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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Yes. I have two old lady dogs. Molly (18 next week) is too smart and she knows life can suck sometimes. Kelly (17 in October) is always happy and ‘bless your heart’ dumb. I love them both. :) I am holding Kelly.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Actually got choked up remembering having a president like this.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 13/04/2026

This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

We all have responsibility. We don’t get to look away.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

This is my Molly on her heating pad. She will be 17.5 next month. She is a grumpy, but sweet old lady. She got out of bed this morning long enough to eat and do her business. :)

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

I have loved this for… 15+ years? Lord I am old. Prince just blows everyone out of the water and they love it. :)

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Just picked up the cakes. Even Dough bakery in Carrboro. Join us!

Invite for Kelly’s 16th birthday at Steel String, Carrboro. 4-6pm music by Kait Bird and indiecultclassic. Any and All welcome.

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

This might be a bit odd, but why not?! If you are in the NC Triangle area, we are doing a sweet 16th birthday party for our old lady pup Kelly at Steel String in Carrboro. Sunday 4-6pm. Live music: Kait Bird and @indiecultclassic (Darrian) Cake for all from Enough Dough- new on Weaver Street.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/10/2025

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law. They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We’re headed for the first shutdown since the last time Trump was in office. The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense. The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace. Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2025

NEW: Republicans refused to change the rules to fund the government with a simple majority, & failed to pass a funding bill. Fetterman, Cortez-Masto, & Angus King voted with republicans to fund the regime - but came up short in the end. THANK YOU to Schumer for not voting to fund this government.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2025

Dear @apnews.com The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once. Fix your headline.

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

This is beyond disgusting. He is 79. 3 ICE agents were needed to throw him to the ground, break his ribs, give him a concussion. Those are 3 pathetic humans. This is not unusual. This is who America has become.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13/09/2025

The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

JESUS: "Feed, clothe, and provide shelter to the homeless." CHRISTIANS: "Nah, let's just KILL them instead. Glory!"

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

The real issue isn’t left vs right. It’s not white vs black. It’s not citizen vs immigrant. It’s not gay vs straight. The real issue is that a lot of powerful people have a vested interest — and a lot of money invested — in dividing us, and it’s working.

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Grandma Orc @esoorc.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I got this from Reddit. I wish I was this kind of old people.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics. IG nytimes

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We’re 8 months in to Trump’s term, and the official administration position is that all good things are because of Trump and all bad things are because of Biden and Obama. This shit would embarrass Orwell.

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 14/07/2025

The United States summed up in two headlines.

Headline 1, "Americans are losing spending power, say researchers: Most can no longer afford a 'minimal quality of life.'" Headline 2, "The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they're on the verge of a huge tax cut."

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Very good insight. I did not realize that Justice Jackson views this differently from the other two liberal justices. Good for her. History will judge all of them, and Roberts will be excoriated as more time (decades/centuries) goes by.

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Anyone who knows more than I do please comment. Has the difference ever been this big before?

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It strikes me that if we had swarms of masked men with weapons of war roaming Wall Street chasing down tax cheats and white collar criminals, many Americans would respond differently than they are to swarms of masked men with weapons of war roaming the streets of LA chasing down brown people.

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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park @nwtrek.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Baby bison zoomies alert! 💨 Meet Samson, the newest (and speediest) member of our Free-Roaming Area herd. Born over Memorial Day Weekend, this fluffy little calf has already mastered the art of sprinting joyfully across 435 acres of forested fields like he owns the place. 🦬

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/06/2025

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

This is because the oligarchs own the media. Terry speaking the truth- bad. Tapper obsessed with trivial shit that happened more than a year ago- good. Tapper is stepping in line. Marching. Saluting. Following orders. We will win. And treason is a serious crime. Eat…

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

ICE crossed a line in LA

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Jeremy Lindenfeld @jeremotographs.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

There's nothing holy about writing discrimination into the law.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I just figured something out. The reason why you study calculus and French and mythology and a whole host of subjects you're "never gonna use." You study them to learn that there is a huge world outside your life and your direct needs. That there is knowledge you may not master, but should respect.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 14/05/2025

Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption. I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents. 1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Is this bad? I'm no international shipping expert, but this sounds bad.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This was in the 1980s, we broadly knew that burning fossil fuels would increase carbon dioxide levels (easily measured) and therefore increase the average global temperature. Sagan describes this so clearly that anyone who knows what the EM spectrum is can easily understand this.

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Emily Carter @emilycurates.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Kenyan #journalist Alvin Kaunda was reporting live from Nairobi when a curious baby #elephant, Kindani, decided to join the broadcast. The playful elephant stuck her trunk in Alvin's mouth, making for a hilarious moment! A joyful reminder of wildlife's charm and the work of the Sheldrick Trust!

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Ted Bateman @miceinspace.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Corporate America- this is the thing to do. Stop being assholes.

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