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auntiva.bsky.social @auntiva.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Today's biggest fraud is the U.S. tax system www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
minnpost.com
Today's biggest fraud is the U.S. tax system
Tax policy once helped build a strong economy, but the current tax code makes Medicaid fraud and Feeding Our Future look like pocket change.
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auntiva.bsky.social @auntiva.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Planting Seeds for Bumblebee Dreams - bioGraphic www.biographic.com/planting-see...
biographic.com
Planting Seeds for Bumblebee Dreams - bioGraphic
Sowing flowers in spring may have a surprising effect on the inner lives of bees.
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auntiva.bsky.social @auntiva.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Pesticides may wreak havoc on the gut microbiome | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Pesticides may wreak havoc on the gut microbiome
Disruption of intestinal ecosystem could contribute to diabetes and other health issues, scientists say
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Brown University is home to George Orwell's original manuscript of 1984. Most of it is marked up heavily in Orwell's hand-writing but this untouched page caught my eye.
A page from the book 1984
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Trump is neutering and dismantling the US intelligence community, writes John Sipher. In particular, he is stopping counterintelligence work involving Russia, China and Iran. There is no explanation for or public discussion of these measures, which heighten US vulnerability in war time.
open.substack.com
Trump Is Doing Structural Damage to American Intelligence
The issue isn’t just his disregard for facts. It’s that he’s reshaping the government in his image.
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women" Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds? www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...
thetimes.com
Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’
The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine. They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal. A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate.
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Pointing out illiberal and anti-human rhetoric and myth-busting AI hype is important. But humanist rhetoric around AI is also weaponized, and digging into politicians and corporations that use it to defend the status quo is crucial, writes @mmblaszczyk.bsky.social.
techpolicy.press
Confronting Empty Humanism in AI Policy | TechPolicy.Press
Overtly humanist, democratic, and romantic rhetoric is easily co-opted by sophisticated market players and politicians, writes Matt Blaszczyk.
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Doomer VonDoomington 🇺🇦 @doomervon.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The Epstein class sure loves stealing and trafficking children. If you find yourself calling yourself a Christian while you do this, let me assure you that you missed the point of literally all of Jesus' teachings.
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Gift link www.startribune.com/how-ice-labe...
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ICE detained a Minnesota teen, labeled him an ‘unaccompanied minor,’ and lost him
The Trump administration is apprehending and designating immigrant kids as “unaccompanied,” even as their parents in the U.S. search for them.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Brandi Carlile pays tribute to Celine Dion.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
OSU appears to have been a major conduit for Epstein activities, especially those linked o Les Wexner.
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Nancy Delagrave @nancydelagrave.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social is my favourite British journalist. Her work about Facebook role in Brexit was gigantic. What she says about the U.S. media is obvious to anyone outside the U.S..
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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 02/02/2026
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
DHS uses YOUR tax dollars to “house” people that they kidnap. This newest warehouse is in AZ. A 70 million dollar torture facility in our community (Surprise) is unacceptable. ICE OUT OF AZ! #ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks @azagmayes.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov
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BundleDad @mnbundledad.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Oh no! This sad arschlecken forgot to put on his Nazi mask. If he's not careful, some smart people may use facial ID to dox him and his family.
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 31/01/2026
3. The below maps from the video show where US and China have ambassadorships. This is embarrassing. 4. US manufacturing lost 50k-70k depending on estimates. 5. US is tougher on allies than adversaries under trump. And these are just opening statements by Senator Shaheen.
Screenshot from the linked video showing China having ambassadorships open in nearly every country while the US is not nearly as close
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 31/01/2026
Some great points brought by @shaheen.senate.gov in this video. 1. We are pushing our allies away to make trade deals with China. China is operating at a trade surplus now. 2. The federal government spent 4% more than last year despite all the cuts. 3. The US is giving China semiconductors 1/2
youtu.be
Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on U.S. Policy Towards Venezuela
YouTube video by SenatorShaheen
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/01/2026
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop. Again, this is terrorism.
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Ole Vet USAF @olevetusaf.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
www.rawstory.com/tarrif/ Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley and his colleagues worry that the tariffs, aimed at bringing drug production to the United States, could instead drive companies out of business while raising prices and creating more of drug shortages.
rawstory.com
Pharmacists brace for drug shortages and soaring costs
In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war. Independent pharmacist Benjamin Jolley...
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💙🏳️‍🌈 Kh’ymm (aka Goldie) 🏳️‍🌈💙 @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Stephen Miller stripped out protections that would prevent ICE from deporting U.S. CITIZENS at the last minute. Yep. OFC he did. #FuckICE and #FuckStephenMiller
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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Leaving them to find their own way home? From Texas to Minneapolis? Shit, they should be flying them back home first class. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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auntiva.bsky.social @auntiva.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
McCarthyism then and now coloradonewsline.com/2025/09/24/m...
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McCarthyism then and now | Colorado Newsline
It’s important not to be cowed by the deliberate use of language as a weapon to promote misunderstanding, writes David Maraniss.
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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
What a shit she is.Or maybe the "brains" of the operation, Trump and Miller (this is meant facetiously), thought this up to allow them to get the database, withdraw troops, and SAVE FACE. These are the Keystone Cops. Manipulative, unethical, all for themselves, regardless of who they hurt.
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Conor Lamb @conorlambpa.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Please share. We need mail and email to @fetterman.senate.gov asking him to retract this ridiculous statement and stand tall against this lawlessness in the funding vote. For the sake of Renee Good and Alex Pretti do not write off his vote!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Gary Kasparov, as usual, perfectly understands what's going on.
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
TODAY IN MINNESOTA: Hundreds of thousands marched through Minneapolis in -10°F, shutting down the city to demand ICE the fuck out of the Twin Cities. People risked frostbite just to make their point. The entire country should be ashamed if they don’t follow.
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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The American model historically expected: - military officers to refuse unlawful orders - civil servants to uphold the Constitution - citizens to judge leaders, not worship them Believing any leader "was right about everything" shifts duty away from principles to a person, replicating Nazi norms.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/01/2026
THE WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED OUT OF HER CAR AND ARRESTED BY ICE SPEAKS OUT… We’ve all seen the videos, but it matters to hear Aliya Rahman say it herself. 📌 She says her treatment in custody was dehumanizing, and that officers completely failed to take her disability seriously.
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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
“The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth… And once truth is gone, they can build an empire of lies… Just keep repeating the facts. Stop giving equal time to lies.” Garry Kasparov bsky.app/profile/garr...
Garry Kasparov quote meme: “The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
“This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong… With such a people, you can do whatever you want.” Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt quote meme about truth lies propaganda disinformation misinformation:
‪"This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore.‬
‪A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong.‬
‪And such a people, deprived of the power to think and judge, is, without knowing and willing it, completely subjected to the rule‬
‪of lies. With such a people, you can do whatever you want."‬
‪~Hannah Arendt, (Oct, 1906 - Dec, 1975) German historian and philosopher
[useful in understanding Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg, etc]
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Julian Limberg @julianlimberg.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
New in @bjpols.bsky.social! Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN
How does tax regressivity at the top affect public support for taxation? In this article, we run an information provision experiment in the United States with a quota-representative sample of around 4,000 people and randomly present respondents with factual information about total tax rates by income group. We find that informing respondents that the superrich pay lower total tax rates than other people not only increases support for raising taxes on the rich but also lowers support for taxing the middle class. Our results highlight an important hidden cost of tax regressivity at the top: if left unaddressed, it risks undermining public support for broad-based taxation.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land-and they are worth far more-we still would not sell ourselves.
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Nichole Hiltz 🧡 @nicholehiltz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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media.tenor.com
a dog is standing on its hind legs next to a white table .
Alt: a dog is standing on its hind legs next to a white table .
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Dr. King had the audacity to dream of a better world. Now, it’s our turn to build it. Together!!! ✊🏾 ✊🏻 ✊🏽 ✊🏿✊🏽 #MLKDay
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
MLK III in an interview with NYT:
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The video:
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows.

I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
“I see Jezebel circling the White House. She’s in the form of a snake; her neck is a python. And I watch her slither around the White House twice. The first time going around was Hillary . The second one was Kamala. There is a demonic attack."
texasmonthly.com
This Texas Church Became a Political Machine. Now It’s Going National.
With a prayer house across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court building, leaders of the Fort Worth–based Mercy Culture Church are taking their spiritual battle to Washington, D.C.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
One thing that people don't understand is that the community base opposing ICE is extremely committed to avoiding anything that could trigger rioting, I think largely because of the 2020 experience. Trump thinks he can redo 2020 but shoot the protesters this time, but Minneapolis isn't the same.
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Belle - The wicked witch of atproto @torrentempress.neocities.org · 12/01/2026
Where's Alex Jones and all the right wing libertarians who were crying about Americans being rounded up by the feds and put in camps
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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I couldn't agree more w Art Caplan: Don't share medical images w #Musk. #privacy #exploitation #accuracy www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
medscape.com
Ethicist Warns Against Sharing Medical Images With AI Apps
Ethicist Art Caplan discusses ethical and privacy concerns related to sharing medical images with new AI apps.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I don’t think federal officers should fire flashbang grenades and tear gas canisters into a car that has children in it, causing a baby to stop breathing and sending kids to the hospital. I think that’s bad, not good. Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
And there it is.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed? REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/01/2026
Residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul face masked federal immigration agents in the streets as state officials fight the Trump administration in court. See photos via The Atlantic Photo:
bit.ly
Photos: Minneapolis Neighborhoods vs. ICE
In recent days, federal immigration agents continued enforcement actions in Minneapolis and St. Paul, while state officials fight the Trump administration in court and local residents confront the masked agents in their neighborhoods.
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