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Kass Bestor

@auntkass.bsky.social
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Aunt, Great Aunt, Great Great Aunt. Retired CASA volunteer. Feminist (a really old one!)

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
After we win the midterms and Republicans are rendered politically IMPOTENT, arrest, prosecute, DENATURALIZE and DEPORT this corrupt, South African IMMIGRANT cockroach back to Johannesburg.
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Sylvia at Tono Latino @tonolatino.bsky.social · 12h
Did you read that? Almost 250,000 children in Florida lost food assistance in the last year because Republicans decided to give tax breaks to billionaires But they're out there campaigning that they're for the American people
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14h
Having watched these for more than a year now, I can tell you the young people almost always look back bsky.app/profile/gill...
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 12h
Tikkun Olam
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17h
When humans are this stupid, it's always the children who suffer. I don't care how many times or ways you explain it to me, this religion is nothing but child abuse.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18h
If you're a sailor who served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on this recent deployment, and you want to get your story out there anonymously about your experience and how you and your shipmates were treated, send me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.
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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19h
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/2026
7 shots fired into an SUV with a 5-year-old child in the back seat as the vehicle was moving away. Markwayne Mullin claims the driver “weaponized” his vehicle. Bullshit! “Weaponized vehicle” has become ICE’s go-to excuse for shooting folks. Where’s the evidence? It’s not in this new footage.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump wants the US to fund Putin’s evil regime.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One or more human beings are responsible for the code they wrote, and those are the people who should be held accountable. These programs are not acting “on their own”
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So let's get this straight: Russia just murdered over 65 people in Ukraine in less than 48 hours. Crushed a building on top of sleeping families to celebrate Putin's birthday. And today, the U.S. announces that they are lifting sanctions on Russian diesel and planning to buy some,
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026
“We are enforcing the nation’s laws. Why is that controversial?” The Fugitive Slave Act. The Three-Fifths Compromise. The Nuremberg Laws. Dred Scott. The Indian Removal Act. The Law for Protection of German Blood. Anti-miscegenation laws. The Defense of Marriage Act. The Reichstag Fire Decree.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country. Push back on this.
Trump admin wants to televise an execution
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man, it's a good thing Jared Polis pardoned this woman. She has absolutely learned her lesson.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Four cottonwood trees that had survived for roughly 200 years... gone. How do you look at something that has survived 200 years and decide, “Yeah, it's in the way; let's destroy it”? #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
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Border Patrol topples four 200-year-old cottonwood trees
Border Patrol topples four 200-year-old cottonwood trees
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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Women really aren’t angry enough. 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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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People watching the student protests in France and fixating on the rioting instead of asking why the protests are happening are like gnats mesmerised by a light bulb. The students’ core demands are incredibly basic. That’s what should be amplified, addressed and resolved.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
1-year-old Sashko, his 37-year-old mother Kateryna, and his 58-year-old grandmother Viktoriia were killed today in a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Pryluky, Chernihiv region 💔🕯
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The alarmists have yet to be wrong 😕🇺🇸
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"President Trump, of course, makes the sun rise each morning."
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 06/10/2026
RFK Jr. wants fewer vaccines on the federal schedule. For 35 million kids on Medicaid or CHIP, that can mean vaccines kids need are no longer guaranteed or available. Trump & corrupt Republicans are putting children at risk for an anti-vax agenda. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🏹. ..........🎯
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit ... claims that the Ste. Genevieve County Jail and ICE have violated the First Amendment rights of immigrant detainees by preventing Catholic priests from delivering communion, hearing confessions and celebrating Mass." fox2now.com/news/missour...
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Archdiocese of St. Louis sues ICE officials over blocked religious services
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has filed a lawsuit against Ste. Genevieve County officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership over alleged restrictions on Catholic religiou…
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Sorry about your dead kid. Hey, you want to see my fancy party room? Look at that gold! Lotta gold. I got a new helicopter, too! Do you feel better now about sacrificing your child on my altar? Worth it, right? Look at that gold."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Kass Bestor @auntkass.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Same here!
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Weber S. Underwood, 25, of Hopkinsville, Ky., who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. See photos: www.stripes.com/history/2026... #Flashes
Soldiers fold a flag at a gravesite. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)Soldiers carry the casket in front of family members. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)Horses pull the casket, covered in a flag. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)Soldiers in a line, standing among headstones, fire their rifles. (Eric Kayne/Stars and Stripes)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 06/10/2026
Good(?) news: A Nevada county will pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who spent two years in prison for a stillbirth before her conviction was overturned. Her son’s ashes were returned to her as part of the settlement thenevadaindependent.com/article/she-...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Los Angeles and San Diego, Trump officially states that your lives are a small price to pay for Israel's war in Iran. Do you agree with that?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And by "violating banking laws" CBS News means former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert molested boys he coached for wrestling in high school, boys as young as 14. To-may-to/to-mah-to!
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Darwin Woodka @darwinwoodka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Megyn Kelly, America's ultimate mean girl and first class bitch
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How has Vought et. al disrupted NIH funding? 1. Grants were awarded more slowly in 2025-2026. 2. Peer reviewed grants enter a digital black hole. 3. Most of the staff that process the awards is gone. 4. Grants are flagged if they contain banned words. 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. bi...
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026
[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
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Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many
Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.
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Kass Bestor @auntkass.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Getting knobs back could potentially convince me to buy a new car!!!!
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Stephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One teen told ICE officers he lived with his dad down the block, but that his dad was deaf. They didn’t try to contact the father before deeming the boy “unaccompanied” and detaining him. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And meanwhile, $200 billion of taxpayer money going to ICE and CBP for their for-profit detention and deportation enterprise. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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ICE and Customs and Border Protection Budgets to Exceed $200 Billion
Without congressional action, the money will allow the Trump administration to carry out its immigration crackdown unimpeded.
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE has disclosed another detainee who died We know: -After 17yrs, he'd only ever been busted for... *an expired car tag.* He was in a camp run by for-profit w/ history medical neglect An American died at one of its jails *after strep-throat.* austinkocher.substack.com/p/julian-cur...
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Julian Curo-Churata Is the 37th Person to Die in ICE Custody This Fiscal Year, Capping Off the Agency’s Deadliest Year on Record
According to ICE, 47-year-old Peruvian national Julian Curo-Churata died in Louisiana on Tuesday, September 29.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The collective ignorance of MAGA, a cult that mindlessly repeats whatever they've been told by liars—and knows no actual history.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Police violently beat Hispanic man-because he hurt their feelings
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