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DrEmpathyNow

@drempathynow.bsky.social
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I’m passionate about supporting human rights, justice, healthcare, science, climate…🌈🌻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦ї😷🌎🗽⚖️🕊️🧷🫶🇨🇦🇵🇱🇪🇺🦋 🐸 📎Evil is the absence of empathy” - G.M. Gilbert. Nobody is safe unless everybody is safe!

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h
Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 14h
Rescuers worked at the site of the Russian strike in Pryluky all night and day. Russia killed 22 people here for Putin's birthday, 5 of them were children. ​They celebrate like this, crashing apartment buildings onto sleeping residents. ​search and rescue operation continues.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 9h
⚡️Update: Death toll from Russian glide bomb strike on Kramatorsk bus stop rises to 33. At least 18 others were injured in the Oct. 8 attack, prompting local authorities in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk to suspend all public transport.
kyivindependent.com
At least 30 dead after Russian glide bomb strikes Kramatorsk bus stop
"Russia comes to the Ukrainian land with death," Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9h
Russia's terror continues. At least 30 people were killed and 18 injured by Russian strikes on buses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. Putin and Russia must be punished.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10h
Three-year-old Zlata, who was carried out from under the rubble by a rescuer after a Russian Kh-101 missile destroyed a residential building in Pryluky, is now in the hospital together with her mom, Kateryna. Kateryna’s sister, Yuliia Malysh, was also injured.
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 8h
YOUGOV POLL SHOWS HUGE SUPPORT FOR UK REJOINING EU YOUGOV tends to lean right largely because its user base is older and have the time to fill in lengthy surveys which eventually earn them £50 once every year to eighteen months. That makes this even more shocking. No mater which way you look at it
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reminder!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pe[low]te Hegseth can’t keep up with women he claims aren’t strong enough to compete with men in his “warrior” military.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
In Wisconsin alone, there were 39 private schools where every student used tuition vouchers during the most recent school year. Together, these schools educated 7,923 children and took in roughly $87 million from the voucher program. (Published August)
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For months Gabriela Soto has relentlessly advocated for her husband Martin, unlawfully detained by ICE while buying diapers for their baby. Martin played a key role in the Delaney Hall hunger strike this summer. Last night we was RELEASED from ICE custody. ALWAYS FIGHT BACK.
Beautiful young family outside a detention center.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
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TopCat @tiffinjames.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This. It’s not so much the fact we elected this man in the first place. It’s that we elected him AGAIN and have refused to remove him EVEN AFTER WE FOUND OUT HE WAS TRYING TO BE A DICTATOR.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump said he would start paying for the political TV ads himself, but the White House clarified that he won’t pay back the federal government for what’s already been spent. About $11.5 million had already been spent airing the ads as of midday Tuesday, October 6th.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...
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Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/10/2026
Wrongly indicted, charges dropped, and now we learn prosecutors allegedly knew the Reflecting Pool renovation was failing and they charged David Hearn anyway. I hope he sues their asses off.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Attn: A FBI supervisor is blowing the whistle on the Trump administration’s targeting of anti-ICE protesters. Jill Fields states the White House pushed the FBI to investigate people in Los Angeles even after agents determined their actions were protected by the First Amendment.
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PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@garrykasparov.bsky.social #Ukraine is amazing! Responsible for the depletion of US stockpiles of weapons that were never sent to Ukraine and for the price of diesel that was stable throughout months Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, and only spiked when Trump attack attacked Iran.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Trump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump is holding the G7 at his own golf resort so he can shovel more money from the US treasury into his private pocket, and collect from other governments, too. This time no one says a word about it, even though everyone thinks it's record-breaking corruption and sleaze.
nytimes.com
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“She had planned to continue her practice for years to come. But… she has begun to reconsider amid the stress and legal costs of defending herself in a statewide investigation by Ken Paxton… who has accused doctors, drug companies and insurers of conspiring to push parents into vaccinating children”
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children. Paxton alleges a vague conspiracy between doctors and vaccine makers. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. But for a donation of $10,000 or more they can buy an exemption from Paxton's probe.
nytimes.com
Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A lot of what’s happening doesn’t seem to be spreading anymore by mainstream media. A tree that stood for an estimated 150–250 years was destroyed today to make way for Trump’s border wall.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This 👇
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Karl Deisseroth, professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares the news of his Nobel Prize with his family: 🔊 #AGoodPlace
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The MAGA outrage machine is having another meltdown. This time, it’s over Jack Smith’s shirt. Nowhere on the shirt is Trump’s name, unless they’ve decided he’s a king.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You really didn't need a study 👇
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I miss the days when a President would immediately be removed for suggesting a foreign nuclear power “take out” Los Angeles. Shame on everyone in the US Government allowing this dangerous sham Presidency to continue.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thousands of Cornell students have taken over the main plaza on campus to demand the Cornell 7 be held accountable for their crimes. 21% of undergraduate women are raped or sexual assaulted during their time on campus.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.
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'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/10/2026
Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is beyond embarrassing.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Good on you Emma 👏 👍
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 04/10/2026
British banker who exposed Howard Lutnick's ties to Epstein has died, allegedly from suicide.
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How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There are eerie parallels between what’s happening in Irkutsk and what happened in Wuhan in early 2020. Doctors claiming the government was hiding the extent of the spread. Masks being mandated. Schools being closed. Pay attention. Listen to independent journalists & locals:
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Trump administration’s latest distraction Watergate. More than 50 years after Nixon resigned, Trump’s DOJ is reviewing claims from a former Nixon aide that the prosecutors were the ones who did something wrong. No formal investigation has been opened yet, but they are considering it.
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keven-pittsinger.bsky.social @keven-pittsinger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The corruption is so blatant. US-Russia discussions now include a multibillion-dollar purchase of Russian energy giant Lukoil’s global assets,to enrich Mid East businesses with ties to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who are leading the negotiations. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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