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GardenGal31 @bonnie389.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...
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Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died (Gift Article)
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: Over the past year, ICE investigated — and considered sending undercover agents against — hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, new records revealed. The probes were part of Trump's extensive search for noncitizen voting ahead of the midterms.
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Christopher Quinn @christopherquinn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Eric Schmitt: "Did you or did you not sit on my porch last October with a wicked grin on your face, menacingly holding a lit candle, and then mysteriously disappear on November 1st?” Jack Smith: “That’s a Jack-o’-Lantern”
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GardenGal31 @bonnie389.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Show me a good Republican
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 07/08/2026
"Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."
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Trump’s Terrible July Jobs Numbers Only Hurt Women
And the number of women who have left the workforce since January is more than double the number of men.
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GardenGal31 @bonnie389.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
No bottom.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The perfect crime……… how can they arrest me for wearing camouflage clothing if they can’t even see me
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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...
And yet…McConnell refused to vote to convict. Seven of his colleagues did, and with McConnell’s leadership, more would have done so, potentially enough to get to the supermajority needed. With conviction, the Senate could have also taken the vote to block Trump from running again. Doing so would have ended Trump as a political power. McConnell was clearly considering this option. In an oral history interview at the time the House was impeaching Trump, McConnell said

But apparently you can impeach somebody after they leave office, and if that happens, there’s a second vote in the Senate, which only has to pass by a simple majority, that prevents that person from seeking office again. So he could not only be impeached, but also eliminated from the possibility of a comeback for this office. So it is significant.

In the end, McConnell protected Trump from punishment. It was not just the refusal to vote to convict. After a swift House impeachment, he pushed to delay the Senate trial. He opposed the Senate joining in a Congressional investigation of Jan 6. He endorsed Trump in 2024, although this matters little except to further diminish McConnell’s dignity, as it was clear by this point that the Republican Party was Trump’s and McConnell’s time of influence was at an end.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Susan Collins has racked up tens of thousands in sponsored luxury travel ahead of her brutal battle for reelection in November. Collins took five luxury vacations paid for by private special interests during her fifth term in the Senate, according to documents reviewed by the Daily Beast.
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Vulnerable GOP Senator Rocked by Lavish Travel Revelations
Susan Collins has been gifted several luxury vacations, totaling tens of thousands of dollars in travel expenses.
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MAinNC @martyd409.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social from this morning's 'What the Heck' YO YO MA at 7 years old youtube.com/watch?v=wiwk...
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7-Year-Old Cellist Prodigy Yo-Yo Ma's Debut Performance for President JFK | The Kennedy Center
YouTube video by The Kennedy Center
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GardenGal31 @bonnie389.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Love it!
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We’re the bad guys.
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Greg Wilson @joke2power.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This All-American story has been repeated throughout our history in various iterations. A private venture for the rich that ignores safety concerns & threatens lives, a big rain, then a massive flood. The Johnstown Flood, killing 2,200. The rich evade accountability claiming it was an act of God.
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GardenGal31 @bonnie389.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
May 22, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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May 22, 2026
On May 22, 1964, in a graduation speech at the University of Michigan, President Lyndon Johnson put a name to a new vision for the United States.
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes. Via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...
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A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 14/05/2026
Everyone should still get their abortion pills now. You can buy them for future use and keep them on hand even if you, personally, cannot get or have no reason to think you will get pregnant. Someone else you know might. aidaccess.org/en/faq
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Abortion Questions and Answers
We answer all of your abortion pill questions in this comprehensive FAQ from Aid Access. <br /><br />Learn here how to use abortion pills and what to expect.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In every single vote of consequence where it matters or would have made a difference, Susan Collins voted with Trump. She casts meaningless votes when it won’t make a difference to create the facade of independence. She never opposes Trump when it matters. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/05/2026
They fucking love losing. They love it. They think it makes them better, that it's a virtue!
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The Hill @thehill.com · 04/05/2026
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief.
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Most Americans say Trump is mentally, physically unfit to serve effectively: Poll
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief.  The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 59 percent…
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This is what Marco Rubio decided to do with his life: "AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to HIV Assistance: A once-robust HIV treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble..." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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GardenGal31 @bonnie389.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Please send him back to middle school math! 😫
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🔥 @rokhanna.bsky.social to Democratic leadership: “Get out. Let a new generation lead. You’ve been ineffective. The base doesn’t like you. The base wants fighters.”
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
She’s right
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: "On this Trans Day of Visibility, I just want to say to all the trans folks out there watching that we see you, we support you, and we have your back, and you absolutely do not deserve all the despicable cruelty being thrown your way."
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 26/03/2026
Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me. It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.
Today, I'm introducing my wealth tax — and more than 50 members of Congress are joining me.
 
It’s time for the government to start working for American families, not just the ultra-rich.
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Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Susan Collins' support for the SAVE Act threatens voting access for millions of Americans, including over 300,000 women in Maine. This is just the latest example of her toeing the party line and using her power to appease the President, even when it harms Maine people.
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SeanOne @seanone.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Everything came together for the team this morning against Korea and we were able to notch our 3rd victory of the Paralympics. We're off tonight and back at it tomorrow at 8:30 eastern against Norway!
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 08/03/2026
Heartbreaker in an extra end yesterday but as Sean points out: more USA curling today! It’s MD live right now against Italy and team play in the afternoon.
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GBH @wgbh.org · 03/03/2026
Similar to able-bodied curling, wheelchair curling players slide stones into what is called a "house" across the ice, aiming to get as close to the center of the target as possible. The biggest difference? There is no sweeping. Instead, wheelchair curlers throw using a delivery stick.
Sean O'Neill trains with the U.S. wheelchair curling team ahead of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in March. Photo courtesy: Meghan Smith/GBH News.
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Ben 🥌 @hoppecurls.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Great double run from Sean O'Neill followed by an excellent draw from Matt Thums results in a big score of 4 for the United States. They take a 7-1 lead into the 4th end against host nation Italy.
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gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“It’s really an honor. It is surreal to be going to the Paralympics and I couldn’t be more excited, focused,’’ says Sean O’Neill of Team USA, “trying to fine-tune our curling as a team to be the best we can be there.” bit.ly/4l7C9wH
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‘Surreal’: Cape Cod wheelchair curler will compete for US medal at Paralympics
Paralympic athlete Sean O’Neill started playing “chess on ice” four years ago in Falmouth.
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Boston College @bostoncollege.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
As the Paralympics get underway, wishing good luck to Team USA and Sean O'Neill '09, a member of the wheelchair curling mixed team. #ParalympiansMadeHere 🇺🇸 #WeAreBC 🦅
The image shows a schedule for the "Olympic Eagles" wheelchair curling mixed team. The schedule lists matches against China, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden, Latvia, Slovakia, and Canada. There are two photos: one shows a group of athletes in red and white uniforms, and the other features an individual named Sam O'Neill '09 in a wheelchair. The matches are scheduled from March 7 to March 12, 2026.
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GBH @wgbh.org · 03/03/2026
We're not going to tell you who to root for at this month's Milano Cortina Paralympics... but we kind of are. Meet Sean O'Neill. The Falmouth resident is one of seven athletes getting ready to represent the U.S. in wheelchair curling at this year's Games, which begin Friday.
Sean O'Neill training with Team USA at Cape Cod Curling Club on Jan. 24, 2026. Photo courtesy: Meghan Smith/GBH News.
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WBUR @wbur.org · 06/03/2026
After a 2007 car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Sean O’Neill tried out a series of para sports, ultimately falling in love with wheelchair curling. He talked with WBUR about preparing for the games and what he likes most about the sport as the Paralympics get underway. 🥌
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How Mass. native Sean O'Neill became a Paralympic curler
After a 2007 car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Sean O’Neill tried out a series of para sports, ultimately falling in love with wheelchair curling. He spoke with WBUR Morning Edition...
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SeanOne @seanone.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Huge 10-1 win over Italy at the Paralympics tonight, felt like everything we've been doing well the first two games came together for this one, super proud of my teammates for how they played and Katie Verderber throwing her first Paralympic stones! Sweden in the morning, 4:30 eastern 🥌🇺🇸
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Ultan O'Connell @mangoultz.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Rodger does such great work. The newsletter is excellent every time
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SeanOne @seanone.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Tough loss against China, but as I said midgame to my teammates, we're going shot for shot with the #1 ranked team in the world, what does that make us? Very proud of team in first game of event and first game of Paralympics ever for some of us...on to Great Britain in 5 hours!
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Suss-- 🥌 @suss2hyphens.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I'm so glad this was mentioned I say this at every Learn to Curl, but whether you slide deliver like on TV or deliver with an upright stick or wheelchair stick, you can play on the same team in the same game. Few sports have this accessibility
If you’re just curling casually, do you compete with other wheelchair athletes? Or if you’re just going down to the club do you compete with able-bodied athletes. 

This is a huge selling point for wheelchair curling. Curling is a super-inclusive sport. My club, the Cape Cod Curling Club, I’m a little biased, but it’s probably the premier wheelchair curling club in the country, so sometimes I play with all wheelchair curlers, but that’s a very rare opportunity that others wouldn’t have at other clubs. But if anyone in a wheelchair rolled into their curling club, they could hop into a league that night, play with able-bodied curlers and it’d be a really seamless experience for everybody involved.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
IT IS TIME FOR THE WINTER PARALYMPICS!!!! The Paralympics are the most consistently mind-blowing sporting event on the calendar. I promise you simply reading about how various Paralympic events work will make you say WHAT?!? or HOW?!?!? out loud at least once
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Your 2026 Winter Paralympics Primer
The Paralympics are the most mind-blowing sporting event on earth. Let's tune in and saying WOW and WHAT and HOW for the next two weeks!
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SeanOne @seanone.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Live from the Cortina Curling Arena watching Draw 4 of Paralympics Mixed Doubles Curling, cheering on Team USA before practice!
Team USA Paralympian wheelchair curler selfie from Cortina Curling Center Mixed Doubles game
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SeanOne @seanone.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Finishing up Day 3 in the Paralympic Village, great to see my mixed doubles teammates starting off with a big W against a very good Latvian team! 🇺🇸🥌
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
our guy Sean is now live-posting the Paralympics (and I'll be posting an interview with him shortly) is he the most prominent athlete on BlueSky? I am voting yes personally
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is one of the curlers on the USA Paralympic curling team and I told him today that he should post about his Paralympic experience on BlueSky because people on BlueSky get very excited whenever anybody doing anything cool in the world posts through it on BlueSky instead of other websites
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21/02/2026
Despite being a “moderate,” Sen. Susan Collins has voted with Trump 96% of the time — and her most recent support has gone toward the voter suppressive SAVE America Act. She knows what she’s doing, and she’s exactly the type of politician civil rights leaders warned us about, Marc Elias writes.
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Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Collins has voted with Trump 96% of the time — the same rate as Mitch McConnell and two points above conservative Rand Paul. This is hardly the profile of someone looking to chart her own path. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/susa...
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Susan Collins hands Trump the 50th vote against free and fair elections
When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come.
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Janet Mills @janetmillsforme.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thirty years of concern. Never enough courage.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
We still don’t know why Maxwell was moved to a nicer jail
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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Alex Pretti cared for her father in the hospital. She wants the world to know he’s a ‘wonderful person’ www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Alex Pretti cared for her father in the hospital. She wants the world to know he’s a ‘wonderful person’ | CNN
Sara Misner joins The Lead.
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