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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑

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Longtime climate activist, mom, wife, grandmom, UU, singer Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling. --Greta Thunberg

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 7h
A professor at the University of Waterloo #Canada has developed a filter to filter out microplastics from drinking water
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h
The American Bar Association laid out the receipts. Big donors get appointments. Big money flows in, investigations disappear, pardons follow, regulations loosen and foreign governments get favorable treatment. The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.” #PayToPlayPresident
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13h
Eating multiple pounds of Texas brisket at a time when Texans can't afford it... expect this photo to go viral in the Texas races in which the GOP is already floundering.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 7h
Renee Good's family sues US government over her killing in Minneapolis
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Renee Good's family sues US government over her killing in Minneapolis
The 37-year-old woman was killed by an immigration official during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis in January.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 5h
A small victory against ICE in Oswego City, NY. A standoff between Border Patrol agents and two men on the roof of a home. Protesters gathered to shout at Oswego city police and firefighters who brought a ladder to assist ICE agents. The federal agents were seen leaving at about 7:30 p.m.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 7h
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 9h
‘Just hours after Paramount Skydance issued $52B of debt to fund the biggest Hollywood buyout ever, investors were nursing hundreds of millions in losses, triggering a flurry of angry calls from money managers to Wall Street banks that underwrote the debt.’ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Angry Bondholders Flood Wall Street With Complaints on Paramount Losses
Just hours after Paramount Skydance Corp. issued $52 billion of debt to fund the biggest Hollywood buyout ever, investors were nursing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, triggering a flurry of...
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 4h
ICE, get out of Dodge City!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7h
Mike Rogers wants to put a data center in your backyard because he's getting rich off of them.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9h
A win! A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from prosecuting a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 11h
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11h
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 9h
NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 8h
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 10h
Lionesses keep the male lions in check out in the wild. I’d love to see women doing similar things here in society.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 11h
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 4h
@massgovernor.bsky.social @masseea.bsky.social MAcitizens concerned abt high energy costs but you're just like Baker!First RARE & now Project Beacon! Hell w MA climate goals& renewables like tidal,wave,solar! @350ma.bsky.social @theclf.bsky.social @acadiacenter.bsky.social ecori.org/residents-co...
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Residents Concerned about Enbridge's Plans for Pipeline Expansions - ecoRI News
The expansion plans come as the federal government pushes for increased oil and gas production.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pappas: It’s a golden age if you’re Don Jr. getting a Russian oligarch to pay for a wedding reception, but for the rest of us, it doesn’t feel like that. They can put out whatever numbers they want. The American people know that this is a totally incompetent president who is estranged from reality.
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Bayeux Tapestry is a masterpiece of European history. I saw it in 1968 & I'd love to see it again. This time I understand the historical dynamics at play which I hadn't understod fully. The NYTimes has more related articles to check out. Do yourself a favor. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/a...
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Unstitching the 1,000-Year-Old Story of the Bayeux Tapestry (Gift Article)
The medieval masterpiece has traveled from France to England for a once-in-a-lifetime show. It is not what our critic Jason Farago expected.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A 26-year-old cutting back at the grocery store. A 32-year-old wondering if a home or family will ever be within reach. A 70-year-old searching for cheaper groceries. Different generations. Same squeeze. Working people deserve better than this.
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'Can't catch a break': Shoppers squeezed by surging inflation and higher interest rates
Consumers spoke with ABC News about weathering a monthslong surge of inflation.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026
"And the sign says long-haired freaky people need not apply..." I just aged myself.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
⚠️ ICE/DHS is creating a humanitarian and public health crisis by concentrating people into camps in inhumane conditions Find out about ICE in your area: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/take-action/... Find an org near you that’s fighting back: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/membership/d... 🚫 🧊
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Organize and Advocate to Abolish Detention
Across the country, people are uniting to protect immigrant family members, friends, coworkers, and neighbors. ICE’s detention centers are everywhere, which makes federal policy a local issue in communities nationwide. Detention Watch Network advances federal advocacy to end immigration detention and supports local member and state-wide campaigns through information sharing, strategy development, public education and communications.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Can’t fix a problem we’re not willing to acknowledge we have." Thanks Matt "Fuck the people online telling me and other dads not speak up. It’s absolutely insane. I have daughters!" Thanks Tony. *To be continued...
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"I never thought this would happen. That this many men are defending these rapists! What the fuck is wrong with you guys?" James "If y’all just letting your friends do shit like this and y’all are too cowardly to address it, fuck you!" A word from Jase
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sorry. This sounds too much like Big Bro, just another version of Flock cameras that towns have been rejecting, except this is now a federal issue. @normeisen.bsky.social
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404 Media @404media.co · 30/09/2026
The idea is that, since USPS trucks are constantly traveling anyway, they can be used as a way to collect data, eventually potentially across the nation.
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The problem is... Men!" A word from Tyler. "This is why women choose the bear, and I don't blame them." A word from Jonathan.
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God @thegodshow.com · 30/09/2026
He’s obviously removing all anti-trump leaders ahead of a ‘national emergency’ so they can halt elections and seize permanent control.
Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals
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Dollyanna @my2centsay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LOOK HOW YOUR CHRISTIAN SUPPORTED LEADER RAPED OUR TREASURY FOR HIMSELF.⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️⤵️ WE MUST SEIZE HIS ASSETS. WE MUST USE BANK EXAMINERS TO FOLLOW THIS WEB OF CORRUPTION, SEX TRAFFICKING AND MONEYLAUNDERING.
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 30/09/2026
Dogs have feelings
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🇩🇪🇺🇦 In Berlin, a march was held in support of Oleshky residents, calling for pressure on Russia, humanitarian access, and safe civilian evacuation.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is an important distinction between asking about intoxication because it may be relevant to the circumstances, and using intoxication to imply that the victim caused, invited or deserved the assault. The former can be legitimate investigation. The latter is victim blaming.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
Learn more.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Elon Musk is all over the Epstein Files. Here he is asking which night on Epstein’s island will be the wildest; another, where he’s weirdly fawning over Epstein, gushing over having recently been invited to the island. Epstein replies with a warning about the [male/female] ratio. Disgusting stuff.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think we all saw that coming
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The three most chilling words in the Cornell rape case texts. I have no words, except: there must be serious consequences. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Column | The three most chilling words in the Cornell rape case texts
Were these young men discussing a 7-Eleven or a young woman? It's both gobsmacking and banal.
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Carolyn Barthel ❌👑 @carolyncbarthel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hegseth details new initiatives in religious, partisan address to troops. Geez, I can just hear the hymn I grew up with: "Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus going on before...." THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE CRUSADES! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Netanyahu’s speech at UN spurs protests in New York City: ‘Let Gaza live’
Actor Susan Sarandon, whistleblower Chelsea Manning and comedian Caleb Hearon are detained by NYPD
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