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Arlene

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Artist (oils, acrylic and watercolor), lover of Science Fiction and all space exploration, Crocheter.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 16h
I deeply hate this. I have been fascinated by the fall of the American chestnut tree and the efforts to bring it back. How grotesque this is.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 14h
Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegations that she engaged in a pay-for-play scheme. to.pbs.org/4zmF3mX
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Exclusive: House Democrats ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for records related to alleged pay-to-pay scheme
Democrats from the House Oversight Committee on Thursday asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle for financial records and communications with Trump administration officials after allegatio...
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026
reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the news
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 16h
Listening to a financial chat where someone says, "We're actually only in the first generation or two of women being able to have complete control of their own finances." And that was like an oh wow moment. Like you know it but you don't KNOW it, you know?
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David Rose's Shocked 'My God'
ALT: David Rose's Shocked 'My God'
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 21h
Some of the threats sent to the Cornell gang rape victim, "I'm just going to pull up to your house and shoot you." Amid the ongoing harassment campaign, the victim's home was also swatted, prompting police to raid her home, point rifles at the victim and family. #OpDeathEaters
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 22h
🚨BREAKING: Ken Paxton just revealed he wants to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid: “Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.” This is NOT someone we can trust with our earned benefits!
A graphic with a photo of Ken Paxton. The text says, "BREAKING: LEAKED AUDIO REVEALS REPUBLICAN U.S. SENATE NOMINEE KEN PAXTON STATING HE WOULD SUPPORT CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY DURING A PRIVATE FUNDRAISER WITH LOBBYISTS."
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 23h
Leaked audio of Ken Paxton revealing he wants to cut programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid: “Making some reasonable cuts to mandatory spending… Suck it up.”
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Defend Democracy @finalreckoning.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 21h
Phil Weiser and Victor Marx meet on stage for the only time in the CO Gov race today Weiser has largely ignored Marx before recently seizing on comments about domestic abuse This is Day 17 of a 21-day statewide fast Marx called for to sway the election www.9news.com/article/news...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21h
Blue!💙
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A GOP group says Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “amnesty for illegals.” He backs allowing some immigrants in the country illegally to stay after they meet certain conditions, including being employed and paying back taxes. buff.ly/rOcd8zt
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Turek supports amnesty for immigrants? Why that’s Half True
A GOP group says Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “amnesty for illegals.” He backs allowing some immigrants in the country illegally to stay after they meet certain conditions,…
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 08/10/2026
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups.
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Documents show DHS probed nonprofits, obtained millions of records in hunt for noncitizen voters
The Department of Homeland Security obtained tens of millions of unspecified records as part of a sweeping nationwide effort to find voter fraud, according to internal DHS reports, and weighed using undercover agents to investigate voter registration efforts by nonprofit groups.
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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 07/10/2026
According to MIT News, Margaret Hamilton died at the age of 90. "A profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program". This famous photo 🔽 inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison.
Margaret Hamilton, but the famous 1969 photo that inspired the For All Mankind character Margo Madison is in the quoted post.
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Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New from Heather Marsh: The predator networks #OpDeathEaters warned about are evolving. Creep cameras, AI deepfakes, stalking technology and organised rape networks have transformed the landscape for women’s rights & safety, creating a predator paradise. www.patreon.com/BindingChaos...
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Mobbing and misogyny | Heather Marsh
Mobbing and misogyny by Heather Marsh on Patreon. Join Heather Marsh's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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egg16z 🥚 @notlikewe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
this may be the greatest local news TV hit in history
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Steve 52 NO KINGS, NO FASCISTS @radicalsenior52.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Arlene @asireno.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Arlene @asireno.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Isn't Tina Peters violating parole just by scheming such an act?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/10/2026
Legendary actress Eva Marie Saint has died at 102. She is perhaps best known as the seductive secret agent in Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller, "North by Northwest." Before that, she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for "On the Waterfront," opposite Marlon Brando.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The complications behind Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike aren’t uncommon — and show how easily another botched execution could occur, even as others are planned soon in Texas and Florida. by @keribla.bsky.social
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Why Tennessee’s Botched Death Row Execution Could Happen Anywhere
The complications behind Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike aren’t uncommon — and show how easily another botched execution could occur, even as others are planned soon in Texas and Florida.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 06/10/2026
Our kids are being hogtied, handcuffed, and tased in our schools. Keeping them safe should be the bare minimum. I am urging our Texas leaders to exercise immediate oversight and ensure accountability for these horrific reported actions. This is unacceptable, and it has to stop.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Utah has already combed its voter rolls for any noncitizens registered to vote and found it to be a non-issue, but that’s not what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans want to hear, the state’s Republican elections chief said. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Utah’s GOP election head purged noncitizens from voter rolls, but the Trump team didn’t want to hear how few she found
Utah has already combed its voter rolls for any noncitizens registered to vote and found it to be a non-issue, but that’s not what the Trump administration and congressional Republicans want to hear, ...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 06/10/2026
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to three scientists who used light to reveal the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel pioneered the field of optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 06/10/2026
The merger brings two of America's oldest moviemaking studios together under a new name: Skydance. The deal, which followed a tumultuous, roughly yearlong fight, further concentrates power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players. to.pbs.org/4rSJ1Bk
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After tumultuous fight, Paramount completes takeover of Warner Bros to become Hollywood giant Skydance
The deal, which followed a tumultuous, roughly yearlong fight, further concentrates power in an industry already run by just a handful of major players.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 06/10/2026
"We have effectively stopped construction across West Texas, and it’s incredible."
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“Incredible Moment for the Borderlands”: Judge Blocks Border Wall Expansion in Big Bend & West Texas
In a victory for environmentalists and immigration rights’ advocates, a federal judge in El Paso, Texas, has blocked further border wall construction inside Big Bend National Park. “We slammed the bra...
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🦋🐕‍🦺🌺LadyWillow💚🐾🦋 @ladywillow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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404 Media @404media.co · 06/10/2026
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
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Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Ocasio-Cortez, and Senator Jeff Merkley introduced the Ban Flock Act on Friday, which would stop federal agencies from using automatic license plate readers.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 05/10/2026
Social Security is a promise that you can continue to live with dignity after you retire, become disabled, or lose a family breadwinner. We need to elect people to Congress who are determined to keep that promise. @troyjackson207.bsky.social
A graphic with a photo of Troy Jackson. The text says, "If you worked all your life you deserve to know that Social Security is going to be there and it's going to be enough to live. TROY JACKSON
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATE IN MAINE"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“.. The announcement comes as the US is grappling with one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You think he's innocent? You have "questions" about an accuser, or a whistleblower? Talk to a therapist. Talk to your mother. Your other choice is "out yourself as a dreadful human being," and you could simply NOT do that.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/10/2026
Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity, hampering Moscow's ability to supply its forces during its 4 1/2-year-old invasion. to.pbs.org/4jE34RM
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Ukraine claims its strikes have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine's defense ministry said that recent attacks on refineries, including those in Moscow and Yaroslavl, had disabled 51% of Russia’s refining capacity. The claim could not be independently verifie...
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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
For years, Project 2025 architect Russell Vought has set out to erode our system of checks and balances of power and to concentrate power in the hands of one person: President Trump. Now he’s quietly making it all happen. 🔊 Listen to this episode: propub.li/3TzIyaA
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” - Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget
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Arlene @asireno.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gives you the creeps, right? 🤨
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yesterday, bikers came to say goodbye to 14-year-old Illia Honcharov, who was killed by a Russian missile strike on his home in Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, on September 30. Illia loved motorcycles. His family asked bikers to join the farewell ceremony. Many answered the call.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/10/2026
The layoffs — occurring just three days before President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. to.pbs.org/4zgbIuz
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
This year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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