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@brothercountry.bsky.social
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8th grade ELA teacher, lit junkie, politically literate and blue, basketball coach, Deadhead, dreamer, believer, Baltimore Orioles and Ravens, baseball junkie

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20h
"The amount of fuel Russia could export is too small, the impact on pricing too slight, the narrative too late to shape electoral outcomes: This looks, instead, like something very different: an abrupt, Hail Mary attempt to force Ukraine to surrender" www.theatlantic.com/idea/2026/10...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 20h
GRECO, Europe’s anti-corruption watchdog, had raised concerns about ethics and conflicts of interest involving the U.S. presidency. President Trump is now pulling the U.S. out. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-is-p...
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So, a Trump supporter told me that, “nobody gives a sh*t” about Indigenous Peoples Day. Please, tell me, do you care about Indigenous Peoples Day?
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Baltimore Banner Sports @sports.thebaltimorebanner.com · 20h
On June 30, Nateal Campbell was found dead in her Atlanta home. Ciarre Campbell, Calais’ brother, who’s struggled with mental health issues, was charged with her murder.
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Calais Campbell makes emotional return to Atlanta after mother’s death
On June 30, Nateal Campbell was found dead in her Atlanta home. Ciarre Campbell, Calais’ brother, who’s struggled with mental health issues, was charged with her murder.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, escalating a dispute over a new American agreement to allow Russian diesel sales while the war against Ukraine continues. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-call...
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Trump Calls for Zelenskyy’s Replacement After Russian Diesel Deal
The president pressed Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries as Kyiv warned that sanctions relief would help finance Moscow’s war.
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I wonder what would have happened if folks had taken seriously the rise in political violence and threats against women, trans, Black, and antifascist organizers and figures back when we were all getting swatted and sent photoshops of ourselves beheaded
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Charlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Gift link: How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
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How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs (Gift Article)
A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
PSA: when Trump, @MarshaBlackburn, @BrentTaylorTN and other Republicans mock “socialism” what they’re really mocking is the idea of caring about other people
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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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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 11/10/2026
www.ibtimes.co.uk/bipartisan-p... #holdfast
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Members of Congress Are Signing a Pledge to Actually Seat Election Winners Amid Post-Midterm Crisis Fears
Democratic and Republican House lawmakers are seeking signatures on a pledge to seat every certified midterm winner, although election law experts say efforts to block them are unlikely.
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Jas 🪶🐻🦉🇺🇸🇨🇦 @itistherealjas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Well it’s Sunday! Your; I gotta wash them sheets day! Your; I’m gonna have meatloaf for dinner & listen to Meatloaf day! Your; I have chores to do, then it’s all a fun day! Whatever you decide, smile & have fun. Let’s go! Be careful. Be safe. Be shiny. Be glimmer. Be you to the full. Take no shit.
One day you'll realize that some of the greatest loves of your life were never romantic. They were the friends who answered the phone. Who sat beside you when everything fell apart. Who watched you become five different versions of yourself and loved every one of them. Some friendships are love stories too.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Good afternoon to Juan Linz. Presidentialism was a grave mistake.
All in Linz space memeLinz, Perils of Presidentialism
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Tom Harris @reaver58.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Not sure if this is paywalled www.scientificamerican.com/article/clim...
scientificamerican.com
Climate Models Got It Right on Global Warming
Even models in the 1970s accurately predicted the relationship between greenhouse gas emissions and temperature rise
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Nashville Severe Weather @nashseverewx.com · 07/10/2026
Isaias To Bring Rain, Gusty Winds This Weekend. Latest thinking in Wednesday's blog here buff.ly/hGrx3Ps
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What a comically out of touch response. Maine, please vote this idiot out.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The covert of “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead, a novel about a ‘reform school’ that brutalized and killed Black children in Florida, based on a real and terrible place.
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Aunt Kim 🧹 @yourauntprobably.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"The Iran War is being fought for Greater Israel — and for annihilation. The doctrine of annihilation is not unitary. Christian fanatics, Jewish fanatics, secular accelerationalists, and technofascists seeking depopulation all have their own agendas."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
With our money. Playing in our faces. 🤷🏼 ✈️
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BrotherCountry @brothercountry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And Phish in Huntsville
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
Donald Trump insisted his Ohio event was “packed.” Photos show otherwise. trib.al/6OfafMv
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Trump Throws Full-Fledged Tantrum Over Reports on His Latest Rally
Donald Trump insisted his Ohio event was “packed.” Photos show otherwise.
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Valleygirl1964 @valleygirl1964.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Angela Paxton from Texas. You’re an embarrassment to women everywhere where’s your pride? you sound like an abuse woman. We also suggest you seek help.#Pathetic. 
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Jas 🪶🐻🦉🇺🇸🇨🇦 @itistherealjas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Doesn’t Sunday sometimes just seem to spring up on you from no-where?! Well, let’s make it your; leaving the drapes closed day. Your; ready for the new week because you know you’ve got this day! Smile & have fun. Let’s go! Be careful. Be safe. Be shiny. Be glimmer. Be you to the full. Take no shit.
You CANNOT go back in time and change the decisions you took.
Forgive yourself,
move on,
be your best version.
You're alive and until death all defeat is psychological.
Rebuild.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 02/10/2026
iso cam on Charissa Thompson as she's forced to listen to praise of a rapist
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My priors about chimp anti-sociality confirmed: They stole from "friends" 61% of trials, from non-friends 70% of trials. Continues to be one of the biggest puzzles about human evolution, which mechanisms and evolutionary history make humans qualitatively more cooperative than other apes.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump's brain is just flitting from topic to topic without him finishing a thought or speaking coherently. Get a load of this.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...
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Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
We’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I owe an apology to men
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury, claiming he had evidence Smith secretly went to an Atlanta Hawks game. Then it all backfired in real-time.
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GOP Senator’s Jack Smith ‘Gotcha’ Blows Up in His Face
Eric Schmitt accused Jack Smith of perjury over supposed evidence placing him at an Atlanta Hawks game. There was just one problem: It was the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future theonion.com/cornell-vows...
Cornell Vows That Rapists Will Be Forced To Write Much Longer Essays In The Future
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How it started/how it’s going
Trevor Lee
@VoteTrevorLee
Thanks @nickshirleyy for hoodie.
We're cleaning up the fraud in UtahBREAKING: Utah state Rep. Trevor Lee has been charged with mortgage and communications fraud ksl.com/article/
516296... #utpol @KSLcom @KSL5TV
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And still no comment from DoorDash about ICE shooting one of their delivery drivers in Austin. Silence is an act of complicity.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Congressional Republicans have spent 18 months as yes-men for Trump's unconstitutional war in Iran, his illegal tariffs, his devastating cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, and his unbridled corruption. Instead of standing up for their constituents, they bowed down to Trump.
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ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
(2/2) Haiti is not safe for deportations, and the administration should not be ramping up these flights when serious security concerns exist in Haiti.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 28/09/2026
ICE shot Wilbur Rafel Garces Perez, then detained him with a bullet lodged in his back and no pain medication. Here is how our members took action.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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Nashville Severe Weather @nashseverewx.com · 27/09/2026
It's becoming increasingly likely that we stay dry the remainder of the month. If this holds, not only would it be the driest September on record, but it would also tie our driest month all-time. October of 1963 is the only other month with only a Trace of rainfall recorded.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So much of what we are confronting today is best understood by the actions undertaken by white communities in response to integration orders. White supremacy is a form of democratic nihilism. Every institution, norm, and value of democracy will be sacrificed for it. calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Sep. 27, 1958 | White Little Rock Voters Choose to Close Public Schools Rather Than Integrate
Learn more about our history of racial injustice
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 27/09/2026
Lol Ben Shapiro’s “news” org tried to do DHS a favor pretending the “worst of the worst” lie had been reimposed, and DHS went out of its way to knock that down. “No one is off the table.” Show this to everyone you know.
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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This National Public Lands Day, we say: Hands Off Our Public Lands! At every turn, we are fighting back against this Administration’s efforts to sell our public lands and bulldoze, mine, and drill across sacred sites. We are fighting back in Congress, in the courts, and in our communities.
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