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LSeefeldt

@lseefeldt.bsky.social
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Midwesterner/Florida transplant/Disney nut/Wife & Mom of 3/Grammy to 1 adorable girl/Retired from teaching but never from learning. /Make a positive difference. 💙🏳️‍🌈🌻🇺🇸

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💫Foxy💫 @getyourfoxyback.bsky.social · 10h
It’s National Homemade Cookie 🍪 Day 🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊 If you are looking for an excuse to bake some homemade cookies, look no further. Because October 1st is National Homemade Cookies Day. Bake 'em up, dunk 'em, eat 'em, and share 'em! Today is all about COOKIES 🍪 We will be okay ❤️🦊❤️
1907 A downturn in the stock market leads to a run on the dollar; US President Theodore Roosevelt calls on financier J. P. Morgan to help manage the financial crisis
1943 German Nazi occupiers in Denmark announce plans to arrest and deport Jews there
1948 California Supreme Court voids state statute banning interracial marriages in Perez
V Sharp case
1962 James Meredith enrolls at the University of Mississippi, becoming its first Black student, guarded by hundreds of federal troops after the Ole Miss riot
1971 Walt Disney World opens in Bay Lake, Florida
1986 Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia is dedicated
1987 Whittier Narrows magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley and Southern California, causing $213-358 million in damage, 200 injuries, and 8 deaths
1989 US Army General Colin Powell at 52 becomes the youngest and first Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest military position
1992 Cartoon Network premieres
1998 Vladimir Putin becomes a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation
2012 California becomes the first US state to ban conversion therapy for minors
2018 More than 80,000 Americans died of the flu during the 2017-2018 winter, the highest in ten years, according to US health officials
2019 Law allowing teachers to carry guns in schools comes into effect in US state of
Florida
2021 US COVID-19 death toll surpasses 700,000, with daily deaths averaging 1,900
2024 State of Florida makes it illegal to sleep on sidewalks, parks, or other public spaces in new strict anti-homelessness law
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 9h
September 30, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 30, 2026
A Washington Post headline today read: “U.S.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
CNN and CBS News are now under the control of the Ellison family. We need independent, pro-democracy media to grow. If you agree, please subscribe to Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 9h
The Hyde Amendment blocks federal programs from paying for abortions affecting military members & low-income people from accessing this healthcare. The EACH Act will change that. QUICK SIGNATURE: action.momsrising.org/sign/EACH2025 via @momsrising.org #ReproductiveJustice
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Let’s pass the EACH Act to end the Hyde Amendment
The Hyde Amendment blocks federal programs from paying for abortions. This makes it very hard for low-income families, military members, government workers, and others to afford this healthcare. The E...
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 9h
Good morning.
A yellow and white sunflower with a little red lady bug on it. Tthe words good morning. Wishing you a wonderful day.
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 20h
Disagreement and Persuasion with Jessica Tarlov snyder.substack.com/p/disagreeme...
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Disagreement and Persuasion with Jessica Tarlov
A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Today on House Hunters, Ken Paxton is shopping for a new house. Will he buy the three-story luxury lodge in Oklahoma? The condos at a wellness resort in Utah? The ocean-view property in Hawaii? (Spoiler alert: He won’t take one — he’ll take 15.)
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 21h
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21h
Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There are NEW updates in the case of the Cornell 7 as more details are revealed, including how the alleged victim stated “with 100% confidence [she] was raped”. So why did the local DA only present certain parts of her written statement? I've got the latest reporting: youtu.be/tcsZBeeJk9k?...
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New DETAILS In Cornell ASSAULT CASE Revealed In BOMBSHELL Transcript!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 20h
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Larry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 22h
South Carolina voters with disabilities lose key mail voting challenge #Blues www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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South Carolina voters with disabilities lose key mail voting challenge
Voters with disabilities last year challenged South Carolina laws that make it more difficult for them to vote, arguing that state statutes violated the Voting Rights Act. The laws that will now remai...
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 22h
#Florida #Vote
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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗱 @photoframd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Walmart is now using AI to dynamically change prices throughout the store! Walmart can institute surge pricing based on customer demand adjusting the price multiple times in the same day On a hot day, let's raise the price of ice cream. How is this fair??? #GuardrailsForAI
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 22h
Sabato: NEW Quinnipiac poll: Dem generic ballot lead is +12 (51%D to 39%R). Among Independents, D generic lead is a massive +24 (54%D to 30%R).
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 23h
The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A 3-year-old no receipts program allows House members to supplement their $174,000 base salary by expensing food and housing costs while in Washington on official business, no specifics disclosed. House members spent $6.7 million of taxpayer money last year — a 21 percent increase over 2024.
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The House reimburses lawmakers for D.C. expenses. See who spent the most.
Taxpayers spent 21 percent more last year on the program, which helps cover the costs of food and lodging in Washington, a Post analysis found.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for Georgia voters, a federal judge dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit seeking access to the state's unredacted voter registration list. The department is now 0-26 in its sweeping legal hunt for states' private voter data.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ken Paxton is one of the worst possible candidates I can imagine. Texas, do not elect this guy.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The common thread in Pete Hegseth's rant to the troops, JD Vance suggesting Talarico is a pedophile, Brendan Carr calling the Trump ads aired with tax dollars "normal force PSAs," and Eric Schmitt fabricating a Jack Smith conspiracy is the whole GOP is incentivized to be performatively evil.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#GuardrailsForAI Are you following @aft.org and @rweingarten.bsky.social Randi Weingarten President of AFT, American Federation of Teachers Union All over our Country Teachers and Parents are demanding guardrails and regulations be put in place for your children !! AI must be regulated
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 22h
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A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate
The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
EASILY the most gob smacking thing — and fail — I’ve witnessed in more than two decades of covering Congressional hearings youtu.be/akMKzlfoEac?...
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GOP Hearing with Jack Smith Goes OFF THE RAILS
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Florida
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Once you've got more money than you could ever spend, what's the point of earning another dollar? From my conversation with @RobinsonErhardt.bsky.social
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Trump scandal ERUPTS with taxpayer ‘propaganda’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Eleventh Circuit Smacks Down Trump’s Bid to Block Sanctions in IRS Case harrylitman.substack.com/p/the-gig-ma...
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Eleventh Circuit Smacks Down Trump’s Bid to Block Sanctions in IRS Case
They're now stuck in the last place they wanted: Judge Williams's court.
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Week 99 - The Return theweeklylist.substack.com/p/week-99-th...
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Week 99 - The Return
Trump has completely lost the plot, five weeks before midterms
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When It Rains, It Pours - Live with Adam Klasfeld harrylitman.substack.com/p/when-it-ra...
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When It Rains, It Pours - Live with Adam Klasfeld
Legal news roundup: Jack Smith’s Senate hearing, the D.C. Circuit’s en banc hearing, and the potential unraveling of the “grand conspiracy’ investigation.
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Courts Are Not Going to Save Voting Rights open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Courts Are Not Going to Save Voting Rights
🚨 34 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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Watch Trump's new chatbot debunk his lies
Hours after its launch, America.gov's chatbot was censored.
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 29, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Florida
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
WH says Trump's new TV ads aren't campaign ads because he's not on the ballot One of them IS his campaign ad - - Same footage from 2024, minus the donate link, plus a govt funding tag Taxpayers are $1.7M in More @forbes.com👇 -TN
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Trump’s Controversial Taxpayer-Funded Ads Could Violate These Laws
Congress has long blocked government funds from being used on propaganda, though the Trump administration claims they’re “public service announcements.”
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Help get @angieforfl.bsky.social elected and get rid of corrupt Moody. #Florida
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Florida #Education
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
Big Tech wants us to subsidize the AI takeover too. This is exactly why we need guardrails. #GuardrailsForAI
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And this morning the 11th Circuit has moved up oral argument in the case arguing for release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report to Nov 3. What’s in the water in Atlanta?
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Flooding the Zone joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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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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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Florida
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LSeefeldt @lseefeldt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning.
One yellow sunflower in front of a muted background of sunflowers and the sun with the words start your morning with a smile.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Now that the first phase of @hcrichardson.bsky.social's wonderful "250 to 250" project has wrapped, I'll share all the videos (one per day) for which I wrote scripts. Some were recorded nearly word for word; others underwent much-needed editing for clarity & brevity. Tonight: the CCC.
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Civilian Conservation Corps, Narrated by Harrison Ford
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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