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Fokiko West (she/her)

@fokikowest.bsky.social
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Midlife Crisis for the 2nd time, cynically hopeful 🇺🇲💙GenXer, ally 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️. Trying to be part of the solution 🌍. Life is big. 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

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Edwin Eisendrath @eisendrath.net · 23/08/2026
Memo to Hakeem Jeffries: change means doing things differently. My latest on Jeffries' meeting with feckless Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/memo-to-ha...
Politically, he badly misread the moment. Across the country, Democrats are voting out the let’s-make-a-deal generation of politicians in favor of the get-shit-done kind. The idea that any progress can come from meeting with a feckless negotiator from the most dishonest and discredited administration in American history has been completely rejected by voters in the primaries. Ignoring that, Mr. Jeffries pretends there’s still legitimacy in business as usual and undermines the millions of Americans who have given so much this primary season.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A year ago, just 42% of Americans opposed a data center being built in their community. Today, a staggering 75% do. Are data centers really that bad? Let’s take a look.
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/08/2026
Representatives for Paramount and the parties suing to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery are set to meet next week for talks that could lead to a settlement. cnn.it/4xTEKPE
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
They pulled books, punished kids for protesting, and pledged to help ICE. Then they had to stand for election. Two former teachers filed against them. Tuesday night got long. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026
It's hard to fathom that anyone thinks ICE can be reformed or retrained. ICE needs to be dismantled and then cauterized so it can't grow back. #AbolishICE
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 23/08/2026
A study over 15 years of seabirds called Sable shearwaters found that birds that consumed 1 gram of plastic or more as fledglings were 11% less likely to return to their home island to breed. Those that ate over 5 grams almost all disappeared. In PNAS: ow.ly/tqiL50ZCLZu
A Sable shearwater fledgling on Lord Howe Island.
CREDIT: Alexander L. Bond.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 19/08/2026
The airline worker in this story is so brave. Yes, she’s risking her job by talking to @time.com, but she’s also giving other airline workers detailed instructions on how to protect passengers from ICE. time.com/article/2026...
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ICE Is Asking Gate Agents To Help Arrest Passengers. Some Are Pushing Back
An airline manager warned a passenger that ICE agents were waiting at her gate, helping her avoid a possible arrest.
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I spent too much of last year just 100% political rage. Trying to find the balance this year in order to stay functional and keep working for a better world. (From @storiesaroundher on Insta)
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A Message to MAGA Republicans....
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Worth a read. “Viruses can’t be punished; people can. Attributing the pandemic to fate or random chance isn’t all that satisfying; a lot of people need a villain, even if, in this case, the villain is one of the men who helped end the pandemic that was ravaging the world.” 🧪 archive.today/FcsNx
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Why MAGA Is So Obsessed With Fauci
In the aftermath of pandemics, people either try to forget them or find others to blame for them.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 09/08/2026
Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn’t have to be. Krueger, a professor at the University of Montreal, says “we need to mitigate the risk of extinction” with regulation and moratoriums to halt the development of AI’s computational power and complexity.
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Amid Growing Fears of Rogue AI, Expert Urges Governments to “Bring This to a Grinding Halt”
Is AI superintelligence inevitable? AI safety researcher David Krueger says it doesn’t have to be. Krueger, an assistant professor at the University of Montreal and founder of the nonprofit Evitable, ...
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Trump admin admitted in court that they canceled nearly $8 billion in grants for clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state”. apnews.com/article/trum...
TRUMP HAS ENDED BILLIONS IN CLEAN
ENERGY GRANTS FOR STATES THAT DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIM
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The Province @theprovince.com · 09/08/2026
A Hormuz deal was close. Now Iran says direct talks with U.S. are off theprovince.com/news/world/a...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/08/2026
This summer, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy requiring ICE to report and investigate deaths that occurred within 30 days of someone being released. As a result, the sheer scale of deaths of ICE detainees is being obfuscated by the agency.
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The deaths ICE doesn’t count
Prisciliano Trejo Ricano passed away in the hospital days after being released from detention.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 09/08/2026
Two people have died in connection to the cyclosporiasis outbreak — the first U.S. deaths linked to this parasitic infection. The Trump Administration cut food surveillance programs and staff that helped catch outbreaks like this before they spread. Reverse those cuts.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Horror as 'super El Niño' threatens disaster not seen in 1,000 years #RawStory
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Horror as 'super El Niño' threatens disaster not seen in 1,000 years
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 06/08/2026
"It’s in this definition—this shifting of emphasis away from Christ and toward the nation—that the insurmountable gulf between nationalism and Christianity becomes clear."
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Why We Won’t Stay Silent About Christian Nationalists in Our Own Churches
The Nazi books didn’t appear out of the blue. They were the predictable destination of ideas that have been growing for years.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/05/j...
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The ‘first lady of Chicago jazz,’ Geraldine de Haas dies at 91
Along with being a talented singer in her own right, she was a tireless advocate for jazz in Chicago. A tribute concert for Duke Ellington she helped put on in Grant Park in 1974 became the foundation...
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 05/08/2026
Several Women’s March activists were arrested inside the U.S. Capitol after holding a vigil honoring people they say died following encounters with ICE. Their message was clear: “Abolish ICE.” #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance
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Women’s March @womensmarch.com · 05/08/2026
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 29/07/2026
As long as we're gutting government safety and oversight, might as well destroy health care safety too.
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Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare - KFF Health News
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants. AHRQ hasn’t issued a new one i...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Approximately 1 out of 3 women will experience sexual and/or physical abuse in their lifetime and you still have men claiming that allegations must be false because there are too many of them. It’s actually the opposite. The vast majority allegations will never become public
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/07/2026
I caught two strikes and a Bluesky community guidelines violation for jokingly wondering how his story will end. We are all held to incredibly high standards while the president is held to zero.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin Total: 49-27 Black: 53-13 Hispanic: 52-15 Ages 18-29: 58-17 Harris voters: 74-10 Independents: 55-20 23% of Trump voters agree as well Economist/YouGov:
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Matt 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🤔 @yupitsmatt.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Habits are hard to break. But we’re always the better for it. #Blues #Pinks
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MAGA Horrified By This Speech
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Weaponized government in action, to the detriment of livelihoods, power costs, and the US energy/climate future. Not to mention democracy. Also, viewpoint discrimination. Plus, Democrats (and Republicans!) in blue states pay federal taxes. Lots of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him (Gift Article)
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 09/07/2026
For decades, Dr. Katalin Karikó was told her research would never matter. She lost funding, was demoted, and never gave up. Years later, her discoveries became the foundation for mRNA vaccines, helping save millions of lives and earning her the 2023 Nobel Prize. #SheShed
Dr. Katalin Karikó working in a laboratory with a black banner reading “Dr. Katalin Karikó” and “2023 Nobel Prize.”
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
BOOM: Only 35 away from 500. Everyone needs to do this. Help us get there! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump from sending troops to our polling places
Contact Congress today!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
💰 @grahamformaine.bsky.social PLATNER: “Wall Street’s takeover of our economy wasn’t an accident... We are living in a system operating exactly as intended… policy choices made by establishment politicians in the service of people who donated the most money to them. And it needs to end.”
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center. Social Circle announces Homeland Security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people.” The proposed camp “would have been one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country.”
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Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 people
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
On June 5th, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control first reported on what would become known as HIV/AIDS. This June 5th, a Friday, ACT UP New York will be marking the 45th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic with a candlelight vigil and march, starting at the NYC AIDS Memorial. Save the date.
RISE AND RESIST
HOUSING WORKS
45 YEARS OF AIDS
45 MILLION DEAD. AIDS ISN'T OVER.
JUNE 5,2026 AT NYC AIDS MEMORIAL SUNSET CANDLELIGHT VIGIL & MARCH
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I can't put into words the contempt the White House shows for its own fallen soldiers, dead civilians, and children in Iran. It's sad, disgusting, and perfectly encapsulates their unprofessional, amateurish approach. Toddlers are in power with zero consequences….
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Fokiko West (she/her) @fokikowest.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2...
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Copernicus: 2025 was the third hottest year on record
Copernicus data show that 2025 was the third warmest year on record, only marginally (0.01°C) cooler than 2023, and 0.13°C cooler than 2024 – the warmest year on record. The past 11 years have been th...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
FYI: this was in 2020
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Raise your hand if you agree with Billie Eilish. 🖐️🖐️ “ICE is a terrorist organization”
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/01/2026
Am I correct that there’s no federal statute of limitations for murder so this could be prosecuted federally if we elect a Dem president in 2028?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 08/01/2026
Minneapolis.
Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
i think it is ok to reiterate that the victim as a us citizen. yes, noncitizens are equally entitled to human rights. but also, it's important to illustrate how ice isn't about immigration at all
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Having to watch a bootlegged copy of a video from another country because my country censored it is making me feel as if I'm living in 1980s Eastern Germany.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful. Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened. This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/11/2025
Dems. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I found it easier to understand Speake Mike Johnson once I realized he's not just a "flawed Christian." He is the new Roy Cohn, another duplicitous closet case always eager to advance the agendas of genuinely awful people.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
this is what will happen if mamdani makes bus rides free
A cat is seen riding a bus. They are standing up and have their front paws on the back of the front seat.
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