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Cat lady who loves dogs. I’m fine with no followers, by the way. Just here for information and different perspectives.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13h
Imagine if the dumbest person in the world and humanity's biggest asshole were the same person, and that guy was president. Then imagine he started a war with Iran. Now check the news. Published March 20, 2026: trib.al/Qwjpqd0
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Trump’s War With Iran Is a Product of His Deep Stupidity
There’s a simple and obvious reason we’re in this mess.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Prepare for the betrayal to worsen. The #US plans to lift sanctions on #Russia in exchange for personal gain for the administration. @theatlantic.com @shustry.bsky.social #Ukraine
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Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies
Trump’s envoy wants to trade Russian political prisoners for U.S. sanctions relief, creating a path to business deals before the war in Ukraine ends.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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mean things I say to myself @meantomyself.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Having a bad sense of direction while driving means that I end up on toll roads against my will but also my ADHD will make sure that I pay like $38 for the privilege after getting the bill for $1.40 and promptly forgetting about it for 60 days
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 25/09/2026
😂🎶 Randy Rainbow has done it again! “Dummy with the Wig On Top” is clever, hilarious and absolutely worth the watch. Sometimes political satire says what the rest of us are thinking, with a much better rhyme. 😂👏 🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/zv7CvZn2dZc #RandyRainbow #SheShed
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Dummy with the Wig On Top - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Judge needs to drop the damn hammer on this contemptuous behavior.
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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A president mocking his predecessor to the communist dictator of China is some real bottom feeder shit
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They found ZERO noncitizens in Nevada….
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That is the best summary of Republican hypocrisy 👇👇
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
they really think we are all idiots
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
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stevethdemocrat @stevethdemocrat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I worked 250 hours last month. I had a pay-for medicaid prgm ($65mo) as a single/widower with 2 kids, and was kicked off last month. Now via work I pay $700 a month for NOTHING until I spend $7000!! & actually haven't required even half so I'm paying $8400 for absolutely NOTHING! True fuckin story 😒
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When an unprincipled influencer of the left starts to see a long term decline in revenue, a conversion to the right is inevitable. Just a general observation, not tied to any particular recent news.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026
It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.
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FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The White House Correspondents’ Association should’ve boycotted Trump when he revoked Jim Acosta’s press credentials They should’ve boycotted when he sued the NY Times They should’ve boycotted when he insulted all the female reporters Instead, they honored him by letting him speak at their dinner
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons? BESSENT: No
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 08/09/2026
Politics isn’t just politicians & elections. It’s our rights, our freedoms & how we treat one another. Saying “I don’t do politics” doesn’t make you unaffected by it. When people’s rights are on the line, silence is a choice too❤️‍🔥 #SheShed #HumanRights
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath
Detailed math as shared in the post. “How much does your commute cost (or save) society? Source is Discourse Media.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026
A trans man in the UK has been banned in the workplace restrooms after he was forced to use the women's restrooms to comply with the new EHRC guidance. The women complained because he is visibly male and so they told him he can't use any bathroom.
A screenshot of a Reddit post from the r/LegalAdviceUK subreddit by user Dijstraanon, titled "FtM transgender facing two different issues at work? England."
The post text reads:
"Brother in law is trans FtM and presents fully as a man. He's now facing an impossible situation at work with his employer telling him that due to recent legislation he must use the toilet of his birth gender. BUT several female colleagues have raised a grievance about him using their gendered toilet.
His employer has told him that he cannot use the toilet while he is at work until they sort it out and cannot give him a timeframe to do so. They do [cut off] have disabled separate toilets.
In the mean time one of his female colleagues has accused him of sexual harassment because he was used their gendered toilet. His menstrual cycle meant he needed to use the toilet.
He's been with the employer for just over 5 years but only in this location for 18 months. The location is mainly male with just a handful of females, and his workshop only has male toilets.
I do not know how to support him and as he's not in a union there is no one to turn too right now."
The post has an orange "Comments Moderated" tag, 169 upvotes, and 134 comments.
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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
it will be really frustrating if ai does destroy civilization after we've worked so hard to do it ourselves
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Chemotherapy is usually standard treatment for cancers. But they are not necessarily tailored to each patient. Vaccines are a game changer b/c they can be applied to all cancers, since they involve genetic mutations. They harness the patient's own immune system. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The Moderna cancer vaccine offers hope — now we must speed up personalized therapies
A positive trial holds promise for treating people with cancer. More research is needed to get effective vaccines to the clinic.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The tax rate for the richest was much higher when the middle class was strongest It was much higher even under Reagan But now they want you to behave raising taxes on the rich is “COmMuNiSm” ? Bottom line: They think we’re all idiots
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Old enough to remember when Fox News and the GOP lost its mind over the Obama supposedly "picking winners and losers" with Solyndra.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Trump the communist dictator now tells us who we can do business with and who we can’t by executive fiat. Wait till he issues a fiat against Fiat. It’s only a matter of time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/09/2026
the president is now blacklisting companies by fiat. tell me more about how left-wing communism is the biggest threat to the country.
NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough! Over 50% of their revenue comes from the United States — They live off American Buyers, American Companies, American Airports, and American Service — All while Canada blocks our GREAT American Banks, and Companies, throughout the U.S.A. They even blocked Gulfstream Aerospace from doing business in Canada — Completely unjust and unfair! That Era is OVER! If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a “piggybank.” BUY AMERICAN. FLY ON AMERICAN AIRLINERS. ENJOY AMERICAN LIQUOR AND BEVERAGES. SAIL ON LAKE AMERICA. AMERICA FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of Johns Hopkins show a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to target common KRAS mutations was safe AND stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at HIGH risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
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Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Triggers Immune Response Before Tumors Develop
Phase I results show early promise for a vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#Denmark built so much wind that some blustery hours the turbines out-produce what the whole country is using. When that happens, the extra power doesn’t sit idle. It moves through Denmark’s links into the wider European network and heads to neighbors like Germany, Norway, Sweden. #ActOnClimate
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/09/2026
The Trump administration accused Jefferson County schools of having 61 "biological males" on girls teams. It turns out there were 0, and no trans girls either. They have to manufacture problems that don't exist.

Screenshot of article text against a dark background reading:
"In March, the administration announced that Jeffco had violated federal nondiscrimination laws by allowing students access to restrooms, locker rooms and sports teams based on their gender identity instead of biological sex. A key data point was that 61 boys were participating on girls' athletic teams. The figure startled even district officials, mostly because, they said, there were no transgender girls competing on girls' teams.
The district said the Trump administration had misinterpreted the information. Though the records show male participants on girls' teams, they were team managers and mascots, not athletes. District officials said the federal government also may have confused a cross-country roster in which the same coach oversees separate programs for boys and girls."
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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026
I can’t wait to read the NYT op-ed from Renee Good’s wife about grief on the one year anniversary of her death. Surely the NYT will extend the same grace to Becca Good—whose partner died protesting against state power—as it has to Erica Kirk—whose partner died defending white supremacy
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The government of the United States of America. The idiots are in charge.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 07/09/2026
A reminder on Labor Day that Reagonomics scam stole $79 Trillion from the bottom 90% and redistributed it to the top 1%, which is why wealth inequality now is worse than it was after the Great Depression. Stop defending billionaires. Start abolishing them. www.qasimrashid.com/p/9-facts-on...
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9 Facts on Labor Day Legacy Media Won't Mention
This Labor Day, a reminder that the USA ranks worse than Russia and China on economic inequality—without immediate change, we all but ensure economic catastrophe
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I lost my job, my kids have measles, I can't afford gas, and I have explosive diarrhea. But at least now Africa will still look small on world maps.
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."
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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"I don’t think, with all respect, appointed, unelected Cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics." www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Carney brushes off Lutnick’s take on what killed trade talks
President Donald Trump says the trade fight puts Canada’s economy and Carney’s leadership at risk.
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS PAID STATE PRISONERS $2/HR TO CALL VOTERS FOR GOP PAC. MAKES SENSE TO ME, CRIMINALS HELPING CRIMINALS. 🔄 kfor.com/news/instagr...
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State contract allows inmates to make political calls
Inmates in state prisons across Oklahoma say they’ve been getting paid to make political phone calls.
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem & Dorothy Pitman in 1971 and again in 2017. “Black women and white women can make this change together, but not until we acknowledge and resolve the racism problem that stands between us." - Dorothy Pitman Together, they started Ms. Magazine & Women’s Action Alliance. ⚡️Icons⚡️ #Pinks
Dorothy Pitman and Gloria Steinem re create their iconic 1971 photo in 2017 in a photo by Daniel Bagan. Both are standing with their fists in the air in solidarity of equal rights for women.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/09/2026
The NYT lost the Pulitzer for their transphobic podcast series with Azeen Ghorayshi to Pablo Torre and his reporting on the Clippers. They're salty about it so of course they're not going to properly credit him.
Screenshot of an X (Twitter) post by journalist Julie K. Brown (@jkbjournalist) criticizing coverage by The New York Times and The Athletic.
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"It is shameful that @nytimes @TheAthletic buried the fact that the biggest punishment in NBA history was the result of an investigation by journalist @PabloTorre. And to call it the result of a 'podcast episode' is a further slap in the face. He won a Pulitzer for this story and they call it an 'episode' instead of, at the outset -- crediting him with exposing this scandal. Really really lame."
​Below the text, the timestamp shows "8:18 AM · Sep 3, 2026 · 32.7K Views".
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/09/2026
feeling unexpectedly emotional as we visit saerbeck, a town of just 7200 in central germany that formed a climate municipality. they produce 4.5x the electricity they need, and have developed a whole array of climate solutions. one of them? a climate action curriculum that starts in kindergarten.
lady presenting about saerbecks climate curriculum
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Chris Mueller @chrismuellerpgh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pablo Torre's phenomenal work exposing the Clippers scandal sticks out so much because whatever passes for sports "journalism" these days, especially at the most visible levels, is just back-slapping bullshit or quid pro quo contract announcement stenography. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Also this is cool www.thecut.com/article/revi...
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Revisiting Gloria Steinem in ‘New York’
Read 15 pieces of her writing for New York, where she was a contributing editor from 1968 to 1971.
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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem pushed open doors not just for herself, but for literally millions of women behind her.

She wasn’t going to be an astronaut, but she made it possible for Sally Ride to be an astronaut. She wasn’t going to play college sports, but she stood behind the women in Congress who passed Title IX. And she wasn’t on the Supreme Court when Roe v. Wade was decided, but her voice and her activism was behind that advancement for women's rights. 

Gloria was, at heart, an optimist. Her activism was rooted in optimism, and that’s a moral choice she made every day. 

I want her voice to remain in our heads. It’s wonderful to do what you can to further your own future, to get the best education you can, and to pursue your dreams. But it’s even better to bring other people along with you.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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