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Joanne the Quilt Maker

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Middle aged liberal in search of kind and decent people.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
👁️‍🗨️Palantir tracks, ICE attacks🧊 “On May 2nd, I was inside my home when suddenly I heard loud screams from not too far away from where I live. Shortly after, I received a text message from a friend who let me know that ICE had showed up at Wyckoff Hospital.”
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🚨Holy shit. Donald Trump just ruined any chance for Republicans to win the midterms. “TRUMP: “I don't want to hear about affordability.” That quote should haunt Republicans all the way to Election Day. #RepublicansStarveUs
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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 13/08/2026
Because none of our current ruling class have ever read a book, none of them know what happens to them when a critical mass of the population cannot afford food.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I said—knowing Trump—we'd never again see Kennedy's name on his Center without Trump's accompanying it. That's confirmed: Trump hid Kennedy's name for months; will punish the family by closing the Center for years; when it reopens, his name will be there.
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Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes a second time to close performing arts center for renovations | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump’s handpicked John F. Kennedy Center board has voted a second time to close the performing arts institution for renovations, according to two people who were briefed on the decis...
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 13/08/2026
Texans are rallying to halt destructive border construction in Big Bend National Park. Even if you're not in Texas, call your representatives and urge them to call for the halt of the destruction.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026
New York’s low-cost health coverage, the Essential Plan, was a lifeline for people who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but struggle to pay for private insurance. Now, after federal funding cuts, more than 400,000 people are looking for new coverage or living without it.
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New Yorkers Who Lost Insurance After Trump Cuts Face Hard Choices
New York State’s generous health plan for working-class people was hit hard by federal funding cuts. More than 400,000 people are now looking for new coverage or living without it.
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Politico @politico.com · 13/08/2026
The Kennedy Center board voted to again attach Trump’s name to the performing arts center, its latest attempt to honor the president after a judge blocked an effort to rename the Kennedy Center after him in May. The board also approved a plan to shut the center down for two years.
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Trump-aligned board votes to put his name on the Kennedy Center — again
The board also approved a plan to shut the center down for two years.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/08/2026
Trump pocketed $2.2 BILLION in 2025 while American families lost $219 BILLION to rising costs, according to a stunning new report. The numbers tell the story.
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Trump Pocketed $2.2 Billion in 2025 While American Families Lost $219 Billion to Rising Costs, New Report Finds
New calculations from the Joint Economic Committee, Minority, show a staggering gap between how President Trump fared financially in 2025 and how ordinary
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Forbes @forbes.com · 13/08/2026
Here’s what’s going on, and what federal student loan borrowers need to know.
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5 New Barriers To Getting Student Loans Forgiven Just Went Into Effect
The Education Department has quietly implemented new rules that may create significant new barriers for borrowers trying to get their student loans forgiven.
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Rick Garrett @ricksrambles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Connersville, Indiana, Vine Street. Whitewater river is currently at 21 feet, expected to crest at 23 feet, the highest EVER recorded level this afternoon. SE Indiana is pretty much a disaster zone.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/08/2026
SHOCK: Mike Lawler was repeatedly pressed on CNN over why he won’t return $10,000 from Max Miller’s PAC amid serious abuse allegations against Miller. Lawler defended Miller, calling it a “private family matter.”
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Mike Lawler Defends Max Miller, Refuses to Return $10,000 From Miller’s PAC
Lawler refuses to allow allegations of abuse to deter him from Miller’s campaign money.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The government posted a contract award at 9:04 on Friday night. One bidder showed up. There was no bidding. The reason they gave for skipping it was an emergency they'd created themselves.
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What The Trump Regime Filed At 9:04 On Friday Night
Plus: A judge just saved 116,000 votes. Every major doctors’ group told Trump no. And he left Turkey in a catering truck.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/08/2026
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure. n.pr/4fVU0Wi
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Kennedy Center Board votes again to shut main building down — and add Trump's name back
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“Undercooked chicken” “No workable toilets” Everyone should be livid about Trump imprisoning the troops for his pointless ego war. #BringThemHome
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This is false. Michael Shepherd, Politics Editor of the external propaganda arm of Susan Collins campaign known as "Bangor Daily News" is now making things up to try to tip the scale for his queen. What story do these folks tell themselves to justify their lies? Such sordid business. #MEpolitics
Michael Shepherd tweet: Graham Platner is headlining a Democratic rally for Labor Day, making his 1st public appearance since leaving the US Senate race. https://bangordailynews.com/2026/08/13/politics/state-politics/ellsworth-maine-graham-platner-labor-day-rally/ via @bangordailynews
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
El Nino continues to strengthen in the Pacific, the strongest one ever, it is the source of the Heatwaves in Europe and around the world. But in December when it peaks is when it will have the worst effects, we will move straight from heatwaves and droughts to storms and floods.
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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
WTH ARE ALL THE PRO LIFE PEOPLE? 🤷 🤬 🤷 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN ARE BEING ABUSED AND TRAUMATIZED. 🤬🤬🤬
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Stephen Miller's secret campaign against helpless kids
That it's happening in the shadows doesn't make it less of a moral blight.
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Elaine Burke @elaineburke.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"If you were surprised by people using Meta’s smart glasses to harass and covertly film women on the street, then you quite simply haven’t been paying attention. This kind of tech-enabled abuse is commonplace, and it is predominantly aimed at women." www.irishtimes.com/technology/2...
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Women continue to bear the brunt of bad tech decisions
Meta’s smart glasses are just the latest example of technology being used in ways developers should have anticipated
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 13/08/2026
Remember when a federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name? So he threw a fit and put up a tarp covering up his name because he was embarrassed? He cannot let it go! The KC's board—handpicked by Trump!—voted to put his name *back* up, as an inscription of his name below JFK’s.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pete Hegseth is now going after service members and their families for speaking out about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, even after a sailor going overboard was confirmed. Instead of addressing those concerns, Hegseth says the reports are “completely misrepresented.”
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 13/08/2026
It's coming down cats and dogs (OK Mountain Lions and Wolves) in the South West area of Yellowstone Which is great because we really need a good soaking. Fire danger being what it is. Photo credit NPS
Fires by the Grant Village sign in Yellowstone Fires by the old Photo Shop building up in the Old Faithful Complex
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
This was a standout moment in the hearing …
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 13/08/2026
A group of AI bots colluded for months and autonomously hacked another company—providing a new, serious reason to worry about the dangers of AI and the recklessness of the companies building it, @matteowong.bsky.social reports:
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It May Be Time to Panic About AI
Bots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in?
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13/08/2026
If you didn't think the ICE footage you've been seeing for the past year was violent enough, the GOP is now putting $20 Million into electric shock gloves to terrorize Americans into compliance.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
NEW: We are on a 15 minute recess. As predicted, Andrew Block - who joined the case yesterday - is not prepared to discuss the issues the judge asked DOJ to be prepared to discuss. It's not going well for DOJ today. Their argument is "you have to trust us, bro. We're the DOJ."
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/08/2026
NEW: Emily Moreno on behalf of her 2 yr old daughter has filed a lawsuit against Max Miller and his lawyers for publishing an unredacted nude photograph their daughter. www.chandralaw.com/blog/federal...
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Federal civil-rights suit: Congressman Max Miller and attorney published nude photo of two-year-old daughter online | Chandra Law Firm | 888.500.5025 | Berkeley | San Diego | Cleveland | Columbus | Sa...
Congressman Max Miller and his lawyer Aaron Minc are accused in federal court of disclosing to the public an intimate image of Miller's child revealing her genitalia.
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FelixTCat @felixtcat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
You may not be aware that the regime in this country is doing this on an ongoing basis. Consider yourself duly notified. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/m...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/08/2026
NEW: Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical emergencies without calling 911. with @wpln.bsky.social
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He Suffered Abuse in a Private Youth Jail. The Company Never Reported It.
Tennessee’s highest-security youth prisons are operated by a single private company. Former staff say they felt pressure to hide abuse and other serious incidents from the state and to handle medical ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/08/2026
BREAKING: The DOJ asks for a sealed hearing to discuss things. JUDGE: You raise an interesting point. I thought about brining DOJ in in sealed proceedings, but the public has a right to know what the hell is going on with this case. The victims deserve to know. The public deserves to know.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
@dennisgoris.bsky.social 🎯🎯🎯😒😒😒
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I started asking ICE about this third death at Delaney Hall last week after Rep. Rob Menendez described it on a call with reporters.... nine days later the agency is now confirming the death of Jose Chajon-Raxon, from Guatemala...
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ICE Belatedly Confirms Death of Third Delaney Hall Detainee
In a statement Thursday night, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan immigrant, had died after his “release” to a local hospital.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
WATCH — @timmiller.bsky.social : “We have internment camps in 🇺🇸, and I don’t think people have really mentally accepted that.” And it’s big business for Trump and his private prison donor buddies. (like @MarshaBlackburn’s friends at Core Civic)
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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next? High sea surface temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks and damage coral reefs... www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next?
High sea surface temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks and damage coral reefs.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There are disturbing reports coming from the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been on an extended deployment overseas. Navy Times and Stars and Stripes have both reported this week on sailors aboard the ship struggling with their mental health, including sailors attempting to jump overboard.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The U.S. army — and U.S. taxpayers — poured over half a billion dollars into a General Dynamic artillery factory that was a complete failure and never produced a single usable shell. ProPublica reports that the bill for this failure was $533 million, but General Dynamics never paid back a penny.
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Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a...
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Spencer Sunshine @transform6789.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
this is very, very bad
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
we can't lose sight of how fucked up this is: US Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/u...
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U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown (Gift Article)
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
One of Portland Press Herald's columnists works up the temerity to point out that the Big Beautiful Bill that Susan Collins either did or did not vote for (her answer depends on the context) included big cuts to Maine health care. #MEpolitics
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
When was the last time you sat down with someone who sees the world differently than you do? In our new @inequalitymedia.bsky.social film, THE WORK IN PROGRESS, we asked 100 strangers across America to do just that. Watch the trailer now and let me know what you think.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 11/08/2026
My office has been in contact with the woman who recorded this video of an ICE agent drawing a gun on her. She is a Northern Virginia native and a mother.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It has officially been one year since Trump took control of the nation’s capital using our own National Guard.
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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
That's an excellent message. I'm sure the people are going to respond well. Maybe it should go national.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Trump/Republican agenda in one chart 👇🏽
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 13/08/2026
Can a Texas county rewrite its own election maps after the primaries — just to tilt the general election? Galveston is testing that question right now. If it wins, expect other counties to try the same move. Jen Rice explains👇
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
This judge ruled the regime never showed her a plan for representing 26,000 children. It had one. They posted it at 9:04 on a Friday night. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-the-t...
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Stephanie Flynn @stephanieflynn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What a nightmare PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archival materials, to ensure preservation | Tom's Hardware share.google/ExvNkuiN1bIl...
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PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archiv...
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks. What could possibly go wrong?!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026
"Last year, Trump tried to send kids alone to Guatemala in middle of the night, before judges halted him. But if there are no lawyers present, such eleventh hour rescues become impossible. That appears to be the point of the let’s-eliminate-the-competent-lawyers scheme." — @anatosaurus.bsky.social
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Stephen Miller's secret campaign against helpless kids
That it's happening in the shadows doesn't make it less of a moral blight.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 13/08/2026
Your local Social Security office could be a “ghost office.” Here’s what that means.
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