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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones

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"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always." - Mahatma Gandhi

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h
When a rapist sticks up for other rapists it's called a professional courtesy.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 10h
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If Trump bans U.S. diesel exports, global prices will go even higher, experts say | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he's considering a ban on diesel exports to improve gas prices for Americans, a move experts say would only push an already-strained global market —further raising...
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pregnant Fred Meyer workers fired after seeking accommodations, lawsuit says www.seattletimes.com/business/pre...
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Pregnant Fred Meyer workers fired over morning sickness, lawsuit says
Two pregnant Fred Meyer employees at a Vancouver store who asked for help dealing with severe morning sickness were instead fired, federal watchdogs allege.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Trump says 'very bad' Canada is being 'taught a little lesson' as trade action escalates | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's war of words with Canada continued Wednesday as he veered off a prepared script at an event marking Hispanic Heritage Month in the States to chastise Canadian leaders for...
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Seattle police have more surveillance cameras than previously reported www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Seattle police have more surveillance cameras than previously reported
The Police Department's use of private cameras caught the attention of the city's inspector general for public safety, who flagged concerns in an annual review.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With all of the dangers of AI controversy, I am reminded of a comic book called Magnus, Robot Fighter: 4000 A.D that read as a teenager - "The Premise: Humanity had become completely decadent, soft, and overly dependent on automated technology. Rogue robots or evil factions threatened mankind."
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🎁 Gift Article 🎁 wapo.st/4z7tcZX
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Senate passes a sweeping college sports bill. Here’s what it would change.
The Protect College Sports Act was approved by a vote of 77-22. The bill now heads to the House, which is divided over how Congress should intervene in college athletics.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Why You’re Paying More for Fuel
YouTube video by Thom Hartmann Program
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
how much is that doggy in the window. 🐶😂
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I suspect a potential money grab; I don't trust anything the Trump administration does. There needs to be a hard look at which big money firms benefit from this move. Where is the money going to be "invested"? Are there guaranteed protections like FDIC does? finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...
finance.yahoo.com
Treasury auto-enrolls 60 million children in Trump Accounts
Temporary regulations published Tuesday eliminate the opt-in requirement that had kept participation low, particularly among lower-income families
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 30/09/2026
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fascism
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Audit scrutinizes SPD's use of traffic cameras for surveillance www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
SPD tapped into nonpublic traffic cameras for surveillance, audit says
The audit comes amid a fierce debate over the Police Department’s use of surveillance cameras — a conversation that intensified after the July shooting at Seattle Center.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A loyalty purge? apple.news/AKpnmaJBrRB2...
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks — The Washington Post
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New mRNA flu vaccine for adults over 50 is 'more effective,' UW Medicine says komonews.com/news/local/n...
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New mRNA flu vaccine for adults over 50 is 'more effective,' UW Medicine says
Flu season is right around the corner, and this year, so is a new type of vaccine.Adults 50 and over are eligible to receive a new mRNA flu vaccine, which was
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Trump released a new 'PSA' paid for by taxpayers
YouTube video by MS NOW
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump stealing taxpayer dollars for campaign ads is a WARNING for the 2026 midterms! deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-stea...
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Trump stealing taxpayer dollars for campaign ads is a WARNING for the 2026 midterms!
Trump is greatest threat to our Republic
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MTG has really been going after her own.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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cbc.ca
ANALYSIS | A U.S. invasion of Canada? There's a contingency plan for that | CBC News
An American invasion of Canada? A top U.S. commander calls the idea preposterous. Prime Minister Mark Carney isn’t laughing. Donald Trump’s threats and talk of a 51st state have pushed Ottawa to revis...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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ANALYSIS | As Canada deepens ties with Europe, could it leave U.S. banks and dollars behind? | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney last week pointed to international payments as a system that "can be used as leverage against you" before telling the EU that he sees this as an area for "deep co-operation....
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I don’t know how this could possibly be legal www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking the “fake news media” and “the sick political class that hates our country.”
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Watching the Seahawks - Washington game and I just saw a “dear leader” propaganda ad paid for the U.S. Government. I am incensed that this sort of B.S. is being paid for by our tax dollars.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Add to stuff you can’t make up 🎁 Gift Article 🎁 wapo.st/4AyAxDh
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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cbc.ca
Canadian citizen and U.S. permanent resident detained at border crossing, questioned for hours about voting | CBC News
Paige Adamson was on her way home from a birthday dinner in Tsawwassen, B.C., on Sept. 15 when she was stopped at the Point Roberts border crossing and questioned about voting for hours. Lawyers are r...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Trump's top trade envoy says U.S. 'comfortable' with state of relationship with Canada | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is "comfortable" with where things stand with Canada — his country's once closest ally — and is in no rush to reach a new trade deal, according to his top trade envoy.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A continuation of selling off the future WA public lands commissioner scales back order protecting older forests www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
WA public lands commissioner scales back order protecting older forests
Public Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove promised during his campaign to protect 77,000 acres of older forests in Washington.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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RFK Jr. faces yet another round of ethics questions, adding to brutal pattern
Richard Painter, a White House ethics counsel under George W. Bush, said, “You have a situation like this, it just looks horrible.”
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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bbc.com
Blood tests find high levels of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
seattletimes.com
US citizen injured in Illinois after ICE agents mistook him for fugitive, tried to arrest him
A man was left bloodied and injured in an encounter with immigration enforcement agents in a Chicago suburb.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
As Seattle festival reveled in Latino culture, ICE swooped in nearby www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
seattletimes.com
As Seattle festival reveled in Latino culture, ICE swooped in nearby
As the colorful festival celebrated Latin American nations, the realities of life under an immigration crackdown felt distant — but also just around the corner.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20/09/2026
Tonight, Jewish New Yorkers mark the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is the peak of the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, and an opportunity for profound reflection.
 
For those fasting — tzom kal, may your fast be easy and meaningful. 
 
And to all who observe, G'mar chatimah tovah. May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year to come.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Carney says Europe, Canada aren't 'fair-weather allies' while rebuking Trump's tactics | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a "deeper partnership" between Canada and Europe is necessary to hedge against great powers encroaching on the sovereignty of smaller nations.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
This is Eugenics. Couple amping up the libido of their chosen specimens with their bid to lower the standards on human research subjects’ informed consent and mass deportation, and what other conclusion can be reached?
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
QAnon terrorist Lauren Boebert is accused of having sexual affairs with 3 of her staffers, 2 women and one man and paying a former staffer $200K to keep them quiet. Another lifelong hateful homophobic bigot who promotes Christian family values proven to be a closeted fraudulent hypocrite.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Obama: “Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. You’re laughing, but this is what’s happening. It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent right now would have tolerated behavior like that from me.” Clip courtesy @meidastouch.com
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I thought living in the stupidest time in history would have been more fun.
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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 17/09/2026
You are about to be hit with a 1 TRILLION dollar bill for the Iran War because of Netanyahu, Trump and Hegseth!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/09/2026
NEW: Hegseth and Trump are lying about how many troops have been killed in their war. The DoD website says 14. The actual number is 23 or 24 according to multiple DOD officials 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/09/2026
My parents thought I had Polio. I got the vaccine and it turned out I didn’t. Anyone who does anything to make parents like mine worry about this is a god damned bastard. Fuck these people.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Revealed: Trump Quietly Making Moves to Build Data Centers on Public Land open.substack.com/pub/rawstory...
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Revealed: Trump Quietly Making Moves to Build Data Centers on Public Land
Former GOP governor calls on voters to reject MAGA Senate candidate, Trump wants to build data centers on public land, FBI warns ICE agents of alleged catfishing scheme
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Red Riccardo @redriccardo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dudes been prez for last two years.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Carney wants Canada to join Europe's Erasmus+ program. What is it? | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada's involvement in Europe's flagship exchange program while speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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cbc.ca
Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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4 supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran tour amid backlash over Macklemore ousting, leaving him with openers | CBC News
Hours after singer Ed Sheeran addressed the backlash over rapper Macklemore being ousted from his tour for pro-Palestinian comments onstage, all remaining supporting acts have quit Sheeran's tour.
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RA Jones AKA Opa Jones @mifd327.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
transport costs account for more than 7% of the total price of food time.com/article/2026...
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U.S. Diesel Prices Just Surpassed a Record $6 Per Gallon. Here Are Three Ways That Affects You
"Not everyone drives on diesel, but everyone consumes on diesel," an expert tells TIME, detailing one of the ways American consumers may bear the brunt of the soaring diesel prices.
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