHT SENATE DEBATE IN MAINE Susan Collins had the audacity to say she's for affordable Healthcare She voted forTrump's big ugly bill cutting millions off Healthcare Here's Troy Jackson MAINE Collins has failed you VOTE TROY JACKSON #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 20h
This exchange in tonight's debate pretty much sums up the entirety of all the positive legislative accomplishments Susan Collins has achieved for Maine Road salt. That's it. It's time for a change It's time for @troyjackson207.bsky.social
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Sam Jackson @sjacks26.myatproto.social · 06/10/2026
Based on this interview, @nbedera.bsky.social’s book is jumping to the top of my reading stack
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 23h
Chicagoans love thin-crust pizza. But do they really call it "tavern-style" buff.ly/ELWAMwv
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David DeWitt @daviddewitt.bsky.social · 23h
Commentary: Politicians have blamed schools, teachers and parents for poor educational outcomes, when the true cause is in black and white on the balance sheets ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/06/t...
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Commentary: The promise of a free education is fundamental to our democracy • Ohio Capital Journal
Commentary: Politicians have blamed schools, teachers and parents for poor educational outcomes, when the true cause is in black and white on the balance sheets.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 23h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power. We're seeing in real time how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people. Taxing the rich isn't just an economic issue, it's a defense of our democracy.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 23h
Commentary: Politicians have blamed schools, teachers and parents for poor educational outcomes, when the true cause is in black and white on the balance sheets ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/06/t...
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Commentary: The promise of a free education is fundamental to our democracy • Ohio Capital Journal
Commentary: Politicians have blamed schools, teachers and parents for poor educational outcomes, when the true cause is in black and white on the balance sheets.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 23h
Desperation plagues Republican Hilton’s bid for California governor
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Desperation plagues Republican Hilton’s bid for California governor
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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I thought Sandy Hook would be the line. I thought Jan. 6 would be the line. Now trump encourages Iran to bomb American cities I feel grief for a country that keeps showing us there is apparently no bottom, no line that can’t be crossed & no guarantee that cruelty will ever come with consequences.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The European Commission wants to ensure there is no repeat Viktor Orbán among the next generation of EU member states, as it set out plans to prepare for the bloc’s enlargement into eastern Europe in the next few years. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
After killing mass transit projects left and right, the Trump team is suddenly interested in funding rail and bus rapid transit. But, as with everything in this administration, the reason for the change of heart is both racist and stupid. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Trump team will fund transit—but you have to have some babies
The Trump team is suddenly interested in funding transit—but the reason is both racist and stupid.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov Trump giving Iran the okay to Take out LA is a direct threat to my family. I demand, as your constituent, that you take decisive action against this treason!
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The WH continues to defy congress. A fifth of federal $, appropriated by congress for the NSF got moved to DoD. Less foundational research will be supported. 🧪 archive.today/RzFwH
nytimes.com
Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Ron DeSantis appointee Mike Caruso was arrested for molesting a child under 5 in August. The Palm Beach County Republican Party endorsed a candidate for local office despite accusations that he sexually abused a child. www2.thedailybeast.com/palm-beach-r...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Like a rotten fish, the flight of California’s elected Democrats from Prop 40 (tax on billionaires) stinks from the head: in this case, Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose political career has long been boosted by Silicon Valley fortunes." prospect.org/2026/10/06/c...
"Like a rotten fish, the flight of California’s elected Democrats from Prop 40 stinks from the head: in this case, Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose political career has long been boosted by Silicon Valley fortunes. Newsom’s reluctance to rile his past, present, and (he hopes) future funders seems to have trickled down to the ranks of the elected. His certain successor as governor, Xavier Becerra, has joined Newsom in opposition, as has Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The mayor’s challenger in the upcoming midterm election, L.A. city council member Nithya Raman—an ostensible socialist who is a member of DSA, which has backed her candidacy—has taken no position on the measure. This puts her to the right of actual capitalist Tom Steyer, the billionaire progressive who sought the governorship in the state’s June primary.

Despite the measure’s heavy support from rank-and-file Democrats, the only other elected Democrat of note to back Prop 40 is Rep. Judy Chu, who represents L.A.’s San Gabriel Valley in Congress. Subtracting Chu and Khanna from the quavering pack, that leaves 41 California Democratic members of Congress who’ve either opposed the measure or have remained mum on the subject. (Well, I suppose, 40—the redoubtable Maxine Waters has made pro-40 comments, but has not issued an endorsement per se.)"
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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 23h
BURN IT ALL DOWN. We do not need a Nazi agency.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23h
They must be hiding a beardo
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 23h
Turns out that people don’t like it when you make health insurance more expensive and burdensome.
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 23h
The lawsuit said New Mexico probation officers lured at least three people with probation appointments to state offices, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were waiting to arrest them.
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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 23h
I don't think they have to "accuse" anyone. That's been the plan for a long time if you've paid attention.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 23h
Whether Trump reimburses taxpayers for the money he stole in producing these illegal ads doesn't change the fact that he stole $20m from all of us to illegally run ads to fluff up his bleak electoral prospects. Jawdropping abuse of power by the worst American leader in our history.
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Jay Dee @jhall2266.bsky.social · 23h
As someone who was stationed in and around San Diego, this pisses me off. Of course what is more upsetting is that he is allowed to do this with no repercussions. Our government is broken.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“We are under attack by an enemy in the Oval Office and we can put an end to this expanding emergency…But that depends on enough Americans channeling their fury about Trump’s corruption, crime and indifference to their needs and getting out the vote.” www.americaamerica.news/p/we-are-und...
americaamerica.news
We Are Under Attack From an Enemy Within
By listening to our founders and refusing to go along with this, we can name and defeat the ongoing danger to our constitutional republic
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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 06/10/2026
Grateful to join yesterday afternoon the incredible staff & volunteers at the Coal Creek Meals on Wheels in serving meals to folks in Lafayette. Given all the challenges we face, finding ways to support our community is more important than ever.
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Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com · 23h
Never mind the Democrats, Trump could even be helping the Islamic Republic of Iran. Funny old world innit.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The status quo is not enough.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23h
Sweden: Measles outbreak linked to music festival • Dozens of cases reported • Outbreak linked to Urkult Festival: 10,000 attendees • Just 10 measles cases in all of 2025 • Childhood MMR uptake: 97% in 2022 → ~93% now • Children make up a significant share of cases
vaccinestoday.eu
Measles outbreak in Sweden: most cases in unvaccinated children - VaccinesToday
European experts say combined MMR vaccine is the best way to stop epidemic
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23h
Not an accident. Hegseth is a disgrace to every American who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the Nazis and fascism.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 23h
CA To Monitor Threats After Trump OKs Iran To ‘Take Out’ Two Cities #CrooksAndLiars
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CA To Monitor Threats After Trump OKs Iran To ‘Take Out’ Two Cities | Crooks and Liars
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Scarborough says GOP closing message 'out of touch,' slams Trump's California comments #TheHill twp.ai/4hwrye
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
California’s Mail Ballot System Excludes Disabled Voters, Court Rules #MotherJones
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California's mail ballot system excludes disabled voters, court rules
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump Ran on Lowering Prices. Now Most Americans Blame Him for Them. #MotherJones
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Trump ran on lowering prices. Now most Americans blame him for them.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Schumer alleges illegal coordination between Trump, PAC on ads #TheHill twp.ai/4hwrzK
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