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Debra Glagola

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19h
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 16h
Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This year’s #BannedBooksWeek coincides with ALA’s official 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, ALA has released a list of the 150 most challenged books documented from 1990, when ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom began tracking book challenges, through 2025. ala150.org/150books
Photo of a bookshelf filled with various books that have been banned or challenged, including "Maus," "Sex Is a Funny Word," "This Book Is Gay," "Persopolis," and "1984." Text over photo reads: "ALA Releases List of 150 Books Most Frequently Targeted for Censorship Since Tracking Began. American Library Association logo
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
VICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest county
The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 22h
Ophthalmologist Dr. Agatha Aboe led the medical campaign in Ghana to eliminate trachoma (leading infectious cause of preventable blindness globally). It worked. Ghana became the 1st country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the disease, 2018. #WorldSightDay #WomenInSTEM
A low-angle, close-up portrait of renowned Ghanaian ophthalmologist and public health pioneer Dr. Agatha Aboe. Celebrated for leading the historic medical campaign that made Ghana the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate trachoma in 2018, she is captured looking upward and to the left with an optimistic, serene smile. Her black hair is neatly styled with shaved, patterned sides. She wears distinctive semi-translucent, light-blue-framed glasses and bright orange, teardrop-shaped beaded earrings that offer a vibrant color contrast. Her top is a simple, high-collared bright blue shirt. The background features a soft-focus, minimalist golden-yellow architectural column under warm, natural sunlight. The tight composition and uplifting lighting establish an empowering, visionary mood, symbolizing her historical significance as a leading global voice for Women in STEM who now exports eye-health roadmaps to other endemic nations
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
🎉 The Montana Supreme Court struck down GOP-backed restrictions on the people's right to create initiatives and referendums for voters to weigh in on. The court ruled that the Montana Legislature cannot burden the people's constitutional power to make laws themselves: demdock.com/4rTE5vR
A quote from Justice Beth Baker of the Montana Supreme Court discusses the Constitution and the intention behind people's lawmaking power having minimal obstacles. The text is accompanied by an illustration of a courthouse.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 20h
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RappCatsAdopt @rappcats.bsky.social · 21h
Seems like sometimes our tabbies fly under the radar with adopters but they shouldn't! Tabby cats are terrific! Lacey is a classic tabby: gorgeous eyes & markings and a sweet, gentle temperament. And she plays well with other cats! Let's share so she can find the right person!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If protesting didn't work, would those in power be doing everything they can right now to vilify protestors and crack down on free speech? Activist and author Annie Leonard offers an important history lesson on why protest is so important — and why it's needed now more than ever.
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 08/10/2026
Starting January 2027, Washington will pay its workers $17.73 an hour – the highest state minimum wage in the country. I was proud to serve on the committee that helped tie the minimum wage to inflation here in Seattle. This is how you put workers first!
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WA’s nation-high minimum wage rising to nearly $18 an hour in 2027
Washington’s minimum wage workers will get a 3.5% pay bump in 2027.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
In Trump's second term, Bezos has received... -Huge new tax cuts for himself and Amazon -Millions of dollars in new Blue Origin federal contracts -A slap-on-the wrist FTC settlement for Amazon -A gutted NLRB led by a union-busting lawyer No wonder he's been such a Trump sycophant.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I just saw a quote that said “The rise of women does not mean the fall of man unless men were standing on the backs of women to begin with”
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/10/2026
NEW: Voting for some Kentucky residents got easier after Jefferson County announced plans for a vote center with a drive-through option. “This initiative will expand accessibility for residents with disabilities who may struggle to vote at traditional polling locations,” the county clerk said.
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Kentucky’s largest county offers drive-through voting for first time
Voting just got easier for residents of Kentucky’s most populous county, who for the first time will be able to cast their ballot on Election Day without leaving their car.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Software engineering could and should be done with the same care as any other type of engineering. This is a post in honor of Margaret Hamilton (and also a subtweet of all vibe-coders everywhere).
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"“I fought to bring the software legitimacy so that it — and those building it — would be given its due respect, and thus I began to use the term ‘software engineering’ to distinguish it from hardware and other kinds of engineering, yet treat each type of engineering as part of the overall systems engineering process,” Hamilton told El Pais in 2018. “When I first started using this phrase, it was considered to be quite amusing. It was an ongoing joke for a long time. They liked to kid me about my radical ideas. Software eventually and necessarily gained the same respect as any other discipline.”"

Source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007
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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
READ BANNED BOOKS! 💀📖 Defend your First Amendment right to read: lflib.org/bbw
Green Little Free Library filled with books stands on a black post in a sunny front yard near a tree and a house entrance.
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🤎💛 Duchess 💛🤎 @duchessofdis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Projections of names standing in solidarity with survivors of SA on Cornell’s Washington DC campus 🫶🏽 I stand with you.
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h
🚨BREAKING: New Jersey voters sued Ocean County to stop a GOP-driven purge targeting Democratic and unaffiliated voters ahead of the midterms.
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New Jersey voters sue after GOP officials target Democrats for removal ahead of midterms
In one particularly stark example cited in the complaint, a Democratic voter received a challenge letter while their Republican spouse, who lived in the same household, did not.
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Debra Glagola @daglagl.bsky.social · 20h
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They're called sexual predators for a reason. Men! Talk to your friends. Talk to your sons and brothers. Ask them if they understand consent. Hold accountable their sexism. Show some backbone. Stop being cowards. Stop protecting rapists and assailants and harassers among you. They're the bad guys.
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What do they talk about together #Cat #Caturday
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We just wanted to thank you! More than 1 million comments were submitted to the USDA urging them to leave the Roadless Rule alone. Thank you to everyone who spoke up for our national forests! 💚
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Debra Glagola @daglagl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ditto! 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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NDN Collective @ndncollective.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Coming at you with this special message from Treaty 6 Territory from The Bearhead Sisters about Indigenous Peoples Day 2026! Join us all on 10/12 from 2- 9 p.m. at Main Street Square in downtown Rapid City, SD! Check out the full lineup & see event details ➡️ ndnco.cc/2026ipd
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fire breathing cat #Cat #Caturday
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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 06/10/2026
We celebrate Eva Marie Saint, who died today at 102. A #SagAftraMember since 1947, Saint won an Oscar for her film debut in 'On the Waterfront' and starred in 'North by Northwest.' An advocate for organized labor, she leaves an enduring example for generations of union members.
Eva Marie Saint looking into the camera. 
Photo credit: PhotofestMarlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint in 'On the Waterfront.' 
Photo credit: Columbia Pictures/Photofest © Columbia PicturesCary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in 'North by Northwest.' Photo credit: Photofest
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Heart of the Forest Emily Carr 1935
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🤎💛 Duchess 💛🤎 @duchessofdis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers www.newsweek.com/trump-campai... #J6 #treason #insurrection #democracy #elections #Blues
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Trump Campaign Paid More Than $4.3 Million to Jan. 6 Event Organizers
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol requested info from 15 social media companies, the FBI and more.
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Owl of the Day: Elf Owl 📷 Jenohn Wrieden
Photo of owl perched on a branch, description from ebird: ‘One of the smallest owls in the world, about the size of a sparrow. Patterned with rufous, gray, and white. Most similar in plumage to Flammulated Owl, but note the Elf Owl's white eyebrows, yellow eyes, tiny size, and habitat. Found in brushy woodlands and surrounding desert, where they nest in natural cavities or abandoned woodpecker holes in trees and cacti. Nocturnal; most easily found by listening for call around dusk: a descending whiny chuckle or single mewing note. Migrates south to Mexico for the winter.’
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026
NEW: In a win for Montana voters, a state court blocked a restrictive date of birth verification requirement for absentee voting. Advocates argued the law increased the likelihood that valid ballots cast by those with difficulties getting to a polling place would be rejected on technicalities.
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Montana court blocks onerous mail voting law that caused thousands of rejected absentee ballots last year
The mail voting measure led to nearly 3,000 mail ballots getting rejected in the Nov. 2025 election, in a state where 80% of voters vote absentee.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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SATX Indivisible @satx-indivisible.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Earlier today, we were at the #SanAntonio March for Freedom and Justice protesting the #ICEdetentioncenter concentration camp proposed on the East Side. #ICEout #CloseTheCamps @50501satx.bsky.social
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mark Smith @marksmithphoto.bsky.social "Always the graceful ones… bald eagles playing in the sky."
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 03/10/2026
Trump won’t take no for an answer. Not from voters or the loyalists he’s surrounded himself with. “He is assuming there will be no one in his administration to tell him no,” Marc Elias says. Attacks on voters work best when no one's watching. Keep an eye on Trump: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caturday
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
It’s a federal crime to send armed federal agents to the polls. So why does the Trump administration keep suggesting it? “The answer is … Donald Trump wants to, to use his words, cheat like hell,” Marc Elias says. This isn't over. Stay close: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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