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Bruce Blackman

@bslls.bsky.social
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Repurposed retired Psychiatrist, traveler, photographer of family/farm/animals/sky/and travels #photography #iphonephotography #landscape #maine #sunrise #sunset #travelphotography #b&wphotography #golf #scotland #africa #sonyRX10IV

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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Roberts and His Island www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... “Maine is not here as your happy place, your wind-down from all of your hard work destroying my civil liberties and democracy,” wrote Becca Shaw Glaser in her column for the local newspaper…” #maine
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good my boy Kid morning. #horses #Sonyrx10V #maine #photography
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Hitler Estate Sues Trump for Stealing Arch Design
“It is our duty as trustees of the Adolf Hitler Estate to ensure that the Fuhrer’s intellectual property rights are vigorously protected.”
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sadly, not on the mainstream media’s menu. www.propublica.org/article/debu...
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good chillin Monday morning. #horses #donkeys #maine #iphonephotography
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Troy Jackson, a Progressive Brawler, Tries to Flip a Senate Seat in Maine www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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Troy Jackson, a Progressive Brawler, Tries to Flip a Senate Seat in Maine (Gift Article)
Mr. Jackson landed in the race unexpectedly. Democrats are hoping he can unseat Susan Collins, a Republican, in their bid to retake the Senate.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Good fleeting sun Sunday. #landscape #maine #iphonephotography
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How can anybody vote for her? I mean, seriously. What a liar and a fraud. This is brutal.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t... UH OH
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OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)
The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Good morning from The Three Amigos. #dogs #cats
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Happy 16th birthday Queen Rani! #cats #maine
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump’s Only Teacher www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/o... “Eisenhower decided that ignoring the senator was better than elevating him through direct confrontation. How often have we seen such calculations from Republican leaders during the Trump years, with painful and predictable results?”
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Opinion | Somewhere, Roy Cohn Is Smiling (Gift Article)
Trump needed only one teacher.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“NPR reported that the supposed “Census Bureau report” wasn’t actually produced by Census Bureau staff and “has ties to a Trump-aligned think tank.” joycevance.substack.com/p/theyre-bui...
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They’re Building The Excuse Now
On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced a Department of Commerce “report” that claims more than 24,000 noncitizens illegally voted in the 2020 election.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Svalbard, Arctic Norway #landscape #travel #iphonephotography
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Trump Backed Away From a Wall at Big Bend. But the Bulldozers Are Here. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/u... Every day news of another atrocity.
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What Is Happening at the Border in Big Bend National Park? (Gift Article)
Over the objections of environmentalists, local sheriffs and some state leaders, the Trump administration appears to be moving ahead with border infrastructure in one of Texas’ most beloved parks.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On the 91st Anniversary of Social Security, @vanhollen.senate.gov & I want to REMIND you that the Trump Administration & GOP CUT SNAP & Medicaid benefits, & Social Security & Medicare is NOT far behind!
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🔥REMINDER ON THE 91st Anniversary of Social Security: Senate Majority Leader John Thune has SAID he will hold the global economy HOSTAGE to force CUTS to Social Security & THIS is the UNIFIED position of the Republican Party in both the House & Senate. TELL EVERYONE!
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
To me the destruction of the Kennedy Center is the least important of the atrocities reported. Read on. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-13-...
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August 13, 2026
Today Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted to put Trump’s name back on the Kennedy Center, this time in letters saying the building was “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J.
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Bill Stedman @steddybirds.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
For #BBirdName here’s a bald eagle, striking a noble pose near Juneau, Alaska. This also honors internet celebrity #Jackie, from Big Bear CA, who just passed away. #BirdOfTheDay #birds #eagles #raptors #alaska #birdphotography #ECK #WCK 🪶
A stoic bald Eagle, seen in profile, perches atop a spruce tree facing right.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Atlantic Puffin on Isle of Lunga off the Western Coast of Scotland #birdoftheday #wildlife
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Good weather transitioning morning. #maine #iphonephotography #landscape
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Just horrible. There has to be some recourse once these psychopaths are out of office. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/m...
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He Was Deported to Eswatini in Southern Africa. He May Never Go Free. (Gift Article)
As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#mallardmonday #birdoftheday #photography #birdphotography
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/08/2026
Nancy Mace claims on CNN that if El-Sayed is elected “our granddaughters will be wearing burkas to school” 😆
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
San Gimighano #photography #italy #tuscany
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Ireland 2005 #BirdOfTheDay #ireland
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
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🚨 United States of America v. Matthews
Learn more.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Just an appreciation post for this guy. The COVID pandemic would have been far worse without Dr. Fauci's decades of experience as guidance through it. Had he been working under an adult president and not the child that presided over 2020, he would have saved even more lives without having to contend
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/margaret... “Should respect for the institution of marriage mean that an abused ex-wife should insist that her former husband be invited to, say, the annual 4th of July family party? Or should self-respect mean that she doesn’t create a situation that is predictably abusive?”
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The predictable disgrace of the White House Correspondents Dinner
And why I reject every specious argument that encourages the media to keep normalizing Trump
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Good I dare you morning. #cats #iPhonephotography #maine
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
And a good doey morning with momma morning to you. #deer #wildlife #photography #maine
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz... #maine
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Susan Collins Concerned That Maine Voters Might Remember Things She Has Done
“I want voters to know that I’m concerned that they’re concerned," she said.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Good Sunday morning. #photography #iphonephotography #maine #clouds
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Squatlo Bob @squatlobob.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Friends look at my photos and say, "You must have a great camera!" I bet no one ever tastes Bobby Flay's cooking and says, "You must have a great stove!" (sigh...) #redtailedhawk #inflight #nature #wildlifephotography #birds #BirdoftheDay #mustbethecamera #originalphoto #middleTN
A redtailed hawk in flight with wings and tail feathers open, feet tucked under the tail. The background bokeh of overhead trees is blurred due to the speed of the bird going past. Photo taken in Murfreesboro, Tn.
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Good Teddy morning. #iphonephotography #photography #b&wphotography #cats #maine
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... v Donald Trump has approved a sharp reduction in the size of two national monuments in Utah held sacred by many Native Americans, in the latest move to open US public land to corporate developers and the oil and gas industry.
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Trump dramatically cuts size of two national monuments held sacred by tribes
Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah will lose ‘close to a million and a half acres each’ and open land to developers and oil industry
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s that time of year in Maine. #maine #iphonephotography
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Sen. Lindsey Graham dead
A shameless political opportunist and one of Trump's chief enablers has died
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Rusty Epstein instagram.com/rustycartoons
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Juan Proano, CEO of LULAC in his interview with Katie Phang he shared that DHS is now putting pressure on witnesses in the vehicle with slain Lorenzo Salgado Araujo to sign self deportation orders. No witnesses, no trial 🤬
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Good Nuphar lutea morning! #photography #maine
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I took action with Maine Dems. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/mainedems/ev...
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Maine Democratic Party Volunteer Interest Form! · Maine Dems
The MDP can only be successful with supporters like you signing up to volunteer with us. Volunteers and organizers are out in communities across the state working hard to connect elect local candidate...
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TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#birdoftheday #cuties
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Bruce Blackman @bslls.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Nice to know some one’s looking out for us.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/06/2026
A cow named Melania made an appearance at the opening day of Freedom250’s Great America State Fair on the National Mall. “We thought Melania would be a good idea because it’s the First Lady’s name and the hair colors kinda match,” said Piper Stolipher.
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