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Immigrant from X. Working for a better world for all people. Shitty skier.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
best primer I've read on the SAVE America Act (I'm sure there are others)
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MAGA's "pasta pass" talking point is height of gaslighting
They know better. They're hoping voters don't.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It’s so important to remind people that we can do good smart things that help and don’t hurt.
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Bonus points for shooting this in a Rock am Ring hoodie
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Jerrad Christian @jerradchristian.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The best part of waking up? Taking on the billionaires that bought this House seat and stole our representation.
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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This is a really moving and thoughtful interview
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Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him
Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.
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Columbus Underground @colsunderground.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
An important part of the economy growing larger every year: columbusunderground.com/report-black...
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Report: Black-Owned Business Payroll Has Increased 82% in Ohio Since 2017 - Columbus Underground
According to analysis of national census data, black-owned businesses in Ohio continue to increase payroll, and drive jobs and income in the state.
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
My favorite Moroccan fan.
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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The TPS Decision will have a huge impact on our Springfield community. There will be a rally/vigil at City Hall Plaza at 6pm this evening in Springfield. Rain venue is Central Christian Church. Please feel free to pass this info on.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 11/06/2026
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup was supposed to be the first-ever World Cup with a human rights framework. Instead, the US administration’s brutal immigration crackdown, discriminatory policies, and threats to press freedom mean the tournament risks being defined by exclusion and fear.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...
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Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Stephen Colbert
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
UN food group warns of “systemic agrifood shock" resulting from Trump/Israel war on Iran, says “the window for preventive action is closing quickly.” Via Reuters
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Hormuz closure could trigger 'agrifood shock', price crisis within a year, FAO warns
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the beginning of a
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I for one would like humanity not to end
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
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Menzie Chinn @mchinn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Who would'a thunk it? Ground coffee prices stabilize, ground beef price growth decelerates after tariff removal... It's like basic trade theory works! #EconSky @taxpolicycenter.bsky.social
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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Halftime performance showed how most Latinos love America, even if some parts of America do not love them back. It showed the reality that Latinos and Spanish are part of America's culture, its history, present & future. As references to salsa show, this is not a new phenomenon but a good reminder.
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Really important article. “Many people have questioned and even accused some of Epstein’s victims of prostitution. Here’s the reality: Sex trafficking, whether you are a minor, or an adult, is when someone induces you to have commercial sex by using force, fraud or coercion.”
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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 Haitians
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for more than 350,000 Haitians in the U.S., preventing their potential deportation to a country that has been...
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This 👇
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 15/01/2026
A cartoon by Paul Karasik. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
“Doctors Without Borders says it performed more than 22,000 operations and treated more than 100,000 trauma cases in 2025.” Israel is kicking them out of Gaza in the next few weeks, citing among other things its criticism of the way the army has conducted the war. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/w...
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Israel Tells Doctors Without Borders to End Its Work in Gaza
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/12/2025
Expectant mothers were left so hungry after the U.S. cut foreign food aid that one woman ate clay and charcoal. Her baby struggled to gain weight after being born prematurely. By @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com & illustrations by Phoebe Ouma
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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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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears. “I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Survivors of human trafficking deserve justice and compassion, not criminalization. Pleased that the House passed our bipartisan legislation to provide much-needed relief to trafficking survivors.
Picture of the Capitol with text in a box overlayed that reads, "House passes the bipartisan" with additional text highlighted in yellow that reads "Trafficking Survivors Relief Act." Additional text at the bottom in a black-filled box reads, "Led by Reps. Russell Fry, Ted Lieu, Ann Wagner, and Hank Johnson, this bill provides federal criminal record relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed non-violent offenses as a direct result of their exploitation."
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Heidi Shierholz @hshierholz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Affordability is dominating the discourse. What I don't like about the conversation is that it focuses almost entirely on prices—as if the only way to make life affordable is to make things cheaper. But affordability is determined by prices *and pay.* 1/
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 23/11/2025
In its first year the Tyrese Maxey Foundation gave away 400 meals. The following year, that number increased to 1,000 meals, and in 2024 the foundation gave out 2,000 meals. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixer...
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
How Wall Street turns your monthly bills into its debt payments. #News #Finance #WallStreet #Debt #Infrastructure #politics
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Heartbreaking and disgraceful
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 24/10/2025
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Cuts and consequences: The end of USAID — a PBS news documentary
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year. In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the rich and vibrant history, culture, and traditions of Indigenous communities throughout our country.
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
“Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar” Never forget or forgive that Trump, Rubio, & Musk *chose* to inflict this monumental level of death and suffering on the poorest & most vulnerable people.
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“Talent is universal, even if opportunity is not. Sprinkle some education on village girls, and the world can be transformed.” One Girl’s Journey After Her Grandma Said to Kill Her www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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Opinion | One Girl’s Journey After Her Grandma Said to Kill Her
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
What could be better than getting this screen when in the middle of a college football game that’s only on effin’ Peacock TV?
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
So glad YouTube TV and Fox got that contract figured out so I could watch this OSU - Texas game today
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Devastating analysis by an intl team of public health researchers: In 20 yrs: USAID saved ~92mil lives. 30mil children under 5. In next 5 yrs: 14 mil lives lost. 4.5mil of them children under 5. USAID’s budget was 8 pennies out of every $100 of GDP The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
A look at the chaotic two weeks in which the Trump aides shut down USAID, with no idea what they were doing or what the consequences would be. E.g. Trump's claim that USAID was paying for condoms for Hamas when it was family planning for Gaza province in Mozambique. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The Dodgers announce they are donating $1 million toward direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region, with more announcements to come.
LOS ANGELES - In partnership with the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Dodgers have committed $1 million toward direct financial assistance for families of immigrants impacted by recent events in the region.
The Dodgers and the City of Los Angeles have a proven ability to get financial resources to those in critical need, most recently seen in their efforts to aid victims of the January wildfires. Through our support of the city's efforts, the Dodgers will encourage those organizations in a similar position to use their resources to directly support the families and workers who have suffered economic hardship.
In the coming days, the Dodgers intend to make additional announcements with local community and labor organizations, including the California Community Foundation, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and others who are directly supporting our communities to aid youth and families with food insecurity, basic essentials and mental health services.
"What's happening in Los Angeles has reverberated among thousands upon thousands of people, and we have heard the calls for us to take a leading role on behalf of those affected," said Stan Kasten, President & CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers. "We believe that by committing resources and taking action, we will continue to support and uplift the communities of Greater Los Angeles."with food insecurity, basic essentials and mental health services.
"What's happening in Los Angeles has reverberated among thousands upon thousands of people, and we have heard the calls for us to take a leading role on behalf of those affected," said Stan Kasten, President & CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers. "We believe that by committing resources and taking action, we will continue to support and uplift the communities of Greater Los Angeles."
"I want to thank the Dodgers for leading with this action to support the immigrant community of Los Angeles," said Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles.
"These last weeks have sent shockwaves of fear rippling through every neighborhood and have had a direct impact on our economy. My message to all Angelenos is clear: We will stick together during this time and we will not turn our backs on one another
— that's what makes this the greatest city in the world."
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The US led the way in fighting malnutrition, and USAID provided a miracle peanut paste that brings kids back from the brink -- until now. Starvation is a problem that we can actually solve, but we're now retreating from the fight. Here's what I found in West Africa: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/o...
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Opinion | This Problem Is Easy to Solve
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 25/05/2025
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Heartbreaking report
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging." Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council. I wrote about my decision in TIME. time.com/7285045/resi...
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Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns
eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8
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mcb614 @mcb614.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Bravo @bsky.app!
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