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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My #MECFS Scandal explainer has just hit half a million views on YouTube. I remember worrying that 27 minutes was too long and nobody would watch it. I never expected it to get so many. Thank you to everyone who shared it! Here’s the trailer 👇
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thanks so much everyone for a massive response. I've now had as many emails as I can cope with, so no more please - thank you. They paint a really grim and heatbreaking picture. The neglect and abuse of patients goes on and on. I hope to try to do the issue justice. #ME/CFS
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Kirsty 🌻 @kirstysmestory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you for your work. If you ever want to write about systemic abuse of ME patients I was one of several minors who were institutionalised and abused. I have many documents of this happening in 2013. They repeatedly locked me up in solitary confinement as punishment for “sickness behaviour”
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 02/09/2026
One year from the day the U.S. began its campaign of strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels, retired U.S. Coast Guard senior officers Stephen Chamberlin, Leanne Lusk, and Brian McNamara write that it is legally unsound, strategically counterproductive, and morally corrosive.
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America's War on Drug Smugglers at Sea Is Unlawful—and It Is Failing
U.S. strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels mark an unlawful expansion of military force into a law enforcement mission.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A 🧵about kindness and the impact you have which you’ll never know. 1/
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Important to note that what got Hegseth angry wasn't anything "woke" but reporting that highlighted issues like housing affordability around military bases. In other words, Stars and Stripes has been genuinely serving the troops, and the Trump administration won't allow that.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
JUST IN: DHS is responsible for dangerous and unsanitary conditions at at California's Adelanto ICE facility, even though it is managed day-to-day by the GEO Group, the 9th Circuit rules. 3 judge panel declines to stay lower-court order for monitors. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I have been asked for my opinion on an ME/CFS research proposal. I want to suggest an activity monitor or step counter as an outcome measure. Unfortunately budget isn’t huge so would need to be two figures in US$/€/£ per unit. Suggestions welcomed. #mecfs #pwme #cfs
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R'lyeh Precinct Captain Gigan @gigansprogress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The full report is here instead of the writeup if you'd prefer www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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The Navy’s New Battleship Program: Costs and Implications for the Shipbuilding Industrial Base
Summary In this report, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the potential costs of the Navy’s new nuclear-powered battleship procurement program. It also assesses how the new battleship and frig...
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A Senate candidate talking about the Powell memo???? Pinch me, am I dreaming????
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
James Talarico: 50 years ago, a corporate lawyer named Lewis Powell circulated a memo around DC — a blueprint for how corporations could amass political power, reverse the gains of the Great Society and the New Deal, and rig the system for themselves. And it worked.
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 05/08/2026
Three years ago, EPA proposed cybersecurity rules for municipal water systems. Republicans sued to prevent the rules from going into effect, and that was the end of that. Now seven states' water systems are under attack by Iran.
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Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect (Gift Article)
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
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Rachael @raen.eurosky.social · 07/08/2026
Quelle surprise - FIFA privatisation plan leads back to Trump family
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FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan (Gift Article)
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...
I am not joking: this is AOL era software. It's got clip art. IDK how it even works on modern computers
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REFLECTING POOL INFIGHTING
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 01/08/2026
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships to colleges across the state due to lack of funding, with many would-be freshmen finding out only weeks before their move-in date. www.mississippifreepress.org/soul-crushin...
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‘Soul-Crushing’: 170 Foster Students Denied Scholarships at Last Minute Across Mississippi
The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships weeks before classes begin due to lack of funding.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/08/2026
We could've made this montage of liars an hour long but you get the point
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Austin Swafford @swaffordaustin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
As a Christian raised in a deeply Evangelical area, I feel comfortable saying that the purpose of this is not to convert but to try to confirm their persecution complex. I’ve seen Christians do things like this for my whole life and what they want more than anything isn’t a theological discussion…
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The lab theory is v hard to reconcile w/evidence: So, two (2 lineages initially) infected WIV researchers didn't infect anyone in their community or around WIV (invisible masks?). They went to the market to pet (?) mammals, left traces of SARS2, coughed on people. Then put invisible? masks back on.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
“Their 14-month-old daughter, Giovanni, was found crying beside her mother’s body in southern Guatemala.”
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Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Dozens of USAF cargo planes (C-17s and other heavy-lift) flying from European bases to the Middle East today. It's a full-scale "airbridge" reactivated after the June ceasefire with Iran collapsed in early July.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
National COVID-19 Risk Table (U.S.) dated July 20, 2026 Chances Anyone is Infectious: 🔸1 in 243 people infectious (0.4%) 🔹1 person: 0.4% 🔹10 people: 4.0% 🔹20 people: 7.9% 🔹50 people: 18.7% 🔹100 people: 33.8% 🔹300 people: 71.0%
An infographic titled "National COVID-19 Risk Table (U.S.)" dated July 20, 2026, from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model at pmc19.com.
The image displays a two-column statistical table mapping group sizes to transmission probabilities across alternating light blue rows.
The columns track:
•	Number of People: Metric increments ranging from 1 to 300 individuals.
•	Chances Anyone is Infectious: Multiplier percentages reflecting national active transmission baselines.
Statistical milestones from the dataset include:
•	1 person: 0.4% chance
•	5 people: 2.0% chance
•	10 people: 4.0% chance
•	25 people: 9.8% chance
•	50 people: 18.7% chance
•	100 people: 33.8% chance
•	200 people: 56.2% chance
•	300 people: 71.0% chance
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
US Weekly COVID update: July 20, 2026 🔸1 in 243 Actively Infectious 🔸202,000 Daily Infections 🔸1,340,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸87,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸67,000 to 270,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸300 to 600 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com
An infographic showing a U.S. COVID-19 Heat Map dated July 20, 2026, based on the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) Model utilizing CDC wastewater data.
The image features a colour-coded map of the United States displaying regional infectious prevalence estimates across various counties.
The colour scale legend indicates five tiers of CDC Relative Levels and PMC Prevalence Estimates:
•	Very Low (Light Green): <0.9% actively infectious
•	Low (Muted Green): 1.2% (range 0.9–1.5%)
•	Moderate (Orange): 2.0% (range 1.5–2.4%)
•	High (Red): 2.9% (range 2.4–3.5%)
•	Very High (Purple): >3.5% actively infectious
Most of the U.S. map is shaded in shades of green. Prominent cluster hotspots marked in red and purple are located heavily across Texas and extending into western Louisiana, as well as distinct localized clusters in Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada.
Text below the map explicitly outlines 8 major hotspots, highlighting severe outbreaks across Texas and transmission metrics in Hardin county.
An infographic titled "National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)" dated July 20, 2026, from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model website, pmc19.com. The data is structured into three main categories with alternating light blue row highlights:
Infections
•	Proportion Actively Infectious: 1 in 243 (0.4%)
•	New Daily Infections: 202,000
•	Infections the Past Week: 1,340,000
•	Infections in 2026: 87,000,000
•	Cumulative Infections per Person: 5.34
Long COVID
•	Long COVID Cases Resulting from New Daily Infections: 10,000 to 40,000
•	Long COVID Cases Resulting from New Weekly Infections: 67,000 to 270,000
Excess Deaths
•	Excess Deaths Resulting from New Daily Infections: 50 to 90
•	Excess Deaths Resulting from New Weekly Infections: 300 to 600
An infographic titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" dated July 20, 2026, from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model at pmc19.com. It displays data for U.S. states and territories from Alabama to Mississippi alphabetically.
The table features columns tracking state name, CDC level, PMC estimate of active infections, and statistical transmission probabilities ("Chances anyone is infectious") inside rooms containing 10, 25, 50, or 100 people.
Most rows list a "Very Low" or "Low" CDC Level with active infection ranges from 0.1% to 1.2%. Notably, Guam stands out highlighted in bright red with a High CDC level, reporting an active infection rate of 1 in 36 (2.8%). In a room of 100 people in Guam, the chart indicates a 94% chance that someone is actively infectious. Asterisks next to Arkansas and Mississippi indicate limited data reporting, and the footer notes that the source data was last updated on July 11.
An infographic titled "COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates" dated July 20, 2026, from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) model at pmc19.com. It lists data for U.S. states and territories from Missouri to Wyoming alphabetically.
The table fields track state name, CDC level, PMC estimate of active infections, and transmission probabilities ("Chances anyone is infectious") inside rooms of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people.
Most rows list a "Very Low" or "Low" CDC Level. Texas stands out with a Moderate CDC level, reporting an active infection rate of 1 in 61 (1.6%). In a room of 100 people in Texas, the chart indicates an 81% chance that someone is actively infectious. Asterisks note limited reporting for states like Montana, New York, and Oklahoma. A footer indicates that data for North Dakota averages values from Minnesota, Montana, and South Dakota, with Puerto Rico tracking via its own dashboard. Data was last updated on July 11.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/07/2026
This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City.

This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is beautiful!! Enjoy! #BlueSky #MedSky #LawSky #PoliSky
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Lettuce supplier (Taylor Farms) is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say wapo.st/4hnnAoy via @lenasun.bsky.social @rachelroubein.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com
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Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say
Thousands have been sickened in the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which has been largely concentrated in southeastern Michigan.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This goes a long way back, with Taylor Farms.. Taylor Farms, Big Food Supplier, Grapples With Frequent Recalls (2013) share.google/OcVMju6BOmaO...
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Taylor Farms, Big Food Supplier, Grapples With Frequent Recalls (Published 2013)
Taylor Farms, a giant supplier of produce and other food products, has a recent record of recalls that industry experts call high.
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
MAGA cultist Eric Metaxas was outraged by seeing an air quality alert triggered by the Canadian wildfires that suggested people limit outdoor activity: "How dare they say that. Who has the right to tell me or you or anyone anything? It's a free country. I can do whatever I want."
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Anarchists Without Borders @anarchswoborders.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
""People detained at Camp East Montana reported routine ⁠beatings and other excessive force by guards, chronic malnutrition, and unsanitary and degrading living conditions," the report said... "Together, these abuses violate fundamental protections under U.S. and international human rights law.""
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Detainees at ICE facility in Texas were beaten and abused, rights groups say
Detainees at ​a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Texas told two rights groups they were ‌beaten by guards, denied medical care and prevented from contacting family and la...
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Lomi Kriel @lomikriel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEW: Law enforcement experts reviewed available footage in the Houston ICE killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo last week. What they saw was troubling, appearing to violate longstanding best practice, possibly even the law. "Professionally incompetent.” www.texastribune.org/2026/07/15/t...
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Houston ICE shooting shows likely law enforcement policy violations
More than a dozen attorneys and former law enforcement officials reviewed footage of the deadly ICE car pursuit for The Texas Tribune. They said ICE’s tactics were breaking with best practice and poss...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/07/2026
Air quality has reached unhealthy levels in parts of NYC due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Poor air quality affects everyone, but some people are more sensitive to it than others, including people with heart or lung conditions, older adults, pregnant New Yorkers, and infants and children.
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Air Quality Guidance: Fire, Smoke, and High Ozone - NYC Health
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
AOC on Susan Collins touting the money she got for body cameras and ICE training in the DHS bill. “Senator Collins wrote the blank check to allow these officers to conduct themselves in the way that they have in Maine in the first place, and she's the one who's poured resources into it.”
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Trump just shrunk Bears Ears by 91% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 90%. Bears Ears was the first national monument co-managed by tribes. Five tribes spent years building that partnership. It's been walked back. 100,000+ archeological sites now exposed to mining and drilling.
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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
NEW: A year after H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history, the number of children receiving SNAP nationwide has likely dropped by more than 1.5 million, based on our analysis of available data from 17 states. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and March 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A lot of us know people - good people - who may have believed the promises they were told about "draining the swamp" or "no new wars." Now is the time to reach out to them. Not to say, "I told you so," but to say, "He doesn't deserve you."
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
L - Tim Scott right before Trump announced that he wanted Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to his seat. R -Tim Scott right after Trump made his post.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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