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Concerned citizen

@affirm-sanity.bsky.social
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I am a citizen of the universe attempting to be a spiritual being in a material world. The material world contains a lot of insanity. I am trying to do my part to promote sanity. This includes social justice and respect and understanding of diversity.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 8h
5 October 1890 | German Jewish woman, Käthe Bloemendal (nee Hahnlein), was born in Halle (Saale). She emigrated to Belgium and to the Netherlands. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork on 28 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
Black and white portrait of a mature women, showing a serious expression and wearing a dark blouse with a white collar.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed one of the most restrictive book-banning laws in the country. But it definitely doesn't apply to his own new book. "He doesn’t understand irony at all," one Utah bookseller said.
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Book-banning GOP governor wants you to buy his book
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is promoting himself as a "peacemaker."
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 9h
It seems that along with tRump comes the plagues. A 20-year-old woman just died of what is suspected to be the pneumonic plague in Russia. 200 people have been quarantined. #ProudBlue #RFKJR #PneumonicPlague share.newsbreak.com/jrotbp8i?s=i16
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Woman Dies of Suspected Plague Infection, Nearly 200 People Who Had Contact with Her Placed Under Medical Observation - NewsBreak
Daria Shipilova, a lab technician in her late 20s, died of a suspected pneumonic plague infection in Russia on Oct. 2
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · 11h
You may be sick of politics but politics determines everything around you. Get serious and invested! The billionaires are! Vote Blue. #BlueWaveIn30Days
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Purple Teacher @peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 13h
The GOP is rushing to defend their Big Beautiful Bill that gave tax breaks to businesses including Data Centers. The Republicans cut taxes on the rich and took money from Data Centers to raise your electricity water, and taxes. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 www.huffpost.com/entry/data-c...
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An Obscure Part Of Republicans' Tax Law Is Now Blowing Up In Their Faces
Republicans are scrambling to deal with a data center boom they cheered on not long ago.
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 9h
The US has withdrawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the British military base at the centre of an incident last weekend.
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US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 7h
I like how lazy media outlets just decided that because El-Sayed is … what, Muslim? he must be socialist. “Well, he sort of *looks* like Mamdani??”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 8h
"Some were there because even though they had not known the young man personally, they 'are dedicated to standing in solidarity with his family and all of the other Haitian families who have come to Springfield seeking a place of safety,' the pastor said..." www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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At Haitian student’s funeral, a community confronts painful immigration reality
The emotional ceremony held in English and Haitian Creole was attended by his parents and two younger brothers, local community advocates and elected officials including Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, Sta...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 473. Everything you need to know about what happened this weekend in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 473.
… NYT: “One month until Election Day, voter dissatisfaction with the economy, concerns about political extremism and frustration with Trump have Democrats within reach of flipping 4 Republican-held go...
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7h
Trump is leaving open the possibility of declaring a national emergency or invoking the Insurrection Act to seize control of the elections. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ph...
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Rep. Morelle SLAMS Trump for floating invoking the Insurrection Act: ‘Send in the clowns’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 8h
👎👎👎👎👎
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 17h
Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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God @thegodshow.com · 7h
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7h
The Trump administration is carrying out wide-scale family separations, far more than in the first Trump term. @caitlindickerson.bsky.social reports. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSXN...
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A ‘MASSIVE CRISIS IS UNFOLDING’: The hidden family separations happening under Trump’s second term
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7h
A historic 96-mile protest march is underway, as faith leaders make the multi-day journey from the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in the Mojave Desert, to the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fUo...
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Faith leaders make HISTORIC 96-mile pilgrimage to protest ‘EXTREME CONDITIONS’ in ICE detention
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8h
Rodriguez: It was at least 20 times more expensive than the average detention center. $1.4 billion paid for by Floridians to help the contributors of my opponent. He did the whole thing to get a pat on the head from the president. He got it and left us with the mess.
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talentedripley.bsky.social @talentedripley.bsky.social · 9h
Lutnick is vile
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/Fgqw_2OC6hI
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Trump WHITE KNUCKLES It as Senate Probes His Admin PROFITING from Iran Crypto Used to Fund Terrorism
YouTube video by Legal AF
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h
Blumenthal: Tether is a crypto company that has a stablecoin known as USDT, and it is the major means of Iran avoiding and evading sanctions. What we’ve also exposed is that Cantor Fitzgerald has a major financial tie. Cantor Fitzgerald was owned by Howard Lutnick. It’s still run by his family.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 7h
And it's getting worse.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 7h
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base. trib.al/R0rSJ30
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The Long and Extremely Urgent To-Do List if Democrats Take the House
If House Democrats don’t use every tool at their disposal to name names, kick ass, and stop further destruction, there will be hell to pay with the base.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7h
Former Rep. Liz Holtzman, who served on the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Nixon, told me the reported Trump DOJ effort to review whether Watergate prosecutors committed misconduct is "beyond stupid." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pI_...
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‘BEYOND STUPID’: Watergate vet BLASTS Nixon rewrite as ‘excusing Trump’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 7h
Had the BEST conversation with Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon. I’m telling you, we can flip that seat and actually get a senator who puts the people, not the president first. Let’s go!! AngieNixon.com FULL INTERVIEW HERE--- youtu.be/tM51JFEAPQI
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7h
AFL-CIO Chief Economist Darrick Hamilton says America's increasing economic inequality "is the result of a government that has over-indexed on the values of profit and speculation and under-indexed on investments in the capabilities of American people." youtu.be/gjyy3WgDv_U?...
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‘This is GASLIGHTING’: rough jobs report highlights wealth gap as Trump says economy is ‘great’
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informationbank.bsky.social @informationbank.bsky.social · 7h
He's on my list of candidates that can/should flip an R seat to D or I. Everyone who can needs to donate/volunteer/spread the word about them. They are all top flight and an excellent fit for their state/district.
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Elections: Flipping a Red State (Congressional Candidates to Watch)
September 3, 2026 (Updated)
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CNN @cnn.com · 7h
Latino voters have deeply soured on President Donald Trump and his party, particularly on crucial economic issues, a new NBC/Telemundo poll finds.
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Latino voters, souring on Trump, swing toward Democrats, new poll finds | CNN Politics
The growing electorate played a critical role in Trump’s 2024 victory. Now, sentiment is dipping, particularly on economic issues, a new NBC/Telemundo poll finds.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 7h
South Carolina is Definitely in Play!
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 18h
Lies and idiots help the Republicans reach power.
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Dennis C. @deeceect.bsky.social · 7h
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 9h
The greatest photobomb ever
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Bub 🏳️‍🌈 🐈 @bubotomy.bsky.social · 7h
Would.
small house with 1 tree on a small flat rock island
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h
“Nobody knows more about demonstrating the Dunning–Kruger effect than me.” —Donald Trump
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.
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Bub 🏳️‍🌈 🐈 @bubotomy.bsky.social · 7h
the surface of the earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean

- carl sagan
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 7h
Spirit Halloween finally found something scarier than the prices.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7h
Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 8h
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Ilene-Dawn @ilene-dawn.bsky.social · 7h
For my white friends here: With lynchings of and “unknown causes of death” labeling murders of young black women, men’s, and transfolk in this decade called “suicide” by white policing and judicial entities, take time to read this post - actually everything @eddsmitty.bsky.social posts.
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Bub 🏳️‍🌈 🐈 @bubotomy.bsky.social · 6h
Me.
Today I completed a chore I have been putting off for 7 months. It took 12 minutes. I will learn nothing from this.
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TommyBoy @tampatom69.bsky.social · 14h
Watch and learn or, better yet, actively support and learn. 🇺🇦
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Prism @prismreports.org · 29/09/2026
A farmworker died. Another became disabled by a heat stroke. Their employer, Florida Orange Gold, keeps sending hundreds of migrant farmworkers out to the blistering North Carolina fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social reports in an investigation with @us.theguardian.com & @enlacelatinonc.bsky.social.
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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
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TommyBoy @tampatom69.bsky.social · 7h
Yes we can!
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 9h
Tomorrow is the deadline for voter registration in about a dozen states. ¿Mañana es el plazo de fecha para inscribirse para votar en los siguientes estados: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Voyavotar.com
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 9h
Mitch McConnell had a busy night. He stayed up way past his usual coffin time to open SNL.
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Lu's True Blue💙🗳️💯 @luannasheridan.bsky.social · 7h
#Iowa Vote for Josh Turek !
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Allison Gill has obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Epstein documents containing Donald Trump’s name for supervisory review. The DOJ is still refusing to release the actual videos. 👉 www.youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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Luke 🏳️‍🌈✈️ @lukeacl.com · 7h
well, it’s been nice, thx everyone
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 6h
THIS SHIT ENDS IN #NOVEMBER2026! ✊🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 6h
The Deadline Is Monday Texas voter registration closes Monday, Oct 5. Miss it, you sit out November. Texas is the hardest state in America to vote in, and that's no accident. It's 150 years of laws built to keep the list short. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/lonestar...
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How Texas Turned Voter Registration Into A Political Weapon
150 years of making it hard on purpose. Check your registration before Monday.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 6h
gasoline and diesel prices saw a hard reversal in the last week, falling 12.5c/gal and 14.2c/gal, respectively, led by Georgia and Ohio, who are temporarily suspending their fuel taxes. gas prices in OH are down 39c from a week ago, GA down 38c. diesel down in GA 46c, OH 28c.
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