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Native granny who loves Mother Earth. Avi is a picture taken in Death Valley. Twitter refugee. No DMs 🌼

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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 2h
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 07/10/2026
NEWS: The DNC is suing Trump for illegally diverting $20 million in taxpayer funds—including money intended for line-of-duty memorials—to air pro-Trump propaganda ads ahead of the midterms.
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DNC Sues Trump Over Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda Ads Ahead of Midterms
The lawsuit alleges Trump personally ordered $20 million in federal funds diverted toward campaign-style TV spots—including money budgeted for commemorative events such as line-of-duty memorials.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h
While the 911 calls we obtained may be difficult to listen to, they offer a glimpse into a place reporters cannot access. And they show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies in a place where three people died over six weeks.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h
> @cnn.com $SPCX www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/i...
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 23h
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9h
Despite knowing Clint Massie was abusing girls for years, church leaders never reported him to police. It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.” (Published Nov. 2025 w/ @startribune.com)
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Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 20h
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 21h
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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David Jolly @davidjolly.bsky.social · 18h
I’m excited to join FAMU students and community members for a town hall at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 12th, organized by the university’s student leaders. Check out the instructions and sign up here: tinyurl.com/JollyFAMUForum
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23h
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11h
An IRS investigator is suing the agency — claiming officials illegally leaked his confidential personnel records to federal prosecutors to punish him for years of whistleblowing on the agency's failure to tackle tax dodging.
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Whistle-Blower Says I.R.S. Leaked His Tax Records in Retaliation
Brian J. Visalli, a veteran investigator of tax fraud, said in a lawsuit that the agency had sent his personal and tax information to federal prosecutors.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 10h
Would you be on board with that plan?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h
Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 16h
“AGAIN”
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 11h
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 11h
Melanie is Right, don’t bother with Bezos….
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 14h
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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 13h
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lady Gaga was raped & left pregnant by a music producer at 19. She got a call from the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden to be a part of “It’s On Us” campaign to reduce the stigma around speaking out about sexual assault. The two traveled to college campuses across America. ❤️‍🩹
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 22h
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Gina Hinojosa @ginafortexas.bsky.social · 15h
Governor Abbott, I'll meet you at the Governor's Mansion next Thursday at 10 AM. If you're not man enough to debate me, you don't deserve to be the governor of Texas.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h
The Romans called such efforts to distract a restless public “Bread and Circuses.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
Pete Hegseth says Americans will be able to watch a Trump-approved firing-squad execution. If he follows through, the U.S. could join a disturbing club of countries known for public executions—including Iran, Afghanistan, and North Korea.
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Hegseth Turns Trump’s Firing Squad Into a Public Spectacle
The Army has scheduled Nidal Hasan’s December 3 execution at Fort Hood — the first military execution since 1961 — while the Pentagon still will not explain how the firing squad will operate.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15h
Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking Chair Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith on the behalf of his GOP committee members — especially for Republican Eric Schmitt. The letter also demands Grassley turn over the underlying records Schmitt used during the hearing.
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Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffe
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Republicans violated Senate rules.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 14h
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h
Thinking this is wrong does not make you a communist, despite what @MarshaBlackburn says
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 15h
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h
He makes a good point.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 15h
Trump says the Kennedy Center is too dangerous to walk into Unless you play in the National Symphony, which rehearses there most weekdays @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG are still in court w/ @repbeatty.bsky.social. Say one thing, do another, as we told @nytimes.com👇 -TN
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If the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?
The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 15h
The daughter of Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, works for a US lobbying firm with a $35K-a-month contract to represent Republika Srpska. Here she is with its interior minister, a figure aligned with the pro-Russian government. www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15h
Absolutely 👇
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16h
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h
After an extraordinary 322 days at sea, nearly a year away from their loved ones, the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are finally home! 🇺🇸 These sailors and their families have sacrificed so much. They deserve every hug, every tear, and every bit of this incredible homecoming. WELCOME HOME!
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 21h
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18h
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KDR&Bear @kdrandbear.bsky.social · 18h
I’m 72 and I’m here to tell you that the Progressive Democrats are what the Democrats were before the corporate money started flowing into their campaigns! 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h
Artificial Intelligence.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A man dug a tiny waterhole in the Brazilian rainforest, then set up a camera to see who would show up for a drink
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Kane Korso @godevils2.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hell yes!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h
“As much as $5 million in SpaceX two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding US commercial space transportation.”
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Dont-Piss-Me-Off @dont-piss-me-off.bsky.social · 22h
26°40′37″N 80°2′13″W JUST THROWING SOME NUMBERS OUT THERE!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18h
This has to be an 8th Amendment violation. Don't forget that everyone in the US, even visitors, are protected by the Constitution.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stephen "Miller did not want the facilities that were comfortable. He did not want facilities that were humane. We were told point-blank that that was not what the administration wanted." www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...
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ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
Memo to Democrats: you can't win the public's trust if you drink from the same corporate trough as the Republicans. Reject Big AI Money (and all corporate campaign contributions) and regulate AI. www.commondreams.org/news/ai-electi…
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Voters in Key States See AI Campaign Cash as More Politically Toxic Than AIPAC: Poll | Common Dreams
"Candidates should seek support from the AI industry at their own peril."
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
Folks are now being forced from their homes because of Elon Musk’s xAI. “her landlord took up Musk on his offer… xAI is looking to buy homes in exchange for homeowners not participating in a class action lawsuit against the company….”🤔 www.fox13memphis.com/news/southav...
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