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Ell2Bee

@ell2bee.bsky.social
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Retiree - I respond to ill-informed, ignorant tweets that trigger me and those others that I just find amusing, humorous or otherwise worthy of a response!

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2h
⚡️ Despite intensified Russian attacks, 62% of Ukrainians ready to endure war as long as needed, poll finds.
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Despite intensified Russian attacks, 62% of Ukrainians ready to endure war as long as needed, poll finds
The share has remained largely unchanged since late July and early August, despite the beginning of intensified Russian attacks using jet-powered drones and strikes on civilian infrastructure.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2h
⚡️ Rubio presses Russia for answers over suspected plague death in Siberia. "We're watching it very closely, hour by hour," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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Rubio presses Russia for answers over suspected plague death in Siberia
"We're watching it very closely, hour by hour," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h
"Whatever conclusions reached by the commission of an octogenarian crank and two billionaires, they'll be handed off to Hegseth, who believes wars are won by whichever side can do the most pushups, and whose obsession with creating an all-white, all-male military is dragging DoD down by the day."
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“Project Meridian” is the stuff of satire
Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey walk into a bar ... and are given the keys to the DoD.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h
Does protesting actually work? Yes — just look at history. My friend, activist and author Annie Leonard, explains why protesting is so important and why we must protect this powerful tool of dissent. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rvafufqH7g
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Why Protest Is More Powerful Than You Think (ft. Annie Leonard)
Does protesting actually work?Yes — just look at history.My friend, activist and author Annie Leonard, explains why prot
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h
❗️Kyiv crews have repaired the section of the Pivnichnyi Bridge damaged in the October 4 attack. The bridge structure, road surface and damaged structural elements were restored. A damaged heating main was also repaired, restoring hot water in Desnianskyi district. #Ukraine
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Wendell Albright @wendella.bsky.social · 2h
doing push-ups never got supplies to a unit or protected our personnel from enemy attack
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 2h
Tillis is a coward who, even as his political career draws to an end, cannot bring himself to say Trump is bad. He still says the worst problem with Trump is advice he gets from *other people*
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 3h
Why isn’t it 25th Amendment time? www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1h
Ukraine’s 57th Brigade struck a Russian TOS-3 Drakon heavy flamethrower system near Shebekino on the Kharkiv axis. This may be the first recorded strike on a TOS-3, a recently introduced tracked system designed to combine heavy armor with longer-range thermobaric rockets. #Ukraine
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 1h
MAGA lady says we wouldn't care about Jane Doe if it was 7 immigrants. Let's talk about that.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 2h
NEW AD: Introducing SCANDUEL! The only betting app where you can parlay Ken Paxton’s scandals — and get paid! Here’s a tip: Always bet that he did the thing. 💰
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1h
Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev called the incident in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone “absolutely unacceptable” and a serious breach of maritime and international law that will further jeopardize safe navigation in the Black Sea. #Europe
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h
Maybe if Trump could speak coherently and stop trying to justify his Iran War that raised prices on thousands of things for Americans with apocalyptic fear mongering and garbled syntax he wouldn’t have to worry about being misinterpreted or taken out of context.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1h
New footage shows Ukraine’s lightweight STASH anti-drone air defense system operating against aerial threats. The system is equipped with AGM-114L Hellfire missiles and is in service with Ukrainian forces. #Ukraine
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 1h
Voters are sick and tired of Trump's incredible incompetence. In light of high prices and his failing economy, his divisive comments are no longer being overlooked and are eating away at his support daily. Watch for a tremendous lack of Republican turnout in the mid-terms.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h
Snowflake Trump continues to rant and rave that his propaganda network is actually interviewing a small handful of Democrats.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/10/2026
⚡️ New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says. President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that 12 such turrets had been installed in areas where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.
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New automatic gun turrets successfully down first Russian jet-powered drones, Air Force says
President Volodymyr Zelensky previously announced that twelve such turrets had been installed where Russian jet-powered drones have been particularly active, including around Kyiv.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
Rick Scott: "I don't like high gas prices, but I don't want to be killed by a nuclear weapon"
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/10/2026
⚡️ More than half of Ukrainians say Zelensky should not run for president again, poll says. The KIIS survey also revealed that 45% of Ukrainians believe their country's affairs are moving in the wrong direction, while 40% think the opposite.
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More than half of Ukrainians say Zelensky should not run for president again, poll says
The KIIS survey also revealed that 45% of Ukrainians believe their country's affairs are moving in the wrong direction, while 40% think the opposite.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026
"I would say Donald Trump is probably at this point in his term the least popular Republican president since Herbert Hoover" -- Enten details how Trump is down 20 points of approval in Kansas relative to his first term
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Medicare for All. Now. 🇺🇸 😕
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder: It isn’t just Netanyahu/Ben Gvir/Smotrich
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So we needed to start another war in Middle East because of a fictitious claim that a country possessed a weapon of mass destruction? At least we’ve never made that mistake before. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.
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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 · 05/10/2026
The most Republican thing ever is to claim you suddenly care about affordability by giving a speech at a yacht club.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
At least two people were killed and 25 injured after Kharkiv was hit by at least three Russian guided aerial bombs, according to local sources. A residential building in the city’s Slobidskyi district was struck. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
❗️Germany is at risk of entering an armed conflict with Russia, BND chief Martin Jäger warned. He said Russia is waging a “shadow war” against Germany, but stressed that the BND currently sees no signs of a large-scale Russian attack on NATO territory. #Germany
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
Ukrainian Raid operators struck a Russian R-161-5 Polyus-5 mobile radio station twice in occupied Kherson region. The system provides secure, jamming-resistant communications at the strategic command level and belongs to the Russian General Staff’s Polyus network. #Ukraine
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting begins in Maine on Monday, with one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate races in the nation on the line. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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After Trump folds on mail ballot restrictions, Maine starts voting period with more confidence
Given the intense scrutiny of Maine's U.S. Senate race, voters are particularly on edge about the possibility of election interference from President Donald Trump.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IDF-backing Trump-backing billionaire David Ellison appoints Israeli Ynon Kreiz to as co-CEO to run his American media empire, which now includes CBS, CNN, etc… www.jta.org/2026/10/02/u...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Least Surprising News of the Day
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
UPDATE: Dems just added @justinjpearson.bsky.social’s TN-9 race to their target list. 👀 nypost.com/2026/10/05/u...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Everything that Trump Touches Dies
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ken Paxton continuing to lay the groundwork to blame Team Trump is he loses. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says
“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/10/2026
Toddler Scientists Finally Determine Number Of Peas That Fit Into Ear Canal theonion.com/toddler-scientists-fin…
Toddler Scientists Finally Determine Number Of Peas That Fit Into Ear Canal
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
REP. @rokhanna.bsky.social: “Billionaire spending has gone from 0.3% 20 years ago to 20% — corroding our politics… if we would see clearly, politicians would say there is genocide in Gaza, and we’d zero out aid to 🇮🇱 and stop giving them weapons killing children.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How @propublica.org 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. / by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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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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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 05/10/2026
Simon Andriesz, Howard Nutlick's associate that outed his relationship with Epstein is dead. I know who was responsible.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/10/2026
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history, has died at 84. Hastert admitted in federal court to sexually abusing boys he coached as a high school wrestling coach. A federal judge called him a "serial child molester." He was a registered sex offender.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Agreed, as long as you replace the word ”exciting” with “terrifying.” #MidtermsCantComeSoonEnough
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I spelled out "superpower suicide" in this essay from May 2026. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power, and succeeded with such rapidity. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...
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On Superpower Suicide
And the recovery of justice
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 05/10/2026
⚡️ Children among dozens injured as Russian glide bombs hit Kharkiv, 3 dead. People are reportedly trapped under the rubble of a residential building in the city.
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Children among dozens injured as Russian glide bombs hit Kharkiv, 3 dead
People are reportedly trapped under the rubble of a residential building in the city.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔥 @warnock.senate.gov: “If Trump thought it was a good economy, he’d be taking credit. But his whole administration keeps saying ‘BIDEN, BIDEN, BIDEN’ because they know things are TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Being uneducated and ignorant never kept Tommy Tuberville from getting elected in Alabama. Although he did earn a Physical Education degree at Southern Arkansas University.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The last time the Strategic Oil Reserve was this low, Olivia Newton-John had the #1 song in the country.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
Ukrainian pilots will soon begin training on Rafale fighter jets in France, Zelensky says after speaking with Macron. A new French defense package is also being prepared for Ukraine, while work continues to localize French missile and aerial bomb production. #Ukraine
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
Destroyed Russian logistics in occupied Luhansk region. Lately, Ukrainian drone strikes have increased again according to locals. #Ukraine
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Of course when Russia said Ukraine had bioweapons labs what they really meant was that they did. There's a lot we don't know about the current situation. Russia should be bringing in experts from the WHO to clarify and advise. Will they? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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U.S. officials seeking details of reported Russian plague death, quarantines
Officials said they need to learn more about the evolving situation before determining the potential threat to the United States.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
Rubio dismissed Russia’s latest warning for foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv as nothing new, saying Moscow has repeated it for months. He said the US will make its own assessment of whether its embassy is safe and adjust its posture if necessary. #Ukraine
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