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@dune54.bsky.social
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Old boomer guy and really tired of this bullshit coming from the right. Stand up for yourself and others. Not a time to back down or shutdown. Take care of yourself and those you love.

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 11h
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Ethan 🦋Proud Blue🦋 @grand-pa-etan.bsky.social · 20h
Abdul El-Sayed scored points by appearing on Fox News, breaking the Republican narrative about him. In an anti-establishment electoral climate, his performance was impressive and could allow him to win the Michigan midterm elections. #ProudBlue #DV1
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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 13h
It’s hard to get Medicare to work when people keep doing Medicare fraud.
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 17h
Eagles legend Don Henley is putting big money into turning Texas blue www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex... #USDemocracy #ProudBlue Texas Democrats are raking in big bucks from Don Henley of the Eagles Texas is the crown jewel of 2026 mid terms. When Texas goes Blue, the nation will follow
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This rock legend is putting big money into turning Texas blue
The Texas native is top donor to several statewide Democratic candidates and a major player in super PACs helping James Talarico.
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 23h
Good morning! tRump and RFK Jr. bring more plagues. #ProudBlue #denguefever #FDT #FRFKJr
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He really likes the death penalty providing he gets to pick which of his self-proclaimed enemies isn't in his income stream or informal revenge team. #ProudBlue
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 14h
MAGA influencer's alleged phone contents detailed in shocking court filing www.rawstory.com/andrew-tate-...
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MAGA influencer's alleged phone contents detailed in shocking court filing
British prosecutors allege that Andrew Tate appeared in a sexualized video with a 17-year-old girl and shared it with others, according to court documents filed Monday as part of the U.K.'s bid to ext...
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 11h
The Trump administration also has: 1. Fired staff CDC's Division of Violence Prevention 2. Withheld $150M meant for survivors, violence shelters, rape crisis centers & victim services hotlines. 3. Reinstated Title IX rules that make it harder to hold students responsible for sexual assault.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 12h
October is domestic violence awareness month. 1. In 2025, 35% of female undergrads at Cornell reported nonconsensual contact since they started. 2. Jane Doe & her lawyer both are receiving death threats. 3. There are massive protests going on at Cornell right now. This is a movement. #pinks
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 12h
#ResistanceUnited It's an extortion racket. www.dagens.com/news/federal...
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Federal judge puts the brakes on Trump’s plan: Freezes billions of dollars after seeing evidence of breaking the law | Dagens.com
Trump administration faces fresh legal blow over fines that reached as high as $1.8 million.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11h
ICYMI, the Trump administration has reportedly awarded $3.3 Billion in government awards to companies tied to Trump’s sons -August 2026 … 1/ share.google/L4SDaeibhonY...
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Warren, Garcia, Blumenthal, Duckworth Urge DoD Watchdog to Investigate $3.2 Billion in Government Awards to Companies Tied to Trump Sons
Warren, Garcia, Blumenthal, Duckworth Urge DoD Watchdog to Investigate $3.2 Billion in Government Awards to Companies Tied to Trump Sons - Senator Elizabeth Warren
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Remember what happened at the beginning of the full scale invasion in early 2022? It’s that kind of compounding and reverberating clusterfuck. It’s worth reviewing this video of one of the greatest debacles in modern military history. It’s hard to believe this actually happened:
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Dune @dune54.bsky.social · 7h
She moves in, backs off, then decides she needs to stay in between Rubio, & whoever the guy is. Foreign diplomats? Reminiscent of donnie barging thru the other leaders of the world to get a prime spot.
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Snagz @snagzsong.com · 05/10/2026
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Absolutely the best writer to save our planet. While everything burns - she calls out the horrible actions P2025 called out - and it's happening NOW - which little or zero coverage. Except that of this hero - Sammi is amazing (give her a follow- with my highest endorsement!)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14h
This is a classic Voughtism: we have not eliminated the program - it still exists. It is just not distributing any resources.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h
The 2026 version of being asked to train your cheap replacement.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 16h
After killing mass transit projects left and right, the Trump team is suddenly interested in funding rail and bus rapid transit. But, as with everything in this administration, the reason for the change of heart is both racist and stupid. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Trump team will fund transit—but you have to have some babies
The Trump team is suddenly interested in funding transit—but the reason is both racist and stupid.
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 16h
White nationalist Jared Taylor celebrates that the Republican Party is embracing the fact that it is "the party of white people": "Look at a Trump rally. It might as well be a meeting of the Sons and Daughters of the Confederacy." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 20h
Supreme Court decisions have made it harder for voters to make their voices heard due to gerrymandering, runaway campaign spending, and racially discriminatory voting laws. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 16h
December brings more than $900 billion in Republican Medicaid cuts. CBO projects their tax bill will take health coverage from 16 million Americans. Republicans chose tax breaks over our families’ care. Remember who made that choice when you vote. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis #USDemocracy
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 16h
Does anyone still want to hear Trump's random, incoherent, "extemporaneous" remarks? But most of the country still needs to hear him. The more they see of the real Trump, the better. I wish more people had been watching his rallies leading up to the election.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 16h
At the same that Trump has started a brutal, unnecessary, and rapidly expanding war in the Middle East, Ka$h Patel has cut 50% of the agents working on counterintelligence. They've all been fired or moved to anti-immigration efforts. Those in the know are worried. www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-t...
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Patel's FBI makes 'terrifying' cuts as agency shifts to Trump midterm vows: report
FBI counterintelligence squads have dropped to as little as half strength in many field offices as Director Kash Patel steers the bureau toward the crime and immigration promises President Donald Trum...
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 15h
Padilla wants answers! www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Padilla Announces Troubling New FBI Whistleblower Disclosure: White House Allegedly Directed Kash Patel to Investigate LA Protesters Exercising 1st Amendment Rights - Senator Alex Padilla
Whistleblower reveals White House, DOJ leadership, and FBI leadership pressured FBI employees to illegally investigate protesters of this Administration’s cruel mass deportation agenda FBI leadership ...
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 15h
An FBI Whistleblower says staff flagged the protester probe as unconstitutional but were told "the president wants this investigation." A 10-agent squad, some pulled off cartel cases, for a "show for the president." If true, that's the FBI as a personal political tool. #USDemocracy
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 15h
As a new Supreme Court term begins, Jesse Wegman lays out why the Roberts Court is no friend to American democracy. bit.ly/4rVHQBi
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It’s a New Supreme Court Term, and Democracy Is Again at Risk
The right-wing justices have little regard for Americans being able to vote or be fairly represented.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 15h
More sick children from political harassment of physicians and fanatic interference in the patient/physician relationship. doggett.house.gov/media/in-the...
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NYT: Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
It was a bustling Monday morning at a little pediatrician’s office in central Texas. Children with rashes, fevers and runny noses cycled through exam rooms decorated with butterflies, planets and colo...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 16h
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 17h
Declaring war on Chicago wasn't normal. Inciting treason and encouraging an active adversary to bomb Southern California isn't normal. Who's next? A President hellbent on going after "the enemy within" is a threat to us all.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15h
Sadiqa Reynolds says her client Amina Seck is being released from ICE custody today.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 16h
CIA gold bars story gets crazier:
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CIA officer arrested with gold bars admits he exposed secret intelligence source to a foreign official
David Rush, who was fired by the spy agency, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 28.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h
"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 15h
Yes but never forget the first rule of Trumpism: Nothing bad is ever EVER Donald Trump's fault, and he gets full and complete credit for anything good, whether he had anything to do with it or not.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 16h
Trump thinks he can bribe the American people, but voters have been burned by his failed promises too many times. They're tired of his corruption and the Republicans in Congress who refuse to stop him. It's time to send them all packing this November.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 15h
Ellison Jr., Shapiro, Trump. They all just wanted Hollywood to love them, instead of seeing them as nepo blisters. If they'd only been Tom Cruise, they could have kept their Operating Thetan Level 7 status to themselves.
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Dune @dune54.bsky.social · 15h
Just like when they said the same thing in Texas. Are you going to build a wall, put in border patrol, set up trade deals, a new military, mint, constitution, laws, pretty much everything that you’d have to lose?
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 16h
Our kids are being hogtied, handcuffed, and tased in our schools. Keeping them safe should be the bare minimum. I am urging our Texas leaders to exercise immediate oversight and ensure accountability for these horrific reported actions. This is unacceptable, and it has to stop.
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Dune @dune54.bsky.social · 15h
He’s already said he wants to pull antiterrorism funds from blue states. No matter what the apologists say he meant it. www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...
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Trump Finds a New Way to Punish Blue States
Democratic states are trying to block cuts to anti-terrorism measures.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 17h
The WH continues to defy congress. A fifth of federal $, appropriated by congress for the NSF got moved to DoD. Less foundational research will be supported. 🧪 archive.today/RzFwH
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Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 15h
This feels like what life was like before modern medicine. Four young kids, born to "Followers of Christ" family died of treatable illnesses. This is willful ignorance enabled by religious exemptions. Parents were not touched due Idaho's child abuse laws. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15h
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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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 15h
schrodinger’s reflecting pool
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16h
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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iWillVote.com Pollock ➡️ turn 🔔 on @willpollock.com · 17h
UPDATE 3: @propublica.org sets a clear example for other media in how to handle habitual liars: calmly and clearly state their claims are false, then show your work huge 👒 @norby36.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/froo...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham refused to take the Trump official’s word for it. trib.al/5JNYQK1
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Dr. Oz Gets Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fox News Over Price of Butter
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham refused to take the Trump official’s word for it.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h
Ben Shapiro is filming a new movie, and the people of Montana are not happy about it. @willsommer.bsky.social covers the ongoing saga between Ben Shapiro and the locals protesting his latest movie.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 15h
Of course they did ... any good fascist goes after protesters.
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