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Politics - I don't know why, but they seem to have a tendency to separate us, to keep us from one another, while nature is always and ever making efforts to bring us together. -Sean O'Casey

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2h
Members of the city's Transportation Committee grilled representatives for Amtrak and Sox minority owner Justin Ishbia, who plans to build a Sox stadium on the current Amtrak site.
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City Council grills Amtrak over proposed Bridgeport rail yard
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 2h
Steve Schreiber demonstrates the safety benefits from four-quadrant gates on NEWS10 TV, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, ingeniously using his hands and some handy props while having a sandwich at the Pretty Alright Breakfast Club.
Steve Schreiber of the Voorheesville Quiet Zone Committee models with his hands, some stones and a pen how four-quadrant gates are safer than what we have now.
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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Absolutely fascinating Larry Rulison story on the legal feud between Norfolk Southern and the village of Voorheesville over a proposed crew-changing station — a development that the train line allegedly kept local officials in the dark about.
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Village says Norfolk Southern plan to stop trains poses threats to health and safety
In new court filings, the village of Voorheesville says the Norfolk Southern railroad is trying to bully its residents into allowing its trains to block intersections twice a day.
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Rep. Paul Tonko @reppaultonko.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Today, I was proud to visit the Voorheesville Fire Department to meet with their brave firefighters and see firsthand the new equipment the Department purchased using federal funding I helped secure through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 2h
Steve Schreiber demonstrates the safety benefits from four-quadrant gates on NEWS10 TV, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, ingeniously using his hands as props while having a sandwich at the Pretty Alright Breakfast Club.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The race for Texas Railroad Commissioner, of all things, has brought to the surface the racism at the core of today's GOP: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
theatlantic.com
The Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian Bigotry
A Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Correction: people being preyed upon by far-right types who would otherwise be decent people.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
But the plate is overflowing hamburger and ketchup... That's all that is on it.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/09/2026
Already Trump’s children are frantically stuffing their pockets with cash as if this bonanza could end tomorrow. trib.al/fDbRMIq
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Why Trump May Not Serve Out His Presidency
He will only get crazier, and at some point Republicans will cut their losses.
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hislastday.bsky.social @hislastday.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The elevators have broken down and all the bases where they would put in for repairs have been bombed and abandoned.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
tRump Brand censorship of news outlets covering the military and prisons. We have been transformed into a Stalinist state. BTW, the reason all these planes are on deck dates back to a few days after the BOGUS POTUS CorruptUS Maximus attacked Iran for his son in law's buddy Bebe Netenyahu.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
No way the Speaker of the House -- a Democrat -- would take over the top job by succession. No Democrat would be able to. But @alfranken.bsky.social is the only Democrat with the brains and the balls to lead the House starting in January 2027.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@cyril51.bsky.social I love the idea of making President Obama Speaker, but if he won't do it, what do you think about former Minnesota Senator and one-time star of the Judiciary Committee @alfranken.bsky.social ?? Use the House power of the subpoena to rid us of all this tRump Brand corruption.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 16/09/2026
It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban and the first to directly sue Paxton, who has taken a leading role in enforcing Texas’ ban.
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 11/09/2026
“What’s more patriotic than to point out that everyone in the United States, including the women and people of color and LGBT community, that they’re all doing the right thing — everyone is pulling together, everyone is making sacrifices?” Berkman said. (From 2021)
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Women first responders were erased from the 9/11 story. This woman wants to change that
Brenda Berkman, who was on the frontlines as a firefighter during 9/11, has fought to raise awareness of women like her.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
All these 'what to know about ...' this or that headline treatment are really stupid and lazy. I scroll past 'em 100% of the time... except this time.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org
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Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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GirlFuturist @girlfuturist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#vaccines #autism #MMR #RFKjr
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Independent spirit @drrrobotnikk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 2026 midterms are becoming a referendum on more than one president. They’re increasingly about affordability, accountability, and whether Congress can actually function as a check on executive power. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
reuters.com
Warning signs abound for Trump's Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint
President Donald Trump's deep unpopularity is imperiling Republican chances of maintaining their narrow majorities in Congress with just two months before ​November's midterm elections.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
He doesn't care about being an asset or a liability, as long as he is dominating the news. This is the tRump Brand strategy that got Deutsche Bank to do business with him and now it is going to keep him out of prison.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The administration has provided zero evidence that these are drug traffickers, and even if they were, there are legal processes for their arrest and trial. What we DO know is that the administration has stopped pursuing actual drug cases to go after immigrants instead.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
substack.com/@peterjsiege... Put this pompous ass in jail already.
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Pete Sieger (@peterjsieger)
“States retain independent authority to prosecute crimes committed within their borders because the founders understood that the day would come when the federal government couldn’t be trusted to polic...
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Maurice.bsky.social @madamlafayette.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Stepping up!
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Oeishik 🐸 @oeishik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
GFY, Scott.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This.
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It's still Lake Ontario. And the Gulf of Mexico. You're welcome.
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hawkhawkins1.bsky.social @hawkhawkins1.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s Lake Ontario. Fuck you Don.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.reddit.com/r/geography/... I installed MapQuest today, thank you, Madame Secretary, for the encouragement.
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HovercraftTypical252's comment on "Google Maps just officially updated Lake Ontario to Lake America."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/09/2026
One judge had to build a safe room at home. Others were so scared they wouldn’t let their children play outside; another couldn’t attend his grandchild’s recital because of a 24/7 security detail. Threats to the federal judiciary have skyrocketed under the second Trump administration.
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Politicians' reckless rhetoric is putting federal judges in danger
A new report highlights growing harassment and violent threats against jurists and their families.
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Job creation under Biden vs. under Trump’s 2nd term. It’s not even close.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 29/08/2026
Carney should beef up his government's Buy Canadian mandate in the wake of new trade friction with Trump, say politicos. www.hilltimes.com/2026/08/28/f...
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https://www.hilltimes.com/2026/08/28/feds-should-be-more-robust-with-critically-important-buy-canadian-policy-amid-u-s-trade-war-say-critics/516013/
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You seem too smart to promote tRump Brand pet food companies.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The founder of the company "supported Donald Trump during the 2024 United States presidential election, and promoted the conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was rigged and has publicly expressed criticism of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Co...
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Ryan Cohen - Wikipedia
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Angel Mendez🏳️‍🌈🦋 @akm6.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Chewy supports tRump Brand fascism. Shop elsewhere.
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ArleneMach @arlenemach.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Funny Monkey Covers Face
ALT: Funny Monkey Covers Face
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Mark Rutledge🇨🇦 @markrutledge.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trust me, Canadians don’t want the “benefits” of being a US state. By virtually every measure: life expectancy, health, safety, lower crime, more highly educated population, happiness, …. Canada ranks higher than the US. There will be a Canada long after the 🍊🤡 is dead and gone.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Navy families "say they have spent tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket for basic living expenses." All for the tRump Brand War of Epstein Distraction. Read more at: www.stripes.com/branches/nav... Source - Stars and Stripes
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Navy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusion
The evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The “work requirement” is really a “paperwork requirement” that will throw people eligible for the program off [the popular Affordable Care Act] because they have not filed the right paperwork. -Heather Cox Richardson heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-20-...
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August 20, 2026
On Saturday, August 15, the New York Times editorial board published an op-ed noting that the Republicans are trying to hide the cuts they have made to health care in the U.S.
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 19/08/2026
Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?
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Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18/08/2026
arstechnica.com
Fairphone brings the repairable Fairphone Gen 6+ to the US
Fairphone sells components like the USB port and screen, all swappable with a single torx driver.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This article is so well written and detailed that I almost want to reverse my decision to drop the NY Times subscription after all the irresponsible but-her-email-server stories in 2016. Almost.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not this Democrat. I do not care and there's a wall right next to me. If Hasan Piker is driving, let him come and get me.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 13/08/2026
The mysterious bird's body was divided down the middle. One side had male characteristics, and the other side female.
chicago.suntimes.com
Rare half-male, half-female bird spotted at suburban Chicago preserve
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.reddit.com/r/gasbuddy/s...
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From the gasbuddy community on Reddit: Yep…..
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Reddit communities are filled with patriots. www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
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From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: At the Tacoma ICE concentration camp
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Look here what the tRump Brand God fearing GOP has done: The number of abortions is up in the United States.
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Byrnie.bsky.social @byrnie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The apotheosis of pedophilia perversion by the tRump Brand Republican Party.
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