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Janice Oest

@janstar17.bsky.social
288 followers 406 following 58 posts

Seeker, believer, wanderer. Lover of trees, and seas, and bees. Caretaker of the earth and all its’ creatures. Major foodie and 🫘 freak.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
At least this guy doesn't have a name that makes him sound like a cartoonish Nazi
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This is psychosis. He is profoundly mentally ill. He is not fit to be in any position of power over anyone or anything. He should not control nuclear weapons.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/10/2026
RFK Jr: "Native health is not a footnote in my administration—it’s a top priority." And yet CDC's Healthy Tribes program was gutted last year. This older article (post April 1 RIFs) is still relevant. How can you do the important work when you've fired all the staff? #ZombifiedCDC
independent.co.uk
RFK Jr. wants American tribes to get healthy. Trump gutted a program that was helping
Native leaders say they are having trouble grasping the dissonance between Kennedy's words and his actions
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
"When Trump plucked Katie Zacharia from obscurity & appointed her as his new press sec, he called her 'an attorney.' This is also how Zacharia describes herself. But Popular Information searched for evidence in all 50 states, plus DC, that she was admitted to practice law anywhere — & found none."
popular.info
Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she?
There is no evidence Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law — and the White House did not provide any
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Perfect
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The most corrupt and unethical president in US history by far.
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
there are vanishingly few principles that Donald Trump holds to, but by far the most important one is a universal admiration and fellowship with sex criminals
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Mad_as_hell (Maddie) @maddie-says.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thursday night, 83-year-old Joe Biden, battling Stage IV prostate cancer, stood up in front of a crowd with this message. “This is no time to give up.” Go register to vote, support candidates, and don't give up. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks youtu.be/Y6aRJnCMVrU?...
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Biden urges Americans to get up and vote in midterm elections; keep fighting for country’s future
YouTube video by KOMO News
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Do what we want or we’ll kill your arts center. Mafia government.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding. Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
A group photo shows about 35 people, including Donald Trump Jr.; his wife, Bettina Anderson; Ivanka Trump; Jared Kushner; Tiffany Trump; and Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev.

Little Pipe Cay/Lux Hospitality Bahamas; Laura Gordon Photography via Instagram; Laura Gordon Photography
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 12/07/2026
Trump’s $87 billion supplemental funding request in the news includes money to the USDA: “$10 billion in temporary economic assistance for row and specialty crops planted in crop year 2026.” Guessing this means bailouts to farmers harmed by Trump’s tariff wars. @altusda.altgov.info thoughts?
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Remember when trump said he’d make America respected, that’s not what this looks like
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Jen @jenelaina.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Raided and arrested someone around the block from me. Fucking fascist state. If you're able to show up in Detroit at noon, please do. Thank you.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Sean Trende’s piece on his son’s last day of school is full of joy and sadness and love and is well worth your time. www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...
Judson's Last Ride
COMMENTARY
By Sean Trende
RCP Staff

Today is a day I've dreaded for over a decade. At around 6:20 a.m., we'll get my oldest son Judson up,give him a bath, put his safety harness on (don't worry, we'll dress him first, and then watch him amble down our driveway to the school bus, as we have almost every school day since fourth grade. He'll go through whatever class activities he has, come to the end of the day, and get ready to ride the bus home, as he has almost every school day since fourth grade. His teachers and aides will wipe their eyes, put him on the bus, and off he'll go, just the same as he's done almost every school day since fourth grade.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
There's no greater sign of the iron grip that "both sides" framing has on American journalists than the repeated descriptions of the unhinged tantrum Trump is throwing over the pope's anodyne statements on Catholic doctrine as a "feud" or a "fight" or anything else that implies they're both to blame
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Guessing the demented and delusional and deranged Occupant of the White House won't want to see this. DO NOT SHARE!!!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Wow — hey @nytimes.com are you gonna explain to your readers why you changed the headline to this @ezraklein.bsky.social piece about Hasan? Who did you capitulate to? 🤔
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Or have you met U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who admitted in March 2026 to having an extramarital affair with a staffer who later died by suicide when she lit herself on fire? Gonzales is still serving in Congress.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NYT: “Trump championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen it and impose stiff tariffs on foreign metals… Yet the White House has secured tens of millions of dollars worth of donated foreign steel for Trump’s $400 million ballroom project.” www.livemint.com/news/world/i...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
No one seems to notice the “Praise be to Allah,” part, which Trump would say was a jest, if asked. But imagine Biden or Obama saying it & the GOP response. Trump is completely off the rails & the GOP response is pretending it’s not happening. More here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 21/03/2026
Robert Mueller Served America. Trump Cheered His Death.This is not rough politics or another controversy. It is a glimpse into something darker now sitting in the Oval Office. A glimpse into the heart of a coward who ran from service. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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A President Who Cheers a Veteran’s Death Is Unfit for Office, and EVIL
Robert Mueller was a wounded Marine, a decorated veteran, and a public servant who spent his life defending the rule of law. The President of the United States responded to his death with glee.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Yeah, the guy with the cotton candy hairdo and the caked-on bronzer and the lifts in his shoes who constantly complains about how mean everyone is to him and how unfair it all is, that's pure alpha male behavior.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives? A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit. Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit? A: No, we didn’t.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Secretary Jaegermeister is so butch and SO not stupid that he just invited Iran to kill any US POWs; since Super-Christian Pete says that’s ok to do now.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/03/2026
While U.S. service members die in another forever war in the Middle East, Donald Trump’s “peace envoy” is raising money for his private equity firm.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Love how he starts by saying many countries will be sending warships to help us, and then two sentences later says well hopefully they will
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
MAGA's rhetoric of western civilizational emergency is so weird. They look at ICE arresting grandmothers and they see the ancient Greeks defeating the Persians or the Franks stopping the Islamic invaders in 732. Everyone else sees ICE arresting grandmothers. newrepublic.com/article/2076...
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Anu @nofirstorder.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
John, as someone who teaches middle schoolers how to read a graph, I can tell you: if you found $2.09 gas in 2025, you didn't find a deal you found a time rift.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/03/2026
Trump's psychotic, murderous post: "Iran is being beat to HELL … They said, 'Thank you President Trump.' I said, 'You’re welcome!' ... Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for destruction & certain death are groups of people not considered for targeting until this moment"
Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack. They were looking to take over and rule the Middle East. It is the first time that Iran has ever lost, in thousands of years, to surrounding Middle Eastern Countries. They have said, “Thank you President Trump.” I have said, “You’re welcome!” Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East,” they are, instead, “THE LOSER OF THE MIDDLE EAST,” and will be for many decades until they surrender or, more likely, completely collapse! Today Iran will be hit very hard! Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
In his defense, he was told there would be no fact checking. #RadioFreeAmerica www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
usatoday.com
JD Vance's lies made me change my stance on immigration | Opinion
What I learned in Springfield, Ohio, showed me truth about conservative movement and its stance on immigration.
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Carla @cwalworth.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Know our history.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Shouldn’t Fox pay Fetterman as a contributor at this point?
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
After a decade of dithering, the Trump admin has outlined a plan to change Obamacare. And it is to make the coverage exponentially worse and send out of pocket costs to the moon—essentially to make it not health insurance—in the name of lowering premiums a little. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...
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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000
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Ken Cousins, PhD @kencousins.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact
Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed
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Sawyer Hackett @sawyerhackett.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Trump illegally taxed us $200 billion. Big corporations may be refunded—you won't see a dime.
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Recent CBS News news: 1. Anderson Cooper leaves 60 Minutes after two decades 2. Stephen Colbert reveals network won’t let him air interview with Dem 3. Producer says politics dictating what airs 4. Owner’s bid for CNN parent back on the table. 5. Not firing Epstein pal.
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Dan McDonald @kebe.com · 17/02/2026
Also the actually-aired why-they-didn't-air-it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh7D...
youtube.com
Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Your faith should have nothing to do with how you govern. Your morality should have everything to do with how you govern.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I don’t need to know anything about your faith or your religion to vote for you…
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
His enemies spend a lot of time attacking that Mamdani’s a “social democrat.” What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy. That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 05/02/2026
Imagine if four years into our war in Iraq we had only occupied 20 percent of it and lost 1.2 million men. Would anyone say the US is winning? No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
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Rebecca Fachner @rebeccafachner.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
In less than a week the Kennedy Center has effectively closed and our local DC paper has been gutted, both by billionaires. I don’t think immigrants are our problem in this country.
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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I've been waiting for this. Independent autopsy of Renee Good is in. It's strong evidence against Agent Ross, given what it means about the second or third shot through the left-side window. It's the second and third shots that make the easiest criminal case of a willful killing.
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Independent autopsy in ICE shooting death of Renee Good released by law firm in civil investigation
The results of an independent autopsy for Renee Good have been released as part of a law firm's civil investigation, two weeks after she was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19/01/2026
This is pure, unabashed bigotry. If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party. But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence. A stain on our Congress.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you. Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers. Now get off my lawn. /5x
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/12/2025
The cease-fire in Gaza is more than two months old. But the killing of Palestinians has not yet stopped for more than a day or two at a time.
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The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.
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