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@amymski.bsky.social
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Non-practicing lawyer. Operating room RN. Voracious reader. Lover of cats, house plants, sunshine, documentaries, and tofu. * No DMs. Seriously. I’m not 12 and I don’t need pen pals. *

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h
Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash
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Swing-and-a-miss: MLB rescinds idea to host baseball game in national park after backlash
Officials in Wyoming had called notion to host game in Grand Teton national park ‘deeply unwelcome’
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Sciences @sciences.skyfleet.blue · 28/09/2026
Trump announces relaxed fuel economy standards
scientificamerican.com
Trump rolls back fuel economy standards for cars, breaking with 50 years of policy
Environmental advocates have decried the move
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 2h
This week, the Kennedy Center, a hallmark of American arts and culture, began the controversial process of selling all of its Steinway grand pianos....
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Kennedy Center Shocks Nation With Decision to Sell All Steinway Pianos
This week, the Kennedy Center, a hallmark of American arts and culture, began the controversial process of selling all of its Steinway grand pianos. The sight of movers transporting these iconic instruments through the building’s red-carpeted halls has sparked concern and debate among musicians and patrons alike. The decision to sell the pianos comes amidst a tumultuous period for the Kennedy Center, which is widely regarded as a living tribute to former President John F.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Beth 💙 @peaceandpurpose.bsky.social · 4h
Truth #pinks #wearejanedoe #stoprapeculture
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 7h
Trump on Iran: "They were nuclear and drug. They were doing drugs but they were doing the nuclear. But these drug factories slash nuclear factories were hit so hard."
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6h
Another month, another temperature record. Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895, according to data.
washingtonpost.com
The U.S. just experienced its warmest and most humid September on record
Across the contiguous United States, September 2026 ranks as the warmest September on record, dating back to at least 1895.
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 21h
A.I. anxiety? "View this moment as an opportunity to reassess what matters." Psychologists offer advice. NYT gift article. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...
nytimes.com
A.I. Anxiety Is Showing Up in Therapy (Gift Article)
Patients and providers are processing their uncertainty in real time.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Rep. Shontel Brown @repshontelbrown.bsky.social · 15h
As if kicking 5 million people off SNAP wasn't enough, massive new Republican cuts begin today. These cuts will make it harder for families to keep their benefits and jeopardize local services. And it’s all intentional. I’m fighting to reverse these cuts. www.statenews.org/section/the-...
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Ohio will lose an estimated $38M to administer SNAP. Metro areas will be hardest hit
Starting Oct. 1, the federal government will give states less funding to administer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs. Ohio’s largest counties are losing millions.
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 22h
Public anger comes for John Roberts The chief justice’s summer retreat in Maine used to be one of boating, potluck dinners, touch football and easy friendships. Locals called him “John.” Now a swirl of anger has been rising at him, transforming his getaways. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
nytimes.com
John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h
Senior leaders at Customs and Border Protection were left out of the decision to use their agency’s funds for a national ad campaign featuring Trump. They found out from a news report. Trump isn’t smart enough to come up with this himself. Our guess? Stephen Miller.
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CBP leaders cut out of Trump ad buy decision
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott and other leaders at the agency learned from a news report that national ads highlighting Trump were paid for with CBP funds.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 8h
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Norway launches probe into 11 senior officials over US Epstein files links
Norway investigates over $13m in state grants linked to Epstein and top ministers.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 12h
Love it! 👏👇
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h
Thanks Reagan 😕 The Republican agenda for the past 45 years in one chart 👇🏽
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h
Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 7h
And he's proud of it.
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BlueinOhio @sharon43302.bsky.social · 7h
Maybe she should pay the Walmart employees enough to get them off of the government dole. It's government assistance (socialism) for corporations.
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World’s richest woman Alice Walton nears $120 billion after a $33 billion rise; her $250 million tuition-free medical school marks a new philanthropic chapter
For Alice Walton, much of the attention around her wealth comes from an asset she did not build herself. The youngest child of Walmart founder Sam Walton has remained a major shareholder in the retail...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
I missed this in the Constitution.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h
apnews.com/article/rene... Good For Them !......
apnews.com
Renee Good's family sues US government and immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis
Renee Good’s family has sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old woman’s killing by an immigration office...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 17h
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 23h
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 16h
Mentally unfit He appeared frustrated and defensive when presented with straight-forward questions dealing with issues at the top of mind for millions of Americans, including the widening cost of living and growing healthcare costs. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Takeaways from Trump’s latest TIME interview on DC makeover, Iran and affordability
Trump-in-denial grows defensive and curses at a reporter when confronted with straight-forward questions about his second term
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 16h
"Home buyers face a rare combination of mortgage rates breaking through 7% (Now 7.22 percent) and home prices hitting record highs . . . 'The national median existing-home price in August rose 1.6% from a year earlier to an August record of $429,100, despite falling sales."
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How 7% Mortgages Are Wrecking the Home-Buyer Playbook
With prices at record highs and inventory locked up, house hunters are left with dwindling financing options.
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Rhonda 🌊 @silverarticfox.bsky.social · 16h
The reality is harrowing. Shifting the blame to clothing or timing is a cheap defense mechanism to avoid confronting why this violence happens. We shouldn't have to fear the dark. It is time to stop demanding women prevent assault and start demanding that perpetrators stop committing it. ✊
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
time.com
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Letters from A Psychotherapist @jemoyer.bsky.social · 16h
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows
A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living.
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Feed The Opposition @kitchenquarantine.bsky.social · 16h
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Congressional staffers planned bipartisan trip with luxury stops in Europe ahead of election
A senior House aide was set to lead congressional staffers on an official trip to Europe featuring stops at a Ferrari factory, luxury goods companies and France’s Champagne region before Speaker Mi…
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So Republicans want Jack Smith to go to jail for investigating trump crimes instead of trump going to jail for committing those crimes???!!!?!?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17h
BREAKING: judge dismisses case against reflecting pool defendant Davey Hearn WITH PREJUDICE- meaning the DoJ can’t ever bring charges against him in this matter. www.ms.now/deadline-whi...
ms.now
Judge permanently dismisses David Hearn Reflecting Pool indictment
The Trump Justice Department sought a temporary dismissal. Hearn wanted his charges tossed for good.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Ken Paxton is a corrupt con man who has used his office to enrich himself and live a lavish lifestyle with his various mistresses at taxpayer expense.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A win! A federal judge in Georgia today dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted copies of the state’s voter registration list.
democracydocket.com
DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls
The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 01/10/2026
SCOOP: The SEC just quietly rewrote its own rules so ONE Trump appointee can make decisions for the entire agency, no public comment required. This is right as the SEC preps rules on crypto and AI mega-IPOs like Anthropic’s. www.levernews.com/sec-quorum-r...
levernews.com
Trump SEC Quorum Rule Lets One Commissioner Act Alone
A quiet rule change could signal “the end of independent financial regulators” just as the SEC prepares to deregulate crypto, mega-IPOs, and corporate governance.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While I'm enjoying the humiliation justifiably being heaped on Senator Eric Schmitt, I don't don't think enough mockery is being directed at his accomplice, Senator Kennedy, the Cornpone Clown, with this stupidly victorious expression as he smugly holds up the ridiculous "evidence."
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This SHOULD be the default of all men, not just some or a few.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Q: DHS is spending millions on new ads about you. Your critics say they might violate federal propaganda laws. Why should taxpayers pay for that? TRUMP: I'm not running for office. So when I'm taking about making America great, that's an ad for the spirit of our country. I'm promoting the country.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: Eric Schmitt’s general counsel, Ethan Harper, was expected to join the White House Staff Secretary’s office next week. But after yesterday’s Jack Smith fiasco, that’s in doubt. Harper was the man behind Schmitt, literally holding up the infamous board. FAFO. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Schmitt aide’s move to White House in doubt following Jack Smith hearing
Ethan Harper, Sen. Eric Schmitt’s general counsel, was expected to start at the White House next week.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Trump promised he would halve energy prices within his first year in office
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Dan Day @danielxday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What a douche. ‘No Beardos, No Weirdos, No Wimps’: Hegseth Lays Out His Military Vision www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
nytimes.com
In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran (Gift Article)
The defense secretary returned to culture-war themes and used coarse and offensive terms to describe people he believes have no place in the military.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An important message from the Reich minister for propaganda and popular enlightenment. www.reuters.com/world/us-fcc...
reuters.com
US FCC chair says government ads featuring Trump do not raise concerns
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday ​that taxpayer-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump are not improper ‌and do not raise any red flags.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bahahaha 😂😂
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Becky @mrsbrown24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This guy owns flock cameras
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been officially cleared of any criminal wrongdoing or administrative misconduct by the Federal Reserve’s Inspector General. Another Trump enemy vindicated. @anntelnaes.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A fifth measles death in Pennsylvania. Entirely preventable.
theguardian.com
Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak
Measles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.
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Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.
As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The most bizarre thing about this idiotic, embarrassing line of questioning by Eric Schmitt is that it’s totally irrelevant Even if Jack Smith went to a basketball game in Atlanta-he didn’t-there isn’t even a scintilla of proof that he met, much less conspired with Fani Willis 35 days
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