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Brooke Adams

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chinese media allowed at WH. American media banned in defiance of a court order.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Political Humor (@politicalhumor)
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You’d have to be a special kind of asshole to appeal a coal miner’s application for black lung benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Sickened coal miners plead for their black lung benefits as cases surge
"Do you have to be dead?"
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All we can hope for is that a future administration will pursue antitrust claims against them.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron
Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Glad to see the UN taking AI and accumulation of corp power seriously - especially since our government refuses to. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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UN Chief Calls for AI Pact to Prevent the Rise of Killer Robots
The secretary general of the United Nations stepped up his calls for regulation of AI to avert a dystopian future of rampant corporate power and killer robots.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm loving the Tillamook cheese controversy. The people getting upset about the cheese being "Halal" also need to stop eating all those halal fruits and vegetables and drinking that halal water.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
75% of truckers and 75% of farmers and ranchers voted for Trump. For this. And a ballroom and triumphal arch.
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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
He wants to destroy as much as he can. Donald Trump is an enemy of the US.
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Conservationists Call Trump's Latest Endangered Species Policy 'All-Out War on America's Wildlife' | Common Dreams
Wildlife defenders criticize the Trump administration's latest move to weaken Endangered Species Act protections—allowing accidental injuries and deaths.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#MorningVibe “Peace is not a line we cross. It is a choice we make." Watch and get inspired by the Nigerian artist and poet, alhanislam.com’s spoken word piece 'Peace is a Verb'. "Peace is not found, it is built."
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
But Hunter Biden’s laptop! www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yet another great use of taxpayer dollars. Is it just me, or does it seem like the wasteful spending has ramped up now that billionaires don’t have to pay taxes? White House Plans $250,000 Renovation of 2-Lane Bowling Alley www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...
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White House Plans $250,000 Renovation of 2-Lane Bowling Alley (Gift Article)
A White House spokesman said the alley renovations included fixing broken lights. The project comes as the president has sought a broad overhaul of the White House and its surroundings.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
seriously why isn’t “every republican president destroys the economy” the most ubiquitous phrase in american politics?!?!
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I hope this man is safe. Disgusting that our government would do this to a man who risked his and his family’s life to help prosecute cartel members. A judge orders the U.S. to return a deported man at risk of torture. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hey, here’s an idea - how about y’all make something good for humanity? Yeah, ALL of humanity - not just the parts of it living in your house. Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
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Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not For Their Own Kids. (Gift Article)
At home, moderation and restraint are the rule for tech parents. Boredom is exalted. Maybe they’re onto something.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18/08/2026
Quick reminder, there's still millions of files that haven't been released from Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein Epstein ETC...
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Beyond appalling. This is so wrong. Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
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Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows (Gift Article)
The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter. An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NOT-SO-FUN FACT: Trump’s war with Iran is projected to cost American taxpayers as much as $100 billion — an estimated $1,100 per household since the war started.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here it is, what we’ve expected since Trump’s election. Todd Blanche announces the administration’s intention to make abortion illegal everywhere in the US. thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Blanche pledges to make Dobbs decision ‘permanent’ in every state
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders he is planning to roll back abortion access even in states that have laws protecting it.  On a private call last week hosted by the Whit…
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Hey, how about building it at Mara Lago? Or as a mini golf attraction at Trump’s Bedminster club? Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
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Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)
The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
They couldn’t have mentioned this to DOJ during Biden’s term? apple.news/Ad-ypSGfPRdG...
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review — Guardian US
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Who would’ve seen this coming!
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trump admin had a real theory of war: Put on a show of toughness, tell people how manly you are, disdain law, do war crimes, and you win. Earlier losses came from leaders too "weak" to do that. It was a very stupid theory. But they espoused it a lot, really seem to believe it, and acted on it.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Trump family earned half a billion dollars from a crypto deal with ALT5 Sigma Corp, while investors who bought shares lost over 90%.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/07/2026
Trump threatens to pull Todd Blanche’s nomination and renominate him after the midterms. This makes the Epstein Files, Trump’s slush fund for insurrectionists, and tax fraud immunity major topics heading into the midterms.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Important to the economy” doesn’t really matter for people killed by climate change. Oil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents Suggest www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...
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Oil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents Suggest (Gift Article)
The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
"Making kids sicker with asthma by poisoning the air is unpardonable, but that’s what Trump is crowing about on this 100F degree day in globally warming Washington as he issues get out of jail free cards for pollution cheaters!”
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Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It’s beyond time to scrap the Tax Code and save the country by adopting a new simple, fair and inescapable code. No Wonder Everyone’s Rallying Around This Terrible Idea www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/o...
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Opinion | No Wonder Everyone’s Rallying Around This Terrible Idea
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“Just in terms of sheer dollars, this is the most corrupt action in American history,” says Brendan Ballou, a former Justice Department special counsel. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/o...
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Opinion | Trump Just Took Us Somewhere the Country Has Never Been Before
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/05/2026
Breaking news: The Trump administration does not plan to seek approval from Congress for President Trump’s planned 250-foot arch, arguing that they do not need it because lawmakers a century ago authorized a somewhat similar project that was never built.
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Trump officials say they can build 250-foot arch without Congress’s okay
The administration say they are building on a project authorized by Congress a century ago. Lawyers and Democrats said the argument is an attempt to evade federal law.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Just imagine how big a slush fund will be needed to compensate victims of the Trump Admin! Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...
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Justice Dept. Sets Up $1.8 Billion Fund That Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies
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petestphil.bsky.social @petestphil.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Workers cite nooses, death threats in racial discrimination claim against construction firm | McCormack Law Firm
Three African American construction workers filed complaints alleging they were subjected to a racially hostile work environment that included demeaning racial slurs and racist graffiti. They reported...
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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A perfect encapsulation of Trump’s ridiculous trip to China by @davidlurie.bsky.social in @atrupar.com’s PN:
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Can we talk about the corruption a bit more?
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Yeah, cuz what could go wrong with having the administration decide what science finds? www.science.org/content/arti...
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Trump fires NSF's oversight board
Dismissal of the National Science Board is widely seen as latest move to erase NSF’s independence
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
i believe this is related to the rise in people who are utterly incurious about anything not directly beneficial to themselves
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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
i've started getting brutally honest about this in class: we should have finished Reconstruction. Most of our domestic problems can be traced back to that failure.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
“This close margin reinforces that Virginia is a purple state that shouldn’t be represented by a severe partisan gerrymander.” Pretty rich for a Congressman from NC, the poster-state for gerrymandering.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
A sensible rule would be that the President can’t pursue lawsuits against “the government” unless “the government” can also pursue lawsuits against him. Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump's lawyers are in talks with the IRS to resolve president's $10B lawsuit
The Trump administration says it’s in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax information.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Great news! Other than loss of the hundreds of innocent children, US service members and American credibility, we’re back to where we were before we bumbled into Iran! apnews.com/live/iran-wa...
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Live updates: President Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire, which began at midnight.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The "income tax" system we have is—by design—allowing oligarchs to amass great wealth while the rest of us struggle to get by. #ta www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The American experiment has been infected by oligarchs
How our tax system guarantees extreme wealth concentration.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
There's something just so brilliant about coal mines being directly replaced with solar farms www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/07/g...
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Greek utility completes 2.13 GW solar cluster at former coal mine
Greece’s PPC Group has finished construction of its 2.13 GW solar portfolio in northern Greece. The company is now working on its third large-scale battery storage facility in the area, with plans for...
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
How much of a boost can Victor Orban get from having the US VP come campaign for him. I mean, we don't even like him here.
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Kool Karyn @koolkaryn.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral and former Navy SEAL William McRaven on Donald Trump: "Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation."
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
And this is only the stuff we know about.
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Brooke Adams @baconyerpardon.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Hard to temper my immediate “oh yeah, right”reaction. Live Updates: Strong Showing for Job Market in Latest Report www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
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Live Updates: Strong Showing for Job Market in Latest Report
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 31/03/2026
Trump’s corruption and grift is unprecedented.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Iran’s parliament speaker said Iranian forces are “waiting” for American troops, as he accused the US of “secretly planning a ground invasion” while talking of negotiations. US Central Command said yesterday USS Tripoli — carrying 3,500 US service members — has arrived in the Middle East.
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Live updates: Iran ‘waiting’ for ground invasion, as US moves in more troops to Middle East | CNN
Iran’s parliament speaker accuses the US of “secretly planning a ground invasion” while talking of negotiations. Follow for live updates.
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Grumpy Zeus @grumpyzeus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I am really getting tired of Republicans destroying our economy.
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