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@ella-ca.bsky.social
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California lib, dog rescuer, sports lover and I blame everything on Russia.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19m
"Super Intelligence"
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Reuters @reuters.com · 18m
BREAKING: The Federal Reserve's Inspector General said it found no grounds for a criminal referral or administrative misconduct tied to cost overruns in a renovation project that drew scorn from President Trump and an investigation into Jerome Powell reut.rs/4AIsyUk
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 4h
After yesterday’s Senate hearing, it’s crystal clear that Jack Smith should be the next Attorney General.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 17m
Climate change: ‘sup it’s really hot all the time Men’s designers: now introducing suffocation chic
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 16m
"Just because the economic signals say that it'd be lower cost to use an AI doesn't mean society has to do that," Gates said. bit.ly/4yi3wd0
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Bill Gates says companies that replace human labor with robots should have to pay the same FICA taxes
Bill Gates says he wants workers to pay their fair share -- even if they're not human.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16m
⚡️ Russian troops confiscate Ukrainian drone-delivered food in occupied Oleshky as civilians injured by mines while trying to flee, officials say.
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Russian troops confiscate Ukrainian drone-delivered food in occupied Oleshky as civilians injured by mines while fleeing, officials say
Four people were attempting to leave the town when they stepped on a mine and were injured, while a man collecting nuts was killed by another mine, the local military administration said.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17m
There was a WSJ report on organizing against data centers in KY that described they used hunting maps to figure out what Meta was buy. Hunting maps may save us all.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15m
1. DOGE dividend. 2. Tariff dividend. 3. Midterms dividend. 4. Data center dividend.
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Hayden Center @haydencenter.bsky.social · 15m
AN EVENING WITH DAVID IGNATIUS Oct 6. 7 pm E. Arlington VA or Livestream. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/3cajzx8x David Ignatius has spent his career exploring the world of espionage. Come hear one of America’s most accomplished national security writers in conversation at the Hayden Center.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15m
The flight's co-pilot tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli officials said reut.rs/4zcHmJn
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Passengers overcame pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Israel says
The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv tried to crash the plane after stabbing the pilot, but ​passengers subdued him while other pilots landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia, Israeli offic...
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 13m
Solar Oregon's free Go Zero! Home Tour shows how ductless heat pumps, solar panels and insulation upgrades transformed aging Northeast Portland bungalows. mrf.lu/20ZbK
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Dark Bidding on the Internet @darkbidding.bsky.social · 3h
Ass out, knees knocked, arms dangling, tummy getting perpendicular to the ground. The stance of a god.
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Керрі Світ🇺🇦🇨🇦🇩🇰🇪🇺 @carriesweet.bsky.social · 2h
Not true. My dad would do that when he tried to turn but his feet would stay planted. He had dementia, too.
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Beg to differ @begtodiffer.bsky.social · 3h
Seriously
Dumpy
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jensumo.bsky.social @jensumo.bsky.social · 3h
Are his shoes on the wrong feet?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
Trump is standing like no human has ever stood before
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 3h
Washington says European countries have yet to deliver promised oil releases, as soaring crude and diesel prices intensify pressure on governments to intervene. #EuropeNews ➡️ l.euronews.com/XAfG
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 2h
The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s...
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The GOP’s Schmitt Show: A Blunder Wrapped in a Debacle, Inside a Fiasco
The Jack Smith “gotcha” was a Faceplant for the Ages.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2h
Residents of a small town in Iowa are setting aside their political differences and banding together against a new data center, George Packer reports. He traveled to Clinton to explore whether the data-center rebellion could help save democracy.
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The Great Data-Center Rebellion
Could a new populist movement help save American democracy?
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Jane Rabbit @janerabbit.bsky.social · 3h
this is such a relief to hear. that there may be more goodness out there than we've been seeing.
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 2h
You might be waiting longer for your Uber ride to arrive — and paying more for it. bit.ly/4AVUAMi
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Yes, you are waiting longer for Uber rides, a new study says
Uber wait times and costs increase as study by Columbia Business School shows a 19% rise in delays and 53% hike in per-mile charges.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 2h
any disgruntled generals or colonels, reach out, got an idea you might be interested in www.ft.com/content/1199...
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Pete Hegseth to slash top US military officer roles by 20%
Generals’ and admirals’ positions will be cut as part of the defence secretary’s wide-ranging overhaul of the armed services
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 2h
Ted Cruz just said on a podcast that he's a big fan of bribery, which I'm not entirely sure is a great message heading into the midterms.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 2h
3. ORDER MY NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK. This Summer, I released my first children’s book, called ‘HERE and NOW and SMALL and CLOSE.’ It’s a hopeful, spirited reminder to kids (and adults) of the small ways we can make the world a kinder, more compassionate place. pavlovitzdesign.com/.../a-signed....
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 2h
Friends, As a fully self-employed creator, support from people like you is invaluable in helping me continue to do this as my life's work. If you're inclined to partner with me, here are 6 ways you can do that... (Links are in comments, as well.)
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3h
I assume the DNC is paying for this?
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2h
All of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 18h
Can't think of any reporter who speaks for me more than this guy— a Canadian. "Hundreds of hours immersed in Trump’s rhetoric has given me some insights and personal opinions about the nature of his lying, how it is received by the public and how it is covered..." www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Daily Kos @dailykos.com · 18h
Prosecutors declined to act on a Cornell student’s rape allegations in 2024. Two years later, they’re finally taking another look. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Cornell rape scandal proves women’s safety is never the priority
The New York state prosecutors have decided to finally look into 2024 gang rape allegations.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 18h
Bc the last 30 seconds of this are the best, reminder that @amyklobuchar.com's dad was a sports journalist, which may explain her utter contempt for Schmitt mistaking the Hawks and Hawkeyes.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 18h
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 18h
“The photos don’t seem self-conscious or posed,” Sofia Coppola said of Joseph Szabo’s portraits of American teens. “The kids don’t have their guards up. You don’t feel he’s peering at them.” www.newyorker.com/culture/phot...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h
"gas prices have risen more in red states"
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 23h
this is a terrific statement.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h
NBC: “U of Michigan survey shows Americans feel worse about the economy than during the Covid-19 pandemic or 2008 financial crisis… Trump promised a ‘Golden Age’, but under Republicans Americans are struggling more than ever.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 19h
“Appeared to”??? Even with total crap NYT can’t play it straight here.
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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 20h
No sympathy for these people. Warnings were issued. Project 2025 was publicly available. Instead of accepting factual reality, they once again believed the world's most obvious con-man and saddled us with this nightmare. And they'll continue to vote for Republicans anyway.
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NHL (Bot) @notnhl.bsky.social · 20h
The puck has dropped on the 2026-27 NHL season! WE ARE SO BACK! 🤩 #NHLFaceOff
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20h
It's official: Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from Bryon Noem.
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Kristi Noem files for divorce from Bryon Noem
The announcement of the separation comes six months after a bombshell tabloid photo leak of her husband, Bryon Noem.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 20h
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index tumbled 6.7 points to 81.9 in September. That's the lowest reading in the board's survey since April 2014 and below the lowest level reached during the pandemic. to.pbs.org/4z5vxEG
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Americans' opinion of economy drops to lowest level since 2014
Americans’ confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoing Iran war.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 20h
This is how you write a headline about the Eric Schmitt hearing debacle. @rollingstone.com
MAGA Senator Humiliated After Attempt to Corner Jack Smith Backfires Comically
Sen. Eric Schmitt thought he was nailing the special counsel on a conspiracy theory — but he mixed up his basketball teams

By Jack Crosbie

September 29, 2026
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20h
Taps the sign
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 20h
Douglas Stewart Carter walked out of the Utah County jail Monday evening unshackled and without handcuffs. For the first time in 41 years, the former Utah death row inmate was free to leave. Read more: www.sltrib.com/news/2026/09/27/utah… 
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20h
Wow. Democrats and independents making attack ads that are harsher than the Republicans. bsky.app/profile/usap...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20h
The VERY conservative 11th Circuit unanimously refused to block the lower court's sanctions order against the DOJ in the Trump v IRS (that resulted in the slush fund) case.
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CNN @cnn.com · 20h
A bipartisan effort aimed at protecting the Kennedy Center from demolition was blocked on the Senate floor Monday night by a lone Republican senator. cnn.it/4rHyFUP
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