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cuuixsilver.bsky.social

@cuuixsilver.bsky.social
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Mainer, gamer, troublemaker. Permaculture newbie. She/her/they.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 3h
Worrye not about 'being productive,' for thou art not a product. Thou art a star daunsinge yn a hopeful skye. A signal blinking across centuryes and worldes. Thou art a song performid just once and perfectlye. Ther ys no part of thee that evir koude be wrong.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 14h
So a book with two gay penguins will traumatize kids but a public execution wouldn't???
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betsygarrold.bsky.social @betsygarrold.bsky.social · 19h
we are trying hard to overthrow Collins up here in Maine...if you have an few extra bucks you could throw Troy's way that would be very helpful
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 19h
Paxton used phrases like “I don’t remember” or “I don’t recall” more than 200 times...He also tried to deflect to other men he invested with and to his wife, Angela. “I haven’t prepared a tax return in a long time because I don’t have time, so typically — actually my wife actually does them"
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 21h
There is a decent chance we may look back and say, it turns out letting Republicans vastly outspend us cost us the opportunity of the decade. We can't catch up on cash. But we can turn all the cash and hate into a disadvantage.
cnbc.com
Republican megadonors dominate 2026 midterm election as crypto and AI money surges, CNBC analysis finds
Fourteen of the 20 biggest donor groups CNBC analyzed are Republican-aligned as crypto, AI and betting money reshapes 2026 midterm spending.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 21h
I'm simply asking Democrats to be as brave as the women who drive the movie Musk.
altrightdelete.news
How the Women Who Survived Elon Musk Expose Him Best
The women of “Musk” offer a clarity we’d better act on.
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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 18h
We've been making an issue of it in Maine.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Absolutely 👇
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 08/10/2026
10/8 Caribou astronaut Jessica Meir is back on earth after eight-month mission on the International Space Station #maine #MEpolitics
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Kat @mainekat.bsky.social · 20h
🤬😢🤬😢
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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 19h
This needs to change. #MEpolitics
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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 19h
Do you know which other entities live stream executions? ISIS. The Taliban. The Iranian regime. The US federal government has been taken over by another fascist faction of religious extremists.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 19h
also as @asfried.bsky.social noted: Collins backs Republicans for Maine state offices who oppose abortion rights. Just look at who Collins wants to win the governorship of Maine this year.....Bobby Charles, a former DC lobbyist who is virulently anti-choice amyfried.substack.com/p/collins-ma...
amyfried.substack.com
Contrary to Collins, Maine’s laws aren’t enough to protect women
How Susan Collins misleads on abortion, Part 2
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 19h
I could be wrong but pointing out that Republicans are, in fact, Nazis, and then explaining in detail why they are Nazis, might be an effective line of attack!
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 19h
👀 You know things are getting serious when Denmark plans to convert IKEA stores into emergency shelters and hospitals during a crisis, repurposing beds, restaurants, and even generators. This is no longer business as usual. www.reuters.com/world/ikeas-...
reuters.com
IKEA's Danish stores could become shelters as Europe boosts preparedness
In the bedding department of Denmark's largest IKEA store, security chief Torben Mortensen ​walks past rows of display beds and describes a use for them far removed from retail: emergency shelter.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 19h
#GoodNews on #biodiversity, because we all need some. The once-endangered species is thriving and stable in the Seychelles...in 19th century heavy exploitation reduced Aldabra's tortoises to fewer than 1,000 individuals" phys.org/news/2026-10...
phys.org
Giant tortoises outnumber people in Seychelles, with nearly 183,000 on Aldabra
A landmark survey of the world's largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed that the once-endangered species is thriving and stable in the Seychelles.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 19h
Today I found out that Harry Houdini was so pissed at mediums pretending to be real and preying on grief that he instructed his wife to try to contact him after he died. When they failed to produce the code he left her with, she was like “tada—for his last trick, Houdini proved you’re full of shit”
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Business Otter @ottersimple.bsky.social · 19h
10/10 no notes gonna go see if they have a Patreon
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 19h
Trump holds up to $1 billion in bonds from cities, hospitals and power plants he governs. A former White House ethics lawyer says his own energy secretary would be barred from owning them. Presidents are exempt. Disgusting, and families pay. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19h
Montenegrin police detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian propaganda network Rybar, and four associates. Authorities suspect the group was filming a documentary designed to undermine Montenegro's EU integration as part of a Russian influence op.
yacnews.com
Montenegro detains Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk in Risan
Montenegrin police detained Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian propaganda network Rybar, and four associates on 9 October. Authorities suspect the group was filming a documentary designed to und...
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 21h
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 38 of the 46 jet-powered drones Russia launched on Oct. 7, achieving a record 82.5% interception rate, aviation expert Valerii Romanenko says. The results suggest Ukraine is becoming more effective at countering these faster, harder-to-intercept weapons
english.nv.ua
Ukraine intercepts record 82% of Russian jet drones in latest attacks — expert
Ukrainian air defenses shot down more than 82% of Russia's jet-powered drones during attacks on October 7, aviation expert and leading researcher at the State Aviation Museum Valerii Romanenko told Ra...
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 21h
Wow! Texts are super rare for the Hittites, basically there’s just one archive and it’s 95% lists of prayer sacrifices to mountain gods, so this is really, really exciting!
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alj8.bsky.social @alj8.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We all see you doing this, by the way.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 21h
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
rollingstone.com
CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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Backyard Politics @backyardpolitics.bsky.social · 21h
Suppressing official reports that don't meet Dear Leader's position isn't fascist at all.
thehill.com
Huckabee aide suppressed US Embassy reports critical of Israeli government: Report
A top aide to Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, allegedly suppressed an embassy report that was critical of the Israeli government, according to The New York Times, which cited three U.…
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Ciele @ciele.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As a child, I rode w my father & grandfather through the Sabine River bottom on a dark winter's night Suddenly, my grandfather said "don't look," & he turned my head but I looked The Klan was in the woods by the river. There were torches A body rocked in branches We drove on, but I never left
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JudithFlanders @judithflanders.co.uk · 09/10/2026
Ditto Thackeray’s essay ‘Going to See a Man Hanged’: ‘I came away... that morning with a disgust for murder, but it was for the murder I saw done.’
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 21h
He's right. It's worth a read.
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Backyard Politics @backyardpolitics.bsky.social · 21h
Is it possible that MAGA are aliens working to terraform the Earth?
thehill.com
Trump exempts oil exploration in Arctic petroleum reserve from environmental reviews
The Trump administration Thursday announced it would exempt some Arctic oil and gas exploration activities from environmental reviews. The Interior Department issued a notice exempting wintertime o…
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 21h
abcnews.com/Health/cold-...
abcnews.com
Cold and flu medicine purchases up nearly 22% from last year, Walgreens data shows
Walgreens is already seeing an early-season bump in cold and flu-related sales, according to data first seen by ABC News.
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 22h
🤮 Wonder if there will be ads when this is shown...? #TheRealAmerica
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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 22h
And, after all the other horrible things about this, if this goes through, it will be counter-productive. It will make Hasan a martyr and will be used by terrorist groups around the world to justify their own public executions. Mark my words, we will see Americans killed on TV because of this.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22h
Pillay is really well known to people who advocate for & study international human rights; she also couldn’t be more different in some ways than last year’s winner. Selecting Pillay, I imagine, is a way to underscore the value of defending human rights in an increasingly regressive, repressive world
bbc.com
Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'efforts to promote peace and international law'
Some 287 candidates have been nominated for the prestigious prize, which was won last year by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 22h
‼️ UP journalist Tkach released but still out of contact, cameraman Bondarenko injured – editor-in-chief
pravda.com.ua
UP journalist Tkach released but still out of contact, cameraman Bondarenko injured – editor-in-chief
Ukrainska Pravda Editor-in-Chief Sevğil Musaieva has reported that Mykhailo Tkach, head of UP's investigative journalism department, has been released after being detained in Vienna. However, the edit...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22h
FOBI (fear of being included)
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Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 22h
"Publicly broadcasting the death of a condemned prisoner raises a substantial concern under international human rights law, even where the underlying death sentence has been lawfully imposed." www.diplomacyandlaw.com/post/nidal-h... Nidal Hasan Texas #UN #humanrights policy #law
diplomacyandlaw.com
Nidal Hasan Execution Livestream: Is It Legal Under International Law?
The Pentagon’s plan to livestream Nidal Hasan’s execution raises questions under international human rights law. While the UN Human Rights Committee considers public executions incompatible with ICCPR...
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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 22h
Also worth remembering that the school system was set up to train compliant workers for the factories, and that those days it's getting more and more inflexible in its expectations (yes, I know, we're more inflexible than the Victorians. Think on that for a bit)
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WIRED @wired.com · 22h
Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemical hazard to neighboring communities.
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A New Mexico Community Was a Place to Build a Life. Then a Hypersonic Missile Factory Showed Up
Castelion—a next-generation defense tech company—is building a facility in Rio Rancho Estates that documents show could pose a major fire and chemical hazard to neighboring communities.
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Andrii Katriuk 🇺🇦 @andriikatriuk.bsky.social · 22h
Well, the year milestone for this fundraiser has passed, but my reminders are not. Still needs to collect 177k UAH or ~3959$ or ~3531€.
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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 22h
Thread
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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 22h
The HPV vaccine works. It protects against most cervical cancers, as well as head/neck/oral cancers. A 🧵:
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NPR @npr.org · 22h
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide. n.pr/4rVkQ52
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ChatGPT for Teens has special safeguards. A watchdog group finds most don't work
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22h
🐄🇺🇦💔 More than 30 cows died as a result of Russian aerial bombardment of a farm in the Kharkiv region
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h
“.. AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event .. most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.” @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/10/09/a...
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WEFAIL @wefail.bsky.social · 22h
Banksy and the Art of Dissent exhibition starts tomorrow at The Minories in Colchester and runs until February next year, I’m very happy to have a few of my pieces in there alongside some of the finest street artists we have. Tickets over here: www.theminories.org/event/out-of...
Banksy at The Minories
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Activate Maine💪🗓️ @activatemaine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Seen in Maine
Two yard signs in Maine
Vote In 
Democracy, Equity, Freedom and Hope

Vote Out
Autocrats
Bigots
Corrupt Billionaires
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Only one member of the Maine delegation voted to give ICE $70 billion last June, even after we had seen their murderous rampages That was Susan Collins She had her chance to rein in ICE then. Instead, she gave Stephen Miller (the actual DHS Sec, which she knows) a blank check ABOLISH ICE
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins says she's against term limits because “that's what elections are for.” Deal, Senator. Your term limit is 26 days away.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Senator Collins keeps telling us how powerful she is, but for who? Families struggling to afford groceries, medicine, and heating oil shouldn’t have to write a campaign check to get their senator’s attention. I don’t owe the billionaires anything. I owe Maine everything.
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