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Groovy Granny

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Aging activist since the 60’s. Getting tired but still lean forward. Love family, all critters, music, college sports-“GO VOLS”, gardening & mother nature. Dog & cat mom. Fav quote “If it wasn’t for my horse”. BEST GRANNY EVER & VFL. That is all. PEACE☮️

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
NEW: Each election year, USPS takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. But this year, the agency has pushed back the start date by five days for a set of new measures, leaving postal workers with a truncated timeline to manage mail ballots.
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h
Obsessed with this photo of the Republican senate candidate in North Carolina
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 13h
"He's Setting the Pieces in Place to Run for President" — Rieckhoff on Hegseth's Quantico Spectacle: youtu.be/Mpd8Pg9KnvQ My weekly visit on MSNow with Katy Tur (who tossed her pen at me during the segment).
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"He's Setting the Pieces in Place to Run for President" — Rieckhoff on Hegseth's Quantico Spectacle
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h
The politics of Israel have shifted so much that even a moderate in Kansas (who could beat the Republican) is open to cutting some weapons: "I don't want them to drop the bombs that my taxes paid for on innocent people." Doesn't call it genocide, but concedes Israel's "actions feel genocidal."
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h
Feels like someone posting (mis/dis)information and refusing to take it down when people repeatedly point it out in their mentions is a good reason to block an account without thinking much more
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12h
NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed leaders in his department to give military voters time to cast a ballot, saying voting for many service members has been "time consuming and complex." But the push comes as the Trump administration pursues measures that would make the process harder.
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Hegseth urges military to vote as Trump administration makes it harder for them to cast ballots
Hegseth’s push comes as the Trump administration and Republican allies have pursued a series of legal and administrative changes that could make it harder for the same military voters and their famili...
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h
Not the worst outrage of this admin, not by a long shot, but diverting 1/5th of the NSF's research budget is awful
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h
And that is why we are fine with giving away stealth technology freely to anyone who wants to pursue it 🙄
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 12h
the evergreenest of posts:
Rod Hilton @rodhilton@mastodon.social

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius. Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius. Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets. Dec 24, 2022, 11:32 PM • • • Web Last edited Dec 25, 07:44 AM 11K boosts • 0 quotes • 17K favorites
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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 11h
Self-regulation is not enough. In order for us to hold these AI companies accountable, they need to be liable for harms.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11h
❗️Most Estonians consider a Russian attack unlikely in the coming years, according to an ERR-cited poll. 65% see an attack as unlikely, while 27% consider it likely. Estonia’s intelligence service currently sees no signs that Russia is preparing to attack Estonia or another NATO country. #Estonia
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026
Billionaire political spending was about $16 million in 2008. In 2026, it could reach $2–3 billion. Whatever your politics, that’s a staggering shift in who has the financial power to shape American elections.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13h
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h
BREAKING: A while back, I sued DOGE (FOIA) to get Musk's communications. DOJ argued that Musk wasn't a govt employee anymore, BUT Hegseth just hired him again to work on a Pentagon warfare initiative called Project Meridian. So we noticed Judge Boasberg. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11h
Wishing my Jewish friends and neighbors in Michigan and around the country a joyful Simchat Torah this weekend full of song, dance, and celebration.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14h
It's as if he is TRYING to lose the midterms. With historically low approval ratings, it would be wise to avoid the press altogether. Instead, he gives TIME magazine this bonkers, unhinged & l-e-n-g-t-h-y stream-of consciousness interview, pathologically lying throughout. shorturl.at/PMvVB
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 16h
<Groan>
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11h
Hochul reams DA for not investigating Cornell rape allegation. Names Letitia James special prosecutor. Kudos to former Westchester County District Attorney and Contrarian contributor Mimi Rocah for laying out the failures of the DA and recommending the option of a special prosecutor.
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The Trump Economy Stinks
And New York Gov. Hochul shows true leadership.
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Justice Putnam @justiceputnam.bsky.social · 19h
His classmates didn't call him Santa Monica Goebbels for nothing.
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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 11h
The great Ilan Pappe youtu.be/1ZYiBwciN5k?...
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Ilan Pappé RIPS Into Israel’s History at Oxford Union Debate
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11h
Convicted murderer Christa Pike is unconscious, intubated and receiving breathing assistance from a ventilator after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her, her attorneys said on Friday, providing the first detailed account of the extent of injuries she suffered during the lethal injection.
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Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say
Convicted murderer Christa Pike is unconscious, intubated and receiving breathing assistance from a ventilator after Tennessee's failed attempt to execute ​her, her attorneys said on Friday, providing the first detailed ‌account of the extent of injuries she suffered during the lethal injection.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h
How does one impeach a former Secretary of State?
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 11h
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
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Last Word: Why haven't land-based mammals that returned to the sea evolved gills? | New Scientist
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 13h
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Wes Siler @wessiler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sure looks like the Secretary of the Interior is about to invoke emergency wartime powers to use taxpayer funds to build a bunch of data centers on public land, without any public input: wessiler.substack.com/p/whats-doug...
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What’s Doug Burgum Doing With Defense Production Act Authority?
It sure looks like things are adding up for widespread data center construction on public lands, without public input
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 12h
Trump never threw Epstein out. Never happened. Zero evidence. What IS there evidence of? This:
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 11h
A Trump humiliation again: Kennedy Center Honors will move to Capital One Arena as closure drags on With two months to go until the center’s marquee event, honorees and other details remain a mystery.
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jflem2.bsky.social @jflem2.bsky.social · 11h
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Trump tried to dismantle Voice of America. Now the government is paying to rebuild it. (Politico)
The Trump administration moved last year to gut the federal agency that oversees Voice o...
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 11h
Off-duty NYPD officer stabbed in the Bronx, police say gothamist.com/news/off-dut...
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Off-duty NYPD officer stabbed in the Bronx, police say
Mayor Mamdani and Commissioner Jessica Tisch planned to visit the officer in the hospital.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h
Suicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack
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Suicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack
Experts sceptical flydubai co-pilot’s only motivation was to end his own life and say key question is means of radicalisation At about 9.30 on Wednesday morning local time, Tali Manes was taking her six-year-old daughter, Nina, to the toilet on the regular flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when she heard a series of heavy blows against the cockpit door. Manes, an Israeli bank executive, immediately told a flight attendant seated nearby that something was wrong. When he did not react, she shouted at him: “Something is happening in there!” Seconds later, the man “simply went to the [cockpit] door and opened it”, Manes told Israel’s Channel 12 TV. Continue reading...
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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 11h
A major University of Oxford study found many people living with hypertension are undiagnosed — and the risks are hiding in plain sight.
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Interactive: You could have high blood pressure and not know it
A major University of Oxford study found many people living with hypertension are undiagnosed — and the risks are hiding in plain sight.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11h
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a temporary restraining order close to midnight on October 1 blocking the US Department of Education from publishing names of universities' foreign donors reut.rs/4AFWCjj
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US judge blocks Trump administration from publishing names of universities' foreign donors
A federal judge has blocked the US Department of Education from publicly disclosing the names of foreign donors who provided thousands of gifts to universities throughout the country, saying the insti...
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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 14h
Austin Smith pleaded guilty to filing forged nominating petitions during his 2024 re-election campaign. He knowingly submitted petitions containing falsified signatures, including that of a deceased woman, to secure a place on the primary ballot.
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Arizona Lawmaker Who Warned of Election Fraud Pleads Guilty To Forging His Own Campaign Signatures
Republican Austin Smith publicly questioned election integrity and election procedures. In court, he admitted to forging signatures on his own campaign petitions.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 19h
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11h
I love this for them.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13h
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 11h
"The three major operations that have defined Trump's foreign policy were all spectacular forms of the raid, involving unusual or exquisite capabilities possessed by few other nations… But the strategic logic is identical to that of those three men stalking through the woodlands four centuries ago."
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The Return of the Cutting-Off Way
Structural changes are driving us towards a more chaotic world, defined by "neither peace nor war, but conflict."
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: A New Jersey GOP official allegedly targeted Democratic voters' eligibility over residency discrepancies while leaving Republicans untouched. Now, the ACLU is threatening to sue unless election officials stop the effort — which risks disenfranchising those voters before the midterms.
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New Jersey GOP operative, pardoned by Trump, accused of scheming to purge Democratic voters ahead of midterms
At the center of the controversy is George Gilmore, who holds two influential positions in Ocean County. He chairs both the county Board of Elections and the Ocean County GOP.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: A Georgia court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Fulton County's absentee ballot drop-off policy that increased the number of sites where voters could drop off absentee ballots. The ruling comes after the county board unanimously voted to end the entire policy earlier this year.
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Georgia court dismisses lawsuit seeking to block Fulton County absentee ballot drop-off policy
A Georgia judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a Fulton County absentee ballot drop-off policy.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
NEW: Some North Carolinians only have a week to ensure they can vote in the midterms after the state elections board came to an agreement with the DOJ. The deal has left some in the Tar Heel state confused. We break down what steps voters might need to take to ensure they can vote this fall👇
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump's DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It's why you move voting sites, it's why you have fewer hours, it's why our absentee mailing ballots are so complicated because they just want to find places where p...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
WIN: The DOJ has no right to Georgia’s sensitive voting records —a judge ruled — delivering the department’s 26th consecutive loss in their nationwide hunt for voter data. The judge noted Georgia repeatedly offered its public voter roll, which is available to anyone: demdock.com/4yKtyWN
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I appreciate that he lays bare that it’s all a personality cult and there’s no substantive policy reasons to vote for Paxton beyond that he will do what Dear Leader commands
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
The RNC is asking Nebraska’s Supreme Court to strip voting rights from Americans abroad whose parents vote in the state — even though its own lawyer admitted the law affects a few dozen voters, at most: demdock.com/4AK6pow
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’ve asked people who talk to her, including some rather regularly, and they’re like: yes she does talk like this
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In a laughable display of sophomoric puffery, childish chest-thumping and just plain weirdness Hegseth underscored his utter cluelessness about what made the U.S. military an unparalleled fighting force. hard to believe he apparently prepares in advance such idiotic phrases ...
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Hegseth’s Dangerous Gibberish
Plus, Trump’s convention backfires, and he is losing, well, just about everyone.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration quietly removed resources from a voter assistance guide that previously helped U.S. citizens living abroad determine their voter eligibility in each state. The move could make it harder for these Americans to understand their rights and restrict ballot access.
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Exclusive: Trump administration removes resources to help U.S. citizens born abroad vote
The move could make it harder for a small but significant group of American citizens abroad to understand their voting rights. It’s part of a sweeping attack by the administration on access to the bal...
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
i can't think of another instance of the release of an extended director's cut hurting a movie and director's reputation as much as DONNIE DARKO's did
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
Trump announced a $54 BILLION South Korean investment. The problem? South Korea says it hasn’t actually agreed to it. That’s not the only thing Trump is claiming despite a lack of evidence.
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Trump Announces $54 Billion Deal. South Korea Says Not So Fast.
As Trump threatens retaliation over the Flydubai attack and touts a sweeping energy win, South Korea says its Alaska LNG decision still depends on legal and commercial review.
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stevelevitsky.bsky.social @stevelevitsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
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Competitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of Democracy
The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
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