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janie

@lifeisnotfair.bsky.social
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Books are life Married 43 years Mom to 5cats. Adopt don’t shop Miss having Dobermans May God protect our troops Democrat,always,for equality & justice

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1h
The August 2026 jobs number was just revised down from +162,000 to +133,000, and this is actually the process working normally. ⁣ ⁣ If every business owner responded to the BLS on time, I'd have even more concern for our economy youtu.be/XttGlE71UJs
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bjttene.bsky.social @bjttene.bsky.social · 2h
Despite a Congressional hold on the funds: “The State Department has ignored the House and Senate members’ instructions and on Wednesday notified Congress that it was diverting the funds from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia, and Iraq to the Latin American nations led by Trump allies.”
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Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h
My Latest: Earlier this year, The New York Times asked Donald Trump whether he regretted not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in swing states after the 2020 election. His answer was chilling: "Well, I should have." newsletters.democracydocket.com/this-time-ta...
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This time, take Trump literally
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h
This always happens when we find out the details a few days later on Trump and Nutlick’s Big Announcements. Art of the Deal.
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Jake @djjakej.bsky.social · 2h
Yup another Predator! But CBS (Covers Bull Shit) www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
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Prosecutors detail sex abuse allegations against Dennis Hastert
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert committed bank fraud in order to pay hush money to a man whom he sexually abused when the victim was a 14-year-old wrestler on a team Hastert coached, federal prose...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h
“NOT IN OUR TOWN. NOT ON OUR WATCH.” Protests at the Factory in FRANKLIN, TN against a Christian Nationalist ‘Holy War’ conference headlined by Hegseth’s buddy Doug Wilson. Full: www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 2h
Big Oil is at the Supreme Court today facing accountability for decades of deception and harm to our climate. We know that no court can deliver all the justice that communities deserve but the Supreme Court can start by having these corporations pay their share of the climate crisis’ costs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h
Wasn’t there something else that he did which was really, really evil?
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3h
The white evangelical movement split in the 1970s so those who hated civil rights, especially for women, could boost right-wing Republicans. Talarico is reclaiming the movement for the others, and it is a very different thing indeed. Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell.
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 3h
🇺🇸🇷🇺Rubio on the possible Russia plague outbreak: "We're watching and monitoring it closely. I don't think it's cause for alarm, but it is cause for focus."
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Lise Latulippe @liselatulippe.bsky.social · 2h
On the night into Wed, drones operated by the SBU’s Special Operations Center Alpha struck the Russian airbase, located approximately 500 km from the front line. newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraini...
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian airfield, damaging two fighter jets
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 5h
I’d suggest the genre of profile journalism has some shortcomings
The cover of Fortune Magazine that calls the convicted fraud Sam Bankman-Fried “the next warren buffet” because of his crypto-scamThe cover of Forbes, where Elizabeth Holmes holds a capsule of blood for a cover story extolling her genius, shortly before she was convicted for fraud and sentenced to a long prison sentence.A glossy photo spread extolling the glamour and taste of Asma al-Assad, weeks before her husband committed multiple war crimes and eventually had to flee to Russia to avoid being hacked apart by an enraged rob.
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The emergence of Dennis and his cold-mornings coozie:
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Find someone who cherishes you like you're the last radish in Aiden's garden.
sidewalk chalk drawing of a raccoon gently cradling a large radish
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The emergence of Nadine and the Widdershins Wayfinder
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 5h
Suzie always empties a few pockets with her cover of Muskrat Love.
sidewalk chalk drawing of a muskrat with coins at her feet playing a cigar box banjo. She is singing, and may or may not be jinging the jango.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We're one month out from Election Day. Listen to Willie. Vote for change this year.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 18h
Imagine Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson walking by and a freestyle rapper just comes up with this on the spot. I love it. And they did, too!
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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 7h
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Clocks stay in daylight saving, but analysis backs permanent standard time
An analysis by economic, mental health and sleep experts has concluded that health evidence favours moving to permanent standard time, not daylight saving. Here's why.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
The guy sneering at "your precious liberal arts degree" majored in Philosophy at Harvard
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17h
This is now a standard part of Trump's campaign stump, a direct threat to voters: if you elect Democrats, I won't send you FEMA money, and I may take away your Medicare and Medicaid, too. These transcripts will be useful for litigation to follow.
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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 11h
Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday Never underestimate the power of humour. It won’t always change what we’re going through, but sometimes a little laughter can make the unbearable feel bearable. And that little moment of light can be exactly what we need
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Making rolled omelets Original post
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h
You may have read that Democracy Docket has crossed 500,000 free newsletter subscribers and 70,000 premium members.🥳 Help it grow while getting access to exclusive pro-democracy content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 5h
🐈 A UNIQUE RESCUE OPERATION: SAVING CATS FROM OLESHKY "During the night, pilots from the RUBpAK company of the 11th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, named after Mykhailo Hrushevsky, evacuated a family of six cats from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 4h
A tortoise shell grows like a tree, adding ring after ring of keratin that can reveal its age and the seasons it lived through.
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Donna Rees @donnarees.bsky.social · 21h
Just had to say goodbye to my gorgeous dog, Tony, he was unbelievably lovely, devastated. Can shit stuff stop happening now please?!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 3h
Faux News enlists another bully for the pulpit
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Oor Tracey @trangpang.bsky.social · 6h
I haven't been on here for a few days. A couple of likes, but not much more I'm spending most of my time cuddling and spoiling my dog. His terminal diagnosis has hit us really hard, and we're just giving him as much extra love as we can in these precious days, perhaps weeks🤞 But I am still here.
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 7h
No matter how educated, talented, rich or important you believe you are, how you treat animals tells me everything I need to know about you.
Jinx the green eyed tabby bobtail displaying her glorious whiskers from her black Halloween blanket.
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Democrats Organizing For America @democratsofa.bsky.social · 5h
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hopelessinamerica.bsky.social @hopelessinamerica.bsky.social · 8h
And Joe took over in the middle of the Covid crisis, Jan 2021. He managed the economy, protected people both financially and in health and Brought back an economy that was envied by other countries
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Wild E. Coyote @wildecoyote.bsky.social · 14h
Joe Biden was implementing something good for the citizens every time I turned around. It was wonderful.
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Sally @wotsnottolike.bsky.social · 15h
And Biden achieved that while clearing up Trump's gross mishandling of the covid epidemic amid a global recession. Trump has ruined the recovery with stupid tariffs and reckless war gaming.
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 17h
Old Joe didn't get credit for a frick'n thing:
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Matt Gromlich for U.S. Congress - Louisiana 04 @mattgromlichla4.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mike Johnson sent the House home again until after the election so they do not have to vote on Pete Hegseth's impeachment. We can not continue to elect this man. Follow me as I fight to unseat Speaker of the House Mike Johnson in November. www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/09/16/h...
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General Strike @ivanasstaircam.bsky.social · 5h
Republicans have always been clear about who they are. It’s who their voters are too.
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Shutter @poisonedshutter.bsky.social · 5h
Went on a full day fall foliage venture yesterday and did not come away disappointed... #autumn #photography
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Carl Ott @bubba687.bsky.social · 5h
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Jason Jay Smart @jjsmart.bsky.social · 6h
🔥 "Down with the Tsar!" Communists in Moscow chanted anti-Putin slogans at a permitted march… leading to ~20 arrests. Why is Putin arresting his rubber-stamping controlled-opposition?? Check out the live today at 15:30 Kyiv time to see what’s going down in Russia.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 6h
This 👇
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19h
Will Bunch: The facts are shocking enough, but the bigger reason that the Cornell gang-rape case has broken through is that everyday Americans are sick of the rich and powerful and their sons getting away with it. And everyone knows this fish stinks from the head. www.inquirer.com/opinion/corn...
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For a fed-up America, the elite impunity of the Cornell rape case is the last straw | Will Bunch
A nation’s frustration with rich and powerful men boils over after a stunning rape allegation at an Ivy League college.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🔥 👏 🔥 👏 🔥
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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 22h
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h
What do we do when Congress, the DOJ and even local election offices are stocked with election deniers? “Frankly, it’s going to be a generational challenge,” Marc Elias says. We’re up for the challenge. Are you? ➡️ demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 19h
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Dean Winchester: Pretty Much
ALT: Dean Winchester: Pretty Much
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 17h
No, MAGA. Nixon wasn’t a good guy. Stop jumping on command every time the White House tries to rewrite history. When they tell you Charles Manson was just misunderstood, will you fall right in line for that, too?
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Capucine @capucinep.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caturday Humour 🐈 🐈‍⬛ #Caturday #Cats #Catsky #CatsOfBluesky #Felines
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 19h
Ukrainian, European, and traditional U.S. foreign policy experts have criticized Witkoff for bypassing conventional diplomatic protocols. Putin wanted Witkoff because he knew he could be compromised. www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
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