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@kwillatt.bsky.social
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RN, recently retired from Neurosurgical ICU, Houston, Texas. Moms Demand Action volunteer.

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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/w...
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American High School Students Are Selling Guns Bound for Cartels (Gift Article)
Drawn by money and status, teenagers in Arizona are buying, stealing and selling weapons destined for criminal groups in Mexico.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ken Paxton deletes his tweet referring to Cypress, Texas as “Cyprus” after James Talarico calls him out.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump’s obsession with these vulgar memorials to his own vanity is a reminder of the darkness around him, of his hostility to democracy, his loathing of honor, and his disordered mind. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Monumental Obsession
The president fantasizes about a capital city full of memorials—to himself.
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The younger folks may find it hard to believe but in the 90’s, though the world was far from perfect (and always will be) there was actually great optimism for a world more free, more prosperous, democratic, and peaceful for huge numbers of people. We talked about the “peace dividend”.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/09/2026
A couple days ago, Mike Johnson mocked Thomas Massie for suggesting House leadership could keep Congress out to avoid the new Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling the idea “stupid” and “nonsensical.” Now he has canceled the final two weeks of September.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says (Gift Article)
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Paid political influencers are highly effective propagandists. Which is why Pete Hegseth is paying them to manipulate other Americans in state-funded, prev undisclosed influence ops. Gift link: wapo.st/4x0p3pf
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Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles
Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of uncrewed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Army official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Army plans to phase out drone unit championed by sacked generals
The U.S. Army plans to phase out a drone unit that was studying and incorporating lessons from foreign wars, including the use of uncrewed systems in the Russia-Ukraine war, an Army official confir…
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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'Solo agers' are a growing group. Changes that would help them could help everyone
Many older adults navigate aging on their own — without children or a spouse. An expert says this is "a reality to be supported" rather than a crisis to be solved.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Trump sent bulldozers to Big Bend — not for any real border security benefit, but to prove he could www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...
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Trump is leaving an indelible blemish on Texas with his Big Bend border wall
Trump sent bulldozers to ruin the most beautiful canyon in Texas — not for any real border security, but to prove that he could, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
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Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un (Gift Article)
Seven years ago, President Trump failed to disarm North Korea and walked away. Could the same thing happen with Iran?
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Elon Musk's Starbase wants to expand in south Texas
Landowners and activists worry about impact to the environment around SpaceX's complex.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/o...
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Opinion | Republicans Are Trying to Hide These Health Care Cuts (Gift Article)
Republicans are taking deliberate steps to make health care less affordable.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Trump Backed Away From a Wall at Big Bend. But the Bulldozers Are Here. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/u...
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What Is Happening at the Border in Big Bend National Park? (Gift Article)
Over the objections of environmentalists, local sheriffs and some state leaders, the Trump administration appears to be moving ahead with border infrastructure in one of Texas’ most beloved parks.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We just dropped our newest ad — and this one’s special. It features my PawPaw — a Baptist preacher who taught me to follow the two great commandments: love God & love neighbor. Those teachings led me to public service and they’re why I’m running for the U.S. Senate.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Trump Administration Live Updates: Blanche’s Confirmation Faces New Opposition www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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Trump Live Updates: Blanche’s Confirmation Faces New Opposition (Gift Article)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2026
NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply — despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org
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Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despit...
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It (Gift Article)
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 08/07/2026
NEW: He was picking up a work crew to take them to construction site at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. ICE showed up. And now this small business owner, the father of three American citizens, is dead. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...
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He Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...
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A Tied Senate Race Gives Democrats a Shot in Deep Red Texas, Poll Finds
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Talarico: Here's what real men don't do. They don't lie and cheat their way through life. They don't sell their soul to the highest bidder. Real men serve others, weak men serve themselves. So I welcome this debate. I don't think Paxton or Cruz are in a position to tell anyone what a real man is.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...
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Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Trump Administration Waives Environmental Laws to Blast Border Barriers, Roads Through Big Bend National Park
Center for Biological Diversity: TERLINGUA, Texas— The Department of Homeland Security today waived dozens of environmental laws to speed construction of border barriers and roads through Big Bend Nat...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
While Russia bombs apartment buildings and murders civilians daily, the US will play a hockey game in Russia to “melt the ice between us.”
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Gun control group sues ATF over records release www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...
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Gun control group sues ATF over records release
Brady, a nonprofit gun control advocacy group, is suing the ATF and the DOJ over their refusals to release documents and other information about who the largest sellers of crime guns in the U.S. are.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Potentially explosive gas leaks reported thousands of times in Texas
State law requires excavators to notify Texas811 so underground pipes can be marked — but many do not. An explosion that leveled an Oak Cliff apartment complex has been linked to gas pipe damage.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Immigrant detainees sue over ‘horrific’ conditions at Texas ICE facility www.npr.org/2026/05/30/n...
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Immigrant detainees sue over 'horrific' conditions at Texas ICE facility
Immigrant detainees accuse the federal government of 'inhumane' abuse and treatment at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer www.npr.org/2026/05/31/n...
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Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Talarico: I’m an eighth-generation Texan. I’ve been eating barbecue since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment. And if all they have on me is lying about me being a vegan, I feel pretty good about our chances this November.
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
At a frantic hospital near Ukraine's front lines, the retired U.S. Army neurosurgeon Rocco Armonda is operating on the country’s most critically wounded soldiers—and he’s treating far more brutal injuries than he did in Iraq, @MarthaRaddatz writes:
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/u...
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How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency
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Antonia 🦋 🩵 💙🦋 Democratic Election Judge, Autism Awareness @antonia2024bsky.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
You Texans better wise up at what’s at stake in Texas and all around the country. This nasty government here don’t care about you nor your family and kids !
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
DOJ “Proud” of Purging January 6th Crimes from Webpage meidasnews.com/news/doj-pro...
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DOJ “Proud” of Purging January 6th Crimes from Webpage
One deletion scrubbed reference to an ongoing child solicitation case
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Trump Administration Live Updates: $1.8 Billion Fund Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: $1.8 Billion Fund Could Funnel Money to Trump Allies
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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Army cuts training as service is short billions of dollars
The Army is grappling with a sudden budget crunch and scrambling to slash training costs across broad swaths of the force, officials said.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It was great joining @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @ginafortexas.bsky.social today in Texas. They're working hard to make a difference in the lives of all Texans, and will be able to do even more as your next Senator and Governor. Let’s get it done, Texas!
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/h...
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Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 11/05/2026
A model spearheaded by ex-Goldman Sachs banker Byron Trott fills the career-guidance void in many rural schools. on.wsj.com/3RflNqG
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A model spearheaded by ex-Goldman Sachs banking star Byron Trott provides a simple but effective fix to the dead-end job trap many rural teens fall into
A model spearheaded by ex-Goldman Sachs banker Byron Trott fills the career-guidance void in many rural schools.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 09/05/2026
People living in rural parts of the country live shorter lives, on average, than their urban counterparts, largely due to heart disease. That disparity grew during the pandemic.
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In rural America, heart disease is increasingly claiming younger lives
People living in rural parts of the country live shorter lives, on average, than their urban counterparts, largely due to heart disease. That disparity grew during the pandemic.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
100pc. The next Congress should aim to be the investigative Congress.
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A Pulitzer for Julie K. Brown. Richly deserved, and overdue!
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Kim Lyons @kimly.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A detail I didn’t know: “The Herald entered the Epstein series for a Pulitzer Prize that year, but it was not a finalist. Alan Dershowitz … who helped broker Epstein’s original deal, wrote a letter to the Pulitzer committee that year, urging them not to honor Brown’s work.” share.inquirer.com/THMiUZ
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Julie K. Brown receives Pulitzer Prize special citation for her work on Jeffrey Epstein case
Brown's 2017 and 2018 reporting was cited at the awards ceremony. “Her work, and the government’s release of the Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world.”
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We fought. We won. Others can too. www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...
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Media Matters secures complete and total victory against the Federal Trade Commission
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Billy G Edwards @billygedwards.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Repost a million times! We wouldn't accept it then, and we won't accept it now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...
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Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
YouTube video by peaceandfreedom2011
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kwillatt.bsky.social @kwillatt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
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