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Andrew Dvorak

@andrewdvorak.bsky.social
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Retired engineer of battery powered tuggers, former CAD software educator and lifelong naval architect. Like working with facts. Covid boat project completed. NY, NJ, MA, VA, ME, MN now NC

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WKRN: “An estimated 762,000 Tennesseans live in poverty, 46,000 more than the year prior… Researchers add that number doesn’t capture just how many people are struggling.” But hey at least Trump gets his ballroom & arch right @MarshaBlackburn? www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Meanwhile, we’re still murdering people in the Caribbean. www.reuters.com/world/us-say...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 07/09/2026
Political violence has no place in our democracy. I’m glad Dr. Amy Acton is safe and grateful for the swift response from law enforcement. We settle our differences at the ballot box, not through violence. These acts must never be tolerated or normalized.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
He's a eugenicist. They're all racists, folks.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Elon Musk Named in Bombshell Election Meddling Claim
Elon Musk appeared unusually certain about the outcome of the 2024 presidential election before the results came in, according to a new documentary. The bombshell claim comes from the mother of one of...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 03/09/2026
New York City has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the country. The BUSES Act would directly target New York's bus idling restrictions. If Republicans want this for their kids, that's their business. But I will not allow this to be done to mine.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 19/08/2026
The Boundary Waters will remain exactly as it should: wild, pristine, and unharmed.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
24. "The commander-in-chief has mired us in this geopolitical disaster," Ossoff said. bsky.app/profile/atru...
"People have lost their lives. Our naval logistics are frayed. The global energy system is in crisis. And he retreats into this bubble of West Wing aides, who are his security blanket, to make him feel good about himself, to reassure him that he’s doing a great job, to help him while he designs his new ballroom, and he adorns the Oval Office in gold, and picks the interior decorations on this new luxury, flying palace he received from a foreign prince, when every single minute of every single day what the president of the United States should be doing is bearing his most solemn burden of care for the sailors and Marines and aviators, and all servicemembers deployed on his orders on the basis of his lies to this disaster in the Middle East."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/08/2026
I got emotional all over again watching that clip from 2023. We say we want fighters. This is what a fighter looks like. Someone willing to speak up for people, confront power, and say what needs to be said when others won’t. This is bravery.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/08/2026
I haven’t been paying much attention to the Florida races, but when I heard Angie Nixon won her Senate primary last night, her name immediately took me back. I searched my old posts and found this video from 2023 after 3 Black people were murdered in a racist shooting. Y’all, watch it.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 18/08/2026
The Trump administration will move ahead with plans to end more than 25 years of sweeping protections for tens of millions of wild, federally managed acres across the U.S. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/18/t...
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Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The USDA decision to rescind the 25-year-old forest and wildland protections was made without officials hosting any public meetings.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 19/08/2026
The 2 million Oregon acres include areas such as Lost Lake and Mirror Lake near Mount Hood, plus sections of the Pacific Crest Trail and Timberline Trail. mrf.lu/2R-8x
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Well, well, well. In 2025, Brendan Carr’s wife “joined billionaire Peter Thiel’s data analytics firm, Palantir Technologies, as its head of global policy.” 4/28/25 … 1/ www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Image of Brendan CarrCarr graduated from Georgetown University, then earned his law degree at Catholic University, where he met his wife, Machalagh, who went on to serve as chief of staff for Kevin McCarthy when the California Republican was House speaker.They are among D.C.'s power couples. Earlier this year, she joined billionaire Peter Thiel's data analytics firm, Palantir Technologies, as its head of global policy.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
CapitalOne closed 300 of Trump’s accounts on suspicions of money laundering, so the Trump family just decided to start their own bank. Problem solved!
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
They want to give these lying sleazebags-who pull guns on American citizens completely without justification and far too often shoot them-gloves that send an electric shock through people to disable them This will wind up with more dead Americans, literally at the hands of ICE
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Trump is shifting Nat'l Parks funding into his vanity White House/DC projects. Per Scott McFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social: * 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades * 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades #ProudBlue
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Heartbreaking. What are we doing? 😕🇺🇸
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Of course. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...
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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
10 August 1903 | A Czech Jewish woman, Růžena Schneiderová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 19 October 1944. She did not survive.
Vintage oval portrait of a smiling woman resting their head on their hand, with signature written in cursive across the image.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 09/08/2026
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed was practically engineered to break MAGA brains. American-born (sorry, no “go back” card), ridiculously credentialed (MD + Oxford PhD), explains policy like a normal human, and takes zero crap. Good luck finding a script for that.
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Well this is terrifying. Good for him for fighting back…again.
Since then, Berulis has laid low. He filed a police report, included in the suit and viewed by WIRED, and had the car seen by a mechanic who, according to the report, found “that the driver-side front impact/airbag sensor had also been removed but noted that the remaining wires had been spliced together, completing the circuit in a manner that prevented the vehicle from detecting or logging the missing component, while also preventing the vehicle from activating its safety protocols, alerting the driver, or engaging limp mode.” The police report also indicates that fingerprints had been found on Berulis’ car. According to the police report, the case is now “inactive,” “due to the lack of any specific suspect information,” though the police’s intelligence unit was notified.
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When I was a kid we were taught that emissions were warming up the atmosphere, increasing the probability of things like wild fires, even in chilly old Britain. We drew pictures. We wrote to MPs. This was my neighbourhood yesterday My anger at the deniers, obstructionists & shills knows no bounds
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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Duke Energy spends an enormous amount of money to influence North Carolina's politics. So what did the corporation buy from our legislature in the 2025-2026 session? Turns out, they bought a lot: a multi-billion dollar payday for the corporation, written in state law, and paid for by all of us. 🔌
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
God already built a wall through Big Bend — it's called the Chisos Mountains. We don't need to give billions of our tax dollars to out of state vendors. We don't need to desecrate this sacred land. We don't need this useless, disgraceful, corrupt Big Bend border wall.
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optimisticsoap.bsky.social @optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/08/2026
Trump: The leaks are untrue but the leakers should be locked up 🤔
The U.S. has massive amounts of “munitions,” especially of certain types. Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history. The “leakers” of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought! President DJT
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cheuph.bsky.social @cheuph.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This comment. Wow. 🫪
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Russia has attacked the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa. Several people were injured. What do you say to that, Infantino? Still want to allow russians back?
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Amazing marketing 👏🏼 #BookSky
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/08/2026
Kevin Hassett on Fox News argues that if you exclude the sectors that lost hundreds of thousands of jobs, "you actually had a number that was about plus 100,000" 🙃
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Utah just reached a major clean energy milestone: solar became the state’s largest source of electricity generation for the month of May. ☀️ The energy transition isn’t coming—it’s already happening. www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #Solar #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #SustainableInvesting
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Solar becomes Utah's top producer of energy
Solar energy became Utah's top source of energy in the month of May, according to the most recent figures from an energy think tank.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Shocking news! Just kidding. Anyone with a brain knew it was all a lie, but it's nice to have it officially confirmed
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🔔 Knox County Dems flip control of the school board…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Parnas: How much money was funneled through these banks to Epstein? Wyden: I think it’s certainly well over a billion dollars. One of the things we pointed out yesterday is that Deutsche Bank failed to properly report to the Treasury Department more than $250 million in suspicious transactions
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/08/2026
DEM UNITY: Haley Stevens just hugged Abdul El-Sayed at the Michigan Democratic Party’s Unity Breakfast in Southfield.
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They are sending self deportation salesman to ICE detention facilities the way that pharmaceutical companies send sales reps to doctors offices. 
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/08/2026
“There is so much money right now in detaining people.” As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle.
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As for-profit companies battle over ICE contracts, immigrants are caught in the middle
“There is so much money right now in detaining people.”
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Healthcare workers belong in hospitals, not detention centers. Over 100 nurses rallied outside Maine Medical Center in Portland on Aug 5, forcing ICE to release Debora Kapisha on Aug 6. Organize, speak out, and demand permanent protection for essential workers. 🎥NowThisImpact
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
And arrest him and lock him up!
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Dr Rasu Shrestha @rasushrestha.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I stand with Dr. Anthony Fauci …because I value EVIDENCE over conspiracy, DATA over rumors, and SCIENCE over politics. No public official is beyond criticism, but there’s a difference between honest scientific guidance and misinformation. I’ll choose evidence EVERY time. #medsky #publichealth
I stand with Dr. Anthony Fauci because I value evidence over conspiracy, data over rumors, and science over politics. No public official is beyond criticism, but there’s a difference between honest scientific guidance and misinformation. I’ll choose evidence every time.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 06/08/2026
China is producing 89% of the world’s solar panels, 70% of the world’s wind turbines, 83% of the world’s batteries, and 75% of the world’s electric vehicles. And they're not involved in constant wars. Coincidence?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Phang: The breaking news is… an order was just entered within the last hour by Judge Sullivan in my lawsuit against Todd Blanche. The reason why this is so momentous is that Judge Sullivan has pretty much said in this order, “Todd Blanche, you have now defied my orders.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
UPDATE: @justinjpearson.bsky.social wins the Democratic nomination in TN-9
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Andrew Dvorak @andrewdvorak.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Mitch McConnell looks like he's embalmed.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/08/2026
The deaths ICE doesn't count
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The Deaths ICE Doesn’t Count
Prisciliano Trejo Ricano passed away in the hospital days after being released from detention.
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Booommm 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 Fiiiiiiiirrreeee 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Ukraine's Defense Forces struck the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes overnight destroyed Rozetka’s main warehouse in Brovary and nearly leveled a Nova Poshta branch in Kyiv’s Obolon district.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Anger and hate are all they have.
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Conservatives Are Completely Melting Down Over A 2018 Anne Hathaway Speech About Equality—Because Of Course
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