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@macbeestje.bsky.social
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I'm a Mac techie who is socially, environmentally and technically aware of issues. I'm an avid bicyclist as well as a firm believer in public & mass transit.

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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 2h
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DOJ SLAMMED By Judge For Being UNPREPARED For MY Epstein Hearing!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 4h
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The loophole that likely doomed the Cornell rape case before it even started
Accusers who voluntarily drink have little protection under an antiquated law many see as victim-blaming.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 4h
prismreports.org/2026/09/29/f...
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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 9h
Exactly 😤😡
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 6h
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 5h
A report from the GAO found the Defense Department wasted millions on food never eaten and tents never lived in while assisting Homeland Security's rush last year to build migrant detention facilities in Texas and Guantanamo Bay. From Stars and Stripes' Rose L. Thayer:
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Military wasted millions on efforts to help with ICE detention facilities, GAO says
Billions were spent purchasing warehouses, rushing contracts and trying to establish detention operations in locations that didn’t meet regulations.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 4h
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Fall Is Here: How Public Transit Keeps Us Connected All Season Long – VPT
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 4h
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Media Must Cover OMB Cuts as Attack on Disabled Voters
The White House Office of Management and Budget wants to ban federal grant money from being used for voter registration drives — threatening funding that 57 nonprofits use to help disabled Americans v...
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Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 4h
OpenAI Has Sent Notices of Sketchy AI Behavior to Over 100 Organizations So Far
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OpenAI Has Sent Notices of Sketchy AI Behavior to Over 100 Organizations So Far
None of the instances of what OpenAI calls “misaligned agent activity" have been as severe as the Hugging Face attack so far, the company said in a blog post.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 4h
5 Ways the FTC Can Protect Americans From AI-Fueled Surveillance Pricing www.americanprogress.org/article/5-wa...
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5 Ways the FTC Can Protect Americans From AI-Fueled Surveillance Pricing
As artificial intelligence makes surveillance pricing more intrusive, unfair, and opaque, the Federal Trade Commission should go beyond disclosure by limiting the harmful ways businesses can use perso...
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 4h
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Another Bad Day in Court for Trump
Today, as Trump was busy trying (and failing) to convince his own people that “affordability” is a word made up by Democrats, the courts were having a field day with him.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 7h
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 7h
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It's Looking Possible That Zuckerberg Is Accidentally Committing Corporate Suicide
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is tripling down on hyperscale AI at a pivotal moment for the financial future of the tech industry.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 7h
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 471. 10/1/26
… Renee Good’s partner and family have filed two lawsuits stemming from her death - one against at the ICE agent who shot her and a several senior Trump admin officials, the other against the federal ...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h
Well, gee, this certainly makes $6 per gallon diesel worth it
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 7h
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Border Agents Are Randomly Seizing Phones of US Citizens Who Support Palestine
Miami lawyer Jalal Shehadeh is the latest supporter of Palestinian rights to be hassled after returning from abroad.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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New road between Acre and Peru could cause up to 133,000 hectares of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, study finds - Amazon Conservation Association
Leer en Español Ler em português New analysis assesses the impacts of BR-364 expansion on Acre’s forests and warns of risks to REDD+ investments and the communities that depend on these resources A ne...
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
Urgent: Justice for Sara, a trans woman murdered in Colombia. Two suspects were arrested, but a year and a half later the case has stalled and they could be released. Join us and sign the petition by local partners. Sign & share! ➡️ allout.lgbt/4rGkeAo
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Justice for Sara and all trans lives in Colombia!
Urgent: Justice for Sara, trans woman murdered in Colombia. A suspect is in custody; a year later, we demand justice! Join us and sign the petition by local partners. Sign & share!
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Tell Congress: Stop Meta's Billion-Dollar AI Tax Dodge
Mark Zuckerberg tells investors his AI data centers are a massive success. But he tells the IRS they're an experiment that might fail. The second of those stories is saving Meta billions in taxes. ...
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Congress: Crack down on scam ads on social media
Scam ads on social media aren’t a fringe problem, and even the most savvy consumer can fall victim. But the Big Tech giants that...
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Finally. Volume II.
Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Reform or Regression?
A hard calculation at a hard moment
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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thefrankfigliuzzi.substack.com
SPECIAL: Trump Media's Hidden Headquarters — And Why You Might Own a Piece of It
Mar-a-Lago is the heart of MAGA. Its nervous system is 175 miles west, in Sarasota.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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The Daily Wire Is Quietly Shooting a Pro-ICE Movie. We Got the Script.
Locals aren’t happy about the film’s take on the ICE shooting of Renée Good.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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jimacosta.com
JAMM: Dozin Don Strikes Again Edition
Plus Hegseth Steps In It
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Trump’s Senate Pick Is Losing. Look Who’s Paying For Him.
Also: The judge, the lawyer, and the peanut farmer Trump didn’t see coming
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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BREAKING: Trump’s AI Refuses to Say Who Won 2020 Election
Trump's new AI won't say who won in 2020, Hegseth put Musk in charge of future warfare, the DOJ is targeting almost every federal judge in a blue state, and a stock trading ban is dead in the Senate
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Why Trump Never Loses
…even when he loses. Especially when he loses.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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NEWS: Democratic Turnout Surges, Trump Snaps at Reporters, Hegseth Purges Military, Renee Good’s Family Sues Trump, Botched Execution
Good morning.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Trump + AI = Blue Tsunami
It doesn’t take super intelligence to realize the GOP is screwed.
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Pete Hegseth Cites Scripture to Justify War. But The Scriptures Have Something Else to Say.
My view as a man of faith
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 16h
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Where in the world is EMN?
Issue #10 | October 1, 2026
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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 19h
What could possibly go wrong…. 🤡🤡🤡
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Consumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 17h
Over 115K signatures DELIVERED! 🚨 Our small but mighty crew of CR staff & volunteers took your message to FDA HQ. Time for U.S. Food and Drug Administration to act: www.consumerreports.org/health/food…
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#ImpeachTrumpNow @trumps-a-moron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
John Kennedy & Eric Schmitt with their big “gotcha” of Jack Smith. Zoom into their expressions 😂😂 These fuckwits confused the Iowa Hawkeyes with the Atlanta Hawks, fabricated a scandal, called Smith a “dirtbag” and then got publicly humiliated. Who’s the dirtbag now, bitches? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 22h
James Burke with one of the greatest pieces if timing in Television history as he turns, points, and Voyager 2 takes off from Cape Canaveral in August 1977.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18h
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 17h
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Pepperdine banned a professor who taught about a black Jesus
The university banished the teacher for 15 months
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 17h
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Illinois Man Gets Maximum 10-Year Sentence for Dragging Rottweiler Behind SUV
An Illinois man has received the maximum sentence after dragging his dog behind his vehicle and dumping him. Tracy McKee, of Sparta, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for animal torture, aggravated ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Samuel Alito has recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case, after ethics watchdogs uncovered his fossil fuel stockholdings. Instead of relying on the justices to occasionally do the right thing, we need Congress to enact real SCOTUS reform.
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How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics.Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP meg
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I 💙 Dogs @dogs100.bsky.social · 22h
Persistence….
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 22h
Pathetic and Insanity 😡 I've been there.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 17h
“Almost nowhere inside this system is an expressed desire to do better, to improve working conditions, to create a heat standard.” Despite farmworker death & another disabled by heat stroke, their employer keeps sending people to blistering fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social investigates.
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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19h
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18h
Batumi, Georgia where winemaking traditions go back 8,000 years. Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties. IG: @ earthpix
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 19h
Firefighter comforting a dog that's been in a crash
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 17h
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ladyfreethinker.org
Cat Missing at Airport for 16 Days Finally Returns Home
After spending 16 days lost at Toronto Pearson International Airport, a 7-year-old cat named Caramel is back home with her family in Montreal. Caramel traveled from Jordan to Canada with her guardian,...
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macbeestje @macbeestje.bsky.social · 17h
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ladyfreethinker.org
SIGN: Ban Fur From Milan Fashion Week
Sign the petition urging Milan Fashion Week's organizer to adopt a formal fur-free policy for all official shows.
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