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"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Glad about the result, but I don’t think it speaks well of us as a country that after two years of human rights violations, war crimes, naked gangster corruption, and contempt for the Constitution, he’s finally unpopular because gas got expensive.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
really sad to see colleges are still protecting rapists. kudos to the students exposing Cornell's institutional betrayal.
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
chat is this good?
all construction dropping massively.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#MahmoudDarwish
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wut?!
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m demanding answers from DHS and ICE about today's shooting in Austin. They must preserve every piece of evidence, release the body cam footage, suspend the agent, and brief Congress. ICE has lied before. We deserve the truth.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The waves don’t make just one sound at Rialto Beach. They crash, hiss, rumble and retreat across layers of sand, gravel and cobblestone, with each surface adding something different to the performance..." #ecoacoustics #beachmusic www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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Why soundscape experts are obsessed with this Olympic National Park beach
Rialto Beach's waves create a natural symphony along the coast.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
* VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS STATE IS BANNING NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS, REQUIRING STRICTER PERMITTING AND CLEAN ENERGY MANDATES FOR THE SERVER WAREHOUSES @reuters.com
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hands Off the Arts invites you to join Hands Around the Kennedy Center on Friday, September 18 at 6:30 p.m. More info: dub.sh/HandsAroundKenCen
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In memory of #AnnieDillard. RIP. "Dillard opens our eyes to the world and to new ways of articulating what we see. More exactly, she alerts us to the possibility of being free of formal conventions that constrain in the guise of enabling... "
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Sure Jan Funny Face
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WHRO Public Media @whropublicmedia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This weekend, the Suffolk Public Library’s newly opened Downtown branch will host Shelf Bound Sound, the annual after-hours, all-ages music festival. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3pum24by
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Woodsy Owl was introduced #OTD in 1971. The nation's anti-pollution mascot was created during a wave of Nixon-era legislation protecting the environment — moves that would be dismissed as "woke" by the current administration. #EPA
A 1976 Woodsy Owl poster from the U.S. Forest Service.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is essentially how he wants to run the country and the world: make it entirely his or put an end to it. And of course making anything his also always means putting an end to it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...
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Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order
The announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building.
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COVA Coalition: progressive women in Hampton Roads, VA @covacoalition.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Last week, #HamptonRoads residents shared their stories about struggles with high electric bills & their concerns about the #Dominion merger at Lt. Gov. Hashmi's town hall. Virginians already pay too much for power. This merger could make it worse. TAKE ACTION with tools from stopnextera.com.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Put yourself in the mindset that I'm going to build this 3 times..." Yes. And often each iteration/"building" will take 3 times as long as you think it will.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel. "Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said. Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
Robert Kraft to Establish a Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, BDS, Delegitimization of Israel
Jun 20, 2019 at 03:25 PM
June 20, 2019, Jerusalem - Tonight, the Laureate of the 2019 Genesis Prize Robert Kraft was honored at a gala ceremony in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets bestowed the award on Kraft in front of an audience of 600 Israeli and international dignitaries.
The $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed "the Jewish Nobel" by Time Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. Previous honorees include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; actor, producer and peace activist Michael Douglas; and "Fiddler to the world" maestro Itzhak Perlman.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "I am delighted to welcome Robert Kraft to the august family of Genesis Prize Laureates. This prestigious award honors Robert's generous lifelong philanthropy, his commitment to the Jewish people, and his love for Israel. It also recognizes his principled stand against anti-Semitism and efforts by our enemies to undermine the State of Israel through BDS and other similar campaigns. Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft."
Kraft previously announced he would forgo the $1 million monetary award so that the funds could be granted to initiatives combating anti-Semitism, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and other efforts to delegitimize Israel. This is in line with the tradition established by previous Genesis Prize Laureates, who have "re-gifted" their awards to philanthropic causes they support.
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Institute for War and Peace Reporting - IWPR @iwpr.net · 15/09/2026
In the latest update, read about how Sudan’s gold rush is fuelling war, damaging the environment and destroying communities. #Sudan #gold #environment #health
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Andy King @2primates.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Scottish Nationalist Party has existed since 1934, Plaid Cymru since 1925 & Sinn Féin since 1905, all with the explicit aim of independence from the UK. You can agree or disagree with their aims, but you can’t say those aims are new, or that them agreeing on a common cause is surprising.
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WHRO Public Media @whropublicmedia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Self-published, handmade booklets known as zines will take center stage this Saturday at the Chrysler Museum of Art during the Norfolk Zine Fest. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2u3mdd8y
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Enough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
For the past two years I've been tracking every bill proposed in state legislatures across the country to figure out what Republican plans for the future are. The answer, based on these 1,182 bills, is that they want to repeal the 20th Century heartlandsignal.com/2026/09/09/b...
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Proof from the states: the right wing attempt to repeal the 20th century – Heartland Signal
Republicans are in Dallas this week making the case that the other side is the extreme one. We read the legislation they introduced in all 50 states and built a searchable record of what we found: 1,1...
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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Why shouldn't a wild animal also be honored? In 2012, the mountain lion P-22 managed to cross Los Angeles and freeways to enter Griffith Park. He survived a decade before being euthanized, too injured & ill to be saved. In between, he raised awareness of what our cities and freeways are doing...
A photo by National Park Service of P-22 in a remote camera image in Griffith Park in 2014. 

(Photo courtesy of the National Park Service and the New York Times.)
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I cannot with #HamptonRoads drivers today. I would stop driving if I could. --A woman driving the wrong way down a clearly marked one way street. --A driver sitting through an entire green arrow/green light cycle. --A man failing to understand that, on a freeway onramp, you accelerate. Why?!
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Toonces Cat Driving
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A congenital liar, utterly incapable of uttering a solitary truth about himself or the world around him, is seeking to rearrange our national experience so lies are given the same weight and authority as reality. And we are to simply endure this Orwellian hell as if any society can so survive.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The richest 10% produce roughly half of lifestyle consumption emissions. Climate action that ignores inequality is incomplete. Fair transition means the biggest polluters cut the most, and the most vulnerable are protected first. Justice is not optional. #ClimateJustice #JustTransition
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/09/2026
worth tying this into the political economy of the slave south as well. from roughly the 1820s onwards, slavery became enormously lucrative in ways that had never been seen before. slave traders became millionaires. large planters had tremendous purchasing power. just huge amounts of wealth.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
the best way I can think of to explain Fayetteville is imagine if Dukes of Hazzard took place on Deep Space 9
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Decomposing Dame (Diandra Mae) @diandramae.com · 08/09/2026
If y’all weren’t aware, Hawaii is getting hit by Hurricane Lowell (🌀 CAT 3 💔) right now. We know FEMA is currently non-existent, so keep an eye out for mutual aid links in the coming days.
A radar showing a massive hurricane bearing down on the Hawaiian islands.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Most American have zero interest in the US government treating one of our most important historical allies and trading partners like this. But the worst among us is running the country, thanks to the worst and most irresponsible voters among us.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Syrian immigrant Abe Doumar invented the ice cream cone. Doumar's Cones and BBQ in Norfolk, VA, USA still makes waffle cones with his 1905 machine.
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Charles Jensen @charlesjensen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m so proud of my incredible colleagues at @penamerica.bsky.social for compiling this report on efforts to turn libraries into political battlegrounds. pen.org/report/out-o...
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Out of Circulation
Attacks on public libraries have been worsening in recent years, threatening freedoms that form the bedrock of American society.
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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“I write so much because my cat sits on my lap. She purrs so I don’t want to get up. She’s so much more calming than my husband.” ~ @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In gratitude. 🙏
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.
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Narrative @narrativemag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“The survival of poetry, in fact the survival of humans and their world, depends upon the cultivation of better language.” —excerpt from Wendell Berry’s “A Matter of Necessity” Today we honor the life and legacy of Wendell Berry. www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/stori...
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Laurie Field @laurie-field.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Reminder folks The Heritage Foundation is running our country and letting baby Donny do what he wants as a distraction. www.project2025.observer/en?fbclid=Iw...
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Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
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God @thegodshow.com · 31/08/2026
The governor of Florida and his wife stole ten million dollars from a charity, but CNN would rather spend another week on blatant Islamophobic character assassination of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, because they work for MAGA billionaires.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
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Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED.
Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED.
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Underneath is a screenshot of a video showing two Haitian men in chains being led to the aircraft. I didn’t post the video, but it’s vile.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#HamptonRoads #poetry
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Just expel him, Canada.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The WSJ wants us to stop selfishly drinking water so there will be more for the machines.
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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Yayoi Kusama She made the heavens swirl.
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She made the heavens swirl. Yayoi Kusama

She made the heavens swirl. Yayoi Kusama

She made the heavens swirl. Yayoi Kusama

She made the heavens swirl.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
GLACIAL. COLLAPSE. Good God.
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Toss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
Instagram post from the official Muppets account: Few humans have earned the title of honorary Muppet more than the legendary Tim Curry. As a performer he was unparalleled - witty, charming, unnerving, and deeply funny. We will always consider it one of our greatest treasures to have been part of Long John Silver’s crew. Thank you for everything, Tim.
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
An extraordinary talent. An extraordinary soul. Thank you, Dolly, for the music, the inspiration, and your kindness and generosity. "We can't just hope for a brighter day. We have to work for a brighter day." RIP. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
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Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80 after cancer diagnosis
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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cattrax.bsky.social @cattrax.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For some time I've been feeling like the US has been sliding into a North American version of the USSR. In @mazmhussain.bsky.social 's recent essay, "Homo-Americanus," he explores just that. Recommended--and sobering--reading. mazmhussain.substack.com/p/homo-ameri...
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Homo-Americanus?
Reflections on the late Soviet subject and its distant relatives
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