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Garcés Pérez, a legal Venezuelan immigrant Doordashing in Texas was shot by ICE a few weeks ago and denied medical care. He is now being criminally charged for having his car mirror allegedly hit an officer. #ice #politics #news #texas #justice

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Trump signed an executive order on Monday after announcing at a campaign rally in Grand Island that he would remove the restrictions on who can use red-dyed diesel, which is a tax-free diesel normally reserved for farmers. #nebraska #news #politics #diesel #trucker

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Homelessness in Lincoln has grown by 10% in the past year and 85% since the most recent low during the pandemic in 2021. There are no signs that the economic situation will fix itself. It's time to do something ourselves. #news #politics #lincoln #nebraska #homeless

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The TSA agents that check your ID are having their chairs taken away after a new TSA policy disallows them from sitting. However, for these types of jobs, chairs are an instrument of safety. #politics #news #airport #tsa #safety

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trump and AI CEOs met recent to sign a voluntary accord of self-regulation. It tasks them with internal controls, external auditing, and reviews of those audits by a board committee of their shareholders. #ai #tech #trump #news #politics

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Much of Nebraska is under a flood warning after expecting 1 - 4 or even 5 inches of rainfall from Tuesday and Wednesday showers. These storms are actually remnants of Hurricane Polo flung from the west coast. #news #nebraska #lincoln #weather #omaha

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Lincoln Fire & Rescue Chief has been censored by the IAFF after being censored by the Local 644 chapter earlier this year. They cite safety concerns, retaliation, and staffing as the issues. #nebraska #lincoln #news #firefighter #paramedic

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A black woman was killed last week in Lincoln. The white man who killed her has been charged with murder, but neither he nor his wife seem to be charged or even investigated for a hate crime. #news #lincoln #nebraska #crime #murder

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rising fuel prices haven't just been happening in the USA. Protests have been sparked in Syria, Guatemala, Portugal, France, and the Philippines. #politics #news #iran #gas #protest

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

AI CEOs are begging to be regulated after employee quits and says AI will destroy humanity in a few decades. This is likely a ploy to regulate the industry to destroy competition and monopolize. #news #politics #ai #monopoly #regulation

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Lincoln City Council approved the 3 petitioned ballot initiatives for the city to appear on the November ballot alongside 2 alternatives they proposed. #nebraska #politics #news #lincoln #election

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

With the Saudi pipeline to the Red Sea destroyed, and the Houthis set to close the Red Sea, and China potentially re-entering the oil market, we are setup for more than all-0time high diesel prices soon. #new #politics #iran #oil #gas

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered 3 petitions that change Lincoln's elections on the November ballot instead of the city's May ballot. #politics #news #nebraska #lincoln #election

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Documents detailing the city of NYC's (and mayors') coverup to not report on air quality and the presence of asbestos. As many or more may have been killed by health complications years later than the attack itself. #news #politics #nyc #firstresponder #coverup

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, may be influencing our elections. Regulation or an outright ban on election betting and trading is necessary. #news #politics #polymarket #kalshi #crypto

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cody Nebraska's non-profit grocery store is proof that municipal or non-profit grocery stores can work. Even more so in more populous areas that have even more to work with. #news #nebraska #cody #groceryshopping #politics

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A whistleblower within USPS warns of a new Mail-In ballot system that may be untested, and could reject 10s of thousands of ballots. All while a judge has order work halted while litigation continues. #politics #news #vote #usps #election

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ord city in Valley county becomes the first Nebraskan city to ban Flock cameras. Unfortunately the sheriffs of Valley county are keeping the 7 others just outside the town. #nebraska #politics #news #flock #ord

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Lancaster NE county board is planning to vote on a data center moratorium in the next couple of weeks. Also, an Israeli company has optioned land for a new data center. #news #politics #nebraska #lincoln #hallam

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Nepal had a devastating flood yesterday. Hundreds are dead and more than a thousand still missing. Glacial collapse, a landslide, and an earthquake are all possible origins. All accelerated by global warming. #news #politics #nepal #globalwarming #flood

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Trump administration is seeking to import 300k tons of foreign beef, including from Argentina where a shipment to China was recently rejected for contamination. #news #politics #nebraska #farmer #beef

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Machaela Cavanaugh (D) and Curt Friesen (R) have raised an objection to the NE ballot Initiative that seeks to raise the overriding vote from 33 (2/3) to 40 (4/5). The deadline is in 17 days. #news #nebraska #politics #lincoln #omaha

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Multiple politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, especially those up for election, are u-turning on data centers to support moratoriums. #nebraska #datacenter #news #politics #datacenters

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

After news that ICE was buying $20mil of shock gloves, Omaha residents stood against their use in their own schools and got OPD to listen. Unfortunately, Bellevue police did not agree. #news #politics #omaha #bellevue #school

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Florida primary results show two losses for progressive between Elijah Manley and Oliver Larkin. In a progressive upset, however, Angie Nixon defeated the establishment Democrat as a progressive and DSA member. #vote #florida #news #politics #dsa

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The primaries for Florida, Wyoming and Alaska today. Florida is the most interesting with a governor seat open, a progressive vs. incumbent transplant, and a DSA candidate. #dsa #politics #news #florida #vote

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Two Nebraskan families are suing the state for violating their free speech. The violation? Public schools. They can't control what their kids hear there, and other options cost money. #news #politics #nebraska #lincoln #school

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

ICE is planning to spend up to $20mil on new taser gloves. These "non-lethal" weapons are already used by some prisons and have been related to a death. The pain and punishment is the point. #ice #news #politics #prison #police

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The results are in for the Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries. Francesca Hong lost by just 3800 votes or 0.4%. Peggy Flanagan won by nearly 20 points. These two tell a story. #wisconsin #minnesota #news #politics #dsa

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries today. The big races are for Wisconsin governor by DSA Francesca Hong and Minnesota senator by progressive Peggy Flanagan. #wisconsin #minnesota #news #politics #dsa

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

5 petitioners getting signatures for Lincoln ballot initiatives were arrested after turning in over 13,000 fraudulent signatures. Pay per signature needs to be banned once again. #politics #news #nebraska #lincoln #crime

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Yesterday's primaries had unsurprising results for Republicans, but mixed results for progressives and the DSA. Importantly, Donavan, Abdul Al-Sayed, and Lawrence won. #dsa #abdul #news #politics #democrat

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Today is another Big day for insurgent primaries. With Abdul in Michigan, and 5 other new DSA candidates across 3 states, today is looking to be another impactful primary day. #politics #news #dsa #abdul #democrat

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

After Medicaid Job requirements started denying new applicants on May 1st, August 1st marks the first day that existing enrollees will lose their coverage. An estimated 500 less people have Medicaid between the two. #nebraska #medicaid #news #politics #healthcare

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

An AI that OpenAI was testing broke out of its testing environment and hacked another company all to try and solve the problem OpenAI gave it. #news #ai #openai #hack #usa

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Fauci pleaded the 5th to all questions in a congressional hearing orchestrated by Senator Rand Paul on COVID 19. This after his 1000 page diary was released from the time. #politics #news #covid #fauci #us

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Governor Pillen tasked all state departments with cutting 5% of their budget. UNL had already projected a need to cut its budget and increase tuition after cutting two departments last year. #nebraska #news #politics #unl #lincoln

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Lynne Walz, Democrat candidate for Nebraska governor, revealed her priorities. They are pro-business and lack specifics. Pressing issues, like data centers and wildfires, were left out. #politics #news #nebraska #lincoln #omaha

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The NDAA that includes section 219, which Merges US and Israel fur training, technology and information, passed yesterday. 6 Democrats voted for it, continuing the rotating villain strategy. #news #politics #us #isreal #congress

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

3 ballot initiatives for the city of Lincoln turned in their signatures. Each seeks to make a change to city elections. They were put forth by a conservative org and are opposed by the Democrat mayor. #politics #news #lincoln #nebraska #election

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Governor Pillen signed an executive order on Monday removing tax incentives for data centers and created a task force to protect Nebraska resources from data centers. #news #politics #nebraska #datacenter #google

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Both Cindy Burbank and Austin Alhman announced they are dropping out of their races. Cindy to make space for Dan Osborne. Austin to take care of his father. #omaha #lincoln #nebraska #news #politics

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Omaha followed in the footsteps of Lincoln earlier this week by passing a new city ordinance restoring minimum wage to the original level in the overwhelmingly passed ballot Initiative. #nebraska #news #politics #omaha #lincoln

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

An outbreak of a diarrhea giving parasite has come to Nebraska. make sure to wash, peel and preferably cook your vegetables and fruit. And drink water if you get it. #news #outbreak #parasite #nebraska #diarrhea

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, on Monday announced that she will be working to get US prosecutors to prosecute ICE for the deaths of at least 17 Mexican nationals. #mexico #news #politics #ice #law

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ICE has killed another person today in Maine. making the second person in the past week and the 10th since Trump got into office. The only way forward is to abolish ICE. #ice #maine #trump #news #politics

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Data centers in Nebraska and nearby are already consuming our water. And with the risk of chemical spills, existing data centers should concern us just as much as new ones. #datacenter #nebraska #omaha #lincoln #water

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New Nebraska DHHS tool inteRAI denies proper care for disabled child. While Nebraskans PAY to do the denial AND litigate it's appeals. It's universal healthcare or bust. #nebraska #healthcare #politics #disability #news

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Graham Platner, candidate for senator in Maine, had a serious SA allegation come out yesterday. He needs to drop out. Also, with his checkered past, it should have never gotten here in the first place. #maine #news #politics #vote #senate

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Ethan Penn @ethanmpenn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Nebraska's rents have increased by nearly 30% in the past 7 years. As many as 20% of all Nebraskan renters are spending more than 30% of their income on rent. #nebraska #lincoln #omaha #housing #rent

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