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Mary J

@mjomi.bsky.social
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Michigan native, parent of an adult with autism, photography enthusiast and dog lover. Democrat👤No DMs.

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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 20h
“It means higher costs to the tune of a billion dollars,” Jessie Lazarus, chief of the MTA’s rolling stock program, said at the authority’s board meeting.
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Trump Tariffs to Add $1B to Cost of New Trains and Buses in NYC: MTA
The transit agency says thousands of parts are sourced from all over the world.
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#WeekMforMachinery #AlphabetChallenge #photography Down & Underwood
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Forbes @forbes.com · 02/10/2026
The first citizenship-by-investment program in South America will have rich Americans lining up, experts tell Forbes.
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Argentine Citizenship Will Be New ‘Status Symbol’ For Wealthy Americans, Say Experts
The first citizenship-by-investment program in South America will have rich Americans lining up, experts tell Forbes.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A professor at the University of Waterloo #Canada has developed a filter to filter out microplastics from drinking water
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#alphabetchallenge #weeklyalphabetchallenge #photography #weekMforMachine #FerrisWheel
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
bioluminescence Australia
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Australia has issued a decision stating that "any Australian citizen holding dual nationality who served in the Israeli military during the genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, must be investigated as a war criminal and prosecuted." #cdnpoli
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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If my business put me into a $42 billion dollar hole they would not let me have that business anymore. The way we let rich people just fuck up on a MONUMENTAL scale is wild man.
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
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tollerlover05.bsky.social @tollerlover05.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I froze my ankles off shooting this 🤣 Beautiful Lake Huron ❤️ I was born, bred, and water fed. This is the lake that built me ☺️
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another fight over who controls the nation’s purse strings. The White House announced that it plans to cancel $810 million in spending already approved by Congress, using a rarely used maneuver known as a “pocket rescission.”
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Whistleblower alleges millions of #Driscoll’s berries sent to #Canada with excess chemical levels from #California and the client tried to cover it up Lawsuit claims about 50% of shipments from 2022-24 had fruit exceeding Canadian safety levels www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Whistleblower alleges millions of Driscoll’s berries sent to Canada with excess chemical levels | CBC News
A whistleblower lawsuit in California is alleging millions of pounds of Driscoll's fruit containing non-compliant levels of pesticides and chemicals crossed the border into Canada, and the company tri...
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Dav Raye @davraye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That's how this big government bureaucracy is going to keep millions of eligible voters from voting, nearly all because they have foreign or black sounding names. By the time they can prove they are citizens the election will be over. This is all very well planned, no accidents in US politics.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/09/2026
🚨The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a deeply flawed database of Americans’ personal information to initiate registration purges. Have questions? Marc Elias has answers. Here’s what this decision means for YOUR vote ⬇️
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Revives Trump's Voter Purge Scheme
In a dangerous decision for voters, the Supreme Court authorized the Trump administration to overhaul a federal immigration database into a vast, centralized and deeply flawed database of Americans’…
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive. One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy. Another collapsed and had seizures during labor. (Published Dec. 2025)
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What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
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Decrypt @decrypt.co · 24/09/2026
Elliptic Wants Every Cop to Read a Crypto Wallet in Seconds—With AI
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Elliptic Wants Every Cop to Read a Crypto Wallet in Seconds—With AI
Elliptic’s new AI-assisted tool, called Pulse, lets any officer input a wallet address or transaction hash and get a plain-language summary in seconds, aiming to bring crypto tracing beyond specialized units.
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As we suspected:
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just, no! Hands off our public lands!
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
AI Slips Up Again: Google Confirms Gemini Autonomously Hacked 3 Companies Is this the new normal? #cdnpoli www.extremetech.com/internet/ai-...
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AI Slips Up Again: Google Confirms Gemini Autonomously Hacked 3 Companies
Is this the new normal?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“$3 BILLION PER MONTH” — The Trump tax is very real. And as Americans struggle with costs, @MarshaBlackburn and the Republicans say nothing.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 22/09/2026
The senator’s office has “vigorously” denied any wrongdoing, while Collins’ opponent Troy Jackson called the report “corruption of the highest order.”
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Susan Collins Bribery Report Throws Wrench Into Razor-Thin Senate Battle
The senator’s office has “vigorously” denied any wrongdoing, while Collins’ opponent Troy Jackson called the report “corruption of the highest order.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Cuban delegation walks out on Trump 🇨🇺
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
'Just plain panic': Fears mount as N.B. considers restricting U.S. hunters, anglers American hunters, anglers may be restricted from obtaining N.B. licences as trade war continues. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Just plain panic': Fears mount as N.B. considers restricting U.S. hunters, anglers | CBC News
Hunters and anglers from the United States as well as New Brunswick outfitters say they were caught off guard by the province's move to possibly "restrict" hunting and fishing licences in response to ...
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Troy Jackson responds: “This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, & then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time & has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine.”
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#alphabetchallenge #weekLforlookingin
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 20/09/2026
Patients are suing GLP-1 drugmakers over the risk of sudden vision loss. The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S.
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Patients Sue GLP-1 Drugmakers Over Risk of Sudden Vision Loss
The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S.
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KB @bkeithb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
CNN reports that Trump's meeting at Camp David is related to reviewing and deliberating strike options on Ansarallah in Yemen. The security alerts issued by several U.S. embassies in Middle East countries were reportedly due to the risk of Ansarallah retaliatory attacks.
CNN reports that Trump's meeting at Camp David is related to reviewing and deliberating strike options on Ansarallah in Yemen. 

The security alerts issued by several U.S. embassies in Middle East countries were reportedly due to the risk of Ansarallah retaliatory attacks.
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump is back at the White House after cutting his Camp David stay short. White House offering no explanation for moving the return up a full day. State Department pushed security alerts to Americans in six Middle East countries today, Iran's armed forces went to their highest alert level 9/19
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 19/09/2026
Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge her
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US woman falsely charged with bank theft sues for $10m over AI facial recognition
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Eeek Polybius Unum @striderhlc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Feels like if we had a functional political press, 'the admin openly withholding FEMA funding from states that don't vote the way they want' would be a big deal. I know we play this game a lot, but: can you imagine the Very Serious Press Reaction if Obama or Biden had done this?
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
More than 100,000 people in Japan are now aged 100 or older
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More than 100,000 people in Japan are now 100 years of age or older
Figures show 88% of the centenarians are women as the population continues to age and shrink.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
NEWS: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads to Israel, with the weapons to be purchased using U.S. taxpayer dollars through the Foreign Military Financing program
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As if they weren't bad enough, AI data centers — which Trump strongly supports — could drive a surge in "forever chemical" production. And that's after Trump's EPA already approved new forever chemical pesticides and rolled back limits on them in our drinking water. "Make America Healthy Again."
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Research Warns of Surge in Cancer-Causing Forever Chemicals From AI Data Center Build-Out | Common Dreams
Experts warn of a global surge in PFAS production driven by AI and data centers.
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Data Center Spills Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Into NJ Creek After Computer Glitch
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says the diesel was contained before it could reach the Hackensack River.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hey uh How the hell am I supposed to focus on email when this shit is going on Like What are we DOING www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Mr Wonderful (Canadian Drunk Boat Killer) Lawyers just got wrecked in an Edmonton courtroom. #cdnpoli indigenousinsider.substack.com/p/mr-wonderf...
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Mr. Wonderful’s Lawyers Just Got Wrecked in an Edmonton Courtroom
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation just won round one against a $70-billion AI data centre. The real fight starts in December
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#alphabetchallenge #weekKforKn #knot
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#alphabetchallenge #weekKforKn #knight #RenaissanceFair
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Opinion | Fetterman's surprise GOP convention video was a trap. Democrats are falling in it.
The senator adopted the mantle of bipartisanship — but the premise of the event betrayed his framing.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026
While Trump wants everyone to focus on his fake cash giveaways, this is the single most consequential story of the moment. Iran-backed Houthis just took effective control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait, one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
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The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Bill Biggart Was on Site to Document the Terror of 9/11. Only His Cameras Made It Home
The photographer’s family talks about his life, death, and the work he left behind, 25 years later
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11/09/2026
One month after 9/11, Rolling Stone published a special issue with stories from David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Lethem, Kurt Loder, and more. Many are online for the first time today to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack. Read: www.rollingstone.com/p/9-11-remem...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
High tensions in South Korea as protests erupt against Iran war deployment plans. South Korea is actively preparing to become the first country to join the US militarily in the Strait of Hormuz — and Seoul has seen daily protests ever since officials confirmed it. #cdnpoli
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Politico @politico.com · 08/09/2026
Trump hits back at Canadian tariffs with government procurement threat
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Trump hits back at Canadian tariffs with government procurement threat
After new Canadian tariffs took effect on around $20 billion in U.S. exports, the president said Canadian products could be cut out from U.S. procurement efforts.
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Mary J @mjomi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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‘South Park’ Skewers Trump — And Paramount — With Name Change To ‘South America’
The show also referred to Paramount as a "Skydance capitulation."
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Moving Art - by Louie Schwartzberg
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 07/09/2026
Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues. to.pbs.org/46mo87u
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Workers in China worry over being replaced as they adapt to the growing impact of AI on jobs
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape China's job market, supported by state policies that some economists believe might undermine the overall strength of its economy.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
3 MILLION GALLONS — GONE. A waterline leak tied to a DATA CENTER in El Reno reportedly cost residents 3 MILLION gallons of treated water this week. Maybe before we rush to throw up data centers everywhere, we should STUDY what they demand
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Data center leak costs residents more than 3 million gallons of water
YouTube video by CNN
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