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@annmak.bsky.social
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Retired intel analyst; retired librarian; Alaskan; Angret

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gayeallyn.bsky.social @gayeallyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We need to focus on the fact that Senators Kennedy and Grassley participated in this charade and soiled themselves badly in the process. They need to apologize to the witness, and to the American public for their serious misconduct. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump is fully intending for the Kennedy Center to be his 7th bankruptcy. This isn't mismanagement, this is deliberate destruction in revenge for Trump not being able to make it a tribute to himself. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
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Kennedy Center 'in free fall' as Trump allies max out credit and spend opera funds: WaPo
President Donald Trump took control of the Kennedy Center 19 months ago. Since then, the center has used up nearly every financial cushion it had, and one arts management expert says it now appears to...
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you’re shocked by a Senator who doesn’t know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, wait until you hear about the president who only recently learned that dumb is spelled with a b. 🤣 🤪 😂
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The investment community's lack of confidence in the economic stewardship of Trump and Bessent is now total. US government bonds have posted their worst month in four years as investors warned the world’s most important debt market has been gripped by a “vicious loop” of selling. US 10-
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US government debt rout triggers ‘vicious loop’ of selling
Yields on 10-year Treasuries soar half a percentage point in worst month in four years
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Since when do we need the Army at the Polls? Is Kegsbreath firing the Generals who would tell him no? Funny how our elections are secure when the GOP win them
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We need AI regulation yesterday. The incentive driving the doom scenario is simply greed. I don't take PAC money from OpenAI, or any AI corporation, or any corporation for that matter.
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All year, Russia has floated its manufactured narrative that NATO is preparing to blockade Kaliningrad. This week, that propaganda went into overdrive. My latest…
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Why Is Russia Manufacturing a Story About NATO Preparing to Blockade Kaliningrad?
Over the past few months, European governments and intelligence agencies have issued multiple warnings that Russia could be preparing to escalate its attacks against NATO.
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 01/10/2026
His mother was detained. Two months later, 21 year old Samuel Gonzalez Terrones was dead. In his final note, he addressed the ICE agent who took her: “I hope it was worth it.” 💔 A federal judge later ordered his mother released after finding her detention unlawful. #SheShed #ICEOut
Photo of 21 year old Samuel Gonzalez Terrones standing in front of a wall of green plants and flowers, wearing glasses, a black cap, white T-shirt, dark brown overshirt and jeans.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The war on empathy, led by Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and embraced by Trump and his MAGA movement, is a systematic rejection of Christian systematic theology as established from the second century. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Why Empathy Is Now ‘Toxic,’ ‘Suicidal,’ and a ‘Sin’
According to Gad Saad and his powerful acolytes, compassion is a recipe for “the collective suicide of the West.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
“I kept begging for a divorce, and he’d threaten to kill my children.” “I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.” These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance. (Published Feb. w/ @nytimes.com)
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They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom.
An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?
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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything we've previously seen, it doesn't even fit on the same axis.”
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Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name - Inside Climate News
As a record breaking El Niño continues to grow in the Eastern Pacific, climate scientist Daniel Swain explains what may be in store for the next year as we brace for an El Niño “so far above anything ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Silicon Valley, senior researchers working on AI agree broadly with the pope's AI encyclical and his call for internationally coordinated regulation, and warn about their own CEOs and what they're up to. A Catholic campaign to win support within the industry has succeeded in spades.
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The pope's message on AI is breaking through in Silicon Valley and beyond
(RNS) — As I've met with tech leaders and government officials, I've been surprised (and gratified) by the intense level of interest in and respect for what the US Church has to offer as AI accelerate...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pete Hegseth, who has been rebuked by the pope and the leaders of several other churches for a stream of heretical statements (statements inconsistent with Christian theology and dogma), appoints himself the supreme authority over all chaplains serving in the US Armed Forces.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m fighting for a future where, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can build a good life, provide for your family, and have the time to enjoy it with the people you love.
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TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jack Smith knows as well as so many of us do how dangerous it is to take on the fat criminal that was installed in power via financial corruption in politics. Hoping for his safety and success, not to mention becoming our near future AG
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An investigation reveals 3 other cases in which Ken Paxton covertly interfered with criminal investigations and prosecutions to protect Republican men who were facing sexual abuse or rape charges or order to get charges dropped or downgraded. It's not just Hoffman in Waco, but a consistent pattern.
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Ken Paxton's office struck plea deals in three other sex abuse cases beyond one facing scrutiny
The revelation comes as the Texas Attorney General struggles to gain ground with voters in his U.S. Senate race.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
House lawmakers spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money on meals and lodging last year — a 21 percent increase over 2024 — under a reimbursement program that doesn’t require them to provide receipts, a Post analysis found. See who spent the most:
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The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most.
Taxpayers spent 21 percent more last year on the program, which helps cover the costs of food and lodging in Washington, a Post analysis found.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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ArleneMach @arlenemach.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
God Fucking Agreed
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Rat Smoking
ALT: Rat Smoking
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Elizabetsy @elizabetsy100.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Demonstrators Cannot Be Forced to Take Down ‘86-47’ Flag, Judge Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...
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Demonstrators Cannot Be Forced to Take Down ‘86-47’ Flag, Judge Rules (Gift Article)
A federal judge wrote that the phrase, which also led to charges against the former F.B.I. director, James Comey, did not appear to constitute a true threat.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The mind that boggles at this phenomenon—the inevitable result of putting violent xenophobic assholes in power and letting them run amok—is probably reeling at all sorts of basic cause and effect situations.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pathological liars just can’t stop lying. Trump: “I’m the only president that donated his salary. They pay me $550,000 a year.” The presidential salary is $400,000. JFK and Hoover donated their salaries and didn’t rob the country blind.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Like everything else Trump “fixes,” the reflecting pool (along with the war in Iran, gas prices, beef prices, and mortgage rates) is in exponentially worse shape than when he started.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think we all saw that coming
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This whole story is insane. If passengers hadn’t intervened, this could have been really bad. Having to worry about rogue pilots as well as hijackers is… not great.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m betting Trump revealed some shit that wasn’t supposed to be public knowledge there.
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ZimJay @zimjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Traitorface @jaketapper.bsky.social yawns
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In the Senate's pre-election swan song, they spent a day asking Jack Smith about the techniques of his probe of the Trump election subversion criminal case Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) blasts the GOP for spending precious time on something that doesn't meet the moment
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm profoundly against this depraved record and want to do the exact opposite: pass Medicare for All.
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Mike Rogers voted against children’s health coverage over and over - Detroit Metro Times
Mike Rogers repeatedly voted against efforts to expand health insurance for children of working families.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who was president in 2020? Was the president's response to the emergency generally regarded as calming and effective? Was there general tranquility on the streets?
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The Florida Trib @thefloridatrib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is plowing ahead with officially designating a leading Muslim civil rights nonprofit and more than 100 other groups as “domestic terrorist organizations,” in a move critics say is unprecedented and unconstitutional. floridatrib.org/2026/09/29/d...
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DeSantis exercises ‘unprecedented’ power to label groups ‘domestic terrorists’
Gov. DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to advance the terrorist designations Tuesday, approving the proposal in just over 30 seconds and with no discussion.
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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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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When you *wildly* overestimate your own charm.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Look, I’m not going to suggest everyone call Eric Schmitt’s congressional office and tell them they need to check the battery in their carbon monoxide detector, because that would be RUDE
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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For once, Ken Paxton is being honest: if it weren't for our broken campaign finance system, he'd have no shot. #UnrigWashington candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social is running to reform our system and fight for Texans. Ken Paxton can't say the same. #TXSEN
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know this is shocking, but it never seems to work out for them when Republicans bring right-wing internet conspiracies into courtrooms or committee hearings where the opposition actually gets to see their “evidence” and respond to it. They fare much better with the cultists on X.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Pentagon is preparing to cut 20% of senior military posts as his top envoys discuss sanctions relief, energy deals, and economic cooperation with Putin’s team. The timing is raising serious questions.
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Trump's Hegseth Plans 20% Cut to Senior Military Posts as Putin Envoy Courts U.S.
As the Pentagon prepares to downgrade or eliminate senior billets by January 1, 2027, Trump officials are discussing Russian energy and economic cooperation while Moscow's war on Ukraine continues.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fuck yes I support them!!
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spend my days fighting for voters in court. Most of what happens there never makes the news. That's why I started Democracy Docket. Sign up now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
Wow! Pissed-off Trump voter says America is not great again, and she regrets her vote for Trump.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
Trump wants to be a dictator. But that is not how the law works in our country, Marc Elias says. “The courts need to step forward and prevent a blatant disregard of Congress’ statutes.” Keep watch on the people rewriting the rules. Sign up for free: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Experts say it is spreading unchecked in healthcare facilities. The (CDC) has recorded over 3,130 screening cases of Candida auris, a highly resilient yeast that can cause severe, sometimes fatal infections in seriously ill patients.
A drug-resistant fungus is spreading across the U.S. and has infected people in 23 states
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Netanyahu made a trip to UAE yesterday, pleading with President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to publicly deny Haaretz and NYT reporting that he personally warned him, 10 days before October 7, 2023, that Hamas was planning a major attack. The UAE refused. apnews.com/article/isra...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mike Johnson says opposition to data centers is a Chinese conspiracy. Huh? Meanwhile, 61% of Americans oppose building a new data center in their own area.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wait. Which country is he talking about?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
But he keeps waking up 🤦🏽‍♂️
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