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@jgarren.bsky.social
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NO SOLICITATIONS. Over-educated old potter. Cares: (1) US neofascism; (2) what's not told in western media; posts from non-west sources & anti-musrump matters=FB suspension. Elephant’s Child. politics/science/art/history/theatre/kitties/books/garden/etc.

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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 2h
1/2 ALL THIS IS INSANE! INVESTIGATE THE WATERGATE PROSECUTOR??? [Just Security 10/2/26]
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 3h
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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Arab party leader forced to withdraw from Israeli elections
Palestinian participation in upcoming Knesset vote continues to shrink with withdrawal of Sami Abu Shehadeh.
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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 5h
We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 4h
IN A NUTSHELL... (and it doesn't help that trump's team has no diplomats, only business wheelers & dealers) Why Washington and Tehran keep talking past each other www.axios.com/2026/10/02/i...
axios.com
Why Washington and Tehran keep talking past each other
Deep-seated dynamics between the two countries have frustrated efforts to broker a peace agreement.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 4h
FYI ballotpedia.org/Colorado_202...
ballotpedia.org
Colorado 2026 ballot measures
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 4h
SCARY... October 1, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 21h
What do voters need to know ahead of the midterms? @mawaldman.bsky.social joined @aliciamenendez.bsky.social on @ms.now today: "They can vote with confidence. They should vote early. They should make a plan to vote.” bit.ly/4rFNLtQ
ms.now
Trump won't rule out invoking Insurrection Act in November
President Trump says he will not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act in November. President of the Brennan Center for Justice Michael Waldman joins Alicia Menendez to share his reaction to Trump's comments.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 15h
😢 The Israeli strike on this 7-story residential complex and surrounding buildings took place on October 25, 2023.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 16h
SOUND FAMILIAR?
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 16h
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR...
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 16h
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TERRORISTS
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 17h
THE COLD, HARD, TRUTH OF THE MATTER www.aljazeera.com/video/inside...
aljazeera.com
What’s driving Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank?
Attacks on Palestinians in the area are growing at unprecedented levels.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 18h
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 18h
www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
aljazeera.com
US judge rules Wisconsin mosque leader Salah Sarsour can be deported
Sarsour’s lawyers say the decision threatens free speech protections and plan to fight the ruling.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 19h
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 21h
OUCH! LOL! Just Security today:
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A win! A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from prosecuting a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
apnews.com
DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 21h
Dangerous Warning Signs from the First-Ever ATRC Case at www.justsecurity.org/159035/dange...
justsecurity.org
Dangerous Warning Signs from the First-Ever ATRC Case
The first-ever case brought before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court displayed the dangers it poses to democratic rights.
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 30/09/2026
There's an issue behind warnings about superintelligence, writes Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social. "There is no established path showing that today's AI systems will surpass the smartest humans, much less a scientific basis for calculating the likelihood that such systems will destroy humanity."
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How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business
There is no clear path showing that today’s AI systems will lead to superintelligence, much less a basis for calculating the probability of doom.
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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What could possibly go wrong…. 🤡🤡🤡
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
FEEL BETTER NOW? Trump, Big AI go all-in together www.axios.com/2026/10/01/t...
axios.com
Trump, Big AI go all-in together
Neither Trump nor the AI titans have plausible deniability if things go wrong.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BACKSTORY: for those born before the Iraq War... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
robertreich.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
robertreich.substack.com
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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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Drop Site News 10/1/26
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.justsecurity.org/153281/boots...
justsecurity.org
Boots Off Ballots: The Law
Federal law and the Constitution are abundantly clear: efforts to involve troops in U.S. elections are anti-constitutional and illegal.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 30/09/2026
We’re proud to announce that UCS President & CEO Dr. Gretchen Goldman has been named in the TIME100 Next list for 2026. This list highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future of science, activism, politics, business, sports, entertainment and more. #Time100NEXT
TIME100 Next 2026 graphic with a centered portrait of UCS President Dr. Gretchen Goldman Dr. Gretchen Goldman.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'LL VOTE FOR THAT!!
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
10/1/26 GMT
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
INTERESTING. NOT A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL, BUT PERHAPS A TESTING THE WATER FOR POSSIBLE POST-ELECTION NEXT YEAR ACTION.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
EVENTUALLY THE ARAB WORLD WILL GET TIRED OF ISRAEL AND THERE COULD BE HELL TO PAY...
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DUH. IT'S NEVER BEEN ANYTHING BUT A TRUMP VANITY PROJECT
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/...
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Israel on it's way to the Gazification of Lebanon...
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
AND THE DAY ISN'T OVER... www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/...
aljazeera.com
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill seven as ‘ceasefire’ violations continue
At least six people killed in drone attack on passenger van and one person killed in strike on residential apartment.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
HOW ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! ❤️ apnews.com/article/carn...
apnews.com
Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has built a global profile by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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mr-yoyito.bsky.social @mr-yoyito.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Excellent political cartoon. It’s too bad Ed Sheeran won’t get it.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤬🤬🤬 www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
npr.org
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Boston Globe headline this AM [paywall for the article]
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NYT THIS AM
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A COMMON ENOUGH OCCURRENCE:
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'M WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THIS. IT IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL. Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...
axios.com
Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up
President Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
FYI www.almanac.com/poisonous-be...
almanac.com
12 Poisonous Berries to Avoid This Fall
Learn which fall berries are poisonous, how to identify them, and keep kids and pets safe while enjoying autumn walks and berry-picking.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
news.artnet.com/art-world/ke...
news.artnet.com
Kehinde Wiley Offers to Buy Back Painting Removed From U.S. Embassy for Being ‘Woke’
Kehinde Wiley has written to President Trump asking to buy a painting that was removed from the U.S. embassy in the Dominican Republic.
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jgarren.bsky.social @jgarren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax
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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.
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