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@cheesycats.bsky.social
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Cat lover, horse lover. Vote blue. Proud resident of Illinois. I had my pix in the NYT once. We are all organizers now.

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is outstanding. @markjacob.bsky.social was my editor for a long time, and you won’t find a better or smarter journalist. Credit to the NY Times for giving him a platform to tell them how badly they’re blowing things, but more credit to Mark for being a fearless voice for good journalism.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10/10/2026
You already do, bub. You already do.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Whether it’s Democrats giving students the day off for Martin Luther King Day or Texas Republicans reducing school to 4 days a week to finance more tax breaks, both parties have cut the number of school days.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is even a shirt store.thebulwark.com/products/sho...
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Woke Bill Kristol Tee
Sizing: XS (in): Chest 31–34S (in): Chest 34–37M (in): Chest 38–41L (in): Chest 42–45XL (in): Chest 46–49XXL (in): Chest 50–53
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I did bourbon and Xanax (bad I know) for the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections. It didn’t really help. Desperation drives me to keep trying
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Oriana González @oriana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
SCOOP: White House officials, led by Susie Wiles, have told DOJ to delay any abortion-related action until after the midterms Wiles suggested to Todd Blanche that an aggressive approach on abortion would be negative for the GOP in November @washingtonsun.com www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The world is going cellular and Trump is pushing rotary phone exports. This is how you lose the future.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There does not appear to be any coverage in any mainstream media
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Donald Trump continues to publicly support Pete Hegseth amid the Iran War debacle, but privately he is telling friends that when handing the world's largest military to an alcoholic cable news host, he should have picked someone from primetime.
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Dan Tully @dantully.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the @chicagotribune.com, I argue to repeal the 2001 #AUMF, reform the War Powers Resolution, and insert accountability into military funding. My proposed three steps would help restore our Constitution's checks and balances on war powers. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/21/o...
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Dan Tully: 2001’s Authorization for Use of Military Force is being treated like a forever law for forever wars
Congress can restore balance to our government’s war powers in three steps.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My daughter’s cat is named Luna. Lived in a barn for a year and now lives a life of spoiled luxury
Spoiled LunaBlack and white cat LunaSpoiled black and white cat Luna
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Seed Oil Drinkers Against Trump @superkatzbro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Graham Platner level scandal implicating Susan Collins. She needs to drop out of the race now.
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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hitler and other top Nazis inspect a scale model of a planned triumphal arch in Berlin, circa 1939.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great livestream! George, you are in your element!
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🙄🙄🙄🙄
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A major concern in the 2020 and 2024 elections was the possibility the president’s son’s foreign connections could corruptly influence US policy. Despite many investigations into Hunter Biden, no one found any impact on US policy or even appearance thereof. But there could’ve been. Just imagine!
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This post is everything
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It’s alarming how much influence Hasan Piker may potentially one day have in the Democratic Party. by Laura Loomer, Nick Fuentes, David Duke, Thomas Rousseau, James Fishback, and Alex Jones
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I got tix & am flying in from Chicago!
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The stove touching continues unabated
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
You aren’t picking someone to marry. You are taking the bus that will get you closest to your destination. I read that somewhere and it really encapsulated the argument for me!
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?” ― Carl Sagan
A black and white photograph of Carl Sagan speaking at a wooden lectern with a microphone, gesturing with one hand raised and open.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 09/09/2026
Arc De Capitulation - A cartoon by Nick Anderson @andertoon.bsky.social
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This story broke my heart
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Happy Warrior 🎙️🐝 @happywarriorbee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Do you know who is saying this nearly 10 years ago? Pete Buttigieg, when he was running to be the head of the DNC He spoke about this when he was running for president and people just rolled their eyes and said this guy Can we please elect somebody who’s knows what time it is?
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
All I ask is one mainstream story about Elon Musk funding Republicans foreground his actual, well documented beliefs.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 02/09/2026
The Department of Health and Human Services cited articles that were entirely made up. trib.al/myhNnO4
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Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy
The Department of Health and Human Services cited articles that were entirely made up.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Is he no longer.... aroused.... by ICE behavior?
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is Apple Maps. This is Apple bowing down to Donald Trump. This is what happens when oligarchs reveal themselves to be cowards in service to the almighty dollar over our democracy, sanity and the truth. Shame on Apple.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Completely insane
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
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The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/09/2026
Trump and his appointees continue to lie to Americans about science & public health, putting everyone at risk and sweeping the dirt under the rug. Join the fight for science & health in America by visiting the link in our bio to find ways you can #StandUpForScience!
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Jim’s story broke my heart
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Illinois is under siege.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 28/08/2026
“This is so ridiculous, it makes you sick,” said Don Neubacher, a former supervisor at Yosemite. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer (Gift Article)
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Looks like the label is on the Canada side of the border line. I’ll bet they put the ridiculous term on the US side
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Mr. Nick Beaudrot @nbeaudrot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oddly specific.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Doctors say that measles can kill young children. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and drives around with dead bear cubs in his car says they'll be fine as long as they eat enough beef tallow. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A great thread on why we need to fund science and medical research.
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is wonderful. Thank you!
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Looking for true own occupation disability insurance without a medical underwriting. Was advised on this at intern boot camp during M4 but everything I find requires med info. Any leads? For a PGY-1
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I don’t want human suffering but I’m reaching my internal JVL line of let the stove touching begin
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My county (in IL) just had a measles case at a high school. They are now remote learning for a bit to check vax status of other students. Just terrible
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I am so very very sorry for your loss
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Nearly two weeks after severe storms, thousands are still without power in Gary, Indiana - and they need relief. Please consider making a contribution to the Greater Gary Fund to support the ongoing disaster response: legacyfdn.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=5554
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
How can Jeffries be this out of touch? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting
Critics include Senator Chris van Hollen, ex-aide to Obama Tommy Vietor and ex-Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger
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cheesycats.bsky.social @cheesycats.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I didn’t do it either. Stay strong Canada 🇨🇦
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