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Do. Be. Do. Be. Do. Be kind, honest & optimistic. Purpose & meaning. Positive social impact. NeD, fusion of Mondragon, YC, Awesome Foundation, Grameen Bank, Kiva, Ashoka & Acumen kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

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OPB @opb.org · 30/09/2026
People say Portland is the epicenter of women's sports, but how did that happen? OPB producer-reporter Emily Hamilton, who herself grew and played sports in Portland, explores the city's deep history and what she found may surprise even the most die-hard fans.
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How did Portland become the global epicenter of women’s sports?
Portlanders have consistently shown up for women’s sports and helped create the world of women’s sports we know today.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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markgrimes @markgrimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So very powerful
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: "We ended the war with Congo and Rwanda." Reporter: "I was there a month ago and I witnessed Rwanda still killing a lot of Congolese." Trump: "And you witnessed it? How is Ebola going?"
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The FBI basically has no counterterrorism experts anymore. Kash Patel fired them all. www.ms.now/news/fbi-ste...
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FBI agents probing threats against Stephen Miller’s wife demoted
“Director Patel did not order this decision,” Darren Cox, the assistant director of the FBI’s Washington field office, said in a statement.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026
Democrats vs. Republicans in a nutshell. This absolutely nails it.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Huh. The Daily Wire is reporting something that would be *enormous* if true, as since July the majority of all ICE arrests are people with no criminal record. I am deeply skeptical of such a massive operational change, given how the White House/DHS keep bragging about setting arrest records.
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SCOOP: ICE officers across the country were told this weekend to stop arresting non-criminals, agency sources tell @realDailyWire
Now, ICE may only arrest illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or charges for the time being, said the sources.
The change also ends so-called "collateral arrests,
" sources said, meaning officers who find a criminal target alongside others in the country illegally may detain only the target.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For just a moment, the world saw their true nature. This is a real photo. F*cking chilling.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
Xi Jinping invoked the “Thucydides Trap” right to Trump’s face, a reference to the clash between a rising power and a declining one. The message Xi was sending was unmistakable: China is the ascending power. America is declining. This is at least the second time Xi has raised this in front of Trump.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/09/2026
Hillary Clinton: "Xi is thinking, 'They they can't defend anybody anymore bc they don't have capacity. Maybe we can coerce Taiwan into giving up bc there's not going to be support.' If you look at the world map, it's not favorable to the US largely bc of wrongheaded decisions by this administration"
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
LEONARD NIMOY and his son Adam on the set of ‘Star Trek’ in 1965. “The make-up folks put ears on my son Adam to surprise me. A precious moment while shooting the original series.”
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Love everything she ever posts!
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markgrimes @markgrimes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1:614 nope 1:1 yep
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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 02/09/2026
Give the @angrymalevet.bsky.social a listen. You'll be glad you did. He breaks down what kegsbreath and 47 are causing within the highest ranks of our military. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Doomscrolling is not resistance. Agency is. Research shows that constantly consuming frightening political news increases threat and exhaustion without giving your brain any sense of control. Small, completed civic actions do the opposite. Try this. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 31/08/2026
Really feels like a lot of people my age that were so ambitious in their careers and doing incredible things have decided that it's not worth it anymore and are deciding to prioritize their personal lives instead and trying to retire early. It's anecdotal but I'm seeing this across the board.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo that we need to talk about if we're going to talk about the national debt.
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The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On this day, 63 years ago, the March on Washington culminating in the "I Have A Dream" speech rook place Voting Rights are under attack today by Republicans
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Mlk Mlk Day
Alt: Mlk gif from I Have a Dream speech
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING Judge blocks Trump’s Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Judge blocks Trump’s Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the Postal Service from inserting itself into the election process while litigation continues.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/08/2026
The NY Times is reporting that Trump’s White House ballroom construction may have contributed to a recent dangerous close call between Marine One and a passenger jet, according to the NTSB.
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White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump’s Helicopter (Gift Article)
A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Be Careful What You Wish For Dept. You ARE on the ballot. You are the ONLY thing on the ballot. The investigations of your criminal regime begin November 4th. You are going DOWN because... Justice Matters. ⚖️ #AccountabilityIsComing...Soon
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Costco pulling Callaway golf clubs from stores and refusing to sell Trump’s ground mystery meat shows us that it’s possible to put people over profit and still come out on top..,👇 Shop Clean. Shop Costco. 😎✨
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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026
Did you know that 3D printed covers for Flock cameras are easily printed and make cameras inoperable when you plop them on using a pole? I share this information for no reason at all.
3D printed flock camera cover
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This chart will figure prominently in a future historian's best-seller, "Self-Destruction: The End of the American Era."
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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 25/08/2026
George Carlin knew everything wrong with the American ecosystem. His comedy skits should have won a Pulitzer.
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Billionaire-Backed Groups Launch Ad Blitz Against California Wealth Tax www.commondreams.org/news/billion...
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Billionaire-Backed Groups Launch Ad Blitz Against California Wealth Tax | Common Dreams
Google co-founder Sergey Brin and venture capitalist Peter Thiel are among the billionaires bankrolling ads against a proposed one-time tax on the wealthiest Californians.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 25/08/2026
The performing arts center “cannot survive, either structurally or financially” without Trump’s help and proper credit, attorneys for his administration argued in a new court filing.
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Trump Admin Threatens To Demolish Kennedy Center Unless His Name Is Added To Building
The performing arts center “cannot survive, either structurally or financially” without Trump’s help and proper credit, attorneys for his administration argued in a new court filing.
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markgrimes @markgrimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
CNN reported: Yet six months after launching the war, Trump is now threatening to extend the conflict through the midterms. Let’s correct that, Iran will make certain the conflict goes thru the midterms and Trump will have nothing at all to do with that decision.
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Let’s talk about Medicare for All. What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇ The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Watters: Do you think men should play in women’s sports? El-Sayed: I'm running for U.S. Senate. I'm out here trying to take on the health care crisis and big pharma, and you're asking me about who gets to play what sports
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 25/08/2026
Recent incorrect attempts to reveal the White Stripes star’s whereabouts reflect how much we’re still obsessed with the one-of-a-kind drummer
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‘A rock star on her own terms’: why we’re still so fascinated by Meg White
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
An Amazon worker died in one of Amazon's warehouses. As he lay on the floor dying, management told the other workers: "Just turn around and don't look. Get back to work." That was a human being. A child of God. Sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is not the reason we’re in an illegal war. My name is not the reason you can’t afford your healthcare. My name is not the reason that you can’t afford your rent or your insurance.
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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 15/08/2026
The notion that Black people are uniquely unethical or have greater propensity to plagiarize is harmful. Toxic, even. White supremacists believe we don't have the IQ to read and write. And so, standards must be lowered, etc. White supremacy assumes the worst of our character and our intellect.
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Dr. Dave @drdave1999.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
There are 74M Americans who aren’t smart enough to understand this. See the problem?
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markgrimes @markgrimes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Kompromat is Kompromating
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is, bar none, the stupidest fuckung thing I’ve ever heard. And the idea that there’s nobody in the chain of command - civilian or military - with enough courage to say so is a disgrace.
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Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences
The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
‘Art is a weapon when pointed at power’ 99 Flock Balloons 🎈
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We could eliminate $7 billion in medical debt with the $70 million they spent to beat me in the primary. Those same corporations and special interests are trying to buy the seat for Mike Rogers now. In November we teach them once and for all: Michigan is not for sale.
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Paul K. Smith @paulksmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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markgrimes @markgrimes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Mike Lindell is Trump’s election denier fluffer
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The perfect MAGA "self-made man." Mom helped him lie to investors about a drug, giving patients false hope. He cashed out for $260m, and then the stock dropped like a rock. One teacher's union retirement fund lost $1 million. Dude made his fortune on the backs of Alzheimer patients and teachers.
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How Vivek Ramaswamy’s mom manipulated Alzheimer’s data and made her son rich
Vivek Ramaswamy, a billionaire and the Republican nominee in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, served as the frontman for a dubious pharmaceutical company and then cashed out weeks before its dramatic crash.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 12/08/2026
A big thank you to all of Minnesota’s poll workers and election judges working today’s primary. You make sure our elections continue to be safe, free, and fair.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Air Force One catering truck scandal is deeper and darker than the media is portraying it — it’s a Russian nesting doll of corruption and national security threats: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-five-s...
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The Five Scandals Within the "Air Force One" Scandal
Donald Trump, a Catering Truck, and the Qatari "Air Force One" represent a Russian Nesting Doll of Scandal and Corruption
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Went to parent-teacher night at my kid's middle school this evening and got told that the district is now moving away from technology in the classroom and going back to pen and paper. I love that this excellent news of rebellion came on the same day as Zuckerberg's AI supremacist screed.
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Mark Zuckerberg Posts Deranged 6,500-Word Essay About Giving Everyone AI Superintelligence
"The future is for everyone," Zuckerberg says, describing future that is primarily good for Meta.
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