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@karenkjellg.bsky.social
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Retired Spanish professor. Lived in Colombia 10 years. Nature lover. Exercise enthusiast. Pet lover.

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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's time to rein in AI. I signed an executive order creating our new Illinois Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cabinet. Illinois is stepping up. It's time for Congress to do the same.
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JB Pritzker @jbpritzker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lowering costs, defending fundamental freedoms, and securing a future where working families can thrive. That's how Democrats deliver. So, I have just one question for you, Arizona Democrats: Are you ready for the fight?
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 12h
You MUST read Akbar's book "Crossing the Red Line," a vital investigation into the Biden administration's complicity in the Gaza genocide. I'm sad to miss the event tonight at @politicsprose.bsky.social in DC but @premthakker.bsky.social will be asking @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social some great Qs.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 22/09/2026
🚨 NIGHT FLOWER: Watch the trailer for our new investigative documentary diving into AIPAC. Our shocking new documentary speaks to AIPAC insiders and whistleblowers, unveiling the workings of one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the US. Stay tuned for the film release at insideaipac.com.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8h
"Ed Miliband to Zeteo UK: The UK Will ‘Not Be Bystanders’ Over Palestine" The foreign secretary, speaking to Zeteo UK’s political editor, Shehab Khan, at the Labour conference, has said he is ‘very serious’ about doing the ‘right thing’ in Gaza.
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Ed Miliband to Zeteo UK: The UK Will ‘Not Be Bystanders’ Over Palestine
The new foreign secretary, speaking to Zeteo UK’s political editor Shehab Khan at the Labour Party conference, has said he is ‘very serious’ about doing the ‘right thing’ in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Watch the trailer for our new investigative documentary, 'Night Flower: Inside AIPAC's Fight For Influence.' It's one of the most important and revelatory films Zeteo has ever made, featuring exclusive interviews with AIPAC whistleblowers. Subscribe & watch next month: insideaipac.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
LEFT: @atrupar.com explains what actually just happened RIGHT: CSPAN shameful, pathetic attempt to cover for @ericschmittmo’s utter incompetence for some bizarre reason 🤔 (Here’s the video, see for yourself: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4F6TC...)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
SPOTTED IN MEMPHIS: A billboard calls out Tennessee Republicans for ducking debates 🦆 @BrentTaylorTN @MarshaBlackburn @RepDavidKustoff @repgillespie From indivisible memphis: www.instagram.com/p/Ddj6dodICg...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
WATCH: Stammering Billionaire class henchman Senator Brent Taylor makes it clear he'd be a rubber-stamp for Trump's war and has no answers for how to lower costs for Americans ( @justinjpearson.bsky.social : end the war, raise wages, #MedicareForAllNOW, etc.)
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 10h
this is a terrific statement.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h
NBC: “U of Michigan survey shows Americans feel worse about the economy than during the Covid-19 pandemic or 2008 financial crisis… Trump promised a ‘Golden Age’, but under Republicans Americans are struggling more than ever.” www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty)
photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12h
Klobuchar: “For a US senator to have false information and imply, based on a confusion about the name of a team … and imply that you were in another city, that you were somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia, and then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology.”
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 11h
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h
Two Schmitt staffers realizing this might be their last day.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h
Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8h
A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.
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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week with @jameeljaffer.bsky.social of the Knight First Amendment Institute on Schrodinger's Press Ban. Whether it's on or off isn't the point: The point is that press freedom erodes in a single direction.
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Everybody Out of the Pool | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Trump banned three news outlets from the White House, then something unprecedented happened.
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Malcolm Nance, Leading Resister @malcolmnance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Come see the show: 6pm ET. A musical fundraiser for Medical Relief for Ukraine. I’ll be talking from Los Angeles. Come for the silent auction. I donated a ton of Vodka and toys. malcolmnance.substack.com/p/come-see-t...
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Come See the Show! Fundraiser for Medical Relief for Ukraine
Hudson valley, NY fundraiser for medical equipment in Ukraine ... Watch Live Stream Too!
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
re-upping this because we've reached another tentative equilibrium in which Saudis have been able to ramp up exports, and oil and gasoline both have come back down a bit off their highs. But with Trump formally rejecting Iranian deal, look for Iran to start using other methods to apply pressure
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
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Amerikansk topanalytiker i interview med DR: USA's drømme om Grønland lever videre
Selv om Trump har indgået en aftale om Grønland, forsøger politiske kræfter og amerikanske pengemænd at øge deres indflydelse højt mod nord.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Trump 2.0 has made extremist views acceptable. In November, candidates will run for critical federal and state-level positions who have expressed racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views. Many have been endorsed by Trump www.wired.com/story/these-...
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These Extremists Are Running for Election in November
With the threat of political violence at unprecedented levels, state and federal GOP candidates are openly sharing racist, pro-militia, anti-vaccine, sexist, antisemitic, and secessionist views.
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thanks for having me Idea Fest! I came with one Wisconsin-sized idea: let’s elect David Crowley governor.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh this is lovely.
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Marlo Garnsworthy @icebird.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
People are deleting the Merlin app because of the Cornell news?! This is THE dumbest most performative BS I think I've ever seen. That free app is relied on by bird scientists. We collect data to HELP THE BIRDS each time we use it! Bird lovers hurting the birds and scientists who study them.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-buys-1...
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ICE buys $1.3 million in robot dogs from Connecticut company
The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 28/09/2026
During this absolutely horrific day, russia murdered at least 7 people and wounded 114 more🧵 These aren’t just numbers. These are human lives. Please don’t let this become routine. Help fight this, through both words and actions: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 28/09/2026
“Trump stated at a press briefing alongside Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele: ‘The homegrowns are next... You’ve got to build about five more [prisons].’” @kimwehle.bsky.social on the parallels in rhetoric between the U.S. today and the Netherlands under the Nazis. Read: zeteo.com/p/fascism-do...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: A federal court blocked DHS from conditioning antiterrorism funding on states and localities adopting the Trump administration’s burdensome election policies. Read: bit.ly/4ADjQ9U
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near" GOP candidates in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin say it’s time to end the war in Iran – though only one of them has started voting that way.
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Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near
GOP candidates in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin say it’s time to end the war in Iran – though only one of them has started voting that way.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jesus fucking Christ
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump working hard here to boost Carney’s approval rating to a perfect 100%!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A case that isn’t getting the headlines it deserves: an LSU student was raped by an LSU football player. He admitted it, but the school is still letting him play football. How multiple systems have failed this young woman & why she went public to get the help she needs: youtu.be/LihN7hsNKnw?...
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SHOCKING College SCANDAL EXPOSES Stakes Of Trump’s DANGEROUS AGENDA!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The theft by a hacking group of reams of sensitive personal data involving potentially tens of thousands of former and current FBI employees is emerging as one of the worst breaches of sensitive government information, leaving the FBI rushing to protect its personnel. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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EmmaK @emmasdogma.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I trust Robert Reich's opinion & word.
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Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and his wife had dinner at the White House last night after TRUMP reached out with the offer, per people familiar Amodei had already confirmed his attendance at the White House AI execs meeting happening tomorrow before he dined with the president
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow I’ll be joined by Professor Timothy Snyder for a Substack Live. I've been an admirer of Prof. Snyder's lessons on tyranny and how we fight back against authoritarian governments. It will be an interesting conversation. Here's the link: open.substack.com/live-stream/368678
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, we noted that Alito hadn't recused in Suncor (he owns stock in 2 oil companies, & he flew on a PJ owned by someone w interests in one of the companies in the case). He's now recused. . . which likely means there are still 5 votes for Big Oil. tinyurl.com/2425sh73
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Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case (Gift Article)
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
With its decision on a Missouri GOP gerrymander last week, the Supreme Court clarified one of its most controversial legal doctrines: the Purcell Principle. However, questions over Purcell’s scope and limits remain. Here’s what we know — and what is still unclear: demdock.com/4ryNRDA
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 29/09/2026
Millions visit Illinois every year, and we want them to experience more of what our state offers, from Route 66 to the Chicago skyline. More visitors mean more customers for restaurants, hotels, and shops — supporting local jobs and businesses in communities across the state.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With little more than a month to go until Election Day, my job is to worry. I am paid to look around corners and see what might go wrong, not simply to assume that everything will go right. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
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Justice Jackson found a bright side. I am not sure I see one.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can resume using its voter suppression database to help Republicans remove voters from the rolls, I called it what it is: a te...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
DraftKings has argued that its ‘responsible gaming’ system provides adequate safeguards to protect customers from spiraling out of control. So I decided to find out: If I bet like a compulsive gambler, would DraftKings stop me? by Jake Pearson
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/09/2026
Join the No Kings coalition for a nationwide election protection training to level up your election defense skills. We will focus on the role of sustained mobilization and rapid response work in our movement.
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No Kings: Vote Early: Election Protection 201 · No Kings
Join the No Kings coalition for this training to prepare for engaging in sustained mobilization and results protection work depending on opposition response to election results. *A core principle beh...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
John Oliver on Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro: ‘Fearmongering and flagrant daddy issues’
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John Oliver on Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro: ‘Fearmongering and flagrant daddy issues’
The Last Week Tonight host digs into Brazil’s election, with current leader Lula faces a disgraced former president’s son
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 29/09/2026
The list of reasons to vote out Susan Collins keeps growing. If you live in Maine—or know someone who does—it’s time to check on your voting plan: www.vote411.org/maine @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The conspiracy to prove a conspiracy is falling apart, it seems. This is another Trump hoax.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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