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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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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 12h
Zelensky is appropriately calling Trump out. Either you’re with Ukraine and freedom—or you’re with Putin. And history will not be kind to those on the wrong side. More next in my weekly WTF Wednesday segment on NewsNation TV with Connell McShane.🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h
I wrote about the 2026 midterm trends www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The most important US midterm trends I’m seeing | Molly Jong-Fast
The one I worry about most is voter anger – which both parties are not taking seriously enough
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11h
Interesting write-up. A lot of mathematicians seem to be using AI as a research partner, where they're letting it probe big ideas, seeing where it fails/goes wrong, and taking inspiration to help uncover new directions. Shows how much AI has changed the field and how (high) expertise is still needed
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
NEW: As Election Day looms, the legal battles brought forth by the Trump administration and Republicans trying to meddle with the midterms are drawing to a close. We break down which of these lawsuits that could affect how votes are cast, where things stand and what to watch for👇
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As Election Day nears, these federal cases could still impact access to the ballot
The Trump administration’s actions have left the legal landscape for collecting and counting ballots in a state of near-constant flux.
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 11h
lol
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h
BREAKING: In a loss for Kansas voters, the 10th Circuit allowed the state to enforce its anti-voting law that bans nonpartisan groups from mailing pre-filled mail ballot applications to registered voters. The ban will remain in effect for the midterms.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h
UPDATE: The DOJ's letter included a USB drive containing the list of people it flagged, along with a handwritten password on what appears to be a...sticky note.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 10h
MAGA failed to pass that SAVE Act, so they’re trying to pass it at the state level. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and California Democrats are out with a message to VOTE NO on Prop 39. Californians deserve free & fair elections without interference from Donald Trump.
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 10h
“Hegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade at the Pentagon riles troops” “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rhetoric has prompted hundreds of service members to file complaints with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.” www.ms.now/news/hegseth...
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Hegseth’s Christian nationalist crusade at the Pentagon riles troops
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rhetoric has prompted hundreds of service members to file complaints with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 9h
I have been asked by many friends why I am so committed to helping elect @davidjolly.bsky.social as the next Governor of Florida. His response to the question asked of him in this interview below explains it. Please watch and then please vote for my friend David Jolly as our next Governor.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h
A judge blocked Trump’s taxpayer-funded political ads. Then, the White House posted four more to its official YouTube channel. Now, @commoncause.org wants to know if they were paid for with $20M diverted from immigration enforcement without congressional approval: demdock.com/4dCuC6p
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 8h
🎥 LIVE: The DOJ just dropped a list of voters it wants disqualified and threatened to sue a key state if it doesn't comply. Trump also defied a court order blocking his political ads and the GOP wants election deniers on a Georgia county's election board. Marc breaks down the latest👇
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BREAKING: Trump DOJ Drops SECRET Voter Purge List Days Into Voting
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Steve the Dog🐾 @stevethedogcivics.bsky.social · 16h
The GOP believe to their bones that they are the only legitimate Americans and therefore the only legitimate voters. Maybe they should move with Elon to outer space and start their own white supremacist utopia and leave the rest of us who care about human decency and equal rights alone.
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Jersey Blue Dot @cskoorb.bsky.social · 13h
… continue diving into the personal lives of the targets. Most were renters, some elderly, one a college student. ALL Dems or unaffiliated. This comes in the wake of Bay Head disqualifying 77 write-in votes last year (for a Dem) and refusing to explain why almost a year later … (2/2)
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13h
County officials may continue investigating their residency and place them on a challenge list as a result of the ruling. However, the judge's decision is not a final ruling - he only determined whether pro-voters met the standard for emergency relief before the election. Read the full story:
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New Jersey judge allows GOP-led probe targeting Democratic voters to proceed
But the court also made clear that the Ocean County Board of Elections cannot use the process to purge any voters from the rolls or make a final determination that they are ineligible to vote.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16h
⚖️ HAPPENING NOW: The Georgia Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a Republican lawsuit seeking to compel the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to appoint two election deniers, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, to the county election board.
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🚨 Fulton County Republican Party v. Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Learn more.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16h
Many thanks to the KID'S CHOICE AWARDS for my nomination as "Favorite Villain" in The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants. I had a blast playing The Flying Dutchman! #Arrgh ☠️ Considering the excellent competition, the only speech I'll probably need is: "It's an honor just to be nominated." 🙏
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h
Ms. Rachel: "Susan Collins continues to vote for billions of dollars in military aid to Israel After over 20,000 precious KIDS have been killed in Gaza… She has received over 3.6 million dollars from pro-Israel PACs… Vote for Troy Jackson who is with the people of Maine!"
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Senator Susan Collins continues to vote for billions of dollars in military aid to Israel
After over 20,000 precious KIDS have been killed in Gaza
After UN international commissions & legal experts conclude Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza
She has received over 3.6 million dollars from pro-Israel PACs during this election
Vote for Troy Jackson who is with the people of Maine!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16h
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: The Alabama Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a lawsuit challenging several provisions of a new law that makes it illegal for individuals and organizations to assist voters in submitting their absentee ballots. WATCH LIVE: demdock.com/4jFhy4b
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Supreme Court of Alabama O/A October 14, 2026
The Supreme Court of Alabama oral argument will commence at 10AM CST. SC-2025-1006 Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, League of Women Voters of Alabama, League of Women Voters of Alabama Education Fund, Greater Birmingham Ministries, and Alabama D...
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 19h
Trump promotes violence
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 19h
⚡️Russian POW reportedly escapes in Kharkiv Oblast, kills 5 Ukrainian soldiers The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said that an unknown person killed five service members of Ukraine's armed forces in Kharkiv Oblast on Oct. 13
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Russian POW reportedly escapes in Kharkiv Oblast, kills 5 Ukrainian soldiers
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said that an unknown person killed five service members of Ukraine's armed forces in Kharkiv Oblast on Oct. 13
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bell407.bsky.social @bell407.bsky.social · 21h
Muskrat interferes with Ukrainian safety again. I recall talk that a French firm (or someone) was trying to supply satellite internet to Ukraine after he cut off access before to give Russia an advantage. Is there an alternative?
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Niki @nikkiuk.bsky.social · 17h
Never forget….Musk 🤬 Some people are truly disturbed and evil! Another Russian alliance…..for a day, a week, a month, or a year🤷‍♀️….what matters is he supported Putin! Says EVERYTHING!
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Cowboy Tcherno Bill @rudigeerts.bsky.social · 21h
This is an act of high treason by an American national, on the government’s payroll. Musk should be tried and stripped of all assets he accumulated with the support the Trump regime.
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Dr. Strangepork @julstrangepork.bsky.social · 19h
Ukraine destroyed Russian data centers, so a tech oligarch disabled warning sirens that alert the public of incoming bombs. America, this is our future. As AI is integrated deeper in the US federal gov, tech oligarchs will decide which services you can access if you disagree with them.
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ralf3.bsky.social @ralf3.bsky.social · 21h
Trump stops intelligence to Ukraine after talk with Russia
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Paul Peters @pdbqp.eurosky.social · 21h
Begs the question. Who has been funding Musk for all these years? What if, in the same way trolling bots influence social media sentiment by jumpstarting division, Eurodollar-funded retail investors, fake or click farmed, have been doing the same with stock prices via online trading platforms?
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Dr Robin @robinindfw.bsky.social · 21h
Trump and Musk are a Russian assets.
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dave48.bsky.social @dave48.bsky.social · 21h
Musk didn't like his bot farms being destroyed so is helping Russia. Seems rich immigrants can do what they like in America, regular working immigrants though have their rights curtailed.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21h
Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately. The terminals, which are distributed and managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations and the sudden restrictions on the high-speed terminals on Tuesday evening led to the failure of several combat missions, said an adviser on military technology to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 23h
NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.
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Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack
Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 19h
Part 1 Angie Nixon Beat the Money. Now She's Fighting Her Own Party. By Tony Pentimalli Angie Nixon grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, watching her mother work two jobs just to keep food on the table. She was bused across town because the schools in her predominantly
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/10/2026
Trump calls for Zelenskyy to be replaced, while Europe devotes summit to funding Ukraine.
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Trump's diesel deal opens a new rift with Europe over Ukraine
Trump calls for Zelenskyy to be replaced, while Europe devotes summit to funding Ukraine.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21h
The Polish Foreign Minister responds to claims that Musk strangled Starlink access to Ukrainian forces costing Ukrainian lives.
Radosław Sikorski
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Hey, @elonmusk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again?
As your European customers, we are watching you.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 19h
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz have been experiencing the worst spate of attacks since the start of the war.
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Iran steps up Hormuz surveillance: Attacks soar, oil flows crash again
Ships in the Strait of Hormuz have been experiencing the worst spate of attacks since the start of the war.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19h
The “Charlie Kirk of Abortion” is being sued over a pill stunt caught by our cameras
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The “Charlie Kirk of Abortion” is being sued over a pill stunt caught by our cameras
Kristan Hawkins is accused of violating a harsh Texas law she helped pass.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 19h
“It looks dangerously like the construction of an internal spying agency,” said Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. prospect.org/2026/10/14/i...
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ICE Planning $100 Million ‘Nightmare’ Domestic Spy Program - The American Prospect
Under ERO ONE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire 142 intelligence contractors with top secret clearances and deploy them in cities across the country.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 19h
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Learn Dirt @learndirt.bsky.social · 19h
🌱 "if more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." —J. R. R. Tolkien #regenerativegardening #organicgardening #soilhealth
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 19h
"These people, they feel like nobody looks upon their works and despairs. Certainly ye mighty don't. It makes them feel boundless and bare. It just shatters their visages. Well, I look on their works and despair. And you should, too."
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19h
“No, this is not spoken-word poetry … Yes, I am the best person for the job, provided the job does not involve reading any more words or answering any more questions.” @petridishes.bsky.social reimagines new Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s first briefing:
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Hi, I’m Your New Press Secretary, and It’s My First Time Reading Words Out Loud
A very uncomfortable 14 minutes
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 19h
Dan Sullivan can't detach himself from the problems he and Trump created. Sky-high gas and diesel prices are on his record, too.
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 19h
The Green Party is going to surge like never before, because it is the ONLY party in the UK that did not allow its Zionist members to distort reality and warp morality through threats, bribes, blackmail and just nonstop whining. I do NOT care how upsetting it is to racists to be called racist.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19h
Inflation likely worsened in September in one of the last price reports the government will issue before the midterm elections that have been heavily defined by concerns over affordability.
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More expensive gas, semiconductors likely pushed up inflation last month
Inflation likely worsened in September in one of the last price reports the government will issue before the midterm elections that have been heavily defined by concerns over affordability.
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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 23h
Many Starlink terminals in Ukraine are financed by Poland. Its Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has put Elon Musk on notice regarding the evolving situation.
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Boehlert Media Busters @mediabusters6.bsky.social · 19h
Hilarious MAGA/GOP Snowflake Andy Harris (MD-01) gets laughed at by the crowd for LYING & BLAMING Dems for high diesel prices then loses his shit whining about people being mean to him A 100% Trump Toady VOTE OUT ALL MAGA/GOP www.rawstory.com/andy-harris-... #VOTEBLUE for Dan Schwartz
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Noah @ncallaway.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Democrats need to find a way to put Musk in jail for this kind of shit. Nationalize SpaceX, provide Ukraine the aid it needs to win the war, and lock Musk in a small cage for the rest of his god damned life.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19h
TONIGHT! Get ready to defend your federal voting rights with No Kings. RSVP: www.mobilize.us/noki...
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3Crows @pamelab52.bsky.social · 19h
Why is anyone listening to Trump at this point? Who gives a fuck what the moron says?
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Liar 💥🙄
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