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Diana

@dianapet.bsky.social
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Political junkie, despises oligarchy, supports The kidney Project @UCSF

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 19h
"What Palantir can’t do is stop government agencies from sharing information with each other, which Trump ordered them to do in March. ELITE, the app they created for ICE, sources its data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, which manages Medicaid." via @kalwradio.bsky.social
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Nurses rally in San Francisco against Palantir’s work with ICE
Nurses marched in San Francisco on Wednesday to protest Palantir’s involvement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 14h
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social: Trump called Americans 'enemies of ours.' In 33 days, they will get to vote.  youtu.be/sa3nmWmx3TM?...
MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder:

"enemies of ours"
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 13h
President Trump is no longer content to re-write his own scandals and alleged crimes, he is now apparently intent on re-writing the history and legacy of another scandal-plagued President: Richard Nixon. MS NOW’s Ali Velshi explains.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
Starting today, some of the cruelest changes to food stamps and Medicaid from Trump and Republicans' big, ugly bill go into effect. Here's what you need to know.
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Is This Trump’s Biggest Scam Yet?
The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.”Much of what’s included in it will begin in
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18h
There are now more than 2,200 No Kings events on the map for October 17! We hope to see you in the streets again with millions of Americans to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms.
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For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Of course, the vile Trump regime sides with bigoted parents over vulnerable kids.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Katie Phang breaks down one of the most disturbing pieces of evidence in the new Cornell sex assault lawsuit: an alleged fraternity Snapchat message referring to the plaintiff as “free p***y upstairs.” Phang zeroes in on another detail: someone apparently photographed the Snapchat from another phone
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Michael sisto @sistosterone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I had no idea it would take the American people 10 years to realize Trump is full of shit. I thought it was pretty obvious immediately.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He is not wrong. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the reported 68 attacks that killed 223 people constituted crimes against humanity of murder under customary international law" - United Nations Special Rapporteur on U.S. Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Jay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The President of the United States is a liar.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data reveals
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Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 17/09/2026
The adornment adds color and life to otherwise drab bus shelters, and officials say the plants can absorb 16 gallons of rainwater to reduce flooding during heavy rainstorms: gothamist.visitlink.me/yT5-yr
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a major Trump donor, named as biggest single methane producer in new rankings
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US ‘super-emitters’ of planet heating methane identified by satellite analysis
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CJ @cjeanmartini.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🚨Early heads-up🚨 Get Ready for Midterms VOTE EARLY Let's do this!! October 17th A National Day of ACTION! #LFG More info: www.nokings.org
NO KINGS
SAVE THE DATE
VITE EARLY
OCTOBER 17
A National Day of Action
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Garcia: Trump obviously has been a failure as a businessman, and he saw the presidency as an opportunity to enrich himself and his family. This family is at a point where they think they can do whatever they want. And what they're using to enrich themselves is the public's hard-earned money.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ted Cruz interrupted during ESPN appearance by fired-up crowd chanting, "TED, YOU SUCK!"
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ted Cruz gets aggressively booed by Texas crowd on College GameDay
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/09/2026
Ben Meiselas unloads on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after his threat to isolate Iran spectacularly backfired: “You are a clown, and the world is laughing at you. Get that through your head.”
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ScruffyR (NO LISTS!) @scruffyr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why I'm Meidas Mighty 💪 Ben does not hold back!
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The man can’t handle even the most basic journalistic pushback. This should be happening daily
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT. Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them. We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person. Well here we are.
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Opinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)
The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Worried about the election? Not sure if you're registered to vote? You can check at this link! voterresource.org/saraht (And if you're not, the link will walk you through how to register!)
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Omg. When you’ve lost Joe DiGenova….
diGenova just told me by phone when I asked about his abrupt exit:
"If you want indictments where there's no evidence, you have an ethical problem"
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
54 Days, Ted! LFG!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/09/2026
The threat of contempt worked. It’s over. Missouri republicans can’t use their stupid map for the midterms. The old map is still gerrymandered to hell, but we can correct that by adding seats to SCOTUS in 2029 and banning gerrymandering (among other things, of course)
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Joe Morelle @morelle.house.gov · 09/09/2026
Presidents do not control our elections. The American people do. I’m leading a bipartisan group of 261 current and former Members of Congress in a brief before the Supreme Court challenging new federal restrictions on voting by mail. Read more:
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CONGRESSMAN MORELLE LEADS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO BLOCK TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL IN VOTING
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, mobilized current and former Members of Congress in a court filing challenging the legality...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fun fact: in our polling of battleground states, about 60% of voters said it is a “top” or “high” priority for Congress to investigate and hold Musk accountable. Lean into it Dems. He’s a cartoon villain - treat him like one.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 10/09/2026
DEMOCRATIC socialists
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
They are Democratic Socialists. I think it's important to be precise.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/09/2026
Our men and women in uniform take a solemn vow to stand between New Yorkers and the threats facing our city. It is a calling they answer until the very end. On September 11, while so many ran for safety, NYPD officers ran to Ground Zero.
An NYPD officer stands next to a memorial wreath that says NEVER FORGOTTEN. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Mamdani stand with their hands over their hearts.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ICYMI — Fred Trump 🔥 calls out his Uncle’s 9/11 lies: “His claim he brought a crew of workers to the 9/11 site so offends me I need to speak out. He was not building ‘a big building’ at the time… the U.S. Steel building was not creaking and ready to fall.”
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/09/2026
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
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Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Inventor Harriet Strong had no formal training in engineering yet her #engineering innovations in water storage & flood control enabled the construction of the Hoover Dam & All-American Canal. Inducted, Nat'l Women's Hall of Fame & Nat'l Inventors Hall of Fame. She died #OTD in 1926. #WomenInSTEM
A sepia-toned historical portrait of Harriet Williams Russell Strong (1844–1926), the pioneering American inventor, conservationist, and entrepreneur celebrated for her revolutionary water-control systems and agricultural innovations. Shown from the waist up, she is seated and angled slightly to the right in a contemplative pose. She rests her chin thoughtfully on her left hand, which features a prominent ring, while her right hand rests gently on the ornate wooden arm of her chair. Her face shows a serene, intelligent expression with a soft, knowing gaze directed off-camera. Her graying hair is elegantly styled upward in a voluminous, classic late-19th-century updo. She wears a dark, highly detailed Victorian dress characterized by intricate vertical pleating, ruffles, and a high lace collar. The background is a soft, heavily textured, and dark vignette that focuses attention entirely on her. The composition exudes a dignified, academic, and deeply reflective mood, capturing the formidable essence of a self-taught engineering trailblazer.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
FIVE DEAD 🙏 All glory to SecDuffy (on X) — and Trump for appointing this inexperienced unqualified POS.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026
NEW: An armed individual lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Dr. Amy Acton while she was at the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County, resulting in the injuries of multiple people who were nearby. A suspect is in custody. www.wlwt.com/article/amy-...
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Amy Acton attacked at campaign event near Youngstown; multiple people reportedly injured
Amy Acton was reportedly attacked at a campaign event near Youngstown on Sunday.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I wrote a pretty angry piece for today's article. I wasn't at all nice about it. But who gives a shit? Fuck Traitor Trump and anyone who's still supporting that piece of filth. themouthyrenegadewriter.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
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To Hell With Trump and Fuck You if You Support Him
Only Racists, Bigots, or Child Abusers Still Support the Pedo President
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Well done, Mayor Mamdani. To hell with AI and those goddamn data centers.
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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’
ICE owes millions in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It seems like the Dem-led states are finally getting the message: no one goes under the bus, least of all trans kids. Gooooooo! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/u...
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States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care (Gift Article)
The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pieces like this might finally start to wake up the capitalists to what Trump & Miller have wrought. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/o...
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Opinion | Trump Ended My American Dream (Gift Article)
America has closed its doors to too many students and entrepreneurs.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/09/2026
Any sweeping systemic change you want to make in the United States has to begin with adding seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. No major reform bill will survive the current court. No civil rights law, no anti-corruption law, no wealth tax, nothing.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 03/09/2026
Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall.
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Top US doctors offer updated flu and COVID vaccine recommendations, aiming to ease confusion
Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This woman changed my life. I read Revolution from Within as a teenager and there was no going back. I regret that I did not ever get to meet her in person despite being one degree of separation from her for years. There aren’t words enough for her legacy. 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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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Teachers, man. They should be paid like CEOs.
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