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Old hippie, Veteran, former Air Force brat, computer programmer, electronics tech, author of The Orange Papers. Lover of truth, sciences, music, photography, wildlife, nature, and cats. Never voted Republican, never ever in my life. PDX OR, PNW

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beckys1313.bsky.social @beckys1313.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Orange @orangepapers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Indeed, that is actually a very good question. I can imagine Satan, welcoming the damned sinner by saying "Hello, buddy, you did a great job of disobeying God. Let me set you up with a really comfy existence down here."
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Ye Olde Punk @nehoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hmmmm??
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A win! A D.C. Superior Court judge has permanently barred Jeanine Pirro’s office from prosecuting a former Olympic canoeist over damage to 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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Orange @orangepapers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In his daily newsletter, Robert Reich has it written about auto war == autonomous warfare carried out by robots and AI computers. This is really getting awfully close to the movie Terminator. robertreich.substack.com/p/autowar?ut...
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am done hearing that Liberals need to find more joy in their lives. I am done being ridiculed that we don’t smile enough, and take everything too damn seriously these days. You want joy from us?
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes yes he is 💥
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 30/09/2026
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Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths
State health officials race to vaccinate residents by giving over 8,500 doses.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.
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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use
The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Know Your Birds Don’t get me started on Blackhawks, Seahawks, Eagles...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 30/09/2026
Rapper Macklemore said his upcoming “Free Palestine” tour, launched after he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opening act, “sold out immediately" on Wednesday.
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Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ Tour ‘Sold Out Immediately,’ Rapper Says
Rapper Macklemore said his upcoming “Free Palestine” tour, launched after he was dropped as Ed Sheeran’s opening act, “sold out immediately" on Wednesday.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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semperloquatius.bsky.social @semperloquatius.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (again) and hands the GOP senators' butts to them.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Including all the motherfuckers who voted for him and enabled him.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I never ever thought I would see such a dangerous unhinged psychopath running the US military. We’ve had some bad ones, but never like this.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jack Smith is an American hero 👇
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Samuel Alito has recused himself from a Supreme Court climate case, after ethics watchdogs uncovered his fossil fuel stockholdings. Instead of relying on the justices to occasionally do the right thing, we need Congress to enact real SCOTUS reform.
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How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics.Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP meg
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William "Chip" Nagel @cto1usn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 30/09/2026
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RFK Jr. says AI backs his anti-vaccine views. We checked—it doesn't.
AI is far from a perfect resource. But it seems to hallucinate less than Kennedy.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/10/2026
I went to Geneva a few weeks ago and spoke on a panel about the nature of time for a Geneva Watch Days event. While I was there, on a lark, I entered a competition to most precisely calibrate a Swiss watch. And today I found out that I won! 😃 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd6hUTB...
Me peering through a little magnifier at a tiny watch mechanism connected to some monitoring equipment, while making adjustments with a small screwdriver
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Had my full spinal MRI this morning, with contrast. Drinking my 10 glasses of water and waiting for the results. Thank you so much for all YOUR kindness. It makes my heart very happy. 🙏💜🙏💜
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They took away Medicaid from my 82 year old mom. They don't answer the phone and when she showed up in person, they refused to talk to her and told her to go home and call them. She got her low income senior housing because she qualified for Medicaid.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 01/10/2026
Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe
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Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe
The US Federal Reserve's Office of the Inspector General found no 'reasonable grounds' to justify criminal charges against the institution's former chair, according to a report published on Wednesday. The US president demands that Powell should be 'forced to resign' or 'sued, at the highest level.'
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you’re shocked by a Senator who doesn’t know the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, wait until you hear about the president who only recently learned that dumb is spelled with a b. 🤣 🤪 😂
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂👇
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we allow this injustice to continue? The Trump administration's fast-tracked deport...
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Born 30 Sept 1931, actress Angie Dickinson. From 1974 to 1978 she starred as Sgt "Pepper" Anderson in the crime series Police Woman for which she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress & Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She is 95 today. #AngieDickinson
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Chuck Grassley also did not share the texts with Democratic senators before the hearing, breaking protocol.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot by ICE 10 days ago. The bullet is still lodged in his back. He’s been forced to sleep on the floor and hasn’t been given medication, according to his attorney. Now DHS is claiming he assaulted an agent. Can we trust anything DHS says given its track record?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls
The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is Josh Hawley nervous about being dethroned as "Missouri's Most Incompetent Senator"?
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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
.. How can Americans be so stupid ?
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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey Texans ... How many homes do you own? Paxton...has 15 Talarico.... Has 1.. Vote Talarico...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
She escaped her Nazi husband (disguising herself as her own maid became a Hollywood star, then co-developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes - the principles of which are incorporated into today’s Bluetooth & GPS technology. BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (2017)
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a reminder that the Secretary of Defense is a dangerous idiot
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Charlie Ludwig @chuck4242.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I had a blast the last month chasing hummingbirds, and this shot was one of my favorite poses I was able to capture. #Birds #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Animals #Photos #Photo #ECK #BirdOfTheDay #BestOfTheMonth
A hummingbird flies with its wings perfectly outstretched.
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Doug Lindner @douglindner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America doesn’t have a polarization problem America has a right-wing extremism problem
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🌺HippiesRule🌺 @teresa555.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They just don't care.
Drawing of a woman standing - head bowed -  in front of a row of men - behind a long desk with papers in front of them.
One man is saying: "It's not that we don't believe your story, it's that we don't care."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 30/09/2026
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Heather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BETH MARCH DOES NOT HAVE CANCER!!!!! She’s gonna be on meds for the rest of her life but it is NOT CANCER!
A black cat with the sweetest little face
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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petestphil.bsky.social @petestphil.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We need AI regulation yesterday. The incentive driving the doom scenario is simply greed. I don't take PAC money from OpenAI, or any AI corporation, or any corporation for that matter.
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