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@jfbaron1.bsky.social
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Retired science teacher, science education materials editor and developer, musician. Live near Orlando but need to escape Florida unless I can turn it blue.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Republican Party is on the side of Russia against Ukraine. It’s not me saying that, it’s their cult leader. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A falling drop triggers a crown splash, then a vertical "Worthington jet" first captured on film in 1908. Physics hides inside every splash.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/10/2026
I took my son for a walk this morning. Beautiful, peaceful, safe. In Ukraine, parents have to worry about Russian drones targeting their children The only difference between us is where we were born. We should be helping Ukraine defeat Putin. Instead, Trump is giving Russia another lifeline.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump and MAGA: whiny crybabies
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Public executions are still held in Iran, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and Somalia.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is there anything in this that sounds unbelievable or unlikely?
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I agree. Only independent news sources such as MeidasTouch are saying what needs to be said. Reminder: MeidasTouch news updates are paywall-free through the election.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Poor iddo Trump.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament newrepublic.com/post/216312/... via @newrepublic.com
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Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament
The golden statue, named The Orange Plague, is now at the European Parliament.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump hasn’t redefined morality — he’s just worn some of us out chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
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Trump hasn’t redefined morality — he’s just worn some of us out
Corruption is so rampant in the Trump administration that the temptation is to treat it as normal. It's not.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
MeidaTouch news updates paywall free through election.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here is one way to help support democracy through responsible election coverage.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How do we get legacy media to wise up and practice responsible journalism?
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
October 5, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-5-...
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October 5, 2026
Last night, on October 4, U.S.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
October 4, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-4-...
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October 4, 2026
On Friday night, just before 11:00, Trump announced that his administration “will, immediately, begin sending ‘Checks’ of nearly $100 to over 20 MILLION wonderful Seniors to help pay for their Medicar...
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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The Trump Administration is a Cesspit of Corruption
And fighting it should be at the heart of the Democratic agenda
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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“America First” Has Become “America, Alone”
Trump’s State Department ripped down the flags of nearly 200 nations. A former senior advisor says the message is impossible to miss.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Central Question of Power in America robertreich.substack.com/p/the-centra...
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The Central Question of Power in America
Can we reverse the power shift that began four decades ago? This is the biggest question lurking behind the midterm campaigns.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Authoritarianism Expert Tim Snyder Warns America Is Committing “Superpower Suicide”
Historian and On Tyranny author Timothy Snyder tells Ben Meiselas he has never seen a major country surrender so much power so quickly.
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Morning everyone 👋 Who wants to be in my arrest DJT starter pack? Must be a follower of mine so you are a vetted #Blues account. Repost #BlueStormConnects #BlueStormComin1
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Greg Palast @gregpalast.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yvette Nicole Brown breaks down how Old Jim Crow has returned to haunt our right to vote. But now, he’s changed his white sheets for spreadsheets. Join the posse putting Jim Crow back in his grave at: SaveYourVote.org #SaveYourVote | @ynb.bsky.social
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 2, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...
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October 2, 2026
Trump held a campaign rally tonight in Mobile, Alabama, the city where, as Shawn McCreesh of the New York Times recalled, his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015, when more than 30,000 people ...
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
October 1, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...
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October 1, 2026
John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AutoWar robertreich.substack.com/p/autowar?r=...
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AutoWar
The nightmare
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You Can Help Improve Legacy Media open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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You Can Help Improve Legacy Media
🚨33 Days to the Midterms🚨
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is no such thing as a “free market” robertreich.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
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There is no such thing as a “free market”
All markets are defined by laws and rules. The question is who are the laws and rules for?
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Rot at the Top robertreich.substack.com/p/the-heart-...
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The Rot at the Top
The real reason Americans are paying more under Trump Republicans
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 29, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Most Durable Lie: Election Rigging (Gift Article)
Trump’s most durable lie.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The MAGA Factor robertreich.substack.com/p/maga-repub...
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The MAGA Factor
What separates Trump voters who consider themselves MAGA from Trump voters who do not?
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sunday thought: Nauseous Optimism robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...
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Sunday thought: Nauseous Optimism
Looking toward November 3
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-underw...
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It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
10 Steps To Fix What Trump Has Broken robertreich.substack.com/p/10-steps-t...
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10 Steps To Fix What Trump Has Broken
And mend everything thereafter
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Federal Workers Got Paid Billions Not to Work Thanks to DOGE newrepublic.com/post/215484/... via @newrepublic.com
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Federal Workers Got Paid Billions Not to Work Thanks to DOGE
A new report reveals how the federal government paid billions as part of its supposed plan to save taxpayers money.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Four Changes to Help the White House Press Recover Its Spine open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Four Changes to Help the White House Press Recover Its Spine
🚨41 Days to the Midterms🚨
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We Are Facing a Psychiatric Emergency open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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We Are Facing a Psychiatric Emergency
The media needs to step up. Donald Trump needs to be removed from office.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
At least Joe Biden isn't being airbrushed away — yet chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...
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At least Joe Biden isn't being airbrushed away — yet
A weakness for rewriting history is what tyrants, despots and Donald Trump think makes them strong.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
UNDAUNTED: Take the Wins open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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UNDAUNTED: Take the Wins
🚨46 Days to the Midterms🚨
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My course "Wealth & Poverty" starts right here on Monday, September 21st robertreich.substack.com/p/my-course-...
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My course "Wealth & Poverty" starts right here on Monday, September 21st
And every subsequent Monday for the next 14 weeks.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He threatens to demolish the Kennedy Center. The arch will need demolition too.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump and Hegseth must be held accountable.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An Oversight Bonanza open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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An Oversight Bonanza
🚨47 Days to the Midterms🚨
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump’s Worst Fear robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
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Trump’s Worst Fear
His vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Office Hours: The biggest existential threat? robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hou...
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Office Hours: The biggest existential threat?
What should be humanity’s highest priority?
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...
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Opinion | Trump Has Untethered Himself From Reality (Gift Article)
The president’s distortions have an impact on much more than belief in his claims about what he was doing on Sept. 11.
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What to Defund open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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What to Defund
🚨50 Days to the Midterms🚨
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jfbaron1.bsky.social @jfbaron1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“Trump Dividend” is the new Trump Steaks open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
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“Trump Dividend” is the new Trump Steaks
The con artist in chief’s latest scam.
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