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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AKA Underpaid professions.
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ugh.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026
Federal ICE agents in suburban Chicago over the weekend mistakenly detained a U.S. citizen, who suffered injuries to his head, neck and teeth in the confrontation, according to local police. The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself.
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ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Citizen in Chicago Area, Leaving Him Injured
The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself. He was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries, local police said.
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A non-violent, peaceful & lawful event in support of engagement in the midterm election. Please share with your friends and prepare to vote early!
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Benton County ballot drop boxes are the safest way to return your ballot!
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Important dates for an important midterm election!
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@danboriscreates.bsky.social
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Has Ashley St. Clair been subpoenaed & brought forward to testify before Congress or ANY government committee? Nope. I swear to the gods, they're all in on it. #EpsteinClass #PedoProtectors
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Where’s this clip? Why is this one not going viral? Yeah
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Life at the Republican convention: Someone waves a Palestinian flag and immediately kicked out. Someone loudly calls for the assassination of multiple Democratic politicians and the crowd roars its approval as the speaker smiles in approval.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 10/09/2026
Imran Ahmed founded the Center for Countering Digital Hate to hold Big Tech accountable by studying & exposing online hate and uncovering AI chat bots that threaten kids. Now the Trump admin is threatening to detain & deport him for his work. This cannot stand.
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US judge dismisses suit by British anti-disinformation activist against deporting him
A federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit by British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed that challenged the Trump administration's ability to ​detain and deport him.
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ludicrous to (1) ignore the theft perpetrated by this corrupt president and his family and (2) regurgitate anything that James Carville says.
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A non-violent, peaceful & lawful event in support of engagement in the midterm election. Please share with your friends and prepare to vote early!
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Oregon midterm election deadlines - prepare and share!
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Log Off. Live More. ✊ @logofflivemore.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sen. Wyden describes these contractors as “essentially health care middlemen that are in the business of red tape,” noting they gain when “americans don't get health care.” #Medicaid kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...
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Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems - KFF Health News
As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing Medicaid work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligi...
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This corruption is why nothing works for ordinary people.
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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
'heavenly bodies collide'
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly was our Elvis.
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Mr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We will always love you, Dolly Parton.
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spooky halloween txt @metaltxt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Well, what I always say, "I just want everybody to be treated good." I try not to get into the politics of everything. I try to get into the human element of it. I have some of everybody in my own immediate family and in my circle of employees. I've got transgender people. I've got gays. I've got lesbians. I've got drunks. I've got drug addicts — all within my own family. I know and love them all, and I do not judge.

And I just see how broken-hearted they get over certain things and I know how real they are. I know how important this is to them. That's who they are. They cannot help that any more than I can help being Dolly Parton, you know, the way people know me. If there's something to be judged, that is God's business. But we are all God's children and how we are is who we are.
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
✔️ Can we bubble wrap Willie please?
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
All my friends and family are reaching out to each other like we just lost a family member. Dolly is forever a legend in music, in embracing one's humble roots, in the power of a good sense of humor, and in living a generous life. 🦋
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
At "Rally for Democracy" protest in Mount Kisco New York, Aug 22 2026:
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Today's earworm is unlocked! #sweetSounds
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Analisa Swan (she/her) @analisaswan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You may not follow politics, but politics follows you! Trump/GOP’s Big Ugly Bill ripped away Americans’ healthcare subsidies, skyrocketing Americans’ healthcare costs to give billionaires tax cuts! With Trump/GOP everything is expensive, billionaires get richer, & you get less! #RestoreACATaxCredits
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/08/2026
Baffled that none of the spreadsheet people discourse has mentioned this incredible piece of news: windowsreport.com/microsoft-is...
Microsoft Is Retiring Excel’s COPILOT() Function After Just One Year
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Microsoft is retiring the COPILOT() function in Excel, ending roughly a year of testing. According to Message Center MC1454373, the function will become unavailable after September 14, 2026.

COPILOT() allowed users to describe tasks in natural language and receive AI-generated results directly inside spreadsheet cells. Microsoft offered the experimental function to Frontier and Insider customers.

COPILOT() handled text and web-based tasks
The function worked particularly well for tasks involving text summarization, classification, content generation, and web-based information lookup.

Users could enter natural-language instructions directly as part of a spreadsheet formula instead of opening a separate Copilot interface.

However, Microsoft did not recommend COPILOT() for numerical calculations. The company also advised against using it to retrieve information already stored inside a workbook or for content subject to legal and compliance requirements.

The feature required an active internet connection and a Microsoft 365 Premium subscription.

Microsoft says the formula is redundant
Microsoft is removing COPILOT() because Excel already provides other ways to access the same AI capabilities.

Users can continue working with Copilot through the Copilot side pane and the Dynamic Action Button (DAB). Microsoft is not removing the underlying AI features from Excel, only the dedicated spreadsheet function.

The retirement comes as Microsoft continues expanding Copilot elsewhere in Excel. The company is adding multi-agent web search to Copilot in Excel, giving the assistant more advanced capabilities for finding information online.

Microsoft is also unifying Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot into a si…Microsoft is retiring the COPILOT() function in Excel, ending roughly a year of testing. According to Message Center MC1454373, the function will become unavailable after September 14, 2026.

COPILOT() allowed users to describe tasks in natural language and receive AI-generated results directly inside spreadsheet cells. Microsoft offered the experimental function to Frontier and Insider customers.

COPILOT() handled text and web-based tasks
The function worked particularly well for tasks involving text summarization, classification, content generation, and web-based information lookup.

Users could enter natural-language instructions directly as part of a spreadsheet formula instead of opening a separate Copilot interface.

However, Microsoft did not recommend COPILOT() for numerical calculations. The company also advised against using it to retrieve information already stored inside a workbook or for content subject to legal and compliance requirements.

The feature required an active internet connection and a Microsoft 365 Premium subscription.
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
1984?!?! The only Commodore I'd even heard of in 1984 was Lionel Richey.
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Today!
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Shame
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/08/2026
Trump officials are moving to open nearly 45 million acres of wilderness in national forests to new roads and logging, removing protections that had been in place since 2001. nyti.ms/4zpkRBB
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
💥 'This is South Lebanon today. Israeli bombs have killed 11 Lebanese civilians at dawn alone today. Pieces of human bodies were found in a swimming pool. The remains of children. This is what American taxpayer money bankrolls.' 8/15 @sarahabdallah.bsky.social
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LINDZEE @lindzee2.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Ice says that these electric gloves are meant to "maintain compliance." Slave owners used to say the same thing about whips. If using shock collars on dogs is Animal Cruelty and Abuse, how is it fine for ICE to use Shock Gloves on people?
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Imagine being a Christian and thinking people who need a social safety are parasites. What garbage.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/08/2026
After winning Teacher of the Year award at a conference in TX, UMD Professor Kibret was detained by ICE at the airport. 3 weeks later he’s still in custody. He’s not the “worst of the worst” & detaining him isn’t making communities safer. He should be released, now. www.wbaltv.com/article/mary...
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Maryland professor Berhanu Kibret remains in ICE custody
ICE confirmed Kibret is being held at Diamondback Correctional Facility in Watonga, Oklahoma, more than 250 miles from the airport.
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you... Hello! I'm an Alabama tornado that touched down only on one corner room of a motel, leaving a massive hole in the ceiling, a 2x4 stabbed through the bed, three children under an overturned couch, and a paperback novel undisturbed on the nightstand.
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Pat Coleman @patcoleman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
EFU = elated for U 😁
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LA Star @lastar.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Maybe Stucky's should enter the chat.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
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Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
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Corey Jay @coreyj.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The fuck you say??!! A dead man is voting for republicans. There better be a fucking reckoning.
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Linda Patch 💙🌊🐶 @lindapatch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Joe Biden had a bad debate in 2024. Hundreds of news stories about it. Trump has had hundreds of bank accounts closed due to evidence of money laundering. Nary a peep. Why?
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Lilla Cabot Perry (1848-1933) US painter who worked in the American Impressionist style, and whose mentor was Claude Monet #womensart
Painting featuring a  rural scene with trees in sunlight and small hut to the left
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/07/2026
This clip tells you everything about the Trump regime's economic "strategy." They’re already setting up the excuse.
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Ryano @justbeingryano.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @repbradsherman.bsky.social
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indivisiblebenton.bsky.social @indivisiblebenton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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