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Alene Beese

@alenebeese.bsky.social
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NC girl mom. Love family, dogs, reading, democracy, genealogy, travel, food.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ihor Romanenko, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated that following his conversation with Putin, Trump blocked the transfer of 3,000 air-to-surface missiles to Ukraine intended for targeting ballistic missile launchers.
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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please share widely! We all need to know our rights! #momsky#sheshed
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI: The White House claimed this was a service announcement.😒
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remember this? Who’s the stupid one now?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Our military on their hands and knees wiping off the red carpet for the Chinese. A perfect metaphor for where we are with Trump. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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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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Doug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fort Pierce, Florida.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just a reminder: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar voted 100% of the time along the Republican party line. She stood with Trump on everything. Vote for @erodforcongress.bsky.social and send her packing. #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory congressvotetracker.org/legislators/...
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Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Voting Record · R of FL
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) voting record: key 119th Congress roll calls, party loyalty, attendance, and major-issue votes. Sourced from Congress.gov.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has obtained new images showing severe destruction at a U.S. base in Kuwait following an Iranian attack. See the images and our full report:
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EXCLUSIVE: Images Show Severe Destruction at US Base in Kuwait
MeidasTouch has obtained exclusive images this afternoon showing the aftermath of an Iranian attack on a US base in Kuwait, and based on what we've reviewed,
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 18/09/2026
He fucked it up so badly they had to explain it with crayons.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war Would be bigger news..
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For people thinking, what's the big deal about the 4% cut in global oil production coming next week, that's the scale of the 1973 OPEC crisis and 1979 Iran war oil crisis. Each followed by a major recession. Prices and supply are global. And global oil stocks are already gone. It's a calamity. 1/
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
STOP SCROLLING Why I’m sounding the alarm: VoteSafe. org is run by Elon Musk’s America PAC, the same political operation working to turn out Republican voters in the midterms. The site collects voter and political info, and allows your information to be shared or sold to business partners.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Reminder don't use that website! 👇
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/09/2026
Another 26 US service members have then been added to the casualty count. Pentagon data puts the total since the war began at 838: 18 killed, 820 wounded. And tonight Iran is still firing ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New records released today tell us Rudy Giuliani knew the air at Ground Zero was dangerous but lied to New Yorkers. People died because of this. Yet no right wing media outlet will ask him about it abcnews.com/US/nyc-mayor...
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NYC Mayor Mamdani releases thousands of long-sought city documents on 9/11 air quality
First responders who rushed to the World Trade Center on and immediately after the 9/11 attacks were likely exposed to dangerous toxins, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Guys, Maria Bariromo has fallen! I repeat, Maria Bariromo has fallen. Fox News announces that she is out, effective immediately. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter.” No other explanation given.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump will keep getting worse as his desperation of losing grows. It will take a massive voter turnout to ensure we overcome all the traitorous ways he is plotting to deny the will of the people.
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Nate 'The Belated' Carney @inapproprinate.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When they nuke Iran and Jesus don't come back And your son's still gay and there's no cheap gas When the vengeance of nations finally comes to port Will you be bitchin' 'bout men playin' women's sports I get weary I get nervous They hired a clown we got the whole damn circus
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The Nerd Reich
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 31/08/2026
Did mainstream media inform you that Putin’s finance minister Anton Siluanov is also attending the G20 in Asheville, NC?
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 31/08/2026
The Pentagon influencer scandal keeps getting bigger. More partisan online personalities. More government jobs. More taxpayer money. Who hired them, what are they being paid to do, and are military officers violating the UCMJ? This deserves answers.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Holy smokes an unreal rendition of "I Will Always Love You" by Cynthia Erivo in Vancouver last night to honor Dolly Parton….incredible
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
At least 65 American citizens are reportedly missing after the Nepal floods—and the U.S. is deploying just $500,000 for emergency relief assistance?
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I spoke with Nepal's Foreign Minister Khanal this morning about their search-and-rescue efforts, including the urgent efforts to locate our missing citizens. The @StateDept is quickly deploying $500,000 in assistance to flood-affected communities while @USEmbassyNepal is coordinating with local authorities on efforts to assist U.S. nationals. The United States stands with the people of Nepal during this difficult time and will continue to support relief and recovery efforts.
© MOFA of Nepal
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/08/2026
This should be setting off alarm bells. Service members trying to leave the military on moral grounds have surged to SIX TIMES the normal rate since Trump’s war with Iran began in February.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Update: Today’s catastrophic flood along the Nepal-Tibet border was initially suspected to be a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). But new satellite analysis points instead to a massive glacier collapse and ice-rock avalanche that blocked a river before unleashing a devastating surge. 1/
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton social media accounts have now posted- She passed on today and will have a small private funeral for immediate family. -To share messages or memories tag Dolly Parton on social media. -In lieu of flowers, donations can be directed to the Imagination Library at: imaginationlibrary.com
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What is a U.S. military transport aircraft doing at the Moscow airport? 🤷‍♀️ The plane had originally departed from the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday afternoon just before 5 p.m. ET., the data showed. www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
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Mystery as U.S. military transport plane lands in Moscow
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have information about the aircraft.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A boy on his bike near Kramatorsk was murdered by a russian drone. They posted this video of their crime. This is evidence this war has nothing to do with territory. It’s an attempt to wipe out an entire civilian population of an innocent county while the world watches. From @caolanrob.bsky.social
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to stop paying certain kinds of mental healthcare professionals for the care they provide. We showed up to find out what it would mean and what we can do about it. It's dangerous. No insurance company should have this much power. Patients over profit.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026
It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta’s alleged strategy laid out in first week of landmark trial
In trial that opened on Tuesday, California and 28 other states accused the company of designing addictive sites and violating laws protecting children’s privacy
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Here’s how Stars and Stripes covered the firings of Korte and two others www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor, publisher and reporter
The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes as well as its retiring publisher and a civilian reporter who covers the Middle East.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Lara Korte, who was just fired from Stars & Stripes, has been covering the relocation of personnel from Bahrain for months and did a great piece today on 1,300 Navy family members displaced from Bahrain who are stuck in limbo given the damage to the Bahrain base. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
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Navy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusion
The evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
As you can tell from this short thread, Korte is a pro, and some national MSM outlet ought to pick her up and get her back in print, pronto. You'd get a lot of great stories, and you'd drive Hegseth bananas.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is the most Republican story you will read all day. A Republican who represents Trump’s home district was arrested for molesting his OWN GRANDSON and could face the death penalty under a state law he sponsored. There has to be a German word for this.
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Florida Republican could face death penalty under child abuse law he championed
A Florida Republican from Donald Trump's home district could potentially face the death penalty under a law he had championed as a state legislator.Mike Caruso, the Palm Beach County clerk of courts a...
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Florida Rep. Randy Fine was caught in 4K on Ring video walking onto an Ormond Beach porch in campaign gear, casually opening and rifling through a private mailbox—an act violating federal law barring anyone but a postal worker or homeowner from tampering with mail. 😳
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Alene Beese @alenebeese.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Omg!?!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19/08/2026
NYT: U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
‼️ Category 5 Ocean Heatwaves in the Tropical Pacific and #Mediterranean. The culprits: Super #ElNiño and severe #European heatwaves, boosted by excess heat trapped in our overheated climate system. A NOAA Alert Level 5 indicates a marine #heatwave severe enough to cause near complete mortality… 1/
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The crisis inside Trump’s military appears to be spreading. MeidasTouch obtained text messages from a USS Carl Vinson sailor’s wife saying sailors are being forced to shower in cold water and the ship’s water fountain's have been shut off as they prepare for another deployment.
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Text Messages Reveal Carl Vinson Sailors Showering in Cold Water, Water Fountains Shut Off Before Deployment
MeidasTouch has obtained exclusive text messages from a military spouse describing conditions aboard the USS Carl Vinson that paint a troubling picture of
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Sources told @swin24.bsky.social that the percentage of highly accurate long-range missiles that the Trump administration has blown through in the Iran war was “at least the high nineties,” as recently as last month. zeteo.com/p/scoop-trum...
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SCOOP: Trump’s Iran War Has Burned Through Well Over 90% of Key Long-Range Missiles
Sources tell Zeteo the percentage of critical long-range missiles that the Trump administration has depleted in its failing war is in ‘at least the high nineties.’
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 04/08/2026
U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
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U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its war with Iran, people familiar ⁠with the data told Reuters.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🔥 Oh snap @warren.senate.gov: “James Carville has an opinion on everything… and I pay attention almost 1 out of 10.” (From TMZ D.C.)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“Both are getting kids killed.” Parkland survivor @davidhogg.bsky.social compares AIPAC to the NRA on CNN
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
the Ohio delegation everyone youtube.com/shorts/OJeUs...
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GOP senator silent as daughter accuses Republican congressman of abuse
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