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Retired Environmentalist Humanitarian Safe Space Friend 🌈 Surviving the embarrassment in 🇺🇸 Apsáalooke Montanan in Minnesota I repost quite a bit. If I do and you find the info. helpful, please follow the original person who posted.

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Bill 📎 @williamsternitzky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
justice department asks court to reinstate criminal charges against kilmar abrego garcia www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-ask...
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Justice Department asks court to reinstate criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
In May, a federal judge dismissed a criminal indictment against Abrego Garcia, who had been accused of smuggling immigrants in the U.S. illegally.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For more than a century, the hundreds of Black children buried in a wooded patch of Prince George’s County, Maryland, were largely invisible. Now, the state is being forced to reckon with them. 🧵 www.theroot.com/how-maryland...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am almost without words for what has become of this once proud newspaper. I will only say this: Support independent media. Subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Corrupt Trump Makes $1.1 Million an Hour by Grifting the American People | Common Dreams
Democratic leaders should make it very clear that the president is unfairly profiting from his position and hold shadow hearings detailing how he has done it.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/08/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: An attorney says his client suffered a brain bleed and traumatic brain injury after a violent ICE apprehension, then woke up in a hospital with no memory of what happened. His family didn't know where he was for days. Now his lawyer is demanding answers.
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Lawyer Says ICE Detainee Suffered Brain Bleed After Violent Apprehension, Was Guarded by Agents Instead of Given Private Medical Care
MeidasTouch has obtained a detailed narrative from the attorney representing Jose Mejia Hernandez, describing a violent apprehension by immigration
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
'yes, China is conducting a massive program of forced sterilization combined with an effort to destroy cultural, religious and linguistic identity, but did you consider that calling that genocide might upset people?'
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Neil @cneilc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Tibet, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Senkaku, Scarborough Shoal, Hong Kong all attacked or threatened by China. Add in threatening Taiwan and Uyghur genocide and you get the true China rather than your fantasy.
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tsandler.bsky.social @tsandler.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
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Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
U.S. technology firms such as IBM, Dell and Cisco largely designed and built China’s surveillance state, an AP investigation finds. The tech companies deny wrongdoing.
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Music Box Magazine @musicboxonline.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You may or may not be aware of just *how much* surveillance is out there. You also may or may not be aware of *how much* it is misused. Once again, John Oliver lays it all out quite well. 📺
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Police Surveillance Technology: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 06/07/2026
“He then put her license plate details on a surveillance “hotlist,” meaning he would get a notification in real time anytime she drove by an AI-powered license plate surveillance camera.”
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Government Surveillance 🤝 Corporate Surveillance
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 26/11/2024
Signal alone is not enough. If you are an activist, you need a complete self-defense against surveillance. @eff.org has been maintaining these resources for years: ssd.eff.org
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Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an independent non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and y...
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 28/05/2026
Marge looking at the Flowers By Irene surveillance truck parked outside 742 Evergreen Terrace in Bart the Murderer
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 25/03/2024
Emails obtained via FOIA by The Intercept show Elon Musk's Twitter/X was selling user data for government surveillance at the exact same time it was fighting government surveillance in court theintercept.com/2024/03/25/e...
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Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance
Elon Musk and X postured as defenders against government surveillance but sold user data to Dataminr, which facilitates such surveillance.
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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Saint-Paul, Paris 🇫🇷 #photography
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 27/03/2025
A massive nationwide data breach at an educational software provider has affected thousands of Minnesota students.
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Nationwide cyberattack exposes data of thousands of Minnesota students
The hack at PowerSchool, a provider of K-12 educational software, spread across North America. State regulators won’t say how many Minnesota schools were hit.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Generational damage for the sake of friendship! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Anthony Maki 🧊🚫 @anthonymaki.com · 13/08/2026
Fwiw, here is the referenced court document filed by defendants:
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#212 in United States v. Sant (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Discovery by Isaac Auman Sant. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) 2, # 3 Exhibit(s) 3, # 4 Exhibit(s) 4, # 5 Exhibit(s) 5, # 6 Exhibit(s) 6, # 7 Exhibit(s) 7, # 8 Exhibit(s) 8, ...
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
HOLY SHIT THE EXHIBITS. Here's one. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Exhibit(s) 1 – #212, Att. #1 in United States v. Sant (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Discovery by Isaac Auman Sant. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) 2, # 3 Exhibit(s) 3, # 4 Exhibit(s) 4, # 5 Exhibit(s) 5, # 6 Exhibit(s) 6, # 7 Exhibit(s) 7, # 8 Exhibit(s) 8, ...
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madi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A motion filed this morning in the "Minnesota 15" case details extensive surveillance of labor unions, leftist organizations and racial justice groups by the federal government during Operation Metro Surge. Here's the motion — reading through it now and will have a story up later today.
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Exhibit(s) 3 – #212, Att. #3 in United States v. Sant (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cr-00115) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Discovery by Isaac Auman Sant. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) 1, # 2 Exhibit(s) 2, # 3 Exhibit(s) 3, # 4 Exhibit(s) 4, # 5 Exhibit(s) 5, # 6 Exhibit(s) 6, # 7 Exhibit(s) 7, # 8 Exhibit(s) 8, ...
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@wscotgrey @wscotgrey.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
www.scmp.com/news/people-...
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Moving tale of 7 dogs’ escape from captivity in China garners 230 million views
Chinese law does not ban consumption of dog meat, although Shenzhen was one of the first mainland cities to ban eating cats, dogs in 2020.
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Ron James @digitmusic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I live in the US and wish we had a corgi to be our leader…
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 20/03/2026
This is who is standing up for TX-30 every day. If only little Jasmine could see… Baby girl had no idea what was ahead — but she knew she wasn’t backing down for anybody.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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TRG Movies & Entertainment @trg-commentary.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
All this talk about the "strait of Hormuz" that needs to be "opened" again somehow is completely missing the point. Because from my perspective: The strait of Hormuz was 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 just three weeks ago! It is a contested area only because Trump attacked Iran.
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AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
No one ever went to war over solar energy.
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 20/03/2026
www.wsbtv.com/news/local/g... Fuck these fucking hypocrites
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Georgia woman charged with murder for taking abortion pills
Alexia Moore would be one of the first women charged for terminating a pregnancy since Georgia's law passed.
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Mystery @mstery.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Yes, but his intelligence, eloquence and kindness shine through. He is an excellent example of living his truth, a national icon. He transcends age.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Over the last few years, American tech oligarchs have become the greatest argument against their own existence. The sheer scale of their erratic behavior and political interference proves that extreme wealth concentration is a structural threat to society
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/03/2026
Ossoff: "After years of this president trashing our allies, we learned today that the Danish govt was preparing military options to defeat a potential American invasion of Greenland just months ago. The president has treated our allies like they don't matter then demanded they come to his aid."
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Siz @grippinghope.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Glad this ruling came through. Trans rights are human rights. Fuck the GOP and RFK jr
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TimBert @timbert.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
#UrbanGaze A tunnel pass-through that has become a graffiti canvas.
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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Spring has arrived and Huckleberry and Hawthorne are coming out of torpor! After a long winter of slow time, our rescued grizzly bears are easing back into the season the best way they know how, by stretching out and enjoying some well-earned lounging time. Not a bad way to wake up, if you ask us.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20/03/2026
Outgoing Mayor Anne Hidalgo championed a car-free agenda, leaving Paris greener, cleaner and better for walking and biking. Take a journey through the city to see how it's changed. Read more: bloom.bg/41n0HIF 📷️: Getty Images
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Cowboy Neal @leeedmond.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Get Ready for March 28, No Kings! open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Get Ready for March 28, No Kings!
And Please Share this Video
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polillitam G.M. 💙🦋🦋🦋 @polillitam.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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FBI Document: Epstein Was An Intelligence Asset, Trump Compromised By Israel
On January 30, 2026, the DOJ released Epstein files revealing a pivotal FBI report from 2020 detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged connections to intelligence agencies, electoral interference, and influ...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Europeans when asked to unblock the Strait of Hormuz:
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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 16/03/2026
Thanks to Donald Trump, I am now putting more effort into planning if I can afford to get to work in the coming months than he put into unleashing the entire might of the US military on another country.
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Siz @grippinghope.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
No one is certain of this info but worth mullling over. Just know it is unconfirmed
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 07/03/2026
Americans are trapped abroad because of this administration’s failure to plan ahead. My office is hearing from New Jerseyans who are still stuck in the region and some who have made it home on commercial flights. In need of support? Get in touch with us at kim.senate.gov.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
They’ve already seeded the next few generations.
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Rich Burroughs @somewhattolerable.com · 03/03/2026
“I’m giving you a performance evaluation here, I’m not looking for a response.” Tillis is a Republican Senator.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/03/2026
Tom Tillis has been DESTROYING Noem for the last five minutes.
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Clean Water Action @cleanh2oaction.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Clean Water Action and Safer States fight toxic chemicals harming our health! States act to reduce #plastics. Read more: www.saferstates.org/press-room/expansive-pfas-protections-take-effect-in-2026-as-states-lead-on-chemical-safety/ #StatesInTheLead
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"
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Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Dow is now WAY below 50,000. Release all the Epstein files, Pam.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 03/03/2026
My office is receiving panicked calls from Americans stuck in the Middle East, outraged that our government has provided zero evacuation support. 1/2
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Fikskanin @fikskanin.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
FROM JAMA REPORT: "These findings raise questions about the benefit-risk assessment for COVID-19 vaccination in healthy male adolescents and young adults." "The history of vaccine-associated myocarditis reflects missed opportunities for safety mitigation." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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US FDA Safety Labeling Change for mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
This Viewpoint explores the US Food and Drug Administration’s institution of a class Safety Labeling Change for messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines.
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