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@briarjane.bsky.social
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Not a Nazi, lover of democracy

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h
Q: “Senator Sullivan, why did you refuse to meet with Epstein survivors and then vote to confirm Blanche?” Dan Sullivan: “I’ve done more for domestic violence supporters than anybody.” Dan Sullivan voted to block release of the Epstein files and protect pedophiles.
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RaySCline @lastmandarin.bsky.social · 6h
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Kathy Lynn, Fine Artist 📎 @kathjohnsonart.bsky.social · 9h
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 14h
Raw Story: “It’s very significant that the raid against Ilhan Omar was conducted by Homeland Security. That means the warrant is specifically looking for evidence that she committed immigration fraud so they can denaturalize and deport her.” Now do Melania. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Ms. Good Trouble @boldsea.bsky.social · 9h
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It was 94° at 10am in Bakersfield CA as workers cut and packed Asian vegetables into produce boxes. This fast paced work in an open field is grueling as it means a lot of bending and by the end of the day workers tell us their back aches. #WeFeedYou
Farm workers in the Asian vegetables
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thank you for having me last night, Kacey Musgraves !
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Billy the Nig 🇯🇲 @hiphopstorian.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The WNBA players easily put culture over corporations bc BLACK WOMEN Black women cant hide behind patriarchy and privilege. So as always they lead the culture unapologetically Been doing that since Tubman
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/10/2026
NEW: DHS told a court it would stop buying taxpayer-funded ads for Trump after getting sued three separate times. The administration is still fighting a court order to block the ads, and a hearing is set for Tuesday. demdock.com/4s5c3hm
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Trump propaganda ads funded by taxpayers to stop, DHS says
DHS did not directly address the legality of the ads, instead arguing the plaintiffs lacked standing and evidence of injury or harm because they aren’t competing “in the same arena” with Trump.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 11/10/2026
A 26-year drought and century-old math error have brought the Colorado River to a breaking point. WSJ goes inside the legal battle and breaks down the structural overhauls necessary to protect a crucial regional economy.
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The 100-Year-Old Math Miscalculation That Broke the Colorado River
Watch how a century-old mistake and a continuing drought have pushed the Western water supply to the brink—and what overhauls are needed to save it.
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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 11/10/2026
Environmental work being done by tribes across the country will be made more difficult now that the Trump administration has more narrowly defined ‘harm.’ buff.ly/y7QVDpb
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Native nations sue over Endangered Species Act changes - High Country News
The Trump administration’s interpretation of “harm” under the ESA could devastate the recovery of imperiled species, many which have cultural,spiritual and relational meaning and importance for…
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FOX8 WGHP @myfox8.com · 11/10/2026
5 landslides reported in western North Carolina county
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5 landslides reported in western North Carolina county
National Weather service confirms two landslides in WNC
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Euronews @euronews.com · 11/10/2026
Rescuers have been battling to rescue people affected by the flash floods in Nepal that swept 45 houses and left five people missing. #EuropeNews ➡️ l.euronews.com/cV8Y
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 11/10/2026
“We want to build a coalition that will endure,” Rep. Jason Crow says. “We want to reintroduce ourselves to rural America and working-class America and earn their support for the next generation.”
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Jason Crow’s rising star has him leading Democrats’ efforts to flip House: ‘Our nation is up against the ropes right now’
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Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Democratic Ukraine attempting to influence U.S. elections by reducing fascist Russia's ability to influence U.S. elections?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Everybody knew Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum - the evidence was there - but people were too afraid of Farage’s mob to say it. So it’s good to see Burnham finally speaking the truth.
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From Russia with interference: Burnham first PM to confir...
The prime minister has revealed UK authorities told him there was ‘clear evidence’ that Moscow meddled in the referendum
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them. My latest for The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this th
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"We want ICE the fuck out of our neighborhood." Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson delivered an impassioned, unfiltered address in Marble Hill following an ICE agent-involved shooting that left a man hospitalized.
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silverbeard2026 @silverbeard2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FYI
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/10/2026
"His own ability to respond to the criticism is so degraded, because his mind is turning to shit, that he is unable to even mount any kind of comeback." trib.al/awYjEux
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Transcript: Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Cringe Motive for It Leaks
As the embarrassing roots of Trump’s fury at Fox News come to light, the author of a piece on MAGA manliness marvels at how whiny Trump-MAGA have become as the election nears.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/10/2026
It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only. n.pr/3TxsXs9
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Photos: What a year of ceasefire in Gaza looks like
It has been one year since Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages and President Trump promised an end to the war, but Palestinians say the past 12 months have been a ceasefire in name only.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/10/2026
President Trump blamed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for stoking his country’s conflict with Russia and said that he should be replaced. He added that he was unhappy about Ukraine’s decision to strike Russian refineries.
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Trump says Ukraine should ‘get a new president’ after U.S.-Russia diesel deal
Ukraine’s Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world," Trump said Saturday, a day after praising Russia’s Putin.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10/10/2026
Hurricane Simon strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast aje.news/58caf2
Hurricane Simon strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 10/10/2026
Even Trafalgar Group, a pollster known for its Republican-friendly results, now has Democrat James Talarico leading Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race.
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'There ain't no way': Shock as GOP-aligned poll shows Dem winning ruby red state
Even Trafalgar Group, a pollster known for its Republican-friendly results, now has Democrat James Talarico leading Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race.Trafalgar’s chief pollster, Robert Cahaly, released the survey on Saturday. Talarico leads Paxton 47.1 percent to 43.6 percent, with Libertarian Ted...
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 10/10/2026
The U.S. pope is not speaking out against the death penalty for the first time, but it comes after the Pentagon announced an execution livestream.
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Pope speaks out on death penalty, amid U.S. plans to livestream execution
The U.S. pope is not speaking out against the death penalty for the first time, but it comes after the Pentagon announced an execution livestream.
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked an international airport in the Saudi capital on Saturday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 50, according to three officials briefed on the strike, which came as the war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis sharply escalates.-NYT
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump has weaponized ICE. The agency has gone rogue.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Our long national nightmare of minimizing toxic chemicals in our food is finally over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
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BenB 🇺🇦 @benborges.xyz · 09/10/2026
NEWSFLASH: Trump makes diesel deal with Putin Editor’s note: Object to Trump’s deal with Putin? Fight back. Support the reporting work that is NECESSARY for coordination, organization, and the political push-back. Subscribe for free! Tip Jar! Following a call with Vladimir Put...
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NEWSFLASH: Trump makes diesel deal with Putin
Weeks before midterms, Trump is trying a desperate ploy, welcoming Russia back onto the world energy markets while implicitly blaming Ukraine.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 10/10/2026
Trump and Putin sign diesel deal, angering Ukraine and its allies
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Trump and Putin sign diesel deal, angering Ukraine and its allies
The US president announced Friday that Russia has committed to supplying nearly 5 million tons of diesel fuel to the United States and global markets 'within a short period of time.' The deal has sparked outrage across Europe.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/10/2026
Hurricane Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 storm on Friday, lashing communities with wind and rain and threatening to flood low-lying areas.
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Isaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane
Hurricane Isaias has made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous storm surges and damaging winds.
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 10/10/2026
NWS Doppler Radar data indicate that Hurricane Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, around 830 PM CDT with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). The estimated minimum central pressure is 971 mb (28.67 inches). See more at hurricanes.gov
NOAA GOES-19 satellite imagery of Hurricane Isaias over the northern Gulf Coast on October 10, 2026, at 0120 UTC. A large, organized mass of clouds and thunderstorms covers southern Alabama, Georgia, the Florida Panhandle, and surrounding areas. Bright orange and yellow colors highlight the coldest, highest cloud tops associated with intense thunderstorms, while green and blue shades indicate surrounding cloud cover.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The D.C. Board of Elections says it’s asking the National Guard to avoid standing near D.C.’s ballot drop boxes, which opened today, in the wake of video footage showing them near a box in Foggy Bottom this week: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...
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D.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop Boxes
Guard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week.
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Tim Lowe @timlow3.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The USA is a lawless, one man rule country. Where are the patriots, with their right to bear arms? Or was that a lie thousands of American school kids died for? Where are the Americans?
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's plan to disrupt the election is already underway, with troops standing menacingly at a DC ballot drop box. Under 18 U.S. Code § 592, it is illegal for armed troops to be "at any place where a general or special election is held," yet there they are.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
Immigrant New Yorkers belong here. ICE does not. If you need help, call our free, confidential Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365 or dial 311 and say “Immigration Legal.” Help is here in your native language, no matter your immigration status. More info: nyc.gov/knowyourrights
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Know Your Rights: Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) - MOIA
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.
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Alicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The milk bone Hegseth is active at covering up casualties in order to make himself look good.
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Democratic senator says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar ‘to hide the costs’ of Iran war
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), says the Pentagon blocked him from a key U.S. military base in Qatar while he traveling in the Middle East, accusing the Trump administration of trying to hide damage c…
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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 07/10/2026
"I've never been denied access to military facilities. this is part of a coordinated, deliberate campaign to hide consequences and true cost of this war" @chrismurphyct.bsky.social fascists illegally blocked oversight of concentration camps too. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
SUSAN COLLINS: I was successful in getting road salt removed from the Canada tariff list TROY JACKSON: What about everything else? We can't eat road salt
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just saying 👇
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To no surprise AT ALL, Andrew Tate has and always will be a WEIRDO.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thank you for coming forward. We need more voices from inside the uniform standing shoulder-to-shoulder with us to reject this extremism, protect our democratic norms, and demand accountability.
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