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Meaningfullness

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Lover of history and people's stories. Just a mom that believes in the good of this country.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Fascism's a fever you break with shit like what happened in New York last night. Create more excuses to feel things like that together.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"Trump’s initial post about removing US troops from Germany came just hours after he spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has long sought to reduce the number of NATO troops in Europe... "The Pentagon 'was not expecting it'... www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
politico.com
Trump’s call to reduce US troops in Germany shocks Pentagon
The Defense Department "was not expecting it," a congressional aide said.
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
@mcuban.bsky.social, will @costplusdrugs.com begin to manufacture epipens for consumers? If not, could you consider it?
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 19/03/2026
As called, once again, by Jimmy Roselli and Griffin Wright on High Point student radio:
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
@davidpepperoh.bsky.social, the Dems up and down the ticket should be shouting this from the mountains especially to those that call themselves libertarian.
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Desarrayed @desarrayed.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Evening reflections of every day in 2026: I take no leave of you: I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@mcuban.bsky.social, how would address CVS's claims? What is true and false in this? wcyb.com/news/local/p...
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PBM bill advances in House subcommittee, CVS ramps up opposition
A Tennessee bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies passed a House subcommittee Wednesday. It's sponsored in the Senate by Bobby Harsh
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com, here is an example of mandatory service for all ages. What would this model look like in the States? What topics could be discussed and legislation suggested? Climate? UBI? Supreme Court reform? How would results be communicated to America?
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Angie Coiro @angiecoiro.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
@radiofreetom.bsky.social's analysis on our debacle du jour. Strong historical grounding. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Where I differ: "It seems unlikely that he will blithely accept American casualties." Trump is profoundly, consistently indifferent to the fates of his pawns.
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Trump’s Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran
A few paths to success, many to failure
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Just as the Framers intended
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 30/01/2026
"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform" from Admiral Bill McRaven www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Our opponents still refuse to learn the lessons from the ECOT scandal. Ohio taxpayers need more transparency, not less. This is a reminder that it’s the people in power who are costing everyday Ohioans. 1/
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 24/01/2026
This is ok tho
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social, this is a great post and explains how we got here and how we can rebuild democratic systems. How can we make this synopsis more accessible to all Americans?
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
An anti-Ukraine policy “swept through the Pentagon. Time and again, Mr. Hegseth and his advisers undermined, sidelined or silenced front-line generals and administration officials sympathetic to Ukraine.” (gift article) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
nytimes.com
The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Gift Article)
As President Trump sought a peace deal and Vladimir V. Putin sought victory, factions in the White House and Pentagon bled the Ukrainian war effort.
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
No secret that I'm a huge @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social fan. This piece is tough, important, and excellent. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/how-big-shou...
meditationsinanemergency.com
How Big Should Your Tent Be?
It's striking to me that a lot of people want politics to be about their personal feelings, in which case they're not engaged in politics, though they may be engaged in the sabotage of politics. This ...
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Wondering if America Democrats should take note. Thanks to @theweek.com for placing this in your junior edition.
Picture of Ireland's new President that is an independent. She was referred by the left-wing parties as a symbol of change.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 06/11/2025
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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Elisabeth R. Anker @libankerdc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout: Humanities majors killed on the job market 1) Mamdani- Africana Studies 2) Spanberger -French 3) Sherill - Global History
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
@tanglenews.bsky.social, @npr.org, @nytimes.com, @marcelias.bsky.social, @statesnewsroom.com, @chicagotribune.com @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, @morgantrau.bsky.social This story should be getting more coverage. Potential for systemic change and return to a more pure form of democracy.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/10/2025
Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section. She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.” By @megomatz.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
propublica.org
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 08/10/2025
grawlix | noun | a series of typographical symbols (such as $#!) used in text as a replacement for profanity
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
@bsky.app the app seems to be hemorrhaging users. @profpaulpoast.bsky.social posted he will post his threads on LinkedIn now where he is getting more engagement. @repgreglandsman.bsky.social does not list Bluesky as one of their social media outlets on his newsletter. More marketing needed.
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Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation. i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
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Jadedreviewer 🌊 @jadedreviewer.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Good news out of Ohio… which doesn’t happen often
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
@bluesky, can you please use this moment and market why you are different! More interviews. More " a world without Ceasars" tshirts. People still don't know you exist.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 01/09/2025
AFSCME Local 2798. Local 18-S. OPBA. our unions are working for you today, Labor Day, and every day. here’s to all who labor.
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League of Women Voters of Ohio @lwvohio.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Opinion What happened in Ohio is now serving as a playbook for what we are seeing in states like Texas, Missouri and Florida. The governors and state legislatures of these states have indicated that they are willing to cheat to win. by Rory Riley Topping thehill.com/opinion/camp...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/08/2025
NEW: After DOGE outed Mohammad Halimi on social media, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison. They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States.
propublica.org
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
@senatorweinstein.bsky.social, @tanglenews.bsky.social is looking for a State Senator to do a "day in the life" interview and perhaps spend some days with you in the Ohio State House. This is an awesome opportunity for you and our state. Please consider contacting Will, will@readtangle.com.
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RescueJen @rescuejen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 21/07/2025
The crew leader on an Oregon blaze said her team went hungry for several days, ran short of medical supplies and had to scrounge for chainsaw fuel after support staff quit the agency during two rounds of "fork in the road" buyouts.
reuters.com
As US wildfires rage, firefighters clean toilets after Trump staff cuts, critics say
The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration have left fire teams understaffed, as the country grapples with decade-high U.S. wildfire numbers this year.
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
What we learned in Ohio, GOP will happily lie and deceive. It's about education. It's about selling. As Trump's policies start taking effect later this year, showing school voucher expansion, hard numbers of how much families are paying in tariffs and lost medical care is critical.
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
If Texas Republicans pass this map, it would shift Trump's median seat margin from 3.1 points to 3.8, while he won nationally by just 1.5. But Republicans were already poised to pass a new gerrymander in Ohio & have recently been considering mid-decade gerrymanders like Texas in several more states
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Just here to chill @garbagearsonist.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Rolling Stone magazine, stepping up big time here www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Trump Wants to Deport a Children's Hospital Chaplain to Egypt, Where He 'Faces Death'
Chaplain Ayman Soliman has comforted the parents of dying children. Trump wants to deport him back to Egypt, where his lawyers say he “faces death.”
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Across the US this all just leads to "more oceanfront property" ..... Right? What's the big deal? All upside.
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Making America more like Putin’s Russia by the day.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
“You know what would help a lot? Some elite disapproval—publicly and boldly expressed. While a successful democracy depends on some degree of reasonableness from voters, a successful liberal democracy also depends on responsibility and even courage from elites.” www.thebulwark.com/p/the-public...
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The Public Is Resisting Trump. The Elites Aren’t.
The president is encountering little resistance as he remakes our society. And yet polling is clear that voters aren’t with him.
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Rachel Coyle Ohio @rachelcoyle.wtf · 27/06/2025
#Ohio friends -- This is a moment to be the squeaky wheel. Be a problem. Reach out to Governor Mike DeWine (and his top staff!) in every possible way until the moment he signs this cruel bill: open.substack.com/pub/rachelco...
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ACTION NEEDED — Help remove the worst Ohio budget items
We only have a short time to tell Governor DeWine to veto parts of this cruel bill
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Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Chaos at the CDC’s vaccine meeting. One member resigned. Some scientific materials weren’t vetted. The American Academy of Pediatrics is boycotting. So yeah, it’s going great! Here's a bunch of information and analysis, including some breaking news 🧵 1/
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
david hogg off the top rope on the other site
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The same establishment that is spending millions to destroy Zohran will say in a few months that we need to spend millions on polling and testing to win back young people. Open your god damn eyes- it's free.
Adam Carlson @admcrlsn •3h
The final three days of early voting were the youngest of the entire period.
47% of early voters are age 18-44. x.com/ gothamist/stat...
Early Voting By Age Group
(Raw Votes Cast)
Age Group
Days 1-4
Days 5-6
Days 7-9
Total (Days 1-9)
18-24
8,487
4,941
13,096
26,524
25-34
29,557
15,620
45,195
90,372
35-44
20,591
10,365
31,488
62,444
45-54
14,438
7,411
23,252
45,101
55-64
19,159
10,548
27,079
56,786
65-74
23,131
14,055
24,861
62,047
75+
16,071
10,346
15,483
41,900



Early Voting By Age Group (Share of Early Electorate)


Age Group
Days 1-4
Days 5-6
Days 7-9
Total (Days 1-9)
18-24
6.5%
6.7%
7.3%
6.9%
25-34
22.5%
21.3%
25.0%
23.5%
35-44
15.7%
14.1%
17.4%
16.2%
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 22/06/2025
If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.
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Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Iran S04 E06
Dailymotion video by L3arnTV
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
We have already done this, America. Are we going to do it again? www.sipri.org/commentary/e... www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Tulsi Gabbard now says Iran could produce nuclear weapon 'within weeks'
This comes after US President Donald Trump said she was "wrong" for saying Iran was not building nuclear weapons.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/06/2025
1/3: Quick break from vaccine posts... New CDC report shows over 41,000 retirement-age Americans died from unintentional falls in 2023 alone. Death rates for adults 65+ have more than doubled in some age groups since 2003. 🔽
apnews.com
Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls
Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths.
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Meaningfullness @meaningfullness.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
@profpaulpoast.bsky.social is once again connecting all dots and showing us our future. He is a must follow.
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