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Cheryl M

@cherylm56588591.bsky.social
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Voracious reader, constantly curious, fascinated by the natural world and entranced by all things volcano. Lover of 80s music and Celtic French rap group Manau. No DMs

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 29m
above all these weirdo conspiratorialists are totally incompetent
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5h
Vote early and in person, folks. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Otherwise get it into the mail at the earliest possible date. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?
Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 5h
Sometimes you just need a basket full of baby otters to make your day complete. Oh, look what I found! You can thank me later...
Short description: Four fluffy baby otters, including one named Steve, peek out of a woven wicker basket as a human hand gently steadies them.  
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
It’s really remarkable to me that 10 years into this people feel compelled to “clarify” Trump’s homicidal and often genocidal fantasies. It is deranged for the president to daydream about American cities in states he hates getting blown up. Full stop.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just a friendly reminder that your desire to have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder is valid. Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 20h
This tree is very tall, very old and has clearly Seen Some Things. Also possibly Done Some Things #SpookyNature 🌿
A black and white photo of a big bare tree on a foggy day. It has irregularly shaped and angled branches and is much larger than the trees around it. It looks like it could be some kind of forest spirit.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey, here's a random thought: maybe all of us who are Democrats and progressives should pause attacks on each other for the next three weeks and focus on beating Republicans. I promise our arguments will be so much more interesting in January after a blue tsunami.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’m loving the “well akshually he didn’t REALLY mean let Iran take out Los Angeles and San Diego” excuses today. Cool. Explain the assholes in the crowd who thought it was fucking hilarious. Deplorables wasn’t strong enough.
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 06/10/2026
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Agar86 @agarv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s just the start. All this fuckers will be coming out of the woodwork in 2 minutes as the ship sinks. I say, fuck each and every one of them. I hope they never have another moments peace. Sorry, I’ve just got a lot of pent up anger about all the shit political stuff over the last 2 yrs
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh, spare me the bullshit redemption tour. Everyone knew what this was going to be. “Thom Tillis calls his vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth his “biggest regret” and says Hegseth should resign.” apnews.com/article/thom...
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Republican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new book
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.”
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House Democrats @housedemocrats.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unemployment is up, hiring is down and wages are stagnant. Trump's economy is a total failure.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 05/10/2026
When Trump tried to bully Tom Cotton into submission by giving out his cell number, he offered timely evidence of a broader problem: Nearly six years into his presidency, this guy still has no idea how to work with Congress or advance legislative priorities. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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With offensive against Tom Cotton, Trump picks the wrong fight at the wrong time
Eleven years into his political career, and nearly six years into his presidency, Trump still has no idea how to work with Congress.
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I continue to be fucking flabbergasted at the media reporting Dennis Hastert had a "fall from grace," which is a weird way to say he was caught paying hush money to cover up sexually abusing teenage boys.
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 04/10/2026
Here he is playing with toys for maybe the first time in his life!
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert died this morning. For 16 years, while he was a coach and government teacher at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Illinois, Hastert sexually abused at least four boys (and likely more). (thread)
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026
There are GOP politicians who are not pedophiles or personally massively corrupt, but all of them are in submissive thrall to a president who *is* a corrupt pedophile, and who has, by virtue of his position, made the party into his own image. It now protects and valorizes immorality and corruption.
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PencilSketchy @brainspore.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
UNION STRONG 💪
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 05/10/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "it's okay, thinking isn't for everybody"
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
He's so persuasive...
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Immune amnesia resulting from measles is often overlooked. “People get measles, and then afterwards they will have recurrent ear infections or pneumonia, but they don’t tie it back to measles. They think, ‘Oh, this is just bad luck that I happen to have this ear infection or that I got pneumonia.’”
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Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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stuartpstevens.bsky.social @stuartpstevens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
By ushering in this idiot, Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has done more to destroy the US Military than any Senator in modern history. It is his legacy.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 01/10/2026
Days after marking 25 years since 9/11, Trump is handing over prime U.S. military technology to the regime that financed the biggest terrorist attack in American history.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me: "It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Men Explain Rape to Me.
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 30/09/2026
I have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread)
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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 30/09/2026
It’s been another expensive kitten season and I know we are all struggling, but if you have even a few extra bucks to help us save our girl, please send them our way. linktr.ee/crits4cats
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Crits For Cats, Inc Cat Rescue Official: TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook, Twitch, Threads | Linktree
A small cat rescue in Eastern Maryland focused on TNR, Fostering, & Adoption
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pouring out a cold beer tonight for all the generals and admirals who were once again forced to sit through another lecture on manliness from No Tab Pete.
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 30/09/2026
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love it!! 🤣😂🤣
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rescanous.bsky.social @rescanous.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Their hand cut fries are a wonder of creation! I started eating there as a student at the University of Washington while out on bike rides. Their prices fit a student budget and the fast food was a quantum leap above other options. 🧵
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thegladerunner.bsky.social @thegladerunner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Five years ago, when a Seattle burger chain raised employee wages & benefits the Reicht wing lost their minds, screaming the result would be $20 burgers & the company would end in bankruptcy. Today, the chain is even more popular than ever. Never let them try to tell you a living wage can’t work.
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Congressman Gabe Amo @amo.house.gov · 29/09/2026
Trump is spending $1,800,000,000 on a ballroom and his vanity projects. Instead, that money could pay for: 🍎607,000,000 school lunches 💡12,000,000 electric bills for a month 🩺88,000 Veterans medical expenses this year 🥪429,500 Americans’ SNAP benefits for a year Priorities.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finally....
Short description: A young boy in a blue tank top mischievously clutches Steve the otter outdoors, as if proud of his unexpected prize.  
Text in image: “When you finally manage to steal an otter of your very own…”
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 28/09/2026
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 28/09/2026
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whatever you're doing right now. Stop, breath, and look into this otter face.
A close-up photograph of Steve the otter peering curiously from among grass and dry twigs.  
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Visual scene: A close-up photo of Steve the otter standing in shallow water with wet fur, looking straight at the camera in a meme style.

Baked-in text (all caps):
“DON’T WORRY ABOUT YOUR MICROWAVE COLLECTING DATA AND THE TV SPYING ON YOU”

“THE VACUUM CLEANER HAS BEEN GATHERING DIRT ON YOU FOR YEARS”

Small signature in the bottom right corner: “Soft Otter News”
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 27/09/2026
A painting of a bird beside the text "nobody's gonna look back fondly at this shit"
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026
Cat Internally Debates Whether Or Not To Rip Head Off Smaller Creature It Just Met theonion.com/cat-internally-debates…
Cat Internally Debates Whether Or Not To Rip Head Off Smaller Creature It Just Met
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Possum Every Hour @possumeveryhour.io · 26/09/2026
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teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social @teamhamiltonhq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meischa was Roger Marshall's patient. This is her story.
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Kathy Love @kathylove.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anne Louise writes quite wonderfully and her pieces are a beautiful antidote to the unfocused negativity that pervades so much of public debate. Entertaining, amusing, moving, intriguing, she is always refreshing. Do enjoy her work and sponsor her if you possible can.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026
“I remember seeing him on TV and thinking, ‘No, that can’t be Kash,’ but sure enough, there he was, addressing the nation about a missing person case.” — Daisy, local golden retriever
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Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
WASHINGTON—Reflecting on the past fling and remarking how time had flown by, local golden retriever Daisy told reporters Thursday that she could not believe the guy she hooked up with 10 years ago was...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-w…
Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit
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Cheryl M @cherylm56588591.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is SCOTUS tired of winning Trump’s attention yet?
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