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Vegan, Sci🧪, SciFi🖖, Dogs “If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.“ -Asimov

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NuclearNoises @nuclearnoises.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So apparently contaminations have gotten so bad that six hand soap brands have recalls for possible contamination with antibiotic resistant bacteria. Welcome to Trump‘s USA, were the only vegetable that is not recalled is Mitch McConnell.
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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 14/09/2026
Congress has six years to determine the future of Social Security for millions of Americans. This November, elect members who you trust to protect your hard-earned benefits and not hand your money over to billionaires and Wall Street CEOs.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Half of all Americans die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation. (From the ProPublica archives)
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The Hospice Hustle
Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an industry rife with fraud and exploitation.
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Len Grossman @modemjunkie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
youtu.be/AEFIU5auyyM by @jeremynewberger.bsky.social
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TEASER - CROCK JERK ORANGE
YouTube video by Mr. Newberger's AI Funnies
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Andrew Lorimer @drew04.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled By Russian Oligarch Close To Putin Mon, September 14, 2026 @maddow.bsky.social @msnowreports.bsky.social @thebulwark.com @jimacosta.bsky.social Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories ca.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump...
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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 14/09/2026
Not surprised to see dogs swinging Republican in polls, what with so many of them having family members who are cops.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
DC lobbyists thought nobody would notice them quietly carving up Yosemite on a Saturday. What happened when 9,488 constituents wrecked their weekend briefing is pure poetic justice. We only need 512 more to blow past 10,000. Send yours right now: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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⚜️🌊Tyreen BaconSkin🌊⚜️ @baconskingirl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
He yells at female reporters, (sorry… Black female reporters) and NO ONE in the White House Press Corps will attempt to defend the women. That’s how low we have sunk.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/09/2026
⚡️Update: Ukraine, Canada sign 100-year partnership agreement as Zelensky and Carney discuss air defense. "Ukrainians helped build Canada, and Canadians will help rebuild Ukraine," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 10.
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Ukraine, Canada sign 100-year partnership agreement as Zelensky and Carney discuss air defense
"Ukrainians helped build Canada, and Canadians will help rebuild Ukraine," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 10.
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Public input on public projects is enormously important. This is illegal I’m sure. capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
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Federal Government Moves to Limit Public Input on Data Center Projects
Proposed rule changes would leave residents with less say over pollution in their communities.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Labor Day weekend is when deals like this try to slip through unnoticed. Yosemite is still on the table. Tell your Representatives to take it off.
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Captain, my captain: 😔 youtube.com/shorts/eQK0f...
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Gloria Steinem’s dying wish LEAKS, STUNS TRUMP!🚨
YouTube video by Occupy Democrats
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Votey McVoteface @wokeymcwokeface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you know anyone who has mobility issues, help them do this too! Do not rely on the mail for your ballot!
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
All this used to be underwater Lake Mead is on the border between Nevada and Arizona and it’s water levels are now critically low There are many Data Centers that have been put in the Lake Mead area and draw directly from the lake.
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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ladies, I really cannot stress enough just how important it is for you to VOTE in Nov, and to be voting FOR the Democrat candidate in every race on your ballot.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
💙💙
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/08/2026
NEW: This week we published 16 news stories on the single most important legal conflict concerning voting access in the midterms: Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting. SCOTUS will likely have final say, but confusion around mail voting is likely to have a suppressive effect of its own.
democracydocket.com
This week at Democracy Docket: All the news on the fight over Trump’s mail voting order. Plus — we revealed another election denial activist at DHS
Democracy Docket was created to track the legal battles over voting rights more closely than any other news outlet — offering up-to-the-minute information on where things stand for Americans’ access…
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Tweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Repost by @TweeetsOfDogs RT by @TweeetsOfDogs: Dogs truly are the greatest love, even in an AI-made video. ❤️ Click to see original repost
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Euronews @euronews.com · 28/08/2026
Four ambulances run by the Hatzola charity were destroyed in a London neighbourhood home to a significant Jewish population, one of a spate of attacks in the British capital targeting Jewish or Israel-linked locations. #EuropeNews ➡️ l.euronews.com/OJFD
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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 28/08/2026
More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s voter suspense list, meaning election officials have been unable to confirm their current address.
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More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on suspense list. Are you?
More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s voter suspense list, meaning election officials have been unable to confirm their current address.
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
youtu.be/1NeWEs4qQG8?...
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I'm Going Home
YouTube video by llulluss
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
First Dolly, now Tim. It’s too much. (And when we all root for the other guy)
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/08/2026
Trump’s DOJ is 0-23 in its effort to obtain unredacted access to your personal voter data. Now, they’re trying to leverage your mail-in ballot as a way to gain access to this sensitive data. We’re fighting the DOJ’s efforts around the clock. Don’t miss any updates: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
#QOTD Sheila. I mean…
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the secret delivery Trump sent to Putin on Tuesday as Trump blows up the United States economy and the US alliances... youtu.be/XyjNC5tNSFE?...
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WTF Did Trump JUST SEND TO PUTIN?!!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social stocks.apple.com/A2L3AA3KARxa... If SCOTUS allows this dick-tator to take over voting, it better be when CA withholds Fed tax $. Quit funding the Nazi Party. And we have gallons of not caring if it’s legal.
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Supreme Court pauses lower court ruling on Trump’s mail voting order as hurdles loom — NPR
The Supreme Court paused a lower court’s ruling that blocked key parts of Trump’s order to limit voting by mail for the midterms. But U.S. Postal Service work on the order remains blocked nationwide.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: The US Postal Service announced late Friday night that it intends to move forward with its final rule on changing how mail voting is administered. The new rule was created to enact Donald Trump’s executive order, which seeks to restrict mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes final rule on restricting mail voting forward
The federal postal service acknowledges the new rule will impose burdens on states, but says its necessary to help law enforcement hunt for voter fraud.
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Bad food Bad air Bad oceans Poison water Bad courts Bad science Bad medicine Bad education Bad economy Bad/no regulation Culling the herd
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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
They can lie about Amendment 3. They can try to confuse us and scare us and wear us down. But they can’t outwork a movement made up of Missourians who have already shown that they will show up and vote for our rights. Vote NO on Amendment 3. Let’s win this. Again. jesspiper.substack.com/p/deja-vu
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Déjà Vu
Abortion is back on the ballot
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Whether it's a trade war with Canada or an actual war with Iran, the pattern is the same: Americans are paying the price for the President's choices.
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thank you for reminding us of this wonderful book and man.
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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It will be like the movie Idiocracy where hospitals, white house, and state of the union all had Nascar ads on the wall. “Brawndo has what plants crave.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We are projected to spend $268 BILLION on deportations — costing the average American taxpayer about $2,358 (according to @epi.org). But somehow we “can’t afford” to make sure hungry children can eat or ensure everyone, no matter their income, can access healthcare. Priorities.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026
Robot arms kept catching on fire. Machines kept ruining artillery shells. A $533 million General Dynamics project failed to produce a single usable shell. “It was a waste of government money, and it was a waste of our time,” one former technician said.
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Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a...
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Researchers have developed a porous mesh with a fuzzy surface that traps microplastics and nanoplastics from water. #chemsky 🧪
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Fluffy meshes clean up microplastics big and small
The seagrass-inspired traps are biodegradable and can be used in open water
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DJT has TDS @djt-has-tds.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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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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Heathen @heathensoldier.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Too stupid to know he is being recorded, or too corrupt to care. youtu.be/9uuIdHzVU4g?...
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MUST-WATCH: James Talarico BREAKS THE INTERNET with megaviral announcement
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Jade Moon ❌👑 @deadlynightjade.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#ViVaHerAlliance #StrongerTogether #WomenSupportingWomen #EmpowerInspireConnect #SheShed #Pinks #SheShedAlly #TheFutureIsFemale #NoireSTEMinist #STEMinist #STEM #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #SCIENCE #Water #CleanWater #Plastics #MicroPlastics #Environment www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/t...
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This High School Student Invented a Filter That Eliminates 96 Percent of Microplastics From Drinking Water
Virginia teenager Mia Heller’s filtration system harnesses the power of ferrofluid, a magnetic oil that binds to microplastics in flowing water
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kristinekenyon.bsky.social @kristinekenyon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My 25yo daughter has a pacemaker. 👇 These ICE shock gloves, meant for maximum security prisoners not No Kings protesters, could kill her. Call them what they are: murder gloves for death squads.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Delta Airlines charging me for my bag? That's obnoxious. Delta Airlines charging me to book a seat? That's obnoxious. But Delta Airlines working with ICE to ship people to concentration camps is COLLABORATION. Boycot #delta
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 13/08/2026
NEW: Full Fifth Circuit says Planned Parenthood Federation of America must stand trial in a cooked-up False Claims Act case that could bankrupt it before it can appeal. The trial will be before Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who tried to ban mifepristone in 2023 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
screenshot of an opinion from the full fifth circuit:

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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No. 23-11184
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United States of America, ex rel, Alex Doe, Relator,
Plaintiff—Appellee,
versus
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Incorporated,
Defendant—Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 2:21-CV-22
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Before Elrod, Chief Judge, and Jones, Smith, Barksdale, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, Douglas, and Ramirez, Circuit Judges.*
Jennifer Walker Elrod, Chief Judge, and James E. Graves, Jr.,
Circuit Judge:
Relator Alex Doe alleges that, after three regional affiliates of
Defendant–Appellant Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., were...
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* Judge Oldham concurs in the judgment only 

appeals court docket: 
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68159062/doe-v-planned-parenthood/?order_by=desc

district court docket
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/62341481/united-states-v-planned-parenthood-federation-of-america-inc/?order_by=desc
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
An eclipse in a tree's shade. The tiny gaps between leaves act as pinhole lenses, projecting crescent shaped images of the eclipsed sun onto the world below. Original post
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/08/2026
The catering cart memes are doing me in ☠️😭 Please add any I missed in the replies. We need this laugh.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
NEW EPISODE: A federal judge in Massachusetts just issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order that would have let the U.S. Postal Service withhold mail-in ballots from states that don't hand over voter data to the Department of Justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsI5...
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BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Takeover of Your Mail Ballot
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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JoanKay @joankay.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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