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@jumpforjoy.bsky.social
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Teacher, Writer, Wife and Mom. Love kids, books, animals, education and kindness. Loathe Trump and his enablers. Trying to shine a light in the darkness.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Also in the news today: “Anthropic said it had disrupted several potential plots this year by scientists who used its leading artificial intelligence models to conduct research that could have helped develop biological weapons.”🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨
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Anthropic Says It Blocked Possible Efforts to Build Biological Weapons
In a new report, the A.I. start-up added that it could not determine whether the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Get in, folks: a new Russian disinfo campaign is targeting the midterms, specifically Democrats, in what seems to be the first attempt by the Kremlin-backed op to meddle in this year’s U.S. elections. They're faking celebrity videos attacking Dems and are...very stupid. www.ms.now/news/russia-...
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A Russian disinformation campaign is doctoring celebrity videos to meddle in the midterms
The Kremlin-backed operation, known as Matryoshka, has Hollywood actors telling voters to disavow the Democratic Party and vote Republican.
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Tristan Stewart-Robertson @srtristan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
And the full link is as brutal as the graphic.
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Jason Arday told the press he was at his limit. It answered with 188 more articles. He is dead at 41.
A full census of the 249 articles fifteen national outlets published about Jason Arday in 22 days, with the last day reconstructed hour by hour. Every article listed and linked.
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tedleew.bsky.social @tedleew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts
President Donald Trump has directed the US Navy to scrap the modern electromagnetic launch system on an upcoming aircraft carrier and instead revert to an older, steam-powered catapult method — potent...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Food is too expensive & gross
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🚨🇬🇷 : Tourist filmed absolute chaos as wildfires rage near the beaches in Halkidiki, Greece. Thick smoke, flames on the hills, crowds of people on the shore
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Tracy @tcarblue.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.newsweek.com/egg-recall-u...
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Millions of eggs recalled as FDA issues highest risk warning
The FDA warns that consuming potentially contaminated eggs could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
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Mrs. M @mrsmbooks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hi everyone! Please help share 🥹🙏🏻🔁 School has started already! A big wish on our classroom list iss a quiet pencil sharpener. Glue sticks are our #1 need right now for notebooks. If any kind donor can help, I would greatly appreciate it! amzn.to/4nurr3a
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theonlyjunedoe @theonlyjunedoe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Yep
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed by Trump’s family to operate a federally chartered trust bank, despite massive conflicts of interest. Warren has a plan, but it involves getting a majority at Midterms. More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
The Trump administration has granted preliminary approval for a cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump’s family to operate a federally chartered trust bank, despite the massive confli...
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#DailyZiggy’s 1st time back in the Irish Sea since his illness. He desperately needed some cooling-off exercise on a brutally hot day. #DogsOfBlueSky
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Conor 📎💙 #BlueCrew #ResistanceBlue #VoteBlue 💙🌊 @conormcl2026.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Art.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Forbes @forbes.com · 14/08/2026
Clark approached Epstein after he had already been convicted for soliciting prostitution.
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Who Is Cami Clark? Anthropic CEO’s Wife Asked Epstein To Invest In Porn Business
Clark approached Epstein after he had already been convicted for soliciting prostitution.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Trump: These young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls, these young beautiful girls in the White House, they come in. Now I'm not supposed to say beautiful, but what the hell. These young, these gorgeous, beautiful girls, they want to be safe and they come say Mr. President, thank you, sir.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If they thought they could have secured a conviction, the case wouldn’t have been dropped in the first place. This is really getting pathetic.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This isn’t going to work. But the American people also shouldn’t tolerate this nonsense, no matter what side of the aisle you’re on.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Pillow guy lost his primary and Klobuchar won by a million? Please, tell me more about the power of a Trump endorsement
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Secretary of State got to play decoy while Natalie Harp traveled in safety with Trump. On brand.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It’s really sad that we just keep failing to learn the lessons of the war in Ukraine. Hopefully, joint exercise results like these will convince our decision makers to quit sitting on their hands.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
There’s this really weird thing happening on the right where they’re pretending like Karoline Leavitt was actually a good Press Secretary. They’re all saying the same thing, so I’m assuming they don’t know what a Press Secretary is supposed to do… or they were given a script.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We are in desperate need of reporters who will respond: “You’re lying.”
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Cheslye@2026 @cheslye2027.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Reporter: Family members of service members are concerned about conditions on the LIncoln. Trump: No they’re not. Reporter: Has the deployment gone on too long? Trump: No. Not nearly long enough.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Trump is destroying the beautiful, untouched land of the Big Bend region in Texas to build a completely unnecessary border wall. One of the contractors, who has received $2B in federal contracts for the project, just so happens to be a major Trump donor. There’s always a grift.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Trump weighs harder Iran strikes; attacks in Saudi Arabia Published: 06:07 AM,Jul 25,2026 | EDITED : 10:07 AM,Jul 25,2026 www.omanobserver.om/ampArticle/1...
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Trump weighs harder Iran strikes; attacks in Saudi Arabia
Sanaa:  Ansar Allah claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia on Saturday as US President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on Iran in the deepening...
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia | BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Saudi Arabia and Houthis trade fire as US fires on tanker in Hormuz Strait
US military says it disabled a tanker that was attempting to evade the American blockade on Iranian ports.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is beyond despicable, disgusting, repulsive, disgraceful and disrespectful. The orange piece of garbage is so held bent on avoiding blame for the military casualties he’s causing, he is erasing the numbers literally….
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“We changed the terms of the deal.” This is why no progress is being made with Iran. Who wants to negotiate with a lying piece of shit President? He’s the only President in modern history that has managed to get every ally in the world to hate him.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is why Trump is so desperate to keep people from voting in November. If these numbers hold, it’s gonna be ugly.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This is good analysis, and part of what I’ve said: Iran can’t win a tit for tat military battle with the US. That was always obvious. What they *can* do is extract a disproportionate economic and political price from Trump. We have the power. They have the leverage.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is fucking shameful. They’re apparently trying to pretend like these are two separate conflicts in order to cook the books on casualty numbers. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
He’s seriously tossing around the idea of boots on the ground. They’re also floating a bigger bombing campaign, but it’s pretty clear to anyone with a functioning brain that we can’t bomb enough to make a real impact. The combat search and rescue and the medics are the real signal here.
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350 Foot Slit @lahills.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
What’s up with the increased military plane traffic to bases in the Middle East?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s that time of year again. Teachers, THANK YOU for what you do. If you need help stocking your room this year, please drop a link to your Classroom Wishlists in the comments! I’ll get as much as I can, and there are always some great members of the community who chip in too!
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Cat Kimbriel @catkimbriel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Just heard the word is going out to be cautious about fresh herbs along with lettuce--and fresh berries. How bad do you think the cyclospora outbreak will get? How many people at FDA & HHS are looking the other way because of the owners of the company apparently having troubles?
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Kim @kim4thebabies.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This I can approve. ktla.com/news/califor...
ktla.com
Big Bear bald eagles’ habitat saved after $10 million raised to stop Moon Camp development
There’s some good news for fans of beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow. Friends of Big Bear Valley, which operates the wildly popular nest live cam, announced Friday that the $10 million ne…
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
⚡ "We have never faced an enemy as tough as the Ukrainians. Not even the Germans compare," - a Russian war correspondent.
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A Texas appeals court on Thursday dismissed an injunction that forced a Houston-area midwife to close her clinics, ruling that Texas AG Ken Paxton’s office relied solely on an anonymous email as evidence that she violated the state’s 2022 abortion ban. www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/t...
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Ruling overturns closure of Texas midwife’s clinics
The ruling says Attorney General Ken Paxton didn’t prove his allegations that the Houston-area clinics performed abortions when a lower court’s injunction forced them to close.
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It's a shame no one saw this coming 🙄 "Alaska’s effort to appease [the LyingLiar]'s claims that noncitizens are voting has ended up punishing U.S. citizens" Keep checking those voter registrations, ppl. You can do so at your Secretary of State's website. Find yours here: www.e-secretaryofstate.com
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Alaska Removes Citizens From Voter Rolls Just Before Midterms
Alaska has removed thousands of people from its voter rolls, claiming they might not be citizens.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots in its June primary, exposing how votes can still go uncounted even in a state with some of the nation’s strongest voter protections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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California rejects nearly 150,000 mail ballots despite voter safeguards
The overwhelming driver were ballots that were deemed too late, accounting for 63% of all rejected mail ballots.
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Tom @opinionstm.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A sneak peek into the future of our country if the clown goes unchecked. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega says she was told to report events ‘that never happened’
The former Chronicle and ABC7 News correspondent who grew up in the East Bay opened up about her final few months at the newsmagazine.
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minutesdrag.bsky.social @minutesdrag.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Please tell me it’ll stop. It all needs to stop.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
AI is actually one of my primary concerns. I’ve written about some of the dangers in a few different pieces, but I worry a lot about AI, particularly in the national security space. Truly autonomous weapons are insane, but they’re coming. The AI-powered surveillance state is real, and improving.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Whatever they’re doing for his water retention isn’t helping
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We haven’t used a nuclear weapon in Iran, no. There’s no way that could have been covered up. I don’t *think* he’ll nuke them, but he’s completely boxed in and getting more embarrassed by the day, so I certainly don’t want to promise that. What a stupid timeline we live in.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Comedian Michelle Wolf at 2018 WHCD bard resonates more now: "I think what no one in this room wants to admit is that Trump has helped all of you...He's helped you sell your papers and your books and your TV. You helped create this monster, and now you're profiting off of him"
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