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🗽🕊️🌊🌊🌊Resister! Pro musician, luthier, woodworker. Proud Liberal Dem, empathetic, welcoming of multicultural neighbors. Looking for like-minded allies! Blue dot - red state... DMs Limited. No posts=no follow back.

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CNBC @cnbc.com · 11h
New York City's 'click to cancel' subscription rule takes effect, joining states with similar laws
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New York City's 'click to cancel' subscription rule takes effect, joining states with similar laws
The Big Apple joins a growing number of jurisdictions adopting 'click to cancel' rules as the future of a federal standard remains unsettled.
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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 11h
Hybrid warfare, including cyberattacks, poses a big threat, not only to Russia’s neighbours, but to the whole of Europe.
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As Baltic states face Russian hybrid aggression, our research shows what Europe can do
Hybrid warfare, including cyberattacks, poses a big threat, not only to Russia’s neighbours, but to the whole of Europe.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 11h
New York, 20 states sue EPA to block power plant carbon rule repeal reut.rs/4AKnfUo
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New York, 20 states sue EPA to block power plant carbon rule repeal
New York's attorney general on Thursday led a coalition of 25 states and cities ​in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's ‌Environmental Protection Agency to block its repeal of greenhouse gas emission limits for power plants.
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 5h
They aren't supposed to be loyal to tRump over the Constitution, tho they've shown they don't really know what that means.
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RNS @rns.org · 10h
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'
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Pope Leo says existential concerns about AI 'should be taken seriously'
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (RNS) — 'If someone were to ask me, am I in panic mode? No, I sleep at night,' the pope said. But, he doesn’t believe the warnings regarding AI are 'fake news, as some have said.'
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 16h
Every horrendous villain movie come to life!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
According to a new report, Atlantic Industrial Coatings found that workers failed to apply enough primer in some areas and that two materials used in the liner system were incompatible. So no, the damage didn’t “happen because of vandalism.” It was the result of a botched renovation!
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Contractor blames its own repairs, not vandals, for Reflecting Pool failure
Documents, which have not previously been reported, make clear that the contractor found problems in the design and the execution of the renovation.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
Yeah, what psychopath would want his name on a building associated with an assassinated President
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Nicole @nicole10l.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What a concept!
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Could we just buy this guy several boxes of toy soldiers to play with so he'll stop purging our military of its senior leadership?
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Uggggggggh!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
The GOP is ramping up efforts to interfere with the midterms. Republicans were just exposed for training Wisconsin election observers to identify discrepancies with voting machines. This is just the start. Subscribe so you never miss an update: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 01/10/2026
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump, including for any possible vacancies on the Supreme Court, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.
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Schumer: Democratic US Senate may block Trump nominees for Supreme Court, lower courts • West Virginia Watch
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that should Democrats regain control of the chamber following the elections, they plan to block judicial nominees sent up by President Donald Trump.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New from me. Union nurses warn 🚨 Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system, which was already in crisis. I speak with a panel of @nationalnurses.bsky.social from Maine, Missouri, and Illinois. This is a must-listen! @therealnews.com therealnews.com/palantir-nur...
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'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
NEWS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has secured a record $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash after a NYC investigation found the company underpaid or failed to properly pay 264,000 delivery workers. 1/
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Shari2112 @shari2112.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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The Economist @economist.com · 30/09/2026
Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris rested on a fragile coalition of voters dissatisfied with Democratic leadership. Our data analysis shows that coalition appears to be fracturing
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Donald Trump’s disintegrating coalition
The swing voters of 2024 have abandoned the president
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daosdojqwrlas.bsky.social @daosdojqwrlas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Proposed freeze on $800 million in funding: A plan to unilaterally freeze $800 million in aid and environmental funds—already approved by Congress—has drawn accusations from senators that the move is "clearly illegal" and undermines congressional authority.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel optimistic about the midterm elections, just over five weeks away. But my stomach aches when I think of what’s at stake. Call me nauseously optimistic. How do you feel? robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-t…
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Petraflint @petraflint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The 2026 election is now physically underway in several states, with Pennsylvania mail ballots arriving and early voting already operating in Illinois
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Everything you need to know about how to vote in Pennsylvania in 2026 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Election Day isn’t until Nov. 3, but the 2026 election is officially underway in Pennsylvania: The first ballots are starting to hit voters’ mailboxes.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When you’ve lost white people in Florida.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As we suspected:
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Medicare for All is the guarantee of healthcare from cradle to grave—without premiums, copays, or deductibles. That’s it. Pass it.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/09/2026
Americans spend five times as much time on government form-filling as Danes, Brits or South Koreans. Why?
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Uncle Sam thinks your time is worth nothing
How and why governments waste the most precious resource
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Senator Chris Murphy gives a detailed accounting of just some of the first 500 days of trump's corrupt second term. Why are GOP leaders sitting on their hands? Could there be Kompromat leveraged against their intervening? Never seen such a feckless GOP! share.google/b3AcK7f6UBoT...
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The 51st @51st.news · 15/09/2026
NEW: Looking to lend a hand? Each week, we round up ways to work with our neighbors to build a better D.C. Here's this week's list:
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14 ways to volunteer and organize in D.C. this week
Congressional Black Caucus Week networking, a museum birthday party, and more ways to get involved.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment for “high crimes and misdemeanors” by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Uggggggggh
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 15/09/2026
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him on Tuesday of being responsible for the deaths and injuries of more than 200 civilians at the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Republican moves to impeach Trump Cabinet member responsible for 'murdering civilians'
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him on Tuesday of being responsible for the deaths and injuries of more than 200 civilians during the war in IranThe Kentucky Republican read his impeachment resolution on the House floor, where he accused Hegseth of...
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Not surprised with pootie's accolyte in charge.
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My mom would have had to update her voter registration and prove her citizenship 8 times under the SAVE Act, counting all her moves and name changes. That's just one tiny part of Trump's project to make govt exhausting, punitive and (for him) profitable. My latest www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
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Trump Is Making Government Worse on Purpose
Instead of seeking to simplify and improve citizens’ lives, this administration keeps creating new obstacles and burdens.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Hands up from all who KNOW that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social would have been a much more effective speaker than munchkin Mike! “Social Security is NOT an entitlement. It is a earned benefit” -HJ #DemCast
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WATCH - @SenatorDurbin debunks the @MarshaBlackburn @GovBillLee Trump & Patel narrative about violent crime in Memphis and across the country:
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This 👇👇👇👇👇... 🤡 in charge!
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Uggggggggh!
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Those closest to the orange criminal-in-charge know him best. They know he is a liar and a cheat. Why don't others realize this. I suppose that they cannot admit being duped by a conman. SMH.
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Independent spirit @drrrobotnikk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 2026 midterms are becoming a referendum on more than one president. They’re increasingly about affordability, accountability, and whether Congress can actually function as a check on executive power. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Warning signs abound for Trump's Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint
President Donald Trump's deep unpopularity is imperiling Republican chances of maintaining their narrow majorities in Congress with just two months before ​November's midterm elections.
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Independent spirit @drrrobotnikk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
1. Trump's Dallas rally is just a rerun of the same old divisiveness and conspiracy theories. The American people deserve a vision for the future, not a grievance tour 🙄 www.google.com/goto?url=CAE...
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Republican midterm convention updates: Trump says ‘Democrats are nervous’
US Republicans returned to the stage to close their midterm convention, still betting on Trump's political magnetism.
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Independent spirit @drrrobotnikk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
25 years later, the true cost of 9/11 is still unfolding. Heartbroken to see the 900% spike in cancer among first responders over the last decade. It’s a moral obligation for Congress to fully fund their healthcare. CNN Live Updates
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jfbass.bsky.social @jfbass.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Uggggggggh! How long do we have to endure his depravity?
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