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John W Cavanaugh, PhD ⭐🇺🇲 🇮🇪

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Cancer #survivor - Consultant. Author. Award winning Educator. Former NGO Program Officer and US Senate staffer. Passionate about civic engagement & global public affairs. linkedin.com/in/johnwcavanaugh/

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 6h
Woman frees a koala who had gotten tangled in a net: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 7h
Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 2h
Breaking News! The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly for Sept. 29th came in at 3.18°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This marks yet another record all-time high and the 123rd consecutive record daily high at 1.1°C above the previous daily record set in 1997.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11h
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 3h
Meeting random sheep in Donegal, Ireland: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/aww/s/5C2A...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 20h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 16h
This Kangal dog is saying don’t even think about it!
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 16h
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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 17h
Student journalists across this country have been churning out some of the best journalism these last couple years Thinking of the radio crew covering the encampments in New York, UCLA crew doing the same, not to mention groundbreaking investigation after investigation Brilliant, the best of us
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 17h
Oh Junior Senator Schmitt, how absolutely foolish do you feel? This is the Maryland BB game Smith was actually at, while the Jr Senator made a ridiculous blunder. Who's the dirtbag? LMFAO
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Elayne Boosler @eboosler.bsky.social · 14h
Oh NO! I thought I was going to a Dolphins game but I ended up at Sea World!
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mikeymomo.bsky.social @mikeymomo.bsky.social · 21h
Bill Bramhall / New York Daily News Bill Bramhall's editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 17h
I love this for them - there's a sucker born every minute in maga-land. 🤣 “Trump brags about bringing in a steel company and come to find out it’s from India and already uses H1B visas to import workers,” wrote former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in a social media post on X Tuesday.
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MAGA outraged as it discovers Trump handed $15B Iowa project to Indian company: 'Comical'
The White House boasted about 1,750 jobs that would be created from a new $15 billion steel plant announced by President Donald Trump, but several right-wing figures expressed outrage Tuesday as detai...
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 16h
I think the Senate Judiciary Hearing today, where they tried…in vain…to smear Jack Smith, was better than anything else that could have taken place to boost voter turnout for democracy. I think it reminded a lot of people just how much they hate these swindlers…and why.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15h
Sen. Eric Schmitt is an international laughingstock. He’s up for reelection in 2028, so we’ll have to work on him later.
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Hugo Brady Brown @aodhbc.bsky.social · 19h
The Botafumeiro for fumigation of the building when pilgrims arrived at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Decent Wordsmith @hmodell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He’s actually gotten stupider since coming to Washington. Moving back to Florida or Alabama or wherever he lives won’t help. But the poor bedraggled souls who live in Alabama will surely suffer.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22h
Joy Powers is a fourth-generation cattle farmer and small business owner who is on the cusp of becoming the very first Congresswoman for VA’s 9th. Joy joins me for an in-depth conversation about family, faith, & why her opponent hasn't had a public town hall in 15 years. youtu.be/ORguuGLpSF0?...
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Trump PANICS As GOP Rep FAILS TO SHOW UP And VIRGINIA Wants HIM GONE!!
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 17h
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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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 17h
This playful cat completely made the window cleaner’s day. Original post
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You don’t have to have a law degree to know that Trump's recent taxpayer funded ads are illegal. But why is he running them? Some thoughts... ⬇️ robertreich.substack.com/p/why-is-t…
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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 14h
Trump lawyers lose bid to pause sanctions in IRS lawsuit case www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/trump-irs-l… #Trump #Law #USPolitics
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Trump lawyers lose bid to pause sanctions in IRS lawsuit case
Trump's settlement of the lawsuit in May led the Department of Justice to create a $1.8 billion "lawfare" fund that was scuttled after widespread criticism.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21h
When your entire attack line is garbage and you thought you were being clever, you’re a Schmitt-head.
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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 14h
Republicans trail Democrats by 12 points in battle for House: Poll thehill.com/homenews/house/6118942-… #Elections
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Republicans trail Democrats by 12 points in battle for House: Poll
Republicans are behind Democrats by 12 points in the midterms battle for the House, according to a new survey. In the Quinnipiac University poll, 51 percent of registered voter respondents said if it was Election Day that day, they wanted Democrats to lock down the majority in the House, while 39 percent said they wanted…
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22h
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Joe Bearden📎 @grayhairjoe.bsky.social · 19h
Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads #ncpol www.commondreams.org/news/donald-...
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Impeachment Calls Grow as Dems Say Up to $20 Million in Taxpayer Funds Were Used for 'Illegal' Pro-Trump Ads | Common Dreams
Democrats in Congress demand answers and accountability for Trump's misuse of taxpayer dollars for "illegal" ads.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 15h
“And for my next magic trick, the upper half of my body will go right, as the lower part goes left.”
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 20h
That look a Senator's staffers have when they suddenly realize they have fucked up royally & this is their last day
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14h
Still laughable, especially in retrospect now given <gestures at everything>, at the 2023-24 numbers. Just wildly unserious media coverage of inflation, the totally nonexistent recession, & how much everyone was Suffering.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 18h
In the Senate's pre-election swan song, they spent a day asking Jack Smith about the techniques of his probe of the Trump election subversion criminal case Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) blasts the GOP for spending precious time on something that doesn't meet the moment
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not happy….
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16h
Black text that reads:

229 new affordable homes are coming to the Bronx.

We just broke ground on Sol on Park:
• 80 homes for current NYCHA residents
• 69 homes for formerly homeless seniors
• 79 homes for low- and middle-income seniors
• 8,000 sq. ft. of community space, including a health and wellness center 

This is what’s possible when we invest in NYCHA and use the power of government to build a City where New Yorkers come first.
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Raymond Norman @raymondnorman.bsky.social · 14h
Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It. The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t have things more backward. newrepublic.com/article/2159...
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Trump Isn’t Helping Out the Auto Industry. He’s Helping to Tank It.
The Trump administration is touting its recent rollback of Biden-era fuel efficiency standards as a win for American car manufacturers. It couldn’t have things more backward.
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I am le tired @runnerlane.bsky.social · 19h
How’s your intelligence? Super, thanks for asking.
Big gay Al from South Park.
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Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · 14h
I swung by Hilltop Apartments in Des Moines for a town hall conversation with Iowa seniors about what’s at stake in this election. Ashley Hinson’s own campaign admitted that she supported cuts to Social Security. I will always fight to protect Iowans’ Social Security.
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Morna @morna6.bsky.social · 23h
Anybody remember where they were on February 4, 2025? JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION!!! These fucking idiots
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Kermit The Frog Shakes Head in Classic Muppets Meme
ALT: Kermit The Frog Shakes Head in Classic Muppets Meme
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Susan Park @susanpark60.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is a bright spot in today’s round of depressing news. If only this jab was available to me earlier.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Jean-Marie Delbos, 80, was sexually abused by a priest as a boy and had not been to Mass since. On Sunday, he went to Pope Leo XIV’s Mass at Lourdes. That evening, when the pope met him and other survivors, he was so moved that he made the sign of the cross for the first time in 60 years.
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“He Took Me With Both Arms” — Pope Leo XIV Meets Abuse Survivors at Lourdes
Jean-Marie Delbos, 80, went to Mass on Sunday for the first time in 60 years. By Monday morning in Metz, the pope was telling France’s religious leaders that violence in God’s name profanes it.
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Jaime @jaimev2.bsky.social · 17h
Madeline was a trained opera singer. youtu.be/Pdk72Ns6sBE?...
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Sesame Street: Madeline Kahn and Grover Sing After Me
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
After heavy lobbying and huge donations from Big Tech, Trump killed a proposed Biden-era rule requiring AI companies to disclose their riskiest experiments to federal officials. Everything is for sale. This is worth a read: www.levernews.com/ai-regulation-was…
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AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.
After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest
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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hydrate, Paw, and Bounce #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 21h
So the same guys purporting to “Save Women’s Sports”™️ can’t tell the NCAA from the NBA?
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Peter Falk as Columbo: Detective Thinking
Alt: Peter Falk as Detective Columbo looking confused.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Someone slam a book and startle him straight to hell. 🔥
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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 20h
Good afternoon! Still some big surf here in Cape Cod National Seashore, but the calmest it’s been in over a week. This is from White Crest. #OceanDevotion
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Rep. Vikki Goodwin @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Texans are ready for a Lt. Governor who fights for them and their families. We simply can’t afford to keep Dan Patrick around…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate challenging Greg Abbott for governor, is seeking unredacted access to communications involving Elon Musk deemed "intimate and embarrassing."
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Hinojosa Moves to Unmask Abbott-Musk Emails Deemed ‘Intimate and Embarrassing’
Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate challenging Greg Abbott for governor, is seeking unredacted access to communications involving Elon Musk as polls show a competitive race for Texas governor.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/09/2026
You may have seen a few familiar MAGA faces distance themselves from Trump this past week. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Peter Thiel. Sen. John Kennedy. But hold your applause for now, because their courage just happened to show up when the cost of speaking out got cheap. (link below)
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