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Christy B

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Surviving in beautiful WNC with my horses & dogs. Stop the war now! ✌️

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 4h
Tell Congress: Not another dime for Trump's unauthorized, unprovoked war on Iran.
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Tell Congress: Not an additional dime to fund Trump's Iran war
Trump's unauthorized, unprovoked war in Iran has cost the lives of US service members and thousands of civilians in Iran and across the Middle East. Even after a 60-day agreement was announced, Trump ...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 4h
Trump never had a strategy for his war on Iran. He went from "4 weeks" to "the war is won" to "after the midterms." Working families are drowning under the economic strain while he escalates—sending 10,000 more Americans into harm's way.
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Trump says Iran war will end ‘immediately’ after midterms
The president accused Iran of escalating the conflict to hurt Republicans in November, as soaring energy prices threaten to deepen voters’ economic concerns.
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NPR @npr.org · 4h
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for July and August were revised down by a total of 60,000 jobs, extending a lackluster run for the job market. n.pr/4ARKWKD
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The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September as job market lacks spark
U.S. employers added 29,000 jobs in September as the unemployment rate inched up to 4.2%. Job gains for July and August were revised down by a total of 60,000 jobs, extending a lackluster run for the job market.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4h
Big news in the Senate battle. After pouring $30 million in NC, John Thune's GOP SuperPAC stops spending there, effectively conceding Cooper is likely to win. And they're dumping their first 7-figures in Kansas. (Note: a Dem internal found Hamilton up today.) www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h
BREAKING: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has named New York State Attorney General Letitia James to serve as special prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kaitlin Collins strikes again
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h
An 18 year old rape victim murders another teenager after years of the system and adults repeatdly failing her, and millions of people call for her execution, but when an 82 year old pedophile murders over 100 little girls....
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h
The U.S. military is planning for a possible surge of thousands of naval forces to the Middle East in coming weeks, as President Trump considers renewing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, U.S. officials said.
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Pentagon prepares for potential surge of naval forces in Middle East
The U.S. military may soon have three aircraft carriers in the region as the Trump administration figures out its next steps in the months-long war with Iran.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h
Weeks before her planned execution, Christa Pike expressed concerns that the lethal injections might not work, according to an unedited audio recording shared by her lawyers in response to questions from The New York Times. nyti.ms/4hUk98R
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h
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Andrew Beaujon @abeaujon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Unhinged" doesn't really do this interview justice
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We Asked Natalie Harp What It’s Like Working for Trump. Here’s What She Said. - Washingtonian
She talks about her faith and working "at the speed of TRUMP!"
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Christy B @bchristyb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Whew boy… this CA Gov debate. Steve Hilton is a real idiot.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Whoa. That MAGA vibe shift is dead and gone.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are ruining our own institutions, which is sad for us and great for our enemies.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking News: Tennessee may proceed with the execution of Christa Pike, after the Supreme Court lifted a lower court’s pause.
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Supreme Court Allows Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row
Christa Pike tortured and murdered a classmate in 1995. She had been set to die on Wednesday, the first woman executed in the state in 200 years, until a lower court paused the execution.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump says data centers will make the US “very, very happy.” Nationwide, communities are fighting them over water, power bills, pollution and more—as he dismantles barriers to their expansion while his own family has deep financial ties to the industry.
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The AI Land Rush: Who Gets Rich While Data Centres Drain US Water, Power and Land
Donald Trump says data centres will make communities “very, very happy.” But a $700B+ spending boom is colliding with dry wells, rising power bills, unpermitted gas turbines and secret deals. Records ...
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The anticipated closing date of the Paramount-Warner merger is Tuesday, October 6th. ir.wbd.com/news-and-eve...
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Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery Announce Anticipated Closing Date of Paramount Merger
Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) ("PSKY") and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBD) ("WBD" or "Warner Bros. Discovery") today announced that the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by...
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
the more you know
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hard pass
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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CNN @cnn.com · 30/09/2026
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a fifth measles-associated death on Wednesday amid an ongoing outbreak that is on track to become the largest the US has seen in decades. cnn.it/4dJPTuS
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
Ambassador David Perdue says Trump offered to sell American weapons to China. Trump claims he “never heard" about it. Lt. Gen. @markhertling.bsky.social on why neither answer is acceptable.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "We need students of western civilization and the pillars of our republic. Leaders who understand the faith of Jerusalem, the philosophy of anthems -- Athens. The power of Rome, and the freedom of Philadelphia circa 1776."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "Enter a new core of cadets. To meet this critical need we are partnering with a new crop of premier higher ed institutions, including LSU, Liberty University, Tuskegee University, Mississippi State University, and Hillsdale College."
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every single person needs to read this book ASAP.
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End Times Fascism
A New York Times BestsellerA scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist surviva...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Only in a completely upside-down world would the U.S. defense secretary announce he was banning all weirdos from the military yet giving a big job to Elon Musk.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I miss satire.
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BDK aka K4. ❌👑 @bdkakak4.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Impeach this weirdo before he gets us all killed.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dear lord is this man compensating.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We knew this was coming: Republican AGs have been in a race to get shield laws in front of SCOTUS. The suits also rely on anti-abortion strategies I’ve been tracking for years—including lies about coercion, bogus studies on mifepristone’s safety, free speech attacks, and fetal personhood.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that: no fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals — just warriors."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Republican Party is a clubhouse for domestic abusers.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Talarico has an immigration plan that in its broad strokes is very humane and pro-immigrant. He says our border should be like a "front porch" with a "lock" and a "welcome mat." Both of those are important. The "welcome mat" in his plan deserves more attention. 4/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the only thing worse than a dumbass is an unrepentant one
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
Trump introducing Marco Rubio: “Everyone has fallen in love with him…Watch what he does with Cuba.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump's brain is just flitting from topic to topic without him finishing a thought or speaking coherently. Get a load of this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Q: You have appeared at political rallies, & it has long been the norm that the AG not do that. Are you blurring the line by you being a political actor and yet expecting something different from judges? BLANCHE: If Democrats want me to come and speak and their rally, they can just give me a call
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Christy B @bchristyb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They are really going all in on blaming Biden for gas prices in late 2026. That’s their midterm strategy lol.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Blanche defends appearing at Trump rallies 👇 Q: Wherever you go, you are the attorney general-- BLANCHE: I don't agree w/that. We are allowed to do things in our individual capacity. There have been AGs who were blatantly partisan and never spoke at a single rally. Is that right? Of course not!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The other day, Andrew Bailey, who stepped down as MO AG in hopes of becoming FBI Director, stepped down. REMARKABLY, one report said he routinely told Kash he was violating the Constitution. Today, DOJ did something profoundly corrupt in hopes of politicizing 8th C, which covers MO, MN, and IA.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/09/2026
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants with legal status are at risk of losing government health coverage starting Oct. 1, state data shows, signaling that the impact of Medicaid changes in President Trump’s legislation may be greater than expected.
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Immigrants with legal status at risk of being dropped from Medicaid
The One Big Beautiful Bill ends eligibility for refugees, asylees, trafficking victims and others, and its impact could be larger than initially predicted.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Markwayne Mullin on conditions at ICE facilities: "We're not providing Holiday Inns. These people broke the law."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Markwayne Mullin on voting machines: "The machines are always a concern ... we're had some trouble with some machines"
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
The man who found a way to bankrupt a casino is on the verge of bankrupting the Kennedy Center. Everything he touches he destroys.   The reflecting pool, the East Wing, the Kennedy Center, & every monument in America belong to the PEOPLE. They're not his to remake, remodel, or destroy.
washingtonpost.com
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Even worse than voting for the Iran War, he voted to abnegate Congress's constitutional authority over the use of military force and to allow Trump to wage war based on his own whims.
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