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Eclectic reader and lover of books & music, tree hugger, nature observer. Proficient daydreamer. PhD in aquatic biology.

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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 14m
Gift Article! wapo.st/4iW4OWi
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Senator’s basketball mix-up derails ‘gotcha’ moment at Jack Smith hearing
The gaffe by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) quickly went viral, but several prominent MAGA influencers seemed not to notice his mistake.
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 4h
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. 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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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 5h
In audio obtained by the NY Times, Ken Paxton says Trump’s big event in Texas hurt Republicans: “When we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.”
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer
Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging
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Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging
The Trump administration is using taxpayer funds to air a television advertisement from Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the ...
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
apnews.com/article/jack... prosecutor Smith will tell senators he won't 'be silenced' by threats of prosecution
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Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith will tell senators he won't 'be silenced' by threats of prosecution
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley says a committee hearing into the former Justice Department special counsel who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump will highlight the committ...
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Has the world lost the fight against heat? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service
YouTube video by BBC World Service
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
John Oliver lists off just some of Ken Paxton’s scandals: “Paxton spent nearly 9 years under indictment for securities fraud... He was also accused of bribery and abuse of office by eight of his own top deputies... But wait, because I'm still not done.”
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Forest Service shows up when your town is on fire. Trump is tearing it apart anyway. 32,468 letters to Congress so far. Send one before the next fire does: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
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Ireland is helping supply Russia’s war machine
The EU considers putting an Irish alumina refiner on its sanctions list
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In any other time, the story of a Trump wedding lavishly bankrolled by a Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch would be weather-changing; a consuming multi-month festering scandal, bipartisan outrage, and impeachment. charliesykes.substack.com/p/don-jrs-de...
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Don Jr’s “Dear Friend” is a Shady Russian Thug Straight from Central Casting
Putin crony bankrolls Trump Crime family wedding.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"So many Republican candidates in recent days have broken with Trump that it’s as if a secret memo went out announcing that the floodgates were officially open," writes @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump
President Trump is deeply unpopular and trapped in an unwon war of his own choosing. A reckoning—one far harsher than was expected, even a few months ago—seems imminent, Susan B. Glasser writes.
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Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really enjoyed this podcast convo with @sykescharlie.bsky.social
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Germany is building a digital Noah's Ark for US climate data www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Germany is building a digital Noah's Ark for US climate data
Wary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands.
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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Trump thinks that his arbitrariness and indifference to others demonstrates strength. In fact, though, it just means he alienates actual allies and rushes to lick Xi’s boots even as those boots are kicking him and his country in the face." By @nberlat.bsky.social in @atrupar.com's PN latest PN:
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Trump loves Xi because he wants to be him
Kowtowing to tyrants makes him think he’s strong.
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Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He is a bizarro-world president, doing it all bass-ackwards "Trump has an instinctive admiration for authoritarian leaders, a quasi-mystical belief in his own judgement of character, and a bone-deep commitment to never listening to a briefing. The result is diplomacy by dictatorial whim."
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Your tax dollars at work! apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration begins airing 2024 Trump campaign ad in latest taxpayer-funded messaging
The Trump administration is using taxpayer funds to air a television advertisement from Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign in the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the ...
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Its behind a paywall, but at least you get the gist of the article.... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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How Trump Became Mob Boss of the United States
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in United States history. He's been preparing to use the government for self-enrichment his entire life.
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...
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‘Inflation Has Lost Its Mind’: Shopper’s Halloween Candy Price Video Goes Viral as X Debates Shrinkflation and Chocolate Quality
Some U.S. shoppers are now experiencing sticker shock when it comes to Halloween candy, as they have complained on X that favorite sweets now cost more even though, in their opinion, they taste differ...
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Euronews @euronews.com · 27/09/2026
The Israeli FA issued a statement commending the FAI and the Irish squad for deciding to go ahead with the match, saying: "Football has won."
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Ireland team to wear black armbands in Israel game amid boycott calls
The Israeli FA issued a statement commending the FAI and the Irish squad for deciding to go ahead with the match, saying: "Football has won."
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every time the media quotes Trump saying “fake news” they should add a reminder that Trump is a serial liar, and that what he considers real news is actually disinformation. See also: presswatchers.org/2026/05/journalis…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "We stand firm in the face of any new aggression, even if it comes to a doomsday war"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification"
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every regime that has ever practiced brutality against their own people depend on goons like Homan. He’s a criminal thug in any language
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Damning Elon Musk Film Hit With Shocking Censorship
Elon Musk’s extraordinary power is making it remarkably difficult to advertise a documentary about just how powerful Elon Musk has become. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook owner Meta, and, predict...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From the MAGA GOP party which claims to care about Election integrity - US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...
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US Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas Reflector
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Trump White House announced a Hispanic Heritage Month event after canceling their celebration in 2025. The midterms are upon us.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yet another dictator move by Trump and his Republican co-conspirators, whose goal is to make Congress irrelevant.
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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress. The White House announced the move on Friday, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant serv...
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey Trump Truckers....
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him
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rain-singer.bsky.social @rain-singer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, it’s propaganda, and good for WaPo putting the word in the headline, which almost nobody else did. They should remove the damn quote marks though. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump ad airing with government funding despite law against ‘propaganda’
A TV ad boosting President Trump and saying that it was paid for by the U.S. government is airing in two major markets despite a federal law against using tax funds for "propaganda."
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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Andrew Boutros, the U.S. attorney in Chicago, must quit or be fired for misconduct in the Broadview 6 case. In Trump’s immigration crackdown, ”law enforcement“ is led by criminals.
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Prosecutor Resigns, Saying U.S. Attorney Mishandled Chicago Protest Case (Gift Article)
The prosecutor said that U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros had intervened and overruled her in the case against a group of protesters known as the “Broadview Six.”
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As reading and math scores fall to their lowest point in the past quarter-century, the US now has fewer tools to understand and develop interventions for this troubling trend. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
theguardian.com
Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pomp over progress in Xi’s US summit with Trump is a win for China
While US president hailed visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved on resolving thorny issues
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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How Trump's diplomatic week exposed the limits of his power
US President Donald Trump was looking to reassert himself on the world stage. But his diplomatic flurry has done little to dispel the view among many analysts of a president beset by problems at home ...
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Tucker Carlson says Trump’s Cabinet must remove him from office under 25th Amendment
Former Fox News anchor says president should have been removed after threatening a ‘nuclear attack’ on Iran
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International tells feds to get rid of ICE www.axios.com/local/chicag...
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Amnesty International tells feds to get rid of ICE
A new report cites alleged abuses in Chicago and three other cities in making the case to dismantle ICE.
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hegseth’s secrecy is breaking faith with those who’ve volunteered to serve. By robbing them their the ability to tell their stories, he’s not just silencing them, he’s further separating the military from the civilian population it serves. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding (Gift Article)
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
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DHeber @dheber.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sad... www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Marlene Robertson🍁🇨🇦 @marlenerobertson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump “I had a good time making a nice speech today. I’ve gotten actually very good marks. They gave me good marks. I don’t know what that means.” This is what a five-year-old would say.
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Nice Footpaws @ionotter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Judges can't arrest the president, but they can most certainly issue cease & desist orders to any business contracted by the Whitehouse to do any work. They can order contractors to stop work and remove their equipment, as well as grant them compensation. And arrest them if they refuse to comply.
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madopal @madopal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Move fast, break society
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Speaking as someone who wrote a book on the government’s Doomsday plans, one challenge: “Martial law” isn’t actually something that exists in the US in the way it exists in other countries. There are ways to nationalize or deploy troops, but “declaring martial law” isn’t some magic button to press.
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