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Minneapolis grown Arizona-Mexico border retired. Heart broken American that cusses prolifically with typos. Repeal the Patriot Act, demolish DHS & eliminate ICE. Establisment Democrats have radicalized me.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 6m
9/ Fernando Ceremido has “credited Brad Parscale, Donald Trump’s former digital director, with teaching him the craft of bots and algorithms. In 2023, he boasted to Argentina’s La Nación that he controlled ‘farms’ of thousands of troll and bot accounts.” share.google/9b9miIKEimxm...
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U.S. goes to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia
U.S. efforts to shore up conservative Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz’s troubled, almost year-long tenure recently took a bizarre turn. Measures taken to protect one of Washington’s agents have gone to...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8m
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6m
AI, in other words, is a boys’ club—and some of its leading figures like it that way.
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Women trust AI less—but no one's asking them
Men are disproportionately likely to be approached as AI experts, Harvard researchers found.
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 6m
A developer wants a road through Yosemite for 83 acres. Public land is not a favor to hand out. Tell your members no. The letter is written.
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 6m
The rape allegedly happened on Saturday around 2:30 a.m. at University Village. The housing complex is located on North 10th Street between Cecil B. Moore and West Montgomery Avenues.
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A student at Temple University reported being raped on Saturday
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 15m
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 37m
2/ Link for post 1 screenshot. x.com/VocalPolitic...
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Nadia Beller, the Bolivian lawyer who survived an assassination attempt attributed to her ex-partner Fernando Cerimedo, has alleged that Cerimedo and Eduardo Bolsonaro struck a deal with Meta executiv...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 38m
Surviving an alleged attempted femicide by Cerimedo (an ally of Brad Parscale), Nadia Beller claims Cerimedo collaborated w/ Meta & the Bolsonaros to suppress President Lula’s visibility. (Meta denies, blames glitches.) Meanwhile, the Trump admin has targeted Ceremido’s prosecutor. 1/
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Bolivian lawyer who survived assa.ssi.nation attempt by Trump-linked operative Cerimedo connects him and Bolsonaro to Meta deal targeting Lula's accounts.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 18m
Huge story with implications for the MAGA takeover of Latin America: “U.S. goes to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia” 10/13/26 share.google/y5vbw0MiWl3p...
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U.S. goes to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia
U.S. efforts to shore up conservative Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz’s troubled, almost year-long tenure recently took a bizarre turn. Measures taken to protect one of Washington’s agents have gone to...
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Diana Demarest @dianademarest.bsky.social · 17h
Bragged about what he did on Facebook.
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Lovin' the new Arizona ballot tracker, first text ballot received, next text - signature verified. Well done Secretary Fontes!
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Linda Lee Peacock @lindaleepeacock.bsky.social · 23m
Vote BLUE: please unite under our big tent, the huge umbrella of the Democratic Party. It provides a better, fairer, safer and more accessible option of governance for We, the people. Content: Information, Suggestions & Poll. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Vote BLUE: please unite under our big tent, the huge umbrella of the Democratic Party. It provides a better, fairer, safer and more accessible option of governance for We, the people. Content: Informa...
The Democratic Party is not a perfect union, but we all know that it CONTINUES TO BE the MOST accessible, sensible, reasonable & the most HUMANE political party. It has PEOPLE who aim to make it more…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23m
CHATTANOOGA — someone at the Hamilton County election commission thinks they’re slick using “Democrat” party instead of “Democratic” on the official election site. @HamCoTNGov @tndems.bsky.social 👉🏽 govotehamiltontn.gov/2611-EVTurno...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22m
Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to.
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Trump ramps up third-country US deportations despite global rights outcry
Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to.
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Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say - www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Israeli firm used online ads to run vast spy operation, researchers say
Discover-Tech used a sprawling network of online ads to ​track targets and help hack their devices.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
Q: What are the boundaries are your right to choose? TAFOYA: Here's the deal. I'm in line with President Trump on this. So if people voted for President Trump and support him on this issue, then they should have no problem voting for me.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 7h
TREASON: Trump is helping kill Americans! Trump made a deal that will give Putin $4 BILLION in US dollars for Russian diesel. Trump is funding the murder of Ukrainians. Add to that Russia is helping Iran--so Trump is funding the killing of US service members. He should be tried for TREASON!
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🖕m.u.s.k. youtu.be/lMmwFGRb5pg?...
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How Starlink disruptions affected Ukraine’s battlefield operations
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 13/10/2026
Another exhibit confirming that Netanyahu is a war criminal. War criminals prosecute those who hold them accountable.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
In 2024, Kelly made $50,000 for 10 hours of work per week. There’s no world where she should be paid nearly $100 per hour to take people on “spiritual heritage tours” of Washington, D.C. (cont.) www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Kelly Johnson’s dark-money prayer cabal comes to light
Mike Johnson’s wife runs some sort of ministry targeting women congressional staffers—because of course she does.
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🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @eliseesper.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Please never forget that never psychopath republicans built his party, brick by brick. youtu.be/9ghJ7fO-Ayc?...
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Ep 1030: Rolling Out The Trump-Off Machine
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Michele Tafoya is all in for Donald Trump — and he's all in for her. Minnesota, it's your choice. Vote by November 3rd.A
A post from Trump's Twitter account reads, "President @realDonaldTrump encourages voters in Minnesota to vote for Michelle Tafoya for Senate. Michelle's a very respected person and the only person who can save Minnesota!"
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Ellie Leonard @redpencilscript.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Written in 2022… @latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/sto...
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Twitter bots helped build the cult of Elon Musk and Tesla. But who's creating them?
Elon Musk and Tesla have millions of vocal fans on Twitter. Not all of them are real. Two researchers are trying to figure out who controls the bots.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If you're completely "in line" with Donald Trump and his campaign to strip away abortion rights from millions of women, then you definitely aren't pro-choice.
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Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Let’s be clear about what’s happening here: Ukraine is being threatened with starlink removal and intel being cut off for literally fighting back and defending itself. For nearly 5 years the west has been trying to get Ukraine to hold back. Utterly pathetic.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ashley Moody should be in prison for her participation in the Hope Florida scandal. She stole $10 million from Florida children! We must elect @angieforfl.bsky.social, the candidate who has proven she stands against corrupt politicians. 🎥 Bulletproof Soul #AngieNixon #FloridaPolitics #corruption
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump’s State Department aims to “direct more than $175m of the…department’s…human rights fund to…an anti-communism fund,…a group advancing white Afrikaner rights in South Africa, a campaign against Brazil’s supreme court & programs that would reward ideological allies in Europe….” 9/30/26 … 1/
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Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad
Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights
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Minnesota Senate DFL @senatedfl.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
No, Minnesota Republicans do not get to celebrate National School Lunch Week. The GOP has spent the last three years trying to undo the Universal School Meals program, which would take away free lunches from #Minnesota kids. We won't let Republicans forget how they voted. #MNLeg #SchoolLunch #DFL
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Big reporting from @joshkovensky.bsky.social. Pls read & share! A lot of stuff can coincidentally fall into yr lap after u write a big check for the ballroom. A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-ballr...
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A Ballroom Donor, a Sanctions Waiver, $201 Million in Public Money: The Mystery of Konstantin Sokolov
Ever since he contributed to the White House ballroom project last year,...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/10/2026
College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.
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The uncomfortable truth about consent education
College workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JUST IN: Mag. judge in EDVA clears former FEMA CFO Mary Comans of claims she directed tens of millions in payments for housing undocumented immigrants in NYC. Judge: Statements by Musk & others were 'little more than state-sanctioned intimidation.' Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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STAT @statnews.com · 13/10/2026
We are going to miss you very much, Helen. www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-b…
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Helen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69
Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
What fresh "WTF" hell is this? "Kelly Johnson reoriented a religious nonprofit she was running back home in the Shreveport area into a ministry focused on female congressional staffers." archive.ph/Jfetg
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🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @eliseesper.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Remember Karl Rove's shock & on air temper tantrum in 2012?
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🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @eliseesper.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Seriously, why and how is it that every voting system in the US is owned by right leaning entities????
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Post Edited: “How Safe is the Vote? Eight Election Experts Weigh Trump’s Midterm Threats” (NYT Gift Link) electionlawblog.org/2026/how-safe-i…
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God @thegodshow.com · 12/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @eliseesper.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Frey does questionable things all the time. Look at the contract for George Floyd Plaza, grrr. That said, he has shown real leadership in crises.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 13/10/2026
Minnesota just effectively ended veteran homelessness. Through years of focused work and targeted investments, we’re delivering on the promise that any Minnesotan who raises their hand to serve our nation will have a safe and warm place to call home.
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🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @eliseesper.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Virus. That's what this former Google AI employee refers to "rogue" agents. youtu.be/3EY2QDfp2O4?...
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Ex-Google Insider | Why AI CEOs & Whistleblowers Are Both Warning You About AI
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 13/10/2026
France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders
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France accuses Elon Musk of 'online harassment' of Europe leaders
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned Tuesday of foreign interference in France's presidential election in spring 2027. He singled out US tech billionaire Elon Musk for using social network X to attempt to influence debate in European democracies.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Spirit Halloween is out now with a new Law Associate certified in China costume
young female law associate certified in china costume from spirit halloween with Katie Zacharia
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock has announced a $97.1 million award in federal funding to support Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research programs at 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide. www.essence.com/education/ra...
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Senator Raphael Warnock Secures Nearly $100 Million In Funding For HBCU STEM Programs - Essence
The Georgia Senator and Morehouse College graduate announces a $97.1 million award that will support multiple STEM programs through the Department of Defense, including at North Carolina A&T State...
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
‘Phantom’ Data Centers Are Demanding More From the Power Grid Than They Need www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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‘Phantom’ Data Centers Are Demanding More From the Power Grid Than They Need
Utilities are imposing higher electricity rates and collateral requirements to identify legitimate data-center projects to better plan their own investments.
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Yup.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Court ordered the LAPD to turn over 3,700 moonlighting permits so we can see which LAPD work for ICE
contractors. (
LAPD Chief McDonnell is refusing to comply with the court order.
Should he be fired?
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Electronicaly Received 09/08/2026 08:04 PM
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09/18/2026
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WILLIAM GUDE.

CITY OF LOS ANGELES.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Petitioner.
Case No.: 2SSTCP04712
(PROPOSED JUDGMENT
The Honorable Curtis A. Kin
Respondent.
On August 25, 2026, this maller was called for regular bearing in the aftemoon scision.
in Department 836, before the Honorable Judge Curtis A. Kin. Dorothy M. Gibbons-White appeared for Petitioner, William Guds. Jonathan Bislig appeared remotcly for the City of Los Angeles by LACourtCoancet. This Court reviewed all evidence and briefs submitted by both parties and heard oral arguments.
The Court adopted its tentative order published on August 25, 2026 and incorporated the
ressoning contained therein. That decision is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED:
I. The petition is granted. Judgment is entered on behalf of the Petitioner on the Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate filed on 12/08/2025.
2. A peremptory writ of mandate shall issue under the scal of this Court commanding
Respondent to make available and produce to Petitioner, through his counsel of record.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 13/10/2026
This is the first edition of "How We Win", a Guardian opinion series featuring leading thinkers and writers offering diverse perspectives on America’s political future. Sign up here to receive future editions in your inbox:
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Sign up for How We Win: a pop-up opinion newsletter with bold ideas for defeating Trumpism
Stacey Abrams, Robert Reich, Paul Krugman, Naomi Klein, Mehdi Hasan, Bernie Sanders, Rebecca Solnit and other leading thinkers offer ideas and analysis for how to save US democracy and build a better ...
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026
Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed's Republican opponent for U.S. Senate, was caught on a leaked audio mocking voters' concerns about rising costs. “Oh my gosh, coffee went up,” Rogers says on tape, “You know, horror!”
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Leaked Audio Features Michigan GOP Candidate Mike Rogers Mocking Voters’ Affordability Concerns
Rogers minimized worries about rising costs due to Trump administration policies as “derangement.”…
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🦋Elise Esper🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇵🇸 @eliseesper.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🤞soonish
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