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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Feels timely in many ways
upworthy.com
All-female flight crews known as 'Night Witches' bombed the crap out of Nazi targets in WWII
During WWII, the Soviet Air Force had an all-female regiment who cut the engines of their biplanes to bomb the Germans in the middle of the night with no warning but the "whooshing" sound of their gli...
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ironically, a Sabbat on the Wheel of the Year often occurs on the 22nd.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I said this years ago. It's been obvious. It remains obvious. It's a tragedy for our country.
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cheryld33.bsky.social @cheryld33.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
SHOUT-OUT to all proud members of the MAGA-Resistance Movement in their defense of the Kennedy Center. It will NEVER have the Orange Felon's name on it, just as it will continue to be the Gulf of MEXICO, Lake ONTARIO & the Department of DEFENSE. #AccountabilityIn45Days 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Random commentary warm-up to my favorite season.....
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"It builds on a Cold War agreement between the U.S. and Denmark and includes no transfer of territory to the United States. Instead, it envisions the kind of expanded U.S.-military access and multilateral cooperation that leaders from Denmark and Greenland said was available all along..."
theatlantic.com
The Greenland Fiasco Stumbles to an End
President Trump announced an agreement that appeared to satisfy all parties but came at a great cost.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ms.now
Hundreds form human chain around Kennedy Center to protest Trump’s plans for arts venue
The “Hands Off the Arts” demonstration was held in response to Donald Trump’s threats to demolish the Kennedy Center and his push to put his name on it.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This non-profit was begun by a dear friend, who wanted to do something to give her adult daughter (and others like) her a wider world. Please give of you are able!
northtexasgivingday.org
Support Adventures for Autistic Adults on North Texas Giving Day
In 2017, this organization began with one autistic young woman, one worried mother, and a piece of poster board. My daughter Austen was nearing the end of high school, and I was confronting a question...
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yeah, anyone with a functioning brain knew this already.....
time.com
Thanks to DOGE, Federal Employees Got Paid Billions to Not Work
The U.S. spent $6.7 billion last year on paid leave for workers departing under a DOGE workforce reduction program, a new government report found.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Bale needs a bigger award than an Oscar 💙
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Holding Canada, and all our true allies in gratitude <3
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years. Considering where we are now, this is good day for reflection, intention and prayer <3
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Things are going to get considerably worse with Bab al-Mandab combined with the destruction of the Saudi pipeline. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
nytimes.com
Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Yet Another Global Oil Route
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
VERY good news.
detroitnews.com
Jocelyn Benson leads John James in governor's race, poll finds
President Donald Trump has endorsed John James, but voter frustration with Trump's policies might now be slowing the GOP nominee down.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Tell me you're a feckless wanker who knows nothing about U.S. or specifically, California state governing (eve though you want to be Governor because you're so brill) without telling me your *that wanker*....
abc7.com
Steve Hilton pledges to abolish California DMV if elected governor
Republican Steve Hilton made a bold pledge to abolish California's Department of Motor Vehicles if elected.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My Forever President <3
youtube.com
President Obama Tells the Story of "Fired Up! Ready to Go!" at His Final Rally
YouTube video by Barack Obama
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection. The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on March 31, 2026
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Ali B just sayin @alipallib.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
At this point MAGA is just Stockholm’s Syndrome for people who don’t know where Stockholm is.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If Hitchcock made films today.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a bummer but good attitude <3 “I’ve decided...to live with it, not die from it.”
koin.com
‘I need to get back to the business of living’: Bruce Campbell reveals his cancer diagnosis carries a life expectancy of 5 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon film star Bruce Campbell has revealed his cancer diagnosis carries a life expectancy of about five years. “Cancer is all the rage, but I’ve said plenty and I ne…
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
apnews.com/article/kyrs...
apnews.com
Judge clears a lawsuit against Kyrsten Sinema under North Carolina's 'homewrecker' law
A judge has ruled that former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Packing for vacay? 1. Sunscreen 2. Cute clothes 3. Duct tape
youtube.com
Unruly passenger bound with duct tape, zip ties during American Airlines flight
YouTube video by 6abc Philadelphia
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Hmmmm.....does this explain the "Reverification" nonsense I had to go through to look at my SSA data? They're trying to "catch" folks?
instagram.com
Aaron Parnas on Instagram: "This is major news."
17K likes, 446 comments - aaronparnas on September 4, 2026: "This is major news.".
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Labor Day Insufficient exits - low occupancy elevators destroyed by heat of fire; one single, flimsy fire escape; and a locked exit.
teachingamericanhistory.org
110 Years Ago Today: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
At approximately 4:40 pm on Saturday, March 25, 1911, the eighth floor of the Asch Building, a ten-story skyscraper on the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place in Manhattan’s […]
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Remember those who came before us this Labor Day weekend
governing.com
A Short History of America’s First Labor Day Celebration
Most Americans associate Labor Day with the end of summer. But the holiday was originally a form of worker activism during a period of rapid industrialization. Solidarity, not barbecue, was the buzzwo...
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Timely on this Labor Day Weekend
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Too close to home....
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
PSA - And warning: Follow-up to the SSA login debacle. Tech bros strike again. "Reverified" my identity at the Post Office, so that I can access MY OWN INFORMATION which I USED to be ABLE TO DO - and...
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
AMEN
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social is simply 1 of the greatest, most inspirational candidates to emerge in years, running against Ken Paxton, one of the most disgracefully corrupt politicians of all-time. So the Texas GOP responds by doing what comes naturally to them, of course: CHEATING! 🤮
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds @lb1025.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Texas tried to keep my vote from happening for an old warrant from 1992. I fought it and I received a notification that I am able to vote this November. If you are one of the 1.2m Texans they tried to stop from voting FIGHT IT! Don’t let them take your vote away without a fight! #voteblue #fuckuTX
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Shot of Hope <3
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Manifest <3
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2026
Missouri Republicans tried to defeat a 2024 amendment to protect abortion rights by falsely claiming it would allow gender transition care. Voters approved it anyway. Now the GOP is trying to repeal those rights again using the same issue.
propublica.org
Missouri Republicans Are Trying to Repeal Abortion Rights by Leaning Into Anti-Trans Sentiment
Two years after falsely linking reproductive rights to gender transition care for minors, GOP lawmakers have packaged the two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion...
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Anjeanette Damon @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The kratom industry spends heavily lobbying states & Congress to keep the psychoactive plant available in gas stations and smoke shops. It enlisted the help of the foremost kratom researcher who hasn't been open about his financial ties to the industry. My latest: www.propublica.org/article/krat...
propublica.org
The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists
University of Florida professor Christopher McCurdy has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association. None o...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026
There’s a reason they refer to us as human capital stock.
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Blue Girl @blugrlredtwn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Feel free to share. Some may be fooled by this sham.
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