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Kendal Bayer

@kellyjelly.bsky.social
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Near the water. Animal & human & plant mom. Always finding myself back in the kitchen. She/her

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h
is there anyone thinking/writing about the actual mechanics of disentangling the US government from elon musk?
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
October 9, 2026
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October 9, 2026
Late Wednesday afternoon, Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus, and Joe Parkinson of the Wall Street Journal reported on the tawdry grifting of Kimberly Guilfoyle, former fiancee of Donald Tr...
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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Terrible news: I just heard from @jonathanslaght.com that Dr. Soniya Rozenfeld, a talented and dedicated Russian Arctic biologist, has just been jailed for 3.5 years over an anti-corruption donation made years ago. See the details in his Facebook post, linked here.
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We can win this race. We knew this was going to be a little harder after they rigged the maps, but it has not deterred us or slowed down our momentum! To win this Congressional race, I need you to join a phone bank, come knock doors, donate $5. Read ⬇️ time.com/article/2026...
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The announcement that the Pentagon is going to live stream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan needs to be understood in the context of the state-sponsored bloodlust for their chief enemies: Muslims and alleged socialists.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is stochastic terrorism. Ted Cruz is an extremist encouraging violence.
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TheJamMaker 🏳️‍🌈 @lunagrown.com · 24/12/2025
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Bearish man @alphadaddybear.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
What will it take for the people of the United States to finally overthrow the rich the same way the French did in 1789-1799?
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Bearish man @alphadaddybear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
May she R.I.P.
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Evicted 87-year-old who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis has died | CNN
Maria del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked a government crisis in Spain, has died, the Madrid Tenants’ Union announced on Wednesday.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Disability advocates warn these changes could push more people into institutions by making the support they need at home harder to get. This affects children, adults, and elderly parents. Nobody should have to give up their freedom to get the care they need.
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How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
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Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 03/10/2026
"oh well she had comorbidities" yeah we're supposed to protect vulnerable people
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Megaholt 𓅃 @megaholt.medsky.social · 08/10/2026
May she take her place among the stars, and rest in peace amongst them. May her legacy continue to inspire young girls and women to reach for the cosmos!
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JJMA @jjsps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
So important- reaching out helps others and helps us. And as a wise friend of mine says, Connection is protection. The stresses and pressures are debilitating.
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Headline Vibe · by NoMAGA @headlinevibe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Specific check-ins can help: “I’m thinking of you—do you want company, distraction, or practical help?” Giving people options can make it easier to answer honestly.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 06/10/2026
A lab assistant at Russia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died. Nobody has said if she got antibiotics. Watch (CBS): youtu.be/tAe0GXraNDk Read more here: drcelinegounder.substack.com/p/irku… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One unexplained death in Russia, with possible concerns about #plague, is dominating headlines. Meanwhile, #Ebola continues to worsen in DRC with 8,300 cases. 4,018 deaths since May Yet much of the world and the media seems to have moved on. What’s wrong with this picture?
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 04/10/2026
ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity
ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine but also stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say. #AbuseofPowerWatch
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a database run on Palantir software, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Abuse of Power Watch @abuseofpowerwatch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: "ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them ‘unaccompanied.’” "The administration’s goal in detaining these children, a former ORR official says , is ‘to make sure no one ever sends their kids to the US again.’” #AbuseofPowerWatch
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
genuinely heartbreaking. When humanity is devalued in the way it has been in this country, and all over the world, we all lose something profound.
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 05/10/2026
Here's what's replacing four 200-year-old cottonwood trees, the last of which went down today after a 71-day tree-sit protest ended with aggressive arrests. So bleak. Mason Kumet photo from azluminaria.org/2026/10/05/f...
Double border wall running off to the horizon
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New misalignment reports from OpenAI include an AI model learning from Slack messages among staff that it is about to be shut down and considering setting up an external job to restart itself afterwards.
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Preparing for a restart after reading Slack · OpenAI Alignment
Research on aligning AI with human values and intent, and reports documenting model failures.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump's pretending his brand is good for the Kennedy Center...Not even close The Center was in "decent financial shape" until he took over. After? donors, audiences & artists fled & his board "borrowed everything its bank would lend" @washingtonpost.com did the math👇 -TN
washingtonpost.com
The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good to be reminded of the young people who helped bring communism in central Europe to a peaceful end. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Americans Can Stop Trump’s Unconstitutional Coup at Any Stage
Trump's ambassador reportedly threatened to overthrow Greece's elected government, as the Justice Department criminally investigates Jack Smith.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/10/2026
A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Baltic States Prepare for War
Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are readying themselves to fend off a Russian attack—with the help of the United States, or without it.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
I keep wondering if he'll resign at the last minute and get a pardon from JD.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I want my daughters to grow up in a world that is safe. Women deserve to feel safe on campus. That means perpetrators must be held accountable for violating women to the fullest extent of the law.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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Kendal Bayer @kellyjelly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s not even healthy to stand all day in one spot. Jobs done on your feet, like waiting tables, or selling goods, are hard enough, but at least you walk around. TSA agents at the airport already seem tired and stressed. They do not need this!
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He’s going to use nukes before it’s all over. People need to wake up
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Ossoff: "You played earlier the tape of Mike Collins, a sitting member of Congress and the Republican candidate for senate in Georgia, supporting the deployment of federal troops to polling places in Georgia this fall. Folks, this is a 5 alarm fire."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Ossoff on Mike Collins: "This is a congressman who called for executing immigrants by throwing them out of helicopter. He is a fanatic and Trump puppet."
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Kendal Bayer @kellyjelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is horrible for the people being swept up in this policy. What a human rights disaster.
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Rep. Justin J. Pearson @justinjpearson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
6 days left to register to vote in TN. There is no same-day registration, so everyone must be registered by October 5th. It is also important that you double-check your registration. You can do both on Vote.org. Early voting starts on Oct. 14th.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Did you see a Trump campaign ad while watching football this weekend? Well, that campaign ad was funded by your tax dollars. Here’s why that’s a crime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5fw...
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Trump’s Illegal Advertising
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
OAN: "The GOP chair of the GA Peanut Commission backs Ossoff ... Donald Chase said Ossoff has his vote, adding he likes to support people he believes in. Chase said he's still a conservative R, but claims character matters, and he wants someone in the Senate who will take the institution seriously"
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The world might look very different right now if Judge Boasberg had been able to hold contempt proceedings in 2025 & the administration had been held accountable. Instead, emboldened by his success, Trump continues to treat the courts like a game to be played. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
😍😍😍
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Siri, show me the deliberate destruction of eight decades of American-led international diplomacy and cooperation in one photograph:
Screenshot of a September 28, 2026, post on ex-Twitter by right-wing foreign policy analyst, professor, author and former Trump Department of Defense senior policy adviser Matthew Koenig, showing the lobby of the US State Department adorned with 200 American flags:

“The US State Department lobby used to display the flags of the roughly 200 countries with which the US maintains diplomatic relations. Now, it displays 200 American flags, to remind State Department employees who they work for.”
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's approval is stuck in the 30s, so he found a new campaign donor: you His admin is running recycled 2024 campaign ads on Fox & Newsmax, now billed to taxpayers Richard Painter, Virginia Canter, Chris Swartz & I on why this propaganda machine smacks of corruption, @contrariannews.org👇 -TN
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Trump Goes Full-Orwell
The administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power.
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Kendal Bayer @kellyjelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gross.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Absolutely extraordinary strategic and military concessions offered by Trump to Xi. Trump offered to sell weapons to China. That was revealed in an interview by David Perdue, the US ambassador. Trump is withholding a $14bn arms package to Taiwan already approved by Congress. All of this
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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