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J-Nice

@j-nice-withspice.bsky.social
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Chronically curious person who believes in humanity (most of the time). 🇺🇸💙🏳️‍🌈💍

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Amendment 87 would tax Coloradans making $500k+ a year. Opponents including Gov Jared Polis (D) are misleadingly claiming it will raise taxes on low-income seniors and vets.
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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Senegalese basketball player for Kentucky State University was detained on August 7 at an airport while traveling with her team and has been in ICE custody ever since, despite her removal order being rescinded by an immigration judge.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 28/09/2026
A Russian drone struck the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine building in central Kyiv, sparking a fire and sending a column of black smoke over the city. Footage from the scene showed people escaping through windows as the building burned. #Ukraine
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purplesky2025.bsky.social @purplesky2025.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
SNAP and Medicaid cuts from Trumps Big Beautiful Bill take effect Oct 1. “SNAP serves more than 40 million people each month, while Medicaid provides health coverage to tens of millions of low-income Americans and people with disabilities.” [And Veterans] www.newsweek.com/snap-and-med...
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SNAP and Medicaid Will Change Dramatically in October: What to Know
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Better things are possible.
Graphic with a quote from KAPOW Handbook, it reads: 

 “Cynicism is for losers.
We can build the world we want to see”

At the bottom, it displays the URL: https://kapow.works/handbook
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Ground News @groundnews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sierra Nevada Cheese Company recalled four Graziers grass-fed raw milk cheeses linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak that has hospitalized at least eight people, according to the FDA. ground.news/article/chee...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/09/2026
Two separate mass shootings in different townships in South Africa leave at least 27 people dead, police said. The shootings come just days after a mass shooting at a house party near Durban killed 11 people.
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Separate mass shootings in South Africa townships leave at least 27 people dead
Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people. The South African Police Service says 17 people were killed Saturday night when suspects armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. In 2025, he made 1,794x more. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers? I will continue my boycott of Starbucks.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
NERD ALERT: This is so rad. @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social Votes hub pro lets you customize your election results viewing dashboard. Here's one of four I've built for election night. You can include other information in each race as well, such as district maps; and it's all updated in real time.
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The IX Sports @theixsports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How the LA Queens won the first-ever WPBL championship on the night that Ayumi Sato pitched the first-ever WPBL shutout. ✍️ @cliffcorcoran.bsky.social: www.theixsports.com/features/que...
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Queens win first WPBL championship as Sato shuts out Firebells | The IX Sports
Ayami Sato threw the first complete game and shutout in WPBL history to secure the league's first championship for the Los Angeles Queens.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23/09/2026
Want to spend money Congress hasn't appropriated or violate the First Amendment? No problem. Just slap a "national security" stamp on the project to avoid public scrutiny.
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Trump Cites National Security as He Faces Pushback on Press Ban, D.C. Arch and More
The president is increasingly invoking the rationale while facing legal challenges to his plans, even in more curious cases like his triumphal arch, which he says will now include snipers and drones.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Letting the Houthis consolidate control over the Red Sea coastal plain would enable the Houthis to assert illegal authority over international maritime traffic in the Bab al Mandeb Strait, which would be extremely detrimental to US interests. (1/9) Read the full report: isw.pub/IranUpdate09...
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J-Nice @j-nice-withspice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m less worried about the orb and more concerned about the brain looking grey matter on the platter under it. 🧠
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J-Nice @j-nice-withspice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In 2007, Mark Hoofnagle suggested on his Science Blog Denialism that denialists across a range of topics all employed the same rhetorical tactics to sow confusion: conspiracy, cherry-picking, fake experts, impossible expectations (moving goalposts), and general fallacies of logic. Or Denial101
Diagram of the FLICC theory of denialism and misinformation messaging
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J-Nice @j-nice-withspice.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Check out the Cranky Uncle series and app. The creators have been talking about misinformation inoculation research for years. No AI either www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNs2...
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Cranky Uncle's 5 techniques of science denial
YouTube video by John Cook
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment. I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza. This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has DENIED Trump's bid to continue with his USPS vote by mail restrictions! HUGE WIN.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mike Rogers left his home in Florida to try to get to Michigan and somehow ended up in Dallas...let's help him out!
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Come Home, Mike
Help Mike Rogers find his way from Florida back to Michigan. He hasn't managed it yet.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Got this text just now: “President Trump just authorized a $5,000 check for William Kristol - but you need to confirm your official approval in the next 10min.” With a link to some GOP site I’m not linking to. Trump’s policies and politics aren’t working. It’s down to a promised check in the mail.
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sussim.bsky.social @sussim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Beware...Elon's at it again!
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🚨VoteSafe.org IS Elon Musk—and He’s Trying To Capture Your Sensitive Voter Data
No $1 Million Giveaways This Time: Musk Is Building Another Voter-Information-Harvesting Platform Like He Did With America PAC in 2024 to Rig the Election
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 08/09/2026
The Colorado secretary of state’s office on Friday certified the list of ballot measures going before voters in November 2026 — and once again, the list is a long one.
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14 measures will appear on Colorado’s statewide ballot in 2026 | Colorado Newsline
The 14 measures on the ballot tie a record for the most questions put to voters in at least the last 52 years, according to a state database.
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New card drawing of WPBL regular-season HR champs Denae Benites and Kelsie Whitmore, each with 11 HR in the 15-game season. Postseason starts Wednesday!
Colored-pencil card drawing of Denae Benites and Kelsie Whitmore
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J-Nice @j-nice-withspice.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There is a Kellogg ad that pops up around the FIBA WC court featuring a very large rooster with green feathers. Either someone in their marketing department is trolling women’s basketball fans or they are completely oblivious about the connection between the WNBA and large green cocks lol #wnba
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, 090226: Putin continues to exaggerate Russian forces’ battlefield performance to assert that Russian military victory in Ukraine is inevitable. These claims continue to be divorced from the battlefield reality. Read the report: isw.pub/UkrWar090226 (1/7)
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The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 02/09/2026
Letters warn 377,000 Coloradans of new work requirements to keep Medicaid
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/08/2026
BREAKING: Army Secretary Dan Driscoll RESIGNS. Driscoll is the guy Buria told to approve certain firings because "Trump won't want to stand next to Black female officers." The Army now has ZERO Senate-confirmed civilian or military leaders. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Army Secretary Resigns After Months of Friction With Hegseth
Dan Driscoll had a close relationship with ousted Army chief of staff.
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nina splendorr 🌻🏳️‍⚧️ @splendorr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
cnn mistakes being “well-liked and respected“ for “being neutral on the culture war” because that is THE centrist delusion nobody likes neutral people!!! stand for something besides your own comfort and enrichment!!!!! LIKE DOLLY DID
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Loser behavior from a guy who’s clinging like a shriveled old barnacle to a sport he doesn’t actually care about in a desperate bid for relevance. Do not cede one inch to him or anyone who acts this way.
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J-Nice @j-nice-withspice.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Just realized I always do the opposite of what technology tries to guide me to do. If there is a pop up with a certain button highlighted I will click the unhighlighted one without even reading the options because I assume the UI is always trying to trick me into agreeing to give up more data.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
5/ Russian authorities are restricting mass gatherings in Moscow’s Red Square, likely out of fear of protests and domestic unrest.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
UPDATE: Victor Marx (R) has agreed to appear at this forum alongside Phil Weiser (D) after the Colorado Chamber removed me as the moderator. It may be Weiser and Marx's only joint appearance of the campaign as Marx is refusing moderated debates.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 14/08/2026
❗️Russia ran an extensive campaign to destabilize Moldova, a New York Times investigation says. GRU-linked operatives trained pro-Russian Moldovans in Serbia, Bosnia and Moscow, while Moscow paid Orthodox priests and backed a vote-buying scheme worth hundreds of millions of dollars. #Europe
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS! WE WANTED HEALTHCARE & AFFORDABILITY!
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
UPDATE: Montrose County Commissioner Sean Pond (R) has organized a GoFundMe campaign seeking $100,000 to sue me and 9NEWS for this social media post about Pond creating an image of Phil Weiser with horns.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.
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Scotty Taylor @scottytaylor.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Enes and Clay Travis proving the point that the greatest threat to women’s sports isn’t trans women, it’s grifting men.
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J-Nice @j-nice-withspice.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Queens don’t quit! 👑 #lagueens #wpbl
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Women's Baseball Heritage Trail @wbht.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you are headed to Springfield this month for WPBL action, find these related spots on wbht.org. #WBHT #SpringfieldIL #ShePlayedHere
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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
good morning there is pro women’s baseball today
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The inaugural season for the new Women’s Pro Baseball League is here! Happy Opening Day!
Colored-pencil card drawing of Kelsie Whitmore of the San Francisco FirebellsHyeonah Kim, Boston HuntersMo’ne Davis, LA QueensKylee Lahners, New York Heights
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 31/07/2026
By popular demand, here is everything you need to know ahead of the Women's Professional Baseball League season that starts tomorrow:
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everything you need to know about the WPBL
here's your WPBL-101
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Along Came Poly-4-The-W @alongcamepoly4thew.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
oh no im crying 😭 in my cereal 😢 #AUPROHOOPS #AUPROBASKETBALL is on pause ⏸ as they recalibrate & assess what's next #womensbasketball #womenshoops they've already done so much to nurture current & thriving talents in the #wnba some of my very own #valkyries have found their footing there 😭😭😭🤳
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/07/2026
UPDATE: I've been sharing that Beshear has until August 4 to appoint a dem to McConnell's seat. That's not correct. There is no cutoff date. The August 4th date came from this language in the KY constitution, but it only applies if Mitch's term wouldn't end this year, and only for special elections.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 30/07/2026
DHS has committed over $2.9 billion to surveillance, data collection & data analytics tools since 2021. This tech arsenal has only grown under the Trump administration, with little oversight or transparency around how these tools are used, raising serious concerns about privacy & civil liberties. 1/
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DHS’s Domestic Surveillance, Data Collection, and Analytics Tools
Fueled by a budget boom, the Department of Homeland Security is expanding its technological arsenal, with little oversight or transparency around how these tools are used.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 29/07/2026
❗️Wildberries is seeking warehouses in Kazakhstan after Ukrainian drone attacks on its logistics centers in Russia, Russian media report. The company is also searching for new sites inside Russia, but local warehouse owners are reluctant to sign leases because of the strike risk. #Ukraine
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/07/2026
A roof-mounted camera captured the rapid spread of a wildfire in Spain on Friday, highlighting the intensity of the blazes.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 22/07/2026
❗️Senator Dick Durbin said the Trump administration is withholding $400 million in military aid for Ukraine that was approved in last year's US budget. According to Durbin, the money has still not been released. He said any decision to spend it may be deferred until the next US president takes office
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22/07/2026
TODAY: The House is expected to vote on the NDAA, which has a provision that would deepen US-Israeli military entanglement and insulate the Netanyahu government from accountability. Email your representative and demand they reject right-wing plans to hand over any part of our military to Netanyahu.
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Tell Your Members of Congress: Reject the Trump-Netanyahu Military Partnership
Every year, Congress passes the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a massive defense bill considered a “must-pass” piece of legislation. Because it moves every year, lawmakers frequently try t...
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