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Alan Childs

@alanchilds.bsky.social
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Psyc prof emeritus/social aspects of health&med/Anglophile/hoops fan/eager bicyclist/dogs rule/USArmy veteran. (RT's, links, follows not always endorsement).

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 10h
Commentary: Public executions are the work of tyrants. Now, the U.S. is joining in
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Commentary: Public executions are the work of tyrants. Now, the U.S. is joining in
Should plans for the live stream of Nidal Malik Hasan’s killing become a reality, our peers will be countries that the U.S. has long held up as the worst of the worst.
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Alan Childs @alanchilds.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What wonderful company we’ve joined. 😳
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/10/2026
Google and Apple have renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on their digital maps, following an order from President Donald Trump.
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One Tech Tip: Lake America backlash fuels interest in Google Maps alternatives
Google and Apple have renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on their digital maps, following an order from President Donald Trump.
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CNN @cnn.com · 08/10/2026
The United States military has had 81 aircraft destroyed or damaged in the war with Iran, a Congressional Research Service report released this week says. cnn.it/4rPSDww
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/10/2026
President Trump wants to transform his West Palm Beach golf club into a presidential retreat modeled after Camp David. The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private course. wapo.st/4i8vAty
President Donald Trump stands outside a building with palm trees in the background, wearing formal attire. The image contains text about turning a West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 07/10/2026
Alarms are blaring as the United States Postal Service orders an influx of contracted-out armed security at facilities just weeks before the midterm elections.
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Fears swirl as armed guards swarm USPS weeks before midterms: 'Really suspicious'
Alarms are blaring as the United States Postal Service orders an influx of contracted-out armed security at facilities just weeks before the midterm elections.Nearly 1,000 armed security officers (ASOs) have been deployed in at least 55 USPS facilities through a private contractor, multinational sec...
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The Mirror @mirror.co.uk · 07/10/2026
By now you've probably seen the footage of Donald Trump apparently suggesting that sacrificing the cities of Los Angeles or San Diego, which between them have a population of about 4 million and a million and a half respectively, would be a small price to pay for ending the war in Iran.
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'Trump did say 'Iran could bomb LA' - and it matters even if he didn't mean it'
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 04/10/2026
President Donald Trump will host this year's Group of 20 summit at his own Miami-area golf club — an "act of self-dealing," The New York Times argued, made possible by years of "unmistakable" threats that cowed GOP lawmakers into silence.
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Trump's 'unmistakable' threats to GOP pave way for astonishing 'act of self-dealing': NYT
President Donald Trump will host this year’s Group of 20 summit at his own Miami-area golf club — an “act of self-dealing,” The New York Times argued, made possible by years of “unmistakable” threats that cowed GOP lawmakers into silence.As noted by the Times, the announcement of the summit’s locati...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026
Mohamed al-Fayed, the late owner of Harrods department store, engaged over many years in widespread trafficking of dozens of women with whom he had sex, investigators told British lawmakers.
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Ex-Harrods owner al-Fayed trafficked women on ‘shocking’ scale, official says
The late billionaire engaged in the trafficking of dozens of women over many years, investigators told British lawmakers.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 02/10/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as a Christian nation. to.pbs.org/46TSMpl
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Hegseth creates a Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs that reports directly to him
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has infused his evangelical Christianity into his leadership of the Pentagon, hosting Christian worship services for employees and often speaking of the United States as...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/10/2026
Group of Seven nations and their partners are to release as much as 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks after pressure from US President Donald Trump, who’s attempting to contain a price surge: Evening Briefing Europe
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G7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Diesel and Crude After Trump Pressure
Get Caught Up.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
This is crazytown. Why are they taking our money to run illegal ads? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump buys ads on CNN, MS NOW as he fights to bar them from the White House
Taxpayer-funded ads denouncing the “deep state” and “globalists” aired locally on the two cable networks Trump has sought to ban from White House grounds.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most corrupt administration in the history of the US by far. You could add up all instances of corruption by every other admin in US history and it will not equal the amount of corruption perpetrated by this one in less than 2 years.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pretty clear Hegseth’s primary mission is to transform the military ideologically by overtly indoctrinating troops with Christian nationalism and apocalyptic holy war messaging while rooting out those who don’t want to participate and just want to serve their country admirably.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He doesn’t care if he loses the election because he plans to steal it if he can. He can’t! We won’t let him.
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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 01/10/2026
Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms
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Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms
“We’re going to see how it plays out in court.”
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth’s new ‘field manual’ for troops is filled with his speeches and Trump promising not to fight ‘dumb wars’
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Hegseth’s new ‘field manual’ for troops is filled with his speeches
The 144-page manual was handed out ahead of Hegseth’s ‘State of the Force’ address
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CNN @cnn.com · 30/09/2026
There is a link between the amount of time children spend on screens and their development, a new study shows, with poorer outcomes seen in learning, speech and emotional regulation among those who spend longer on them. cnn.it/4Ayp9Hw
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Alan Childs @alanchilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Of course.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
NEW: A nonpartisan watchdog asked a court to force the Trump administration to hand over records on its claims that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states. The request comes after Trump alleged that his administration found 278k noncitizens on the rolls.
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Alan Childs @alanchilds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Curious. Wonder why.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 30/09/2026
Reports indicate that President Donald Trump is eyeing the renaming of Ford’s Theatre in his stead.
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Trump looking into slapping name on Ford theater where Lincoln was assassinated
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/09/2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is refusing to criticize Trump after he canceled health and education funding approved by Congress. trib.al/XOszW7p
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Republicans Silent as Trump Cuts Nearly $1 Billion Passed by Congress
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is refusing to criticize Trump after he canceled health and education funding approved by Congress.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 28/09/2026
Read the full story: www.levernews.com/you-just-pai...
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You Just Paid To Re-Run A Trump Campaign Ad
The White House has issued a taxpayer-funded “PSA” that looks a lot like a repurposed MAGA campaign advertisement.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/09/2026
Donald Trump's comments about arrests near a British airbase prompted a stark warning from a UK political editor, who questioned on Monday whether allies can count on the president to keep sensitive information from reaching the wrong hands.
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Trump's 'roughshod' remarks prompt stark warning from editor: 'Hardly out of character'
Donald Trump’s comments about arrests near a British airbase prompted a stark warning from a UK political editor, who questioned on Monday whether allies can count on the president to keep sensitive information from reaching the wrong hands.The international situation unfolded after five men were ar...
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Alan Childs @alanchilds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why are we paying for campaign ads for someone who’s not even eligible to run for office?
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
The Supreme Court’s willingness to use the 14th Amendment to emancipate white people from Black elected officials—but not to help Black people elect officials—signals its fundamentally racist priorities.
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 27/09/2026
Commentary: Donald Trump, the most corrupt president in American history has been preparing his entire life to co-opt the government for personal gain. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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How Trump Became Mob Boss of the United States
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in United States history. He's been preparing to use the government for self-enrichment his entire life.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 26/09/2026
Texas prisons showed what happens when independent journalism is replaced by propaganda. Now the same thing is happening to Stars and Stripes.
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The Stars and Stripes firings look familiar to those behind bars
What censorship of prison newspapers can tell us of where the military news outlet may be headed
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 26/09/2026
A group of former Kennedy Center employees allege in a letter to Congress that officials were long aware of serious structural issues that they cited as new problems after the abrupt decision to close the performing arts venue this month. to.pbs.org/3Vc8utf
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Kennedy Center put off planned repairs despite known structural issues, former employees allege
The center’s executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, did not treat the roofing issues as priorities and in April halted a funded plan to address them, according to the letter Thurs...
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 26/09/2026
The US president’s charm offensive appears to have had little impact on Xi Jinping, while his concessions to Beijing risk leaving America’s allies exposed
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Donald Trump’s China truce leaves Britain caught in the middle
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"And so son that's how the 47th president of the United States died, starving to death whilst standing at a podium at the UN in New York waiting for someone, anyone, to applaud his reprehensible speech."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 23/09/2026
The health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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The Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Election (Gift Article)
The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Alan Childs @alanchilds.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It‘s always about the grift.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/09/2026
President Trump’s sprawling family business empire has become increasingly intertwined with the boom in artificial intelligence, at the same time that he has resisted calls to slow the development of the technology, a Post analysis found.
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Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown
Trump’s decisions as president on one of the most consequential policy debates of his administration could affect the value of his personal investments.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 20/09/2026
President Donald Trump unveiled plans for a "top grade Military Complex/Triumphal Arch" in Washington, D.
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Trump announces new military complex to hold 'large quantities of ammunition'
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/09/2026
White House chief economist Kevin Hassett sparked outrage Sunday after he claimed the American economy was thriving, and boasted about his weekly trips to the grocery store to prove it.
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Hassett's hamburger humblebrag leaves Americans heaving: 'This is offensively ignorant'
White House chief economist Kevin Hassett sparked outrage Sunday after he claimed the American economy was thriving, and boasted about his weekly trips to the grocery store to prove it. Hassett faced unexpected pushback from Fox News' Peter Doocy during an interview about Americans' poor views of th...
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Alan Childs @alanchilds.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gross!
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Morally vacant and beyond redemption; they continue to defend him.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The fraud is coming from the right. Just like the corruption. And the cheating. And the violence. And the lying.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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MPWERED @kelvin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Tyrants and the Press" by Dave Granlund (🇺🇸). 🎯 🔥
Tyrants and the Press.
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Mr. Ron @mrrevron.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Speaker Mike Johnson gets brutally community noted.
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