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Janice Kobi

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Animal and environmental advocate, researcher, journalist, educator, music lover, photographer and crafter. Proud treehugger and optimistic visionary.

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MS NOW @ms.now · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing Trump and top administration officials over White House journalist ban
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MS NOW, CNN and Politico sue Trump and senior officials over White House press ban
The lawsuit alleges the president violated the First Amendment by blocking reporters’ access to the White House.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: White House press pool suspends TV coverage of Trump after administration removes CNN from assigned pool duties
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White House pool suspends TV coverage of Trump after CNN ban
The extraordinary move came days after the president said he was banning the network, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Posted 9 hrs ago by "americanconstitutionsociety: More voices are joining #TheOathProject Across backgrounds, professions & communities, people are taking the #oath to support & defend the #Constitution— and inviting others to do the same Now it’s your turn. Record the oath on your own or..."
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American Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The President's action barring CNN and MSNow journalists from the WH is a clear violation of the First Amendment. This unconstitutional act must be condemned and immediately reversed. It has no place in our American democracy. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
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CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban
The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.
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American Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Honor the Constitution with ACS by participating in #TheOathProject! Join the growing list of Americans taking the oath to support and defend the Constitution. Learn more: www.acslaw.org/the-oath-pro...
Text reads "Will you? Take the Oath. Stand for our Constitution. #TheOathProject" in blue and red lettering

The ACS logo is in the bottom right corner.

The background is the US Constitution with a figure taking an oath.Text reads "Take the Oath. Add Your Voice. #TheOathProject" in blue and red lettering

Icons follow the directions reading "1. Record, 2. Share, 3. Inspire"

The ACS logo is in the bottom right corner.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump's failed Iran war and massive debt is leading US and west into a crisis that could bring down our economy & crash stock market. Investors have lost confidence in US so they are not buying US treasuries. You don't need to be an economist to get this is very bad! www.barrons.com/articles/chi...
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Foreign Countries Aren’t Buying Treasuries Like They Used To. How That Could Be Trouble for Bessent.
These days private investors hold nearly twice as much debt as official creditors, potentially spelling more volatility.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/08/2026
EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch Chief Washington Correspondent Scott MacFarlane sits down with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro immediately after Shapiro signed a sweeping executive order cracking down on data centers.
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Dems FIGHT BACK Against Trump Push for MORE AI Data Centers
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Janice Kobi @granyjany95.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Whitmer’s War Against Medicare For All www.levernews.com/whitmers-war...
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Whitmer’s War Against Medicare For All
Michigan’s Democratic governor is helping her healthcare donors try to stop Abdul El-Sayed’s crusade.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 30/05/2026
Next week Senate Republicans are poised to give ICE and CBP tens of billions of dollars to funnel right to private, well-connected companies like GEO Group. What’s are they offering to help you? Nothing. For them, Delaney Hall is just the start. Their corrupt & cruel agenda will be up for a vote.
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Kerry Kennedy @kerrykennedy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Perhaps I won’t need that pickaxe after all. Thank you, Congresswoman Rep. Joyce Beatty, for your courage and dedication to ensuring proper procedures are followed. What a great way to celebrate you on your birthday, Uncle Jack! rekhrc.org/4dNeGgQ
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Kennedy Center Must Remove Trump’s Name From Building, Judge Orders
The U.S. district judge also ruled that the institution’s board had not done its due diligence when voting to close for renovations.
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum @mccollum.house.gov · 28/05/2026
The stunning array of white graves blanketing Arlington National Cemetery reminds us of the collective sacrifice of generations of American service members. President Trump's arch would replace that view with a monument to his ego. I'm supporting Rep. Don Beyer's bill to block it.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Dr. John Gartner: "I'm predicting that Donald Trump will kill more people than Hitler." This was the actual warning of Dr Gartner- a psychologist and founder of Duty to Warn-on my show about Trump. And if you hear his reasoning it makes sense youtu.be/pSnsreaKlMo
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Dr. John Gartner: "I'm predicting that Donald Trump will kill more people than Hitler."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/05/2026
Ukraine continues to operate within norms recognizable to democratic nations and civilized societies. Russia continues a pattern of coercion, deception, indiscriminate attacks, and disregard for both civilian life and international norms.
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Ukraine’s Secret Weapon: Adaptation
Nothing beats outthinking the enemy.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/05/2026
The move is a strong rebuke of Trump’s efforts to pressure southern states into passing GOP gerrymanders ahead of the midterms, after the Supreme Court gutted key protections that had long shielded Black voting power from racial gerrymandering.
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South Carolina redistricting: Lawmakers reject gerrymander in blow to Trump
The move is a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure southern states to quickly pass gerrymandered maps ahead of the midterms.
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Janice Kobi @granyjany95.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Trumps doing to the United States what he did to everything he’s involved in… bankrupting them.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
He never had the money to pay for the ballroom. It was always a scam. We were always going to have to pay for it. They were just waiting for the right moment to hit us with the bill. This is now the time.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Let's focus on something we ALL agree on: #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
This is what solidarity looks like. #NoKings
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Is it happening again?
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Janice Kobi @granyjany95.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
NO KINGS RALLY & MARCH indivisible.org/events/no-ki...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
“'Today is my wedding anniversary,' said one Sandy, Utah resident. 'But this is my priority. I cannot stand for there to be a concentration camp in my state.' "Another resident said this was her first time participating in a protest..." ksltv.com/local-news/w...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22/03/2026
Our military is fighting a war Americans don't want, secret police are kidnapping and killing our neighbors, and the regime is trying to suppress the vote in the midterms. Silence isn't an option. Join us on Saturday to make No Kings Day big, loud, and inescapable: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
US National Debt hit $37 trillion in August. Then $38 trillion in October. Now $39 trillion in March.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Here is what you need to know about the SAVE Act: 1. It started as a stunt by Mike Johnson to protect his speakership. 2. It has evolved into a massive voter suppression bill. 3. When it fails, Trump will escalate to something even more dangerous. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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The SAVE Act started as a political stunt. Now it's a real threat.
As we entered 2026, it became clear that Republicans were set up to lose control of Congress in the midterm elections. What followed was predictable.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Imagine if instead of spending $1 billion a day on forever wars, we actually invested in one of America's oldest and most popular public services. www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-575041…
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The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says
The U.S. Postal Service's leader says it is set to run out of money in less than a year and may have to stop deliveries
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Holy shit. Crude oil futures going nuts tonight.
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CNN @cnn.com · 09/03/2026
Two promising young mariachi musicians and their parents, who were being held in ICE detention for nearly two weeks after they were detained by the Department of Homeland Security in Texas, have been released, according to an X post from US Rep. Joaquin Castro. cnn.it/3OZzGbB
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Forbes @forbes.com · 08/03/2026
The service member sustained injuries during an attack on a military base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, the U.S. military said.
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Seventh U.S. Service Member Dies In Iran War After Sustaining Injuries In Attack
The service member sustained injuries during an attack on a military base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, the U.S. military said.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.
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CNN @cnn.com · 09/03/2026
The current energy crisis underscores an important fact: US gas prices are inseparable from the global oil market. cnn.it/40pmgbh
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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CNN @cnn.com · 20/02/2026
Team USA's Alysa Liu made history as she won gold in the women's figure skating, becoming the first American to win a gold medal in 24 years in the event. cnn.it/4caM6qJ
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
ICE is disrupting learning and putting our educators on the frontlines of immigration enforcement. Schools must be safe and welcoming places. We must restore sensitive locations protections. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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This small school district kept losing students to ICE. So it mobilized.
Outside of Minneapolis, the five schools in Columbia Heights have taken an aggressive approach to protecting the immigrant families of their students.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 27/01/2026
​Defeating Trump's Fascism Is Going to Take You and Me—All of Us
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​Defeating Trump's Fascism Is Going to Take You and Me—All of Us
We have now crossed the border to authoritarian rule in the United States. But the fight is not over.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Tulsi Gabbard in 2019: "The United States needs to keep our hands off Venezuela... end these destructive and wasteful regime change wars... proven to cause more problems, increase suffering, increase instability for the people in the countries where we wage these wars. In Latin America especially".
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Janice Kobi @granyjany95.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Trillionaire Cometh, Democracy Goeth inequality.org/article/tril...
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Trillionaire Cometh, Democracy Goeth
With the arrival of our first trillionaire fast approaching, America’s democracy is hanging by a thread.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 25/12/2025
"Their futures gleamed somewhere in the distance. All good things were possible. This faith, this optimism, was at the heart of Reiner’s case for a new tax on cigarettes, with the proceeds used to finance services for pregnant women and young children."
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How Rob Reiner Made Children His Issue
Pushing for greater investments in early childhood development, he improved the lives of countless kids.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
The remains of Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, the two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in action in Syria two weeks ago, arrived at Des Moines International Airport on Wednesday and will be escorted home for their funeral services this weekend.
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Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria arrive home; funeral arrangements announced
The remains of two Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in action in Syria arrived in Iowa and will be escorted home for their funerals.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/12/2025
Investigators say they now have surveillance footage, cobbled together mostly from houses nearby, showing a person of interest arriving in the neighborhood around 10:30 a.m. and staying until the shooting began around 4:05 p.m.
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Suspect in Brown shooting was ‘casing’ the area since morning, police say
Police continue to gather and review security footage from the area
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
1. A blockade is an act of war 2. The idea that Venezuela has stolen land from the United States is so laughably stupid on its face that even some of his base is like 🤨 3. It’s always about oil.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price. Here we are again. We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war. www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 17/12/2025
"This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor to it."
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'Unquestionably an Act of War': Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela
US President Donald Trump declared a blockade on "all sanctioned oil tankers" approaching and leaving Venezuela, a major escalation in what's widely seen as a march to war with the South American nation.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/12/2025
The head of the NTSB is voicing strong opposition to provisions in the defense policy bill. The NTSB says the House bill would undermine safety improvements made after the mid-air collision near DCA. n.pr/48NP298
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NTSB warns that defense bill could undermine aviation safety changes after DCA crash
The head of the NTSB is voicing strong opposition to provisions in the defense policy bill. The NTSB says the House bill would undermine safety improvements made after the mid-air collision near DCA.
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
My interview with @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
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The state of childhood vaccination in the U.S.
With childhood vaccination rates already declining, a vaccine advisory committee to the CDC considers changing the vaccine schedule, including dropping the universal hepatitis B vaccine for newborns.
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