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Gail Howell

@feverbrain.bsky.social
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Always feverishly opinionated. Women’s rights are human rights. Democrats failed, & continue to fail, to counter the lawless oligarchs’ now pervasive right-wing media. I’ve been disappointed about that for a long time, but carrying on for goodness sake!

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Donald Trump is the worst president in American history. Every Republican running in November represents that legacy.  Send a message. Vote them out.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Don’t go expecting lower gas prices any time soon, America.
Graph showing the US barely has 40 days of oil supply, including the strategic reserves
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Fun fact: The United States imports about 62% of its crude oil from Canada.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/08/2026
Left: Already paid for, standing since 1951. Dignified. Right: Just cost taxpayers $5 million. Gaudy as hell.
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Lexxi 🦋 🦋 🇺🇲 / 🇨🇦 💙 @lexximagic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Senator: Ron Wyden: CBS won't air my interview on how the big banks enabled Epsteins sex trafficking. Buy out is helping Trump does not want any of the information to get out. www.facebook.com/share/r/19FG...
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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 09/08/2026
Trump administration withholds $15 million in wildfire-prevention grants from Spokane, Washington. The delay stems from a dispute over new USDA rules requiring states to adopt federal immigration and diversity policies, halting funds as the region battles destructive blazes.
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DEI dispute delayed wildfire grants for area engulfed in blazes
A fight over USDA immigration and diversity policies held up $15 million in wildfire-prevention grants for an area in Washington state that’s now burning.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A judge in New Mexico has ordered Meta/Zuckerberg to pay nearly $1B over child safety issues, the judge noting that Meta is a significant contributor to the state’s teen mental health crisis. 8 other states including California are also suing Meta. Good.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
FOX: What do you need most from America? ZELENSKYY: First, licenses for Patriots, to increase production of anti-ballistic missiles. Second, we need winter package of anti-ballistic missiles. Third, we need more sanctions on Putin. Otherwise, he will not sit down and negotiate.
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Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
WELCOME TO AMERICA #TheAmericanHolocaust
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Let’s Be Frank @frankedson24.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Where would we be without our talented cartoonists. They’re doing the work of “journalists”.
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Dan DeFreest @dandefreest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on - if your position is that the president of the United States and his family should be immune from IRS scrutiny, you’re unqualified to be the Attorney General. It’s an indictment on our entire system that 50 GOP Senators don’t agree.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The US Presbyterian Church has just voted to divest from Palantir & GE Aerospace; recognize the genocide in Gaza; and call for an arms embargo and boycott of genocide-complicit Israeli companies. Cites Palantir & GE's tech being used by human rights violators like ICE, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Votes to Divest from Palantir Technologies and GE Aerospace, Recognize the Genocide in Gaza, and Call for an Arms Embargo and Boycott of Israeli Products
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Someone remind me the status of the Strait of Hormuz before Trump launched his war on a whim against Iran (a war he definitely won)? www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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U.S. Dangles Rewards for Opening the Strait of Hormuz. Iran Isn’t Budging.
Washington offered a cash release but Iran insists on charging its own tolls for ships to pass through the critical waterway.
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Richard NY @richardny.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The US secretly approved a financial and maritime arrangement between Qatar and Iran, under which billions of dollars were paid to Tehran in exchange for free passage for Qatari tankers and ships through the Strait of Hormuz, three diplomatic officials now confirm www.israelhayom.com/2026/06/15/t...
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Greg Burke @gregoryburke.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal newrepublic.com/post/211826/... via @newrepublic.com
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JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get Jaw-Dropping Sum Under Trump Deal
Iran will be paid billions, leaving it much stronger than before Trump’s war.
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Moose 'n Squirrel @unlikelysuperheros.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"Trump lost the Iran war and if he’s not held accountable he will start a new war!" The Major's prediction rings true. Democrats will need republican support to prevent the regime from engaging in another doomed 'excursion' that apparently only he alone can both break and fix.
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US Army Major: Trump lost the Iran war and if he’s not held accountable he will start a new war!
We have been warned!
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handle.invalid @handle.invalid · 15/06/2026
Just checking in to make sure everyone knows Trump lost the war in Iran. Like that’s obvious right? You don’t release 24 billion in assets and agree to paying out 300 billion more dollars to end a war if you won. This is our tax money-we are paying for it -but we should send Trump the invoice.
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ElizabethC 💙🐸 @econklin44.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
So, with Trump & Iran coming to sort of an agreement, it's Bibi now preventing any peace in our time. #ProudBlue
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Airscaper @airscaper.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... Dismay and defiance in Israel as US and Iran move to end war on ‘all fronts’. Awkward for Netanyahu. If he complies with Trump's 'deal' he could well be out of power and face war crimes charges at the Hague. If he doesn't, will feeble Trump still back him?
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Dismay and defiance in Israel as US and Iran move to end war on ‘all fronts’
Defence minister Israel Katz says military forces will not withdraw from territory seized in south Lebanon
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/06/2026
Maybe Trump can just put a giant tarp over Iran
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
ProPublica obtained 3,000 pages of emails sent last year by executives asking that their facilities be exempted from Clean Air Act requirements. The White House approved more than 180 requests and is considering more.
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Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
84-year-old Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized this morning, his office says. McConnell has been in office since 1985.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
...while telling the Pope off...
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 03/06/2026
The benefits of switching to renewables are endless.
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OBoogie @oboogie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I’m in. 🫶
A drawing of Obama on a colorful background. 

BARACK OBAMA APPRECIATION DAY

SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2026
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I feel like we’re under-reacting to fire season and fire weather as regular things.
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Trump is taking aim at forest and wildfire research just as the West is poised to burn
The president is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Blue Freedom Quest 💙🌊💙🌊 @bluefreedomquest.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the mega rich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Colorado governor grants election denier Tina Peters clemency, reduces sentence
Peters was convicted in 2024 after prosecutors showed she facilitated unauthorized access to voting equipment and helped expose sensitive data, actions driven by false claims that the 2020 election wa...
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
‘Big News’: Hawaii Targets Citizens United With Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People www.commondreams.org/news/citizen...
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‘Big News’: Hawaii Targets Citizens United With Law Clarifying Corporations Are Not People | Common Dreams
Hawaii passes groundbreaking law challenging Citizens United ruling, reclassifying corporations as "artificial persons" to limit political donations.
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Democracy Matters! @democracymatters.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Maybe Putin should move into the Oval Office for efficiency. Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland www.politico.com/news/2026/05... #TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
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Pentagon officials stunned by Hegseth decision on troops in Poland
It wasn’t clear why the Defense secretary issued the order not to send troops on a routine mission to a country the administration refers to as a “model ally.”
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Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 @earhart.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Pentagon abruptly cancels troop deployment to Europe amid frustrations with NATO - The Washington Post share.google/Zl2HslPmWLj9...
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Pentagon abruptly cancels troop deployment to Europe amid frustrations with NATO
The Pentagon canceled a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland, as the White House expresses frustration over NATO's non-participation in the Iran war.
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Donny Evans @iamdonnyevans.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🔴 BREAKING: A Pentagon watchdog says the machinery meant to prevent, track, and respond to civilian deaths in U.S. military operations has been quietly gutted—stripped of staff, funding, meetings, and basic infrastructure while the administration keeps asking the public to trust its “precautions.”
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program designed to prevent and respond to civilian deaths caused by US military operations. “As a result, the DoW may not comply with its civilian casualties and harm policy," www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds
Trump administration accused of cutting military’s civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The Pentagon can’t stop lying and undermining Congress, a handful of Republicans gripe and complain about it, not one of them ever does a damn thing about it.
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Cami 🐸Truth Matters💙Good Troublemaker💙No DMs🚫No Posts=No Follow🚫 @cami4change.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
📢📢📢 I call bullshit! “The decision made to remove Roots from school libraries is in no way a commentary on the literary or cultural value of the novel, but the result of adherence to state law.” #Racism #ErasingHistory #BookBanning
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Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law
With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
"Trump Bought Boeing Stock, Then Announced New Order for 200 Planes" This is fucked up. He also bought GE stock. GE makes the engines, two per plane. 😡😡😡 l.smartnews.com/p-7JiVPuVy/1...
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Trump Bought Boeing Stock, Then Announced New Order for 200 Planes (24/7 Wall St.)
Quick Read Boeing(BA) and GE Aerospace (GE) are the primary beneficiaries of a historic 200-plane aircraft deal between the U.S. and China that could expand ...
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Arabella @arabellaspireship.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
They seem to have Jesus Christ among their featured speakers 😳
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Free Spirit | Broken Heart @sunny72.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
O. M. G. I thought you were joking and googled him: “Jonathan Roumie is an American actor known for his role as Jesus in The Chosen, a crowd-funded television series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. In 2023, he portrayed evangelist Lonnie Frisbee in the film Jesus Revolution.”
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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 13/05/2026
My colleagues and I have been forcing votes to stop the war against Iran—and we’re making progress. Today, our War Powers Resolution got 49 votes. My colleagues are hearing more and more from their constituents: end this costly and unnecessary war.
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catmandeux.bsky.social @catmandeux.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/article... #medicaid #california
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US to defer $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds for California, Vance says
WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will defer $1.3 billion in Medicaid funding for California, Vice President JD Vance said on Wednesday.
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Steven Toth @toths.info · 13/05/2026
We need to fucking riot
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
NAACP sues to stop Tennessee GOP gerrymander that dismantles majority-Black district www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NAACP sues to stop Tennessee GOP gerrymander that dismantles majority-Black district
For over five decades, Tennessee law explicitly prohibited congressional redistricting between census cycles.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/05/2026
The decision marks a significant and terrifying moment in our democracy as the court allowed an election to be cancelled after its completion.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
How Rightwing Billionaires Created a Faux Movement and Used It to Rob America Blind hartmannreport.com/p/how-rightw...
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How Rightwing Billionaires Created a Faux Movement and Used It to Rob America Blind
While Americans were trained to fear immigrants, trans kids, and each other, the billionaire class quietly extracted trillions from the middle class and captured the nation’s politics, media & courts…
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Trump Suffers Two Brutal Court Losses in Less Than 24 Hours newrepublic.com/post/210147/...
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Trump Suffers Two Brutal Court Losses in Less Than 24 Hours
The courts have delivered major blows to two of Trump’s signature policies: tariffs and the “anti-woke” crusade.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 08/05/2026
NEW: In a 4-3 ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned the results of a special election in which voters approved a new Democratic-led congressional map. It found the legislature violated procedural rules in passing a constitutional amendment to redistrict and placing it on the ballot.
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Virginia Supreme Court rejects Democrats' redistricting plan, throws out election
The state’s highest court has overruled the will of Virginia’s voters after the election had already taken place.
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