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Athena

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retiree loves the beach, swimming, traveling, and a fan of historical fiction books 🏖️📚🌊

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 07/10/2026
Two top Trump advisers, James Blair and Chris LaCivita, traveled to Republika Srpska to advise its government on election issues, NYT reports. Both were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars. The government has aligned itself closely with Vladimir Putin. #US
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h
a compelling public interest in making all of this public, and in taking action where appropriate against DOJ personnel who have misled the court... because that it very likely what has happened.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4h
At this point, it's important to see the representations made by an FBI agent to the judge who issued the warrant. It's very difficult to understand how probable cause could be found, and the circumstances—in immediate proximity to elections—make the whole process highly suspect. There is
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 5h
Just FYI, there wasn't a court order not to remove trees. Judge Reyes had previously said she wouldn't "be the Lorax," and one reason she *didn't* put in a court order was because the DOJ repeatedly assured her over the course of months that nothing big would happen before she could weigh in.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h
Judge Reyes' opening statement to the DOJ as the hearing begins: "I am thoroughly unamused right now."
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 7h
Forget bringing down the price of diesel and actually quelling the fury of American farmers, truckers & all those who depend on diesel. Trump’s deal with Putin—aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine—is about trying to survive the midterms & avoid accountability. www.americaamerica.news/p/another-be...
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The Deepening Betrayal By Putin’s Servant
In his deal with Vladimir Putin for Russian diesel, Donald Trump assists Russia’s war against Ukraine and its fight for survival
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h
ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
Who could’ve predicted it?
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Update on the ceasefire Trump announced this morning.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 23h
A "mistake?" Or just another blatant lie?
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h
“.. In Maine, the cost to fill a standard heating-oil tank as of Wednesday was $1,650, up roughly 80 percent from a year earlier ..” @nytimes.com #MEsen www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
> @axios.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Chris Murphy: "Donald Trump was so fundamentally unprepared for this war that within days of the war starting, our billion dollar air bases and naval bases in the region were obliterated by the Iranians. Every single American should be furious about that."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump posted that Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to a deal this morning for a cease fire on energy infrastructure. Zelenskyy is asked about it and says: “That’s news to me.”
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026
Ukraine has repeatedly offered cease fires and Russia has always refused
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10/10/2026
One day after the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals came out against the Pentagon’s plan to livestream an execution, Pope Leo has published a tweet reiterating the Catholic Church’s opposition to the death penalty.
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The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.
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Bernadette @insolentpheasant.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian fuel amidst Putin’s ongoing and brutal attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine makes no sense and is a betrayal of the legacy and leadership of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Pence Torches Trump For 'Fueling' Putin's 'War Machine' In Scathing Takedown
“Now is the time to stand strong against Russian aggression as we did during the first Trump administration,” Pence wrote.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump blames Zelenskyy for not surrendering to Russia two years ago, claiming Ukraine could have secured “a better deal”, before praising Putin: “President Putin would like to see a settlement, strongly, and look, he’s freeing up a lot of oil, a good thing! And by the way, at a very low price.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump is the great destroyer. Killing 500 healthy trees.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Republican Party is on the side of Russia against Ukraine. It’s not me saying that, it’s their cult leader. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Emphasis on the word "some." NYT struggled to find R candidates to go on the record about the Trump ♥️ Putin diesel deal: - Fmr Rep. Mike Rogers of MI - Sen. Dan Sullivan of AK Plus: - Rep. Don Bacon (NE not running): "It’s a grave error by the president." ...⬇️ 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u...
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Some Republicans Reject Trump’s Move to Import Diesel Fuel From Russia (Gift Article)
High diesel costs have posed a problem for Republicans in the midterms, but President Trump’s decision did not satisfy some candidates in key Senate races.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russia has not only provided intelligence support to Iran but, as it turns out, has also supplied missiles to the Iranians. (Bloomberg News) Americans were killed by Iranian attacks using these weapons. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg
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David Nir @davidnir.com · 10/10/2026
Roger Marshall charged his patients 18% annual interest on their unpaid bills. His bakery bill for $678.75 was due six years ago. At 18% interest compounded annually, the total he'd owe would be at least $1,800. Marshall just paid the bakery $1,300—far less than what his patients would owe.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Map of tanker’s route
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Truer words were never uttered: California has the US number one economy, and it's been booming for a decade; it also ranks in the top five states in education, healthcare and life expectancy. Tennessee, conversely, ranks in the bottom five of the fifty states in each of these categories.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10/10/2026
Yesterday folks were fighting me on this. It’s a logical step for pro-Russian administration. militarnyi.com/en/news/usa-...
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USA Threatens to Stop Sharing Intelligence With Ukraine Over Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries — Axios
The U.S. has threatened to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine if it continues to attack Russian oil refineries.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Four days before yesterday’s ICE shooting in the Bronx, Judge Gary Brown of EDNY (Trump apptee) listed 7 outrages in an ICE case before him, including evasive & apparently perjurious testimony, post-hoc sworn arrest warrant containing false info, woeful lack of training … 1/2
The evidence points to numerous failings on the part of both ICE and the officers
who testified, including:
1. evasive and apparently perjurious testimony by the ICE agents, including the
testimony concerning supposed observations of the petitioner engaging in drug
transactions, which bear all the hallmarks of coordinated fabrication,12 the absence of any recovered drugs, paraphernalia or cash from the petitioner,
the failure of the agents to follow up upon these supposed observations or refer
the matter to another law enforcement agency, and the notable absence of any
reference to these observations in the voluminous documentary records, further undermining the agents' testimony;
2. the seemingly reflexive, though false, claims that the petitioner was
"misidentified" as the target of the operation;
3. fundamental misconceptions about ICE agents authorities and duties;
4. illegality of the arrest and detention of petitioner and Concepcion;
5. the post-arrest documents, which not only were procedurally and legally
suspect, but contain false statements;Notably, in its filings, Government counsel has not referenced this testimony, seemingly abandoning any argument predicated upon these sworn assertions by the agents.

6. the database search process used to justify the administrative warrant, as
described by the ranking supervisory officer, which appears designed to generate misleading information in official records; and
7. the inexperience of the agents involved, their woeful lack of proper training, understanding of law, policies and procedures, and their ready recourse to false testimony to conceal these failings.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The FDA is proposing to expand a loophole allowing some of the world’s most toxic chemicals such as hormone disruptors linked to brain damage and reproductive harm in children to be added directly to food without a safety review. MAHA IS RFK JR'S TOXIC LIE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The Pentagon has raised the official death toll of U.S. troops during the war with Iran to 21, with 865 wounded, weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called reporting that the military had undercounted deaths “a complete lie.”
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 10/10/2026
Russia just bought large quantities of diesel from South Korea because it has run out of the fuel. Could Putin be defrauding a gullible Donald J Trump? Perish the thought!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Wasn't he just bragging yesterday that he could've gone after Hillary Clinton but he didn't want to?
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
1) Putin doesn't have diesel to spare. 2) Diesel is cover for lifting sanctions. 3) Putin's statement sounds like he's offering an Iran escape hatch, which I've been predicting. 4) Half of the MASSIVE bribes Putin is offering now don't exist. 5) But he does mention security coop -- Kash.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nauseating. A grotesque betrayal of the US, our values and our allies. The United States has no greater enemy than Donald Trump.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump has denied disaster relief for Illinois following severe storms in August. Trump approved a request from Indiana for damage resulting from the same storms. One is a "blue state." The other is a "red state." No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump is sanctioning the ICC, claiming it threatens US sovereignty. Meanwhile, 79 States Parties reaffirmed their support for the ICC’s independence, impartiality and integrity. Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK condemned the move. apnews.com/article/us-i...
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICYMI FROM BLOOMBERG TRUMP'S BFF Xi Jingping now has Stealth Bomber technology stolen from UPS. Our F-35 technology something China has wanted Well Hegseth told China to return it. WELL CHINA REFUSED But Donnie loves XI Take a moment to listen ⬇️ ONCE AGAIN INCOMPETENCE
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
File under: who is Palmer Luckey, Pete Hegseth's spiritual advisor, largest GOP fundraiser in California, and recipient of a new $2.9bn Pentagon no-bid contract to do what he likes with?
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Charlie Fox. @realseafox.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The most republican story of the day: www.rawstory.com/ken-paxton-i...
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Bombshell deposition surfaces from scandal that got Ken Paxton indicted for fraud
A newly unearthed deposition shows Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton struggling under oath to explain his finances in the Servergy investment scandal, which led to his 2015 indictment on securities fr...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Brenden Cuni is a judicially determined perjurer and falsifier of records. Yet he remains on the job with ICE, unpunished. bsky.app/profile/empt...
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Deters, a right-wing podcast host, failed political candidate, and suspended lawyer wanted help with some tax issues, and for the Trump admin to extradite a doctor whose alleged fraud victims he was advising. Guilfoyle, wanted money—in one instance, a $100,000 wire—and she wanted it untraceable.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Government watchdog groups file for emergency restraining order in New York to halt Trump taxpayer-funded TV ads "Despite public statements implying otherwise, defendants continue to run partisan political ads, funded by US taxpayers, in this midst of the ongoing.. federal election period"
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm sure this news will be well received by certain parties... www.reuters.com/world/navane...
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Former ICC judge Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay, who oversaw a UN report that concluded that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, ‌won "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
> @cnbc.com #Tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/i...
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