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Gretchen Perkins

@gretch-27.bsky.social
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I never know what to write in these profiles. Interests too numerous to mention. Love to laugh (who doesn’t) and find it more elusive than it used to be. Love democracy.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10h
“You would just never imagine that bright young students—at an Ivy League institution, of all places—could be capable of such grotesque behavior.” — Kara Lanchester, Missouri resident
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Nation Horrified To Think Sexual Assault Could Happen On College Campus
WASHINGTON—Expressing shock and disgust that an unspeakable crime could occur at a place of higher learning, the U.S. populace was reportedly horrified this week to think that sexual assault could hap...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 10h
Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules
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US Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by Congress members
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Sean Connell @slcpgh.bsky.social · 10h
Wait, hold the fuck up. Raisins? RAISINS? What abandoned by god recipe puts raisins in a potato salad??
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Truthout @truthout.org · 10h
The Trump administration openly bragged about reductions in legal immigration from majority-Muslim countries in an Islamophobic post on social media, touting its discriminatory and white supremacist policies as it moves to increase immigration from white populations.
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White House Openly Brags About Islamophobic Efforts to Cut Legal Immigration
The White House’s bigotry was celebrated by many on the right, who called for further cuts.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10h
Riley Gaines had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a federal judge. She somehow did better in her race than in the lawsuit.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 13h
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Carl Ott @bubba687.bsky.social · 10h
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flat5flat9.bsky.social @flat5flat9.bsky.social · 10h
These people are horrifying. Terrible immoral people.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous a national emergency declaration by Trump would be for American democracy if he wanted to take over elections. However, the emergency declaration likely wouldn’t accomplish what Trump wants it to: demdock.com/4hBati6
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 12h
The common thread in Pete Hegseth's rant to the troops, JD Vance suggesting Talarico is a pedophile, Brendan Carr calling the Trump ads aired with tax dollars "normal force PSAs," and Eric Schmitt fabricating a Jack Smith conspiracy is the whole GOP is incentivized to be performatively evil.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 19h
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11h
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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Doug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 13h
“Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” The judge asked. “I don’t know,” Angel replied before bursting into tears...“I have no one. I have nothing.” Angel is 13 years-old. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 13h
New Mystic Meg prediction by Daniel Hannan who famously predicted the ‘blue eyed Sheikhs’ of Iceland Banking would would save us in 2004, Brexit Britain would be booming in 2026, and that Covid wouldn’t kill anyone in 2020 In other words, we will be rejoining the EU
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Hairball 😡🙄😡🙄🌊✊ @hairball-redux.bsky.social · 10h
The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...
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The Final Stage of a Strongman’s Takeover Is Turning the Law Against the People Who Defended It
The attacks on Jack Smith expose something far bigger than one ugly Senate hearing: a collision between personal political loyalty and America’s constitutional system…
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 10h
They did it because they claimed it promoted "left-wing causes" such as keeping poor people of color alive and free of life-threatening disease. It's part of their larger white supremacist project.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are all dead, and we spoiled the world before we died. There is nothing left. Nothing but dreams.
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Valerie A. Traina @v3ndettaval.bsky.social · 10h
🤬😭 US CONSTITUTION IS MEANINGLESS‼️ An immigration judge has ruled that the president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque can be deported under a controversial, cold-war era law the Trump administration has sought to wield against foreign nationals who have been outspoken about Palestinian rights.
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US immigration judge allows cold war-era law to deport Wisconsin mosque’s president
When one track failed, Trump administration rushed immigration case of Palestine rights advocate Salah Sarsour
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 10h
Normalcy bias is all that's keeping Pete Hegseth from being universally recognized as a mass murderer.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15h
> @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/h...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 17h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 10h
Now seems like a good time to say that the more I look at what doge did with USAID the more it looks like a straightforward eugenics project and Elon’s protests that he didnt know anyone might die seem doubly evil
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 11h
She turned it on herself and her water bowl is already full. IG: @charlieeandlaylaa
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11h
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 10h
Looks like Trump stole $20M in taxpayer funds for illegal ads www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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Looks like Trump stole $20M in taxpayer funds for illegal ads
And Senate Democrats are demanding accountability.
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John Paul @johnpaulhi.bsky.social · 12h
Came out feet first
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Martin @ampule2.bsky.social · 11h
And the kids will be scarred for life🤬
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h
Ex-WV police chief violently attacked a woman over an expired registration. Though innocent, she spent five days in jail before the charge was dismissed. He resigned and was decertified.
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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 10h
This is the funniest shit on earth except for all the war crimes.
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🌹WeegieFromWA 🍀 @onefussyone.bsky.social · 10h
If your gut tells you AI is something you, your family and humanity in general should be wary of, trust your intuition, which has proven itself right much more often than the technology ever has.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 10h
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 10h
Nation Shocked That Darline Graham Not Stupidest Senator on Judiciary Committee www.borowitzreport.com/p/nation-sho...
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Nation Shocked That Darline Graham Not Stupidest Senator on Judiciary Committee
No one, perhaps, was more surprised at her not being the dumbest senator on display than Graham herself, who called the hearings “a big win for yours truly.”
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 9h
Hegseth Is Cutting the Number of Generals and Admirals by 20% www.washingtonsun.com/defense/pete...
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Hegseth Is Cutting the Number of Generals and Admirals by 20%
The defense secretary significantly expands his push to reduce the number of senior officers across the military.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 9h
Trump hired them to prove election conspiracies. They all left without proving anything www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump hired them to prove election conspiracies. They all left without proving anything
The series of resignations serves as a stark reminder of how Trump has directed enormous federal resources to proving 2020 election conspiracies — and has come up empty.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 9h
When you're calmly discussing why Chase Meidroth deserves to be canonized as a saint
Pope with bat
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 15h
HEDY LAMARR escaped from her Nazi husband by disguising herself as her own maid, became a top actress in Hollywood, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth and GPS technology. Helluva lady.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h
It's clear that Kristi Noem is not not into men who like to pretend they have big boobs, like her husband—she's into men who actually *are* big boobs, like Corey Lewandowski.
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 13h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12h
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10h
A top Mike Johnson aide was planning an official trip for Hill staffers to Europe two weeks before the election, with stops at Ferrari factory in Maranello, luxury brand companies in “Milan or Florence” & Champagne region of France. Scoop from colleague Scott Wong: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Congressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election
The weeklong staff trip, including stops at a Ferrari factory and Champagne, was to be led by an aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson and was canceled after NBC News asked about the itinerary.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 9h
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ALT: Flashda: Dance Scene
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h
Trump’s DOJ is 0 for 26 in its attempts to get states’ sensitive voter data. Yet DHS indicated it used such data to claim tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in blue states: demdock.com/4Az8vrg
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 9h
Irony needs a big drink of water. Video: buff.ly/9gY6qSY
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❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 @kleinekin.bsky.social · 9h
"Super Intelligence" Trump-style. 😆😝😂😅!!!
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 14h
I mean… there’s nothing intelligent about that man to begin with. So, I am not surprised at all. 😂
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 10h
WHAT?!
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Connect with Jacob Soboroff @connectwithjacob.bsky.social · 12h
Donald Trump realllllly likes Les Misérables — you know, the musical about justice, redemption, and revolution against an oppressive social, political, and economic system… Maybe he just sees a little of himself in the innkeeper. 🤷‍♂️ @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10h
Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues. Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues
Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 13h
We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?!
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 9h
ah yes “reasonable” republicans yearning for the “reaching across the aisle” days
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