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Driftless Dan

@driftlessregion.bsky.social
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Perspectives on nature and culture from a scientist living in the Driftless Region. Damn...it turns out "may you live in interesting times" actually IS a curse. You can't spell revolution without evolution.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨Caught on camera: Ken Paxton PANICS when asked about owning 15 homes worth $9 million on a $153,000 government salary. Paxton dodges, stammers, then says “I’d like to keep today to law enforcement!” Classic Paxton—refuses to answer, cuts the presser short. Texans deserve better.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ken Paxton: The criticism has been that I let a child predator out after one day. Well guess what? They served 60 days.
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Patty_in_AZ 🌵☀️🐈‍⬛💙 @pattyinaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This pack is very special to me. Six years ago, today, we lost our 32 year-old son, Bryan. I wanted to honor his memory by creating this pack. It includes an amazing group of Resisters, a few of whom are fellow bereaved parents. Please follow, like and share 💖🦋 go.bsky.app/Mm4gmQo
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Cozca @cozca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A whistle blower at a concentration camp gave pictures to the media.
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Jane @jcm444.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
DO THE MATH, MICHIGAN. DO THE MATH, AMERICA.
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We have to stand up to Bad Men…
YouTube video by Abdul El-Sayed
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks @thewelshtaffy24.bsky.social for including me in this great starter pack. Followed all and reposting here.
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks for including me in this great group of resistors @softtail65.bsky.social
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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Blues @raykwong.lol @pattyger.bsky.social @liberalwarrior.eu @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social @bandroll.bsky.social @firestormz1.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @dovewoman.bsky.social @democracyhere.bsky.social @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social
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Lori @tygergyrl17.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
U.S. Democratic Socialists
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026
QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five. ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This will give them a quasi direct access to the Russian market, circumventing sanctions
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Imprisoned by China without being charged since he arrived in June, Min Zin was INVITED to go there. An. American. Citizen. And Trump rolls out the red carpet for Xi.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Min Zin is an American citizen who was invited to an academic conference in China and then unjustly thrown in jail. I stand with his wife Sylvia & brother Aung Maw in calling on Trump to demand that President Xi release Min so he can be reunited with his family.
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 24/09/2026
Bloody French, saying what we're all thinking ...
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 24/09/2026
CNN: "Right now the Chinese communist state media are allowed on the White House grounds, but we are not. I think that says it all." TRUMP IS THE COMMUNIST.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He kept yelling "I'm a U.S. citizen." They kept him pinned to the sidewalk anyway. He left in an ambulance with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. DHS calls it "without further incident." www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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AutokratDaily @autokratdaily.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A judge Trump appointed ordered the passes restored "immediately." The White House answered by keeping the reporter on the sidewalk. This stopped being a press fight. Defying a court order is a rule of law fight, and every hour it lasts sets the bar for the next judge.
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The phrase "despite court ruling" should be setting off political seismometers across this nation.
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social I wish we could borrow the Mayor from NYC so that the entire nation might benefit from his leadership, empathy, competence... I note that the Speaker of the House doesn't have to be a member of Congress (and I think that job will be available in a few short months).
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Stop letting politicians tell you nothing can be done… youtube.com/shorts/ZlF-8FTrjvQ
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Large Johnson @flytyingguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every oligarch that has paid off Trump which they all have done. Needs to go to prison. Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg, Dell, Thiel, every AI bro etc. They are all involved in the largest future RICO prosecution that never will happen.
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MayhemMel! @melindameyer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
x.com/HunterBiden/... I hate GOP it's no secret. But sometimes they do the stupidest shit that I love. 🤪😂😂😂😂
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's even more face-palming than that. Probably for every 1,000,000 people who have to spend $75 to fill up their car, there's still only one trans girl on North Dakota that can't play badminton anymore.
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Absolutely
Reasons why I'm polite to waiters - Because I realize they're human beings, trying to make a living, not my servants.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I love PBS! 👏👏👏💙
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Centrist Dems are afraid to move the party to the left because they worry they'll "lose the votes of Independents." I hope they understand a lot of those Independents are progressives that are so fed up with centrism and the status quo that they don't want to label themselves "Dem" anymore.
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Tactical Moon Pie @tacticalmoonpie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He wouldn't do anything to even dent the corporate overreach in this country, and we desperately need someone to do that. Would he be better than Trump? Of course, but we cannot let that be the bar.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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shorttimer.bsky.social @shorttimer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Mr. Horror4H @horror4h.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Then let's all look at who let that happen. Oh hey it was Democrats who did nothing to actually make anyone face a single consequence. So why are we all pretending they'll do anything if they win in November?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Let's talk about public safety. What I want is for everyone to get home safe at night.
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Mr. Ron @mrrevron.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is how stupid our moronic president sounds. What a total Idiot and disgrace.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
MAYBE THIS IS A DUMB NORWEGIAN QUESTION BUT WHY IS THE US PRESIDENT ALLOWED TO BREAK INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC LAW ON A DAILY BASIS AND STILL GETS TO BE PRESIDENT 🤔
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They had me at "far right loses" 😊
euperspectives.eu
Sweden election: Left leads as far right loses 11 seats
Sweden’s centre-left leads by 3 seats as the Sweden Democrats lose ground, but overseas votes could still alter the close election result.
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 14/09/2026
(That’s via eyeontech.substack.com/p/clarity-ac...)
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CLARITY Act Update - Ethics Schmethics
It’s Unethical to call this an Ethics Provision
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why go forward when you can go backward?
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I like essayists where you may or not agree with every single point they make, but their facts and references are cited and you always learn something new.
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Scored on the CIA's Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or Collapse
The federal center is entering the kind of decay that has ended other unions. The more autocratic the country becomes, the weaker Lincoln's case for staying, and the stronger the case for going.
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
If you work for Russia, a country that is actively aiding a third country (Iran) to target and kill U.S. soldiers, while you pretend to work for the U.S., you literally are a traitor. In a functional nation there would be consequences.
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Driftless Dan @driftlessregion.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In Trump v. United States (2024), SCOTUS ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution for "official acts." In 2029, if a Democrat has been sworn in as president, they will overturn that ruling and say it was "wrongly determined" or has "become unworkable." Convince me that won't happen.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Russia does not value human life. That moral divide distinguishes us, but it also gives Moscow a ruthless advantage while exposing Western vulnerabilities. Our aversion to sacrifice has become our greatest vulnerability. We must urgently strengthen European deterrence
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Tasha @toshyou.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In America you can get arrested for giving water to people waiting in line to vote but the president is offering you $5k to vote for his party. - Too old for this shit
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Dr. Pete Meyers @dr-pete.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The situation in Saudia Arabia and Yemen has escalated dramatically this week. Ignore every ounce of optimism coming from analysts -- it's a mass-delusion to prop up markets that ignores every single fact on the ground right now, IMO.
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Dave Warren @dw98439.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I must admit It's an intriguing idea.
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