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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 30/08/2026
Broken swing sets? Missing basketball nets? Have no fear, Renew Crew is here. Neighborhood parks are meant for recreation — not frustration. If it’s broken, this crew will fix it. If it’s run-down, they’ll renew it. Renew Crew: Coming soon to a park near you.
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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
250 million birds flew across America last night, tracked by radar. Migration season is upon us, and it’s wilder than you could imagine. Birdcast’s live migration maps and forecasts (from Cornell Lab of Ornithology) are brilliant, and you can find them here. birdcast.org/migration-to...
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/08/2026
Remember that time South Koreans rose up and arrested their president because he tried to incite AN INSURRECTION? Be like the South Koreans! 🇰🇷
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/08/2026
He understood that if you’re going to play a pirate alongside Muppets, a campy alien, or a monstrous clown, you might as well go all the way. And he will be missed. ICYMI @sonnybunch.bsky.social on Tim Curry:
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Tim Curry, 1946–2026
He understood that if you’re going to play a pirate alongside Muppets, a campy alien, or a monstrous clown, you might as well go all the way.
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Republicans have held the seat since 1999. Trump carried the district by 18 points. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats there almost two to one. Brandon Dukes campaigned on a road construction project. Ninety-seven votes. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-jud...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/08/2026
NEW: @thedailybeast.bsky.social has published two of Natalie Harp’s letters in full. 1/ www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp...
Dear Mr. President,
I'm sorry. I thought I was the only one left behind last night, and had no idea Margo's car was also pulled over, and sent back to the Airport. Since I was alone in the van outside Customs without my passport, I panicked, and should have just called Secret Service instead of you. I also am sorry if I was an embarrassment walking the course in Scotland. The first day I was told there were no carts, and people walked, which is why I walked. The second day, I was specifically asked by, I forget who his name was, but one of the main people who worked there, if I could continue walking, and tell any other girls who would head out there to do the same to spare the Course any more Carts. If there is anything else I have done to cause you trouble, please forgive me. I know that some people have said I haven't been texting them back, and there have been some International cell issues (John was having technical issues on the Plane too, so asked me to help him out).
I want things to always be right between us. I also know I've been distracted all week (forgetting to eat throughout the days, and even forgetting to sleep, and only catching a couple hours at a time. I haven't been myself, dwelling on the Past, and the pain of losing my Dad, and I started letting the remarks of people who haven't bothered me before, get to me-not because I care what others think, but because I see myself being lowered in your eyes and good opinion. That is the fear you see, because I never want to bring you anything but joy. I'm sorry I lost my focus. You are all that matters to me. I don't want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life-That's what I wanted to use this card for, when you saw me at the Cash Register, and once again did what you didn't have to do, and gifted me with Mementos of this Trip of a Lifetime, a Coming of Age. I will return a better person. I have to sign off now, as the cars are leaving.
See you soon.
With all my h…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Psaki: Why do you think Mike Rogers is so far refusing to agree to a date for this debate? El-Sayed: I mean, I hate to say it, he’s a coward. Rogers the Dodger does not want to actually debate because he knows that he’s an empty suit with no new ideas
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
All students in Seattle public schools will receive free school meals starting this fall, joining dozens of other states and cities. Kudos to Mayor Katie Wilson and City Council for getting this done. It’s a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
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Free meals at all Seattle Public Schools will begin this fall
All Seattle Public Schools students will receive free school lunch starting this fall after a unanimous City Council vot
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This week in 1920, the 19th Amendment was officially ratified, securing voting rights for women after decades of struggle and persistent organizing. Learn more about the women's suffrage movement and ongoing fight for equal rights with @sharemylesson.bsky.social ⬇️ sharemylesson.com/collections/...
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Women’s Suffrage and Equal Rights Lesson Plans
Explore women’s suffrage lesson plans and 19th Amendment resources that examine the women’s suffrage movement and the fight for equal rights.
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 19/08/2026
NOAA launches the weather balloons, floats the ocean buoys, flies the satellites, and staffs the forecasters that tell us when storms are coming. That data supports about two-thirds of the economy, roughly $1.3 trillion a year, and it paid us back $73 for every dollar we spent on it.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
No one wanted to be his partner, but she saw the champion no one else saw. Original post
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 19/08/2026
Q: "Are you exchanging written letters with Kim Jong Un?" Trump: "Can't tell you that…I get along with him very well." Q: "Are you expecting to meet with him later this year?" Trump: "Yeah, I will be."
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Perfect youtu.be/GU_ID0asQ3M?...
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Scooby-Doo: The Mystery of the Reflecting Pool | Donald Trump Parody #ScoobyDoo #Satire #DonaldTrump
YouTube video by Midnight Oil Productions (Jason Moore)
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 15/08/2026
Alaska deserves better than a senator who protects the Epstein Class. Alaska deserves better than Dan Sullivan.
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It was always a scapegoat, distraction, blame game for political gain and personal benefit, financial and criminal liability. Tank the legislation addressing immigration, hold it up as the boogeyman ride that wave of fear and hate all the way to the bank and freedom from prosecution 😨
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The growing disconnect between the Trump administration & Americans’ experiences is impossible to ignore. Inflation is above 3%, gas is over $4 a gallon, and he’s insisting this is the best economy we’ve ever seen. He is incapable of seeing outside of himself. fortune.com/2026/08/14/t...
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Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ economy pitch fizzles with midterm voters | Fortune
Just 39% approve of Trump's job performance and only 30% back his handling of inflation as Republicans grow anxious about affordability messaging
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
If this country was truly "pro-life", we would have universal healthcare.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
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A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
In 1994, I took a lot of heat for this speech warning that the American middle class was in danger. That was 29 years ag
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
So true 😥 Cult leader needs to be exposed and deposed for the con, cheat and corrupt illegality committed. Sources of disinformation, conspiracy theories and outright propaganda need to be sued into oblivion (info wars, et al). www.instagram.com/reel/Db0vA7K...
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
They’re all trying to rewrite history, but we’re all still around and our memory hasn’t been affected. In fact, I still remember that in 2020, they had to build a field hospital in the Javits convention center because NYC hospitals were overwhelmed.
RFK Jr. went on national TV and claimed that ICUs in New York City were empty during the height of the pandemic. That is simply untrue.
I'm a New York City physician who worked throughout the pandemic. I work at a large hospital with eight ICUs, and despite that, we still had to convert cath labs, operating rooms, emergency department space, and step-down units into ICUs just to keep up with the surge. We had two refrigerated morgue trucks parked outside our hospital. No amount of COVID revisionist history will alter that fact.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/08/2026
Although Trump's speech, in which he repeated false claims about election fraud, has ended, House Republicans are pressing for more information. In a series of letters to his Cabinet, a House committee requested classified briefings and documents related to his claims of widespread voter fraud.
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House GOP Committee requests classified briefings on Trump’s election fraud claims
Despite weeks of experts debunking Trump's voter fraud lies, some Republicans aren't convinced. A House Committee wants the Office of National Intelligence, the FBI and the DHS to give them "classifie...
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#ResistanceRoots Mina Rees was born on this day in 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a mathematician and academic leader who overcame sexism to shape the landscape of modern computing. Her contributions played a key role in early computer development, laying the foundation for modern technology. /1
Mina Rees. Throughout her groundbreaking career, she faced systemic institutional sexism and frequent professional devaluation. She rarely complained publicly about the gender barriers of her era, but she was a highly effective tactical advocate for other women in STEM fields. She used her immense institutional power, administrative leverage and academic positions to systematically dismantle barriers for women in mathematics and computing.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"Maria" is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves and sleeves to protect herself against the lemon thorns. She shares, "I will work any job to feed my children." Today Coachella temps are predicted to reach a high of 118°. #WeFeedYou
A farm worker who is working in Coachella CA doing maintenance on the lemon trees. She wears thick gloves sleeves, and a hoodie to protect herself against the lemon thorns and the sun
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Warless Goddess @warlessgoddess.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Jeanne Gibson, one of the last surviving Rosie the Riveters, died on July 29, 2026. She was 100 Years old. Born in Minneapolis in 1926, she was only 18 when she moved to Seattle to weld U.S. Navy destroyers at Todd Pacific Shipyards. Rest in peace, Jeanne
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1866: Eighteen-year-old Lavinia “Vinnie” Ream receives a federal commission to create a statue of President Lincoln. The commission sparked a political scandal in Washington, but her detailed, sympathetic portrayal won over the public and defused criticism. /1
Vinnie Ream with her bust of Lincoln. Ream was given the rare honor of sculpting President Lincoln shortly before his assassination. He typically declined to sit for sculptors due to the pressures of the Civil War and his grief over the death of his young son, Willie. His last sitting for Ream was on the morning of his assassination. As the last artist to create a sculpture of Lincoln from life, Ream was selected to create the full-length statue of Lincoln that stands in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, overcoming arguments against her by sexist detractors.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Outgoing Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis are reportedly undecided about Todd Blanche's nomination for AG. A single GOP "No" vote in committee this Thursday could tank Blanche's nomination entirely. Call and tell them to reject Blanche: (202) 224-3121
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/07/2026
Phang: "Judge Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche to appear with specific unredacted Epstein files, emails, and documents no later than 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 30th. But most importantly, Blanche must come and show his work..."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Under Trump: -Household electricity costs are up 18% -Ground beef prices are up 22% -Gas prices are up 40% -ACA out-of-pocket premiums are up 58% -Inflation is at a three-year high "New Golden Age" for who?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨Caught on camera: Ken Paxton PANICS when asked about owning 15 homes worth $9 million on a $153,000 government salary. Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!” Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short. Texans deserve better.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 22/07/2026
Rep. Jacobs: "Are Americans better off when the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed?" Mike Waltz: "The American economy is largely unaffected by the Strait of Hormuz." Rep. Jacobs: "My constituents who are paying thousands of dollars more in costs because of this war would beg to differ."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/07/2026
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources tell ProPublica.
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Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Have you noticed that some of the most effective ads for the Dems are written by the GOP? I love when they say the quiet part out loud! #AccountabilityIsComingNovember3rd
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Three egg producers will pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofits to settle a price-fixing lawsuit with the DOJ. None of the producers have to admit any wrongdoing. Is this really justice? Or just the cost of doing business?
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Egg companies made $1.22 billion in profit off a $6 carton — now they’re buying their way out of a price-fixing case with 53 million donated eggs | Fortune
None of them admitted wrongdoing.
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Absolutely 💯
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
MAGA MATH smfh
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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives share.google/sWaCM56o8Jyz...
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Carol3lizabeth @blutex50.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w...
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Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"If you're involved in any of this [corruption], next year, you'll be swearing to tell the truth, the whole truth & nothing but in the truth, so help me G-d, in front of the United States Congress!" @ossoff.bsky.social goes OFF on corrupt officials & promises to make them answer for their crimes
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 03/07/2026
RFK Jr. is actively censoring scientific research to try and rewrite reality.   The COVID vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalizations. That's a FACT. It's supported by SCIENCE.   THIS is why it is so dangerous for a conspiracy theorist to be leading our nation's health.
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CDC’s chief blocked a covid vaccine study. Now it’s in a top medical journal.
The study found that the vaccine reduced the risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half last winter.
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Catherine @mistymaple.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Bison Return to Illinois Prairie to the Sounds of Drumming After 200 Years of Absence www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bison-return...
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Bison Return to Illinois Prairie to the Sounds of Drumming After 200 Years of Absence
The 6 animals were released from a large trailer into a cattle enclosure to allow them to get used to the idea of the frozen prairie again.
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Taylor Swift Updates @taylorswiftinfo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Dolly Parton’s message thanking Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for their $2 million donation to her Imagination Library! “I'm blown away and overjoyed with that gratitude. Now, it's evident that you two have made giving back a key part of your lives.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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