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Native Californian, retired attorney, oenophile, environmentalist, news junkie, Berkeley alum (Econ), & slave to the wishes of my rescue cat (not sure who rescued whom).

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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 7h
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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phoenix509.bsky.social @phoenix509.bsky.social · 9h
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Former Florida congressman David Rivera sentenced to 10 years in Venezuela lobbying case
Former U.S. Rep. David Rivera was convicted on federal charges stemming from a secret lobbying campaign tied to the Venezuelan government.
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Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social · 10h
Breaking news: A military judge has thrown out yet another confession in the 9/11 case, ruled it was involuntary.
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Judge Throws Out Another Confession in Sept. 11 Case (Gift Article)
Prosecutors have long considered the defendants’ admissions during interrogations in 2007 to be their best evidence.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 8h
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h
Trump fell asleep - for a full four minutes - on camera - during tonight’s White House media session. The monkeys around him had to keep jabbering to fill the embarrassing silence.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h
With everything else going on it can be easy to forget how much we're making Cuba suffer right now.
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Coast Guard Says It Stopped Ships Carrying Fuel to Cuba (Gift Article)
The Coast Guard has intercepted two small boats it says was carrying illegal fuel to Cuba as the United States enforces an fuel blockade aimed at Cuba’s Communist government.
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 11h
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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California leads lawsuit challenging Trump’s rollback of fuel economy rules
Three lawsuits filed Friday challenge the Trump administration's rollback of vehicle mileage rules as illegal, including one led by California.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11h
Literal No Kings. Either Article I means something or it doesn't.
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 16h
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🔊 Listen Now: Protections for Monarch butterflies delayed
KCLU on NPR One | 0:51
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 17h
Owning a condo in California is getting more expensive. Rising insurance costs, aging buildings, repairs and new safety rules are pushing fees higher and some owners fear they can’t afford to stay.
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California condo fees are soaring. Some owners fear they can't survive
Residents of one San Clemente condo community were recently levied a $26,000 emergency assessment per unit. Experts say such steep fees are becoming more common.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 17h
President Donald Trump sparked fresh health concerns as he departed for Texas and Oklahoma, the opening stops on his 32-day campaign tour.
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'Zig-zagging' Donald Trump may 'need handrail' as concerning new video emerges
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 20h
Democrats regain ground on voter registration in key states after steep post-2024 drops www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Democrats regain ground on voter registration in key states after steep post-2024 drops
An NBC News Decision Desk analysis of voter file data in seven states found that Democrats managed to reverse or slow their registration decline over the past year.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 20h
California moves to limit utility profits and tap more power from homes
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California moves to limit utility profits and tap more power from homes
One of several bills signed this week is a law to advance the use of virtual power plants to make greater use of clean energy at home.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I missed this in the Constitution.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 20h
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 2, 2026 ~ Will be. "Up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced by 2050, with Pacific island countries experiencing sea level rise at twice the global average, said the report released in August." www.arabnews.com/world/world-...
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World powers gather in Pacific to chart climate battle
Delegates from world powers are converging in the Pacific to address global warming and observe the impact on island nations. The meetings in Fiji aim to set the stage for COP31 in Turkey.
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Rep. Salud Carbajal @carbajal.house.gov · 02/10/2026
The San Pedro Basin has long been the site of an underwater toxic waste dump. I was proud to partner with @padilla.senate.gov on this bill to confront DDT contamination off our coast. Read more about it here: www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 02/10/2026
Contrary to popular opinion, Bernie’s coalition is narrow. It can make a lot of noise, but it hasn’t been broad enough to turn his agenda into legislation. If you’re going to come at me, which I’m sure people will, be sure you understand the point I’m making first.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When federal prosecutors assured Judge April Perry last spring they'd had no contact with top DOJ brass while pursuing the "Broadview Six," she took them at their word. Those days are over. From me and @sophiesherry.bsky.social on Perry's fact-finding effort: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/1...
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'Broadview Six' judge wants to put prosecutors under oath, keeps contempt charges on the table
U.S. District Judge April Perry on Thursday raised the specter of a "cover-up" and questioned whether federal prosecutors in Chicago talked to top officials in Washington about the politically charged...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/10/2026
Exclusive: The Trump administration stripped tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance from European and Middle Eastern countries and will give those funds instead to conservative-leaning governments in Latin America, U.S. officials said.
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Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead
The diverted funds include tens of millions of dollars Congress approved for countries impacted by the war in Ukraine.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
US trade representative declines to commit to imposing new Russian sanctions www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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US trade representative won’t commit to new Russian sanctions
Whether to impose the levies ‘is for the president to decide,’ Jamieson Greer said on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministerial.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I suspect Trump never intended to.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Company creates an AirTag silencer so that a bike thief doesn't realize a bike is being tracked. But of course, that means a person wouldn't know they were being tracked either: sixcolors.com/post/2026/10... via @glennf.com
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Silencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violence
ElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the…
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
GIFT ARTICLE Mysterious Flock cameras in Florida which no public agency admits to have installed for their use. Who installed them and who or what entities are using them to collect license plate images or other images/data? wapo.st/4ACHFOZ
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Perry: "If there are, in fact, no relevant communication of the malicious prosecution/vindictive prosecution motion, what privilege could possibly exist here?"
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On the question of an independent special prosecutor, Perry asks, as a practical matter, how that would work. Whalen: "Which part, your honor?" Perry: "The part where I appoint an independent person, in the interest of justice, to investigate the Department of Justice?"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The ships, jet fighters, Marines and sailors will arrive in the region by the end of November, the officials said. Trump recently told aides that he expects to resume bombing Iran that same month ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
FLAG: Trump doesn't rule out using the Insurrection Act around the midterms during an interview with TIME. "I don't rule anything out or in." "I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes." time.com/article/2026...
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What Trump Has Built
An interview with the President at a pivotal moment in his second term
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
States sue to stop Trump’s retreat on power plant emissions www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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States sue to stop Trump’s retreat on power plant emissions
The Trump administration’s abandonment of climate rules at the nation’s most polluting power plants is being challenged in federal court by 21 states, the District of Columbia and three major cities i...
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Near the end, he accuses the reporter of not asking him about Venezuela, then seems to forget they already talked about it, then goes back to yammering about the ballroom. He ends the interview by claiming the Secret Service wanted to tear the Oval Office down, and he stopped them.
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
When he can't understand a question, his fallback is always just to talk more and blame Biden. He calls anything he doesn't like fake, touts numbers that don't exist, he says things like "Gavin Newsom can't read," and goes well over time just to ramble about the ballroom. He's a trainwreck.
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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump's TIME interview is wild. He can't stay on topic, can't stop rambling. The first question he gets is on AI safety, and he rambles about golf. He can't hear questions. Steven Cheung has to jump in to answer q's Trump can't. He tells the same stories over and over, but acts like they're new.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And the WHCA says wut?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026
The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from Cornell University’s internal investigation into the 2024 rape allegations that are at the center of the bombshell lawsuit against the university. Here are the revelations so far.
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The Cornell Rape Investigation: Five Takeaways
The New York Times obtained more than 1,000 pages from the university’s internal inquiry into accusations by “Jane Doe.” Here are the revelations so far.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I went to the floor yesterday to ask the Senate to pass a simple bill - no ICE arrests at school bus stops. Let’s end this evil practice of purposely traumatizing kids. Republicans blocked the bill. And for insane reasons. Watch.
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 01/10/2026
🕯️ Ukraine has lost a pilot and a MiG-29 fighter jet in combat. The deceased pilot was Marat Mambetov, a captain and flight commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade (the Ghost of Kyiv). 📷: Ukraine Air Force
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 01/10/2026
CNN was listed as the primary TV pool covering Thursday’s presidential activities but then was abruptly removed
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White House removes CNN from press pool for second time in a week
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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Money Power Politics with Stephanie Ruhle @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A New York Times report reveals that Meta is telling the IRS that their A.I. data centers are a giant experiment or “pilot models” allowing the company trim almost $4 billion off its tax bill last year. #meta #irs #tax #money #a.i. #datacenter #markzuckerberg
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here's Judge Edelman's full ruling dismissing *with prejudice* the case against Reflecting Pool defendant David Hearn because "no crime had been committed." www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Order dismissing case with prejudice United States v. David Hearn (2026 CF2 010237)
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/10/2026
FCC Chair Brendan Carr says that new pro-Trump TV ads paid for with government funds don’t “merit any sort of FCC review.”
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FCC head says government-funded Trump ads are ‘normal’ and ‘don’t raise any red flags’
Brendan Carr said the ads are “normal-course public service announcements” and nothing that would “merit any sort of” review by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
STATEMENT ON JUDGE'S DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST DAVEY HEARN
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gavin Newsom signs 10 new CA gun control laws - CalMatters share.google/uigWlrhNDo0g...
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Newsom signs new gun control laws, including one requiring owners to take a 4-hour class
Gov. Newsom signed 10 new gun control laws, including one requiring people to take a four-hour safety course. Some likely will face Second Amendment challenges.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Californians are still rebuilding and recovering after the devastating 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. I'm glad FEMA has finally heeded to our calls to release urgently needed financial assistance through the Disaster Case Management Program.
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A photographer in Australia captured a poignant moment: a male koala embracing and squeezing his deceased companion. This heartbreaking scene demonstrates that animals experience and suffer emotions in a way similar to humans. 🐨💔 National Geographic
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j-waller55.bsky.social @j-waller55.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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New bill in Congress seeks to investigate toxic dump off California coast
The bill was prompted by Los Angeles Times reporting that revealed as many as half a million barrels of toxic waste had been dumped into the ocean off the coast of Southern California.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026
Fyi, the background for this is provided here. Putative progressives are constantly policing Jackson (and other candidates), demanding that they never come close to "moderating" their positions for the "Zionists." And Jackson is clearly intent on obliging.
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Everybody Needs to Calm the F*ck Down About the Maine Senate Race
The views and opinions expressed in this Substack are my own and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of any organization or business I am employed by.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026
Of course, it is not quite yet normalized for candidates to also demand that the "Jews", get over the Holocaust, performatively denounce Israel and label it a genocidaire, as Jackson did.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026
The obtuseness and sheer ignorance of this guy is dumbfounding. He's gotten the message that he must say "genocide" frequently, in order to avoid being attacked on the "left." But wow. His carefully drafted "apology" offers no confidence that he even understands the implications of his words.
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US Senate Candidate Troy Jackson discusses Israel-Gaza conflict in NEWS CENTER Maine interview
YouTube video by NEWS CENTER Maine
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: we just struck the 1st blow against Trump's illegal impoundment of almost $1B appropriated by Congress to help average folks We & partners sued to stop him from flushing away vast sums in housing support. Housing! The court just SUSPENDED his illegal action while we fully brief the case
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Obscene
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