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EllinThomps

@elynnthomp.bsky.social
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Politically cranky Navy mom Poodle mom, I have Standards! Computer Nerd & Basketmaker

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It still astounds me how fast the cult and their corrupt politicians will ignore and violate the Constitution in order to protect their own.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
The war has been going on for 7 months now btw
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Make no mistake, I agree completely with the premise of your post! There is simply no accounting for some people’s kids. (Regardless the age of the kid!)
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Keep in mind, in some people, (not to name names) the elevator goes nowhere near the top floor.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Depends completely upon whom we might be discussing. Many still believe in manners & decorum. After all, polite is never costly!
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live. I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation. Here's the link: open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
How did my generation – the baby boomers – squander the potential our parents left us? What can our children do to correct our mistakes? These are the central questions of my new memoir: Coming Up Short. You can preorder it now. sites.prh.com/reich
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@navydan.bsky.social @navydan.bsky.social Thx for the follow! Hubs & I are former Norfolk Southern nerds with a Navy son 😳😁
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crankyolady.bsky.social @crankyolady.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“…Don’t you dare go inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts! It’s much too dangerous. They have had murders there for 39 straight years—every night, & some matinees too. And they still haven’t caught the culprit. ” - The Atlantic
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The Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in America — The Atlantic
This place is much too dangerous.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The kindness of strangers: Two helicopter pilots flew down low to wave to my three-year-old son – he was beside himself with joy” - The Guardian
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Powerful storm brings major flooding & power outages across Northeast” - NBC News
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Powerful storm brings major flooding and power outages across Northeast — NBC News
A powerful, slow-moving storm creeping along the coast of the Northeast brought high winds that have caused power outages, while whipping up big waves and heavy rain. NBC News’ Steven Romo reports fro...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People need to understand their rights before an encounter becomes a nightmare. PAXIS.app helps citizens and immigrants prepare for illegal ICE encounters and understand their options afterward. It’s free and funded entirely by donations. Help keep that knowledge accessible to everyone: [ 2/4
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Attorney general defends White House’s decision to ban CNN from Air Force One, citing national security” - MS NOW What part of “Freedom of Speech” is difficult to understand?
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Nor’easter unearths fragments of 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket” apple.news/Akq4nC4DfShW...
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Nor’easter unearths fragments of 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket — NBC News
A local journalist spotted wreckage most likely belonging to the Warren Sawyer near where fragments believed to be from the doomed schooner were discovered in 2022.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision.”Spend your vote wisely! www.pilotonline.com/2026/09/27/s...
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first race after abortion rights decision
For years, Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine’s longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion ...
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Wait, what???? Susan Collins has tapped a former member of the extremist Oath Keepers as her campaign chair. The scumbag can claim she’s a “moderate” all she wants. Nobody should believe her after that, “ I think he learned a lesson” remark.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Republicans win control of the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.
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How Does This Keep Happening?
Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy.Feel like we've been here before?
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“In blow to Trump, Supreme Court blocks mail-ballot restrictions from taking effect before midterms” - Votebeat
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Elaine Partnow @epartnow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Supreme Court rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms apnews.com/article/trum... THANK GOODNESS! 
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Ronald Rice @ronrice.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"1) Universal vote-by-mail does not appear to affect either party’s share of turnout. 2) Universal vote-by-mail does not appear to increase either party’s vote share. 3) Universal vote-by-mail modestly increases overall average turnout rates." www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-rese...
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Universal Vote-By-Mail Has No Impact on Partisan Turnout or Vote Share
In response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many scholars and policy makers are urging the United States to expand voting-by-mail programs to safeguard the electoral process. What are the effe...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/09/2026
Breaking News: More than 20 states sued the Trump administration over its policy to restrict immigrants from obtaining green cards if they rely on public benefits.
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States and Cities Sue Over Trump’s Policy to Restrict Green Cards
The policy would give immigration officers wide authority to deny green cards to people using public benefits.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Two shocking things here: the cages themselves, which are monstrous and evil, and the fact that there is still a functioning DHS watchdog.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/09/2026
Breaking News: A state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as Alligator Alcatraz used small metal cages to confine migrants, a watchdog report said.
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report Says
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“One obvious peculiarity of this plan is that Trump’s party already controls both chambers of Congress. Why, then, should the bonus checks be contingent on voters giving Republicans another two-year majority?” -TheAtlantic apple.news/AeiE4bi2wS4a...
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Trump Will Never Mail the $5,000 Checks — The Atlantic
Deconstructing a policy proposal that makes no sense on any level
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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U.S. Mail Not For Sale @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Postal workers are on the front line of the fight for democracy. They are telling their own bosses to stop attacking vote-by-mail. Will you join us sending a message to @ambermcreynolds.bsky.social & the USPS Governors, who have the power to stop this? usmailnotforsale.org/take-action?...
Workers hold signs in front of a post office. The overlaid text reads “an attack on vote by mail is an attack on our right to vote. Usmailnotforsale.org”
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Trump Will Never Mail the $5,000 Checks” “Trump has told reporters that he could distribute the loot without congressional approval. This is untrue.” - The Atlantic
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Patagonia sues Trump over slashing of protected areas in Utah. President’s order strips nearly 3m acres of Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante, sacred tribal sites, of safeguards. “ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Patagonia sues Trump over slashing of protected areas in Utah
President’s order strips nearly 3m acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, sacred tribal sites, of safeguards
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Scams in the U.S. are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help — and some end up losing even more. “ Verify EVERYThing - The Associated Press
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Patagonia sues Trump over slashing of protected areas in Utah. President’s order strips nearly 3m acres of Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante, sacred tribal sites, of safeguards. “ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Patagonia sues Trump over slashing of protected areas in Utah
President’s order strips nearly 3m acres of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, sacred tribal sites, of safeguards
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Dena Trask 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @greekdena72.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Me too
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Dena Trask 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @greekdena72.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hopeless sailors try to hurl themselves overboard amid deployment without end
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Hopeless sailors try to hurl themselves overboard amid deployment without end: report
Sailors have reportedly attempted to go overboard from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during an open-ended deployment that is now nearing nine months at sea.Annabelle Loma has spoken with he...
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Dena Trask 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @greekdena72.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Every time I thing I’ve been wrung out of outrage… Actuarial table… WTF is taking so long???
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Trump crypto company World Liberty Financial receives approval to become a federally chartered bank.
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My account has been hacked. Awaiting tech support. Some day….
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thanks. I’ve been waiting for support to contact me, for a few hours now. I never do dms. Apologies. Apparently hackers have no manners, either.
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Eye of Horrace 💙 @eyeofhorrace.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
This is great...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
EVERYONE GETS HEALTHCARE, EXCEPT WE FREAKIN, HARD WORKING,AMERICANS, BECAUSE OF REPUBLIKKKANS.......🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@arduousapollo.bsky.social Thank you for your Service
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@jackhokie.bsky.social you & hubs, best Hokies I know. Thank you for your service!!
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It is a matter of respect. Apparently, the entitlement gene was passed on, while the respectfulness gene has been eliminated.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“Hanging by a thread” is MUCH better than “Over the edge” !! Come to think of it, I find myself being equidistant from both.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“The $1.6 billion Jared Kushner-backed project has drawn thousands of protesters — some wielding inflatable flamingos — to the streets of Albania’s capital over fears it threatens an ecologically protected area.” - NBC News
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@silvershark69.bsky.social thank you for your service to the Nation!
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
@supplysgt.bsky.social thank you for your service: we are all in this together!!
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Where Do DIY Investors Stumble Without Help? A Wealth Adviser Weighs In apple.news/AVg858dF2Qru...
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Where Do DIY Investors Stumble Without Help? A Wealth Adviser Weighs In — Kiplinger
While most DIY investors focus on short-term portfolio performance, CFAs and CFPs specialize in long-term strategies that support your full financial picture.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Scientists found strange life clinging to rocks in the deepest parts of the ocean - Earth.com
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Earth and Environmental News, Videos and Images
At Earth.com, our goal is to provide the internet with a homepage for anything and everything about our planet Earth and the environment.
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EllinThomps @elynnthomp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hmmm, maybe a larger lens is in order?!
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