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Rural PNW fourth-gen. Making quilts and fostering dogs when I can. Social justice and equality are important. Find solutions not problems.💙🌈🪡🐾📚📷👩‍🌾🌻🥾🧐

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The Economist @economist.com · 26/09/2026
Japan is building an espionage apparatus almost from scratch. Sweden is creating a new civilian foreign-intelligence agency. Canada is debating whether to have one, too
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How middle powers are rethinking espionage
Allies are grappling with threats from Russia and China—and perhaps America
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Third US president wrote in 1787 about importance of peace, paying off debt and supporting agriculture
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Thomas Jefferson letter goes on the market – containing a prescient warning for Trump today
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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 26/09/2026
AI May Be Fueling Global Test Score Dips: Why Parents Need To Be On High Alert During Homework Time
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AI May Be Fueling Global Test Score Dips: Why Parents Need To Be On High Alert During Homework Time
Kids are struggling with reading and math at levels that should have parents paying attention, especially as smartphones, social media, and artificial intelligence become a bigger part of everyday learning. […] The post AI May Be Fueling Global Test Score Dips: Why Parents Need To Be On High Alert During Homework Time appeared first on Baller Alert.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 15/09/2026
Benedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’ #Climate
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Benedict Cumberbatch on his Earth-saving eco film: ‘We are in the last grab of the extraction era’
From Obama’s chef to a big cat obsessive, the actor has gathered experts from Alaska, the Amazon and beyond for a film about how to heal our besieged palent. He talks about naysayers, elephant tusks – and the wonders of venison
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
He knows exactly what he did. Down to the numbers. Don't Let this disappear. EVER 🤬
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RB @rbisrb.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Sounds Like a Plan...
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Brb going see if pigs 🐖 are taking flight as Fox News drags Trump:
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It's the guns 💯%
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George Williams @gpww.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Arizona voters today are filling a vacancy in the U.S. House, and both candidates have publicly expressed their intent to provide the deciding signature on the discharge petition to circumvent Johnson and force a House vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. newrepublic.com/post/200787/...
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Mike Johnson’s Epstein Delay Tactic Is About to Blow Up in His Face
Arizona voters are set to skew the numbers in the House of Representatives in a special election.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 23/09/2025
Just watched Trump's UN speech in its entirety. My God.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Jeffries: Costs aren’t going down—they’re going up. Trump doesn’t want to confront any of that. But Democrats are taking the fight to him. He was afraid of us taking that fight directly to him in front of the American people in the Oval Office, which is why he canceled the meeting.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2025
Read the Dekleptocracy substack: "When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem" dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...
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Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security
We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 23/09/2025
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
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Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
In immigration news, hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have disappeared.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
TWO THIRDS????????????????
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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Headline correction: domestic terrorists kidnapped a 5 year old girl & held her hostage in order to kidnap her father. #Pinks
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
An idea:
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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Anonymous Reveals New Reports Questioning Trump's "Victory" in 2024 Thank you for watching!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WeD...
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Anonymous Reveals New Reports Questioning Trump's "Victory" in 2024
YouTube video by ANONYMOUS News
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/06/2025
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 23/04/2025
Al Gore draws parallels between Trump and early Nazi Germany – video #Climate
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Al Gore draws parallels between Trump and early Nazi Germany – video
Al Gore said there were 'important lessons' to be learned from similarities between the early rise of Nazi Germany and the recent actions of the Trump administration'
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
20 years ago, Texas studied immigration and found that undocumented immigrants' economic contributions outweighed their costs. Now, for the first time since, Texas may conduct a similar study — but only focus on the costs.
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Texas may study the impact of immigration again, but focus only on costs
The only time the state conducted such an assessment two decades ago, it found that undocumented Texans contributed more to the state’s economy than they cost the state.
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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
"A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism." www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
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Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 22/04/2025
I was denied permission to host a roundtable at the Puget Sound VA to hear from women veterans about their health care. I have NEVER been outright denied from having open & honest conversations with VA—until this administration. I'm demanding an answer from VA Secretary, Doug Collins.
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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This is remarkably good — and effective. More of this, Democrats.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
NEW: Judge Xinis largely rejects DOJ's opposition to discovery requests in the Abrego Garcia case, accusing the Trump admin of "a willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations," citing their continued denial to acknowledge what the Supreme Court ordered.
I. Ruling on General Objections 1. “False Premise” Objections. Defendants object to certain discovery because they claim the requests are based on the “false premise that the United States can or has been ordered to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador.”2 See Defs.’ Objs. & Resps. to Pls.’ First Set of Expedited Interrogs., ECF No. 98-1 at 3. Defendants—and their counsel—well know that the falsehood lies not in any supposed “premise,” but in their continued mischaracterization of the Supreme Court’s Order. That Order made clear that this Court “properly required the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.” See Noem v. Abrego Garcia, 604 U.S. –– (2025), slip op. at 2; see also Abrego Garcia v. Noem, No. 25-1404, 2025 WL 1135112, at *1 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2025). Defendants’ objection reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply with discovery obligations. The objection is overruled. Defendants are therefore ordered to supplement their answers in full compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Their answers must include facts responsive to the requests, not oblique and incomplete, non-specific characterizations. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 33(b)(3) (requiring that each interrogatory be answered “fully”)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
ABBY PHILLIP: “Scott, you keep repeating something nobody ever said. No one said Trump can't have an opinion. The Q is, should the fed act based on it? Trump is not an economist. And as far as I can tell, he does not even have a good grasp on how trade works.” 🎯
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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife? HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS? www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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The $10M steered to Hope Florida by the state was Medicaid money, document shows
A draft agreement of a $67 million settlement between the DeSantis administration and a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state sheds new light on how $10 million of that amount was diverted...
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MS NOW @ms.now · 17/04/2025
NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.
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Axios @axios.com · 23/04/2025
Nearly half of Americans are now exposed to potentially dangerous levels of air pollution, per a new report.
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Nearly half of US exposed to air pollution as Trump seeks to cut climate protections
Trump's EPA has made it easier for companies to request exemptions from Clean Air Act rules.
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Tiger v. Canadian Goose. Canadians know who wins.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
WOW! The Economist’s cover: “Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America."
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 06/03/2025
Growing number of domestic violence victims are taking their own lives
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Growing number of domestic violence victims are taking their own lives
Sharon Holland sits surrounded by fresh flowers as she scrolls through photos on her phone of her daughter, Chloe.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/03/2025
The Democratic Party is suing President Donald Trump over an executive order that could make it easier for him to tilt elections in the GOP’s favor.
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Democrats Sue Trump Over Attempt to Control Independent Election Agency
Read more here.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 06/03/2025
“I can't physically sit back any longer and let them continue to dehumanize and demonize my communities. I’ll be finishing high school soon, and I dream of a world where I will at least have the same amount of rights as my mother did when she was my age.” via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Ralliers say they’re sick of national, state officials targeting vulnerable student groups • Arizona Mirror
Arizona youth advocates rally LGBTQ immigrant students rights at Senate lawn as speakers address concerns about policies targeting vulnerable youth
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/03/2025
The Trump administration is targeting the USAID. Here's where things stand
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The Messy Aftermath of Trump’s Attack on USAID, Explained
President Donald Trump and his government efficiency czar Elon Musk have launched a full-frontal assault on the United States Agency for International Development, America’s marquee foreign aid agency...
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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 06/03/2025
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Trump Set to Issue Order Pushing to Shut Down the Education Department
Donald Trump is preparing to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday directing his newly confirmed Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, to begin the process of shutting down the Department […] The post Trump Set to Issue Order Pushing to Shut Down the…
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 03/03/2025
Commentary: Trump has upended many core functions of the U.S. government. Legal experts have said that these actions are leading up to, or have already sparked, a constitutional crisis. Law professor Jeffrey Schmitt of the University of Dayton explains.
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What’s a constitutional crisis? Here’s how Trump’s recent moves are challenging the Constitution • Ohio Capital Journal
In a short few weeks, President Trump has upended many core functions of the U.S. government. Legal experts have said that these actions are leading up to, or have already sparked, a constitutional…
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 03/03/2025
The UK’s ongoing need for workers drives migrants to take huge risks and face high financial costs.
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Governments can keep raiding takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants
The UK’s ongoing need for workers drives migrants to take huge risks and face high financial costs.
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Heatmap News @heatmap.news · 03/03/2025
New research on urban fires shows that “vehicle fires would increase by 11.6% and outdoor fires by as much as 22.2% by the end of the century,” if no new climate mitigation policies are implemented.
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Get Ready for More Fires Like the Ones in L.A.
New research shows that climate change is making urban fires more frequent.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 03/03/2025
University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won’t work, writes @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
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Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.
University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.
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The National @thenationalnews.com · 03/03/2025
Iran has increased its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium by more than 50% in just three months, bringing it closer to weapons-grade levels, the UN nuclear watchdog has warned.
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Iran boosts uranium stockpile at weapons-grade threat levels | The National
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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 03/03/2025
The move follows Friday’s disastrous meeting in the Oval Office between President Zelensky, President Trump and JD Vance, the US vice-president 🔓This story is free to read Follow the live updates ⬇️
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Ukraine war live: Donald Trump expected to discuss cancelling military aid
The move follows Friday’s disastrous meeting in the Oval Office between President Zelensky, President Trump and JD Vance, the US vice-president
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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 28/02/2025
Could it happen here? Could a Donald Trump tribute act sweep into power in the UK and trash the existing order? “We’d need solid stone defences. And we don’t even have paper,” writes @arusbridger.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...
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A British Trump tribute act could snatch power in the UK
Without a constitution for protection, British politics is vulnerable to its own version of extremism
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/02/2025
Trump is motivated by profit, but it is unclear if Ukraine would receive anything in return for giving the U.S. access to its minerals, says former Bernie Sanders foreign policy adviser @mattduss.bsky.social.
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 28/02/2025
#OpEd While the rest of the world is shutting the door to the corrupt super-rich, President Donald Trump is welcoming them in, warns @cjcmichel.bsky.social.
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Trump Is Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Russian Oligarchs - The Moscow Times
Opinion | For years, so-called golden visas have been one of the favored tools of the crooked and corrupt around the world.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/02/2025
Canada isn’t known for making a fuss, with niceness essentially part of its national brand. But President Trump's threats to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian exports and to annex the country have set off cascades of fury, leading many Canadians to shun American products and abandon trips to the U.S.
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How Canadians Are Directing Their Ire at the U.S. Over Trump’s Tariffs
Canadians are shunning American products and abandoning trips to the United States to protest the economic punishment President Trump has threatened to impose with tariffs.
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 28/02/2025
President Donald Trump’s appointment of FBI Director Kash Patel to also serve as acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has stirred fears among former ATF officials. “I just see him coming in with a wrecking ball,” said one.
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What Kash Patel’s Leadership Could Mean for the ATF
Patel, the FBI director and newly appointed head of the nation’s top firearms regulator, is cozy with the most extreme flank of the gun rights movement.
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