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American living in Sweden, worried about democracy (former home states: TX, TN & MN)

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New whistleblower account: Former employees of the Kennedy Center say that center officials canceled a plan to start overhauling its leaking infrastructure months ago, despite those officials now asserting the leaks posed an urgent safety risk requiring the building to close.
nytimes.com
Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Magagop & Johnson say "thank you for your service" and give vets the bird behind their back. Do you vets who vote magagop? Show them the truth. Vets left on lurch when Johnson sends Congress home. Gifted: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u... #Voices4victory #dv1 #usDemocracy
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Jared Kushner is the son of pardoned criminal. He’s the son-in-law of a convicted felon. He has no official role in our government or clearances for that matter. Yet he conducts business worldwide as a “peace broker.” What’s in it for him? Great video explaining his motives. #Pinks
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WIRED: “Census Bureau Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank — home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person, used for drawing congressional districts + allocating federal funding…” Nothing to see here, folks! 😕🤷🏼
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The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal fu...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Holy shit that's a nasty surprise. There are things you expect to cost $500, like a Nintendo Switch, or tix to see Ed Sheeran 2 weeks ago 👀... being able to breathe is not one of them." John Oliver on our broken health care system ☠️ people unnecessarily. #MedicareForAllNOW
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 21/09/2026
Elon has already spent over $5 million backing Ken Paxton. Nearly all of it is filling Texans' feeds and mailboxes with vile anti-trans slop. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
nbcnews.com
Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mistake.”
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justdeirdre.bsky.social @justdeirdre.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act. cnn.it/4762qFb
cnn.it
Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google’s AI | CNN Business
Google’s Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company’s AI systems autonomously committing such...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The most incompetent administration in history by far, populated by idiots from top to bottom putting all of our lives in danger.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It just never ends.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the far north. Trump appointed a venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal science background as its chair.
propublica.org
How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
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sandweisStL.bsky.social @ericsandweiss.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Good analysis of the Trump Aesthetic. (Sorry: There’s not a much better term, given how personalistic it is.)
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025. As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views. Read my investigative report here:
civildefenseinstitute.org
How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense
Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’d rather have the gold statue. I’m willing to make these sacrifices for the Fatherland and trust in the genius and vision of the Bronze Fuhrer.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
gizmodo.com
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 According to an internal memo signed by Brian Nesvik, the director of the USFWS the Trump administration is moving toward an interpretation of the law that could allow endangered wildlife to be accidentally killed or injured without violating the ESA. Read more: ow.ly/T6fJ50ZOUrC
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s the Billionaires v The People.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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DrHello @drhellodarkness.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Do you remember when Trump stole classified documents, then was recorded on tape showing and talking about a specific classified document to brag to at least one woman? 1/
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Jane Voter @janevoter2018.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“…major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public," a deployed service member told CBS News. "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." Yet, Johnson sent Congress home rather than vote on Articles of Impeachment for Hegseth, & on AI.
cbsnews.com
New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks
The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.
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Joan Hussey Local Elections Matter @joanhussey1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Details of Teirra Walker's case high-risk pregnancy from start: 20 weeks & 90 doctors later she died; seizures & frequent hospitalizations prevented her from traveling out of TEXAS. Med examiner ruled that she died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease w/preeclampsia. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton.
The case argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. constitutions. It is the first lawsuit over a death linked to an abortion ban.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
These teenage are US Citizens. ICE thugs didn't care they brutally beat them & abducted them. No miranda rights. No rights at all. If #ICELawlessness can happen to them, it can happen to your kids, too!
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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Unfuckingbelievable. Talk about the real waste, fraud and abuse! 👇🏼 time.com/article/2026...
time.com
Thanks to DOGE, Federal Employees Got Paid Billions to Not Work
The U.S. spent $6.7 billion last year on paid leave for workers departing under a DOGE workforce reduction program, a new government report found.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A growing number of Americans fear we may be building something we won’t be able to control. 63% fear AI could one day destroy humanity, and 48% want advanced AI development paused. Just 31% want it to continue. AI is advancing at breathtaking speed. Will we still be able to stop it if we need to?
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Joshua Kolb @joshuakolb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Tate Brothers evaded justice for years while building relationships w/ Trump's family & closest advisers I explain @slate.com how they reportedly took advantage of those connections It's an Epstein-style scandal that must be exposed slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com
Trumpworld Has Found Its New Jeffrey Epstein
The ties with the Tate brothers are deep.
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 16/09/2026
In key races from Arizona to North Carolina, Democrats are hammering Republicans for their votes on the Epstein files, records on cases of sexual abuse and connections to offenders.
talkingpointsmemo.com
The Epstein Reckoning Hits the Midterm Campaign Trail
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet...
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Sisuthefin @sisuthefin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
So what the fuck happened To “ The board of peace” that Trump got over 10 billion dollars from and where the fuck is that money?
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: University of Florida Scientists Develop an mRNA Cancer Vaccine That Reprograms the Immune System to Hunt Down Cancer Cells Without Genetically Engineering Immune Cells Outside the Body Led by Elias Sayour, M.D., Ph.D.
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DivestSPD @divestspd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Seattle's political leadership (esp. Bob Kettle) has this fantasy that if SPD just raises its salaries enough, we'll get "top-quality" recruits. Counterpoint: San Jose has the highest police salaries in the US. The top step for patrol officers is $219k, and this still happened.
abc7chicago.com
California police officer fired for allegedly sharing Flock camera data with domestic violence suspect
According to San Jose police, the officer used his personal phone to access the Flock camera system and then provided the location of a vehicle to his cousin.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Exceptional journalism from @newyorker.com on Jared Kushner's catastrophic diplomacy, conflicts of interest, arrogance. He represents "a new kind of Washington figure, for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
newyorker.com
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A study using PET brain scans found people with Long COVID had significantly lower levels of VMAT2, a protein involved in dopamine signalling, compared with healthy people. Reductions of 16–20% were found in brain regions involved in motivation, movement, memory, planning and apathy.
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•	Top Section: Features the Fortune logo in bold black capital letters. Below it, the category tags read HEALTH and CORONAVIRUS.
•	Headline: The large, bold article title reads: "Long COVID's brain fog finally has a biological explanation: Dopamine loss".
•	Byline and Date: Includes a small circular profile picture of the author. The text reads "By Catherina Gioino", followed by a "News Editor" title and a "Follow" button. The timestamp is listed as "September 14, 2026, 2:55 PM ET".
•	Main Photograph: An outdoor, slightly blurred street-level shot of multiple pedestrians walking towards the camera. The individuals in the foreground are wearing surgical or cloth face masks.
o	On the left, a man wears glasses, a black zip-up jacket, blue jeans, and blue disposable gloves.
o	On the right, a woman walks alongside him wearing a blue patterned rain jacket and sunglasses.
•	Caption: A small caption at the very bottom reads: "Scientists found a link between damaged dopamine nerves and those experiencing symptoms of Long Covid." and credits the photo to "MATTHEW HORWOOD/GETTY IMAGES".
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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
House GOP sneakily proposes kicking millions of people off Medicaid www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
dailykos.com
House GOP sneakily proposes kicking millions of people off Medicaid
Medicaid recipients face coverage loss under a House GOP proposal tied to tax cuts for the wealthy. Explore what these changes mean for you.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Op-ed: President Convicted Felon's Endangered Species Act rollback threatens #Florida wildlife. www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinio...
heraldtribune.com
I'm a Sarasota scientist. Here's why I fear for our wildlife | Opinion
The government's move to weaken the Endangered Species Act will put Florida's wildlife at great risk.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.
Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Howard Lutnick Has Doubled His Net Worth To Over $7B As Commerce Secretary
Lutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
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Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine personal opinions only @papootx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The harmful Republican reconciliation law enacted July 4, 2025, is causing great harm to families, including higher food costs, poverty, and hunger. We estimate that SNAP were taken away from 5 million people (12 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactmen www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is Implemented
SNAP participation nationwide fell by roughly 5 million people (12 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and May 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach cyberscoop.com/ftc-rescinds...
cyberscoop.com
FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach
The FTC has unanimously rescinded a Biden-era policy statement that required health and fitness apps to comply with federal data breach notification regulations.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social
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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"It is a technofeudal fantasy of frontier developers like Sam Altman and Elon Musk to enclose the general intelligence of humanity in a statistical model, accessible only by chatbot, and censorable by them personally."
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump's golf project will be far more expensive than anticipated and take way longer than anticipated. Plus it's already under way "without clearing the necessary bureaucratic hurdles or identifying how the project will be paid for." So, business as usual. 🙏 for our city. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4cGnO7i
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Park Service works to fortify sea wall key to East Potomac golf project
Rebuilding the sea wall could add hundreds of millions of dollars to the project’s cost and push a completion date years down the road.
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Chevron @lachevron.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Houthis got our equipment dude bsky.app/profile/jonc...
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Marie 💙 @merrirrro.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Every day, another insult, another assault on America. Where is all this money going? Trump is quite literally embezzling from his employers - US! Fire the snake! For God’s sake, get up and VOTE! But make it BLUE! Fire the derelict employee! 🎁 article wapo.st/4xLRrfP
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Trump administration blocks $25 million in funding for national parks
The Interior Department did not give approval to more than 130 partnership agreements covering activities like tending to sled dogs and preventing damage to burial mounds.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A founder of the ultra rightwing "freedom caucus" Is a convicted pedophile. No surprises there. scdailygazette.com/2026/01/14/f... #voices4victory #dv1 #usDemocracy
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Ex-Rep. RJ May to spend over 17 years in prison for sending child sex abuse videos • SC Daily Gazette
The West Columbia Republican says he lost everything. But his actions caused lifelong pain for victims, prosecutors said.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“A system of mass killing… hearing directly from IDF soldiers makes denial harder… there is a direct correlation between the silence and denial of these crimes and their ability to persist…” 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 ‘NAZA’ got a 25 minute ovation in Venice. The 🇮🇱 apologists are big mad today.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A handy link to let you know who to root against this NFL season. Seven NFL owners are mentioned in the Epstein files SO FAR. And nine if you include former owners. www.thebroncosblitz.com/epstein-file...
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Epstein Files NFL Connections: Robert Kraft, Steve Tisch, Dan Snyder
Seven current NFL owners have been named in the Epstein Files for various reasons. Steve Tisch used Epstein to scout women, Robert Kraft hired his lawyer.
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Emma Jean Kitty @emmajeankitty.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
She helps trap 50 feral cats a week. Her dream? Cat rescuers in every L.A. neighborhood www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
latimes.com
She helps trap 50 feral cats a week. Her dream? Cat rescuers in every L.A. neighborhood
Luxe Paws founder Jacquie Navratil has helped trap and release 19,000 cats since 2012. She's passionate about feral cats because there are too many in Los Angeles and hopes one day every neighborhood ...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Remember this is the law and order party. Ross Ulbricht is a convicted felon and the owner-operator of Silk Road, an online marketplace that facilitated the trade in narcotics and other illegal products and services. Trump pardoned him after he made substantial donations to MAGA.
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