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Husband and father, currently retired and pursuing the next adventure in life!

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20h
Argentina's government has unveiled a citizenship-by-investment program — or “golden passport” — in the latest attempt by President Javier Milei to attract foreign investment. Read more: bloom.bg/4AS5OkX 📷: Sarah Pabst/Bloomberg
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. 1/
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Abdul El-Sayed is running in one of the closest-watched races in the midterms. In an interview, the Senate candidate explains how his science background informs his policies, why he sometimes agrees with MAHA and how he would implement Medicare for All.
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Abdul El-Sayed explains how science influences his politics
Scientific American spoke to the Michigan Senate candidate about how his background in medicine has shaped his outlook
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 01/10/2026
Ukraine withdrew its request for Australia's retiring Eurocopter Tiger helicopters, concluding their logistical and maintenance costs outweigh the battlefield benefits. Kyiv is focusing on other aviation assets. www.kyivpost.com/post/85863
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remember when Judge Cannon blocked release of Vol. II of Jack Smith’s report? The part about the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case? Now there’s an encouraging update & you’ll want to know all about it. joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-vo...
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Finally. Volume II.
Jack Smith’s Mar-a-Lago report should be public. Donald Trump wants to keep that from happening.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: A D.C. judge permanently dismisses a case charging an ex-Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool
A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 01/10/2026
COMMENTARY: Canada’s Mark Carney and France’s Emmanuel Macron have been giving as good as they get. But is it a good idea to go mano a mano with Donald Trump? 🔗 vist.ly/5km9w
Two men in suits shake hands and smile against a blue sky.
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Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This month, we stand together to raise awareness, support survivors, and remind our community that help is available.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/10/2026
Adults have stopped visiting one another, and it's threatening the state of American social life, @dkthomp.bsky.social writes. He examines four explanations for what he calls "the great disinvitation":
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Death of the Dinner Party
The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined dramatically since 1975.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 01/10/2026
European leaders must stop calling Russian attacks “hybrid,” according to Estonia's foreign minister. They are “terror attacks” and “sabotage attacks,” Margus Tsahkna told us in an interview.
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It’s war, not hybrid attacks, says Estonian foreign minister
Margus Tsahkna says Europe must present a united front again Moscow.
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Democracy Defenders Action @democracydefendersaction.org · 01/10/2026
The Kennedy Center was financially stable before Trump took over. Since then, Trump and his handpicked board have driven away donors and audiences, gutted staff, drained reserves, and piled on debt—while claiming they inherited a failing institution. The record says otherwise.
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Election disinformation and misinformation remain a danger to our democracy. @padilla.senate.gov and I are pressing the largest social media companies on their efforts to combat the spread of fraudulent material online seeking to disenfranchise U.S. voters
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 30/01/2026
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience." -- Amanda Gorman
Poet laureate Amanda Gorman
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔥 BILL BURR: “How big does your yacht have to be? PAY THE WORKERS.” (From @marcofoster.bsky.social )
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
Trump just amplified an article dismissing concerns over Black people found hanging as a “leftist race narrative” and accusing Democrats and civil rights activists of “race-baiting.”
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Trump Shares Article Calling Black Hanging Deaths a “Leftist Race Narrative”
President sends dismissive message regarding lynching investigations.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/10/2026
South Korea says Trump is lying
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/10/2026
For years, Elizabeth Bruenig has witnessed executions across the United States. In The Atlantic’s July 2025 cover story, she considers what the experience has taught her about justice, mercy, and redemption.
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Inside America’s Death Chambers
What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 01/10/2026
President Zelensky announced the first combat use of Ukraine's domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile. He confirmed a successful strike and stated that mass production of the system will follow. Video: Volodymyr Zelensky/Telegram
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alternet.org @alternet.org · 01/10/2026
The right wing can't stop the changes in Texas.
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The most right-wing county in Texas is shifting
The right wing can't stop the changes in Texas.
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Orlando Sentinel @orlandosentinel.com · 01/10/2026
A new transportation system, insurance, growth and the use of sales tax revenues are among the campaign issues.
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Democrat Santos challenges GOP incumbent Lockhart for Seminole commission seat
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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
❗️The Italian Army has tested the Ukrainian ground robotic systems Droid TW 7.62 and Droid TW 12.7 together with the Italian UGV ULISSE in a single scenario involving assault, casualty evacuation, and artillery support.
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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A fifth measles death in Pennsylvania highlights the nation's largest outbreak in decades, with cases rising as vaccination rates decline.
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Fifth Pennsylvania death underscores nation's worst measles year in decades
A fifth measles death in Pennsylvania highlights the nation's largest outbreak in decades, with cases rising as vaccination rates decline.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
Tom Brady built his life around the endless pursuit of improvement. A new biography asks what happens when the games finally stop.
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Tom Brady Has Only Himself to Blame
A new biography shows how the habits that made Brady great also made it nearly impossible for him to stop.
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mr. #StolenValor
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Appeals court backs finding Trump colluded with IRS, Treasury (The Hill)
An appeals court Tuesday sided with a lower court judge who determined President Trump colluded with the Department of Justice (DOJ) in bringing and later di...
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: Republicans went ballistic when New Jersey admitted to an error that allowed fewer than 400 noncitizens to vote since 2023. But when 72,000 mail ballots were rejected across six states in the 2026 primaries over technical issues, the GOP remained silent. x.com/DemocracyDoc...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
Californians will now be able to install plug-in solar systems without having to go through their utility – at least until 2030.
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California Joins Growing Plug-In Solar Boom as Power Costs Surge
The state is the 10th to allow so-called balcony solar as officials grapple with soaring electricity bills.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Xavier Becerra put the Steve Hilton contradiction right on the debate stage: enforce Trump’s federal immigration laws, but ignore California’s own protections? Then he dropped the hammer: “You seem to welcome immigrants who look like you, but deport immigrants who look like me.”
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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Another botched execution in Tennessee: Christa Pike, the first woman to be executed in Tennessee since 1820, is receiving medical care after the state's attempt to execute her apparently didn't take. We are unclear as to her medical status.
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Death row inmate Pike's execution halted after nearly two hours • Tennessee Lookout
A three-judge panel of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee on Wednesday.
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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant. x.com/MeidasTouch/...
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JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence....
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There are NEW updates in the case of the Cornell 7 as more details are revealed, including how the alleged victim stated “with 100% confidence [she] was raped”. So why did the local DA only present certain parts of her written statement? I've got the latest reporting: youtu.be/tcsZBeeJk9k?...
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New DETAILS In Cornell ASSAULT CASE Revealed In BOMBSHELL Transcript!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
TMZ asked Sen. Eric Schmitt about his Q&A with former special counsel Jack Smith. Schmitt said, “The only NBA game that was going on that night (February 3rd, 2024) was in Atlanta. So, I asked him if he was there.” NBA games that night:
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
every day it seems a brand new sentence is written to describe the state of the world
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/10/2026
Scandal-plagued Republican Rep. Max Miller has a new ad attacking his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter. There's just one big problem — it's BS. @sarahmatthews1.bsky.social on the new ad riddled with lies and pure projection.
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
11/21/24💡ICC confirms 2 arrest warrants (netanyahu & gallant) for war crimes in Gaza-covering 10/8/23 to 5/20/24. 124 member states must enforce. UN expert: Torture is now a “state doctrine” in Israel (1/20/29-As leading Dem candidate for ’28, I pledge to end all genocide funding)🇵🇸😢🇱🇧 Hart28.com
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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 01/10/2026
Iraq was where I first deployed as a paratrooper in 2003. Today, the last American troops withdrew from the country after decades of conflict.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As I welcome my first grandchild into the world, I’m reminded of why I’m running for this seat...
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Details emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging gang rape by fraternity members
A woman, identified only as Jane Doe, alleges she was gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 and accuses Cornell University of failing to protect her.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Woman frees a koala who had gotten tangled in a net: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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Politico @politico.com · 30/09/2026
Jon Ossoff is fundraising for Georgia Democrats. It’s a bet for his party’s future — and his own.
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Jon Ossoff is fundraising for Georgia Democrats. It’s a bet for his party’s future — and his own.
If Democrats win big in November, Ossoff will have cemented a leading role in a key swing state.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Carole King and R&B artist Merry Clayton working on the recording of "Oh No Not My Baby" circa 1972 , a Legendary Demos' bonus track. The song was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and this track featured Carole on piano. (Cont'd)
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
NEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Tedderman1🦋 @twj75.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He wasn't kidding, he really is a shitty President.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 30/09/2026
Lindsay Clancy's lawyers asked a judge to dismiss her murder charges, even casting doubt on whether evidence existed to establish that she killed her three young children, saying the entire case is "based on speculation."
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/09/2026
@timmiller.bsky.social: “Jared Kushner should be up there the first day you have the gavel. And then after that, I'd start subpoenaing every company these guys have a contract with.” @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “The kids are where I think everybody needs to start looking.”
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected ictnews.org/news/new-mex...
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New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected - ICT
Haaland defends taking money from data center company.
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DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"ICE Deports Nurse in US 20 Years Despite Family Plan to Relocate to Canada"
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ICE Deports Nurse in US 20 Years Despite Family Plan to Relocate to Canada (Newsweek)
A nurse and mother of two who lived in the United States for two decades has been deported to Kenya after overstaying her student visa, federal immigration o...
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