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Melanie 🪶🐺☮️🌎🌍🌏🫘

@melanierestall1.bsky.social
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Organic permaculture farmer. Dried flower farmer. Matriarchist. Pro-democracy/anti-fascist/civil rights activist. Books: Braiding Sweetgrass and Separation of Church and Hate

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2h
🚨 WOW: WSJ reports Ken Paxton partied in a luxury Dubai high-rise with 2 FUGITIVES, Anosh Ahmed and Sameer Suhail, facing fed charges over an alleged $15 MILLION hospital embezzlement scheme — alongside his gf (not his wife). Ahmed donated $190K to Paxton, including $25K AFTER his indictment.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 6h
Trump just threw a massive lifeline to Vladimir Putin. And to do it, he’s breaking the law. Back in 2022, Congress banned Russian energy imports. I voted for it. The law says the president has to consult Congress before he changes anything. He didn’t. Illegal. Deadly. Disgraceful. Link below!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 10h
President @barackobama.bsky.social showed me something in myself I might never have seen without him. I’m humbled to have his support in this fight. The Affordable Care Act will have laid the groundwork for guaranteed healthcare and I'm honored to pick up his baton and finally pass Medicare for All.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026
The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Dystopian Future Dawns in Kherson
Putin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7h
Yes, absolutely. For example, if in the next few weeks, Trump sends ICE officers to polls, you know what you do? You go anyway, you throw them a middle finger, and you walk into the ballot box and don't let them intimidate you. What you don't do is despair and stay home.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 9h
NEW: Epic Games has delayed its upcoming (not yet announced) Star Wars + Marvel shooter as it pivots to complete AI game development. "No more hand-written code," a director told staff. All art "generated with full AI workflows." Full scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Epic Games Delays Disney Project, Asks Developers to Use More AI
The company told the team behind the upcoming shooter that it will now be an ‘AI first’ production
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Christopher Mark Rose @chrisrose.bsky.social · 7h
I'm sorry, but deliberately spreading incorrect voting information should be a criminal offense (if it's not already.)
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Elon Musk’s PAC is spreading inaccurate voting information, election officials say | CNN Politics
Election officials in Colorado and Washington state have issued public warnings about inaccurate information from the group tied to Musk.
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Elise Flynn @eliseflynn.bsky.social · 12h
Heads up, #Colorado voters and warn your friends, neighbors, and coworkers that Musk, a South African immigrant, is once again interfering in our elections.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Note: the same people who are cool with Trump’s intimate connection to the most notorious child sex traffickers in recent memory think that seeking treatment for mental health issues is wrong, bad, disqualifying, or scandalous. It’s a lie, but even if it wasn’t, it shouldn’t be stigmatized.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/10/2026
The MAGA influencer crew just tried to pull a massive smear campaign on Texas senate candidate James Talarico claiming they had a recording of a hospital employee at the Ohio based Lindner Center for Hope where they claimed he was hospitalized for mental health issues. It fell apart immediately.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
trickle down economics trickle down economic trickle down economi trickle down econom trickle down econo trickle down econ trickle down eco trickle down ec trickle down e trickle down trickle dow trickle do trickle d trickle trickl trick
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Melanie 🪶🐺☮️🌎🌍🌏🫘 @melanierestall1.bsky.social · 13h
When will maga Republicans be willing to learn about the ties between tRUmp and Putin’s Russia over many, many years? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
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Letters from an American
Politics Podcast · Updated Daily · Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 20h
Burnham started his much-needed assault on Brexit yesterday by confirming Russian interference in the vote. Now this: “In a statement to MPs, Andy Burnham will argue it is time to "face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good" and "the status quo is not good enough for Britain."”
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Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say
Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and boost economic growth.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 19h
Zelensky says Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers were followed by a noticeable drop in bot activity across social media. “There was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations, because there were fewer bots,” he said, adding that it was “pretty clear” where they came from. #Ukraine
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Melanie 🪶🐺☮️🌎🌍🌏🫘 @melanierestall1.bsky.social · 16h
For ten years now we’ve been trying to show our tRUmp supporting friends and family how tRUmp is tied to the murderous dictator, Putin. They’ve refused to listen, do real research, or suspend their cultish adoration for our “potus”. Now Donald is showing them for us.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20h
There is, writes @davidfrum.bsky.social, an "implicit quid pro quo in these lucrative deals offered to Trump’s family and friends: If you compel Ukraine to surrender, we will enrich you beyond reckoning" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Melanie 🪶🐺☮️🌎🌍🌏🫘 @melanierestall1.bsky.social · 17h
This beautiful family and his fabulous tan suit 😁 Lordy I miss this family being in our White House 🇺🇸💙
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
With the war in Iran driving up energy costs it’s gonna be a hard winter for a lot of us. No one has to face it alone. If you’re ever worried about staying warm this winter go to jacksonformaine.com/heat We’ve got a list of resources there to point you in the right direction.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We cannot allow the Senate to remain a rubber stamp of Republican control. We can win this together, Maine.
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Brilliant ad from Troy Jackson’s campaign. It sets politics aside and gives people resources and direction on heating their homes this winter, given the shortages caused by the war in Iran.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Another bad report for Kim Guilfoyle: According to an audio recording reviewed by WSJ, Guilfoyle boasted at Davos about her close ties to two Greek tycoons and said they were bankrolling her high-rolling trips around the world.
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Exclusive | At Davos, Kimberly Guilfoyle Boasted of Private Jet Trips, Luxury Stays
A recording captured the U.S. ambassador saying that Greek businessmen were paying for her travels and pleading for an invitation to an event with Eric Trump.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Pete Hegseth has killed far, far more humans than the murderous Major Nidal Hasan. And there's no Jesus-based justification for America killing prisoners & filming it. Congrats, MAGA - Trump made America more like ISIS. Pls read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/americas-f...
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America’s First Taxpayer-Funded Snuff Film
Brought to you by - who else? - the Christian nationalists.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026
LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Love them to pieces. I'm so lucky to be their grandson.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📌Win or lose, if Willie Nelson endorses you, you are the better man.
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Noel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Y’all acting like you’ve never seen an octogenarian drug addict POTUS let his alcoholic Fox-n-friends Sec Def livestream a wheelchair-bound paraplegic firing squad execution while cutting diesel deals w/Putin because he’s worked w/Russian mob for decades, esp w/Epstein, before?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
This is as treasonous as it gets
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Shit! 😳 Let’s make this nationwide.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This 👇
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Julie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems @upine.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
High info voters know who Trump is. Many T voters did not. Here are some lies Right Wing media told them about T that many believed: bsky.app/profile/greg...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICC President Tomoko Akane responds to sanctions imposed by the rogue United States, ICC will not back down: "We'll be judged by history for the choices we make today." “The International Court will continue its work undeterred, with the firm resolve that justice must prevail.”
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/10/2026
The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ
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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes
International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Brad Reed @bwreed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And man: If we get a Talarico-Paxton debate, we can have all three Abrahamic faiths stomping out fascism.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Protesters barricade road to Vermont ICE facility with ‘community gardens’ - The Boston Globe
About 40 protesters built flower boxes in the middle of a road to block access to ICE facilities in Williston on Tuesday.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Senate Judiciary Democrats are asking Chair Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith on the behalf of his GOP committee members — especially for Republican Eric Schmitt. The letter also demands Grassley turn over the underlying records Schmitt used during the hearing.
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Democrats call on Chuck Grassley to apologize to Jack Smith for basketball gaffe
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Republicans violated Senate rules.
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Defend Democracy @finalreckoning.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center's Trump-installed board to UNSEAL the 163-page report (with redactions) on the $250M+ renovation plan and two year closure. The Board also must unseal a related Powerpoint. Doc buff.ly/E6jyjGl
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s [74] Motion to Unseal is GRANTED IN PART. The Clerk of the Court shall unseal in full the [65-2] Delta PowerPoint. Defendants shall submit to Plaintiff and the Court any proposals for narrowly tailored redactions to the [65-1] JLL Plan, accompanied by particularized and substantial written justifications, no later than October 14, 2026. Plaintiff shall file any response to the proposed redactions no later than October 19, 2026. The Court will then review the proposals and rule by separate order.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No AI for kids. Full stop.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump out there openly betraying the country. So, you know, Tuesday.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What's going on with this plague death in #Russia? Whatever it is, don't count on Moscow to be honest about it: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Russia Needs to Tell the Truth About a Plague Death
After an apparent lab accident in Siberia, Moscow is reverting to its old Soviet ways.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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