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Educator for 40 yrs|reading specialist|Reader|lifelong learner|tennis player|someone who is dedicated to education and the sciences of reading

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TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Former NHL player, coach and longtime analyst Barry Melrose has died at 70.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Where's Mitch?
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Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW @WIRED.com: US district judge Rita Lin finds that the Pentagon engaged in unconstitutional retaliation against Anthropic when it designated the company a supply chain risk — Lin vacates the designation storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Order – #251 in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (N.D. Cal., 3:26-cv-01996) – CourtListener.com
Order
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/08/2026
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired.
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Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back. The report that Tyrin Johnson’s family shared with The Associated Press on Thursday contradicts accounts by law enforcement.
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Watching Federer vs Roddick on ESPN and I am already sick of their USOpen coverage. Ugh! #espn #federer #roddick
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The father of a U.S. sailor deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln for over nine months was detained by ICE on Saturday.
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Father of Sailor on USS Abraham Lincoln Arrested By ICE
He was reportedly living and working in Florida with a permit.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/08/2026
BREAKING: Bill Cassidy says he’s a YES on Todd Blanche, solidifying his legacy as the man who enabled RFK Jr. to wreak havoc on Americans’ health, and now the man who will let Blanche weaponize the DOJ like never before seen in history and cover up for Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
BREAKING: It's official. A D.C. judge just granted prosecutors' request to dismiss the felony charge against Davey Hearn, the former Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool.
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Charge against ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool case is dismissed
A D.C. judge granted prosecutors’ request to dismiss a felony charge against David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalizing the pool.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/06/2026
Mike Johnson suggest birthright citizens like US Men's National Team leading scorer Folarin Balogun are trying to "transplant Sharia Law" into the country
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/06/2026
NEW: Records obtained by ProPublica detail at least a dozen SpaceX investors with addresses in mainland China, Hong Kong or Russia who acquired stakes in SpaceX years ago through a middleman firm in the U.S. called Tomales Bay Capital.
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Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling
The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/05/2026
Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues. This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):
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She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life.
Tennessee law prohibits women from having abortions in nearly all circumstances. But once the babies are here, the state provides little help. We followed one family as they struggled to make it.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In the 24 hours since the Supreme Court's majority ruled to demolish the Voting Rights Act's remaining protections, Louisiana and Tennessee have already signaled that they'll redraw their congressional maps with the clear effect of shutting Black voters out.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
For my generation, the 1965 Voting Rights Act wasn't just a law but a statement that we were never again going backwards on race. I saw Black political power thrive in the '80s, and never thought I'd live to see the VRA get crushed What do we do now? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/supr...
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SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wakeup call from a dream | Will Bunch
Boomers growing up in am era of rising Black political power thought America had changed for good. What went wrong?
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Shades of teams from the past.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
McGowan: You're saying 46 Americans died, so we should attack this country. Here at home, 68,000 Americans die a year because they don't have health insurance. So, if we're going to spend billions of dollars on something…
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Following to see what @Netflix does regarding Susan Rice. Their decision may help ppl save money.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2026
Katyal: "I was able to go to court - the son of immigrants-- & say on behalf of small businesses, 'Hey, this president is acting illegally.' I was able to present my case, have them ask really hard questions, & at the end of it they voted & we won. That is something extraordinary about this country"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/02/2026
Neal Katyal: "In America, the chief justice said only Congress can impose taxes on the American people, and that's what tariffs are. Tariffs are taxes."
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"Trump is a raging ball of racist, power-hungry id. He means what he says, he says what he means, no matter how ludicrous, monstrous, or completely untethered from reality. So, yes, Americans should be very, very concerned about his expressed desire to “nationalize” elections." - Today's First Draft
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🚨 Trump: ‘Republicans Should Run Elections’
The US president all but calls to end American democracy, Kristi Noem caves while on thin ICE, and the Epstein files pit Bari Weiss against her newsroom?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Every sentence a lie
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”
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The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset ...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Now AG Pam Bondi is using ICE as leverage to extort MN Gov Tim Walz. This is Trump’s tried and true formula: inflict pain and then demand payment to make it stop. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Read Bondi’s Letter to Minnesota’s Governor
Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Saturday that blamed him and other Democratic officials for allowing “lawlessness” in the state. It was not immediately clear ...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/01/2026
Minnesota protester has an emotional response after latest shooting: "I'm 70-years-old and I'm fucking angry"
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Just finished Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor of Gladness. Beautiful work and story. Highly recommend. It is now my fav of Vuong’s. Thank you for the work. #oceanvuong #worksoffiction #lit
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/11/2025
An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems. The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
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Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 06/10/2025
Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Is Just Another Form of Abuse for Domestic Violence Victims | As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff & turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death, reports @patlamarche.bsky.social.
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Pennsylvania Budget Impasse Is Just Another Form of Abuse for Domestic Violence Victims - Bucks County Beacon
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher. Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.
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Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Philadelphia Area Friends -- Come join us and please help spread the word! An Activation of Hope -- Fighting Book Bans and Censorship Next Tuesday evening October 7, @ellenoh.bsky.social and I will be at the Chestnut Hill Library for a special Banned Books Week program. Books save lives.
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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
This might be the wildest educational leadership story I have read in a while.
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ICE arrests leader of Iowa's largest school district, says he was living and working in US illegally
Federal immigration agents have arrested the leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators. U.S.
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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America … As we close the Dept of Education and provide funding to states, we're going to make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A 21 year old Black Man was founding hanging from a tree in MS and local law enforcement doesn’t seem to give a shit. Does the name Emmitt still ring any bells? Black people DO NOT hang themselves from trees, even if they have suicidal ideation. We know the trauma that causes other Black people
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Yes, release the Epstein files!!!
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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
“The Atlantic” Announces That Every U.S. High School Get Get Free Subscription For All Students & Staff larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/09/16/t...
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“The Atlantic” Announces That Every U.S. High School Get Get Free Subscription For All Students & Staff
The Atlantic sometimes publishes some weird articles, but most of what do is pretty good. They just announced that all high schools can get free digital subscriptions: Starting today, The At…
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Jeff Hiller!!!!!!! Congratulations. #emmys
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WIRED @wired.com · 12/09/2025
NEW: Authorities have named Tyler Robinson as a suspect in the murder of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, citing Discord messages as evidence of his alleged role.
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Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as 22-Year-Old Utah Man
Authorities have named Tyler Robinson as a suspect in the murder of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, citing Discord messages as evidence of his alleged role.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/09/2025
Gov. Spencer Cox: "There is a tremendous amount of disinformation…Our adversaries want violence. We have bots from Russia, China, all over the world that are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence. I would encourage you to ignore those."
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Folks, share this instead of the inflammatory WSJ report that didn't list the important facts in the headlines.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported. Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad. We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee no-cost child care for all families, regardless of income, when the program launches Nov. 1.
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New Mexico becomes first state to offer no-cost child care to every family
New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee no-cost child care for all families, regardless of income, when the program launches Nov. 1.
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Someone actually pushing back. Don’t see that very often.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
WAPO, Page One: “It’s the toughest time in years to be searching for work in America.” @washingtonpost.com
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
New: I wrote for Rolling Stone about the "rapid deployment units" Trump has ordered Hegseth to have at the ready. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump's Most Dangerous Executive Order
Trump has always wanted his own muscle he can deploy to silence critics and intimidate his enemies. His new executive order could create just that.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 07/09/2025
Since the U.S. struck a boat in int’l waters, top officials suggest they’re above the law, as long as they are doing Trump’s bidding. Ben Rhodes says this is "the war on terror and the multi-decade failed war on drugs merged together with Trump’s authoritarian militaristic impulses. And it’s scary.”
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Ben Rhodes: War on Terror, Failed War on Drugs, Trump’s Authoritarian Militaristic Impulses Are Merging
Just days after the U.S. military struck an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean, some of the highest-ranking officials in the American government have signaled they believe they are above the law, so long as whatever they are doing is in service of the wishes of Donald Trump. Former Deputy National Security Advisor to Pres. Obama and Co-Host of ‘Pod Save The World,’ Ben Rhodes, says “We are seeing the language of the war on terror and the multi-decade failed war on drugs merged together with Trump’s authoritarian militaristic impulses, and it’s scary, and it should scare people.”
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
And I am sure they will abide. Booooo
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Chris @chrisp16.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Thank you Cliff Drysdale. You and Fred Stolle were my favorite tennis announcers. #usopen #espntennis
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