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avanb2

@avanb2.bsky.social
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Life long liberal, unapologetic atheist, lover of all animals and very few people. Too old to put up with any more BS. Here to toast marshmallows in the widening gyre with you all. Know my way around a few curse words. Rogier van den Weyden fan.

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💙Matthew U.💙 @match74.bsky.social · 22h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 6h
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 4h
This (Satire: "If We Treated Every Crime Like Sexual Assault") is brilliant, BTW bluevirginia.us/2026/10/sund...
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 4h
Connect to the Capitol: Gap shrinking in Graham-Andrews race, attacking cost of living
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Connect to the Capitol: Gap closing in Graham-Andrews race, attacking cost of living
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) - With a little more than a month until the November election, the race to fill the late Sen. Lindsay Graham's seat in the Senate is heati
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Roland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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No cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in Scotland
A study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective".
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 17h
In the latest study, "people vaccinated from age 9 to 26 years—the age range recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics—were 68% less likely to be diagnosed as having head or neck cancer" It's a horrible cancer & this is WONDERFUL news www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
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People vaccinated against HPV have lower risk of head and neck cancer, study suggests
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20h
I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why?
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 19h
In on the grift and wants the payoff
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⚖️ 💋 @moonluna34.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The deeper cultural reasons why Men are not held to account 👇🏻 #Pinks
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Thomas Jefferson Survives: The Cornell 7 and the Price of Great Men
YouTube video by Resistance History with Tad Stoermer
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump could nominate the worst person with a law degree in America and this Republican senate will confirm that person. That includes Susan Collins, who always confirms Trump’s justices. The only chance you have to keep that person off the court is to elect Democratic senators.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good analysis. In the end, it could be VERY close in VA01, but Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) is definitely in jeopardy of losing. Let's make sure he does! bluevirginia.us/2026/09/new-...
Anders1: "VA-01 incumbent Rob Wittman (R) and Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor (D) are in for a close race. While Wittman fares strongly in his familiar territory of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, he may struggle where the votes are more plentiful."Anders1: "Aside from Republicans' obvious troubles this cycle, VA-01 is trending Democratic. The explosive growth in Chesterfield & Western Henrico has given Democrats a new stronghold to offset losses in rural Virginia. Spanberger carried this district in 2025."
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mike Pompeo has been rewarded with a teaching fellowship at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. The same school that canceled my class on media, race and international affairs. @columbiasipa.bsky.social share.google/KEvTy5yER71U...
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to join SIPA faculty
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join the School of International and Public Affairs as a fellow at SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
FASCom, as in FASCistsCom?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Veterans and activists protested in Washington, D.C. against President Trump's proposed 250-foot arch that overlooks Arlington National Cemetery.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And by a current Cornell student: "This putrid treatment of women did not originate in this house. It is a culture created over years of “tradition,” and it is what fraternities are built to produce, no matter what we say about the usual exceptions to the rule."
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Cornell, abolish your fraternities
The case surrounding the ‘Cornell 7′ is as lurid as it gets; whether or not these men face prosecution, it will not change the structural issue with Greek life
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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Find a drop box!
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beyond the horrifying reality that a hospital is trying to "clear the pentobarbital from [Christa Pike's] system" currently, the litigation over Tennessee's actions this week will shine a very clear light on the many, many reasons why governments should not be trusted with killing their citizens.
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Dıanna @elank.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The renovation of the Reflecting Pool was supposed to cost $1.5 million. The cost now exceeds $16 million.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If ashli babbitt's family can get $5 million after she literally broke into the Capitol to overturn an election, Renee Good's family should get at least triple that for ICE agents murdering her in the damn street.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#SC VOTE FOR DR ANNIE ANDREWS! Your kid needs medication. You're at the pharmacy doing math-can we afford this and groceries? Ins co profit while you choose between your child's health & rent. Dr. Annie Andrews will fight for a public option so you can see a doctor without going broke. #Pinks
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
She was being blackmailed over explicit photos. She went to police and gave them the photos as evidence. The cop kept the pictures on his phone, showed them to others, and didn’t catch the blackmailer- who ended up killing her. Just enraging. I wonder why victims of sex crimes don’t report 🤔🤬😢
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University of Utah police officer showed off explicit photos of Lauren McCluskey to his co-worker
<b>UPDATE</b><i>: Logan police announced </i><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2020/05/17/logan-police-will" target=_blank><i>an internal affairs investigation into Officer Miguel Deras</...
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Your sons and daughters are
10000x safer with drag queens than frat boys btw
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAHA will kill us all. Apparently, “make America healthy again” now means forgetting centuries of food-safety science and hoping the bacteria cooperate. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks www.propublica.org/article/cali...
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
surprising no one... the actual surprise is that people still expose their children to this risk: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Hundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report Says (Gift Article)
An investigation by the state’s attorney general found decades of sex abuse of nearly 1,000 children over a century across three Massachusetts dioceses.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meanwhile foreign press, starting with Die Zeit in Hamburg, accurately cite the DOJ complaint as a descent by Todd Blanche to the same sort of tactics that the Nazis used to silence judges in the 1930s.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision? Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Men Explain Rape to Me.
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not just OK- ought to be mandatory at some point!
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah- this AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. Just stop right now! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/u...
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Rahm Emanuel, Eyeing 2028, Makes His 2026 Play (Gift Article)
The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about the next presidential race.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The exact number will likely never be known But multiple studies have converged around a similar figure: around 700,000 people died as a result of Musk “putting USAID through the wood chipper” (his words), of whom 500,000 were kids Picture 500,000 tiny coffins in a row: that’s MAGA/MAHA’s impact😢
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes, Jesus was famously ripped...
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Your supreme court justice?
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Cat Alyst 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A blue background with five red stars (top) and five white stars (bottom) encompasses the white text “JACK SMITH AG 2029”
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here’s your reminder that Jon Husted has taken 10x more money from an Epstein co-conspirator than any other sitting Senator. No wonder he voted against releasing the Epstein files.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Medicare for All is my top priority.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do you need the MMR vaccine? This, from the Mayo Clinic: If you were born before 1957, you’re considered immune because you likely had the measles as a child (and survived), before a vaccine was available. 1/4
Image of upper arm and hand of adult with measles rash. hand appears to be scratching the arm. Photo from BBC.
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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#SC voters, War Hawk Darline Graham "VOTED NO" on directing the president to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IRAN. She doesn't care how high your gas or food prices are or about anything else. Elect Dem @drannieandrews.com to the US Senate! www.govtrack.us/congress/vot...
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H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of … -- Senate Vote #244 -- Sept. 24, 2026
Senate Vote #244 in 2026, in the United States Congress.
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joneson/dead bird site survivor. @joneson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#SC voters, Graham is a foot soldier that will just go along with the republican votes required even if they hurt South Carolinian's. South Carolinian's need a fighter like democrat @drannieandrews.com in the US Senate. Check Annie at drannieandrews.com & pls donate. TY bsky.app/profile/dran...
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Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate
Dr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and mom who has dedicated her career to fighting for a brighter future for all children...
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
See: Gisele Pelicot's story.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Powerful- must read. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Opinion | There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once (Gift Article)
The film that makes a powerful statement without ever raising its voice.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Endorse but instead of calling it emotional conditioning, why not call it what it is? emotional abuse.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Darline has nothing original to offer anyone. SC please elect @drannieandrews.com to prove SC voters have minds of their own and stand up for all people.
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avanb2 @avanb2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Your tax dollars are paying for this!
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