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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 19/12/2025

David Brooks being in the Epstein pics reminded me he got divorced from his wife of 28 years for sleeping with his 20 year old research assistant, but I'd forgotten *this* was the book she assisted him with lol

The Road to Character by David Brooks

from Goodreads:

The Road to Character by David Brooks (2015) is a non-fiction book that argues for building inner moral depth over external success, contrasting "résumé virtues" (wealth, fame) with "eulogy virtues" (kindness, bravery, honesty).

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

@thenogoodcrowd.bsky.social I needed some Rock 'N Roll tonight! Great sets @Philadelphia Brewing Co.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

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Fighting for Democracy Everyday @rhopper03.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

When Republicans say the quiet part out loud..... For once, Mike Lee actually told the truth about their agenda. #HandsOffOurSocialSecurity

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, Kirsti Noem, Joseph Mazzara, Emil Bove, Drew Sargent, and everyone else involved in planning, executing, and obstructing justice around the CECOT imprisonments are responsible for Andry's torture and rape. Each bears a share of the blame. Don't ever let them forget it.

Andry Hernandez, one of the detainees who was also released just over a week ago, told NPR that guards routinely beat prisoners with batons in the hallway — or dragged them to a small, windowless cell known as "La Isla," or "The Island," where the abuse was even more brutal.

According to Hernandez, 32, the prisoners would be dragged out of their cells for complaining about their conditions, taking a bath outside designated hours, or even for making too much noise.

Hernandez, who is openly gay, said he was once taken by the guards to "La Isla" after guards noticed him bathing with a bucket outside designated hours.

He said that he was beaten by three guards wearing masks. And forced to perform oral sex on one of the guards. After a couple of hours, he was dragged back to his cell.

"CECOT was hell on Earth," Hernandez told NPR from Capacho, Venezuela, where he's now back with his family.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Today’s front page of The National, a Scottish newspaper.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

How soon until Trump gets SCOTUS to agree to defund themselves?

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Brown is the bravest Justice. She's not waiting years to speak up. She is a fully qualified justice and has a right and a duty to speak now. Brown knows she is not on SCOTUS to be collegial, but to serve the best interests of the American people. Clearly, she is not on the payroll.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I should be asleep, but can’t stop thinking about a striking sanitation worker I met today. He told me about the time a trash bag full of human shit burst in his face, and he had to spend two days in the hospital to ensure he hadn’t contracted any dangerous diseases. He makes $19 an hour.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Many DC33 members make so little, they qualify for SNAP benefits, which are being cut. Please support these workers and their families. Keep your trash at home for now. Call Mayor Parker's office at 215 686 2181. Let's advocate for a fair contract.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Keep in mind: are helping break the strike by dropping off your trash at the centers. DC33 literally does the dirty work of our city.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

@bradlander.bsky.social If you run again @schumer.senate.gov I will leave Philly and return to my hometown of Staten Island and vote for you.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Wait, but 11 Whaling Captains will get a tax break......

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Please share this. Friends of the Everglades are organizing a protest to stop Alligator Alcatraz. Join us we have coalition members traveling overnight to be there by morning. Where: Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, 54575 Tamiami Trail When: Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

They are piled up in detention. Dangerous heat, unsanitary, lack of food and water. They refuse to let Congress in. We barely have a court system. We need help. Canada should threaten to shut off the power. We should be boycotted. Humanity is lost on these goons, but capitolism still resonates.

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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

🚨BREAKING: #MitchMcConnell was just publicly confronted in the Senate hallway by young people for GUTTING #Medicaid and green jobs while accepting $3M from Big Oil. He looks like a deer in headlights! We need more of this‼️

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Except for the North Shore.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Th US is on life- support, but at least the Eagles won the Superbowl.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

This admin will not stop here. Will T appoint the next President of UVA? The funding will probably still be taken away anyway.

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University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

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Jen Higgins @galprogressist.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"growing consensus among experts [is] that the more money we spend on schools, the better off children are, not simply academically, but in later-life outcomes like higher wages and fewer encounters with the criminal justice system." www.aft.org/ae/summer202... @aft.org @aftnewjersey.bsky.social

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Ideology Over Evidence

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

All women and now all Trans kids need to rely on their states to decide what is good for them. Bodily Autonomy is a human right and this decision is a disgrace.

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US Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender transition care for minors

The justices rejected the argument that restrictions in a Tennessee law amounted to discrimination.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I read thst the prople in her car are relatives who are cops, but I could not verify it.

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Trump's shitty birthday parade vs. awesome No Kings protest, tragedy in Minnesota, naming military bases after Confederates again, slap-fight over Iran between Tucker Carlson and Mark Levin, and why the war reminds us of the Bay of Pigs. Tune In! www.youtube.com/watch?v=557z...

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The Progess Pondcast Episode 25: Lots To Talk About!

YouTube video by The Progress Pondcast

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Ryan Roat @ryanroat.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The new Progress Pondcast with my buddies @booman23.bsky.social and @brendancalling.bsky.social is up. Find it in all the best podzones in the realms, but here's my link: pca.st/episode/1d6e...

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Listen to your favorite podcasts online, in your browser. Discover the world's most powerful podcast player.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

@fetterman.senate.gov you had an awful lot to say about CA protesters, but crickets on the murdered politician in MN?

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Yes, Tampa, St. Pete and Key West, at a minimum

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 13/06/2025

A cop doing the right thing? I think that i might need my fainting chair!

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Strike Teams Ready. I hope it's not necessary, but....

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Arthur Steinberg @artsteinberg-pft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Congratulations to our students, families, & members on finishing out another school year! We're here by choice because we love our city 🥨🗽 Now, let's win a contract that makes working conditions less challenging & helps the District draw the staff needed to fill vacancies next school year! #PhlEd

a photo collage of Philadelphia Federation of Teachers members with the words: Happy last day of school! Congratulations to graduation and rising students and a big THANK YOU to PFT members and especially to retiring members!

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Rep. Brendan Boyle @congressmanboyle.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

My Olney office will be holding evening office hours on Tues 6/24 from 4:30pm to 7pm (by appointment only). If you can't make it during regular hours for help with a federal issue, this is a great chance to ask questions, share concerns, or just check in — we’re here to help!

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

They are gleefully terrorizing these hard-working people.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/06/2025

ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans

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Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid

Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I'm not outraged. I'm observing. He is a grown man who chose his words. Those words mean things. Those words hurt people. He is a coach on a college campus. Also, when men say " trust me, " I definitely do not trust you.

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Joanna Gardner @joannagardner.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Fascinating, illuminating, eye-popping conversation between @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @gilduran.com about the unholy stew of techbro-fascist-religious delusions bubbling behind the current attacks on democracy

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American Conversations: Technology Reporter Gil Duran

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

As a teacher, I must agree.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Look what Republicans are doing, not look what Trump is doing. He can do nothing without his party.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Cue the "That's not who he is" talk. No my dude, it is exactly who you are, a bigot bullying a college kid.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Ok, he apologized. But let's stop saying, " It’s not who he is." He is precisely the guy that yells this stuff out like an insecure middle school boy.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

So Musk is the Jesse To Trump's Water White.

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Amy Roat @felsroat.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

I've been wearing makeup for over 40 years. Most of us are hit and miss, even after a lot of practice. There are so many youtube tutorials. The age of your skin matters for products and application. Just keep experimenting!

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

*EVERYONE EXCEPT FETTERMAN HAS SIGNED ON* Over 30 Dems have signed onto Welch’s resolution to bring aid in immediately. 10 haven’t. If you can’t even stand up for not starving kids, you are utterly useless. You belong in a war tribunal, not in the halls of Congress.

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