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Denys Zilm

@dazilmz.bsky.social
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An older liberal Mom of 3 kids, 2 cats, 2 dogs a bird and some fish. A happy wife of a fellow Sailor luckily in California. Love to hike, read, sew and travel. 💙No bio, no posts, no follow. Not interested in crypto, vamps, or chit- chat, Thanks 💙

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is how the new CBS keeps people from remembering that the longest serving GOP Speaker of the House ultimately went to jail for covering up child rape. Which is apparently always in season.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is the third of the ten video meditations I recorded in Kharkiv, Ukraine, close to the Russian border. The first couple were about courage and cowardice, which led me to the importance of moral categories in general. snyder.substack.com/p/moral-lang...
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Moral Language (Kharkiv Meditations, 3/10)
Kharkiv Meditations, 3/10
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
After recapping yet another busy week of #SCOTUS news, today’s “One First” officially closes the book on the Court’s October 2025 Term with some final (and pretty mind-boggling) data about just how busy—and just how ideologically charged and divided—the emergency docket was:
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255. Closing the Book on OT2025
As the October 2026 Term begins, it's worth taking a moment to highlight the *real* final statistics for the Court’s output during the October 2025 Term.
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NPR @npr.org · 05/10/2026
The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster climate change case that could affect more than just climate issues. And, Brazil's presidential race is too close to call. n.pr/4B3U8f0
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SCOTUS hears major climate change case. And, Brazil's presidential race goes to runoff
The Supreme Court is set to hear a blockbuster climate change case that could affect more than just climate issues. And, Brazil's presidential race is too close to call.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 05/10/2026
“They took me and they threw me [like] a sheep to the back of a military Hummer. After, they made their dog attack me and bite me, and they hit me,” says Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro, who was detained at a military base by Israeli soldiers for seven hours on Friday.
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 05/10/2026
Denver Water leaders aimed to reduce customers’ use by 20% across the board this year in response to record-breaking drought. But so far, the customers of the state’s largest utility have fallen short.
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Denver Water has issued $30,000 in fines and 2,000 warnings as it’s tried to reduce water use
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 05/10/2026
Across the Chicago area, video gambling machines are allowed in more than 200 communities. They're legal in almost all of Kane, McHenry and Will counties. We look at where those machines are and the ramifications of the growing industry.
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Video gambling saturates Chicago area — nearly 80% of region allows video slots
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 05/10/2026
Cornell University police spoke to witnesses and received anonymous tips about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity house in the first weeks of its investigation two years ago, but the local prosecutor did not review the additional information before deciding not to bring charges.
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DA did not review witness statements and other evidence Cornell police collected in alleged gang rape of student
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he based his decision not to pursue charges on the accuser’s initial six-page statement given to police.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 05/10/2026
The Big Four firm KPMG has a new boss. Here are the big challenges facing him. bit.ly/4huPAGF
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KPMG has a new CEO leading its 276,000 staff. Here are the key challenges he faces.
Gary Wingrove took over as KPMG's global chair and CEO on October 1. Industry analysts explained some of the challenges facing the Big Four boss.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 05/10/2026
Young people who have been in care come up against a ‘cliff edge’ when they are expected to become independent.
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The many ways young care leavers are being failed by society – expert panel
Young people who have been in care come up against a ‘cliff edge’ when they are expected to become independent.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 05/10/2026
'It is rooted in absurd defence of Adolf Hitler!' @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social and @mrjamesob.bsky.social dissect the 'childish' questions that Tucker Carlson asked Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 05/10/2026
A researcher has died, possibly from pneumonic plague after a lab accident — but experts say the disease is treatable and far less likely to spread than Covid-19
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Russia suspected plague outbreak: how worried should we be?
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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 05/10/2026
Karoline Leavitt, President Trump’s former White House press secretary and chief spokeswoman, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor next month www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/business/media/fox-news-karoline-leavitt.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 05/10/2026
The U.S. Coast Guard has called off its search of the Atlantic Ocean off Massachusetts for six people, including four from southern Ontario, who were on a Hamilton-based medical jet that went missing early Saturday morning.
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Search called off for six passengers on board Ontario air ambulance that went missing off U.S. coast
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 05/10/2026
Heimir Hallgrímsson praised his players amid claims that one of his coaching staff was spat at during half-time in Sunday night's Nations League draw.
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Ireland boss accuses Israel of 'intimidation' tactics after spitting allegation
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/10/2026
⚡️ German intelligence chief warns of 'violent conflict with Russia.’ Russia is conducting a "shadow war," head of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), Martin Jaeger, said.
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German intelligence chief warns of 'violent conflict with Russia'
Russia is conducting a "shadow war," head of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), Martin Jaeger, said.
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 05/10/2026
“Mainstream Republicans from William F. Buckley to George H. W. Bush to John McCain did distance themselves, somewhat, from the most egregious racists, anti-Semites, and whack-jobs. At the same time, they tried to harness those groups’ energy with coded outreach to their fears and prejudices.”
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You Can't Build a Better Politics on Bad History
Sarah Longwell's "How to Eat an Elephant" offers useful advice for Democratic politics. Yet it is also based on a false history of the GOP.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 05/10/2026
Sleep doctor on waste-of-money apps and how to stop your mind racing
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Sleep doctor on waste-of-money apps and how to stop your mind racing
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each week, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. Today we speak to NHS consultant sleep specialist and president of the British Sleep Society Alanna Hare.
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Politico @politico.com · 05/10/2026
‘We don’t want to turn into a banana republic’: Dems preview rift on Trump corporate crackdown politi.co/4dkhm6e
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‘We don’t want to turn into a banana republic’: Dems preview rift on Trump corporate crackdown politi.co/4dkhm6e
‘We don’t want to turn into a banana republic’: Dems preview rift on Trump corporate crackdown politi.co/4dkhm6e
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026
Even as the administration pummels the airwaves with slopaganda, Republicans are panicking about the president’s drag on their electoral ambitions. trib.al/7VQehhf
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Trump’s Illegal Campaign Ads Are an Admission of Defeat
Even as the administration pummels the airwaves with slopaganda, Republicans are panicking about the president’s drag on their electoral ambitions.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FFS can we tax billionaires properly-then regulate AI and data centers “Meta..claims..AI data centers are a giant experiment..It does this so it can tap into a tax credit..which Meta embraced to claim billions of dollars..for data center expansion” #BlueWaveIn30Days www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 04/10/2026
Alito wrote Dobbs, putting women in graves, forcing doctors to watch patients deteriorate, and handing raped children to the state. Then he went on Fox to pretend personal beliefs played no role. Women remember. Expand the Court. Codify Roe. Vote them out. #BlueWaveIn30Days @atrupar.com
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A wave that doesn’t put the Court on the record is half a wave. Click, add your name, send the Roberts letter. Then confirm you’re registered. #BlueWaveIn30Days
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Tell Congress: Impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
Contact Congress today!
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump's lawyers told Judge Stanley Bastian the president's power to fire people has no limits. Bastian quoted the law back to them. Then he listed three things the regime is now barred from doing. Trump has one move left, and he hates it. #BlueWaveIn30Days www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Great News For Us That’s Absolutely Horrible For Trump
A prosecutor, an Olympian, a $10 billion lawsuit, and your power bill. Four stories, all inside.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/10/2026
She’s a pretty massive national security threat.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I continue to warn against complacence. It’s still vitally important that we vote and remain vigilant against Trump’s interference in our elections. But with a little more than four weeks to go before the midterms, I’m breathing a wee bit easier. Here's why...
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Sunday thought: What’s Up With Kansas?
The power of kitchen-table economics
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BanmarNJ @banmarnj.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems He is set to campaign in at least six states in the final stretch. As he does, he’s refining his message and thinking about what comes next.
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Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems
He is set to campaign in at least six states in the final stretch. As he does, he’s refining his message and thinking about what comes next.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ken Paxton has taken over 275 out-of-state trips since taking office. Texans have spent $1.9 million in taxpayer funds on his luxury vacations.
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God @thegodshow.com · 04/10/2026
I don’t give a damn if Theo Von and Joe Rogan change their tune and become full-out Democratic socialists. They will say whatever is deemed widely popular in the moment to retain their podcast audiences. They gave you Donald Trump.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Chefs use this continuous thin sheet to create fine julienne cuts, decorative edible garnishes like flowers or butterflies, or specialty preparations like hanabi (firework) vegetable tempura. 🥕 TT: @big_c.panupong
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
OMG you have GOT to be kidding me
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
For the Tompkins County DA to go from "I recognize the reality that it can take years of therapy & healing for victims of sexual assaults to fully process & understand what happened to them" to "the evidence did not support the filing of criminal charges was legally correct" makes my blood boil. 1/
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
Unelected Republicans in Georgia are asking Todd Blanche to declare their voting machines illegal. DOJ has no authority to interfere with state-run elections, but I doubt that will stop them from trying. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
HAHAHAHA
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: Governor Kathy Hochul has named Letitia James special prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rapers. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Todd Blanche’s motion for summary judgement in my Epstein redaction training video lawsuit is due tomorrow after a short delay. Multiple sources told me there were videos training FBI agents on how to redact Trump from the Epstein files. I’m suing to get them.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Good
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Pilots in beautiful machines dropping bombs down air chutes into drug slash nuclear factories?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
I keep wondering if he'll resign at the last minute and get a pardon from JD.
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Daragh Fleming gets the last word tonight. Good night friends. "Men being silent needs to stop. Silence is enforced by shame. You’re shamed for speaking, calling problematic behaviour out. We need to call out other men who are saying fucked up shit."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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keebl3r @keebl3r.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The pope just told these chucklefucks a few months back the Catholic church is firmly against the death penalty. www.npr.org/2026/04/25/g...
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Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads
Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federa...
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Garnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 02/10/2026
Before the armchair experts yell at me: I am not minimizing the significance of a potential SCOTUS case attacking shield laws. This WILL happen, it’s only a matter of when, and you won’t find two people who’ve said that more consistently than me & @susanrinkunas.com. But accuracy and nuance matter!
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Garnet is absolutely right here. More than that, #SCOTUS has made it clear, over and over again, that it is not going to let states use its "original" jurisdiction to sue other states in contexts in which the underlying question *can* be litigated in the lower federal courts. This is one of those.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
Republicans are pulling money out of North Carolina to defend KANSAS. That’s bleak af for them and I Iove it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And @muellershewrote.com is also up for an award in the news and politics category! I’ve had the pleasure of going on The Daily Beans several times and Allison is always a fantastic host. Go vote! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
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The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU
I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A video captured this morning in Philadelphia shows a man bleeding after being kidnapped by ICE goons
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
DUN DUN DUN -- Fox Business on the September jobs report: "The numbers do not look good. I'm looking at 29,000 jobs added. That is well below expectations for 90,000, and our unemployment rate jumps up to 4.2%. A significant slowdown."
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social for calling on the legal profession to step up to protect elections Our democracy needs you! If you are a lawyer with some time to give, join the good fight w/ @wetheaction.bsky.social👇
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