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Dana

@dsettel13.bsky.social
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Retired History, Language Arts, Middle School Teacher. Defender of democracy. Love my family, home remodeling, my sweet pup, gardening, sports, and Outlander.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…
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Senator Abdul El-Sayed
He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States
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Lady Jane @ladyjane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Rape deserves charges and jail time. Tell your friends.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amid all the coverage of it, this Washinging Post column does the best — for me — in explaining why the Pool fights matter. Via @brianstelter.bsky.social See the original: www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The reason I protested in the 1st place was the anti-democratic behavior of Speaker Sexton." Asked if he'd protest in congress as he did in Tennessee (for gun safety laws to protect kids), @justinjpearson.bsky.social reminds NC5 Sexton's authoritarianism necessitated it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So far Trump has tried to rig the midterms by: 1. Attempted to nationalize voter registration & voting requirements. 2. Mid-decade gerrymanders. 3. Tried to use the USPS to obstruct mail-in balloting. 4. Used taxpayer money for ads. 5. Intimidation of election officials.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bill Kristol: "As Cardinal McElroy put it, we need to not avert our eyes but to 'recognize the evil that is being carried out in our name and fight it.' And we need to 'seek to convert our political representatives or replace them.' In five weeks, we can replace a lot of them."
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‘We Are Losing Our Soul as a Nation’
What we saw in Springfield, Ohio.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Poor Trump. He's trying to help us peons, but there's some vague "resistance" out here thwarting his noble efforts.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’d missed SG Sauer’s sly attempt to impugn Justices Jackson in his DHS v D.V.D petition. Thanks for lifting that up @stevevladeck.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
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253. Introducing “The Court We Need”
My second book about the Supreme Court offers a more nuanced diagnosis of exactly what’s wrong with the institution—and how (and why) we should fix it.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s tragic for the country and its democracy to watch the demise of a once great paper
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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AltUSCustoms @altuscustoms.altgov.info · 28/09/2026
This is an excellent read, and it gets to the heart of why the ultra-wealthy are heartless jackasses: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Censorship is alive and well in the American tech oligarchy. 🇺🇸 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
After months of threats and tensions with a NATO ally, how much has the United States actually gained from the new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland? Your weekend read: michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/trumps-his...
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Trump’s ‘Historic’ Greenland Deal Is Old Wine in New Bottles
After months of threats and tensions with a NATO ally, how much has the United States actually gained from the new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump had $400 million in his PAC and he STILL decided that he needed to steal taxpayer money to pay for campaign ads for the midterms.
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My latest : michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/trumps-his...
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Trump’s ‘Historic’ Greenland Deal Is Old Wine in New Bottles
After months of threats and tensions with a NATO ally, how much has the United States actually gained from the new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland?
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Dana @dsettel13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UN-FU€KING-BELIEVABLE! Again!
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Dana @dsettel13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am going to miss this guy so much. 😢 During the @sfgiants.com World Series runs, we used to mute the TV and listen to the radio so we could hear Kruk & Kuip instead of the Fox broadcasters. Thanks for all the good times & GO GIANTS! 🧡🖤 www.kron4.com/mlb/giants/a...
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After nearly half a century, Giants fans to bid farewell to ‘spirit of Bay Area baseball’ Mike Krukow
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — It’s the end of an era for the San Francisco Giants. On Sunday, the team and fans will say goodbye to iconic broadcaster Mike Krukow. In 2014, Krukow revealed he …
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026
New York City is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and has long been a refuge for those seeking community, dignity, and a place to call home.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sen. Wyden: Trump "has been going out of his way to endanger migrant children and leave them at risk of falling into horrific cycles of trafficking," and the ICE facility is "another black box location for the Trump administration to disappear migrant children" www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-to...
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Exclusive: Top Senate Dem Responds to Christian Faith Group's Plea for Oversight of New ICE Facility for Kids
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, has responded to a Christian faith group that...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ICE is set to open a new facility for unaccompanied kids in Alexandria, Louisiana, within an airport. ICE is aiming to deport kids as quickly as possible, putting them on planes to unknown countries. Sen. Ron Wyden told me they're putting kids at risk of trafficking. www.thecut.com/article/sex-...
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They Survived Human Trafficking — Then ICE Detained Them
The Trump administration vowed to protect trafficking victims. Instead, it is targeting them — and putting them at even graver risk.
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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Maj. Watson's court hearing was last Friday. No photos from the courtroom ofc, but we did receive this court drawing. Please keep sharing his story, and of course his message: IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE Let's not allow anyone to bury it into oblivion! #WeThePeople #ImpeachConvictRemove #MajWatson
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Dana @dsettel13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When you are enjoying some sweet potatoes this Thanksgiving remember to thank “Josefina” and all the hardworking farm workers who make every meal possible.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If you’re evil you’re actually kind of good. Because you’re at least getting something done.”🤔 Y’all aren’t alarmed enough about what MAGA tech billionaire (Trump donor, J.D. Vance’s pimp, Epstein’s buddy) Peter Thiel is doing to our country.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They are playing in our faces
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Peter Thiel is a *very* fucked up person—and representative of the sociopathic, selfish mindset that is currently destroying this country.
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 25/09/2026
She spent so long waiting for someone to choose her… and when that day finally came, she simply couldn’t contain her happiness.
A brindle shelter dog sits upright on its hind legs with both front paws raised in the air beside a smiling woman and boy posing for an adoption photo indoors.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every other news outlet should boycott this trip. Don’t give this malignant narcissist the oxygen of coverage. Leave it to the radical right wing outlets reaching only the cult. White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
Learn how to get measles from a rapist
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Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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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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Cindy aka Mrs. Celtics ☘️ @mrsceltics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's amazing to see a player stay with a team for their entire career and we may rarely if not ever see this again for all we know. Curry could've gone ring chasing and the Warriors could've offered far less to rebuild. Opposite LeBron who is chasing rings then partnered with Kalshi to compensate.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026
Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Leo Messi has landed on his paws yet again. Look how happy he is ❤️
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don't regret canceling my Post subscription over Jeff Bezos' embrace of fascism, but the handful of real journalists who didn't jump ship have been doing some excellent work in spite of it all. It's a shame I can't read it. I'm hoping they all regroup at the Washington Sun
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
💥Ok I see other platforms are blocking this. I met Alex Gibney moons ago at ABCNY (the Association of the Bar for the City of New York). He’s the real deal. Here’s the trailer for Alex Gibney’s documentary about Musk. Let’s Streisand Effect this: www.firstshowing.net/2026/must-se... 👋🎥
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Must See Full Trailer for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' Doc About a Fraudster | FirstShowing.net
"Do we even know this man at all?" Bleecker Street has launched their main official trailer for the must see new documentary film titled simply Musk, about the uber-wealthy tech giant megalomaniac Elo...
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I hadn't thought of it that way. But, his nonsense could spark a shift toward renewable energy.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 26/09/2026
Every single American voter is one tiny light. Together, we are bigger than the darkness, and more powerful than any voter suppression.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?” “I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.” 😂 www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...
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Jake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’
CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The moment a cat mimics a dog just to grab its owner’s attention. Original post
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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Dana @dsettel13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FU€K ELON MUSK!!!
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"When faced with skyrocketing pesticide and nitrate levels in its drinking water supply, the city of Munich, Germany bypassed expensive chemical treatment plans and chose a radical path: they tackled the contamination at its very root." via Thefarmacyreal www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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