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Concerned citizen. Climate change. Public health. Democracy. Ukraine. Education.

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 3h
“…at this point, how much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined U.S. national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him as he does it?” Thank you, HCR. Read here: buff.ly/SanJWxN
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 10, 2026
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 3h
Is he gonna cry?
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 3h
Remember Renee Good and Alex Pretti and vote accordingly.
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That was painful.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 5h
it’s official: 2026 has now tied 2022 for the most days ever with the national average price of gasoline above $4/gal. 157 days and counting. one more and it’s a new record
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 13h
youtube.com/watch?v=-i6l...
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How Much Longer?
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
propublica.org
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22h
James Talarico was absent from the campaign trail for five days due to a bout of the flu. For Elon Musk's Twitter, this was two weeks. Because Elon is capable of manipulating time and space at his whim and there are plenty of Twitter subscribers stupid enough to believe him.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 23h
MAGA, MAGA.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
$265 BILLION 💸 Economist Mark Zandi breaks down the Trump war tax on Americans x.com/markzandi/st...
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Lawless president violates court order. Just say it like that. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Trump blew past deadline to halt running taxpayer-funded campaign-style ads
A coalition of nonprofits had sued, calling the ads “propaganda.” The president has said campaign funds would be used to pay for the commercials going forward.
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 18h
I thought they were supposed to be smart.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20h
Trump just threw a massive lifeline to Vladimir Putin. And to do it, he’s breaking the law. Back in 2022, Congress banned Russian energy imports. I voted for it. The law says the president has to consult Congress before he changes anything. He didn’t. Illegal. Deadly. Disgraceful. Link below!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23h
Here's the explanation Elon's robot gave when someone asked why Katie deleted the tweet (validating, btw, that she did post it). 😎
Grok

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Katie Miller deleted the "Promise made, promise kept" post after it circulated, switching to neutral praise for HSI agents. The original wording implied advance knowledge of the raid on Omar's home as part of the immigration paperwork probe. Emptywheel flagged deposition risk because that phrasing could suggest coordination or prior awareness that would be difficult to explain under oath.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 21h
Pennsylvania reports its 6th measles death, in a Franklin County resident The 39-year-old woman had underlying health conditions, including a previous measles infection. Read more: bit.ly/4zy3w9a 📷: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Russia attacks a Ukrainian powerplant, violating the energy ceasefire. Trump responds by threatening to cut Ukraine’s arms, not Russia. Ukraine says it’s ready to stop hitting refineries. Russia signals it isn’t. draw your own conclusions.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
gas prices see tiny 0.4c/gal weekly drop, diesel down 6c/gal, Trump pulling every possible lever to put downward pressure on fuel prices, but a President has little control over global economics- markets skeptical. and why are we trying to buy Russian diesel? we're exporters.
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They can wrap themselves in the flag all they want but it won’t change that they are the opposite of patriotic.
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Glitter is forever.
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Molly Roberts @mollyroberts.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
"You know why I'm furious right now? I was hearing from everybody on plaintiffs' side that this was going to happen and I said repeatedly, no, I trust the government. I trusted you all not to do precisely what you have done."
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Also it’s time for the news to stop treating this administration’s racist war against Somalis as “Trump being Trump.” They targeted Minneapolis because they hate an ethnic group here, and now they’re targeting the most prominent political figure in that group with thinly rationalized state violence.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
DHS stormed into Minneapolis in pursuit of Miller’s ethnic cleansing project, was pushed out in humiliation after inflicting massive suffering, and ever since has tried to fix that ego injury by targeting us rhetorically and legally. Now they’re trying to strip the citizenship of our representative.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
* KING KHALED INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN RIYADH TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL OCT 17 -- NOTAM @reuters.com
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Keep your eye on this: one week later and Russia has still failed to answer the most basic questions about the research scientist at a biological weapons laboratory who died following the release of the plague virus. This does not bode well.
apnews.com
Mystery surrounds young worker's death at Russia lab studying severe diseases
The World Health Organization says it still doesn't know what caused the death of a young worker at a Russian lab focused on plague and other illnesses.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now members of Congress are being denied the ability to see the damage at these bases because there's a coverup underway. There's a coverup underway to try to hide the cost of this war and the debacle it has caused in the region."
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🧵US Weekly COVID update: Oct 12, 2026 🔸1 in 65 Actively Infectious 🔸759,000 Daily Infections 🔸5,400,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸137,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸270,000 to 1,080,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,300 to 2,300 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com
Alt text: US COVID-19 heat map dated 12 October 2026, based on CDC wastewater data, last updated 3 October.
•	Colour scale: Very Low (light blue), Low (green), Moderate (orange), High (red), Very High (purple).
•	Estimated infection prevalence: Very Low below 0.9%; Low 1.2%; Moderate 2.0%; High 2.9%; Very High above 3.5%.
•	At least 39 states and territories reportedly have COVID outbreaks.
•	Very high levels dominate much of the West, Southwest, Texas, Florida and Alaska.
•	High and moderate levels appear across parts of the Southeast, Northeast and Mountain West.
•	Many central and northern counties show low or very low levels.
•	CDC retroactive data corrections suggest an apparent secondary peak.
•	Poor wastewater monitoring may mean additional outbreaks are being missed.
Alt text: US National COVID-19 Estimates, 12 October 2026, from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model, pmc19.com.
Infections:
•	1 in 65 Americans (1.5%) currently infectious.
•	759,000 new infections daily.
•	5.4 million infections in the past week.
•	137 million infections estimated in 2026.
•	Average cumulative infections per person: 5.57.
Estimated Long COVID cases:
•	From daily infections: 38,000–152,000.
•	From weekly infections: 270,000–1,080,000.
Estimated excess deaths:
•	From daily infections: 180–330.
•	From weekly infections: 1,300–2,300.
Figures are modelled estimates, not confirmed case counts.
US COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates, 12 October 2026, from the PMC model. Table covers 25 states and territories, showing wastewater levels, estimated active infections and exposure risks.
•	Highest: Florida and Hawaii, 1 in 15 infectious (6.7%).
•	Connecticut: 1 in 20 (5.0%).
•	California: 1 in 23 (4.3%).
•	Guam: 1 in 23 (4.3%).
•	Massachusetts: 1 in 26 (3.8%).
•	Maryland: 1 in 30 (3.4%).
•	Louisiana: 1 in 38 (2.6%).
•	Georgia: 1 in 41 (2.4%).
•	Lowest: Minnesota, 1 in 222 (0.5%).
•	Other states range from 0.7% to 2.1%.
•	In Florida and Hawaii, estimated chance of someone being infectious exceeds 99% in a room of 100 people.
•	Notes: CDC revised wastewater categories downward in August 2026. Some states have limited reporting. Data last updated 3 October.
Figures are modelled estimates.
US COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates, 12 October 2026, from the PMC model. Table covers 25 states and territories, showing wastewater levels, estimated active infections and exposure risks.
- Highest: Texas, 1 in 19 infectious (5.2%).
- Puerto Rico: 1 in 21 (4.8%).
- Washington: 1 in 21 (4.7%).
- New Mexico: 1 in 23 (4.4%).
- Nevada: 1 in 28 (3.6%).
- Oregon: 1 in 30 (3.3%).
- Montana: 1 in 32 (3.1%).
- South Carolina: 1 in 36 (2.8%).
- Virginia: 1 in 40 (2.5%).
- Lowest: Nebraska, North Dakota and Oklahoma, 0.5%.
- In Texas, Puerto Rico and Washington, estimated exposure risk exceeds 99% in rooms of 100 people.
- CDC revised wastewater categories downward in August 2026. Some areas have limited reporting. Data updated 3 October.
Figures are modelled estimates.
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And he’s against Freedom of Religion too, I guess.
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chrismba.bsky.social @chrismba.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Or integrity.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
October 10, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 10, 2026 (Saturday)
So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thank you, America! Money from diesel will help me kill even more Ukrainian children.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Polio
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
With Pennsylvania leading the way, US measles cases top 4,000 The US now has 4,080 confirmed cases, more than a quarter of which are in hard-hit Pennsylvania. Read more: bit.ly/4j9wya7
Measles rash on arm
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Tammy E 🦋 @butterflyhg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
300k tons of diesel is 2.2 million barrels of diesel. The US uses about 4 million barrels a day. The world uses 29 million barrels a day.
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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 09/10/2026
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
The marquee at Cedar Culture Center with the message "We love our Somali neighbors" written out.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes.
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𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 @cmhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Public viewing of executions is such a Nazi thing. It is what dictators or inquisitions do, not democracies.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy." Thurgood Marshall
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Ivan the K ™ @ivanthek.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If you think Trump is still in control of this mess, please see me after class.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky: It would cost the U.S. nothing, absolutely nothing, to help Ukraine. And I said openly: Help us defend our skies and dominate them. And then Putin will sit down at the negotiating table. Why? Because he will lose everything. Three months, two months — he will lose everything.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 09/10/2026
Pete Hegseth is treating death and cruelty as entertainment. The news of a livestreamed execution for the Fort Hood murderer is beneath our military. I have no sympathy for Nidal Hasan, he massacred 13 innocent people in '09, but justice is solemn, it shouldn't be a spectacle. Link below ⬇️
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
LIVE STREAMING OF A MILITARY FIRING SQUAD EXECUTION? I don’t care who they’re shooting, or why, the very nature of this execution is uncivilised, barbaric and entirely foreign to the values and ethics of a modern democratic nation - or they should be. The use of the firing squad is drama,
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
more. It’s to impress upon the audience that things have changed and that this Trump regime is willing to go the extra step to enforce its will, as they do with ICE. Executing civilians in public is now the norm, executing the military no matter how awful their crimes, extends the hand of death to
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Remarkable. 🚀 @elerianm.bsky.social @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Is COVID why everyone's getting sick? YES!
A screenshot of a social media post by Daily Mail (@DailyMail) with a verified blue checkmark, dated 1:24 AM · Oct 6, 2026, with 122.1K Views.
The post text reads: "Is Covid why everyone's getting sick? Cases of virus have doubled in a month and hospitalisations up five-fold - amid spread of new XFG variant".
Below the text is a linked article preview image featuring a healthcare worker with blonde hair wearing a blue uniform, blue medical gloves, and adjusting a light blue surgical face mask. A black caption box overlaid at the bottom of the image mirrors the headline: "Is Covid why everyone's sick? Cases of virus have doubled in a month". The source link below the image reads "From dailymail.com".
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is fascinating.
apple.news
Eye Cells May Have Been Rejuvenated for the First Time in People — TIME
Three people have received an innovative treatment designed to rejuvenate vision cells. In a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, researchers from Life Bioscien...
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