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Muffled Lodestar

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Software engineer. News Nerd. Notorious Lurker. She/Her.

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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This image of recaptured zebra in TN feels like my current mood.
Blue sky with puffy white clouds. In the center is a zebra in a black bag attached to a helicopter (not in the frame) airlift.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Please, push back on this "conviction" narrative!! Demand the receipts! Under what court was he (or any of them) convicted? Where is the indictment; the arraignment? Where is the sentence issued from the court? These are ALL public records, so they're not that hard to find.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 17/04/2025
RFK Jr. is very loud and very WRONG about Autism. 1. It’s not a disease 2. There are thousands of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder who pay taxes, have jobs, can use the bathroom on their own, and are thriving in life.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
3 things autistic kids will actually never do: 1. Pick up a roadkill bear from the side of the road and put it in their van to eat 2. Realize they could get in trouble for eating the bear 3. Leave it in Central Park to frame a cyclist for its murder
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A little schadenfreude rabbit hole I didn't know I needed this morning. 😆
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
It's a contract, right? They are paying Bukele to keep these people imprisoned. Can Congress just cut the flow of money to Bukele? Even if it's only until we get Abrego Garcia, and the like, home? Yes, I know they would have to get the votes, but Trump caves when "his" money is threaten.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/04/2025
Why? Because if Trump can legally say “We can’t bring him home” without having to prove it, that means he doesn’t have to bring anyone home. And if he doesn’t have to bring anyone home, he can send anyone there forever. END/
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Was explaining to David (11) the tariff stuff and what a tariff is and he was like “you mean like what started the revolutionary war?” And I was like; yes exactly.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A little perspective on what it means to have BILLIONS of dollars and how small of impact spending “mere millions” has on billionaires. Literally equivalent to buying a latte.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
This sums up everything right now. There is so much to find disturbing, but the disappearing of people going about their daily lives by masked government gangs is the stuff of nightmares. Nightmares I never dreamed would be real.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New: we've obtained a leaked list of the more than 200 sites, services, apps an ICE surveillance contractor monitors. Bluesky, OnlyFans, many more. Used to track targets. Highly relevant with the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil by ICE. We've published the full list here: www.404media.co/the-200-site...
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The 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring
404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it an...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal: “Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine." @latenightercom.bsky.social
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trump and Vance are not selling out Ukraine because of anything Zelenskyy said to them. Trump and Vance are selling out Ukraine because of things Putin and Musk said to them.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Whut? “Too many transactions… too quickly”😅 What does he think computers are for? Though it sounds about on par for the level of experts he surrounds himself with.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 21/02/2025
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Reading @dieworkwear.bsky.social is always a pleasure. As much for the education as the well aimed snark. 😘 As an aside, I read once that pink was once considered a masculine color because it was "too aggressive" for women.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
I'd say this was unexpected, but it would strain credulity.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
So, hypothetically, if he thinks one of the wealthiest churches in the world can be swayed by $100m, what does he think a person might do for a cool million, or $250 million, or a family for $2 billion? Just asking questions. 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
White House reporters are excited that after four years of boring interviews with subject-matter experts they now get the adrenaline rush that comes from the personal attention of a president who threatens to have them executed. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
Excerpts from a Columbia Journalism Review article: "Instead, White House reporters say, the Biden team preferred to offer background quotes from in-house experts" and "'For a lot of people, what was the point in even going?' said a veteran White House reporter." and "Trump, on the other hand, adores the attention of the media" and "'Despite his sometimes strident and sometimes even violent rhetoric about the press, he loves talking to us,' the print reporter said."
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Took the kids to see Come From Away. It’s our second time and we were all afraid it wouldn’t live up to our memories. It did. In fact, I think it was better. The cast was fantastic, but it’s also that our kids are older now. And, they want to know if we can move to Gander for a few years. 🤔
An empty stage with tables and chairs surrounded by tall trees for the musical Come From Away
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Reposting mostly for the Lysistrata reference. 💪🏼 Also, look into the 4B movement.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
What a pleasant surprise in my feed today! This trilogy was a fantastic and immersive read. I read it almost 2 years ago and still find myself revisiting the story! I happily recommend it to anyone looking to add some Vikings to their historical fiction TBR list.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
READ THIS. THEN READ IT AGAIN.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Anyone have a list of all the things Trump CAN NOT do now that he is a convicted and sentenced felon?
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Y'all. Go read this. Tbf, I think this is mid-thread, but it's worth it to dig around and read the full exchange. Each reply is a new and progressively worse take than the last. Truly, what the actual f**k.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
We have officially reached the point in our holiday break where no one knows the day of the week.
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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Jimmy Carter was a national treasure. RIP. #RIPPresidentCarter
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
His life was a model of humility and service to others. And I pray his legacy inspires others to follow his quiet light. RIP Jimmy Carter. www.ajc.com/news/former-...
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at home in Georgia.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 28/12/2024
This year, we worked swiftly to save legacy media sites Vice.com and MTVNews before decades worth of valuable journalism could be erased. These sites are now searchable on the Wayback Machine! Help us in saving these resources:: archive.org/donate/?origin=blsky-eo…
Wayback Machine capture of MTV News.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
My kids know me so well! My favorite gift so far. With Fold Out Charts!! 😍
Image of a hardcover book titled “Timeline of World History: Chart the Course of History Through the Ages”
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
oh! I like this bit where the leader is stripped of power between impeachment and conviction. That could be helpful to add to our impeachment process. Via AP: apnews.com/article/sout...
screenshot (AP): Impeaching Yoon would require the support of two-thirds of parliament and at least six justices of the nine-member Constitutional Court would have to support it to remove him from office. The motion could be put to a vote as early as Friday. If Yoon is impeached, he’ll be stripped of his constitutional powers until the Constitutional Court rules. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, the No. 2 position in the South Korean government, would take over his presidential responsibilities.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar www.theatlantic.com/photo/2024/1...
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2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of two space telescopes.
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Muffled Lodestar @muffledlodestar.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Apparently, I am also an invalid handle.
Screenshot of Muffled Lodestar's profile with "Invalid Handle" where the user handle should be.
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