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CalliopeLyric

@calliopelyric.bsky.social
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Autodidactic polymath, writer, proud progressive, scatterbrained obsessive, history nerd, optimistic cynic, realist eccentric, neurotic mom & wifey, & socialphobe who loves everyone. (Oh, & plz don't ask me for money. I don't trust anybody online.)

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 6h
trickle down doesnt work and the mainstream media has supported it for almost 50 years
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 14h
Because of federal rules, children covered by Medicaid won't be able to access vaccines that are no longer recommended by the federal government, even as children with private insurance will.
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RFK Jr’s Relentless Anti-Vax Push Will Disproportionately Hurt Children on Medicaid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has already demonstrated his Department of Health and...
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
May I just say, & I'll be honest, I know very little about Sliwa, that this is genuinely adorable. It just made me smile. So much in politics is choreographed, rehearsed, & polished. I think Mamdani's superpower is that he's real & so unafraid to be so that the masks of those around him slip, too.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 02/10/2026
This corruption must be investigated.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Dems getting better at this
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
If u want to know what the Tech Bros envision for the future, here is the kind of material they read: (1) The Sovereign Individual (preface by Peter Thiel); (2) The Network State: How to Start a New Country by Balaji Srinivasan blurbed by Marc Andreessen); (3) Patchwork by Curtis Yarvin/ Moldbug 1/
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As I discussed last night with Rachel Maddow, after I published my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON," which exposes Russian disinfo ops aimed at the US to help Trump, the Russians dragged me into a disinfo op attacking Dems in the midterms. See my OUR LAND newsletter: link.motherjones.com/public/47685...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some previously unreleased facts abt Rusisn collusion at 26:00ish youtube.com/live/oFfW581...
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David Corn of Mother Jones | American Conversations
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Even Adam Smith warned us not to do what we're doing. Thank goodness ppl are talking about it.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This right here…
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CNN, MSNOW and Politico have all now officially been banned from the bulldozed Whitehouse as part of the MAGA regime’s continued assault on American democracy. This is what happens when you normalize a fascist criminal for a decade. American state media played a key role in creating this demon.
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If Trump gets impeached, Vance has to go, too. He's not better. He's a co-conspirator. He's also Peter Thiel's hand-groomed Manchurian candidate &, unlike Trump, both of them are smart enough to actually understand the authoritarian bargain. We need to impeach them all.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
JUST IN: Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, and that he will be banning additional news outlets soon.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/09/2026
It looks like the EU is seriously preparing for an attack by Russia. A lot of senior defense officials came out of briefings spooked. Since then, various governments including the Swiss! have issued defiant statements.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Putting your principles first.
In September 1964, the Beatles refused to play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, when they learned the crowd would be segregated.
The city backed down.
The show went ahead - integrated.
Bringing that up this week for no reason in particular...
Music has always
been bigger than just music.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A CNN investigation reveals Russia likely provided crucial satellite information about U.S. bases, giving Tehran a major advantage in the war. And not a word from Senile Satan.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Again: Russia was never a hoax
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 THE KAPOW HANDBOOK IS FINALLY DONE!!! 🚨 6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either. Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
Me, holding a spiral bound notebook that reads “how to KAPOW the system”Two pages of the book, one is an FAQ asking why campaigns haven’t been doing this the whole time. The other is a black intro page for PART 1: INFRASTRUCTURE that reads “Cynicism is for losers. We can build the world we want to see.”Two pages on how to make a mutual aid hub in your campaign office with loads of
Polaroids of our office and volunteers
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨🚨
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Samuel Alito flew flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the Jan 6 plot. Both ruled in favor of Trump's mail-in ballot sabotage. I don't think I'll ever get over this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
🚨 Patel admits agents will be deployed to polling places 👇 WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls? PATEL: Nope W: So you are sending FBI agents? P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 15/09/2026
i do unfortunately given this like 9/2 odds
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/09/2026
Trump just posted that the Kennedy Center is “doomed,” and “isn’t that too bad?” He says his handpicked board is meeting today and “it will be interesting to see what happens.” He’s going to tear down the Kennedy Center because he’s not allowed to put his name on it, isn’t he
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"Putin's b!tch says what?" Exactly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=S9Hu... This is a very important video.
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Tucker Carlson & Elon Musk GET MASSIVE BOOST From Eager Useful Idiots!
YouTube video by Brittany Page
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Houthis just filmed a warehouse full of US-made armor they took off Saudi-backed forces after Mocha fell. Shot on an iPhone. Such a damaging image! The coalition’s decade-long war in Yemen is ending in captured American equipment & open humiliation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
John Fetterman making a video to help the GOP win the midterms is indefensible and unforgivable. He is a traitor to the Democratic party. And he is helping the GOP by creating a distraction from the GOP's failed agenda. Fetterman the Fraud has to go!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
🚨BACKFIRE: James Talarico’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! has now surpassed 4.5 MILLION views on YouTube after Trump’s FCC pressured Kimmel not to air it on broadcast television.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Listen to him laughing about the cheating. As if he’s kidding. But of course he’s not kidding. He’d gladly let everyone in that room go to jail if it saved his pathetic skin.
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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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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Talarico: Scripture tells us that you can’t love God and hate other people. You can’t love God and abuse the immigrant. You can’t love God and oppress the poor.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Despite what Trump says, Putin has been running operations to subvert US elections (and help Trump) steadily since 2016. Will he try to intervene in the midterms? See this piece based on my new book: HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and the Fight for America. HowRussiaWon.com
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Will Putin's decade-long war on US elections hit the midterms?
Trump's Russia denialism has left America vulnerable.
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.msn.com/en-us/news/o... Oh, great. Pre-cogs. Things are going swimmingly here in America.
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=tLaE... If you want the world to be clearer, watch, read, or listen to Thom Hartmann. I used to just say "read or listen to," but now "watch" is an option. I've learned so much from this man.
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Inside Why US Billionaires Applauded the Heirs to Hitler
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Unprecedented corruption, every day, everywhere
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Dr. Amy Acton, candidate for Ohio Governor, was attacked by an armed man who lunged at her during an event at the Canfield Fair. Multiple people were injured in the attack. Dr. Acton was able to treat at least 1 person on site. Police responded quickly.
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Armed person confronts Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at event, campaign says
Acton was visiting the annual Canfield Fair in Mahoning County, near Youngstown.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Every Republican in 2026 election being funded by Elon Musk should be asked if they agree with Musk funding Germany's far right/Nazi inspired AfD party. Do they agree with AfD's whitewashing of Nazis and The Holocaust? Support AfD's pro-Putin views?! I dare corporate media to do their F'ing job!
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
You can read the entire article here...for free. No paywall. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
i always find it stark how there are never any even slightly right-wing figures who will ultimately be remembered this way. the closest they can ever get is reagan and that only works if you sand the edges off. there's no mlk or steinem of the right.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem was a feminist icon and democracy defender who spent her life fighting for human rights. Her memory should inspire us all to do a little, or a lot, each day. Rest in Peace, Gloria Steinem. 💔
"Citizens who refuse to obey anything but their own conscience can transform countries, it is the basis of any real democracy."
-Gloria Steinem, Revolution from Within
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CalliopeLyric @calliopelyric.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The primaries are mostly over. I'm glad we had robust, passionate primaries, bc consensus is built. Debate is a productive process & competition is a good thing. We're creating a shared vision of the future & everyone should have a voice. But, when the competition's over, we have to unite. Period.
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Unusual joint statement from House Dem leadership on MGP & Golden breaking and voting for the GOP rule today. Jeffries and his team call it “a significant breach of trust” requiring “a serious response.” Golden is retiring; MGP is up for reelection in a red-leaning district.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We should be clear that JD Vance bears moral, if not legal, responsibility for this death. He should atone for it. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
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Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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