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Former computer programmer, former research scientist, current used #bookseller. I'm interested in #science and debunking #pseudoscience. I support #tolerance […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mstdn.social/@Bongolian, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Basic Pistol: Living and Dying by the Gun in America. A conversation between author/sociologist Harel Shapira and Abraham Kenmore. #guns #books #paranoia www.contrariannews.org/p/basic-pist…

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Basic Pistol: Living and Dying by the Gun in America

A conversation between Harel Shapira and Abraham Kenmore

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Do Poles really hate Ukrainians? The escalated tensions in Poland-Ukraine relations this summer caused rising #xenophobia against Ukrainians in Poland. Ivanna Spivachenko has witnessed this shift herself. #Poland #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #refugees […]

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@RonSupportsYou @ronsupportsyou.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6h

James Talarico had this very good answer to Joe Rogan's question: "Why are you a Democrat?": www.youtube.com/shorts/63HsTc6MJ0Y copy: @renewedresistance #politics

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

#tRump, #Power, What Comes Next with Robert Reich: A recording from Timothy Snyder and Robert Reich's conversation. #AI #crypto #elections #Democrats #midterms #corruption snyder.substack.com/p/trump-power-w…

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 9h

MAHA is like the Williams Sonoma catalog but with health. A bunch of dumb shit that nobody actually needs and only the wealthiest can afford.

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

Miles Taylor: Jack Smith is what courage looks like. Today he walks into the lion’s den for all of us. The former #tRump prosecutor is defying threats from the president and standing up for the rule of law. #JackSmith #crimes #RuleOfLaw #Senate […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10h

Jennifer Rubin: Words & Phrases: ‘Heir Apparent’ or Ballot Box Poison? #trump #jdvance #marcorubio #elections #republicans #TheContrarian www.contrariannews.org/p/words-and-…

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Words & Phrases: ‘Heir Apparent’ or Ballot Box Poison?

🚨 35 Days to the Midterms 🚨

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Teaching fifth graders to properly bind books because it's interesting but also because I suspect it might be a needed life skill the way things are going.

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Jennifer Rubin: #Iowa Is ‘Uniquely Hurting.’ This #Senate Candidate Is Ready to Bring the Cure. #Iowa made a big swing to the right in 2016. Will it swing back in 2026? #JoshTurek #midterms #elections #TheContrarian www.contrariannews.org/p/iowa-is-un…

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Richard W. Painter, Virginia R. Canter, Christopher J. Swartz, & Norman L. Eisen: #tRump Goes Full-#Orwell. The administration’s #propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power. #HatchAct #law #crime #TheContrarian #advertising www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-goes…

"A placeholder image to prevent that fascist trash from appearing on your timeline."

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Anne Applebaum: Empire of Grift: Making the world safe for #corruption. #Greenland #Canada #Alberta #crypto #farright #Poland #UK #Romania #oligarchy #law #ruleoflaw #humanrights #kleptocracy #JaredKushner #SteveWitkoff #Qatar anneapplebaum.substack.com/p/empire…

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Regime Change and Corruption with Anne Applebaum. A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video. #Canada #fossilfuels #trump #Bolshevik #resistance #corruption #fascism #Alberta snyder.substack.com/p/regime-change…

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Regime Change and Corruption with Anne Applebaum

A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Me Me Me: The White House airs Trump campaign ads paid by you #Mussolini #trump #fascism #1984 #orwell #cartoon anntelnaes.substack.com/p/me-me-me

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The White House airs Trump campaign ads paid by you

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Sara Sneath: Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says. Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue. #Fossilfuels #ClimateChange #university #research […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

It's no accident… Ramon Antonio Vargas: John #Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong #Republican’. Social and news media commenters seize on senator’s gaffe, with some characterizing it as a Freudian slip. #Senate #dino #Pennsylvania […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ #ICE is arresting more people than ever. After public backlash, the #tRump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere. #immigrations […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Jennifer Rubin: A Defining Moment of Religious Pluralism #Religion #Politics #TheContrarian #midterms #elections www.contrariannews.org/p/a-defining…

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A Defining Moment of Religious Pluralism

🚨 36 Days to the Midterms 🚨

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Miles Taylor: One weekend might determine our future. Please put it on your calendar. Here's why October 17 could be the difference between you having a #democracy or living under #corruption for a generation. #NoKings #midterms #elections #voting #protest […]

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

It's Fat Bear Week!! Units!

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Vee @veroniqueb99.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Raheem Hosseini: A Bay Area nurse tried to relocate her family to #Canada. #ICE stopped them. A public health nurse with no criminal record treated Bay Area residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The #tRump administration made her and other detained immigrants disappear. #immigration […]

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

TEXAS UNDER REPUBLICANS Full control since 2003. No Democrat has won statewide since 1994. ❌ Highest uninsured rate in America: 16.7%, 5.1 million Texans ❌ 1.1 million uninsured kids, nearly 1 in 4 in America ❌ Dead last for primary care doctors. 50 rural hospitals could close, most in America

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

L.A. voting rights groups mobilize to counter possible November election disruption The once simple message, “Get out the vote,” now has a corollary: “Protect the vote.” That message was hammered home Saturday for dozens of voting rights groups, community organizations and unions attending a […]

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/09/2026

The worst part about twitter is there are a number of people who think they have to be active there who are left-leaning but have had their brains absolutely cooked by the site. You can't inundate yourself in exposure to that stuff without it having an impact on you.

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GhostOnTheHalfShell @ghostonthehalfshell.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

RE: circumstances.run/@davidgerard/1172… Data centers they are hot, hot hot, hot hot! Jesus Christ who will save us from these AI tech overlords?

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Timothy Snyder: #AI, #War, and #Dignity (Kharkiv Meditations, 7/10) snyder.substack.com/p/ai-war-and-di…

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Gregory Thomas: How the new Pacific Crest Trail ‘sound map’ can take you to the trail without leaving home www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/articl… The sound map (Tom Kelly): www.thomasmkelly.com/pct-soundmap #California #nature #outdoors […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Hannah Ellis-Petersen & Aakash Hassanin Tarluvada: Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village. Locals say Google’s $15bn project in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in smallholdings being taken back off them by the government. #India […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

But still damaging… Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’ Pro-datacentre officials argue scale of Australia’s buildout is smaller, more regulated and less damaging than in US. #datacenters #Australia #AI […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Venezuelan shot by ICE in Austin needs surgery to avoid losing feeling in body, supporters say. Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez has bullet lodged in back as accounts differ over events leading to traffic-stop shooting. #ICE #immigration #cruelty […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

From the man who brought us pervert glasses… Ellie Violet Bramley: ‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness. The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop. #Zuckerberg #Meta […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Marina Dunbar: Third person arrested in death of Tasia Fortune, as police say hanging was staged. Eric Clark, 45, charged with murder as autopsy concludes Fortune was dead days before body discovered in tree. #Mississippi #murder #Jackson […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Jesse Wegman: Sorry, Justices — the #Constitution Doesn’t Belong to You A new book argues that Americans need to reclaim ownership of their founding charter from nine robed lawyers, "Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People" #books #bookreviews #SupremeCourt #Congress […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Nation of Laws: "The rule of #law doesn't defend itself. This November, it needs #lawyers — in polling places, on hotlines, behind the scenes making sure every eligible voter can cast a ballot and have it counted." #ruleoflaw #elections #midterms nationoflaws.org

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National Law Day of Action

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

VoteRiders: • Voter ID Assistance • VoteRiders Helpline • All our services are free of charge "We will: Set up appointments and cover costs Request and pay for those documents Figure out what documents you need to get your ID Make sure you are 100% ready to vote! We can help you get: • […]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

It is settled law that “8647” is protected speech. The controlling case on this issue, Accountability NOW USA v. Griess (United States District Court, filed June 1, 2026), states that the message “8647” is protected free speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. U.S […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Timothy Snyder: On #Fascism (Kharkiv Meditations, 6/10) #truth #morality #reason #Russia #russiaUkraineWar snyder.substack.com/p/on-fascism-kh…

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Mariana Lastovyria: tRump's “energy truce" contradicts Putin's winter plans. Still deeply traumatized by last winter, which nearly tipped #Kyiv into a humanitarian crisis, #Ukraine is bracing for new disasters this year. #trump #putin #russiaUkraineWar #warcrimes […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Timothy Snyder: Freedom (Kharkiv Meditations, 5/10) snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-khark…

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Freedom (Kharkiv Meditations, 5/10)

Kharkiv Meditations, 5/10

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Rob Davies & Maxence Peigné: Vast Casino Secrets #leak exposes inner workings of offshore #gambling firms. Files could have seismic consequences for online casinos, including those accused of illegally targeting consumers. #UK #law #Curaçao […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Meredith Blake: What You Need to Know About the Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal. The agreement is good for #billionaires, and bad for consumers, workers, and pretty much everyone whose last name isn’t Ellison. #monopoly #Paramount #Warner #CNN #CBS #HBO #media […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Timothy Snyder: On #Cowardice (Kharkiv Meditations 1/10) #Kharkiv #RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine #putin snyder.substack.com/p/cowardice

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On Cowardice (Kharkiv Meditations 1/10)

Kharkiv Meditations 1/10

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Bill Reese @reesecommabill.gardenstate.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I got my ballot for November's general election in the mail today. 1 hour later it was filled out and deposited in the safe drop box outside Chatham Borough Hall. It's only September 24. I am not fucking around. #NJ #Vote

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Chris Stein: Democrats accuse Susan Collins of #corruption after bombshell ‘pay-to-play’ report. #SusanCollins #Maine #bribery #Senate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

#RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year. In 2024 #ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these #books during government service’. #corruption #DHHS #maha […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Oliver Milman: Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’. Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary. #AlGore #ClimateChange […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Oliver Milman: Twenty years after An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore still believes in the climate fight: ‘We are going to win this’. Former US vice-president still has optimism for climate advocacy two decades after groundbreaking documentary. #AlGore #ClimateChange […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

#RFK Jr received $4m in book advances from Maha allies over past year. In 2024 #ethics filing, US health secretary pledged to ‘not engage in writing, editing, marketing or promotional services for any of these #books during government service’. #corruption #DHHS #maha […]

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Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Chris Stein: Democrats accuse Susan Collins of #corruption after bombshell ‘pay-to-play’ report. #SusanCollins #Maine #bribery #Senate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…

Bongolian @bongolian.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

"what goes around comes around" as they say… Lorenzo Tondo & Seham Tantesh: #Israel facing #water shortages caused by Israel's destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants. Five #desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis. #Gaza #https […]

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