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Jim Fry

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Retired from a career in journalism. Not an enemy of the people.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump reportedly told oil executives to raise $1 billion for his campaign while promising them drilling permits. He got the money. They got their permits. Your air and water were never consulted. #PayToPlayPresident
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW from me: The resurgence of measles in the US is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they haven't seen in decades. www.wired.com/story/measle...
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Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Let’s remember that Sen. Eric Schmitt is a white nationalist who employs other white nationalists while spreading white nationalist/racist conspiracy theories. missouriindependent.com/2025/09/15/m... White supremacists never fail to demonstrate how they’re inferior:
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Leaked audio of Ken Paxton: Q: Do you think Trump is a bit of a drag? Paxton: To be honest with you, when we did that midterm convention, it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Yeah. Not good.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mother of Renee Good: I voted for Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the US, innocents like our family and the others here, against terrorists. Certainly not to accuse those of us here of being terrorists and take precious lives. This is madness.
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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Even MAGA should take notice 👇👇
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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump has now refunded $128 billion dollars from his tariffs to corporations. Tariffs he created, made Americans pay for, and then returned right back to his donors. We paid, and his friends cashed in.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW: GOP Rep Jeff Hurd has declined a CO-3 debate invitation from the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce, CSU-Pueblo, Grand Junction Sentinel, KRDO-TV, Rocky Mountain PBS, and 9NEWS. Hurd's only scheduled debate with Democrat Dwayne Romero is a 30-minute exchange at Club 20 this weekend
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David Froomkin @dfroomkin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Alito is not the only Republican justice who has embraced this disturbing rhetoric in recent years. It is instructive to break down what they are saying: we shouldn't count all the votes, because some segment of the electorate would become angry that their preferred candidate didn't win.
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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Not to mention, the law would be UNCONSTITUTIONAL:
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James M. Thomas (JT) @insurgentprof.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wayne was my MA thesis and PhD dissertation adviser at Mizzou. He is kind, and good, and represents the best of what Mizzou is and has to offer. The Missouri state law that seeks to criminalize even the discussion of DEI is shameful, and so are those who support it. abc17news.com/news/educati...
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University of Missouri investigating professor after video alleges DEI sympathies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is investigating allegations of staff violating federal and state laws against diversity, equity and inclusion practices after a video reportedly showin...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day — and we're less than 50 days from the midterms. The best time to check that your voter registration is up to date is right now. And remind your friends and family to do the same. This is absolutely vital. ⬇️ nationalvoterregistrationday.org
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National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They live in a false reality they have built around themselves…..
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WTFLife @wrongdaytostop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Good thing for him he can’t be charged with crimes while in office since he’s trying to bribe all Americans. I’m sure the $5k checks would be in the mail — right after the DOGE savings checks and the tariff savings checks.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
every time I see this human thumb I think about how fuckin wild it is that the story about the cava bag full of $50K in bribe cash just... disappeared
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EUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 09/09/2026
Yesterday, Kyiv woke to Russian ballistic missiles again. Homes were damaged, fires broke out, and civilians were hurt.  Moscow talks about ‘peace’ while making civilian life more dangerous by the day.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On using fabricated assaults to excuse spying on ICE protestors. emptywheel.net/2026/08/18/d...
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DOJ Used Pam Bondi's Trophy Arrests as an Excuse to Spy on Minnesota's Anti-ICE Community - emptywheel
In his filing showing a grand conspiracy theory DOJ is attempting to concoct, Isaac Sant also showed how the trumped up assault defendants Pam Bondi paraded as trophies served as the excuse to predica...
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EUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 09/09/2026
Moscow regularly accuses Europe of ‘escalation’. Meanwhile, Russia’s war keeps creating the very security threats Europe is warning about.
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 05/09/2026
. Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! Read on: en.ammonnews.net/article/94863 .
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Ammonnews : Nepal seeks climate justice after Himalayan disaster
When a wall of icy debris from a glacial collapse on the China-Nepal border tore through his village last week, Pemba...
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
He is one of the most despicable specimens of the human race to have ever lived! He destroys everything...💔
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
USPS is reportedly pushing ahead with untested technology to carry out Trump’s attack on mail-in voting. The plan, if it’s allowed to go forward, could completely “derail” the midterms, according to a whistleblower. Trump will stop at nothing to cheat his way to victory.
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Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
He is doing everything he can to simultaneously loose the election and steal it
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NEW EPISODE: With just over 60 days until the midterms, Donald Trump is still trying to weaponize the U.S. Postal Service against mail-in voters. I break down the legal fight playing out in federal courts including a TRO that's now being appealed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FZo...
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Trump's DOJ Just Embarrassed Itself (Again)
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
BREAKING: Trump's mail ballot interference rule is blocked for Nov 3 after a fed judge REFUSED to pause order She called their claim that SCOTUS blessed this rule a "cynical interpretation" & she was right to Proud to be litigating these issues in the parallel dc case @democracydefendersfund.org👇
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The renaming of this lake is so dumb and petty and should not be the focus of the news right now but … I cannot overstate enough just how sad and pathetic this update is for Google
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Here is Trump's progression: Fake polls➡️Fake voters➡️Fake results➡️Fake winners🟰Real suppression, real lies, real subversion and real violence.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Well deserved!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Shut it down. Now.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“The majority of Americans are open to living car-free even after decades of car-centric planning, a new survey finds…A stunning 18% of car-owning U.S. residents indicated that they were ‘strongly interested’ in living car-free, and another 40% said that they were ‘open’ to it.” @usa.streetsblog.org
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Survey: Most Americans Are Open To Ditching Their Cars — Streetsblog USA
Automakers have spent a century and countless trillions of dollars making car-dependent living the American norm. But U.S. resident still aren't sold, a new survey suggests.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Still no sign of Mitch McConnell.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The most damaging political idea I've seen in my lifetime is the idea that government should be run like a business
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
USPS can't even deliver my utility bill on time Now we're told it's going to screen every mail-in voter & every ballot in the country? Not happening. It's grossly unconstitutional, & we @democracydefendersfund.org & partners have gone to court to stop it I explained on @cnn.com -TN
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My suggestion is to cancel your subscription to any media company that refers to Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Drivers: "Use the bike lane!" The bike lane:
Two yellow stripes between a curb and white dashed stripes on a roadway
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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026
We’re not changing it.
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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This man’s 👇views represent the evil racial nationalism that took millions of lives in the 20th Century.
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Dr Erika’s (Too) Online, PhD @erikas.online · 26/08/2026
Apparently ICE arrests are at an all-time high and I'm guessing they've managed that by decentralizing. Focus on a specific urban area, and you get a lot of targeted resistance. Anyway, helpful reminder that ICE are literally everywhere and we should all be watching out for our neighbors.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Reminder: Dolly Parton helped fund the Moderna vaccine for COVID.
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Dolly Parton, who helped fund the Moderna vaccine, gets a ‘dose of her own medicine.’ (Published 2021)
The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Democratic Party has an opportunity to once again become the party of working Americans, rather than the party of corporate America. It is more urgent than at any time since the Great Depression that Democrats act on this opportunity.
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The Last Stand of the Corporate Democrats
Their reign is coming to an end
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The real choice before us is between democracy and tyranny, between an economy that works for all or one that works just for the rich. If the Democrat's mega-donor class chooses the latter, it may be acting in its narrow self-interest — but it will also be acting against the future of this nation.
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Jim Fry @jimfryri.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Time for Democratic leaders in Congress to stand up, like Minnesota (and this woman 👇) did.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
👇 This, for the love of Pete
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Reuters: U.S. JUDGE BLOCKS U.S. POSTAL SERVICE FROM RESTRICTING MAIL-IN VOTING PURSUANT TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ORDER -DOCKET
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 10/08/2026
🚨 OVER 100,000 ARIZONANS HAVE LOST ACA HEALTHCARE COVERAGE so far this year...likely much higher, in fact. And unsubsidized members of the ~250K who still have it are facing whopping *29%* premium hikes on average next year. 👀 acasignups.net/rate_changes...
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2027 Rate Changes - Arizona: +29% indy market, +20% sm. group
ACA exchange enrollment has dropped by nearly 30% in Arizona since Congressional Republicans allowed the enhanced federal subsidies to expire at the end of last year. Initial signups during Open Enrol...
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