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@orangepants.bsky.social
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Trying to be a decent human being is all. Calling out injustice as and where I see it, with no motive but humanity and (by extension) a fair and democratic society. (My name reflects a favorite pair of faded orange bell bottoms I owned in the early 1970s.)

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hey- Boys & Girls👋! Can you guess his SECRET WORD? (Could it be: Ballroom, Helipad, Fake, News, Giant, Arch, Tremendous, Communist, Quiet, Piggy, Rigged, Putin, Illegal, Alien, Tariffs, Yuge, Natalie, Far, Left, Lunatic, Barack, Hussein, Obama, Sleepy, Joe, Crooked, Hillary, Pinky, Herman?)
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's as if he is TRYING to lose the midterms. With historically low approval ratings, it would be wise to avoid the press altogether. Instead, he gives TIME magazine this bonkers, unhinged & l-e-n-g-t-h-y stream-of consciousness interview, pathologically lying throughout. shorturl.at/PMvVB
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"'In what world would the police learn from the victim that she had literally been gang-raped' and not elevate those allegations to the district attorney, Ms. Hochul said." A world in which the police report to a university president who was appointed by a wholly unaccountable group of rich people
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Hochul Rebukes Prosecutor’s Handling of Cornell Case
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Feodor Chin @feochin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BREAKING: Los Angeles being forced to suffer through record breaking triple digit temperatures in October this weekend clear sign that even God doesn’t want Paramount Warner Brothers merger going through.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This part
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Kavi Kat 🌬️ @katinthestars.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What would you do if you found out a January 6th domestic terrorist was running for a seat on your city council or state legislature? For thousands of Americans, that question has stopped being hypothetical. #WeThePeople are taking notes. 📝 #J6Tracker 👀
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J6Tracker | Keeping the Record
Explore the January 6 public record: people, prosecutions, pardons, preserved evidence, and reporting on what happened next.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history.
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orangepants.bsky.social @orangepants.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s on camera. I hope he sues them.
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is unheard of in politics today: the Democratic and Republican opponents in the most recent NYC mayoral race-instead of attacking one another with incendiary rhetoric-have made a lighthearted public service ad together Good for Mamdani Good for Sliwa And-most of all-good for New York
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The former publisher of Stars and Stripes pointed to an article about the USS Abraham Lincoln and coverage of the evacuation from Bahrain as examples of reporting he believes displeased military officials.
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Former Stars and Stripes publisher says critical coverage was ‘underlying cause’ of staff firings
The Pentagon fired three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, but the outlet’s former publisher believes the real reason was based on reporting.
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JohnnyMangu @johnnybarbu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm reading this about the USA and know it's #fascism.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Of course Alito and Thomas dissent like the whiny pains in the ass they are.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Feels like this should be getting more attention www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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SoftBank Confirms $50 Million Donation to Trump Library Just Two Months Before Trump’s Announcement of a Lease for Company’s Data Center
SoftBank Confirms $50 Million Donation to Trump Library Just Two Months Before Trump’s Announcement of a Lease for Company’s Data Center - Senator Elizabeth Warren
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why am I reading this for the first time?
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Elect Democrats in November so we can get some REAL investigations launched!
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Corporate Media would have crucified Hunter if he had a Russian oligarch pay for his wedding while Biden was president, but they will bury Donald Jr. doing it. Easy to become inured to absurd asymmetric accountability, but critical to hammer home to US that Corporate Media is biased for Trump.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How appropriate that the “freedom fuel” gas stations were selling stolen fuel. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Good Trouble @davidgoodtrouble.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🚨 If you’re a Dem living in Texas please make sure you’re registered to vote because more than one million Texans are on the voter suspense list, meaning their county can’t verify their address. October 5th is the deadline for voter registration. Ken Paxton belongs in jail, not in the U.S. Senate!
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Yeah, We Knew It Was An Epstein Related Distraction Fiasco........
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Linda @luvgoldnz.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Good Morning from Lake ONTARIO! 🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
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NPR @npr.org · 30/08/2026
In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse. n.pr/3SwqvBz
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AI chatbots may be better than search engines in guarding against foreign propaganda
In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026
Amy Klobuchar just gave a tribute to Cornbread Harris to a huge ovation and didn’t talk about herself at all. Refreshing.
Pic of Amy and Cornbread
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Monsters Are Gutting America @paularevere.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check.
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So the USA is stealing Venezuelan oil and entrenching a new dictator in power to oppress the Venezuelan people. There needs to be a reckoning for all this.
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rusty54.bsky.social @rusty54.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#WheresMitch
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WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?!!!! @the13thpanther.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Texans! Pay attention! Check if you are still registered. Shady government.
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Galen Stone @galenstone.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Oligarchs need to be taxed back to humility.
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Destruction of East India Company Gives US Lawmakers a Blueprint for Confronting Big Tech: Historian | Common Dreams
Historian warns of unchecked power in Big Tech firms, drawing parallels to British East India Company. US lawmakers urged to rein in tech giants.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Just when you think you couldn’t love David Byrne more he goes to the Hollywood Bowl playing "Life During Wartime" projecting ICE raids 🔥
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Karen Sue Waters @karensuew.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I'm a dog lover. This pic just simply charms the hell out of me. That sweet old doggy...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
👏🏽👏🏽 Thanks to vaccines, Australia is on track to become the first country to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 news.uq.edu.au/2026-08-20-y...
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20 years. Millions of lives saved. One revolutionary vaccine
Gardasil 20-year anniversary story.
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GunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Congress? The President? This is bullshit.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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One of the Biggest Myths of the Trump Era Is Unraveling
It turns out that people don’t actually want a gestapo force rounding up immigrants all over America.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When this nation’s first president chopped down one cherry tree, he was honest and contrite. When the current president chopped down a slew of cherry trees, he did so in violation of a court order—and didn’t give a shit.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
What I admired most about Dolly Parton was her empathy and kindness. She truly was the best of America.
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Angels In Velvet @angelsinvelvet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Please Texans, Please Vote for James Talarico
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Of course he lied to Congress. Hello?! He's RFKjr. His Samoa trip and his motives are well-documented. In this tiny island-nation, his actions are directly responsible for sickening thousands, the deaths of at least 83 people – most were children under five years old. He's trying to cull us!
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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You don’t have to sell us on the midterms. “If you elect these guys, you're gonna have months and months of impeachments. They want impeachments to take place, trials to take place, they wanna go after the president and his family, and people within the cabinet." - Fox & Fiends
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 29/08/2026
Surveillance is not safety, and safety is not surveillance. When one officer can allegedly search his ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 10,000 times, the danger of unchecked surveillance is clear. Texans shouldn’t have to surrender our privacy and freedom just to feel safe.
Graphic from FOX51/KETK reporting that an East Texas officer was arrested after allegedly searching his ex-girlfriend’s license plate more than 10,000 times using Flock cameras. The graphic shows the officer’s mugshot alongside a Flock license plate reader camera.
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