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Metal Dad

@metaldad.bsky.social
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Retired social worker. Enjoy spending time with my family (including our 3 cats), playing guitar, listening to music (favorite: 70s - 80s hard rock / metal 🤘 ), oil and watercolor painting, fishing, and the outdoors. Blue Minnesotan among the rural red.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 8h
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 21h
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h
This part
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 19h
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 13h
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
Graphic from the Center for Biological Diversity over a scenic view of Big Bend. Large text reads, “MASSIVE WIN FOR BIG BEND.” Below, it says a federal judge has frozen all destruction throughout the Big Bend region until the project’s legality can be determined in court. The graphic adds that the Center will continue fighting to save Big Bend and asks supporters to join them.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/09/29/i...
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The Intercept Sues Texas City Over Refusal to Release Police Records on Prairieland Protest
The Intercept sued Alvarado, Texas, over its refusal to release public records about the 2025 protest at ICE’s Prairieland Detention Center.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h
Looks like Trump’s new “steel plant” in IA, announced to shore up support in midterms from people his policies have crushed, where he said construction has already begun, is nowhere close to happening and contingent on Iowans giving tax breaks & incentives to a company in India.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h
"I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
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MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And he didn't do it alone.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 21h
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system.
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Know Your Birds Don’t get me started on Blackhawks, Seahawks, Eagles...
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Uniongrl ☮️ 🌍🎵🌻🦋 @uniongrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How embarrassing that it was a woman (Amy) who knew that he was so misinformed that he confused the Iowa Hawkeyes with the Atlanta Hawks. Amy, my future Governor, was awesome! We know our sports in my State! What a sickening display of a petulant child. Please vote! 🗳️
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Collins Nails Jennings.......👏🏻
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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Prism @prismreports.org · 01/10/2026
“Almost nowhere inside this system is an expressed desire to do better, to improve working conditions, to create a heat standard.” Despite farmworker death & another disabled by heat stroke, their employer keeps sending people to blistering fields, @tinavasquez.bsky.social investigates.
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Despite farmworker death and another disabled by heat stroke, employer keeps sending people to fields
Florida Orange Gold has exposed workers on H-2A visas to extreme heat, but continues to bring hundreds of migrants to North Carolina
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
wow -- Darline Graham cuts off Jack Smith just as Smith start explaining how her brother Lindsey in fact denounced Trump's lies about the 2020 election on the Senate floor
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White House Watchdog @whitehousewatchdog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Elon Musk's leadership in warfare technology sparks widespread concern, highlighting significant implications for global security.
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'Should Terrify Us All': Critics Malign Elon Musk's Return To Trump Administration
Elon Musk's leadership in warfare technology sparks widespread concern, highlighting significant implications for global security.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 01/10/2026
The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
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New ‘South Park’ Episode Depicts Town ‘Infested’ With Podcast-Obsessed Billionaires
The episode mocked billionaires by depicting them as being obsessed with appearing on Joe Rogan’s podcast and spreading COVID conspiracies on social media.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📌NEWS: Pete Hegseth said that the Pentagon is eliminating 1 in 5 generals and admirals. 📌NOTE: Authoritarian regimes eliminate military leaders who they believe aren't loyal to the regime. 📌UPSHOT: This is a very concerning development in the GOP's ongoing attack on America and her Democracy.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Drunkard rapist fox host war criminal Pete Hegseth says he’s establishing the Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon. Nothing says good Christian like an immoral despicable piece of shit using religion to promote fascism and hate. He should be behind bars, not quoting scripture.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 30/09/2026
Minnesotans have not forgotten the violence that the Trump Administration brought to our streets. We will continue to seek accountability and justice.
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Posted 19 hrs ago by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social "The trump administration and DOGE cut or froze more than $2 billion in funding from thousands of federally funded research projects, interrupting clinical trials, including those run by the pediatric brain tumor consortium."
8 year old John Paul Macri's family was trying to get him into the experimental trial, but the funding changes delayed trials before he could even enroll.

Macri's cancer ended up spreading to his spine, making him ineligible for clinical trials. He can no longer walk, receives nutrition through a feeding tube, and is now in hospice care.Only about 4% of federal cancer research funding goes toward childhood cancer, even though brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children.

The National Cancer institute says it is moving the consortium's trials to a larger network to speed up the development of new treatments. But researchers say the transition delayed this particular trial by at least a year. The trump administration says it is committed to advancing childhood cancer research, but the delay cost children time they could not afford to lose.
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Metal Dad @metaldad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Apparently this administration isn't as righteous as they proclaim! Maybe before quoting scripture snippets, they need to read a bit further.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 30/09/2026
A heated exchange in a Maryland courtroom highlighted the contentious relationship between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal judges, particularly surrounding issues of transparency and voter eligibility....
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“ENJOIN US THEN!” DOJ Lawyer DARES Federal Judge To Rule Against Them In Shocking Courtroom Standoff!
A heated exchange in a Maryland courtroom highlighted the contentious relationship between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal judges, particularly surrounding issues of transparency and voter eligibility. During a recent hearing, a DOJ attorney reportedly challenged a federal judge, saying he would prefer to lose the case than give the court prior notice before taking certain actions. The tension unfolded as the judge asked the DOJ lawyer for advance warning before the release of citizenship lists by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The sign being used in stores across Canada, thanks to Trump. =====================
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Federal worker unions get shutdown settlement win over Trump
SAN FRANCISCO—In a big union win in GOP President Donald Trump’s continuing war against his federal workforce, the workers’ unions beat him in a settlement agreement in federal court—and one the U.S. ...
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Trump Organization filed for trademark protection of "Trump TV" so that the government would have to PAY him to use the channel he just created… Miraculously, Trump has found yet another way to steal even more money from the American people. Trump. Is. A. Charlatan. And. A. Fraud. 😎✨
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/09/2026
"And the sign says long-haired freaky people need not apply..." I just aged myself.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump's AG Todd Blanche just filed a misconduct complaint against two Minnesota federal judges for telling the NYT that the 3,000-agent immigration surge there threatens democracy. Their crime? Documenting 96 violated court orders. Punishing judges for truth is how democracy dies.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/09/2026
The ACLU's Jeffrey Stein called the ruling a "huge step in the right direction." “The public deserves to know how our government is justifying the cold-blooded murder of hundreds of civilians." 🔽
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I can’t wait for this day.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Typical pattern from ICE and police of claiming to be the true victim after they attack someone newrepublic.com/post/216004/...
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Man Shot by ICE Agent Is Charged With Assault
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by an ICE agent. Now the Justice Department is charging Pérez.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
''I'd like to go ahead and solve it. The Atlanta Hawks.''
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 30/09/2026
It’s highly unlikely that the FCC or FTC will step in and order broadcasters to stop running the advertisements: arstechnica.visitlink.me/fKu1b4
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Trump ads paid for by US government allegedly violate anti-propaganda laws
FCC unlikely to stop Trump ads described as illegal taxpayer-funded propaganda.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
NEWS: GOP candidate Brandon Herrera defended massive CEO salaries, mocked renters as “bums,” joked about people who don’t “tip their landlords,” then compared being called a “renter” with a hard R to a racial slur.
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Brandon Herrera Defended High CEO Salaries, Joined Mocking of Renters
GOP candidate: "Did you really call me 'renter' with a hard 'r? It's 'renta' to you."
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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stpauldeb.bsky.social @stpauldeb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Schmitt : GOP Jackass of the day
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