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@ohiodolt.bsky.social
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Retired French professor and editor. A (not very good) Quaker. Definite feminazi tendencies. Cat lover. Ohioan. Tech dolt.

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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two headlines from The Guardian: "Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing" "European spy chiefs warning Moscow is planning more decisive action against NATO." We're sleep-walking our way into the next World War.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I can't be the only American woman who fantasizes about Trump... ...about getting him alone in a locked room, chained to a chair while I hit him with every public insult he's ever hurled at a woman: "Quiet, piggy, you fat, ugly, nasty man! And stupid! Such a low-I.Q. person! So incompetent! etc.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Well, of course. Even though the Constitution specifies "persons," not "citizens." And even though Trump has been told that. wapo.st/4A4JjZq
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Trump administration proposes changes to census that could exclude millions
If adopted, the changes could exclude millions of residents from the decennial tally, reshaping congressional representation in the country.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Postal Service’s Destruction of Democracy prospect.org/2026/09/02/t...
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The Postal Service’s Destruction of Democracy - The American Prospect
New details from a whistleblower provide new cause for alarm. Will the courts intervene in time?
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump’s name should be all over Washington DC anntelnaes.substack.com/p/trumps-nam...
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Trump’s name should be all over Washington DC
on these.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"The donations reflect a broader U-turn trend seen among many in corporate America who were publicly critical of Trump and Republicans after the January 6 insurrection and then did an about-face as soon as he was elected back into office." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Top US firms that backed Voting Rights Act donate to groups working to undermine it
Watchdog data shared with Guardian shows contributions to Republican Attorneys General Association and others
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"How much of their responsibilities are they willing to hand over? Need we ask?? wapo.st/4guUhja
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Chatbots are doing the work of Congress with little oversight
From writing speeches to sorting constituent mail, AI is spreading through Congress faster than the rules governing its use.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Weaponizing the Missile Shortage prospect.org/2026/08/06/w...
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Weaponizing the Missile Shortage - The American Prospect
Reporting on the depletion of munitions due to the Iran war could be a pretext to massively expand the military budget and accelerate contracting.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows
Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Gee, you think the increasing militarization of both Feds and locals will ONLY be used against immigrants?
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Feds and Deputized Cops Stockpiling War Machines for Deportation prospect.org/2026/07/13/f...
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Feds and Deputized Cops Stockpiling War Machines for Deportation - The American Prospect
A year after Trump allocated billions for his immigration terror campaign, deportation agents are amassing historic amounts of military weapons.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trump’s Rage over Midterm Woes Badly Unnerves GOPers: “He’s a Bully” newrepublic.com/article/2128... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump’s Rage over Midterm Woes Badly Unnerves GOPers: “He’s a Bully”
As Trump’s angry demands for voter suppression really start aggravating Republicans, a veteran congressional observer explains the deeper pickle they’re in—and what will happen next.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Welp, guess it's time to end the war in Iran. Again.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A timely reminder: “What I want Americans to understand is that Native people are not a preface to the American story. We are not background characters in someone else’s founding myth. We were here before 1776, during 1776, and we are still here now, 250 years later in 2026.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"America, America, God mend thine every flaw! Confirm thy soul in self control, thy liberty in law!" --Katharine Lee Bates, 1893
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Brigitte...'dissident' @brigitteatyale.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Enjoy the day, Canada. Show us how a freedom-loving democracy celebrates.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here's my latest at Public Notice:
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Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"I was sent of God to stand as a witness against all violence, and against the works of darkness; and to turn people from darkness to light; and to bring them from the causes of war and fighting, to the peaceable gospel." George Fox, Letter to Oliver Cromwell
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I’m a critical care doctor. I’ve never seen the US harm its children this deliberately | Robert B Shpiner
At every stage of childhood, the Trump administration is withdrawing a protection. It is also dismantling the tools that would measure the harm
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Marcy Kaptur @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
You can share my Op-Ed in The Blade about how we can keep more of our federal dollars local here:
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To the editor: Let’s feed our children, support our farmers, keep federal dollars local
You may be familiar with the saying, “when you don’t buy local, your money walks.” Well, that’s exactly what’s happening with the $45 million the Ohio ...
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newmexicanextexan.bsky.social @newmexicanextexan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Let's all do this.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 29/05/2026
A federal judge just blocked Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" slush fund. A win for taxpayers and the rule of law.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/05/28/c...
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Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio • Ohio Capital Journal
Americans have to exhaust their assets before the government will pay for long-term care. That's sucking wealth out of the middle class.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/05/2026
ah the Peace President
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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Great column
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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‘Christofascism’ is here: inside the slow demolition of US public health | Adrienne Matei
From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist worldview
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The next member of Congress or the Cabinet who comes on Fox News (or any other outlet) and announces that "gas prices are way down" should get a pie in the face. That is all.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
There are Christians, and then there are Christians: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Counter to the message of Jesus’: progressive Christians stake a claim to their religion amid Trump-pope feud
Anti-war, anti-ICE, anti-authoritarian Christians and Catholics are organizing around their faith in opposition to the version claimed by Trump and Hegseth
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy newrepublic.com/article/2087... via @newrepublic.com
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The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy
In the heavily gerrymandered Buckeye State, the GOP-controlled legislature rules without fear of voters, and it’s hard at work dismantling democracy.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hegseth announces that he will no longer require annual flu shots for members of our military. I guess he's planning on starving them to death with horrible, inadequate food before they can catch any viruses.
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Fen 😷💙🇺🇦 @fenmn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It's 2026, and the United States of America is killing people in concentration camps. How many of them are children? How many are there that we don't even know about? ICE records historic level of deaths in custody under Trump admin share.google/ljwwsvWgh6qr...
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Deaths in ICE custody hit record high under Trump admin, agency says
Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, USA TODAY’s tracker shows at least 48 people have died in ICE detention facilities.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
This would be a good time for Americans to read or re-read "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain. Twain withheld it from publication during his lifetime, knowing it would inspire some outrage. americanliterature.com/author/mark-...
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The War Prayer
Read the full text of The War Prayer by Mark Twain. A searing antiwar parable so powerful that Twain withheld it from publication during his lifetime, fearing public reaction. Includes free study guid...
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 08/04/2026
@jenrubin.bsky.social joined the Daily Blast to break down Trump's deeper fall into insanity. Take a read:
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Transcript: Trump Ex-Allies Join Call for Removal: “He’s Gone Insane”
As even some of Trump’s former top MAGA supporters start admitting he’s unfit, Jennifer Rubin of The Contrarian explains how we can keep the removal talk on the front burner.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down.
Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ted Lieu stating that U.S. military law prohibits war crimes, including strikes on civilian infrastructure that cause disproportionate harm. The tweet warns that service members must disobey illegal orders and could face prosecution by a future administration if they commit war crimes.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Pay Attention When Your President Promises To Commit War Crimes open.substack.com/pub/chrismur...
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Pay Attention When Your President Promises To Commit War Crimes
As families were putting on their Sunday best for Easter services and children across America were unearthing goodies in their Easter baskets and anticipating egg hunts, the American president - a fig...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/04/2026
you don’t have to know much world history to look at this map and immediately see why the entire western hemisphere has birthright citizenship
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 31/03/2026
Contrarians, last year our Publisher @normeisen.bsky.social, along with several other civil rights groups, filed a class action to protect birthright citizenship nationwide from the Trump administration’s attack.
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Contrarians to the Rescue on Birthright Citizenship!
Publisher's Roundup 26
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Fellow Ohioans, please support these folks if you can. They're doing the hard work of knocking on doors, contacting our state legislature, and supporting worthy projects like community energy programs. www.ohiocitizen.org
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Ohio Citizen Action
grassroots organizing team in Ohio
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“You don’t get a seasoned organizer without a first march. You don’t get a whistleblower without a first moment of courage. You don’t get a movement without a place for people to enter it.”
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Deeper Airport Disaster prospect.org/2026/03/25/d...
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The Deeper Airport Disaster - The American Prospect
Everything from interminable lines to near-miss collisions and controller burnout predates Trump. It’s a metaphor for the long-term neglect of public systems.
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
We care SO MUCH about children in this country! That's why we're destroying public schools, cutting Medicaid, slashing food assistance, and allowing child pornography to flourish on the internet. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Amount of AI-generated child sexual abuse material found online surged in 2025
Internet Watch Foundation verified 8,029 pieces of realistic AI-made content, with 65% of videos in worst category
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Trump threatens political retribution for lawmakers who vote against voter ID bill – US politics live
President says he will ‘never (ever) endorse anyone’ who votes against Save America act as Senate prepares to take up debate on controversial bill
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Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Thanks to contemptuous hypermasculinity, taboo behavior & glorified portrayals of death convey one fundamental message: When the public most needs explanation & justification for the actions of their government, the powerful think they owe the public neither explanation nor comfort. No pay wall.
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I’ve studied MAGA rhetoric for a decade, and this is what I see in Hegseth’s boasts, action-movie one-liners and gloating over dominance
Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of masculine fortitude.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
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How a small New Hampshire town stopped an ICE warehouse jail
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ohiodolt.bsky.social @ohiodolt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Elizabeth Warren’s Amazingly Progressive Housing Bill prospect.org/2026/03/13/e...
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Elizabeth Warren’s Amazingly Progressive Housing Bill - The American Prospect
How the Massachusetts senator enlisted most Senate Republicans to support sweeping legislation
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"In a just world they would be cast out and condemned, their misdeeds exhaustively catalogued, never able again to show their faces in polite society. That world may not come to pass .." This is fabulous Definitely read it today:
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 09/03/2026
Commentary: Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate Ohio income taxes without hurting core services despite the $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t do that without hiking other taxes and fees along with cuts to schools, health care, public safety & services ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/09/n...
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New report shows Ramaswamy’s tax plan would cause deep cuts and higher taxes for Ohio families • Ohio Capital Journal
Vivek Ramswamy promises to eliminate the income tax in Ohio without hurting core services. That's not possible. It would leave a $9.8 billion budget hole. You can’t make that reduction without hiking…
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Debby33 ❌ 👑 @debby33.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Rockin’ Robin 🎶 🐦🪺 🎼 @rjow.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Husted 'can't testify' in corruption trial in person, but flew home for $1,000-a-plate fundraiser
Sen. Jon Husted will testify via video Wednesday in Ohio's largest public corruption trial after his attorneys cited the Iran war to explain why he couldn't appear in court — the same day he was caugh...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Republicans spend an incredible amount of time and energy finding new ways to obstruct justice and accountability. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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