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Pro-democracy. Pro-DEI. Pro-Ukraine. Pro-peace. Anti-MAGA. Anti-fascism. Anti-hate. Anti-ICE. Progressive. Environmentalist. Working daily to decarbonize transportation.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/10/2026
John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era.
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The corruption in this administration is never ending. This confirms what critics have been saying that these “negotiations” have nothing to do with peace in Ukraine, but are for business deals for Trump and his associates. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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US, Russia talks on Ukraine involve oil deal tied to Kushner, Witkoff: Report
The Trump administration’s ongoing discussions with Russia to end the Ukraine war now include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives tied to the lead U…
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump wants republicans to vote like he was on the ballot. I agree! Everyone should look at gas and diesel prices, look at what they pay at the grocery store, then go vote. If you don’t like paying more for everything, vote for change. Vote for Democrats! oklahomavoice.com/2026/10/02/t...
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Trump midterm rally draws thousands of supporters to Oklahoma town • Oklahoma Voice
President Donald Trump rallied Thursday evening in Oklahoma, telling Oklahomans to vote like he was on the ballot.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The US invented the mass production of automobiles. The US invented the lithium ion battery. The US invented the electric vehicle. But the US will end up DEAD LAST in vehicle electrification. We have only one person to blame for that - Trump. What a disgrace! cleantechnica.com/2026/09/30/i...
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Is The US Going To End DEAD LAST In Vehicle Electrification? - CleanTechnica
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is National Drive Electric Month (Sept 11 - Oct 12). Celebrate by attending one of hundreds of Ride and Drive events in all 50 states, as well as Canada and Mexico. This website has information and links to all of the events, so find one near you and Drive Electric! driveelectricmonth.org
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National Drive Electric Month
National Drive Electric Month events feature plug-in electric vehicle owners sharing their experience with others interested in driving electric. #NDEW2026
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Apparently Trump wants to return to 1970s fuel economy standards when cars only got 8 miles per gallon. Great timing with gas prices in near-record range…
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These ads are blatantly illegal and a gross misuse of taxpayer funds. They need to stop! 🛑 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trump administration uses taxpayer money to air 2024 Trump campaign ad
A television advertisement from Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign is the latest in a series of ads promoting the president ahead of the midterms that the White House maintains are “public serv...
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is not fit to hold the power that he holds. END THE WAR NOW! www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
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Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day roadmap to end war and reopen Hormuz
Tehran says it is awaiting an official response via mediators and that it will not back down from its conditions.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In case you wondered why republicans support the fossil fuel industry so strongly, a new report (linked in article) details the greed and corruption involved between the two. The industry spends hundreds of millions and get hundreds of BILLIONS in return. cleantechnica.com/2026/09/24/s...
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Senate Report Details Fossil Fuel Industry’s Billions in Benefits Under Trump Administration - CleanTechnica
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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"America in 1926 was obsessed with technology, immigration, women, work, and money. Sound familiar?" open.substack.com/pub/derektho...
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What a Forgotten 100-Year-Old Government Report Says About Who We Are
America in 1926 was obsessed with technology, immigration, women, work, and money. Sound familiar?
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Prepare to update your maps. When the Ukraine war is over, the russian federation will be over, too. Liberation will come to all of the enslaved oblasts!
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Am I the only one who thinks that Natalie Harp is a secret russian asset? This “assistant” is either completely deranged or she’s compromised and willfully acting for the russian government. She is dangerous!! www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Trump Allegedly Banned News Outlets After Natalie Harp Showed Him Negative Coverage
Trump said Friday he would ban reporters from the three outlets “effective immediately,” alleging they report “fake news.”
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The US has incurred losses of over $4 BILLION in damaged and destroyed aircraft and drones in the needless war in Iran. This war has been a complete disaster! It’s time to end the insanity, stop threatening to annihilate Iran, and bring our ships and assets back home. NOW!
Chart showing lost aircraft in the war with Iran
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very interesting infographic on the history of russia’s oil refining infrastructure. Built by the West and stolen by the russians. Again and again. But now, Ukraine is ending that cycle by destroying russia’s refineries. Brilliant! x.com/jayinkyiv/st...
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Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) on X
The story of how the west built the Russian oil industry is a familiar tale to those that know Russia. Western money and tech move into Russia, everything is stolen, Russia is rescued by the west, ri...
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is very cool! (the nonprofit grocery store, not necessarily the mayor’s singing) But in all fairness, when Mamdani proposed a nonprofit grocery store in New York City, people came unglued, saying that it was “socialist” and “communist”. It’s not. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/omah...
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Omaha mayor breaks into song, crowd cheers state-aided North Omaha market
OMAHA — A jingle created and sung by Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. especially for the occasion kicked off a groundbreaking Saturday for a grocery store described as key to restoring dignity and economic ...
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you want a brief rundown of the corruption of the Trump Administration, Aaron Parnas with the Parnas Perspective has an informative video on YouTube detailing the billions of dollars the president has made since returning to office. Definitely worth a watch! youtube.com/watch?v=S9Xt...
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I Followed the Money and EXPOSED the Trump Family, the TRUTH is HERE!!
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don’t believe the gaslighting! We were far better under Biden. In EVERY metric.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I think a boycott of GM is in order. Rather than embracing hybrids and electrified powertrains, they are doubling down on diesels and thirsty V-8 engines. Have they not seen the price of diesel and gasoline at gas stations? That is the wrong road to take, GM. www.jalopnik.com/2262202/gm-a...
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GM Is Going All-In On V8s And Diesels As Fuel Prices Soar To Record Levels - Jalopnik
Gas and diesel prices soar, and so do GM's ambitions for its new V8 truck engines.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congress is once again attacking California’s authority to impose emissions standards on transportation, this time on shipping and harbor craft. THESE CRA ACTIONS ARE ILLEGAL, just as they were for last year’s motor vehicle waiver votes, and the multi-state litigation is proving that!
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 17/09/2026
Donald Trump's idea to buy your vote with $5,000 checks is another pathetic scheme from a pathetic man. If Republicans really want to put money in Americans' pockets, they can pay us back for the $108B+ in extra fuel costs caused by their failed war with Iran.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Leah Files over on Tritter ranked the current and past administrations for corruption, based on a 14-criteria assessment. The results are enlightening but sadly not surprising. Trump II is by far the most corrupt administration in recent history! x.com/leahfiles/st...
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theleahfiles (@leahfiles) on X
People keep saying Trump term II is the most corrupt administration ever, so I built a model to find out if it was true. I took the UN's definition of corruption, turned it into eight criteria and 100 points, and scored the leaders history remembers for looting their countries: Marcos, Suharto, Mo…
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump claims his speech at the GOP Midterm Convention beat the NFL opening game in ratings. Today the ratings were released: GOP Convention: 3 million viewers NFL opener: 25 million viewers Last time I checked, 25 million is more than 3 million. What a buffoon! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Said He Won Ratings Game Over NFL. Here's The Real Final Score.
The president may have to eat his crowing about the viewership of his keystone address at the GOP midterm convention.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Don’t believe the gaslighting! High fuel prices are not caused by Ukraine’s strikes on russian oil refineries. Ukraine is simply defending its sovereignty. No, high fuel prices are caused by Trump’s wreckless war with Iran! A war that didn’t need to happen. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump says Ukraine should halt Russian refinery strikes amid surging diesel prices
President Trump on Sunday said Ukraine should hold off on its strikes on Russian oil refineries, citing the growing surge in diesel prices amid the Iran war and subsequent energy crisis. A reporter…
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why, why, why?? Why did a russian oligarch close to Putin pay for Don Jr’s wedding? This reeks of corruption and bribery! www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Whitkoff and Kushner said peace talks were “very meaningful”. What exactly have they achieved in over 19 months of talks? Putin still has the same demands he had 4.5 years ago. It’s just a sham to get business deals with Russia for the Trump Crime Family! www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine...
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Trump envoys say Ukraine peace talks were "very meaningful" after Moscow visit
After meeting Putin, President Trump's envoys are expected to discuss a proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Iran war is exploding into a larger regional conflict. This is a troubling escalation of tensions in the Middle East. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Yemen fighting updates: Battles rage between Houthi and Saudi-backed forces
Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government pledge to seize the capital Sanaa as battles rage.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The war in Iran has now cost US consumers over $100 Billion in higher energy prices. And the bill is rising another $1 Million about every 2 MINUTES! Check out Brown University’s Iran War Energy Cost Tracker linked in the article. www.axios.com/2026/09/07/i...
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Iran war drives $100 billion in extra energy costs for U.S. consumers
The average cost burden is more than $760 per household.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Emmy win count: South Park: 5 Barack Obama: 3 Donald Trump: 0 www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/sou...
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‘South Park’ Uses Emmy Win to Humiliate Trump
The president himself has never bagged the Emmy he craves.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What in the holy f*ck is this administration doing? Do they think that the most pressing issue in the country right now is a lack of cheesy video games? Remember this insanity when you go to the polls in 60 days. thehill.com/homenews/607...
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White House puts Trump-style classic video games on website ahead of midterms
The White House late Thursday unveiled a new online arcade on its website featuring five games that focus on different Trump administration policies ahead of the 2026 midterm election. “Build the w…
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
First a school, now a wedding. This madness needs to stop now! 🛑 Bring our weary sailors and aviators back home! apnews.com/photo-galler...
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Photos show destruction and mourning after a strike on an Iranian wedding
KUHESTAK, Iran (AP) — Days after a missile strike hit a home in southern Iran during a wedding celebration, images show the destruction left behind and mourners gathering for a mass funeral for those ...
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Automakers have given up on trying to make new cars affordable. Apparently massive profits are more important to them than making cars that the average family can afford. www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/b...
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Inexpensive new cars are becoming tougher and tougher to find | CNN Business
Automakers in recent years have decided that the lower end of the market is no longer worth the investment.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Another example of Trump using public funds to invest in a private for-profit company. Public ownership of businesses is the hallmark of communism. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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What we know about Trump's deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela
The answers to questions such as how soon the reserves could be drilled and who will pay to make it happen were not immediately clear. No text of any agreement has been released.
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This is priceless! Trump Avenue to be called Taco Avenue. Canadian trolls for the win! www.newsweek.com/canada-ottaw...
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Canadian city considers renaming Trump Avenue to "Taco Avenue"
Trump Avenue could become "Taco Avenue" as an Ottawa councillor pushes to give the street a new name.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The US can keep Chinese auto manufacturers out of the US market for now, but we can’t stop the rapid expansion of Chinese cars globally. While we enforce protectionist trade barriers, the US auto sector is losing its edge on the global stage. www.axios.com/2026/08/26/c...
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What's driving China's global dominance in autos
A new analysis from the Center for Automotive Research shows how the explosive global growth of Chinese brands has left U.S. automakers in the dust.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What a petty, spiteful, childish response to a court order. Trump is 80 going on 8. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations
The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It’s clear that Trump’s sanctions on Iran are not working and will never work to break Iran. Trump needs to accept his colossal miscalculation, tuck his tail between his legs, and bring the troops home before any more US service members are killed! www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
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America’s might has failed in Iran – an ‘economic D-Day’ is unlikely to succeed
Editorial: As Donald Trump opens a new front in his Middle East war, it has become clear the foray is a bigger disaster for the United States than Vietnam or Pearl Harbor
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This chart is quite enlightening. So why do people generally think that republicans are better at managing deficit spending and the national debt? 45 years of data says otherwise. Also note that Trump has added more to the national debt than any president in history!
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Yet another needless, expensive beautification project in DC. We can’t afford groceries or gasoline, yet we’re going to have to pay for his new granite driveway. When is he going to realize that the American people cannot afford any of this crap? people.com/trump-reveal...
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Trump Reveals Another Quiet Renovation He Made to White House as He Signs His Name on New South Lawn Helipad
While boasting to reporters about the new South Lawn helipad at the White House, President Donald Trump revealed that he also renovated a nearby area
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
$40 Trillion. We are burying our kids and grandkids in a mountain of debt that they will struggle to pay the interest on. Meanwhile this administration is spending money like a drunken monkey on stupid “beautification” projects. This reckless spending needs to stop! www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
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The U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion. Yes, with a T.
The federal debt reached $40 trillion as the government adds red ink at a rapid rate. That's leading nervous investors to demand higher interest rates —pushing up borrowing costs for everyone else.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Since Donald Trump took office, US aid to Ukraine, both military and humanitarian aid, has dropped to ZERO. This is a shameful disgrace! This is how he treats democratic allies in the fight for their very existence.
Bar chart of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine from the US and Europe.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Remember when Trump said he would cut grocery prices on Day 1? Today is Day 575 of his second term and prices are higher than ever.
Trump next to a table of groceries while lying and saying he would cut grocery prices.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I’m shocked that the guy involved in the biggest sex trafficking ring wouldn’t crack down more on sex trafficking. Shocked, I say. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Insight: Trump promised a sex-trafficking crackdown. His Justice Department hasn't delivered
The Trump administration has repeatedly said the fight against sex trafficking is one of its top priorities.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Russia bombed a children’s hospital in Ukraine. A children’s hospital. This is barbaric! www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
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Russian attack on Kyiv: missiles fall on children's hospital grounds – video
Russian forces once again attacked Ukraine with ballistic missiles on the night of 10-11 August. One impact occurred on the grounds of a children's hospital in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv.
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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · 03/04/2026
Two old men sitting on a faded, wooden bench, looking out to sea and the sunset.  The man on the left is Rastafari, with a knitted hat covering his long dreadlocks.  He offers a lighter to the man on the right, a grey-bearded man dressed like an Irish farmer, holding an unlit joint.  Beneath them, a thought-provoking quote from Bob Marley - “I wish we were all hippies and did yoga, lived in cottages, smoked weed, accepted everyone for who they are, and listened to wonderful music.  I wish money didn’t make us who we are.  I just wish we could redo society.”
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The party of “family values”, my ass! How many sexually deviant republicans do we have to hear about before people stop believing this ruse? www.cpr.org/2026/08/10/l...
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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s adult son faces felony charges of sexual exploitation of a child
Tyler Boebert faces multiple felony charges; U.S. Rep. Boebert says she “loves her son.” The 21-year-old has multiple sentencing hearings in the next month on unrelated cases.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Something in the economy changed in January 2025, shifting from jobs creation to jobs destruction. Hmm, I wonder what could have changed….
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Progressives are on the move! The Democratic Party establishment needs to take notice of this deep blue wave and rally behind these progressive candidates or it will destroy the party. Let’s go!!!! www.npr.org/2026/08/05/g...
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Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How does any of this help average Americans with affordability? Absolutely tone deaf to be spending millions of taxpayer dollars on these beautification projects all over DC. Can’t wait for November! news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...
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Gilded or Just Gaudy? D.C.'s Gold Equine Statues Split Opinion | Artnet News
Two equestrian statues near the Lincoln Memorial have been covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf as part of a $5.1 million renovation.
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Dustin @dustin1987.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
These excess profits should be taxed at 100%, with the money going to fund rebates to consumers. It is unconscionable that oil companies are raking in billions of dollars in profits per quarter from the Iran war! Isn’t that what we call “price gouging”? www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/04/b...
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Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives prices higher
High oil prices have driven up the cost of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel.
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