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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 1h
"The ocean is a desert with it's life underground And a perfect disguise above Under the cities lies a heart made of ground But the humans will give no love" -America -Horse With No Name youtu.be/2OTc4ZOsSSI?...
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America - Horse With No Name (1972) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Classic Sounds 70s
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 1h
The Clash - London Calling The ice age is comin', the sun's zoomin' in Engines stop runnin', the wheat is growin' thin A nuclear error, but I have no fear 'Cause London is drownin' and I, I live by the river youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...
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The Clash - London Calling (Official Video)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 1h
Black Muddy River - Sierra Hull -a Grateful Dead cover youtu.be/37esdxEWM0A?...
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Sierra Hull - "Black Muddy River" (Live at Dead Ahead 2024)
YouTube video by sierrahullmusic
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 12h
Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee youtu.be/z0qW9P-uYfM?...
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Elton John, Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee)
YouTube video by EltonJohnVEVO
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20h
huh. what could this posssssssssibly mean. the US media willful professed ignorance on this stuff is increasingly embarrassing. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress
The president signed an executive order to exempt Russia from parts of a law he signed last month.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
U.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single year. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/16/u...
cnbc.com
U.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single year
The Treasury Department published the U.S. budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
More than 4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC plans to send 'disease detective' to Pennsylvania. abcnews.com/amp/Health/4...
abcnews.com
More than 4,400 measles cases reported in US as CDC plans to send 'disease detective' to Pennsylvania
More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. as the CDC says it plans to send a "disease detective" to Pennsylvania.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Ship attack reports near Hormuz reach record high as oil exports slow
BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
‘We’re done’: Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as anger at Trump mounts. www.dw.com/en/ukraine-r...
dw.com
Ukraine resumes attacks on Russian refineries as Zelenskyy says 'we're done'
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that Ukraine is resuming attacks on Russian energy sites. It came after Moscow summarily ignored a claim by US President Donald Trump that an "energy ceasefire" had b...
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yessongs- youtu.be/PjJkFhAaGDE?...
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Yes Yessongs Full Album Remastered
YouTube video by christopher squire
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
BREAKING: A complaint has been filed with the California Bar against White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, citing Popular Information’s reporting, for “the Unauthorized Practice of Law and for Holding Herself Out as Entitled to Practice Law.”
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Scott Bessent’s growth plans aren’t enough to tame surging deficit and debt pile, IMF chief says. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/b...
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Scott Bessent's growth plans aren't enough to tame surging deficit and debt pile, IMF chief says
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Bessent’s reliance on growth won’t cut the U.S. deficit and $40 trillion debt fast enough, calling for fiscal consolidation.
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WRAL Top Stories (unofficial) @not-wral.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Pocketing gas-tax savings? NC attorney general puts gas stations on notice North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson launched NC Fuel Check to monitor gas prices and investigate stations suspected of keeping savings from North Carolina's 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax suspension. Here's how drive...
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Pocketing gas-tax savings? NC attorney general puts gas stations on notice
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson launched NC Fuel Check to monitor gas prices and investigate stations suspected of keeping savings from North Carolina's 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax suspension. Here's how drivers can report suspicious prices and when they might see relief.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/10/2026
😬 Katie Zacharia's first press briefing was brutally bad 😬 Trump managed to find a press secretary who can barely read, but she does have the number one qualification -- looking like Ivanka Here's a supercut from Zacharia's first briefing, which made Karoline Leavitt seem like Ronald Reagan
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“Trump is a “corrupt, senile felon” whose fixation on term superintelligence proves he knows nothing about AI, said Hinton, “godfather” of tech, in interview where he doubled down on recent warnings that AI models pose existential threat to humanity & scoffed at claims the industry could reg itself”
theguardian.com
AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: Trump is ‘corrupt, senile felon’ who knows nothing about AI
Pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent being...
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Dementia is becoming a hallmark of Republican politicians. Here, Ron Desantis is suddenly unable to pronounce a name that he could pronounce 6 years ago 🤣 floridapolitics.com/archives/824...
floridapolitics.com
Video: Gov. DeSantis had no problem pronouncing Hurricane Isaias 6 years ago
Is it a case of legitimate amnesia or political expediency?
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12/10/2026
"The very thing that MAGA spent years treating as a five-alarm scandal involving one president’s son has become the business model for multiple powerful fathers and sons simultaneously—and on a much larger scale." ICYMI @amandacarpenter.bsky.social:
lnk.thebulwark.com
Welcome to the ‘Neporuption’
The fathers wield the power. The sons cash in.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 11/10/2026
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
buff.ly
Extreme Weather Disasters Cost Hundreds of Billions. Let’s Make Polluters Pay.
As the Trump administration guts disaster aid, it’s time for an extreme weather superfund paid for by fossil fuel firms.
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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump serves his Russian master while Ukraine shreds Russia's oil and data centers. youtu.be/vtaUIk2qubE
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Ukraine Defies Trump: Slamming Russian Oil And Taking Down Internet
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Markwayne Mullin is clutching a stress ball as he takes questions about the latest ICE shooting
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump is helping Russia finance its war against Ukraine because his own stupid war has made him desperate for Russian diesel. What a humiliation and what a betrayal of the Ukrainians.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
US sanctions 'rogue' ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
US sanctions 'rogue' ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The US announces sanctions on the International Criminal Court, hours after one of its former judges is given the Nobel Peace Prize, which Donald Trump covets.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA! Does it really surprise anyone at all that the WH Chief of Staffs daughter is cozy with a Putin well connected Russian? Nothing to see here… #ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks MAGA Powerbroker’s Nepo Baby Busted Sucking Up to Putin Ally www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
yahoo.com
MAGA Powerbroker’s Nepo Baby Busted Sucking Up to Putin Ally
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ daughter has been pictured at a Bosnian gun range beside an ally of Vladimir Putin. Katie Wiles traveled to the semi-autonomous region of Republika Srpska, wher...
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Death Cult
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“We Are Run By A Heretical Death Cult”: People Are Furious At What American Troops Are Reportedly Being Told About The War In Iran: “‘Jesus isn’t coming back fast enough so we have to kickstart Armageddon’ is bad foreign policy.” www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscom...
buzzfeed.com
People Are Furious At What American Troops Are Reportedly Being Told About The War In Iran
"'Jesus isn’t coming back fast enough so we have to kickstart Armageddon' is bad foreign policy."
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death | Jan-Werner Mueller
The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violence
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Death Cult Research Papers: A death cult is a social, religious, or political group that centers its beliefs, devotion, or practices around death, dying, suicide, or the killing of others www.academia.edu/Documents/in...
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Death Cult Research Papers - Academia.edu
View Death Cult Research Papers on Academia.edu for free.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In which Texas Republicans refer to Muslims as "infestations" and argue that "we basically have to make it so uncomfortable for them that they want to leave."
houstonchronicle.com
Texas Faith Fest speakers propose plans to make Muslims ‘more uncomfortable’
At Texas Faith Fest this year, speakers suggested policies that would limit Muslim religious practices and reshape the government's relationship with religion.
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 06/10/2026
Dangerous amounts of heat and air pollution swirl in most commercial kitchens — even when the stoves are off. Switching to electric appliances helps protect workers. www.canarymedia.com/articles/emi...
canarymedia.com
Gas stoves put restaurant cooks’ health at risk, new study finds
Dangerous amounts of heat and air pollution swirl in most commercial kitchens — even when the stoves are off. Switching to electric appliances helps…
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Supertanker chartered from Gulf Coast to China for $76 million, 10 times higher than pre-war level www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/s...
cnbc.com
Supertanker chartered from Gulf Coast to China for $76 million, 10 times higher than pre-war level
Shipping costs have exploded as the war in the Persian Gulf has led to a shortage of available tankers.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks www.npr.org/2026/10/07/g...
npr.org
3 years on, Israelis grapple with reports Netanyahu was warned before Oct. 7 attacks
On the three-year mark since the Hamas-led deadly attack, Israelis are grappling with reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was repeatedly warned by regional allies ahead of time.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE: US consumer watchdog examiners adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats, sources say reut.rs/4y2x6Cj
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EXCLUSIVE: US consumer watchdog examiners adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats, sources say
Examiners at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gave a largely clean bill of health to most of the companies they inspected earlier this year, a light-touch approach that marked a departure ​from the past for the watchdog, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Fuel industry warns truck stops against selling ‘red dye’ diesel after Trump lifts restrictions www.nbcnews.com/business/ene...
nbcnews.com
Fuel industry warns truck stops not to sell red dye diesel after Trump lifts restrictions
“We do not expect most reputable diesel retailers and fuel marketers to do this,” said several industry groups. “There’s limited upside.”
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Christa Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyer says www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Christa Pike is awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyer says
Pike was rushed to the hospital in Tennessee last week after surviving two lethal injections of pentobarbital. Her prognosis is unclear, her lawyers said.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
As Trump’s rallies fail to ally GOP midterm fears, the author of a piece on his diminishing stature explains how his cascading failures are driving away his supporters right when he needs them most. trib.al/3RvJV0o
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Trump Rages Over Sagging Rally Crowds as GOP Panics: “Five-Alarm Fire”
As Trump’s rallies fail to allay GOP midterm fears, the author of a piece on his diminishing stature explains how his cascading failures are driving away his supporters right when he needs them most.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Japan PM leads outcry after US Marine arrested over alleged killing of woman on Okinawa. Crimes involving US troops on Okinawa have been a constant source of tension between Tokyo and Washington www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Japan PM leads outcry after US Marine arrested over alleged killing of woman on Okinawa
Crimes involving US troops on Okinawa have been a constant source of tension between Tokyo and Washington
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Kid Charlemagne "Every A-Frame had your number on the wall" - Steely Dan youtu.be/jJ9Xk-VoGqo?...
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Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne
YouTube video by MasterGamerful
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observation www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
nbcnews.com
Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observation
The pneumonic plague is caused by the same bacteria as the bubonic plague, and can spread from person to person through airborne respiratory droplets.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Last Thing On My Mind - Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton youtu.be/OIq-EULEe5U?...
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Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - The Last Thing On My Mind (1967)
YouTube video by gianni rossini
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Make Magic - Rising Appalachia youtu.be/OTNMQQdt7Cg?...
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Rising Appalachia - Make Magic (from Dec 15, 2020 Livestream)
YouTube video by Rising Appalachia
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
First woolly worm of the season. It's saying a warmer beginning to winter, then harsh conditions later in the winter. Wholly Bear Caterpillar --> Pyrrharctia isabella
Photograph of a Wholly Bear Caterpillar --> Pyrrharctia isabell
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Mishandling appropriated funds in this manner is a felony.
nytimes.com
National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Death-Row Exonerations by Race and State deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issue...
deathpenaltyinfo.org
Innocence By the Numbers | Death Penalty Information Center
From 1973-1999, there were an average of 3.03 exonerations per year. From 2000-2020, there have been an average of 4.29 exonerations per year.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
Frank Strada facing mounting questions after Pike survives injection with lethal drugs in Tennessee
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AI hacking and breaches make a good case for bringing back the corporate death penalty: dissolution of the company as a penalty...I hope it ends up costing them $1b a day. There is so much good that AI can be used for and sloppiness like this just undermines all of that potential...
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is horrific --> "Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say Pike survived a lethal injection execution on Wednesday" www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
Christa Pike unconscious, on a ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say
Pike survived a lethal injection execution on Wednesday. She was sentenced to death for the 1995 killing of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.
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Cottage Politics @ongoliard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Recent job numbers can't be trusted. Don't forget that Trump fired (BLS) Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer on August 1, 2025, after the agency released a report that Trump didn't like. The unemployment rate is probably closer to 5%.
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