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NightOwl8

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DC born/raised, then Midwest, now Great Basin. Public service runs in my veins. “We can see what is possible, when we are unburdened by what has been.”

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 3h
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I was there. When Peter Gelb stepped out in front of the curtain, my heart sank. I thought he was going to announce that one of the leads was ill and wouldn't be singing.
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He spoke in support of Ukraine in the wake of Trump's diesel deal with Putin, the disruptions in Starkink service and intelligence sharing, and the most recent Russian attacks that had killed so many Ukrainians the night before.
I have never been prouder of my favorite opera company.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 15/10/2026
Good morning 🌤️
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
can’t believe i’m doing this again (re-watching the newsroom)
mackenzie in the newsroom holding up a sign that says “it’s not” in a crowd watching a panel talk
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
OK. Sleep time. Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11/10/2026
Good morning 🌤️
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
IMPORTANT: If you are following me here, know that I do not publish on Substack. Subscribing to Democracy Docket is the only way to receive my content. Becoming a premium member helps support it and gets you access to my opinion and analysis. Link to sign up: demdock.com/4w6emld
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10/10/2026
The Nobel Committee said it chose human rights lawyer Navi Pillay to win the Nobel Peace Prize at a time when "institutions of international law are under political attack." Hours later, the Trump administration sanctioned the ICC, where Pillay was a judge. to.pbs.org/4AY9vVZ
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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize after long career of investigating war crimes
International human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Nobel Committee said it chose her as “institutions of international law are under political attack.” Hours later,...
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/10/2026
This is apparently happening in multiple areas in the capital. The DC board of elections has been made aware of it and have been in touch with the National Guard to address it. It’s no accident.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
NEWS: Eight major U.S. allies—including Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan—have issued a joint rebuke of the Trump regime’s sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They vow “unwavering support” for the ICC’s independence.
A vertical graphic on a white background displays an October 9, 2026, joint statement from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The full statement, presented in black serif text, reaffirms unwavering support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), strongly opposes U.S. sanctions against the Court, warns of their impact on its work, staff, and families, and pledges continued support for international justice, accountability, and the rules-based international system.Marco Rubio, mouth agape, as he announces sweeping sanctions on the ICC to try to punish them for acknowledging Bibi Netanyahu’s war crimes
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Happy ATL Pride!
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The death toll from the russian attack on Pryluky in region has risen to 18, including 4 children‼️ Another 55 people were injured, 7n of them children.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 06/10/2026
Good morning 🌞
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 06/10/2026
Ukraine struck the Volodarskaya LPDS oil products hub in Moscow region with drones, triggering a fire. The Transneft facility has 250,000 m³ of storage and is connected to fuel supply infrastructure serving Moscow’s Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports. #Russia
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves — this term. I mean, week. But, also.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 05/10/2026
Good morning ⛅️
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NightOwl8 @nightowl8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#JackSmith at Power to the People concert  in Maryland yesterday, hanging out on the lawn… and #DaveGrohl of Foo Fighters wearing an Iowa buckeyes T-shirt in support of the truth😎 Less than 30 days to the midterm election, let’s get out the vote!
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 02/10/2026
Good morning 🌤️
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
An 18 year old rape victim murders another teenager after years of the system and adults repeatdly failing her, and millions of people call for her execution, but when an 82 year old pedophile murders over 100 little girls....
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 24/09/2026
Good morning ⛅️
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 21/09/2026
Good morning ⛅️
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A shopping mall in Dnipro was left completely destroyed after a Russian strike today. At least 3 people were injured in the attack. ​Russia continues its terrorism every day with strikes on public transport, shops and malls, apartment buildings, and gas stations.
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NightOwl8 @nightowl8.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is the man with red bandana at the twin towers. If you have young people who don’t know about 9/11, this might be the best way to explain everyone could do something even the smallest thing to help others. Then and now.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 11/09/2026
Good morning
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NightOwl8 @nightowl8.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Honoring the service dogs who lived and died doing their job. #alwaysremember M
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
UPDATE: The Colorado Air National Guard says the use of its fighter jets for United's 9/11 flyover is "still being reviewed at the state level."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to appear in person Thursday and explain why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly violating the court’s injunction blocking Trump-backed congressional maps. 1/
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bravo.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
who wants to go in on this together?
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 08/09/2026
#MUSTWATCH: Bendy Diplomacy, AfD’s 44% Win & Apple’s $2,000 Flip Phone www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ0T... 12 min, but it's worth it. I promise.
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Bendy Diplomacy, AfD’s 44% Win & Apple’s $2,000 Flip Phone | #MUSTWATCH
YouTube video by Onest.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When I said things couldn’t get dumber it wasn’t meant to be a dare
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 07/09/2026
On this Labor Day, let us remember that it wasn’t the CEOs and billionaires who saved us during COVID-19. It was the janitors, nurses, cleaning crews, grocery and food workers with their hard, often invisible labor.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Repetition of Nazi imagery normalizes the regime’s horrors to make its views acceptable in political debate. These aren’t jokes. They are weapons.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If you show up at the US border just show them this official declaration by the US President, take them to court and demand your new US citizenship documents.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Labor Day campaigning requires strong security …. Especially after the scare Sunday at event in Ohio
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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Rain's Cats @catssurname.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Most of the medical debt I'm drowning under is my own, but their dental work, plus the echo 18-year-old Groucho needed beforehand to confirm it was safe to proceed, is a big chunk. If they make you laugh & you can spare a couple bucks, we'd really appreciate it. #CatsOfBluesky linktr.ee/RainSurname
A small black and white cat has assumed a dominant position over a large grey tabby cat. They are both looking at the camera.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 06/09/2026
The date he died.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Norah O'Donnell had since deleted these comments. Insiders say she'd been sucking up to Bari Weiss for months to get this seat on the CBS Morning Show. She's sold out. She's enabling a fascist regime and ignoring all her journalist colleagues who were purged. www2.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/cbs...
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CBS Star Humiliates Herself With Desperate MAGA-Curious Boss Defense
Norah O’Donnell sparred online with fans who are not pleased to see her moving up at the MAGA-friendly network.
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Rain's Cats @catssurname.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Laser eyed Harpo, sigh. #CatsOfBluesky
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great metaphor for all writing. 
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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This view from July 2024 shows how small the front garden area is; it looks SO MUCH bigger in the angles I usually show. But it’s a perfect spot for us. Indeed, it’s the size of the universe as far as we are concerned, and as far as we treat it. All means all.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/09/2026
Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured a Russian research ship as part of a global effort to seize the country's assets. The Russians quickly denounced the action, calling it “piracy.”
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Norway Seizes Russian Ship, Testing Moscow in the High Arctic
Empowered by an international court order, Norway captured the vessel as part of a global effort to seize Russian assets. The Russians called it “piracy.”
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 04/09/2026
Outdoor retailer Patagonia has sued the Trump administration over the shrinking of protected national monument lands in Utah.
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Patagonia Sues Trump Over Shrinking of Protected Lands in Utah
The company joins a coalition challenging the sharp reduction in size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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NightOwl8 @nightowl8.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinam…”I wouldn't want to generalize, but we still do live in a society that's sexist and racist and addicted to class and has the ridiculous idea that if you have money you're smarter, which Donald Trump by himself should be able to disprove.”
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kamlager-Dove on Speaker Johnson: I know he’s got to get ready for this gaslighting convention that they have next week in Dallas. I’m just going to ask Grindr to make sure you are at capacity because Republicans are coming to a town near you.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
MacFarlane: After labor day, they're going to have a convention in Dallas. You know how bonkers this idea is? First of all, the VP speaks Wednesday against the debut of the NFL football season. The president speaks Thursday against game two of the NFL football season. Who is going to watch that?
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 01/09/2026
Bridges bring people together - even a Vikings fan and a Packers fan.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Delaware's governor didn't sign the bills at the statehouse. He signed them at the AARP office — where people go when they can't cover the electric bill. That was the point. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-doub...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Well deserved!
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