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Diane Kistner ❌👑

@dkistner1111.bsky.social
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The memory of my father (World War II/Korea, Army/Air Force) makes me determined to resist Trumpism. Former trauma therapist, chicken mama, 70-something homesteader, grand mess-maker, editor/publisher of #poetry @futurecyclepress.bsky.social. 🚫 DM

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Diane Kistner ❌👑 @dkistner1111.bsky.social · 2h
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Hands Off Our Vote! Livestream from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Hands Off Our Vote! Livestream from NYC: How We Can Protect Our Elections · Indivisible
On Sunday, October 4th, movement leaders, artists, and issue experts will come together in New York City for a special Hands Off Our Vote live and nationally live-streamed event. It will inspire and m...
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 22h
I think one of the undercurrents of our fractured political reality is that basically everyone has come to realize that the people who rule the world do not possess any particularly impressive level of intelligence or capability
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
“Morally binding” “Police yourselves” lol ok
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
Ken Paxton desperately tried to defend his handling of a child predator case by claiming the defendant “served 60 days.” Then came the Community Note...
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Ken Paxton Defends Handling of Child Predator Case
Community Note: “Paxton's office initially recommended 1 day in jail.”
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Diane Kistner ❌👑 @dkistner1111.bsky.social · 3h
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Kate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 22h
"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Diane Kistner ❌👑 @dkistner1111.bsky.social · 3h
GREAT!
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Colin M. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 20h
this is specifically what Twitter was re-engineered to do, btw. it exists almost solely to threaten anyone at the flashpoint of a nascent social movement.
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Diane Kistner ❌👑 @dkistner1111.bsky.social · 3h
What a stench...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 10h
This 👇
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @handle.invalid · 11h
Woman frees a koala who had gotten tangled in a net: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h
NEW: The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge brought by the Democratic National Committee that could determine if state judges can extend polling hours after election-day disruptions threaten voting access. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court agrees to hear case on expanded voting hours during Election Day disruptions
The DNC is asking the justices to clarify whether Wisconsin courts can extend voting hours when election-day problems threaten voters’ constitutional right to vote.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
> @variety.com variety.com/2026/digital...
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 23h
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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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 Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great ad.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 20h
Another thing about fraternities is that the hazing rituals where slightly older young men would physically, mentally emotionally and sometimes even sexually abuse slightly younger young men have always disturbed and upset me greatly. And it’s really telling that I’ve seen men defend those too
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10h
Morning! 💚 We just wanted to say thank you. So many of you are working hard to get ready for No Kings Day. We love seeing the signs you’ve shared with us. Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 10h
Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.
From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water.  I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there?  God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news.
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Four Legs Good @4legsrgood.bsky.social · 19h
Pretty funny that ESPN provided the video proving that Jack Smith was at the Iowa-Maryland game. The GOP is a clown car wreck.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected ictnews.org/news/new-mex...
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New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected - ICT
Haaland defends taking money from data center company.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: Fox News agrees to host a debate between me and Ken Paxton — because the people of Texas deserve it. They're just waiting on Paxton to agree. Ball's in your court, Ken.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's one thing to be so incredibly incompetent as Eric Schmitt that your dramatic "GOTCHA" moment falls apart in real time. It is quite another thing to be so incredibly dishonest as Eric Schmitt that you then go on a right-wing show and pretend it didn't happen. "My job is to ask the questions."😜
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 18h
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 9h
After yesterday’s Senate hearing, it’s crystal clear that Jack Smith should be the next Attorney General.
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Diane Kistner ❌👑 @dkistner1111.bsky.social · 4h
Bring it!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h
Lol. 😂
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 22h
THIS!
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 17h
One of the things to come from GamerGate was the gamification of torturing real, live women...hounding them out of their homes, making them look over their shoulders for years. It was treated as a joke, nbd, the work of a few bad apples--as all terrorism against women is--& that failure leads here.
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Kelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 23h
The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
There’s the false accusation from a former state AG who should know better accusing someone of committing a crime based on zero evidence. Then there’s the behavior before, during and after. All of it really shows America what we already knew - Schmitt is scum.
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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 20h
Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!
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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026
If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway
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Uniongrl ☮️ 🌍🎵🌻🦋 @uniongrl.bsky.social · 12h
How embarrassing that it was a woman (Amy) who knew that he was so misinformed that he confused the Iowa Hawkeyes with the Atlanta Hawks. Amy, my future Governor, was awesome! We know our sports in my State! What a sickening display of a petulant child. Please vote! 🗳️
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
“It wasn’t a mistake”🤔 “Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?” 🤔 @ericschmittmo pathetically attempts to play it off and act like he didn’t publicly humiliate himself in front of the nation today 🤡
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WARNING: Do NOT try this at home. Sen. Schmitt brought a poster board, a perjury trap & zero fact-checkers. Result? Atlanta Hawks ≠ Iowa Hawkeyes. Jack Smith was watching Caitlin Clark in Maryland. Lesson: Research first. Gloat second. Or you ARE the cautionary tale.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 23h
[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never spoken with an Attorney General nominee? [JACK SMITH]: No, I don’t think— [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Matt Gaetz! [SMITH]: That is Media Matters senior fellow Matt Gertz
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
Did you go to Atlanta? Smith: No Did you meet Fani Willis? Smith: I’ve never met her. Did you go to the Atlanta Hawks game? Smith: I’ve never been to an Atlanta Hawks game. Perjury, dirtbag!!!
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Laurie True Blue, PHR, SHRM-CP @laurietrueblue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 19h
Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.
Cornell 7Disgusting chat
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amazing community note on threads
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 9h
''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
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Diane Kistner ❌👑 @dkistner1111.bsky.social · 4h
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 22h
they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This guy knows the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! #JackSmith
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