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democracys messiness is its beauty and strength. Its a petri dish of free ideas. corruption can bite be.

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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He's a bullshitter that always sounds good but never delivers
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I dont get it.. let this gen have the freedoms you had. Remember what you faught for and help. Fight and vote to get this autocracy out of here.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Where are all the hippies screaming for freedom in the 60s? Hippies im talking to you. If you dont help now youre leaving it up to youre kids and grandkids to fight for the same things you once cared for.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Its really encouraging to see this coordination between two European countries. Imagine if they all did this
kyivindependent.com
Finland, Sweden launch first joint intercept of Russian jets over Gulf of Finland
The joint September mission follows a serious encounter on June 12, when Sweden was forced to scramble its Gripen jets twice in a single day to intercept Russian Su-24 Fencer and Su-34 Fullback strike...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)
propublica.org
A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
For likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. Watch us break down how a once-rare emergency process became the norm.
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The Supreme Court Changed. What Now?
YouTube video by ProPublica
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Renee Good's mom: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect citizens -- innocents like our family and the others here. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness."
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I think hollywood should stop with the fake boobs. Whats wrong with real. Love real
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Im gonna upset 2 public trends in one night. Fast and furious Tokyo drift was good! Better than i remembered it .. Good movie. Different driving. Overall. Good
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#mayday Good movie but clearly propaganda to soften americans view of russia. Produced by ellison who tramples free speech by buying it up and shutting it down. Dont forget russia kills Ukrainian civilians every day in the war russians started. #federov needs a line to hollywood also
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Shelter From The Storm @catpaladin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
l.smartnews.com/p-8nBjMi3u/o... “Psychopaths lie; arguably, that’s their main thing.” “Malignant narcissist, …psychopath, primary psychopath, … toxic leader.” These are all traits that she argues are part of the same phenomenon, the Dark Personality, or the Persistent Predatory Personality.”
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How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’ (The Guardian)
Composite: Guardian Design/Westend61/Getty Images/posed by mod...
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Im here to tell you, we are in the first inning of the efforts to subvert this election". take some time to hear what he has to say about mail in ballots bc its only the 1st inning
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ALERT: This is a Major Win For Democracy
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Why hire someone who previously hacked election systems to "monitor" midterm elections?
democracydocket.com
Exclusive: Trump DOJ appears to have hired lawyer convicted of hacking election sites to check ‘integrity’
Levin’s involvement in election monitoring could offer a hint of the kind of personnel who will staff the operation this fall, when the DOJ has said it will send 1,000 monitors to the polls.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Balls out, elbows up... You listening congress?
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‘Bring it on buddy’: Ford says he has ‘skin like an alligator’ and calls Trump a ‘loser’
YouTube video by CTV News
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20/08/2026
Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax theonion.com/tech-billionaires-thre…
Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I respect all of the democrats and almost all of the Democrats.... But i feel like bombs are flying all over the place and too many Dems are out in the garden planting flowers
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If this admin could stick its foot out to trip the USA into a faceplant, i think it would do it
arstechnica.com
FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Disappointing Zelensky and Federov cant find some way to work together and that its come to this. And it particularly stings bc ive called Ukraine the frontline between democracy and authoritarianism countless times over the last 4 yrs. So what does this mean now?
kyivindependent.com
Breaking: Fedorov calls for wartime elections, says Putin shouldn't decide when Ukrainians vote
Democracy is "part of what we are fighting for today," Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Rick, so glad you were able to give this interview in the UK. Hopefully they will be able to avoid brexit / cambridge analytica 2.0 with some of the tough lessons learned from the US. Rally on.. #rickwilson youtu.be/EavYdOBTIWI?...
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The UK Just Heard America's Ugliest Secret
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Meta ai trained by newsmax. What could cambridge analytica go wrong lol finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
finance.yahoo.com
Meta Forges AI Content Deal With Newsmax
Meta will gain access to Newsmax's archived and current library of digital news content, with the ability to train its AI-powered search and discovery tools while supporting user searches on Facebook,...
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
There are open efforts to divert taxpayer funds to convicted felons who are loyal
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
America is in that viscious cycle now. Aggressive ice agents are promoted with impunity asserted. Testosterone treatment, dangerous fly bys, lethality not legality exist. And criminals are openly citing loyalty as reasons to escape punishment under law.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I never realized how susceptible our populations are to the influences that led to nazism. The Germans were and are good people yet the 3rd reich still happened. When authoritarians are in control and aggression is rewarded its a slippery slope toward barbarism
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
@thamatrix.bsky.social
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Wow Ukraine could use these on the frontline. Check out the video and imagine how effective it could be in the fog of war
news.northwestern.edu
New spinning drone hides in plain sight
‘Phantom Twist’ harnesses motion blur to nearly vanish in flight
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Genius
oboronka.mezha.ua
The Ministry of Defence has classified an electric motorbike fitted with a generator and a range of 100 km
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
disbanding the structures in FBI, DHS, DNI to secure elections is already in play
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Trump Is Already Setting the Stage to Contest the Midterms | Six Questions with Miles Taylor
YouTube video by Lincoln Square
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I love her quick drops of reality
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Seriously Bro?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@tnbrando.bsky.social that was one of the best arguments ive heard yet for Dems to fight back in todays politics. That bouncer story is one to remember
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Where The HELL Is Mitch McConnell?
YouTube video by Tennessee Brando
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
When we enough people start seeing corruption as the cancer on society that it is
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2026
Joseph Schwartz, owner of a nursing home empire, served just three months of his sentence before Trump pardoned him for a $39 million fraud scheme. Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against him haven’t collected a cent. (Published March)
propublica.org
A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.
At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Congrats, Haley!
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Joe Morelle @morelle.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Donald Trump dismantled the Election Security Unit of CISA. He has created vulnerabilities for local election administrators across the country.   As top Democrat on the committee on House Administration, I'm working to shore up those vulnerabilities and make sure they have the resources they need.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Democrats have to win this fall bc the republicans are just raping the public over and over again. Forcing the public to pay for wars they dont want, ball rooms they dont want, pool face lifts they dont want and sure as shit voter repression bills they dont want. These republicans are traitors
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I never thought Zelensky would make such a decision. Corrupt or pragmatic? If he sticks with removing Federov, he will have lost my faith. Its a move tragic for the Ukrainian people. And we havent yet seen Europes response but it surely wont be positive
kyivindependent.com
Ukraine’s most effective defense minister? What Fedorov got right, and what his dismissal risks reversing
Among those gathered in Kyiv on July 16 to protest the dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov were members of Ukraine's military voicing fears that the controversial decision could seriously h...
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Looks like its becoming more than a political statement
united24media.com
Lockheed Martin Backs US Licensing Process for Ukrainian Patriot Air Defense Production
Ukraine is set to begin producing Patriot missile interceptors following US licensing. This move addresses global air defense shortages.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Good for you Europe
united24media.com
Project FREYJA: Europe Is Building Its Own Missile Shield Against Russia’s Ballistic Threat
Project FREYJA is Ukraine and Europe’s plan to build an independent ballistic missile defense system against Russia’s growing missile threat.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thomas Massie: “It’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud’? We won all the damn elections.”
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
when are these a holes gonna realize corruption will tank us like the soviets. pick a side
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
looks like florida just got a bit hotter www.kyivpost.com/opinion/68963
kyivpost.com
Opinion: Why I’m Running for the US Senate
An American hero whistleblower explains why he wants to fight on for democracy in the Senate.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
for those of us who have been trying to persuade people for the last 10 years, there are almost no words...
wired.com
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
this doesnt appear to have any intention to protect but only terrorize
bellingcat.com
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
apnews.com
California governor tells Europe to stand up to Trump and ‘have a backbone’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Europe’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
oh my gosh could this be a problem. they make stuff up all the time! and how many people do or even can check all their medications for accuracy
politico.com
Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah
Pilot program will test how far patients and regulators are willing to trust AI in medicine.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
if you could become the richest kid in the neighborhood by cultivating everyones individual talents or by taking as much as you can by force from them, which would you rather be? and which would be better for the neighborhood you live in?
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
the us needs something like this
apnews.com
Finland's battle against fake news starts in preschool classrooms
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
stories like this give me hope. and remind me that it will probably be the average caring american that will save us. the over-achieving go getters dont have the guts
nbcnews.com
More musicians cancel Kennedy Center concerts after board votes to add Trump's name to the building
Recent cancellations have left the performing arts center in Washington with gaps in programming for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
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dagnabbit @dn1271.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
wow. another reason why Ukraine is so capable. guess who designed it, asked for it to be designed, who manufactured it and who operated it
youtu.be
Monster Plane: Uncovering the Antonov AN-255 (Full Episode) | Superstructures: Engineering Marvels
YouTube video by National Geographic
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