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Hestia of the West

@hestiaofthewest.bsky.social
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Bringing warmth, peace, & unity to home & community for eons😉 I love books & libraries, music & musicians, art & artists, cooks & feasts. Queer, Gemini, Intersectional Feminist, Auntie, Wife, Caregiver. 💞 🚫Crypto 🚫Bots 🚫Porn 🚫Money Pleas 🚫DM's

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Hestia of the West @hestiaofthewest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
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71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The administration is still protecting others to the hilt ofc zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
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Inside Trump’s Plans To Protect Killer ICE Agents ‘No Matter What’
Minnesota officials want to investigate ICE’s killing of a mother in Minneapolis. Team Trump has been planning for a moment like this.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 MAJOR NEWS: Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna say they have now secured commitments for all 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II.
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Massie, Khanna Say They Have Secured 218 Signatures for New Epstein Files Vote
The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
[stares in white house east wing]
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Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am NOT throwing away my vote! 💙✌️
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LindasHadEnough @lindawarner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It is so on the spot and fun to boot! Good job Hamilton. 💙
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Cee Cee ✌️ @ceecee73.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I was as well when I saw that! Had to post it.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our music and our memories are being wiped out. AMERICA built this city. Not a president. Join us!
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Squirrels on suicide missions have knocked out power to Castle Rock, Colorado twice this week. Our investigation has revealed a century of squirrel attacks covered up by the pro-squirrel media.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Trump administration suffered its 24th straight court loss in its voter roll grab Thursday, after a federal judge in Vermont denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to access Green Mountain State voters’ unredacted personal data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ is 0-24 in its voter roll grab after Vermont demand rejected
So far, the DOJ has lost every one of its case to have been decided — and it also lost an appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join tomorrow if you’re free! We hope to see you there! 💚✊ Hands Around the Kennedy Center Friday, September 18, 2026 at 6:30 PM ET The Kennedy Center 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
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The Santa Fe New Mexican @thenewmexican.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The new citizens were sworn in by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Gonzales and were greeted by Santa Fe Mayor Michael Garcia, who told them, "Your story now beautifully weaves into America's story." www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_n...
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'Welcome home': 126 people become U.S. citizens at Santa Fe ceremony
Residents of more than 32 countries swore their allegiance to the U.S. during a ceremony at the convention center that brought joy — and relief.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18/09/2026
For immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, the path to naturalization has grown more difficult as the Trump administration has added new requirements and tightened vetting standards. to.pbs.org/46r1wTD
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How Trump's immigration crackdown made it harder to become U.S. citizen
September 17 is Constitution Day, a commemoration of the founding document signed on that date in 1787. But for immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, the path to naturalization has grown more difficult...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/09/2026
After Trump faced accusations of colluding with Russia’s attack on the 2016 election, ­his supporters came to see Putin, the enemy of their political enemies, as, if not a friend, then at least not an enemy.
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Why MAGA went gaga for Putin
An excerpt from my new book, How Russia Won.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Judge Saylor didn't just block Trump's Visa rule. He embarrassed the hell out of the regime: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-dare...
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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We live in a world where the incumbent HHS Secretary delivers a keynote at a conference that attacks the polio vaccine and where our incoming surgeon general owns stock in tobacco companies and sells “herbals.” This is deeply abnormal. Save our ship. @nicollewallace.bsky.social
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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Go see "Coyote vs. ACME". ESPECIALLY if you're Gen X. Just got back from seeing it, and it was a lot of fun.
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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I don’t often promote my Patreon here, but if you find the thoughts I share intriguing & have an interest in learning about the paranormal & occult from a scholarly perspective, Patreon gets you access to monthly classes, meditations, & discounts to my shop #WitchSky www.patreon.com/haunted 
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Get more from M Belanger on Patreon
Get more from M Belanger on Patreon. Join for free or become a member for just $5/month. If you're here, you probably know some of what I do. I…
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 17/09/2026
Three former U.S. Education Department secretaries and the union representing agency workers on Tuesday urged the department’s top watchdog to investigate the cost and impact of mass firings last year ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/16/r...
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Past secretaries, union leader call for probe into Education Department slashing • Ohio Capital Journal
WASHINGTON — Three former U.S. Education Department secretaries and the union representing agency workers on Tuesday urged the department’s top watchdog to investigate the cost and impact of mass…
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The Santa Fe New Mexican @thenewmexican.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Writer Cheryl Alters Jamison and Plaza Café owner Leonardo Razatos have joined forces to produce a new cookbook that features recipes from and stories about the landmark 80-year-old restaurant in Santa Fe. sfnm.co/475miYZ
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Plaza Café cookbook showcases flavors, history of Santa Fe mainstay
The release of The Plaza Café Cookbook will be celebrated with a book signing Sunday at the restaurant’s downtown location.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026
"Many people have given up on the concept of knowable truth....They’re choosing which reality to inhabit based on what feels right, which usually means the reality that validates their existing worldview and that is endorsed by their tribe."
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How MAGA Bewildered Voters Into Its Alternate Reality
The years-long project to discredit fact-based media and replace it with MAGA slop has been disastrously successful.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Who isn't covering it? CBS had the only evening news show that didn't. Fox News gave it 1 minute of airtime -- a Special Report segment framed around the response. www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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Fox News all but ignores report that a Russian oligarch bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 15/09/2026
Erin Riley's book chronicles the station's glory days, from breaking Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel, to the long reign of the late Pierre Robert.
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An anecdote filled book tells the rock and roll history of WMMR and fact checks Springsteen
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Hestia of the West @hestiaofthewest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 56 #1375 - #1400 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Republican Sexual Predators, Abusers, and Enablers Pt. 56
Stay updated with this ongoing series exposing abuse, exploitation, and cover-up within GOP ranks—review the latest allegations today.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You think that's bad, do you know how many Republicans have been arrested for sex crimes? It's far too many to be a coincidence, so there must be a massive conspiracy against them.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/09/2026
“This legislation is clearly meant to give members of Congress cover, especially during an election year, when the issue of data centers and the issue of AI more broadly have really come to the fore.” trib.al/03a4q9Q
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 15/09/2026
The FBI Director was pressed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on whether agents would monitor or interfere with polling sites on election day.
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Kash Patel Refuses To Answer Whether FBI Agents Will Monitor Polls On Election Day
Kash Patel Refuses To Answer Whether FBI Agents Will Monitor Polls On Election Day
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
🚨NEWS: Pennsylvania has confirmed two more measles-related deaths, bringing the state’s toll to four as an outbreak sickens nearly 700 people and claims its first lives in three decades.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
‘Every magazine cover needs to seduce’: designers pick their favourites
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‘Every magazine cover needs to seduce’: designers pick their favourites
From a timeless portrait of Lana Del Rey to an alternative guide to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, experts unpick what makes an enduring, shocking, or alluring print cover
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
While there have been questions about the extent of Mitch McConnell's decline, so-called “Trump whisperer” Laura Loomer went off on a furious tirade on X. "He’s not even responding to cognition tests. It’s like wheeling a corpse around." Link in comments ⤵️
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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So might be time to fill the old gas tanks up.
NY Mercantile - Delayed Quote. USD
Crude Oil Oct 26 (CL=F)
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As of 12:54:58 PM EDT. Market Open.
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Java Joe 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈 @javajoe.boo · 15/09/2026
@switchkat13.bsky.social found some fair quilts that called out to you
A quilt with three witches Various Halloween quilts
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Pentagon’s budget topped $1 trillion. We’re told this is to “support the troops.” Nothing could be further from the truth. There are widows who aren't getting benefits. These families who have given the ultimate sacrifice should be taken care of. Hegseth doesn't give a fuck about them.or you.
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Muddypup @muddypup.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Lizzo's 'It's About Damn Time' Celebration
Alt: Lizzo's 'It's About Damn Time' Celebration
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: Rep. Massie (R-KY) brings forward a resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🔥 SEAN PENN: “VP J.D. Vance — you f*cking idiot… there’s one criminal in this 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 war (Putin), who btw is in an active war against you and me… an appetite for convenience and comfort leads to complicity and cowardice.”
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is pub day for my book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Please watch this video and pass it on. It's time to reclaim the Trump-Russia narrative and recognize Putin is continuing his years-long war on America and Trump is complicit. HowRussiaWon.com
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today would’ve been my father’s 95th birthday. In search of a better life, he came to America with only $2.43 and a Korean-English dictionary. He had no friends or family here. Like many immigrants, he dreamt of the promise of what this country could offer. Each day I work to honor his memory.
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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
2028 tiers…Mentally I am here. Increased to 165 names lol. I need actual hobbies. Again, mixes of who I actually like, tiers can be malleable, I think viability ends after around 19/20 etc…I’m voting Harris, that’s not changing. As foreign policy worsens, the qualification gap gets wider… 1-65:
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Hestia of the West @hestiaofthewest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why do you put Stacey Abrams so far down, if I may ask?
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Henry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
and I think its because she's there, because she's there it stiffens the spines of Democrats who don't know another trans person, well now they sit in a meeting with one every week, it forces Republicans who don't really care to face a human being behind the word "trans"
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Pierce @pierceah66.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Rep. McBride HAS consistently been instrumental in nixing a lot of anti-trans stuff, but a few bloggers don’t like her & do mean girl bs when they’re not openly misreading her interviews. www.advocate.com/politics/bud... equality.house.gov/media-center... www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
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Sarah McBride Lobbied Some Republicans to Vote Against an Anti-Trans Bill
Four House Republicans broke with the rest of the GOP conference and voted against a bill to criminalize providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I want people who are shocked at Robert Kraft to remember he colluded with keeping Kaepernick out of playing Folks will run with conspiracies far and wide But somehow extending standard behavior patterns and timelines to include Black people is too much
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Also about Kraft
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valOrie p'O @valentinorie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
DataCenters are robbing our human rights to water & power. These are life sustaining utilities paid for by tax payers NOT TAX EVADERS!
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 15/09/2026
Data centers are operating with few, if any, guard rails at the state or federal level. Adding to the water and electricity consumption issues, a data center in NJ spilled over $30k worth of diesel into a fresh waterway that had been teeming with life. We need a working government.
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Advocates Call for Statewide Data Center Ban After Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spill Into the Hackensack River - Insider NJ
Advocates Call for Statewide Data Center Ban After Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spill Into the Hackensack River An Equinix data center in Secaucus spilled thousands of gallons of diesel fuel in...
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I absolutely support this level of nonsense
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Denis L @arlo120.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Costco limiting purchases of motor oil is bizarre, what does Costco know that they aren’t telling us, they are successful brilliant business and the last time they limited purchases that weren’t on sale was for toilet paper during the pandemic.
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