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@lauratanner.bsky.social
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Marketing & PR, copywriter, tech industry specialist. Native Georgia girl posting from Atlanta/North GA mountains.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 13h
Israel demolishes properties of Palestinian who saved 30 Israelis on 7 October - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Israel demolishes properties of Palestinian who saved 30 Israelis on 7 October
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 13h
Elect a dictator-loving convicted felon and sexual abuser who puts a Fox host, serial adulterer and blackout drunk in charge of our military. Expect the biggest threat to America's armed forces since general Benedict Arnold.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 13h
Justice Alito held oil stock and was set to rule on a giant oil case anyway. I reported it in August. Last week, days before the hearing, the Court’s clerk made an announcement about him. Seven months late, and he wants credit. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-has-...
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
MIDTERMS PROJECTION PROTEST 10/30-11/1 By vjaybombs
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 23h
A graphic of Susan Collins as Marie Antoinette saying “Let the eat salt.”
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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 07/10/2026
h/t to @slack2thefuture.bsky.social for letting me know you can delete the "customer personalization" data in your Amazon account and enter anything you want. Like this.
Fucking with Amazon "customer personalization"
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Anand Giridharadas: Cities are very unfairly labeled as these 'problem centers' by Donald Trump. One thing worth remembering is a large chunk of those people who end up in cities were failed in other parts of this country. We are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 06/10/2026
New York State has declared a measles emergency, while Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 cases—the worst statewide outbreak in 35 years. The chair of the New York Senate's health committee blamed a "decrease in childhood vaccines driven by misinformation."
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NY Declares Measles 'Emergency' as Neighboring PA Surpasses 1,000 Cases in Largest Outbreak in Decades
“The concerning rise in measles cases is due to a decrease in childhood vaccines driven by misinformation," said the chair of the New York state Senate's health committee.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/10/2026
BREAKING: Former Deputy AG Sally Yates will lead a review of Cornell's handling of sexual assault and harassment reports, the university said.
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Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims
Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The real story: Trump won’t reimburse taxpayers for money already spent on campaign ads www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Trump won’t reimburse taxpayers for money already spent on campaign ads
Trump’s offer to pay for the ads with PAC money instead ‘was not referring to reimbursement’
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally - PBS News www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
This year’s election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why?
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 01/10/2026
Ali Velshi lists all the ways that Pete Hegseth's "State of the Force" speech was racist and bigoted.
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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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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Tennessee woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday night before state officials suspended the execution and had her taken to a hospital for medical care. It was the second botched execution for the state this year. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)
Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS *grants* Tennessee's request to vacate the stay of execution the Sixth Circuit had entered in the case of Christa Pike, clearing the way for her execution: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That face is so meme-able
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Alanfredffb @alanfredffb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From now on, can we just call it "bullschmitt?"
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😱 Holy Hell — James Talarico is greeted by a standing ovation of 50,000+ football fans in Texas. Trump is cooked.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Right-wing media had dismissed stories about conditions onboard the USS Lincoln as a “misrepresentation in the media,” “an information op,” and “Persian propaganda.”
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The Navy disclosed 8 suicide attempts after right-wing media dismissed reporting about conditions on the USS Lincoln as "Persian propaganda"
As reporting emerged in August that the servicemembers on the USS Abraham Lincoln faced poor conditions and declining mental health — evidenced by at least one servicemember overboard incident — right...
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The fact that OAN is reporting this … (a) damn!, and also (b) this sort of thing is very good for democracy because it prepares the most partisan Republicans to understand and (maybe) accept election results that go against them
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We’ve now reached the point of “black site” hearings – secret, illegal hearings as part of Trump & Stephen Miller’s wretched crusade to detain & deport our immigrant neighbors. Quite literally: hidden tribunals that disappear people.
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DHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal Plaza
A reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump’s emergency request on Friday and will lift restrictions on a federal voter database just before November’s elections. (The court’s three liberal justices publicly dissented from the decision.) More: substack.com/profile/2357...
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Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
The Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump’s emergency request on Friday and will lift restrictions on a federal voter database just before November’s elections. (The court’s three liberal justices pu...
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
“Based on location coordinates from Flock’s own database, the map shows more than 170,000 cameras, plus more than 130,000 accompanying gadgets that play a part in the company’s expansive American surveillance network.”
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Flock Wants The Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline
A new map shows Flock has more cameras in the U.S. than was previously known. The company wants it taken down.
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Know this, “Misty the Cat.” Every time I see that Peter Alexander is mentioned, I’m going to remind everyone what he did. And if I see his face on MS Now, I will change the channel. Until the end of time or Peter is fired, whichever comes first.
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Peter Alexander is either profoundly incompetent, spinning up a story based on 3rd hand sources. Or, he was complicit in throwing cold water on the testimony to try to undermine Cassidy as a favor to his Secret Service buddies. He is NOT a competent or trustworthy “journalist.”
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I sat in my living room watching it all go down on live TV. He was on air within an hour of her testimony. And it was repeated at least 2 or 3 times an hour for three days. And yes. Using THIRD HAND sources is exactly the same as making it up.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/09/2026
We’re just over three weeks away from the next No Kings! October 17 will be the biggest early vote activation in American history. This is how we build a nationwide movement ready to activate at the first hint of election sabotage. Find (or start) your local event: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Ossoff: "Sen. John Thune is coming to Georgia to campaign for the congressman. The senator therefore needs to answer whether he will denounce Mike Collins's extensive ties to white nationalism and neo-Nazi ideology."
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 24/09/2026
CNN: "Right now the Chinese communist state media are allowed on the White House grounds, but we are not. I think that says it all." TRUMP IS THE COMMUNIST.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
UAE suspends Iranian airlines' flights until further notice - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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UAE suspends Iranian airlines' flights until further notice
<article data-history-node-id="448263" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-suspends-iranian-airlines-flights-until-further-notice" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uae-suspends-iranian-airlines-flights-until-further-notice" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">UAE suspends Iranian airlines' flights until further notice</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority said on Thursday it had suspended flights by&nbsp;Iranian airlines to and from the country until further notice.</p> <p>The authority said in a statement carried by the state news agency that the decision was based on US sanctions imposed on&nbsp;Iranian airlines over the use of airports around the world.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: Judge Timothy Kelly (Trump/DC) orders return of White House passes to reporters for POLITICO, CNN & MS NOW. Kelly says WH's claim of national security grounds for Trump's move appears to be a less-than-genuine, post hoc justification. w/@kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Judge restores White House access for POLITICO, CNN and MS NOW
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the return of press credentials President Donald Trump had revoked.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Call your Senator and tell them to vote “NO” on Dr. Heidi Overton 🚫
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404 Media @404media.co · 23/09/2026
404 Media searched one of the ROU official’s phone numbers in Darkside, and found previously breached data indicating they used to work for the Secret Service. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/fbi-hack-exp...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An independent committee of prominent advocates has issued a scathing report documenting extensive due process violations in the Greenpeace trial in North Dakota, including judicial bias and outright jury manipulation.
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Scathing report documents extensive due process violations in Greenpeace trial | APTN News
An independent committee of prominent advocates has issued a scathing report documenting extensive due process violations in the Greenpeace trial in North Dakota, including judicial bias and outright…
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Leadership and family held a press conference to call on the Saskatchewan Health Authority to investigate the death of 36-year-old Chelsea Bear. Bear was turned away from the Meadow Lake Hospital but then died two days later while giving birth to twins.
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Indigenous mother turned away from hospital, dies two days later giving birth to twins | APTN News
Leadership and family held a press conference to call on the Saskatchewan Health Authority to investigate the death of 36-year-old Chelsea Bear. Bear was turned away from the Meadow Lake Hospital…
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 23/09/2026
Elon is now above $16,000,000 spent on the mid-terms. Top races so far: -$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social -$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social -$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
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Robert Jago @rjjago.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Vancouver-area First Nation has issued a travel advisory for the US, after members were detained by ICE.
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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Southern California braces for Hurricane Polo, now a Category 5
A potential nor'easter is threatening the Atlantic shoreline with possible strong winds, along with heavy rains and coastal flooding. At the same time, a Category 5 hurricane is brewing just off the c...
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jon Ossoff: "Donald Trump's rise is a symptom of this deeper disease." Don't just fight Trump; "cure the rot that gave rise to it."
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who’s talking about the Secret Service? Funny how people try to build strawmen when they have no knowledge of what happened. My disdain for Peter Alexander is the fact he MADE UP a story based on 3rd-hand sources, and then ran with it on every NBC report for 48 to 72 hours, undermining Hutchinson.
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lauratanner.bsky.social @lauratanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My prediction is that this press ban will last no more a week, probably less. Depriving Trump of media attention is as dire to his survival as eliminating his oxygen.
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Dr. Amy, PsyD 🎃 @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 21/09/2026
CW suicide I'm having trouble finding a non-paywalled version of the article so I haven't read the entire thing, but gambling addiction has the highest suicide rate of any addiction. This is both disgusting and dangerous.
Times investigation: How DraftKings uses A.I. to target the gamblers likeliest to lose.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Briefly detained” = beat half to death
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide
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‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide
Intensified by this year’s super El Niño, fires in Borneo and Sumatra are emitting toxic air for swathes of the population in Indonesia and its neighbours
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Union Thug™️ @theunionthug.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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