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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5h
A nightmare: the man who raped LSU student Kendall Francis remains on campus & on the football team. This is beyond unacceptable. Sign the petition to demand that LSU expel him immediately! share.weareultraviolet.org/s/nuc1ZU…
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6h
How Montana has felt the impact of GOP federal funding disruptions #MTPol #Montana #MAGAMurderBill www.lostfunds.org/montana#overview
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Official No Kings Virtual & Accessible GOTV Rally #NoKings events.standupforscience.net/stand-…
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Official No Kings Virtual & Accessible GOTV Rally
**Join us for this virtual event that ensures everyone has a way to show up and participate in the movement to defend our democracy**. The rally offers people across and outside of the U.S. an accessible way to join the day of action, regardless of location, disability, health status, caregiving responsibilities, or other barriers to in-person attendance. The first hour features speakers from the activist, scientific, disability, international, and voting rights communities to speak about health, democracy, and access: access to care, science, voting, and to full participation in public life. **ASL and live Spanish audio interpretation will be available, in addition to automatically generated captions in multiple languages.** Following the speakers, stay on to join breakout opportunities. Science Victory Fund is working to elect Stand Up for Science’s endorsed candidates, and will be providing training on phone banking, phone banking for SUFS-endorsed candidates, and opportunities for Americans voting abroad to connect. _Paid for by Science Victory Fund, 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE., Ste 200, Washington, DC 20003. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee._
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 14/10/2026
🚨🚨🚨 CMS cutting off ACA subsidies to *another* 189,000 people raises some troubling questions... acasignups.net/26/10/14/itl...
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"It'll just work itself out naturally:" CMS cutting off ACA subsidies to another 189,000 people raises some troubling questions...
This morning, via the Health & Human Services (HHS) website: Trump Administration Delivers Second Year of Savings by Stopping Taxpayer Payments for Duplicate and Deceased Enrollees in Obamacare WASHIN...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
WHAT A CONTRAST TODAY: Democrat Jerri Green launches a program to relieve $17M of medical debt for 12,000 Memphians. As GUV, she wants to take the program statewide. Republican Marsha Blackburn attends a corporate photo op for a new Air France flight to Paris. Their posts were moments apart.
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h
Pony Express for Democracy: 2,500 Voters, One Mission youtu.be/Sbqliy4Zfy8?is=GahslpguRFE…
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️ @zhizhu.newsie.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
"Maternity wards across the #UnitedStates are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal #Medicaid funding take effect... 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill [Trump's Big Beautiful Bill] was announced in July 2025, with a further eight having […] [Original post on newsie.social]
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US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze

by Tobi Thomas, Health and inequalities correspondent
Sun 11 Oct 2026 08.00 EDT

Maternity wards across the United States are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal Medicaid funding take effect, experts have warned.

According to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025, with a further eight having announced their upcoming closure.

The bill, which will fully come into effect in the new year, will result in many adults covered through Medicaid having to meet new work requirements and being subject to more frequent eligibility checks, while there will be less federal funding for states for Medicaid.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 14/10/2026
"Senate’s Top Data Center Investor Backs Environmental Rollbacks to Power the Industry" @donnydonny.bsky.social for @sludge.bsky.social
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Senate’s Top Data Center Investor Backs Environmental Rollbacks to Power the Industry
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse holds millions in data center stocks while helping negotiate a bill that would limit states’ water-quality reviews and restrict court challenges to energy projects.
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
BANKHEAD’S SUPPORT OF PRE-TRUMP UNBROKEN IRA: MEANS MORE ZERO-FUEL-COST ELECTRICITY Russ Doty #MTPol #ClimateChange #CleanEnergy russdoty.substack.com/p/13-bankhead…
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
MONTANA US SENATE CANDIDATE ALANI BANKHEAD’S SPECIFICS MAKE MOST SENSE: HER APPROACH WILL HELP TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS RUSS DOTY #MTPol #ClimateChange #EnergyEfficiency russdoty.substack.com/p/12-montana-…
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#12 MONTANA US SENATE CANDIDATE ALANI BANKHEAD’S SPECIFICS MAKE MOST SENSE:
HER APPROACH WILL HELP TO REDUCE ENERGY COSTS
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Tuesday, October 20, Freeze AI Now walk out #AI #DeFlock irreplaceable.org/freeze-ai
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National Walkout to Freeze AI · October 20 — Irreplaceable
On Tuesday, October 20, walk out to freeze AI. Sign the demand and join the National Walkout to Freeze AI.
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Generation Common Good and Parenting is Political hosted the Get The Flock Outta Here political education seminar with the Electronic Frontier Foundation on Octover 13, 2026. #DeFlock www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU1nLxpVNiw
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Megyn Kelly used her SiriusXM show to mock the body of a woman who says she was drugged and raped by 7 Cornell frat bros. Kelly said she probably "enjoyed" it. That's rape culture, and SiriusXM and advertisers are promoting it. Tell them to drop Kelly now! […]
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Defending Ukraine @ukrdef.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukrainian drones reportedly hit Sberbank data center in Russia kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drone… Ukrainian defense company Fire Point commented in a social media post on Wednesday morning, saying 'You didn’t think it […]
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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
US inflation jumped in September, and by more than expected, as the soaring cost of motor fuel pushed up the cost of living. The US Consumer Prices Index roses by 3.7% in the year to September, up from 3.4% in August. Economists had forecast a smaller rise, to 3.6%. Prices rose by 0.6% in […]
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Federal officials delivered a thumb drive to Los Angeles County with names the government “believes are likely noncitizens” who received mail-in ballots. The letter demands the state stop sending ballots to those people until citizenship is confirmed, segregate any returned ballots, and refrain […]
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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ugh.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
🔥 @angieforfl.bsky.social Nixon: “The biggest, greatest lie ever told is we don’t have the power to change anything... it’s not about Republican vs. Democrat anymore— it’s about people so rich they’re now becoming trillionaires and trying to wipe out the entire middle class.”
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Stop the #Anthropic IPO #AI #DataCenters actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-fu…
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STOP Funding All AI IPOs & NO AI Bailouts
Anthropic is preparing to go public even as its own CEO has called for slowing the pace of AI development to ensure safety measures can keep up. We see through the rhetoric of billionaire tech executives who profess concern while accelerating the very same risks. We cannot trust AI corporations and their powerful backers to put the needs and safety of everyday people first. That is why we are calling on banks, institutional investors, and stewards of public funds to: boycott the Anthropic IPO pause all investments in AI and data centers, and pledge to not bail out AI companies with public taxpayer and retirement money.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 13/10/2026
Oh yeah...and they're scheduled to shoot up ANOTHER ~21% starting January 1st as well. acasignups.net/rate_changes...
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2027 Rate Changes - Georgia: +20.7% individual market (unsubsidized) (FINAL)
Originally posted 7/13/26 Hoo boy. Via the Georgia Insurance Dept., I've acquired the preliminary 2027 individual market rate filings for Georgia insurers, and it's not pretty. Unfortunately, all of t...
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Get the Flock Outta Here! with Electronic Frontier Foundation Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM MDT #DeFlock actionnetwork.org/events/get-the-fl…
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Get the Flock Outta Here: A Political Education Seminar with Electronic Frontier Foundation
Get the Flock Outta Here: A Political Education Seminar on October 13 | 6:30–7:30 p.m. ET Every child deserves to grow up in schools and neighborhoods built on trust, not constant surveillance. Join Parenting is Political, Generation Common Good, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) for a political education seminar about automated license plate readers, including Flock Safety systems, and what their use means for our communities. We’ll break down how these technologies work, how we got here, and what’s at stake for privacy and civil rights, particularly for working-class communities, people of color, immigrants, and queer and trans people. We’ll also explore surveillance concerns related to accessing gender-affirming care. Together, we’ll discuss concrete ways to demand transparency, engage school boards, organize on campuses, and advocate for safety strategies that invest in people. The seminar will close with 10–15 minutes for questions and discussion. Safety is built through community. Join us to learn, connect, and take action.
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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#Volunteer #PhoneBank #Virginia Alexandria Virginia Weekday Phonebank Virtual event Join from anywhere Wednesdays through Oct 28 6 – 8pm EDT www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Weekday Phonebank - Alexandria · Mobilize
Join us to make calls for Senator Warner and Virginia Democrats to keep Virginia blue!
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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#Volunteer #PhoneBank #IOWA Online Phone Bank Training Virtual event Join from anywhere Thursdays Sep 10, Oct 1, Oct 22 6 – 6:30pm CDT www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Online Phone Bank Training · Mobilize
Join us for an online phone bank training to help prepare you for our weekly Thursday phone banks. We will get you fully trained up and ready to make calls in no time! Christina's race is one of the...
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Tell your Congress people to stop RFK Jr's unethical Guinea-Bissau newborn hepatitis B vaccine study. #HepatitisB #Vaccines #GuineaBissau fight2win.standupforscience.net/cam…
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 12/10/2026
This whole thread about today's hearing regarding the cutting down of hundreds of trees by the NPS is incredible, but this bit where the judge says "why don't you sit back and think about it" is just straight up a judge who is out of fucks to give.
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The Daily Montanan @dailymontanan.com · 12/10/2026
Election preview: Getting to know the two candidates for the Montana Supreme Court vacancy. dailymontanan.com/2026/10/09/f...
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Flathead County judges make their pitch for the Montana Supreme Court • Daily Montanan
At a series of forums around Montana in recent weeks, Flathead County District Court Judges Amy Eddy and Dan Wilson have sought to distinguish their legal bonafides, their campaign strategies and…
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
What’s so Great About Alani Bankhead? A Valid Question Russell Rowland Oct 12 #MTPol #Montana russellrowland.substack.com/p/whats…
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What’s so Great About Alani Bankhead?
A Valid Question
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
The Montana Broadcaster's Association questions candidates Kurt Alme, Kyle Austin, Alani Bankhead, and Seth Bodnar and has them debate the issues most important to Montanans. #MTPol www.youtube.com/live/cd_Cv5ylw18
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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026
Maternity wards across the United States are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal Medicaid funding take effect. According to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025, with a further eight having announced […]
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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La Voz de Misiones
< Start / The Region
THE REGION
A mega Al base is progressing in Paraguay, 80 kilometers from Misiones.
The Iguazú Al City is underway with an initial investment of US$300 million in Yguazú, within the Paraguayan department of Alto Paraná.=
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The project has Paraguayan and American private capital. Among the financial backers is Founders Fund, one of Silicon Valley's best-known technology funds, which has invested in companies such as Facebook, SpaceX, Spotify, Airbnb, and Nubank throughout its history.
At the same time, they have an important co-development partner, which is a strategic ally as it is behind the construction of "Stargate", the world's most advanced Al data center, which trained OpenAl's Astra model in Texas.
The project seeks to stop exporting raw energy to Brazil (which is currently sold for about $19 or less) to add value by exporting "intelligence," the interviewee said.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is reportedly tied to a project in Paraguay billed as the largest AI data center in Latin America (Iguazú AI City project). The project reportedly has a “strategic ally” who is “behind the construction of ‘Stargate’, …which trained OpenAI’s Astra model in TX.” 10/1/26 1/
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Avanza una mega base de IA en Paraguay, a 80 kilómetros de Misiones
El Iguazú AI City se encuentra en marcha con una inversión inicial de US$300 millones en Yguazú, dentro del departamento paraguayo Alto Paraná.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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It's about to be a year since the (electioneering) announcement of Stargate (OpenAl) in Argentina, and there is no news of its progress.
Meanwhile, Thiel, who is also an investor in Crusoe, the company building the Texas Stargate, lands in the neighboring country.
4. What's happening? The competition between countries to attract these capitals by promising deregulation and tax exemptions for investments that consume enormous amounts of energy and water and generate very little employment only strengthens the position of transnational capital in negotiations. Every government that offers more ends up forcing the neighbor to offer even more, and in that race, the tax burden and requirements tend toward zero.
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We, the people of the United States of America made a promise to Ukraine to protect them if they gave up their nuclear weapons. They did. We must uphold our end for the sake of our name.
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micchiato 🎋 @micchiato.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“Cuni identified himself to NYPD officers at Thursday’s scene …. In one [previous] case, a 21-year-old man in The Bronx alleged Cuni tased him a half-dozen times while he lay on the ground and later called him a ‘maldito Mexicano’ or ‘fucking Mexican’ in Spanish”
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ICE Supervisor at Center of NYC Shooting Named in Multiple Lawsuits Alleging Violent, Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, who was seen brandishing an assault rifle at the scene of Thursday’s shooting, was previously accused of beating up and tasing immigrants during arrests.
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❌👑🐸 Deb Verla 💙 Register Democrats 🌎 Save the world ❌👑🐸 @villaverla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trans people, like all minorities, don’t deserve Republican terrorisms. Help @FieldTeam6.org to #RegisterDemocrats who will work to protect trans rights, LGBTQ+ rights, all minority rights. 🌈 Help us restore pride in our America! 💙 #Voterizer #Pride #LoveWins social.fieldteam6.org/s/RHodpOHa
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Donate/Volunteer to Register Democrats
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Indio Gringo ® @paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Putting people to death in public and streaming it live is the next step in a bigger plan. The plan is to make extreme violence feel normal. To turn violence into a ceremony. To run the country like an army. To make violence fun to watch. That way, when they ask you to use violence in their […]
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Indio Gringo ® @paninid.mastodon.world.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Be aware.
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Jock Rutherford 🌻🇨🇦 @jockr.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Ukraine war: Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwvgdpv64…
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Ukraine war: Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people
Volodymyr Zelensky says the attack, which left children dead, was Russia expressing its "thanks" for a US diesel deal.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
At the time, Trump was planning on doing a diesel export ban. Everyone said it would backfire. Trump said that would be a problem to deal with in DEcember. emptywheel.net/2026/09/24/d...
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"December problems:" The Iran War Is a Reality that Exists Outside Trump's Attempt to Con the Election - emptywheel
Trump's consideration of a diesel ban is not about solving the problems the Iran War has caused. It's an attempt to sustain the con until December.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The ship of diesel Putin sent Trump left on September 22. September 23 is when Trump's invite to G-20 was announced. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Invitation announced by Marco Rubio is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum is planning to reorganize the National Park Service. Political appointees–not expert agency employees–would make decisions about staffing and management for our parks. #NationalParks #ProtectOurParks www.votervoice.net/Shares/BAAAAA6OB…
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Take Action – Great Old Broads for Wilderness
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JamesWNeal @jameswneal.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
#ICE "He didn't know there was a kid in the car." Everybody else: "If you don't have the visibility to know who is in a vehicle, maybe you shouldn't be pumping one, let alone seven rounds into it."
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 09/10/2026
New Yorkers: there will be a protest tonight at 5:30 at Foley Square, if you can make it.
Friday October 9
EMERGENCY PROTEST
ICE SHOT
A NEW YORKER
FOLEY SQUARE
5:30PM
Hands Off NYC
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
**AOC to #Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to #ICE** After federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait. migrantinsider.com/p/aoc-to-target-…
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AOC to Target: Stop Lending Your Bronx Parking Lots to ICE
After federal agents fired into a car with a 5-year-old in the back seat, Ocasio-Cortez names the retailer that lawmakers say gave ICE a place to wait.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 08/10/2026
Don't sleep on the MT Supreme Court race. A conservative group recently launched a $1.2 million campaign targeting Amy Eddy, a moderate who was first appointed to the bench by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. She faces conservative Dan Wilson for an open seat held by Beth Baker, a frequent swing vote.
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Jacob Loo Dawang @jacobdawang.com · 09/10/2026
Don't just doomscroll, send a message to the Premier telling her hands off Edmonton. And tell your councillor and mayor to NOT comply in advance to this overreach.
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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
The US government is now producing streaming snuff videos. US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says #Politics www.reuters.com/world/us-livestream…
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GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑 @gwaldby.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Wildlife-friendly fall garden care by Dorte Windmuller from Toronto, Ontario, Canada us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/nuhytKs0y…
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Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing
Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done. Zoom is a publicly traded company headquartered in San Jose, CA.
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