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Cindy Strait

@cstrait.bsky.social
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Married. Love animals and the beach. Patriotic Democrat who, at the moment, is ashamed of my country and my state of Florida. Struggling to balance staying informed while maintaining my sanity. Stay tuned. 🚫 DMs

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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 2h
We live on stolen lands.
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Wendy the Woke @nomorex61.bsky.social · 3h
Ken Paxton, of the generation to have benefitted greatly from childhood vaccines, is willing to risk your child’s life and health to score political points with a small portion of the population. Shameful and disgusting! He is a danger to all our children! #Sheshed www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 3h
Op-ed: After 30 years of Republican control, #Florida has been left with corruption, higher costs, less freedom, more pollution, weaker protections & failures that put our children’s future, health & safety at risk. www.tallahassee.com/story/opinio...
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More magical thinking won’t fix Florida | Opinion
A retired scientist argues that decades of Republican control have left Florida with policy failures.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h
“.. The announcement comes as the US is grappling with one of the worst measles outbreaks in decades.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Enigma8750 @enigma8750.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 5h
Palm Beach County GOP endorses #Florida candidate suspended from office and awaiting trial on charge of child molestation. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
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Palm Beach GOP endorses candidate accused of child sex abuse
“I maintain my innocence and remain a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,” Mike Caruso, facing child sex abuse charges.
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That Photo Guy 📸 @thefocallength.bsky.social · 4h
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Middle East Tensions Escalate: Houthis Claim Strike on Riyadh Airport, Saudi Aramco Refinery Burns
The situation has raised concerns about shipping routes in the Bab al-Mandeb strait, Middle East, Times Now
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 5h
#Florida man dressed as ICE agent shows up at Miami Dade College voting site for Brazilian election & picked arguments with voters. He's been charged with voter intimidation, conspiracy to commit bribery & unlawful use of a police badge. www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/m... via @nbcmiami.com
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Man dressed as ICE agent at election venue at MDC, arrested, police say
A man who was wearing U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement attire at Miami-Dade College while voting for Brazil's general election was underway was arrested on Sunday, deputies said.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 9h
In run up to merger, Virginia hearing examiner tells Dominion to release memo on #Florida Power & Light's dirty dealings in FL politics, including the infamous ghost candidate scandal. www.utilitydive.com/news/virgini...
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Virginia hearing examiner tells Dominion to release memo on FPL investigation
Dominion said the memo wasn’t relevant to its merger with NextEra Energy, but Clean Virginia, a customer advocacy group, said it speaks to the governance “fitness” of the potential combined company.
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JOY2U2> Book Author 📚🎨💙😉🦆❣️ @lookingforjoy.bsky.social · 5h
Arizona- don't let them manhandle you or anyone in your state... fight back now!!
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Had the BEST conversation with Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon. I’m telling you, we can flip that seat and actually get a senator who puts the people, not the president first. Let’s go!! AngieNixon.com FULL INTERVIEW HERE--- youtu.be/tM51JFEAPQI
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sunday's Sermon should be about this 👇
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Jillian Hurley @jillianmhurley.bsky.social · 22h
X post: “mitra @mitrajoy_
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why are men so afraid of being falsely accused? just stay inside, don't put yourself in situations like these, don't go out alone at night, don't drink, dress modestly, and you might not be targeted. be more vigilant and take some accountability for your own reputation. hope this helps.”
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 22h
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 11h
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 18h
'Lula paid the price for voters' discontent': Flavio Bolsonaro leads in first round of Brazil election
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'Lula paid the price for voters' discontent': Flavio Bolsonaro leads in first round of Brazil election
The far-right candidate, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, won 47% of the votes on Sunday, compared to 45% for the incumbent, who is seeking a fourth term.
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 7h
I have no idea what's happening with this plague outbreak in Siberia, or even if it is an outbreak rather than one case. But I know that if it is a major outbreak, our current administration is less equipped to handle it than a group of poker-playing dogs would be.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 13h
#Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has repeatedly filed false & misleading financial disclosure forms while he's been in Congress, leaving out his students loans & mortgage. www.floridabulldog.org/2026/10/u-s-...
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U.S. Rep. Donalds filed inaccurate FD forms during his entire time in Congress
By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org - U.S. Rep. Donalds filed inaccurate financial disclosure forms during his entire time in Congress.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 17h
BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h
And now we find that Russia is cultivating pneumonic plague in test tubes.
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 05/10/2026
Iran is preparing for a “major round of fighting”, a source in Tehran said on Saturday, as diplomatic efforts falter and the US administration considers its next steps.
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Cindy Strait @cstrait.bsky.social · 8h
I wonder if they even get the connection.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12h
Reminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote!
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pax-nw.bsky.social @pax-nw.bsky.social · 10h
👇In a nutshell.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
“NOT IN OUR TOWN. NOT ON OUR WATCH.” Protests at the Factory in FRANKLIN, TN against a Christian Nationalist ‘Holy War’ conference headlined by Hegseth’s buddy Doug Wilson. Full: www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 10h
The DHS Secretary and Congressman have been living together for three years in a house on Capitol Hill that Mullin owns.
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Snacks @snacks59.bsky.social · 10h
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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike
U.S. troops wounded in a drone attack that killed six soldiers in Kuwait question Army leadership over safety and say the military medical system failed them.
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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 19h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Woman in Cornell rape allegations case targeted with threats, her lawyer says
Attorney says people have threatened to silence or harm ‘Jane Doe’ if she does not withdraw civil lawsuit
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Cindy Strait @cstrait.bsky.social · 11h
My Medicare Part D plan was free which seems fair since I only take one prescription drug that is only $5 for a 3 month supply. I have to be on a part D plan or I will have to pay a penalty to get on it later but this year I will have a monthly premium that is more expensive than my medication. Wtf
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elderreed.bsky.social @elderreed.bsky.social · 11h
Oh my "I am going to stay home and care for my children"Leavitt is going Fox
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 13h
Republican pedophile dead www.newsnationnow.com/politics/for...
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert dies at 84
Former U.S. House Speaker John Hastert has died at the age of 84 from natural causes.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h
The goal in detaining these children, a former official says, is “to make sure no one ever sends their kids to the US again.” Read @samanthamichaels.bsky.social + @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social report on the administration's new family separation policy that targets children in the nation's interior.
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 17h
#FOTW Daily Post 5 Favourite denier myth - volcanoes emit more CO2 than humans Ask me or any other volcanologist — false Volcanoes: ~300 million tonnes CO2/year. Humans: 130 times more Please pass on the truth. Share and tag 2 others #FateOfTheWorld #TogetherUnstoppable
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 13h
So, Russian attack just hit Moldova-Ukraine border. A passenger bus full of people was there . It got hit, by a ricocheted shell , which also hit border’s control room. A border guard from Moldova side was injured. When I say Russia won’t stop at Ukraine, this is what I mean.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 12h
Palm Beach County Republicans say they have a duty to campaign for Mike Caruso, who is charged with molesting a young relative and has a second accuser. The state party already dropped him. The locals found their loyalty and misplaced their shame.
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Local GOP insists it has 'duty' to campaign for Republican charged with child molestation
The Palm Beach County Republican Party isn't distancing itself from suspended Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso, even though the state GOP has said it won't support him after he was charged in August with m...
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 12h
Palm Beach GOP doesn’t rule out supporting #Florida candidate who's been arrested & accused of child sex abuse www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com
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Palm Beach GOP doesn’t rule out supporting candidate accused of child sex abuse
“I maintain my innocence and remain a candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller,” Mike Caruso, facing child sex abuse charges.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 20h
US removes bombers from British airbase involved in suspicious incident
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US removes bombers from British airbase involved in suspicious incident
Police were called to the Fairford military base in southwest England on September 27 after a local farmer reported a group of men with several vans engaged in 'suspicious' activity. Investigators did not find any explosives in the vans, but 'a quantity of petrol was recovered.'
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We murdered four more people in a boat today
U.S. southern Command: On October 4, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed four narco-terrorists. @DeptofWar
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 16h
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for optogenetics work
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to trio for optogenetics work
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the prize for their work that helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviors like learning, fear, addiction and movement.
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 14h
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 12h
US Backs Major Saudi-Led Offensive as Yemen Slides Back Toward All-Out War www.commondreams.org/news/us-back...
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US Backs Major Saudi-Led Offensive as Yemen Slides Back Toward All-Out War | Common Dreams
The US is providing military advisers and helping the Saudis choose targets in a war that has already displaced nearly 150,000 people and put much of the country on the brink of acute food insecurity.
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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 20h
He cuts the Part D subsidies and thinks we will forget that because he sent us $90.
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Ms.Carter @woopsdidisaythat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This👇🏼
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Alan! @o2bnobx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If America is a Christian nation then someone explain to me why we can’t get rid of Paxton for the same “Biblical Reasons” his ex could?
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 21h
ACCURATE AF. Don't even get me started on their weird obsession with drinking people's tears, and delight in the suffering of others.
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Katharine Tyndall @katharinetyndall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I haven't lived in the United States in over a decade but from the state of NFL commercials it seems like the economy is now based on sports betting and GLP-1s
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