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Crystal Resists

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Democrat in Colorado Introvert Fight fascism each day, in any way that you can! I read everything, I repost a lot. #ExPostie Please don't put me on follow-back lists, I prefer to vet one at a time on my own, (not 50+ people all at once) ty

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h
Trump says data centers will make the US “very, very happy.” Nationwide, communities are fighting them over water, power bills, pollution and more—as he dismantles barriers to their expansion while his own family has deep financial ties to the industry.
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The AI Land Rush: Who Gets Rich While Data Centres Drain US Water, Power and Land
Donald Trump says data centres will make communities “very, very happy.” But a $700B+ spending boom is colliding with dry wells, rising power bills, unpermitted gas turbines and secret deals. Records ...
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that he is directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference, but the CISA agency in charge of this has been gutted. Here's what it all means: shero.substack.com/p/hegseth-pr...
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Hegseth Pretends to Care About Election Integrity after Gutting CISA
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memo on Monday directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump's new student loans rule sets new standards for federal student loan eligibility: namely, by denying loans to students pursuing degrees that lead to careers that “don’t make enough money,” with programs for art, music and social work being “hit the hardest.” www.rawstory.com/trump-educat...
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'I'm speechless, my God!' Dismay as Trump admin rolls out 'worthy' student rule
The Trump administration issued updated guidance on the rollout of a new rule that could shape the future of higher education in the United States — leaving critics dismayed about the potential ramifi...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/09/2026
We posted a few days ago about the death and state of emergency associated with dengue in Florida. We thought we’d also take a minute to expand on what dengue is and how it spreads.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 27/09/2026
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
 Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
washingtonpost.com
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lmaooo💤💤💤
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.eatingwell.com/meat-recall-... It's your daily recall alert Kennedy gutted the food inspectors so people would get sick, intentionally.
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Over 160,000 Pounds of Meat Recalled Nationwide
The USDA issued a recall on over 160,000 pounds of beef, pork and goat products for lack of federal inspection. Here’s what you need to know.
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Congresswoman Lori Trahan @trahan.house.gov · 27/09/2026
Heating your home in the winter shouldn’t be a luxury. But families are about to be forced to make an impossible choice: heat their home or cut back on groceries. (1/2)
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As fall hits, Mass. home heating oil prices jump nearly 75% from a year ago
Massachusetts homeowners who rely on heating oil could be in for a costly winter. New state data shows prices have climbed sharply over the past year, with the average cost now topping $6 per gallon a...
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It was clear from the beginning that the situation on the USS Lincoln needed to be taken seriously. Instead of being honest about it and supporting our servicemembers, Trump and Hegseth denied and minimized what was happening. Failed leadership.
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 27/09/2026
NEW: GOP Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins says he's "fine" with sending federal troops to the polls, and idea floated often by Trump officials. Problem with that is this is illegal and a form of voter intimidation.
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‘Fine with me’: GOP Senate candidate Mike Collins backs federal troops at polls
Rep. Mike Collins (R), the GOP candidate for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, said he was “fine” with sending federal troops to the polls, though this is illegal.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While regular families count every dollar at the grocery store, billionaires are paying lower tax rates than the people ringing them up. Politicians made that choice. They work for the wealthy instead of you. I want to change who Washington works for.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The latest AAA gas price map shows a particularly bleak picture in the battleground states of Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Alaska
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Crystal Resists @crystalresists.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unbelievable!!! But absolutely true. 🤬
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BJ Weinman @bjweinman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘That is very concerning’: Trump admin says it might release voter eligibility lists before midterms www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
‘That is very concerning’: Trump admin says it might release voter eligibility lists before midterms
A judge appeared skeptical and alarmed by the Trump administration's plan to release voter eligibility lists for all 50 states.
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Team Phil @philforcolorado.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Happy Public Lands Day! Colorado's outdoors are our treasures and I am so glad to be in Grand County today celebrating our beautiful public lands. I will always fight to protect and defend our public lands and make sure our future generations can enjoy them. #Philforgovernor
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...
votebeat.org
Tens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state error
Democrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
The president who called American soldiers that died in war “suckers” and “losers,” is now hiding the number of service members killed & injured in his war of choice. Absolutely disgraceful.
washingtonpost.com
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 26/09/2026
[1/2] Nearly a week after this tragedy, ICE has yet to offer the slightest explanation of why its officer shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez delivering food in Austin, an officer not even wearing the body camera he was issued.  youtu.be/S7XwQVq_aJI
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett discusses shooting of Wilber Garces Perez on MS Now
YouTube video by U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 26/09/2026
At least 3 people have died in ICE custody at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana since April – including Carlos Josue Marchena Marchena, who had Type 1 diabetes and was reportedly not receiving adequate insulin, food, or water. We need to end mass immigration detention.
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Costa Rican man complained of lack of care for diabetes before he died in ICE custody, family says
Carlos Josué Marchena Marchena’s condition worsened after he arrived at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, and he died less than a week later, his family said.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
This is the Republican agenda: kick MILLIONS of kids off SNAP so their billionaire friends can get richer. A Senate Democratic majority will reverse these cruel SNAP cuts.
cbpp.org
SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by over 5 million people (nearly 13 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and June 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ChewieArtist @chewieartist.bsky.social · If you were vaccinated in the 80s get a MMR booster. You may have lost immunities.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The Supreme Court’s decision Friday to revive the Trump administration’s expanded SAVE database for the midterms also suggests the justices may be eager to weaken one of federal law’s most important safeguards against last-minute voter purges." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In SAVE ruling, Supreme Court signals path to weaken key protection against last-minute purges
A crucial voter protection could hinge on whether the Supreme Court wants to narrow the definition of “systematic” as applied to purges. And there’s reason to fear that it does.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Anyone trying to get their country to withdraw from the ICC is almost certainly involved in organised crime. It's a no brainer.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There is all that sovereignty Adeang was mumbling about during his speech
In March 2000, then U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said US$70 billion of the US$74 billion that flowed from Russia to offshore centres in 1998 moved through accounts in Nauru. Nauru was blacklisted over money laundering in the early 2000s and abolished its offshore banking sector in 2004.
In 2003, Nauru sold citizenship to al-Qaeda members who were later arrested in Asia.
Naoero now sells citizenship again. Its Economic and Climate Resilience Citizenship Program charges from US$95,000 for a single applicant until 31 December 2026 and requires no residence. The government approved its first six applicants in August 2025, and one further application was withdrawn after screening turned up adverse findings.
Once withdrawal takes effect, Naoero will owe the ICC no arrests and no asset freezes, including for anyone holding a Naoero passport.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
First it was Russia helping Iran kill Americans. Now it's China, too. www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...
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Intelligence from Chinese groups aiding in Iran’s increasingly effective targeting of US sites, sources say | CNN Politics
Satellite imagery and intelligence support provided by Chinese groups have helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launch precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East, part...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Seeing that number at the gas pump is the difference between being able to afford your groceries or not. All because of an insane war that we had no business fighting.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: In a major loss for voters, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to initiate voter roll purges using a flawed database involving Americans' private data. The ruling will disproportionately impact naturalized citizens who've been wrongly flagged in the system.
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Rep. Jimmy Gomez @gomez.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Buying a home just got more expensive thanks to Donald Trump. The average 30-year mortgage rate just hit 7.03% this week. That means on a $500,000 loan, that’s about $240 more a month than at last year’s rate. For families trying to buy a home in Los Angeles, that adds up fast.
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Under Donald Trump, ICE has literally lost count of how many pregnant women in detention have suffered miscarriages. In October 2025, they stopped keeping track.
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Congresswoman Sara Jacobs @sarajacobs.house.gov · 25/09/2026
Trump is kicking 760,000 people off their Affordable Care Act health insurance by alleging fraud – with no specific evidence. This Administration has already kicked millions of Americans off their health care, and they’re continuing that horrible track record.
washingtonpost.com
Trump officials cut 760,000 enrollees from ACA, claiming fraud
Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force concluded that the people were wrongly signed up for the government health care program.
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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Marc Elias.. Democracy Docket
newsletters.democracydocket.com
The California Supreme Court handed voters a big win
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge (Trump-appointed Stephanie Gallagher) has held the Trump administration in contempt for deporting a man to El Salvador in violation of three court orders. She's ordering the government to return him. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Breaking: Supreme Court, over the Dissent of at Least the Three Democratic Appointed Justices, Allows States to Use Unreliable SAVE Database to Bulk Check Voter Citizenship Information (Now Updated with Analysis) electionlawblog.org/2026/breakin...
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Breaking: Supreme Court, over the Dissent of at Least the Three Democratic Appointed Justices, Allows States to Use Unreliable SAVE Database to Bulk Check Voter Citizenship Information (Now Updated wi...
You can find the opinion and dissent here. The Supreme Court, with at least the three liberal Justices dissenting, has allowed states to do queries to the federal “SAVE” database that contains informa...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled the Trump admin can use a government database that includes Social Security info to help state officials identify noncitizens on their voter lists. Critics fear using the system could result in the purging of large numbers of valid voters.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.democracynow.org/2026/9/24/he... The silence from the rest of the world is mortifying.
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Costa Rican Immigrant with Diabetes Dies in ICE Custody After Missing Food, Insulin Shots
In Louisiana, a 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week inside the Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield. According to ICE, Carlos Josué Marchena Marchena was declared dead after he was f...
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SaveDemocracy123 @savedemocracy123.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Sen. Ossoff on Trump's family business dealings: 'It is really mind blowing'
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was killed by ICE agents after working in the U.S. for 35 years. His sons, Ronaldo and Lorenzo Jr., testified before Congress and reminded us that this rogue agency MUST be held accountable for its horrific actions.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brazen hypocrisy is not a bug, it's a feature. A really big feature.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/09/2026
Trump is considering a 90-day ban on U.S. diesel exports as fuel prices surge. There’s one big problem: Trump’s own energy secretary is warning the plan could actually send gasoline prices even higher. Here’s why:
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Trump Floats Diesel Ban His Own Energy Chief Said Could Jack Up Gas Prices
As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assesses whether a full or partial restriction is feasible, refinery operators could face a choice between filling storage tanks and cutting fuel output.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
NEW: The CNN/MSNOW/Politico hearing has concluded. It seems clear to me that Judge Kelly will issue a TRO or a preliminary injunction to restore the press passes. The only question is whether he does it on due process alone, or First Amendment as well. I bet we get a ruling before close of business.
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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I am utterly disgusted by this ignorant ship of fools called the Trump “administration.” I thought the US was better educated than it evidently is. These morons are ruining important research while blabbing about NONSENSE. Make it STOP. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Kona Lowell @konalowell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Insert this into my veins
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DHS rushed out a press release painting an ICE agent as a hero. Eight months later, the tape leaked, the bullets were tracked, and state prosecutors dropped charges that carry hard prison time. The receipts they couldn't bury: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-dhs...
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Trump’s DHS Said Minnesota Couldn’t Arrest ICE Agents. Here’s The Booking Photo.
Also: four places moved to stop data centers last week, a court struck down the regime’s six-hour deportation rule, and thousands linked arms around the Kennedy Center
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