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Icebjorn

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Fun loving, unconventional adventurer. 2026 is my 45th year volunteering in my community.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/08/2026
🚨EXCLUSIVE: Military families and service members are now describing horrific conditions across MULTIPLE ships: human waste flooding bathrooms, virtually no food, water or soap, months without port calls, exhausted crews, and no end in sight. This crisis is far bigger than just the Lincoln.
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Not Just the Lincoln: Families Describe Human Waste, No Food, No End in Sight Across Multiple Ships
Since MeidasTouch began reporting on conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, messages have poured in to MeidasTouch from military families and service
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Voices of Florida Fund @voffund.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Think teens shouldn’t care about elections? Think again! Talk to your parents, guardians, & neighbors about why it’s so important for them to vote today! #vote #VotingIsPunk #voffyc #fyp #DoItForTheKids
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Think teens shouldn’t care about elections? Think again! Talk to your parents, guardians, & neighbors about why it’s so important for them to vote today! #vote #VotingIsPunk
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.
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The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"There is a revolution happening right now. It's not a woke one, it's an authoritarian one."
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hidden advantage in defeat of Francisca Hong: Crowley at top of ticket probably will benefit downballot state leg candidates, making flipping of Wisconsin legislature more plausible. And that could lead to reverse of GOP's hideous decade-long gerrymander there: newrepublic.com/article/2142...
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/08/2026
As progressive and DSA candidates win primaries across the US, corporate media is rushing to prop up their favorite “moderate” critics — backed by billionaires, health insurance giants, pro-Israel lobbying firms, and massive corporations — to explain why these candidates are “unelectable.”
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Mainstream Media’s Go-To “Electability” Experts? Corporate-Funded Think Tanks.
Billionaires and corporations fund some think tanks aiming to put a ceiling on the demands of the Democratic base.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
President Zelenskyy met with participants of the "Will to Live" games: service members, veterans, and people with disabilities who are using sports to recover from injuries and return to an active life.
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Local Resister @projectspacetime.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
He always announces in advance his intention. There won't be a free/fair election. And you know what the most amusing part of this is? Red State governors will instantly comply. It's over folks. We do not live in a Constitutional republic We already now know in advance what's up.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11/08/2026
See also the term "activist scholar," which is applied derogatorily to academics who use their expertise to advocate for Left-leaning policy, but not to Right-leaning academics, even if they take money from Right-wing groups or advocate for Right-wing causes based on dubious evidence or none at all.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 11/08/2026
Lake Mead lowest ever. Siberia hits 90. Vienna 105. Northwest on fire. Ocean heat record. Nothing to see here folks.
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Lake Mead, the nation’s biggest reservoir, hits lowest level on record
The milestone is yet another sign of the escalating water crisis on the Colorado River, which scientists say is worsened by climate change.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is how you know we need a wealth tax
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Curlew Curlew @curlewcurlew.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thank you, George. And to complement that, here's Emmanuel Vaughn Lee on how we do more than endure this: emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-prim...
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A Primordial Covenant of Relationship – Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee
Read Chapter One of “Remembering Earth,” a new book by Sufi teacher and Emergence founder Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, exploring how the crucible of crisis can awaken the memory of our primordial bond with t...
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon’s ‘Exploitative’ Delivery Model in New York City www.commondreams.org/news/deliver...
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Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon's 'Exploitative' Delivery Model in New York City | Common Dreams
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking a stand against Amazon's exploitative subcontracting practices that put profits over people. Should big corporations like Amazon be held accountable for th...
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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The commitment to delivering mail to every corner of the country is sacrosanct. Organizations like NSRMCA are vital partners in ensuring the stability and future success of USPS.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We are diagnosing the health of our planet using the wrong math. > Right now, global success is measured by GDP. But GDP has a dark secret: it thrives on destruction.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Just in case you didn't know…. #BookSky
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Internal Monsanto documents showed they had been aware of the toxicity of PCBs in 1949. Investigating cancer concern around chemical dumping in Wales, Buried, with Michael Sheen is on BBC Two, BBC One Wales and BBC iPlayer from 17 August at 21:00 BST... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Michael Sheen investigates cancer concern around chemical dumping
The Hollywood actor investigates claims cancer-causing chemicals were dumped across Wales.
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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
As a rabbi, I can't look away from the West Bank. Neither should you. @schumer.senate.gov @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @vanhollen.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov 🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘🆘 religionnews.com/2026/08/10/r...
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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Not to be confused with Election Judges.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/08/2026
I love this. Senate candidate Annie Andrews says she decided to jump into the race the day RFK Jr was nominated to lead HHS. She’s a pediatrician. Saw what was coming & decided she couldn’t sit on the sidelines. THIS is what I’m talking about. Feeling called to serve & actually following through.
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Their Devil @iamdevil.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It takes 400 national security officials to tell you that? Most of us knew from the start.
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City of Rochester, New York @cityofrochester.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Congratulations to the newest graduates of the Brownfields Environmental Skills Training (BEST) Program! These residents completed 250 hours of hands-on training and earned industry-recognized certifications to prepare for careers in environmental remediation and construction.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote for RFK Jr as well as Todd Blanche. People have and will die because of the HARM this “doctor” made when he unleashed these monsters on US! 🤬💔
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🔥 TEXAS: “Registered voters in Tarrant County has increased 30% — to be closing polling stations is blatant voter suppression… when I joined the Navy, I swore an oath to defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic…Talking to you, Comrades."
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Icebjorn @icebjorn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Leaders words matter Leaders deeds matter, more Are You for equality? Are You for whites only? Are You for white men only? We, the People can live up to our ideals All People are Created Equal To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji.org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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Aug. 11, 2017 | White Supremacists Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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Icebjorn @icebjorn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What is “news”? What is “collateral damage”? 06/09/1972 NYT front page published a picture of a girl. Badly burned by us, the USA. You can draw a line from that picture to the end of the Vietnam War. 02/28/2026 over 150 girls were killed by us, the USA. Collateral Damage is no longer newsworthy!
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When the banks needed help, they called it “stabilizing the economy.” When airlines needed help, they called it “protecting jobs.” When corporations got tax breaks, they called it “pro-growth.” When working people need health care? “SOCIALISM.”
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Gingit @gingit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Why is it only Palestinians that have “days of rage”.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank God for some honest, uncorrupted judges.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Funny how that works. www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Climate change. Biodiversity collapse. Pollution. These are not separate problems — they are one interconnected crisis.
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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ Settlers were filmed attacking Palestinians and human rights activists in the Kaabneh community, on the outskirts of the village of al-Taybeh, near Ramallah.🧵
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
THIS 👇 HERE, AS WELL.......
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Perfect summary
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Katie @rebelrouser1962.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The problem for all the people trying to fearmonger about @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social exists. Y’all tried it with him too, and now NYC loves him and he’s delivering — Which is what you were really afraid of.
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blow 🦇 @diva.zone · 08/08/2026
ppl forget that the biggest victims of 9/11 were muslims. 1 million innocent iraqis murdered. legislation introduced to legalise mass surveillance of muslims. innocent muslims detained at gitmo indefinitely to this day. and the "war on terror" has destroyed & genocided country after country non stop
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Scientists Engineer “Tumor-Eating” Bacteria That Devour Cancer From Within
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
💙💛 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that Russia may use nuclear weapons if the war turns into a war of attrition on the home front. He called on the international community to intervene to stop the war.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
MEHDI: “If the midterms don’t go Trump’s way, is there any world where Todd Blanche stands up to Trump if he’s asked to find fake evidence of voter fraud? Or are we screwed now?” EX TRUMP WHITE HOUSE ATTORNEY TY COBB: “We’re screwed.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social: “Great.” 😕🇺🇸
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Where are they going to flee to? Minnesota? And leave the Packers?? And become communists with us in the twin cities where house prices are higher? Truly WaPo has lost the thread. (Also Wisconsin if you do come, please please bring some of those cute cow shaped cheeses.)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A court temporarily blocked an anti-voting measure from happening in a red-leaning California county where it would have imposed restrictive voter ID rules and stopped early voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge blocks notorious ‘Measure B’ that would’ve eliminated mail and early voting in California red county
"Measure B seeks to create a whole new electoral system that would require new voter rolls and re-registration of existing voters," wrote the judge.
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Rep. Vikki Goodwin @vikkigoodwintx.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’ve spent eight years fighting for Texans in the State House. Now, I’m taking the fight to the Lieutenant Governor’s office. Fight with me: act.vikkigoodwin.com
Photo of Democratic Nominee for Lieutenant Governor Vikki Goodwin on stage at the Texas Democratic Convention. Text on screen: In a world where you can be anything, be a fighter.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I really wanted to make this video about why the reflecting pool controversy actually matters and the people at @ms.now helped me do it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
How bad is the economy right now? Based on the latest jobs report... I'm worried.
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Elizabeth @lizard714.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
All of this should have been instituted long ago.
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