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Madison Monroe

@madison-monroe.bsky.social
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POV cause: African-American. Woman. Christian. Veteran. Also love nature, arts, home-stuff, and variety of sports (thanks Dad #RIP)

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 20h
Was listening to this on repeat a few months ago! Lolol, I tried to listen to his other music, it was a no-go for me😔 But will definitely give Supernatural a spin, ANYTIME!
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 20h
I know many on this site (and in the media) ignore/have a problem with any news that put Kamala in a good light. But as polling has shown (WHEN SHE IS INCLUDED), America, as a whole, certainly sees her as viable and she’s the front-runner.☝🏾
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"Voters have a regret or two, and we've seen this in poll after poll. The regret has grown since the beginning of Trump's presidency" -- Enten unpacks polling showing that Kamala Harris would easily beat Donald Trump if they were both on the ballot again next month
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 21h
I don’t believe I was on BKSY when he was named Pope, but this information became IMMEDIATELY known in my circles!🤣🙏🏽 Also, I’m an alumn with said mum!🙌🏾
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the 1970s, a young Robert Prevost asked his mother if she wanted to be equal to men. Mildred Prevost answered, “No, because we’re already better.” Meet the Black Creole librarian who raised the first American pope.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
CNN on the last jobs report before the midterms: "It came in cold -- surprisingly cold. Job growth weaker than expected, unemployment unexpectedly went up, and paychecks aren't keeping up with prices. This was disappointing all around."
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 21h
Extensive AI use has been linked to "severe negative outcomes," researchers argue.
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The AI Chatbots That Tech Companies Are Aggressively Pushing to Billions of Users Appear to Be Causing Serious Psychological Harms, New Research Finds
The extensive use of AI chatbots can be linked to "severe negative outcomes" including psychological harm and suicide, a recent paper argues.
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 21h
My fervent prayer is this: The Christian church(es), especially here in US, would require members to earnestly study the Gospels and after that, Bible as a whole. Who Jesus was, what He said, and what He did draws some very stark contrasts to the man (& his admin) whom these women blindly trust.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23h
Six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy takes steps without her walker for the first time. Original post
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: According to a bombshell report in the New York Times, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah threatened to walk out of Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical launch in May because the pope rejected the idea that machines can be conscious.
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NYT: Anthropic Nearly Walked Out on Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical — Then Lobbied His Advisers
Chris Olah saw an advance copy of Magnifica Humanitas days before the Vatican launch and proposed withdrawing over its stance on machine consciousness. The pope held his ground.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Kirk Franklin is catching a lot of flack for this but.... I like it lol. And Gloria Hallelujah is so pretty
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Big Bad Booty Daddy @bamaslymm.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026
ASSIST
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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wild. This should create a Streisand effect, which Dem ranking members can enhance by sending the companies document preservation demands. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Eye of God - A Deep View into the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - flic.kr/p/2dSe6yU
www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Nebula...

Been working on this for a while. Have to say it was probably one of the more challenging datasets I have processed due to the delicate combination of LRGB and narrowband data required to tease out the colours and fine structures in the nebula as well as the deep background detail.

About the image:
This deep view of the Helix Nebula combines light from traditional LRGB filters together with specific narrow Ha and OIII wavelengths to reveal the colourful and complex structures of this magnificent planetary nebula. 
The Helix Nebula is located around 700 light years away towards the constellation Aquarius. It is one of the nearest planetary nebulae and therefore appears quite large and detailed although its surface brightness is rather low. 
The nebula is the result of a sun-like star shedding its outer layers during its final stages of evolution. Several rapidly expanding shells of dust and gas surrounds the intensely blue stellar remnant in the centre, giving the appearance of a giant eye in space. The inner and outer shells were expelled from the star approximately 6,500 and 12,000 years ago respectively and are expanding at a speed of 32-40 kilometres per second. 
The brightest ring is currently two light years across, while the faint outer structures extend to a diameter of four light years - the same distance as between the Sun and the nearest other star; Alpha Centauri. 
Powerful ultraviolet radiation from...
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NEW: Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with an estimated 800,000 people in Paris on Saturday. At a migrant house before Mass , he said the history of humanity “is not written by those who give the impression of winning by imposing themselves and ‘dominating the room,’ but by those who ‘make room.’”
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Drawing 800,000 in Paris, Pope Leo XIV Calls on the Church to “Make Room” for Migrants and the Poor
“No one is so poor as to have nothing to give.” Before Mass, the pope sat with migrants and told catechists to respect each person’s pace. Six altar servers with Down syndrome served his Mass.
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There is so much disinformation about the "Super El Nino" floating around the internet b/c mentioning any sort of mechanism that affects weather seems to start a shouting match. So here's a good video that gives you JUST the info you need in under 2 minutes.
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 26/09/2026
It really takes NO competence to negotiate the world without intact moral reasoning. The real skill involves formulating goals and strategies that are generative, compassionate and respectful of self and others. That requires extreme skillfulness.
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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 26/09/2026
There is a LOT of incompetent evil that simply acquires power via dominance and violating moral norms and taboos which takes little skill of any kind. See below:
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled the Trump admin can use a government database that includes Social Security info to help state officials identify noncitizens on their voter lists. Critics fear using the system could result in the purging of large numbers of valid voters.
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Adam Aaronson @adamaaronson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New: LeBron James' podcast, Mind the Game, returned this morning. James spoke at length about his decision to join the Sixers. All of James' comments about the Sixers are inside, including prolonged remarks about each member of the projected starting five: www.phillyvoice.com/lebron-james...
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LeBron James explains decision to join Sixers, outlines goals for season ahead on "Mind the Game" podcast
After staying quiet about changing teams all summer, LeBron James opened up about what led him to Philadelphia, speaking at length about each member of the Sixers' projected starting five.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No one alive has seen a president choose to walk into the teeth of American greed. A THREAD. PLUS: Ask me anything.
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Marc Boorshtein @mlbiam.dev · 25/09/2026
Because it's only antisemitism when there's a swastika. Otherwise it's just sparkling antizionism.
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Illyana - American Zionist 🟦 @rasputina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I have not seen a single one of you say something like "I support Palestine but that doesn't excuse antisemitic hatred". Tell me this isn't a hate movement when everyone cheers on the hate. And tell me how antisemitism helps your cause instead of hurting it.
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Malcolm P. Johnson @admiralmpj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No one, repeat, NO ONE, is obligated to listen to Netanyahu drivel on and on at the UNGA. I would, because I would want to hear what he says live and take notes to shred him later. But sorry, Bibi, they are not "moral cowards" for walking out on your ass.
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Freezing Cold Takes @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The Atlanta Falcons have NO CHANCE of beating the Green Bay Packers. None.”
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
*Champagne doesn’t count. It’s more just a fizzy elixir, if you will.😊
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Leonardo DiCaprio's Great Gatsby Toast
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is heartbreaking. Once again…there’s not a single good thing that came out of not electing Kamala Harris as POTUS. IDGAF if it makes you mad because the truth is ALL of this could have been avoided. The world is a dumpster fire & anyone that didn’t vote, voted 3rd party, or for GOP did this.
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DidntWeAlmostHaveItAll @theeruthie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
People died from the first moment USAID support was pulled. So much needless death & the inhumane ghouls responsible still don't show an iota of remorse for their actions. There is no making it right, but there has to be contrition to end the gross cruelty, and we don't seem close to that.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)
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What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey Atlantic and the rest of y’all, don’t try to pit Senator “My Boo” against Kamala. Unless and until she decides not to run, she’s still the front-runner.☝🏾 And he was OUR man before the rest of y‘all before jumped on the bandwagon!💅
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Hen Mazzig @henmazzig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Where is the outrage and the marches?”
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
*well 82 minus the percent of ppl still supporting this president (even tho not as strong as the 18%) cause what’s appealing about an administration that is making America MUCH LESS safe, wrecking the economy, and continually harming its inhabitants in a multitude of ways?🤔
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
While I am often ANTI-anti-establishment Dems, these are times when they need to really pay attention to what the 82% are saying.☝🏾
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Enten: "President Trump has the highest strongly disapprove rating going into a midterm election on record. 50% of Americans now say that they strongly disapprove of the job he's doing. The previous record was Trump going into 2018 ... just 18% strongly approve of the job Trump is doing."
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Truth be told, dvds and streaming are neck and neck rn for me. Recently watched Deja Vu on blu-ray…that movie still blows me away!👊🏽
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lolol, just followed another Virgo woman…I have this theory that individually Virgo women, while being so different, shine so brightly that we can only admire each other from afar. 😩😭🥰 Me meeting Beyoncé or seeing her in concert:
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Pinkglock Waving with Red Umbrella
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/09/2026
So Josh Hawley, noted election denier, referenced 404 Media's work throughout the Flock Senate Hearing yesterday. We are a journalist-founded and owned media publication. Hey Josh, if you're going to use our work, subscribe bro: @jasonkoebler.bsky.social www.404media.co/we-hacked-th...
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Madison Monroe @madison-monroe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
About 3 years ago(?), Huang joined an all-hands or fireside chat w CEO at a former employer and I was SO IMPRESSED with him… Now, methinks he may be suffering from a touch of AI psychosis… *in my arguments related to AI, the top of my concerns is off-loading cognitive effort & critical thinking.
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Futurism @futurism.com · 19/09/2026
It's a disaster in the making.
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MIT Report Finds That AI Is Leading to "Cognitive Surrender" Among Students
A new MIT report finds that students are offloading their thinking to AI -- right at the moment they need to develop it.
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