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Susan Z Witter

@autumndancer.bsky.social
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Retired editor, librarian. House weeder. Writer, short story. Want a livable world for my grandkids and everyone's grandkids. This democracy--will we be able to keep it?

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thegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 5h
In other words, Congress refuses to do its duty. Not just a broken branch. A bygone branch. (At least, part of it...) Willingly surrendering the People's power -- our power -- to a wanna-be king.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 5h
the terrible truth from an omniscient observer of our times… @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15h
Time for this classic again.
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Climate.us @climate.us · 6h
Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Grinnell Mt. Gould Quadtych” by Diane Burko. Year and Medium: 2009, oil on canvas
This work portrays Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park, Montana in four time periods between 1920 and 2006, with the glacier losing mass in each painting. The piece considers the marks that humanity leaves on the landscape, reflecting the impact of industrial and colonial activity on those same landscapes. While these paintings deal with impending climate catastrophe, rather than lingering in dystopia they celebrate the sublimity of the landscape by honoring the intricate geological and political webs that shape the identity of a place.
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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 9h
Facts, plain and straightforward 💯🎯
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 20h
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23h
Imagine a judge asking a toddler with NO lawyer if they agree to voluntary departure or want a removal order. That's what the Trump admin is forcing kids—who are as young as 2 years old—to do in immigration courts. That's not due process. That's insane. These are KIDS.
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 15h
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13BulliTs Loves the EU @13bullits.bsky.social · 7h
💥News of the day There are increasingly more Russians who work from inside to disrupt the Kremlins war machine and they can do anything about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7571...
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Partisans infiltrate deep inside Russia to destroy vital military logistics
YouTube video by RFU News — Strategic Geopolitics
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 3h
A graphic featuring black handwritten-style text set against an abstract background of pastel swirls in shades of blue, pink, purple, and white.

The text reads:

"SOME PEOPLE CANNOT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THEY EXPERIENCED PAIN

I CANNOT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I HAD A PAIN FREE DAY"

Below the text is a small handle: @itsachronicthing_
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 18h
Student journalists across this country have been churning out some of the best journalism these last couple years Thinking of the radio crew covering the encampments in New York, UCLA crew doing the same, not to mention groundbreaking investigation after investigation Brilliant, the best of us
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1h
Shocker. The Trump admin’s story doesn’t match reality. not even close. Trump on Mesabi Metallics’ proposed $15 BILLION steel plant in Lee County, Iowa: “They’ve already started building.” REALITY: No permits, disclosed site, or major land purchase. Financial incentives still unresolved.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 4h
Once you've got more money than you could ever spend, what's the point of earning another dollar? From my conversation with @RobinsonErhardt.bsky.social
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 7h
I stand with Jack👏👍
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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
She’s only partly right. It doesn’t just deserve an apology. Senator Schmitt deserves to be censured. He openly & directly accused Jack Smith of perjury, & then went on The Charlie Kirk show to celebrate. Is that not the very definition of conduct that’s inappropriate or detrimental to the Senate?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology"
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 20h
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Climate.us @climate.us · 23h
Trusted climate information should be available to everyone. Your support helps Climate.us keep the science accurate, accessible, and useful. Help us keep going: buff.ly/UfSQBfB
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 6h
This 👇
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 17h
THIS!
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
There's a criminal in the White House and only a Democratic majority will hold him accountable.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Neil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 6h
I love the reference to faux-democratization as “predatory inclusion.” It’s perfect! 👏🏽 Stefan & Leah. “We argue that conceptions that reduce democratization to expanded market access are not merely insufficient but, when applied to speculative capital markets, amount to predatory inclusion.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h
"Super Intelligence."
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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 18h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 5h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 6h
1 only 1 😤
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 8h
Go For It Ladies.......
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action. The arrests came as Ed Miliband told critics of the government’s policy on Palestine: “We hear you. You were right"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
Here's footage of Jack Smith at the Iowa vs. Maryland game on February 3rd, 2024 btw
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: can the classified documents case be brought again in the future? JACK: we dismissed it without prejudice YESSSSS
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 20h
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h
Great ad.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21h
Congress passes a law to fund health care research, housing, and more. The President signs it into law. Now Trump wants to illegally refuse to spend it, STEALING from the American taxpayer. A top nonpartisan government watchdog agrees: this is ILLEGAL.
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Congressional Watchdog Says Trump’s ‘Pocket Rescissions’ Violate the Law
The GAO has the power to sue the Trump administration over the Impoundment Control Act.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h
I just signed legislation to protect California's coast from expanded offshore oil drilling and to expand access to public parks and outdoor spaces. While Donald Trump tries to throw America's public lands away to private developers, California is doing the exact opposite.
Governor Newsom announces record conservation progress and signs legislation protecting California’s coast, wildlife, and outdoor access.
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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 20h
When Sean Carlson was in third grade, he asked his dad for a dollar. His dad gave him a paper route instead. Hear what Sean learned on that paper route and how it shapes his work running for State Senate today, on Episode 2 of In the Arena. WATCH: mallorymcmorrow.substack.com/p/in-the-are...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
According to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?
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Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 20h
Trump is stealing nearly $1 billion from the American people, plain and simple. Republicans don't care. It seems like every time Trump says “stoop” The only response most Republicans can muster is: “How low?”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 20h
Your old books could have another life—not just on your shelf, but in the library. #ToolsYouCanUse
Event flyer for "Democracy's Library: Tools for Participation," with a colorful abstract line drawing of a library building rendered in interlocking yellow, pink, and blue lines at the top, event details — "Wednesday, October 21st, 5pm - 10pm, Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave., San Francisco" — alongside it, and the title text at the bottom.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 18h
I've signed legislation building on my prior executive order to expedite and simplify the review of wildfire mitigation projects and expand beneficial fire projects and training. We will continue taking serious measures to keep Californians safe.
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Marlene Green @marlenegreen.bsky.social · 20h
@hcrichardson.bsky.social & @pkrugman.bsky.social talk about oil, gas, diesel and how Americans are viewed around the globe... Listen, Share widely and Be sure to Vote Early.... youtu.be/1_-Hj8MNd4k?...
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Donald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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