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Nancy Specht

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Lover of outdoors and nature activities. Enjoying retirement from middle management in a large corporation.

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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 2h
It's clear that Republican intentions in helping Putin are that Ukrainians will die.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 9h
Merriam Webster out here fighting for its life
Merriam-Webster & @Merriam..•18h 
'Goodbye' is an alteration of "God be with you."

Sean Kress• @SKress7514 • 16h
Do you have evidence to back this up? If so can you explain what "good night" , "good
morning" and "good evening" are alterations of?

Merriam-Webster & @Merriam..•15h 
whatSean Kress & @SKress7514 • 14h
I was genuinely asking the question because the only thing I find on the internet is that it is basically a slur from the original.... I assumed there was a better explanation for it than that as it seems a little unlikely given the good night, good morning etc haven't been slurred into something else too. Sorry if you saw that as offensive.

Merriam-Webster @ @Merriam...•14h S
It is not related to 'good night/ day/morning.'
The 'good' in those do not come from 'God.'Sean Kress @ @SKress7514 • 14h
So the internet suggestion this it is just a slur is what you are basing that on too then?

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Merriam-Webster's etymology follows established linguistic scholarship, not unverified internet suggestions of a "slur."
"Goodbye" is an alteration of "God be with you"; "good" in greetings like "good morning" has separate origins unrelated to "God."
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goo…
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/goodbye blog.oup.com/2022/02/if-god..
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 14h
Ukraine's defense forces reportedly hit Gazprom's Surgut gas processing plant some 2,400 km from the border, a facility capable of turning 12 million tons of gas condensate into motor and aviation fuel yearly.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16h
Democrats need to run hard against Elon Musk. They need to warn the public that the world's richest man is spending $276 million to attempt a hostile takeover of our government.
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 16h
❗️Dozens of countries are sharing intelligence with Ukraine, — Zelenskyy The President emphasized that this is very substantial assistance.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Late evening in Kyiv. Darkness is dotted with pale light from windows. Power outage. A familiar voice outside assured everyone that the air raid alert was over. When did it begin? These days, the attacks seem continuous. I see no need to complain or grumble. I write. You read. I write.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I stopped into the @justinjpearson.bsky.social headquarters in Memphis to thank both Justin and his volunteers. He is one of our great modern civil rights leaders and he is going to win!
Senator Chris and Rep. Justin J Pearson speaking at Pearson’s office. Chris Murphy and Justin J. Pearson posing with Moms Demand Action volunteers. Chris Murphy speaking to a crowd of volunteers
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/10/2026
Zelenskyy: “I told Trump: If you enable Starlink access inside Russia, we can quickly destroy their ballistic missile launchers. Putin would come to negotiating table, and I wouldn’t need to destroy a single energy facility. But instead, they shut down Starlink.” As they say, "from RU, with love"
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Critics say that New York Times reporters are being mealy-mouthed toadies.
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Mid-November, "Musk" will be available for rent on Apple/Amazon etc. In January it will be on HBO.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
What, is betraying Ukraine and the entire free world a bad idea electorally, but the prospect of getting their hands on LUKOIL's overseas assets from Putin is just too tempting to resist?
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Dave Troy @davetroy.com · 14/10/2026
🟠 LIKELY: The decision to restrict Starshield service in Ukraine now appears to be a US and DoD policy decision. We've upgraded our assessment, and are continuing to monitor developments live. Follow our tracker here. starlink.america2.news?r=r3-261fe6
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Starlink in Ukraine — credibility tracker
Who restricted Ukraine's Starlink, and why? What is confirmed, what is claimed, and what evidence would settle it.
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Republicans like Musk are helping Russia kill Ukrainian civilians. Putin is the real leader of the GOP.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 14/10/2026
New interview with me, talking a bit about Murderbot texasstandard.org/stories/mart... for the Texas Book Festival in Austin on Nov 14-15.
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Texas author Martha Wells is back with another ‘Murderbot’ book
“Platform Decay” came out in May and is a pick for the upcoming Texas Book Festival in Austin in November.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 14/10/2026
Elon Musk recently said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘has gone too far’ by targeting Russian oil refineries. www.theverge.com/science/1011...
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Ukraine claims Starlink is suddenly disrupting service for its military
Ukraine’s defense tech advisor says the move is “not a coincidence.”
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Trump’s ex-chief of staff John Kelly said this to me, six years ago: “I don't know how he’s not in an institution somewhere, whether it’s jail or a nuthouse. He’s a seriously sick guy. I never heard him saying anything that wasn’t a lie.” Trump has only gotten worse since.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
How Trump Just Exposed Himself as America’s True Enemy Within By David Rothkopf thedailybeast.substack.com/p/how-trump-...
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How Trump Just Exposed Himself as America’s True Enemy Within
Insider threat? Meet the guy doing deals with the worst of enemies.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Hmmmm, wonder why Katie Miller deleted this tweet?
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Caveman Fella @cavemanfella.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Everybody understands that the US is a major exporter of diesel fuel. There's no shortage. No reason for buying ruzi diesel other than corruption. Everybody understands that ruzia doesn't have enough diesel fuel for their domestic consumption. They have to import it from India and China.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Why would a physical search of Omar’s home in 2026 be relevant to or necessary for an investigation into whether her dad filled out a form incorrectly decades ago?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/10/2026
POLITICAL RETRIBUTION Federal agents raided Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s DC home this morning. A sitting member of Congress who has repeatedly been targeted by Trump, now facing a federal investigation over immigration paperwork her father completed when she was a child. A CHILD.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump 2024: “I will end the Russia-Ukraine war on day one, in 24 hours, even before I become president-elect.” Trump 2 years later:
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Whale and dolphin shaped drones filled Madison Square Garden as Phish turned an Earth Day show into a floating ocean above 20,000 fans.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Stop repeating the lies of America’s amateur Gestapo. They *never* tell the truth.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Maybe the most amazing aspect of the Russo-Ukraine War is that Russia is getting backing from both China and the USA, the two largest powers of the moment--and Ukraine could still emerge triumphant as long as Europe backs it stoutly.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📍Ukrainian control over Lyman area allowed for the preservation of key supply routes. 📍The failure of the northern flank strike was an operational setback for the Russian Federation - Moscow lost not only the territories near Lyman, but also a key part of the plan to capture the "fortress belt".
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
❗️🇺🇦 Operation Vivaldi is even more successful than Kyiv officially reports: Ukrainian troops foiled Russia's plan to encircle Donbas, — Euronews + maps from ISW 📍Ukrainian forces foiled Russia's plan to seize the rest of the Ukrainian-controlled territory of Donetsk region this year.
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Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I spent my career helping to build DHS during the Bush, Obama, and Trump years. We must abolish ICE. It’s lost all public trust. It must be eliminated. We can never again allow an agency to become the president’s “secret police.”
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 09/10/2026
ALL EYES ON ICE
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s important to remember that when Trump blurts out his fantasy scenarios of a nuclear holocaust obliterating LA or San Diego, what he’s really saying is that more people should adopt puppies and kittens from rescue shelters. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump doubles down on California comments: ‘Let them hit San Diego, let them hit Los Angeles’
President Trump doubled down on his comments suggesting Iran could hit Los Angeles and San Diego during a rally in Texas on Wednesday, adding that the U.S. would not let such a scenario play out. &…
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 07/10/2026
🕯️ Russian missile strike on a residential building in Pryluky killed an entire family. A 58-year-old grandmother, her 37-year-old daughter, and her 1-year-old grandson. Five children and 14 adults were killed in the building.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New footage of Pete Hegseth working out with troops
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Trump has moved the ethical line" drives me crazy. It pretends there are no other actors with agency in 🇺🇸 politics or the media. You could have treated this as a nonstop five-alarm scandal & crisis for democracy. You didn't do that. You did for EMAIL & BIDEN OLD. Other choices were right there.
nytimes.com
An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line.
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This gets my vote for the best thing I've seen on the Internet today:
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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 06/10/2026
A year ago, @propublica.org told you immigration agents had detained more than 170 U.S. citizens. We’ve updated our count, and we’ve got all the receipts. The tally: At least 506 citizens detained. Sometimes held at gunpoint, handcuffed, or even deported. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Crazy day to be wearing this shirt.
A t-shirt reading SINK THE RICH as a killer whale attacks a yacht.
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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors
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Erik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
An evergreen reminder: the overused phrase “don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good” is used 99.9% of the time by a politician, lobbyist, or hack trying to explain why they are about to cause great harm to something you care deeply about.
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
She was raped at the age of 8. Her rapist was found guilty, but spent only one day in jail. After he was released, he was murdered. Because of this, she became mute for almost 5 years, believing her "voice killed him." "I killed him that man. because I told his name. And, then I
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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 02/10/2026
the long shadow of the war on terror
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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Day 675 of #GeorgiaProtests 📷 garshemo_ Instagram page
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Seriously 💥
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Baby skunks walk single file behind mom, and if one stumbles, the whole line stops to wait. Forget the smell, this family sticks together.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “We had proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump committed serious crimes”
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
new: A third-party surveillance company is telling cops that it wants to add facial recognition to Flock footage and ALPR reads to help them "close the gap" in what Flock offers. Company offers racial analysis, gender analysis, behavior analysis www.404media.co/surveillance...
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Surveillance Company Tells Cops It Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Flock Cameras
A surveillance company wants to "close the gap" that Flock won't do, by pitching facial recognition on its cameras.
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