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Amphibious rodent

@amphibiousrodent.bsky.social
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American expat 🇯🇪, Gen X, wife, mother, litter picker, volunteer, kindness spreader. Lover of travel, reading in bed, dogs, classic movies, living by the sea, doing puzzles, quiet, old things, and gin. Here for news and knowledge. 💙

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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This definitely won’t be abused, right?! Banned by Meta but just the right fit for ICE. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
forbes.com
ICE Just Spent Millions On Surveillance Tech Banned By Facebook
ICE has spent over $5 million on social media and dark web monitoring software that critics say enables warrantless surveillance.
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
BBC is out of touch lately, Channel 4 stepping up. www.thenational.scot/news/2546772...
thenational.scot
Channel 4 to take aim at Donald Trump's lies in 'historic' night of programming
The night of programming on Channel 4 will include a Donald Trump impersonator acting as the continuity announcer.
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/
Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
This guy outside the Capitol seems to really be enjoying his weekend. What a vibe.
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 07/04/2025
Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Please share. 🙏🏻
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Shocking behavior, jfc. Clowns. The world hates us. We are definitely the baddies and should be shunned until we can right the ship. news.sky.com/story/trump-...
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Ukraine war latest: Trump calls Zelenskyy 'disrespectful' and warns he's 'gambling with WW3', adding: 'Make a deal or we're out'
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump have argued in a heated meeting in front of the cameras in the White House's Oval Office. Trump called Zelenskyy "disrespectful", with Zelenskyy saying there shoul...
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Disgusting. Will there be justice? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...
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Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate leave Romania on jet bound for Florida, sources tell BBC - live updates
Prosecutors confirm the brothers' request to be able to leave Romania has been accepted, but they remain under investigation.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
“We are currently fighting with the EPA and the DOJ over a nasty stunt they pulled. There’s an account of IRA money being held by Citibank as the fiscal agent for all these different programs…..they tried to set up a fake grand jury investigation.” - RI Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
ICYMI — “Elon Musk reposted an image from an account claiming to show ‘migrants storming a Birmingham hospital’, but people have pointed out it was actually just a scene from a Batman film.” www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/elon-mu...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
We see you, our American friends, and stand with you. Bluesky is a great environment for building European-American resistance links… …and over the coming months and years, we should actually put some real work into that space. If you feel that, please re-share this for solidarity. ✊🇪🇺🇺🇸
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/02/2025
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🔴Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned ‘neo-reactionary’ hollowing out of government is happening in real time bylinetimes.com/2025/02/07/s...
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Silicon Valley Whistleblowers Warn Elon Musk ‘Hijacking’ Republicans to Control Entire US Government
Former followers of the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ say a planned 'neo-reactionary' hollowing out of government is happening in real time
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VH @purplevh80.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Trump floats US taking over Gaza Strip
President Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of the U.S. taking over the Gaza Strip, saying America should be responsible for clearing the territory of rubble and unexploded bombs and proposing an “…
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Attn: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted representatives of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency full access to the federal payment system!
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Huh? www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/elon-mu...
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Elon Musk suggests renaming English Channel to honour George Washington - Bailiwick Express
Elon Musk has proposed renaming the body of water in which the Channel Islands sit in honour of the first US president.  In a tweet posted on X on Sunday, the tech billionaire and presidential advisor...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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The changes that could be in store for the Pentagon as Hegseth takes charge
There will be a lot on the plate for new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth when he steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring.
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Didn’t take Noem long to start using dhs website as a propaganda tool. www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01...
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President Trump is Already Securing Our Border and Deporting Criminal Aliens | Homeland Security
Immediately after being sworn in President Trump took executive action to stop the invasion at the southern border and to empower law enforcement agents to deport criminal aliens.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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Adam Schiff: Trump 'broke the law' in firing inspectors general
"The American people, if we don't have good and independent inspector generals, are going to see the swamp refill," Schiff said.
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dina Unger @didi4blue.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I take this as a threat from my own government. Anyone still think they aren't Fascists?
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/01/2025
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Forbes @forbes.com · 24/01/2025
The State Department issued guidance stopping foreign aid grant spending for 90 days, multiple outlets reported Friday, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that sought to realign foreign spending with American interests.
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Trump’s State Department Pauses Foreign Aid — Impact On Ukraine Unclear
It’s not completely clear on what the directive means for U.S. aid to Ukraine, though it reportedly included waivers for Israel and Egypt.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 24/01/2025
ICE showed up Friday morning to Hamline Elementary School, located in the New City neighborhood, principal Natasha Ortega said at a news conference. “We will not open our doors for ICE, and we are here to protect our children and make sure they have access to an excellent education,” Ortega said.
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ICE agents denied entry at a Chicago elementary school, CPS officials say
Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday and talking to students, according t…
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/01/2025
What to know about the ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.
apnews.com
What to know about the ruling blocking Trump's order on birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump’s executive order denying U.S. citizenship to the children of parents living in the country illegally has faced the first of what will be many legal tests.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 24/01/2025
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said. @liam-stack.bsky.social reports for @nytimes.com:
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100,000 Ducks to Be Killed After Bird Flu Strikes Long Island Farm
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 24/01/2025
Target on Friday said it’s rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs — including some that aim to make its workforce and merchandise better reflect its customers.
cnbc.com
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
This is absolutely chilling. He truly is a sociopath.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 23/01/2025
The late Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary force has been accused of plotting attacks against Western infrastructure in Africa, including U.S. oil company Chevron's pipelines, according to the leaked correspondence of Prigozhin's Concord Group obtained by Ukraine's 24 Channel.
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Prigozhin’s Wagner Group accused of plotting attacks on Chevron, cooperating with Al Qaeda, leaked emails show
The late Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary force has been accused of plotting attacks against Western infrastructure in Africa, including U.S. oil company Chevron's pipelines, accor...
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Vivian 🌊☀️ @vivian1212.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
This is important. Please read and pass it on. www.propublica.org/tips/federal...
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Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
ICE is planning immigration raids starting Tuesday. Please amplify.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/01/2025
Donald Trump's return to power will mark a new era steeped in rule-breaking, authoritarian tendencies, and a deep hostility to civic institutions. And according to him, a herculean portion of this agenda will kick into gear immediately. Here's what to expect on Day One.
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What Trump promises to do on day one of his return to power
Our reporters track the president-elect's sweeping list of Day One pledges.
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Eager to see how 🍊 and crew handle this. Rollins confirmation hearing this week, please Dems push on this and other top issues like SNAP, we need clear answers not obfuscation. agr.georgia.gov/pr/highly-pa...
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Commercial Poultry Flock in Georgia, All Poultry Activities in Georgia Suspended
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16/01/2025
Elon Musk's belated discovery of England's "grooming gangs" scandal made him imagine a cover-up, @helenlewis.bsky.social writes. "His thinking seems to be that if he didn’t hear about the scandal during the 2010s, then surely no one else did, either."
theatlantic.com
Elon Musk Imagined a Cover-Up
The world’s wealthiest man revived an argument that the right already won.
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Amphibious rodent @amphibiousrodent.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Unclear rationale, zero accountability and no promise to stop the amplification. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
bbc.co.uk
BBC News - Newswatch, 11/01/2025
Was BBC News irresponsible in amplifying social media posts by Elon Musk?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016. These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits. The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
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Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on Bluesky. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.
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Russian disinfo network “Matryoshka” is migrating to Bluesky as exodus from X continues
The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on the Bluesky social network. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the ...
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Woah!! This is nuts. Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring has gone straight to number 2 news show on Apple podcasts 🙏🙏🙏 Would love to hear what you think of it so far… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...
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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
THREAD: In 2023, I received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of 1000s of secret files. It came from a vigilante with a tumultuous past, who'd conducted a years-long undercover operation. He didn’t tell the FBI or his family. He only told me.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
One thing we will say for @RepTimBurchett though — When the bloated $900 BILLION military spending bill (NDAA) passed earlier this month despite all the Pentagon audit failures, only he and @RepCohen opposed it of all the Tennessee delegation.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
GOP led their impeachment inquiry against Biden based off lies fed by Russia via Smirnov, a Russian asset. But this isn't the first time the GOP has collected and spread Russian disinformation. My latest and don't forget to subscribe!
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From Moscow with Lies: The GOP’s Role in Spreading Russian Disinformation
House Republicans Wasted Taxpayer Money on Impeachment Inquiries Based on Kremlin Lies
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Grant Stern @grantstern.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
And this is exactly why Elon and Trump now share a bedroom suite and common bathroom (classified docs included).
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Tesla Factories Caught Spewing Toxins Into Air, River, Sewer
Tesla's plant in Austin, Texas is leaking huge amounts of hazardous wastewater into the city's sewer, violating local environmental guidelines.
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Tortoise @tortoisemedia.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. But for someone so public, there’s one part of his life that’s less well known. Elon’s Spies, our latest podcast series, looks into the billionaire’s use of private investigators. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/ElonsSpies
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