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Bubbette Pettigree

@bubbettepettigree.bsky.social
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🔵 in Tennessee. Former hospitality exec and formerly Marsha Blackburn’s neighbor. 🤦‍♀️ Now on a farm with a dog, cat, plenty of fish and hubby…all Democrats.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/10/2025
You might be losing your health care, but don’t worry — Republicans are hard at work wining and dining billionaires to fund Trump’s new ballroom.
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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This is what Schumer and Jeffries should be talking about. Every single day. This should be top billing in their discussions about the continuing resolution. Do not give Stephen Miller and ice a single penny.
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Bubbette Pettigree @bubbettepettigree.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
My mom is about to undergo a spinal surgery where the trial device was a game-changer regarding her quality of life. Without it, the pain medication would be hard for an elderly person to take. The states which are affected now are Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington.😢
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Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
It’s stunning that when two firefighters and two congress members are executed by a Maga and not an immigrant, or drag queen, or person of colour, how abruptly it’s dropped by the media.
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Tactical Nuclear Penguin @nuclearpenguin.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Given the almost unthinkable loss of life at Camp Mystic, I would hope a few good journalists would start looking into whether cuts at NOAA delayed or prevented adequate warning at the camp.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/06/2025
American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
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RFK Jr. says Americans were healthier when his uncle was president. Is he right?
American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
This isn’t a good idea even if the plane was being donated to the U.S. government. But Trump GETS TO KEEP THE PLANE??? It’s simply a cash payment to Trump in exchange for favors. Just wildly illegal.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Someone tell the NY Times that Hillary is accepting a plane from Qatar. Then maybe they’ll stop being pussies and start covering it for the corruption that it is.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
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maple cocaine @maplecocaine.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Please don't put in the newspaper that 28 children laughed at me
Ernest S. Harbaugh, a Cybertruck owner from Ohio, states that 28 children laughed at his Cybertruck after a minor problem resulted in it being towed on a flatbed.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11/05/2025
“Trump wants you to think opposing him is futile. It’s not. His greatest fear is free and fair elections — and that’s exactly where we have power,” Marc Elias writes. Here’s how you can take action: www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-h...
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We Have More Power Than Trump Wants Us To Believe — Here's What You Can Do
From Marc | Here is a list of what each of us can do to stand up for democracy and defend our elections.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/05/2025
The US eradicated the screwworm, a livestock-killing parasite, back in the 1980s. Now it’s staging a comeback
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A Deadly Parasite’s Return Threatens US Ranchers Too Young to Remember It
After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer.
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Bubbette Pettigree @bubbettepettigree.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
So, far, CNBC is the only network who is mentioning this. @cnn.com
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/05/2025
Breaking News: The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let Elon Musk’s team have access to sensitive records at the Social Security Administration.
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let DOGE View Social Security Data
A federal judge in Maryland found that scrutiny of the agency’s sensitive information systems by Elon Musk’s team appeared to violate federal privacy laws.
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Jehannine (J9) Austin @j9austin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
#AcademicSky 🧪 Well this is …. Something… Heads up journal editors … www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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Medical Journals Get Letters From DOJ
At least three journals received letters from a U.S. Attorney asking about 'competing viewpoints'
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Bennie Thompson @benniethompson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
In 90 years of social security, we have never had a check bounce or be late, but they want you to believe the system is broken.
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
CNN banner: "MILLIONS OF PEOPLE PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP & MUSK"
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 27/03/2025
Nearly 40 Spanish-language TikTok accounts, several posing as Telemundo and Univision, spread falsehoods and remained undetected for at least a month.
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How a TikTok network spreading Spanish-language immigration misinformation gained traction
Nearly 40 Spanish-language TikTok accounts, several even posing as Telemundo and Univision, spread falsehoods and remained undetected for at least a month.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/03/2025
BREAKING: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending $14 billion in climate grants.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in 'green bank' grants
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three climate groups by the Biden administration.
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/03/2025
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/03/2025
Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.
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Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/03/2025
“Are we going to break something?” acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek asked, referring to what DOGE has been doing with Social Security data. “I don’t know.
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“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
In America today, a Black woman with a Harvard degree is a DEI hire, but a white man who dropped out of community college to get a talk show on Fox News is qualified to run a federal agency.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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DaveAnthony @daveanthony.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Target has seen nearly 5 million fewer shopping trips during the four weeks ending on February 9. By contrast, Costco saw nearly 7.7 million more visits during the same period. www.businessinsider.com/shoppers-dit...
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Costco is looking like the big winner after Target's DEI rollback
Customer foot traffic and market share have shifted away from Target and toward Costco as the retailers diverge in their DEI moves, a survey finds.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12/03/2025
China’s birth rate is falling, and cats and dogs are reaping the benefits.
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As China’s Birth Rate Drops, Pampered Pets Reap the Benefits
With furry friends on track to outnumber toddlers 2 to 1 by 2030, the mainland is developing a $49 billion pet economy.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 12/03/2025
President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the US Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said reut.rs/4kI8eKz
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Trump administration eyes cuts to Justice Department public corruption unit, people familiar say
President Donald Trump's administration is considering cutting most of the lawyers in the U.S. Justice Department unit that handles public corruption cases, four people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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Bubbette Pettigree @bubbettepettigree.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Whoopsie.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 07/03/2025
From our colleagues in NYT Graphics.
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The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 07/03/2025
Tesla shares have given up almost all their post-election gains, declining for a record seven straight weeks.
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Tesla shares have declined every week since Elon Musk went to Washington
Tesla's stock has dropped for seven straight weeks, a stretch that dates back to the beginning of Donald Trump's second term in the White House.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 06/03/2025
Trump reportedly charging millions for guests to dine with him at Mar-a-Lago
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Trump reportedly charging millions for guests to dine with him at Mar-a-Lago
Business leaders can drop $5m for solo dinners, a likely way to cash in on those keen to get in president’s good graces * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump is reportedly inviting guests to meet and dine with him at his Mar-a-Lago estate…
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 28/02/2025
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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God @thegodshow.com · 03/03/2025
Dear Humans, Your great-grandparents prayed for a cure for measles. You have it—and yet some of you want to 'research' your way back to the 1800s.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Dickless chode
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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I stand with Ukraine.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Per @chrisdjackson.bsky.social on another platform: “It took me 30 seconds to find at least ten postings from Zelensky directly thanking the United States for their support. There are many more. This is pure BS.”
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Name every victory when they come
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
You can’t make this stuff up. Trump supporters spent the past few years obsessing over an apparent sex trafficking cabal in charge of our country. And yet one of the first things Trump seems to have done, apparently, is push to get the Tates, charged with sex trafficking, released from Romania.
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Andrew Tate and His Brother Are Said to Leave Romania for the U.S.
Andrew and Tristan Tate, the online influencers, are facing investigations in Romania and Britain, including accusations of human trafficking and sex crimes.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
This is indeed brilliant
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Barking Squirrel 🏳️‍🌈👩🏻‍🦰🇺🇸🇨🇦 @barkingsquirrel.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
If you get to visit a National Park this year, please be kind to the staff. They will be the ones keeping things open for you to enjoy.
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
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Bubbette Pettigree @bubbettepettigree.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
He’s not my favorite person. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/t...
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George Clooney Is Making His Broadway Debut With ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ (Gift Article)
He is making his Broadway debut with a stage version of his 2005 movie “Good Night, and Good Luck.” He’s ready, but also terrified.
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