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Lee Franke

@leefranke.bsky.social
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Dad of 2. 2 Dogs, 2 cats, 2 kids. Marine 0311. 84-91. Aggie Band Class of '87 Connoisseur of Dad jokes LLAP He/Him

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 13/10/2026
After a woman obtained public records indicating a Google datacenter would cover only one-third of the cost of a new solar plant to power the facility — contradicting its promises that ratepayers would not be on the hook — her electricity company sued her.
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An Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued.
Cases in Arkansas and California show how desperately we need a federal law against lawsuits intended to chill free speech.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 13/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to eliminate DHS a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.
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Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
The bill to eliminate the Department of Homeland Security comes a day after the HSI raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 18h
Health officials in Pennsylvania have announced another death related to measles, the sixth overall in the state and the U.S. since the beginning of this year. Officials identified the person who died as a 39-year-old woman who was reportedly not vaccinated against the virus.
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US Measles Cases Top 4,200 as Pennsylvania Reports Sixth Death Related to Virus
The CDC website has only recognized two of the six measles-related deaths recorded in Pennsylvania this year.
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Mike Ludwig @mludwig.bsky.social · 21h
Right now the unemployment rate is 4.2% -- but the labor participation rate is at only 61.8%. Not far from the pandemic low of 60% in April 2020 Hits different, no? The unemployment rate doesn't tell the whole story, it misses "discouraged workers" who have given up looking for a job, for example
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
✈️🇩🇪 Germany’s Nuremberg Airport suspended all flight operations on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, due to an aviation emergency. The Independent: the airport announced on its website that operations were halted because of the emergency, without further specifics at the time.
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Betty Kraken of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Amazing pic my spouse just took with phone of NASA SpaceX CRS-35 launch. Distance is in the 100 mile range.
Rocket launch in Florida at dawn.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13/10/2026
Alliance raises fears of more fighting and confrontation with President Tshisekedi's government.
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Former DR Congo President Kabila joins M23 rebels in a new coalition
Alliance raises fears of more fighting and confrontation with President Tshisekedi's government.
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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
*clears throat * www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDI...
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Fatboy Slim ft. Bootsy Collins - Weapon Of Choice [Official 4k Video]
YouTube video by Fatboy Slim
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Atlantic Birding @atlanticbirding.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
For #SquirrelSaturday I have a Red Squirrel standing on a broken limb of a tree in the forest, flanked by two beach trunks. The shot is taken through vegetation, giving it a blurry look. #naturetherapy #naturephotography #ECK #redsquirrel #squirrel #sqrlpix #irishwildlife #ColorADay #GreenSat
A Red Squirrel perched on a broken limb of a beach tree, looking at the camera. The squirrel is centre of frame and facing the camera with its head turned to the right so that’s the right side of its head is visible. 
The squirrel has a red coat with a dark nose and long whiskers. It has a pale eye ring around a dark eye and long ear tufts. Its tail is long and bushy and its underbelly is white. 
It’s is standing on the end of a broken beach limb about twice as large as the animal itself. There is an out of focus beach trunk taking up the left side of the shot in the foreground and some leaves and vegetation are out of focus and give a slightly blurry effect to the shot. The right side of the shot is another beach trunk, in focus this time and illuminated by light with patches of green moss on it. The background is out of focus green leaves with dappled light throughout.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 09/10/2026
Though the El Niño is still months from its peak, it is already breaking many records. Two main factors are behind how it became so powerful
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Why is this monster El Niño so strong? | New Scientist
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hurley was not the only target. Officials said that Bessent has erupted at staff over the slow pace of implementing his ideas and over unflattering press coverage. In one reported incident, Bessent threw his daily briefing book at a wall out of frustration with its organization.
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Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Shouted & Cursed At Aides As Top Officials Head For The Exits - uPolitics
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has repeatedly yelled at and cursed out aides during his time at the department, and his temper has helped drive a wave of senior departures, a new report said Tuesday...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 06/10/2026
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
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Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 06/10/2026
Texas agency sues to stop release of data center records that it says could aid terrorists.
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PUC sues Paxton’s office over release of data center records
A lawsuit will test whether Texas officials can withhold data center location details under the state Homeland Security Act.
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Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On this week's Magnum Edition, it’s a bisexuality brawl with sex therapist Claire Perelman! Dan and Claire talk about that new YouGov poll, why so many bi people stay closeted, and how bi people can overcome the stigma. New Savage Lovecast out now!
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Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That Russian Pneumonia Case
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That Russian Pneumonia Case - Lawyers, Guns & Money
There’s not a lot of information about the woman who died in Russia from a pneumonia of unknown origin. That leaves a vacuum for less than responsible people to move into, and I’ve seen two. The most complete account I’ve seen from a reliable source is from RadioFreeEurope/ RadioLiberty (RFE/RL). Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory […]
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It appears a Flock camera used to be here. Photo from Dallas, Texas.
A cut flock camera pole
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Lee Franke @leefranke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A little more esoteric: Dark Babylon Berlin
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Lee Franke @leefranke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Good Place Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
First Monday in October. The Supreme Court returns.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The guy sneering at "your precious liberal arts degree" majored in Philosophy at Harvard
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
When the neighborhood bully meets the real OG . 🤣
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Justice Alito is confusing court reform with attacking the court. Many of us simply want the Court to be better. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court expansion is ‘a concerted effort to intimidate the court,' Justice Alito says
Despite Americans' eroding trust in the Supreme Court, Alito says he's not discussed growing calls for expanding the court and setting term limits.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Correct!
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Failed congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh sits on top of a sign with her friends in Bridgeview, Illinois that calls Jake Lang a pedophile.


@DRSABHAFIERCE video depicting me, her, and Demi sitting atop her truck with a screen showing Jake lang’s texts to minors and the words JAKE LANG IS A PEDO
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Love it 👇
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/10/2026
HASSETT: If people were unhappy, it'd show up in the data TAPPER: It seems to be showing up in the data, just not the data you're looking at
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
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Ryan Scott @popnwinbee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/e... Saw your post, went to google, and read this story if anyone else is interested in learning more. If anyone has more info feel free to share
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Lee Franke @leefranke.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We have two different rooms in purple. The home theater is dark purple and the office is light purple.
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Piratedan7 @piratedan7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
All I know is that while Trump may be a manifestation of so many of the problems we see in our country; it's people like Rob Wittman that are the soil that nurtures him and allowed him to grow like an invasive vine throughout our daily lives. It's time to cut and burn them out and plant new seeds
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday? I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/10/2026
Not one bit of good news for Republicans in Texas, and Fox News brings the receipts. Fox News!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/10/2026
Word is, Trump is planning to do 5–7 rallies per week through the midterms. Bruh, there’s no damn way he can keep up the kind of stamina that takes. This might finally finish him.
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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026
“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap
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Jean-Michel Connard @torriangray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The schism opening up in the GOP seems to be between the regular racists who want to stick to dog whistles and the turbo racists who want to light crosses on the national mall.
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Rosh @lavellestan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It is officially time for NWSL after dark!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Historians: What the fuck are you talking about, you insane clown?
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GOP lawmaker: Nixon was ‘couped out of office,’ ‘framed’ during Watergate
Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) said Thursday that former President Nixon was “absolutely couped out of office” and added that he was “framed” during the infamous Watergate scandal. “We now know more ab…
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
mistakes were made
california post headline: california squirrel's flying attack is finalist in national wildlife photo competition

photo depicts a squirrel in mid-flight from a tree branch, apparently about to attack an owl who has the most "are you fucking KIDDING me" look in history
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. 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
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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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 03/10/2026
Alaska, we can win this.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 04/10/2026
Connie Chan, endorsed by Nancy Pelosi to succeed her in California, says she will vote to 'end a genocide in Gaza'.
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Pelosi-backed US candidate calls for ‘full arms embargo' on Israel
Connie Chan, endorsed by Nancy Pelosi to succeed her in California, says she will vote to 'end a genocide in Gaza'.
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Pen2Net @pen2net.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
An interesting question indeed 🤣
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Springfield, OH, nearly 1,400 workers were laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally. Layoffs were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio, area. apnews.com/article/trum...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Under Secretary Hegseth’s new plan, servicemen with low blood alcohol levels will be required to undergo vodka replacement therapy.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The presence of a large group of Indian-American students at the UT game shows just how poorly Indian-Americans are assimilating.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My man looks like Poochie the Rockin' Tech Support
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Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal
Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts
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