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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 16h
Hey. #HoosierSky, check it out!
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Joe Shapiro @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kids with disabilities are the largest group in foster care. So why do they have the worst outcomes? Why are they 9x more likely to die? My investigation from @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
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They were promised protection. Instead, these kids with disabilities died in foster care
Disabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die.
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
People are hiding at home, afraid to go outside and encounter ICE. They're struggling to find food and holding kids out of school, as friends and family are disappeared in bunches. This is now the reality of daily life across the U.S., and I took a snapshot of what it looks like in one community:
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“We're Afraid on a Daily Basis”: How a Maryland Sheriff Targeted Immigrants Long Before ICE Raids Spiked - Bolts
Frederick County’s sheriff turned his office into a force multiplier for ICE before such collaboration became commonplace. As he again faces voters this year, the harm to immigrant communities is impo...
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Remembering Private Leon Hardesty, Lebanon, Indiana. 3/15/1901-9/18/1917
Black and white photo of 16-year old Private Leon Hardesty in his World War I army uniform.
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Joe Shapiro @nprjoeshapiro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
These "second-line" responders cleaned up at Ground Zero. Many were undocumented immigrants. They've had years of health problems. Now they fear deportation. "It is a new pain on top of an old one." www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One of the things that hit me hardest in the aftermath of 9/11 was an Anna Quindlen column focused on a Massachusetts family on one of the planes. It still moves me 25 years later. " ... as the end of the world as we know it entered its postlude, it was the Hansons I fastened on."
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Imagining The Hanson Family
As the wind began to shift northward and the ominous perfume of acrid smoke drifted down to the streets at the other end of the island, as the casualty lists grew longer and the stories of the missing...
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Connie Schultz @connieschultz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Every time I was in Gloris Steinem’s presence, I was struck by her strength, and calm. She had accomplished so much for so many, but her focus was always on the here & now. Who needed help today? Who needed a champion? Without fail, she was ready to answer the call. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Be joyful though you have considered all the facts” - Wendell Berry He was a powerful and important voice for an America that was as much nostalgic as aspirational, but as true an America as any other. And he'll be missed.
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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We will always love you, Dolly.
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Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Official Audio)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Gifting this article Iran literally blew up the supply base in Bahrain that was meant to supply the aircraft carrier group Lincoln. Everything about this war has been a lie since day one. Was this made clear earlier? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
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Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War (Gift Article)
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Are these the best high-school athletes the United States has to offer? In a word, no. Well, is the person representing Massachusetts at least from the state of Massachusetts? Also no! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Are the Patriot Games Great? No. Are They Fun to Watch?
Also no.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Read this 👇
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I still get a little catch in my throat every time the Twin Towers pop up unexpectedly. Even after 25 years. #HATM
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 07/08/2026
COMMENTARY: Indiana's Medicaid rolls shed people and costs. But what is the price? indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/07/i...
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Indiana's Medicaid rolls shed people and costs. But what is the price? • Indiana Capital Chronicle
We saw both sides of the Medicaid coin this week — enrollment drops and cost savings
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Indiana Capital Chronicle @indianacapitalchronicle.com · 06/08/2026
COMMENTARY: The problem with going solar in Indiana indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/06/t...
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The problem with going solar in Indiana • Indiana Capital Chronicle
A 2017 Indiana state law makes installing solar financially difficult for individual homeowners but quite profitable for electric companies.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Such a huge part of so many children's lives. What an incredible legacy she leaves behind.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"America has gotten very good at the gesture of inclusion and very comfortable with the substance of abandonment. Too often, we perform the first loudly enough to drown out the second."
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The Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in America
America loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This hits close to home.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Twenty-five and nineteen. NINETEEN.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“That box right there,” she says, “That’s filled with our stuff. It’s the first box I’ve filled that has our belongings in it. It’s my emergency box. My family’s box. Because I don’t know if we need to leave or not.” Joanna, Noblesville, an American citizen #Hoosiersky
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Congressman Chris Deluzio is an Iraq War veteran and voting rights attorney who serves as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district. Deluzio tells how a dying captain's final order became the battle flag Oliver Hazard Perry flew to victory at Lake Erie. #WeAreAmerica250
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Mary Beth Schneider @marybschneider.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Beautiful. I too must believe in America after Trump.
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John Dickerson @jdickerson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
By Their Fruits. open.substack.com/pub/johnfdic...
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
I’m mostly struck that as far as anyone knows, yesterday Graham was in good health and this morning he’s gone. And now the Intertubes are gloating and condemning and mocking. We are all Scrooge, and today is Christmas morning. It’s not too late. Start working on your obituary now.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"Patriotism is not about deciding who belongs. It is not about intimidation or fear. Patriotism is about widening the circle of liberty, dignity and opportunity so that more people can fully participate in the promise of this country." www.salon.com/2026/07/10/w...
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What a subway ride with white supremacists taught me about America
Surrounded by masked Patriot Front members on the DC Metro, I considered what it means to be an American
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our Indiana house's yard has a big maple that died 5-6 years ago. It's slowly fallen apart so now half its trunk & one big branch system are all that's left, riddled with holes of various sizes, & those holes are often FULL of birds of all kinds, especially in spring. We call it The Hotel Tree. 1/3
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Cannot recommend this book, Thy Will Be Done, highly enough. Not just about Washington's relationship to slavery, which is fascinating, but how we have remembered, debated and used that relationship through the centuries.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On this day in 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation creating US Department of Justice. Two primary reasons for DOJ’s creation: protection of formerly enslaved people’s civil rights & to oppose domestic terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan. Image: Thomas Nast, “Halt.” Public domain.
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Noblesville Friends @noblesvlfriends.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Excellent and informative thread. Expertise matters. #thankyou
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Maria Town @mariatown.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Moving special education to the Department of Health and Human Services will not help students with disabilities. It will not help families. It will not help teachers. It will send us back, 50 years if not more. This will re-segregate students with disabilities. www.aapd.com/ed-transfer-...
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AAPD Outraged by Unlawful Transfer of Special Education, Civil Rights Offices From Department of Education to Other Agencies - AAPD
For Immediate Release: June 16, 2026 Contact: Jess Davidson, jdavidson@aapd.com; 202-465-5528   WASHINGTON, DC —  The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) strongly condemns today’s ...
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Amazing coverage of the One-Third Project in @rollingstone.com If you're 83 or older--and a lot of our Third Act members are--then you've been around for 1/3 of America's official history. And you might have some...opinions www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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How Trump 'Outrage' Is Driving Retired Americans to Take Action
Third Act is an organization of Americans over 60 who are fed up with Donald Trump and his administration, and who are working to protect democracy.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I'm just so, so happy for Tom. Thunderbolts DO strike! Second cousin once removed is plenty distant, right? #HATM
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I always feel sorry for Duckface. But not nearly as much as I do for Fiona. #HATM
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Quoting that David Cassidy line is no small part of why my wife fell in love with me, and has been a regular part of our 30+ years of marriage. #HATM
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you go out, go out like a Scott Pelly, not like a John Cornyn. Fight evil, fight corruption, fight vapid anti-anti-Trumpism, fight the trash people ruining the country and the culture. But hey, congrats to Nick Bilton. I assume he’ll now get an invite to speak at that big FIRE conference.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A song for the day.
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June Hymn
YouTube video by The Decemberists - Topic
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Ken Burns @kenlburns.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I’m looking forward to joining @jamestalarico.bsky.social for a conversation about American history, public service, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Hope you can join us on Monday, June 8.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Being at the table is great, Senator @alsobrooks.senate.gov, but voting to advance a bill that will further enable fraud and abuse while calling it "opportunity" is disingenuous, if not disgraceful.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 29/04/2026
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has taken roughly $5 million in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry over the course of his career. Now he’s pushing a federal bill that would shield Big Oil companies from any laws or lawsuits seeking to hold them accountable for fueling the climate crisis. 🙄
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
@planetmoney.bsky.social, I look forward to an update to your episode!
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Breaking news consumers guide
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Delightful mystery conversation tonight with authors Lori Rader-Day (@loriraderday.bsky.social), Catriona McPherson (@catrionamcp.bsky.social) and Jennifer J. Chow. Thanks, @peoplesbooktakoma.com, for hosting! #BookSky
Display of books on a table: Wreck Your Heart by Lori Rader-Day, Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow and The Edinburgh Murders by Catriona McPherson.Author Lori Rader-Day reading an excerpt from her mystery novel Wreck Your Heart, while authors Catriona McPherson and Jennifer J. Chow listen, all seated in comfy yellow chairs in front of a wall of bookshelves.
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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life." Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American to play major-league baseball on this day in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers
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Ty Seidule @tyseidule.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Happy Victory in Virginia Day! The US Army defeated the slavers and traitors, saving democracy, freeing 4m from bondage, destroying slavery, and saving the USA!
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Anti-war protesters outside the White House.Anti-war protesters outside the White House
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David Rodgers @daverodgers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Song for today.
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The Avett Brothers Sing George Harrison's "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)"
YouTube video by BeatlesEarth
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