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Māurice Ross

@mauricemichael.bsky.social
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Lawyer and pianist. Dedicated to civil rights and Democracy. We must understand why Trump won and educate ourselves and America. Music is life.

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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, tax-payer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a ...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico file lawsuit against Trump administration over White House access
The three national news outlets President Donald Trump banned from the White House — CNN, MS NOW, and Politico — are filing a First Amendment lawsuit to restore their access.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders: AP News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, an unannounced move that has made it far...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Trump approval falls to career low of 32% as high costs bite, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest of his political career - as his fellow ​Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of ​living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new ...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
MAGA supporter resigns from publishing company of Out, Advocate after uproar www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/supp...
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MAGA supporter resigns from publishing company of Out, Advocate after uproar - LGBTQ Nation
Jay Katari donated $10,000 to an anti-LGBTQ+ politician and mocked pronouns before his appointment to the company.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
22 states sue Trump admin over “unprecedented” attack on gender-affirming care www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/22-s...
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22 states sue Trump admin over "unprecedented" attack on gender-affirming care - LGBTQ Nation
Without court action, federal funding for trans youth will be pulled in October.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Minister found guilty of trespassing while protesting nation’s “most extreme” bathroom bill www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/mini...
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Minister found guilty of trespassing while protesting nation's "most extreme" bathroom bill - LGBTQ Nation
She noted how "wrong" it feels that the max sentence for her crime is less than the punishment for violating the state's anti-trans bathroom ban.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Trump says he’s putting his name on everything because nobody will after he’s ‘gone’
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Everton Blair becomes Georgia’s first out gay man elected to Congress www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/ever...
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Everton Blair becomes Georgia's first out gay man elected to Congress - LGBTQ Nation
"It will be the honor of my life to serve you in Congress," he told voters.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Federal judge shuts down Texas drag ban: If you don’t like drag “just don’t go” www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/fede...
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Federal judge shuts down Texas drag ban: If you don't like drag "just don't go" - LGBTQ Nation
The judge said that even Dolly Parton's performances may be banned by the anti-drag law because she had "big hair, flamboyant clothes."
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Meta settles major US trial over teen social media addiction for up to $17bn
Tech company agrees to create further protections for teen users amid accusations of harming children with products
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Is Mentally Fit for Sex Trafficking Trial, Judge Says
The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is mentally competent to stand trial as he faces sex trafficking charges after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms, a federal judg...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Employer health costs projected to rise 9.5 percent
A new risk analysis released by leading insurance broker Aon this week projected that employer health costs in the U.S. will rise by roughly 10 percent in 2027.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
By Kanishka Singh and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants ​from 75 cou...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Startling new study shows 12% of US adults are LGBTQ+, the highest estimate yet www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/star...
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Startling new study shows 12% of US adults are LGBTQ+, the highest estimate yet - LGBTQ Nation
The analysis shows that a majority of LGBTQ+-identifying adults are below the age of 35.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Log Cabin Republicans disgust me: Self-hating Log Cabin Republicans announce they no longer support trans rights www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/log-...
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Log Cabin Republicans announce they no longer support trans rights - LGBTQ Nation
The gay conservative group already had a poor record of defending trans rights. Now it is officially dropping the 'T' from its mission.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Trump’s DOJ walloped by federal judge with demand over missing Epstein files: report www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst...
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Trump’s DOJ walloped by federal judge with demand over missing Epstein files: report
A federal judge has issued Attorney General Todd Blanche a deadline of next Thursday to explain why it failed to fork over a trove of foreign-language documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, Punchbowl N...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Insane cruelty: ground.news/article/john...
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ICE arrests Johns Hopkins migrant researcher at Baltimore airport
A Johns Hopkins University researcher from Cameroon was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers this week in Baltimore, after being accused of overstaying her visa as part ...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Ex-Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo deported after ICE detention, officials confirm
Federal immigration officials confirmed they have deported former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo, the Kenyan rugby convert whose signing in 2013 was one of the more unusual roster experim...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report
The Trump administration’s deadly military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats have not reduced the amount of cocaine entering the United States, but they’re prompting criminal organizations to ...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Didnt we learn anything from viet nam. abhttps://ground.news/article/more-than-600-us-troops-wounded-in-iran-war-says-pentagon-in-update_efad17?utm_source=mobile-app
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More than 600 U.S. Troops Wounded in Iran War, Says Pentagon in Update
More than 600 U.S. service members have been wounded since the war with Iran began in February, Pentagon statistics indicate.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Comey says seashells post was political speech - not a threat - as he presses to dismiss charges
Former FBI Director James Comey urged a judge on Monday to throw out federal charges against him, arguing that a photo of seashells arranged on a beach he posted on social media was not a call to viol...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses
Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by l...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Trans teen drops out of dance competition after conservatives lead campaign against her www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/tran...
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Trans teen drops out of dance competition after conservatives lead campaign against her - LGBTQ Nation
Republican representatives and the state’s attorney general threatened legal action.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
GOP governor signs bill forcing trans inmates to detransition www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/gop-...
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GOP governor signs bill forcing trans inmates to detransition - LGBTQ Nation
The bill's sponsor said people who are convicted of crimes don't deserve gender-affirming care.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Conservative gay men are mentally ill when they criticize those of us who do not accept traditional marriage values and support an inclusive lgbtq community. NYT just published a 1,200-word argument for straight approval & the gays aren't happy about it - Queerty www.queerty.com/nyt-just-pub...
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NYT just published a 1,200-word argument for straight approval & the gays aren't happy about it - Queerty
By arguing that gay people should stop calling themselves "queer," Matthew Vines ignores all of his privilege.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas regularly demonstrates ignorance predicated on a twisted ideology that may reflect mental illness. Particularly nasty”: Clarence Thomas wrote a whole opinion just to call trans people crazy www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/part...
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"Particularly nasty": Clarence Thomas wrote a whole opinion just to call trans people crazy - LGBTQ Nation
"Just fired off a couple of paragraphs to say that transgender is not a thing."
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Man who threatened Pride Month shooting arrested for possession of child sex abuse pics & videos www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/man-...
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Man who threatened Pride Month shooting arrested for possession of child sex abuse pics & videos - LGBTQ Nation
He posted "Let’s kill every single person in the LGBTQ community" online but told law enforcement that he was just "trolling."
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Millions dropped ObamaCare plans after subsidies ended
About four million Americans have dropped out of Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year as costs soared due to the loss of enhanced subsidies.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Federal judge blocks subpoenas to Minnesota officials in DOJ immigration probe
A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to “harass and retaliate against them.”
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Judge strikes down Trump administration database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from creating a centralized database containing Social Security numbers along with information about voters’ citizenship status and other sen...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
President war: ground.news/article/trum...
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Trump leaves open the possibility of invading Cuba – He sees a Venezuela-style operation
US President Donald Trump , in an interview on "The Axios Show", left open the possibility of an invasion of Cuba and claimed that an operation could be similar to the one that led to the arrest of th...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Lawsuit Seeks to Stop the UFC Fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump's Birthday
A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of.....
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Video of Trump With Eyes Closed During Wisconsin Roundtable Circulates on Social Media
Photo Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Staff / Getty Images President Donald Trump has once again been caught seemingly dozing off in the Oval Office during a White House briefing. Soon after his clip went onlin...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Iran rejects idea of using its assets to pay damages to US allies
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that regional governments were "not in a position to demand reparations", responding to what he said ​were reports that the U.S. could u...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
CO Gov Jared Polis kicks off Pride Month by signing new conversion therapy law www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/co-g...
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CO Gov Jared Polis kicks off Pride Month by signing new conversion therapy law - LGBTQ Nation
"Conversion Therapy can be harmful, traumatizes kids, and is a scam to waste people's hard-earned money," he said.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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CSIS Says U.S. Weapons Stockpiles May Take Years to Rebuild After Iran War
U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war. That's according to the Center for Strategic and International Studi...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
New breakthrough brings researchers closer to a “functional cure” for HIV www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/new-...
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New breakthrough brings researchers closer to a "functional cure" for HIV - LGBTQ Nation
Three people were able to suppress the virus for months without their usual treatment regimen.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Outrageous corruption ground.news/article/just...
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US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the I...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Top Treasury Lawyer Reportedly Quit After Trump's Controversial $1.8 Billion IRS Settlement
Treasury lawyer Brian Morrissey resigned after the Trump administration announced a controversial $1.8 billion compensation fund.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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Pentagon's internal watchdog to probe US attacks on boats in the Caribbean, Bloomberg News reports
By Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — The Defense Department’s internal watchdog has said it is evaluating US Southern Command’s operations that have included strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in th...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Federal judge slams DOJ’s attempt to intimidate gender-affirming hospital www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/fede...
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Federal judge slams DOJ's attempt to intimidate gender-affirming hospital - LGBTQ Nation
The judge accused DOJ lawyers of misrepresenting important facts under oath.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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James Bond: Search for New 007 Officially Kicks Off as Auditions Begin
Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson are among the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Trump and GOP cruelty-war not health care is their priority ground.news/article/fami...
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NBC: Families caring for disabled relatives face unthinkable choices as Medicaid cuts loom
President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” state budget turmoil and new attacks on paid family caregiving have people fearing financial ruin as they fight to keep loved ones out of institutions.
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Trunp surrenders to China on Taiwan ground.news/article/trum...
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Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China's Xi
The U.S. president also hinted that he would speak with Taiwan's president about American arms sales and make a decision on the issue 'over the next fairly short period.'
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Consumers sue Amazon for not refunding Trump tariff costs
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), opens new tab was sued on Friday by consumers seeking refunds for costs passed on to them in the form of higher prices as a result ​of tariffs the U.S. Supreme Court later con...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Fueling 'Spiral of Annihilation'
Pope Leo XIV visited Rome's La Sapienza University on Thursday, where he warned that investments in AI and high-tech weaponry were driving the world into a "spiral of annihilation" and called for peac...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Roger Stone Paid $50K/Month to Lobby for Myanmar Junta
It was revealed in filings last week that U.S. lobbyist Roger Stone is being paid $50,000 per month as a consultant for the DCI Group, a Washington-based lobbying firm that signed a $3 million contrac...
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Māurice Ross @mauricemichael.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social reports $400M loss
The parent company of Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media platform, reported a net loss on Friday of more than US$400 million in the first quarter -- mostly from tumbling cryptocu...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)
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