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GenX | Democrat | Music Collector | Chicago Sports | MJ Aficionado | FUCK trump & his supporters | M Garland is somewhere dotting I's and crossing T's | It's not going to end well for Elon Musk | Gov. Janet Mills "See You In Court." | Fuck Bari Weiss

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 9h
This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy.
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 13h
“The fact that MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezo’s ex-wife & one of the single biggest donors in history, has given over $26 BILLION to charity and NOT run out of money really puts into perspective how the arguments against a billionaire wealth tax are just bullshit." (@afghanmounatingoat) TAX THE WEALTHY!
A color photo of MacKenzie Scott.
“The fact that MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezo’s ex-wife and one of the single biggest donors in history, has given over $26 BILLION to charity and NOT run out of money really puts into perspective how the arguments against a billionaire wealth tax are just bullshit."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h
A child in an Idaho faith-healing family died of a treatable condition. Then another died — and another, and another. Idaho’s child abuse laws contain such broad religious exemptions that authorities didn’t intervene — before or after the deaths.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 7h
Tough times in your life? Take a look. No arms and this amazing kid keeps going. Good morning Blue Sky
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 17m
Here's the data; www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as his economic approval hits new low, AP-NORC poll shows
A majority, 65%, of U.S. adults now blame Trump’s policies for persistently high costs more than factors outside of his control, signaling growing weariness over his aggressive use of tariffs and cont...
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John B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 14m
We have 30 days to elect a Congress to fight this exact thing. Vote. Get your family and friends to vote. Talk to coworkers and even total strangers about voting if you get the opportunity.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 41m
🚨 OCTOBER 5 DEADLINE #BlueWaveIn30Days If you live in one of these states, Monday is the voter registration deadline: • Arizona • Arkansas • Florida • Georgia • Indiana • Kentucky • Louisiana • Mississippi • Montana • Ohio • Tennessee • Texas Check your registration. IWillVote.com
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 35m
I Will Crawl Through A Minefield To VOTE Follow All and Share #LetsGetVoteReady #VoteBlue #Blues go.bsky.app/CQBWzpv
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 13h
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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hsjfadas.bsky.social @hsjfadas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Intra-party unity favors the Democrats: Cracks appear in the Republican Party's "Red State" strongholds and internal factions. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
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Democratic surge predicted to hit Republican states hardest, scrambling Senate strategy
Kentucky Democrats say they have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to flip a US Senate seat in a Republican stronghold. But a couple of things are missing: their governor and money.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Trump: "We've gonna shove it up their ass ... They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches" Remember when presidents had dignity? Here's a lowlight supercut from Trump's rally tonight in Ohio:
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ksrnow @ksrnow.bsky.social · 13h
Hey, NYT, about time you make this a headline.
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paintgarden4.bsky.social @paintgarden4.bsky.social · 12h
UNFIT. And so are the spineless bottom dwellers (Republicans) who enable this grotesque and dangerous fiasco to continue. Have you no decency? no regard whatsoever for you country? Are you not deeply offended by this coarse, ignorant excuse for a man? Their passivity is INDEFENSIBLE. VOTE them out!
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 13h
The guy would be kicked out of many a private dementia care home for being abusive and were stuck with him and his thieving vandals.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 13h
One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president. Sipping tea from beer mugs with his co-workers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing. www.huffpost.com/entry/a-gut-...
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A Gut Punch In Ohio: Nearly 1,400 Laid Off At Truck Factory Just Days Before Trump Rally
One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 12h
‘And they are one reason why Bos, 30, plans to spend the final weeks before the November election canvassing votes for Democrats. Asked how many times he had voted for Trump, Bos held up three tattooed fingers. But he said he's done with the president.’ www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
This year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.
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minutesdrag.bsky.social @minutesdrag.bsky.social · 17h
Corrupt as fuck. Every single person in the “administration”, including every Republican in the House and Senate are corrupt af.
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ElleM @ellem111.bsky.social · 17h
🤬❗Related: www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/min...
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Warren Presses Druckenmiller to Release Kevin Warsh from Confidentiality Agreements on Undisclosed $100 Million | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
The Official website of The United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Mincepies @mincepies8888.bsky.social · 15h
US Vote: October deadlines NOW Registration ends: TODAY - AK, RI, SC. 5th - AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, OH, TX 6th - NM 7th - MO 9th - OK 13th - DC, MD, NJ, OR, WV 14th - WI Help Desk: www.votefromabroad.org Citizens abroad request ballot by e mail. Please repost everywhere to remind other Americans
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Request Absentee Ballots for US Citizens | VoteFromAbroad.org
Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h
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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The President is unable to stay awake during Oval Office press conferences
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The people who run our government are are obsessed with appearance, unfamiliar with blue collar work, and worship President McCheese
In a Facebook post, the American Federation of Government Employees TSA Council 100, the union that represents the officers, expressed concern over the agency's "consequential decision.
The ergonomic chairs, the union argued, provide safety and support for officers who stand and walk on hard surfaces for extended periods.
"TSA is treating this matter like it is a privilege, the union said in its statement. "It is not; it is basic safety and common decency for the workforce."
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h
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ksarshelter @ksarshelter.bsky.social · 15h
Popo is a 5 month old boy who came to us yesterday after being mistreated on the street. He is congenitally blind in 1 eye, very thin and afraid, he's got a long road ahead... but it's a much safer one. Our medicine fund helps us to treat dogs like Popo: 🔗 secure.givelively.org/donate/kabul...
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If you don't think so then VOTE!
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David Bailey @drgdave.bsky.social · 16h
This tracks. www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/...
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Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns over racist, homophobic, misogynistic emails
"I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone," Gruden said in announcing his resignation Monday night.
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 16h
Jon Gruden resigned as coach of the Raiders after his racist, sexist and homophobic emails were discovered. So he's at the right place.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22h
In Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. apnews.com/article/trum...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18h
"The plans have drawn condemnation from some residents of central Louisiana, and immigrant advocates and child welfare experts have expressed concerns about possible trauma inflicted on detained children..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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New Facility at Louisiana Airport to Hold Immigrant Children and Families (Gift Article)
The site in Alexandria, La., a major expansion of the Trump administration’s busiest deportation hub, will streamline and accelerate removals.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 18h
Doctors in Tennessee are attempting to save the life of a woman whom the state just tried to kill. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Christa Pike and the Absurdity of Humane Execution
Doctors in Tennessee are attempting to save the life of a woman whom the state just tried to kill.
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Briana @neverstopthefight.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What universe does Trump live in??? His delusional perception is scary. He is completely detached from reality..
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 17h
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Hari Seldon @hariseldon1fe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Dereliction of duty
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h
A reasonable person could conclude that these AI tech Titans believe they will personally benefit from less humans on this earth.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Israel retaliated against allies that broke with it over Gaza while pouring millions into foreign influence. Israeli-linked networks targeted Canadian politics and media, while figures tied to Israel trips became prominent voices in Alberta’s separation movement. #Cdnpoli
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Punish, pressure and manipulate: how Israel's government attacks Canada and other allies that break ranks
Israel's government has run fake accounts aimed at Canadians, retaliated against Canadian MPs and diplomats, and punished Norway, Ireland, Spain, Australia, France and Britain for recognising Palestin...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21h
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 23h
Raw Story: Chief Justice John Roberts has spent more than 20 summers at his home on a small island off the coast of Maine, but now many of his neighbors have backed away from him or even demonstrated against him. I just tested negative for sympathy. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 03/10/2026
"No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law" "[The President] shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" What do you do when the president repeatedly violates clauses of the Constitution? Impeach, convict, and remove him
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/10/2026
Katie Phang: "Get the fuck out of here. Are you kidding me? You think it's a good use of taxpayers time and money to be able to do illegal redactions and withholds that are now forcing me to have to go and sue? Are you joking? But this is how Todd Blanche thinks."
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AtlantaDon💙🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Blues
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RoseAvakian @roseavakianb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 03/10/2026
I hear you: When a road is in bad shape, we need to act fast to fix it.   That’s why starting right now, we’re deploying $775 MILLION over the next 18 months to fund rapid road repair projects in all 67 counties.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Q: What do you say to those who are struggling to afford gas, groceries, diesel? Trump: We have the greatest economy in the history of our country
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 02/10/2026
Trump's White House isn't backing off abortion bans. They're just hoping America doesn't notice until AFTER we've voted. NOTICE. SPREAD THE WORD. AND VOTE!
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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