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Peter Dilcher

@pdilcher.bsky.social
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Older man who wants to help make a society which provides access to opportunity for a dignified and meaningful life for all. Been around the world and around the block; Learned to recommend gratitude, kindness and some humility too.

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The Economist @economist.com · 01/10/2026
Reliably Republican counties skew older, but they have significantly higher death rates even after adjusting for age, as our charts show
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In MAGA-land people are dying faster than they are being born
Our analysis suggests Trump country is only growing because of migration
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 05/09/2026
Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and says he agrees with Vance that it’s not a ‘war’
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Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and says he agrees with Vance that it’s not a ‘war’
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404 Media @404media.co · 18/08/2026
X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.
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X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Sorry, was it previously known that the president of the United States was being emotionally managed by staff playing his favorite showtunes at him like a toddler?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 04/08/2026
"People thought the establishment and institutions were going to be the answer to Trumpism," says Amy Walter. "For many voters in Michigan, what they're saying is we don't need to play it safe anymore because playing it safe is really what got us Donald Trump back." to.pbs.org/4wKiZSA
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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democratic primary voters not playing it safe
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the Michigan Senate primary and the message Democrats are...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/08/2026
The leader tells a lie everyone knows is a lie, and the machinery of the state sets about forcing the rest of us to repeat it—all the way to the felony prosecution of an innocent bystander. trib.al/HlX7AZm
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Think Jeanine Pirro Acted Honorably in the Hearn Case? Think Again.
Some gave her credit for belatedly doing the right thing. But she had no choice, and she’s still a disgrace.
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The Economist @economist.com · 02/08/2026
China began probing American allies soon after a meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in 2025. It has escalated its activities ever since
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China bets that Donald Trump won’t mind it bullying American allies
It has stepped up its abuse of Australia, the Philippines and Japan
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 01/08/2026
A Trump administration official pushing for "retribution" against the president's enemies was formally accused of committing assault inside a State Department elevator.
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Trump 'retribution' official accused of assaulting Greenland envoy during elevator ride
A Trump administration official pushing for "retribution" against the president's enemies was formally accused of committing assault inside a State Department elevator.Gavin Wax, chief of staff to the State Department's undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, is under formal investig...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 01/08/2026
The Pentagon's proposal to exempt “controlled unclassified information” from FOIA would allow the agency to unilaterally hide millions of files — potentially forever. Today a broad coalition of rights organizations urged Congress to reject this secrecy grab.
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FPF urges Congress not to rubber-stamp Pentagon secrecy
Blanket FOIA exemption would hide unclassified records from the public. That’s dangerous and unnecessary
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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/07/2026
UN mission says Venezuela's ICC withdrawal undermines accountability reut.rs/4x33AMy
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UN mission says Venezuela's ICC withdrawal undermines accountability
A United Nations fact-finding body on Venezuela said on Monday it was "gravely concerned" over the country's withdrawal from the ​International Criminal Court and urged it to rejoin.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/07/2026
NEW: Public records shared with Mother Jones show a DHS task force officer tracing protesters’ cars, identities, and whereabouts without alleging any wrongdoing.
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Records reveal how Homeland Security agents surveilled ICE protesters
Spokane police documents show a DHS task force officer tracing protesters' cars, identities, and whereabouts without alleging any wrongdoing.
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States Newsroom @statesnewsroom.com · 21/07/2026
The controversial former leader of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will headline a mass deportation rally in Fishers on Aug. 1, with a counter protest planned for the same day. via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
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Former Border Patrol leader to speak at ‘mass deportation’ rally in Fishers
The controversial former leader of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will headline a mass deportation rally in Fishers on Aug. 1, with a counter protest planned for the same day.Greg Bovino, once the…
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
500k comments, span of 45 days, were submitted for a rule that would put $1T in federal grants, including those that fund medical research, in the hands of a political appointee. 95% oppose it. Research on a cancer that affects black kids would be labeled DEI. 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Complete shock and dismay’: scientists unite against Trump’s $1tn grant attack
OMB proposal would upend entire grant-making system – and put vast sums into hands of political appointees
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NPR @npr.org · 19/07/2026
The brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant, the Marshals Service told the AP. British prosecutors said they were seeking the extradition of the brothers on rape and trafficking charges. n.pr/4yqyjEY
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The Tate brothers are arrested in Miami, U.S. Marshals Service tells AP
The brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant, the Marshals Service told the AP. British prosecutors said they were seeking the extradition of the brothers on rape and trafficking charges.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 19/07/2026
Israel deploys AI and payments to conservative media to try to beat back the tide of unfavorable U.S. views about its handling of wars in Gaza and Iran. www.wsj.com/politics/isr...
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J Montgomery @jaymontgomery.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
4TH OF JULY, JULY 4TH DO SOMETHING AMERICAN. DONATE TO MAJOR WATSONS LEGAL FUND TODAY. SHARE.
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Stace RN Resists 📎💙 OR @stacernresists.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Sad that this is what our talented cartoonists have design… But it’s so very accurate!
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 26/06/2026
The biggest form of theft in America? Corporate wage theft. Workers are robbed of an estimated $50 BILLION EVERY YEAR! And Trump's answer has been to give the green light for employers to steal from workers—so I've got a bill to make sure workers get the pay they've earned.
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Zohran Mamdani appears to have went 3 for 3 today where his endorsed candidates all won their primary nominations. Here is the harsh truth, more progressive candidates are laser focused on eco-populist message that resonates and motivates people. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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John Hays @hsipi1.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Ted Lieu: “There is a 24/7 camera that shows the reflecting pool. If someone went into the pool and made a 250 foot gash, it would have been seen trump is lying again. Everyone knows it, but the people at the Justice Dept are randomly going after people to soothe trump’s fragile ego”
U.S. Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) at a press conference. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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AtlantaDon💙🏳️‍🌈💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @donshantajr.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
A woman who's an advocate from Minnesota was run over yesterday at Delaney Hall in New Jersey. Protesters were honoring the fathers imprisoned there. Those who witnessed the attack say that the vehicle belongs to a security guard at the facility. Talk about #ICELawlessness with everyone you know!
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Mitch Jackson ⚖️ @mitch.social · 23/06/2026
This could have been you. Please vote in the midterms.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/06/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
U.S. Park Police killed someone today in a high-speed chase near Woodley Park. DC leaders prohibited these chases — but last year, Congress overturned DC’s law as part of this regime’s psychotic desire to hunt people. DC leaders know what DC communities need. When Congress interferes, people die.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/06/2026
The Trump administration stopped an investigation into the president's clemency grant to a convicted fraudster. A Catholic priest tied to President Trump pushed for it.
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Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency
Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with the president.
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Democratic Club of Washington County Texas @washingtoncotxdems.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Seriously... US Olympian arrested by US Park Police for ‘touching’ Reflecting Pool liner — but swears he didn’t peel it off. ‘I didn’t vandalize anything,’ David Hearn, 67, said after being charged with destruction of government property. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/06/2026
Over the past two and a half years, Israel has taken control of swaths of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria that amount to its biggest expansion of militarily occupied lands in decades.
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Israel has seized more land from neighbors since 2023 than it has in decades
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/06/2026
Long After the Climate Apocalypse, Maybe Some Being Will Find “Earth’s Black Box”
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Long After the Climate Apocalypse, Maybe Some Being Will Find “Earth’s Black Box”
From remote Tasmania, it will record our “every step” toward catastrophe, creators say.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/06/2026
In the wake of a fourth death at a U.S. Postal Service megafacility in Georgia, a union leader blasted the government agency for its inadequate emergency response procedures.
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Fury as fourth postal worker dies at flagship USPS facility that has no phones
In the wake of a fourth death at a U.S. Postal Service megafacility in Georgia, a union leader blasted the government agency for its inadequate emergency response procedures.Jonathan Smith, president of the American Postal Workers Union, called out a lack of emergency phones at a 1-million-square-fo...
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Uncle David, Fella of Oz (🇺🇸) @dosnoe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“Weeks after the Civil War's guns fell silent and 2 months after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX…freeing enslaved people...the date they arrived — June 19, 1865 — is now remembered as the first "Juneteenth." Source: www.npr.org/2026/06/19/n...
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Juneteenth: How news of the Emancipation Proclamation spread through the South
While some enslaved people did not know about Lincoln's order, many learned of it while the fighting was still ongoing through informal networks, rumors and sometimes from slaveholders themselves.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/06/2026
How about with $300,000,000,000.00?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"The Framers didn't intend for us to just sit back and say, 'Well we just have to wait out a criminal president who's acting continually in derogation of his duties, undermining the country and running it for his own ego and benefit.'"
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/06/2026
March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil." April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil, much more than we need." June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks..."
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
What if you were abducted & detained & you had no idea when or if you'd ever get released & you feared being sent to a country on an entirely different continent? That's what immigrants are fearing! All immigrants, regardless of status are at risk in this administration. #ICELawlessness
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/06/2026
NEW: GEO group privately asked ICE to remove requirements to pay detainees to work. Seems like a 13A violation since most detainees aren’t convicted of crimes. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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ICE removed detainee protections after private outreach from top contractor
In new federal standards released Monday, the agency appeared to make changes that could benefit Geo Group’s legal defense.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/06/2026
Schatz: "If this deal is so good, why can't the public see it? ... there is a reason they are not publishing this deal, and it's because makes plain that this is one of the biggest foreign policy blunders in many generations"
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Mary (geographile) @geographile.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Damn Colbert is a treasure. He very knowingly and intentionally played Linus and Lucy on the air, and the copyright holder joyfully got a fine out of CBS for it and then donated it to World Central kitchen. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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Stephen Colbert's Unauthorized Use of Vince Guaraldi's 'Peanuts' Music Leads to Donation
The owners of Vince Guaraldi’s music reached a licensing agreement with CBS over Stephen Colbert playing 'Peanuts' music during final ‘The Late Show.’
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💙💙~Patty~💙💙 @pattyger.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#TacoTuesdayParties 🥳🎉🌮🌶️💃🪇🍹 @dfortkiewicz.bsky.social @loismarlene.bsky.social @frankieface15.bsky.social @tntart.bsky.social @bluehealrh.bsky.social @pattyger.bsky.social @roddsdad.bsky.social @larrycolvin.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Senator Adam Schiff explains that going after Gavin Newsom is bad faith until it’s proven otherwise. I agree! This weaponization of the DOJ must stop - but it won’t unfortunately. Trump is pure scum!
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Gavin Newsom fires back at Trump. #Pinks
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/06/2026
Trump starts wandering off in the wrong direction after a G7 photo and world leaders have to step in and redirect him
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 15/06/2026
UFC fighter Sean Strickland – an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein – was escorted out of the UFC White House event by U.S. Marshalls, angering prominent MAGA figures.
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MAGA rages as UFC champ booted from White House event: 'This is how you lose young voters'
Prominent MAGA figures expressed outrage Sunday night after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Sean Strickland – an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump for his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein – was escorted out of the UFC White House event by U.S. Marshalls.The current UFC Middleweight...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 15/06/2026
The Justice Department has approved the $111 billion mega-merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. "This has been one of the most shallow and corrupt merger review processes we've ever seen," says @notaaroncraig.bsky.social of @freepress.bsky.social.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 15/06/2026
Who really holds power in Congress? Follow the money. New research shows how House members routinely funnel campaign cash to colleagues, helping parties protect vulnerable lawmakers. theconversation.com/how-money-ex...
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How money exchanges between House members shape the balance of power in Congress
Campaign contributions among House members show how parties build influence, protect vulnerable members and respond to election pressures.
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Jas 🪶🐻🦉🇺🇸🇨🇦 @itistherealjas.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Why is this not on every station’s news channel, every reporter’s first question, at every press conference? Have we had enough? Pam Bondi had this testimony removed however, the internet is forever.
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