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ManifestChange

@debvane.bsky.social
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Mother, Teacher, former geologist, life-long learner, advocate for student voice and choice in education, embracing change & living in the moment.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h
“.. The U.S. is enduring its worst year for measles since 1991 ..” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/meas...
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Where is the help for Ukraine?
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 7h
Trump on Monday said that he would ‌pay for TV ads himself or with money raised from the MAGA political committee after ​legal pushback over the use of taxpayer-funded ​television ads. Sidebar: the lawyers got involved, he has no conscience. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump says taxpayers will no longer pay for TV ads that praised him
President Donald Trump on Monday said taxpayers will no longer pay for television ads featuring him shortly before the ​November congressional elections after widespread criticism of the campaign-styl...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 11h
Lutnick denied to Congress that he had any knowledge of him and Epstein being invested in the same company.
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Epstein Whistleblower Simon Andriesz Dies After Exposing Lutnick Ties—What To Know
Lutnick denied to Congress that he had any knowledge of him and Epstein being invested in the same company.
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ManifestChange @debvane.bsky.social · 4h
Are you kidding me? A statement from the President of the United States.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New York Beat Paris,London For Number One City In The World...💪🏻
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🚨 Darya Shipilova, a lab tech at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Russia has died from contracting PNEUMONIC PLAGUE on Oct. 2, after breaking a test tube containing the pathogen. Now a factory and several hospitals are in quarantine. kyivindependent.com/plague-death...
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Plague death triggers quarantine, mask mandates in Russia's Irkutsk region in Siberia
The measures come after Darya Shipilova, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Shelekhov, died after reportedly contracting plague on Oct. 2.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/10/2026
The edge of California is falling into the ocean—and coming storms are likely to worsen the situation for people on the coast, @partlowjosh.bsky.social reports.
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The Edge of California Is Falling Into the Ocean
Storms driven by El Niño are pulling chunks of coast away.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Heads up: As of Sunday, the United States has withdrawn all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after new threats were made to commanding officers concerning an Iran-backed plot against the installation. This is a SUPER rare and strange move. substack.com/profile/2357...
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As of Sunday, the United States has withdrawn all 12 B-1 Air Force bombers from an air base in southern England after new threats were made to commanding officers concerning an Iran-backed plot agains...
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Forbes @forbes.com · 04/10/2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, alleged in a court filing the Kennedy Center is withholding “core financial documents” and information about Trump’s threats to demolish the venue in court.
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Trump Citing Executive Privilege In Kennedy Center Case, Democrat Claims
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, alleged in a court filing the Kennedy Center is withholding “core financial documents” and information about Trump’s threats to demolish the venue in court.
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ManifestChange @debvane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Once again, in the Upside Down World of Hassett.
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ManifestChange @debvane.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nope.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2026
"Congress has already said no to taxpayer funding for the big, beautiful ballroom, and this should have been a stop order on the project." So if Congress already said no, how is this pet project getting taxpayer dollars?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Unsurprisingly the Russians are paying off the Americans to take their side in the Russia’s criminal war of aggression. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Among the misspending was nearly $3 million to erect tents at Guantanamo Bay that were never used, $20 million to maintain purchased warehouses that have never housed a single detainee, and excessive fees for a deficient and now-shuttered Florida lockup. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds
An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the to...
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Dr. Susan G (she/her) @madtownmama.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This post from JWV is definitely worth your time to read.
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Jax (the original) @jacqueline321.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 02/10/2026
Reporter: “South Korea says they have not signed off on this Alaska pipeline yet. They're still studying it.” Trump: “I didn't jump the gun…Let's see if they don't want to do it. That's okay with me. I'll just charge them more…Tell them if they don't sign shortly. I'm going to double it up."
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that he is considering retirement, leaving open the possibility that he could leave after next year’s term and hand another nomination to President Donald Trump.” www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026
Americans: you are not outraged enough about this. Christians: this is absolute blasphemy www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
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‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Spin: Trump tells White House reporters that the alleged Cornell rapists won't "won't get a fair shake." Truth: A Manhattan federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation against E. Jean Carroll in 2023 and he was forced to pay her $5 million in damages.
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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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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 02/10/2026
Judge rules PresidentTrump lacks constitutional authority to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys. The decision reinstates Seattle prosecutor Roger Rogoff and halts administration efforts to bypass the Senate confirmation process with political loyalists.
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Judge rules Trump can’t fire court-appointed prosecutors
The ruling is a major loss for Trump’s effort to install loyalists in key positions.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The rub: South Koreans didn’t agree to a specific dollar figure—or even to invest at all.” 👀 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/asia/s...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.
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Trump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rules
The ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/10/2026
As a man of faith, I find Pete Hegseth's twisting of Scripture abhorrent. Hegseth has been citing the Bible to justify Donald Trump's illegal war, but those very same scriptures say something quite different. Let's take a look. (link below)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This keeps happening.
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CosmicHomicide @cosmichomicide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"We gave billions of dollars to 40 year old nepobaby whose daddy has funded his Hollywood fantasies. How could this have gone so wrong?" Dolts.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
OMG you have GOT to be kidding me
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This whole story is insane. If passengers hadn’t intervened, this could have been really bad. Having to worry about rogue pilots as well as hijackers is… not great.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
Learn more.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Trump is leaving America exposed to dangerous viruses: digital, biological and diplomatic,” our columnist @thomaslfriedman.bsky.social says. “Something bad is going to happen to us as a result. We and our children are going to pay for this, and not only at the gas pump.”
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Opinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways
On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster.
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Hurricane Polo’s moisture to bring major flooding to Southwest, Texas this week
Polo's moisture will bring a major flood risk to the Southwest, before spreading to Texas on Wednesday and Thursday. See where the greatest risk is.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026
Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
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Morocco appoints its first woman prime minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri
Nearly a week after her party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), won the parliamentary elections, the mayor of Marrakech was named Morocco's prime minister on September 29.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals declined "​to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump" after a federal judge found that the attorneys misused the court system in "settling" his IRS lawsuit. www.reuters.com/world/us-app...
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Appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement
A US appeals court declined on Tuesday ​to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald ‌Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Keep the data centers away from our Great Lakes.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
Thom Tillis: “I may be a bit of an odd duck here. But talking about weaponization, 8647 is probably not a reasonable case. One day maybe we can find someone accountable for this building being surrounded by thugs on January 6th.”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
TILLIS: is there anything you would have done differently? JACK: yes. One thing I was taught is you only do your talking in the courtroom. But if you stick to that, people can unfairly malign you and you can’t respond. But there are things being said that are untrue… 1/
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 28/09/2026
A growing number of conservative books are arguing about the harms of empathy in political decision making, offering “a theoretical framework for selfishness,” Elizabeth Bruenig argues. theatln.tc/oZPy2D7y 🎨: Dan Zhou for The Atlantic
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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