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Fan of Dodgers, NU, history, public transit. CtrLft politics, recovering Medill Mafia/Contract atty IRL. Nom de plume for a SoCal Carbon-based life form. Not a fan of DMs or crypto.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
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Shawneee @shawneee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If anyone needs a reminder in what state the health care systems in the West are: there are a bunch of subreddits, with medical professionals venting how people with Long Covid or people who ask medical professionals to mask, just need a psych consult. #medsky #news #healthcare #worldnews #covid
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed." @propublica.org has the details 👇
Screenshot of the top of a whistleblower disclosure titled "USPS Rushed Implementation of New and Untested IT Systems Threatens U.S. Ballot Mail Delivery." Addressed to Senator Blumenthal, the first point details how the whistleblower has "significant concerns about the USPS's secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed process for the creation and implementation of an entirely new and untested set of IT systems" intended for the 2026 midterms.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/08/2026
THIS is the part of James Talarico’s campaign I really like. He’s going into deep-red Texas, talking directly to people about the shit they’re actually dealing with: housing, utility bills, cost of living, corruption. And then he LISTENS.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
California will NOT be bullied to stay stuck in the past. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
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California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.
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Mark Somers @marksomers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Buttigieg: You can see it in the carnival of corruption that is Washington, D.C., today. The leader of the free world flying around in a secondhand jumbo jet from a foreign country while he makes a billion dollars on crypto deals propped up by foreign leaders.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
Took my son down to the Twins ballpark on the e-bike for the first time tonight. Peak dadding. The great thing about Minneapolis is that you can get here almost entirely on off-street trails. ⚾️🧒
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/07/2026
WOW. Todd Blanche IGNORES the court order to produce certain Epstein files or explain redactions, and INSTEAD claims it needs more time, and should be able to do it UNDER SEAL. We saw this deflection coming a mile away. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Response to Order to Show Cause – #19 in PHANG v. BLANCHE (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-01417) – CourtListener.com
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re 15 Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by TODD BLANCHE. (Woodward, Stanley) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Obama: Shared values that make democracy possible. A belief that our military and law enforcement owe allegiance not to any president or political party, but to the people and our constitution. A belief in the peaceful transfer of power after the people have spoken in fair and free elections.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.
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The Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families
The Onion’s staff is tired of waiting for the courts to settle its pending takeover of Alex Jones’ brand, so the new Infowars will launch next month.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If you watch the Obama Library, the World Cup, and the Knicks parade this afternoon -- and nothing else -- you can actually see the America we're supposed to be at age 250
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 20/05/2026
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. It’s not close. No other president has used the office to enrich himself, his family, and his allies on this scale.
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Ville Kaukonen @kaukonenville.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Colorado governor grants election denier Tina Peters clemency, reduces sentence
Peters was convicted in 2024 after prosecutors showed she facilitated unauthorized access to voting equipment and helped expose sensitive data, actions driven by false claims that the 2020 election wa...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/04/2026
German Chancellor Merz: It is quite obvious that the Americans have absolutely no coherent strategy whatsoever. There is a sense that a whole nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, particularly the Revolutionary Guards.
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Rep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 22/04/2026
We have heard nothing from Pam Bondi or her legal team. She didn't show up for her scheduled deposition, and half of the Epstein files are still unreleased. We are left with no choice. Contempt charges are coming.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Mount Robson is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, standing at 3,954 meters (12,972 feet) in British Columbia's Mount Robson Provincial Park. 🇨🇦
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Jacob Rubashkin @rubashkin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Burchett is right: the most DC thing ever *is* a member of Congress blaming the city for something he and his colleagues did themselves.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
AOC is all sensible Americans right now, Americans who have completely lost patience with the wildly incompetent, lying loons currently running things who undermine our sanity, wealth, and wellbeing.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
PabloReports: What do you make of Stephen Miller and Tom Homan asking for all this money but then refusing to show up to the hearing today? Frost: That’s what happens when you have a lapdog as speaker.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Wow, that's not a good look www.axios.com/2026/04/09/m...
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Scoop: Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation
This comes just two weeks after Meta and YouTube were found negligent in a landmark case about social media addiction.
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Carrie Donahue @cadonahue.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
We weren’t quite up for coming downtown so we went to the La Mesa event. Hundreds of people (at least) at lots of solidarity honking! Did my heart some good.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.
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Shirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
If u see me eating alone at a restaurant, do not pity me. Instead be so happy for me that I can have 1 hr without needing to constantly socialize and I can finally rest my voice lol
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Holy moly! Philly is showing up to march for No Kings!
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President of the Noble Committee® @problemmodern.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
When Dems take up power again, maybe, just maybe, don't close this ICE detaining centers right away. We might need them to fill in with all criminal politicians, criminal military men, and criminal police forces.
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ElleO 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @ellohhlo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thank you University of Oxford! 🐝🌎
Science News

from research organizations

Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing - Colonies surged 15-fold

A lab-made diet supercharged bee colonies and could help save our food supply.

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March 27, 2026

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University of Oxford

Summary:

Scientists have developed a breakthrough "superfood" for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled tri-als, colonies fed this specially designed diet produced up to 15 times more young, showing a dramatic boost in reproduction and overall health. As climate change and modern agriculture reduce the availability of natural pollen, this innovation could offer a practical way to support struggling bee populations.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 28/03/2026
Thousands have packed into Chicago's Grant Park this sunny afternoon for today's mass No Kings protest. "All you fascists bound to lose" playing to open the rally.
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Magic Bird Peddler @dfeldman.org · 28/03/2026
At least five different people who I DON’T know at all asked if I’m going to No Kings today. I had a kitchen cabinet builder in yesterday who I had never before met and he was like, “are you going on Saturday?” The energy here is unbelievable.
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TheRealSparky💙🐸🇺🇸 @funkynassau.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Torrance, CA showing up today! They’re singing Minneapolis songs and the size of this crowd makes me emotional Heroes! 🦄💙🇺🇸
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Massive No Kings rally in Washington, D.C.
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@caitskirby.bsky.social Thank you, Dr Kirby, for speaking for those with chronic illness who are still masking on the virtual No Kings event today
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/03/2026
Congrats to Scott MacFarlane on his stratospheric growth since going independent and launching his channel just days ago. People are clearly hungry for real, raw, enterprise reporting.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Crownsblue @crownsblue.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The United States needs snap elections.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/03/2026
SCHLAPP: Who wants to see impeachment hearings? CPAC CROWD: *cheers* SCHLAPP: No. That was the wrong answer.
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MadameNostalgic✨Tanya @madamenostalgic.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
So I'm from Virginia. I currently live in TN and I also lived here as a teen. It's a little complicated. Anyway, the Rutherford County PUBLIC library is where I spent a lot of time as a tween/teen. It shaped me. It saved me. This is a PUBLIC LIBRARY not even a school. And I'm proud of *Luanne.
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‘I will not comply’: Tennessee librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ books
Rutherford County library director Luanne James’s stand against a vote to relocate more than 190 titles draws national support as the board weighs firing her.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.
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5 foot Home Depot skeleton @redderbeanpaste.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
we do not have an exact record of ICE prison deaths and they are barring congressional representatives from visiting to inspect them consistently.
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Standard Trump: 💣 Bombs Iran to cover up the Epstein Files. 👧🏻 Bombs school. Twice. ⚰️ U.S lives lost. 📣 Declares victory. 🛢️ $100 a barrel. 🙏 Begs countries he’s repeatedly denigrated for help. 😤 Threatens NATO. 🤔 Questions whether the U.S should be bombing Iran.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/03/2026
BREAKING: MeidasTouch wins BEST NEWS PODCAST at the iHeart Podcast Awards!!!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
They can't control what's happening now, so they're trying to control what gets said about it.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors
or surrender accepted;
(2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such
that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted;
(3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable
ability to accept surrender would exist;
(4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate
forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and
(5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Hi! The Onion and Bluesky are throwing a party at South By Southwest in Austin on Saturday. It's free and spots are limited, so sign up nowish. We did this last year and only a handful of people died, so we're hoping to keep those numbers down once again! anormalfuckingparty.splashthat.com
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