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papawrs.bsky.social

@papawrs.bsky.social
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Retired Army civilian researcher. Proud husband of an angel. Liberal as heck. Tennis, acoustic guitar. Outraged and horrified. Democratic socialism (clarification: not the DSA platform) is where it's at.

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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 1h
TEXAS, pay attention: OCT. 5 is the final date to register and verify your address if you are on a suspense list. It takes 2 minutes at Vote411. Tag a Texan. #LetsGetVoteReady social.demcast.com/s/1uP9IWqP
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Check Your Voter Registration
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 8h
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h
This is such shameless "journalism." Framing Donald Trump's unpopularity because of his obnoxious incompetence as a selfless, noble act? Newsweek is now just rubbish propaganda.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 1h
Relocated? Married? Switched your name? Your voter registration might be expired--and an outdated record is the same as none. Update it today. Takes 2 minutes. Do it now. #LetsGetVoteReady social.demcast.com/s/VEPUQ6kB
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asturianfarmer.bsky.social @asturianfarmer.bsky.social · 4h
YOU don't decide what to fund or not fund. Congress does. Your only job is to disperse the money and monitor those dispersements.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Russ Vought: "We fund what we need to fund. I'm not at all shy about we want to spend billions of dollars on a new shipyard. We're up there defending the $1.5t that the Department of War needs. But it's also coming at a ton of reduction on the non-defense side"
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 3h
“There were at least two direct hits on a school packed with children … and a couple of hours after those initial hits, as first responders came, as parents came, the U.S. launches more strikes.”
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“The School That Became a Grave”: Jeremy Scahill on U.S Bombing of Minab, Killing 120+ Iranian Kids
Drop Site News released a major investigation this week into the U.S. bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh children’s school in the Iranian city of Minab on February 28, the first day of the U.S.-Israeli ...
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haterofhate.bsky.social @haterofhate.bsky.social · 3h
if they go fully public before the election, they could be heroes instead of rats jumping ship
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 6h
BREAKING: Donald Trump is reportedly getting pissed at how many staffers are resigning one month before the midterms because they don't want their names associated forever with the biggest election rigging scheme in US history.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3h
So Trump is taking credit for refunding money that was overcollected, at least in part, while he was president, then slapping Biden’s name on the bill.
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pipeorgan75.bsky.social @pipeorgan75.bsky.social · 3h
Bribe 💰 tdn.com
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 3h
Mangroves keep waves at bay. A new study helps scientists predict how news.mongabay.com/2026/10/mang...
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Mangroves keep waves at bay. A new study helps scientists predict how
Existing at the junction of land and sea, mangrove forests have long been heralded for their ecosystem services, including their ability to buffer coastal areas against storm surges and rising seas. N...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think we all saw that coming
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You really can’t make this shit up.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 21h
You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15h
The hell is going on with his legs?
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 10h
Pedolf is the King of Victimhood ..but society is suffering from scapegoat fatigue
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h
Well, gee, this certainly makes $6 per gallon diesel worth it
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h
I missed this in the Constitution.
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23h
Doctors shouldn’t be punished for providing their patients with legal abortion care—and extremists in Louisiana have no business dictating what doctors in Seattle can and can't do. This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 7h
Commas, matter
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hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social @hear-ye--hear-ye.bsky.social · 8h
Hear this, 2,000 illegally hired Gestapo agents are now fired. Attorney Generals, state prosecutors should be validating if they were involved in criminal action of citizens in their state. Prosecutors need to let Gestapo agents know their actions can have charges english.elpais.com/usa/2026-09-...
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ICE is laying off agents hired during its rapid expansion after discovering discrepancies in their backgrounds
A ‘Washington Post’ investigation reveals that the agency hired thousands of officers with incomplete background checks, while a whistleblower warned of an unprecedented lowering of hiring standards
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 9h
🔥🔥 Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Samara oil pumping station this morning, setting it ablaze. The facility is a key hub on the Druzhba and Kuibyshev–Tikhoretsk pipelines, mixing and transporting Kazakh and Siberian oil west for export.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Want to learn about the history of our city?  Well you’re in luck. This month, we’re hosting a massive scavenger hunt across the city — all about the history of organizing in NYC. Sign up at organize.nyc.gov and come see the city through the eyes of the people who built it.
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 15h
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23h
Turnabout is fair play... grab 'em by the paycheck.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Spanish actor Javier Bardem is calling to boycott Starbucks for supporting the genocide in Palestine
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

New Yorkers who lost their SNAP benefits because of the federal government's expanded work requirements can reapply starting today, October 1.

To find out whether you're eligible to get your benefits back or qualify for an exemption, call 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669), visit nyc.gov/ACCESSHRA, or use the ACCESS HRA app.
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darthstar.bsky.social @darthstar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Congress needs to impeach this idiot before he gets us all killled. Plugging xAI into the military is going to do so much damage it's not even funny.
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Chef Rocky @chefrocky413.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What could possibly go wrong…. 🤡🤡🤡
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It really is wasted on the young….. #BookSky
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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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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James Trundy Verrill @jamestrundyverrill.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
WARNING: The Ellison family is about to own CBS News AND CNN. A judge just cleared the deal. Closing: days away. When one family controls what tens of millions watch, democracy loses a watchdog. Independent media isn't a luxury. It's your last line of defense.
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent newrepublic.com/post/216055/...
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Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent
The state has reported its fifth measles-related death.
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wilber Garcés Pérez appeared in federal court in Austin on Wednesday in a wheelchair, still carrying the bullet an ICE agent shot into his back. The Venezuelan DoorDash driver was denied bond on September 30 after being charged with one federal count of assaulting, resisting, interfering
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Clinton-Era Laws Passed 30 Years Ago Enabled Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda. truthout.org/articles/cli...
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Clinton-Era Laws Passed 30 Years Ago Enabled Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda.
Clinton’s ‘96 laws provided the legal foundation for mass detention, rapid deportations, and the evasion of due process.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Typical pattern from ICE and police of claiming to be the true victim after they attack someone newrepublic.com/post/216004/...
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Man Shot by ICE Agent Is Charged With Assault
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by an ICE agent. Now the Justice Department is charging Pérez.
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth.
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Activists Are Targeting One of ICE’s Key Staging Grounds — Parking Spots truthout.org/articles/act...
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Activists Are Targeting One of ICE’s Key Staging Grounds — Parking Spots
Protesters say they are “throwing sand in the gears” of the agency’s deportation and abduction machine.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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