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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 10h
Is there a cleverer way that Ukraine could have hit back at Trump doing a dirty oil deal with Putin to help him with gas prices in the midterms than turning off the army of Russian propagandists posing as heartland Americans with concerns about trans socialists?
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 08/10/2026
The CDC just re-opened a previously shelved study that would withhold the hepatitis B vaccine from children in Guinea-Bissau, despite decades of evidence showing it is safe and effective. This is a violation of human rights, using “science” to harm some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
Breaking-news graphic featuring a photo of RFK Jr with headline that reads "RFK JR. TO GIVE 1.6M IN CDC FUNDS TO EXPERIMENT ON AFRICAN BABIES IN UNETHICAL TRIAL"
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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happy #WorldOctopusDay!
Digital drawing of an octopus against a black background. Its eight arms are winding and twisting about wildly. Its eyes are blue, its main body pink, and its arms transition from blue at the ends, through white to pink near the body to echo the colors of the trans pride flag.
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 08/10/2026
There would have been no successful Apollo program without the brilliance & dedication of Margaret Hamilton, who built the software from nothing. "We had to find a way, and we did. Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world; there was no choice but to be pioneers.” Godspeed, Mrs Hamilton
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
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Gia Monroe 🇺🇸 @giamonroe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Loulan @loulanwest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“…DHS contractors are toppling the last of four ancient cottonwoods to build double border walls across the San Rafael Valley. The wall cuts through the key remaining wildlife corridor for endangered jaguars between Arizona and Sonora, where human border crossings are seldom seen.”
BREAKING: DHS contractors are toppling the last of four ancient cottonwoods to build double border walls across the San Rafael Valley.
The wall cuts through the key remaining wildlife corridor for endangered jaguars between Arizona and Sonora, where human border crossings are seldom seen.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ken Paxton is a corrupt con man who has used his office to enrich himself and live a lavish lifestyle with his various mistresses at taxpayer expense.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are paying CNN and MS NOW to run ads for Donald Trump right before the midterms. You and I are paying for them. And CNN and MS NOW are taking the cash while their hosts and guests say the scheme is illegal. That is the current state of corporate media in America.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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Erin 🍂 fall is fall 🐦‍⬛ @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Begging anyone who opposes hyperscale data centers to refrain from elective genAI use. Like. I get that it's embedded in a lot of things. But don't go actively using the thing you want to curtail the growth of!!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
irony is dead -- Sarah Huckabee Sanders is on Fox & Friends decrying "manufactured" conservative outrage
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So, actually! Fun fact 🤓 ⬇️ The correct spelling is UNITED States, not “Unites States.” Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.
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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 29/09/2026
36 days. #Vote
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 28/09/2026
Trump is selling nuclear tech to Saudi Arabia despite reported US intelligence that the Saudis still want a bomb—while the Trumps have taken billions in bribes from the Saudis. This is Trump corruption at the expense of US national security. Stop the deal.
Saudi Arabia Open to Possibly Developing Nuclear Weapons
An intelligence assessment examined Saudi Arabia’s military ambitions as Congress reviews a new civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and the kingdom
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With little more than a month to go until Election Day, my job is to worry. I am paid to look around corners and see what might go wrong, not simply to assume that everything will go right. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
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Justice Jackson found a bright side. I am not sure I see one.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can resume using its voter suppression database to help Republicans remove voters from the rolls, I called it what it is: a te...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I missed Hegseth’s announcement and press conference on this.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor
Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In case anyone was wondering why Trump is pushing AI so hard and doesn’t want any government regulation.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Is there a statement from WHCA yet?
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.” - Gloria Steinem To the incomparable Gloria Steinem—a giant, a guiding light, and a fierce advocate who left the ladder down—may she rest in peace and may we continue the fight for justice and equality ✊🕊️❤️
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r/protectUSelections @protectuselections.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
66 Days to Midterms - If you’re told you can’t vote at the polls, your LEGAL response must be: “Please give me a provisional ballot, with a receipt, as required by law!"
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66 Days to Midterms - If you’re told you can’t vote at the polls, your LEGAL response must be: “Please give me a provisional ballot, with a receipt, as required by law!"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Big Oil profits have skyrocketed since Trump launched his Iran War — leading to a $93B windfall for the eight biggest oil companies in Q2 2026 alone. Meanwhile, Trump himself has raked in up to $15.5M from his fossil fuel investments since January. Don't forget what this was really all about.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I was thinking the other day how those not in DC (I'm not) aren't hit as clearly with how Trump has turned the White House grounds into something between construction site and waste dump. Genuinely upsetting. Far from the worst thing he's done but among the most tangible and graphic.
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birkmireone.bsky.social @birkmireone.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It turns my stomach the amount of $ put into campaigns. Years ago I had a work trip to Korea around the time of their presidential election. I remember my Korean POC describing how their elections have strict limits on how much money and time can be spent campaigning. Sigh...
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Jørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/08/2026
Pete Hegseth wipes his nose, then runs his hand through his hair
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 10/08/2026
#Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced today that it completed an investigation into the death of #wolf 2504. It determined the wolf was accidentally shot by a coyote hunter. #Wolves have already died in leg traps in CO. This shooting highlights why the state’s wolves need stronger protections.
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 04/08/2026
I shouldn't have to convince adults that science is real.
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r/protectUSelections @protectuselections.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We have a criminal president.
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We have a criminal president.
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Yup. You did. And cancer research for children was first to go.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Tillis said Blanche had to meet with Epstein survivors. The survivors said he was condescending, rude & constantly interrupted them. They said he was just checking a box. Tillis wants slush fund order modified & IRS settlement gone. Blanche creates a sham order. Tillis wants performative nonsense.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Hubble space telescope takes a new photo of Uranus.
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
HOW TO SURVIVE THE GLOBAL HEATWAVE

Stay Hydrated

Treat yourself to an ice cream

Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class

Loose fitting clothing

@RussellWarfield
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/07/2026
I dunno but it should probably be a bigger deal that the White House announced it wants to slap a 100% tariff on drug imports at the same time it is eliminating Medicare drug subsidies. And we’re talking about critical life-saving drugs like insulin, blood thinners, antibiotics, and heart meds.
India supplies approximately 50% of all U.S. generic drugs, and these face the highest tariff
rates:
• Antibiotics: Penicillin, amoxicillin
• Cardiovascular medications: Generic versions of cholesterol drugs, blood thinners
• Diabetes medications: Metformin, insulin analogs
• Pain relievers: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen
2. China-Dependent Active Ingredients
China supplies active ingredients for:
• >95% of ibuprofen and acetaminophen
• ~45% of penicillin
• Many other commonly used medications' base components
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birkmireone.bsky.social @birkmireone.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Orcas = ocean assholes
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2026
Pregnant women who resorted to eating mud. A man who had to bury his own mother after she died of cholera. Listen to ProPublica reporters Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social discuss the fallout of Trump destroying USAID on “Paper Trail.” (Originally aired on @revealnews.org)
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What Happened When Trump Officials Destroyed USAID (From Reveal)
Podcast Episode · Paper Trail · July 23 · 34m
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Heads up: Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names: Marketside (sold at Walmart) Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms) Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods) Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh. AVOID ALL OF THEM
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Susan Collins voted for $70 billion in ICE funding just before an ICE agent gunned down a young immigrant father in Maine. Collins also voted against an amendment requiring bodycams. These votes will now be hung around her neck, Dems in the state tell me. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2133...
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Trump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker Turn
Collins cast some recent votes that can help likely Democratic challenger Troy Jackson tie her to Trump and to ICE. And there’s evidence that both liberals and moderates will listen.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2026
One doctor’s recommendation to deny a 43-year-woman coverage “contained errors on practically every aspect” of her condition, the Labor Department said in 2012. United and other insurers continued to hire the doctor over the next decade. (Published Dec. 2024)
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Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts
In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions opposin...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
9 lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers on how to rescue US science: www.ovid.com/jnls/dartmou... 1. Scientists can no longer safely claim the privilege of being outside of, or above, politics 2. Inaction can be riskier than action. 3. Progress requires work. 4. Do not wait for someone else.
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Nine lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers... : Dartmouth Journal of Healthcare Delivery Science
Abstract was not provided for this article.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
2/ With @jeremykohler.bsky.social, I just reported that the FBI has been exploring using a controversial technique known as signature matching to check the ballots for fraud. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in Fu...
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birkmireone.bsky.social @birkmireone.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Unreal.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Re-upping this. Asking about TV, cable, *and radio
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