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Paul Robeson testimony before HUAC. youtu.be/LTFYnXJSCm8?si=vvLw0k2tlJV…

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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 1h
Barbaric
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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after attempted execution, lawyer says
One of her attorneys told the BBC that Pike, 50, was in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 6h
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US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead
The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before judges from an appeals court halted the execution.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 10h
The Big Question Looming Over Brazil’s Elections: President Trump’s Next Move www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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The Big Question Looming Over Brazil’s Elections: President Trump’s Next Move
As Brazil prepares to hold elections next month, Latin America’s biggest nation is taking steps to shield its democracy from potential American meddling.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 12h
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They were promised protection. Instead, these kids with disabilities died in foster care — NPR
Disabled kids make up the largest group in foster care. They have the worst outcomes. They stay in foster care longest. They're the most likely to die.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
💔 Rep. Ilhan Omar shares her story about have a miscarriage
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Fitzie @fitzie05.bsky.social · 13h
I wonder why😂😂
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 13h
Mohamed Saed’s children still call him to the table. “Come on, Dad, come eat,” they say. Often, he tells them he is already full, even when he has gone without food. The teacher has not received a salary in years. The family has been displaced three or four times since Yemen’s war began,
aljazeera.com
‘We no longer eat three meals’: Yemen’s displaced face daily fight for food
Yemen's latest fighting has redrawn front lines after more than a decade of war, deepening hunger and displacement.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 13h
Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13h
“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” Florida’s María Elvira Salazar claimed. “In July, 50% of the 50,000 people that were detained had no criminal record.” But what she doesn’t say in the clip is that she’s _repeatedly_ voted to fund ICE and CBP:
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The Rampage Continues: Another In-Custody Death, Trump’s ICE Shoots a DoorDash Delivery Man, Beats U.S. Citizens Including Teens
“Donald Trump and his allies have built a mass deportation machine that treats every driver, every neighbor, and every bystander as expendable.”
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Todders @todders707.bsky.social · 15h
Before, after and during
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Raptor Lover @jkbcab24.bsky.social · 15h
He represented all those Republicans who thought they had Jack Smith in a lie!!! lol Eric Schmitt is the guy Republicans wanted to run with JD Vance for president in 2028.
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Dizzygirl @dizzygirl.myatproto.social · 15h
No, ya'll don't understand. Schmitt had to prove that he's a giant dumbass to qualify as JD's VP. Vance needs someone that makes him look smart.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 23h
www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...
bbc.com
Move to rejoin EU among options for UK, Burnham tells BBC
The PM was speaking after using his conference speech to say the government will end the existing triple lock on pensions from 2030 to help fund social care reforms in England.
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Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Crows are being given naloxone as B.C.'s toxic drug crisis spreads | Hanomansing Tonight youtu.be/OuHkRqEnHqY?...
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Crows are being given naloxone as B.C.'s toxic drug crisis spreads | Hanomansing Tonight
YouTube video by CBC News
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I want to think that the Kinko's guy was like "You sure you want to do this?" and the senator's aide was like, "I know, it's stupid, but the boss wants it, and pronto."
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Incredible flex for Stevie Wonder to wait half a century and then suddenly drop 4 bangers that he left off Songs In The Key of Life… open the vaults Stevie, what songs didn’t make the cut for Fulfillingness' First Finale??? youtu.be/DXutdlnM5pM
youtu.be
I Can See The Sun In Late December
YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OOPS! Trump Launches Government Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Trump Launches America.gov, an AI Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His Claims
Democrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤦‍♀️ a shande You received a gift article from Haaretz. U.S. Senate Narrowly Rejects Bill Demanding Report on Israeli Rights Violations in West Bank - U.S. News
haaretz.com
U.S. Senate rejects bill demanding report on Israeli violations in West Bank
Senator John Fetterman was the only Democrat who voted against the proposal, which sought to forced the State Department to deliver a report into Israeli violence
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R5_to_philly / R5Philly @r5-to-philly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Iowa Hawkeyes vs Maryland Terrapins Full Game (Feb 3, 2024)
YouTube video by Caitlin Clark The GOAT Fan
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RadiumSkull; a skull composed of organic Radium @radiumskull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A face that says,"WTF are these dorks doing...?"
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Dee Phunk @deephunk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My absolute favorite part. Jack Smith smirking after they rapidly lowered their poster that made absolutely no sense. This is one of the best "look at this dumbass" expressions I've seen in a minute. So satisfying.
Jack Smith smirking at a Senate hearing after a line of questioning that made absolutely no sense.
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Austin Swafford @swaffordaustin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The way he loses his shit and starts screaming at Klobuchar for questioning him is SO funny. He is SWEATING over the embarrassment he just took
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him.
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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 29/09/2026
It's remarkable (in a very good way) to see an elected member of the Democratic Party saying this. For decades, the Party has treated public higher education as a jobs training program, not a site for cultivating democratic habits of mind. I deeply hope that things are changing.
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Josh @joshmallow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"we're hurting people by not destroying humanity" ok thanos
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Prof Antifa @postcarbonsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
fuckers have no fucking shame
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. Eric Schmitt booked this show as a victory lap for his "gotcha" moment revealing "proof" that Jack Smith was at an Atlanta Hawks game. 2. That "proof" blew up in Schmitt's face. 3. Instead of cancelling this appearance, he dishonestly colludes with the hosts to pretend he did have that proof.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
nytimes.com
ICE Plans 5,000 New Hires to Help With Deportation Drive
A similar surge last year resulted in undervetted officers initially being let in and then removed as the agency skipped basic checks for new recruits.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everything’s fine
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahaha. Puh-leez
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but OpenAI did not listen.
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils Antisemitism Strategy Amid Rising Concerns for Jewish Safety - U.S. News NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils Antisemitism Strategy Amid Rising Concerns for Jewish Safety - U.S. News www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
haaretz.com
Mamdani unveils NYC antisemitism strategy amid rising concerns for Jewish safety
Mamdani's plan funds security, education and Jewish cultural institutions, but declines to adopt a formal definition of antisemitism
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
Editors of the Cornell Daily Sun condemned administrators for creating an academic environment where “enough ambiguity, enough he-said-she-said, enough familial connections, enough money will allow you to get off scot-free.”
motherjones.com
Prosecutors are revisiting allegations of gang rape at Cornell
Intense public outrage and reporting from the school’s daily newspaper appear to have prompted the decision.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Jared Wade @jaredwade.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What an appalling nation
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Dr. Rabbithole @drrabbithole.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Accurate. Also, absolutely humbling to have my art still resonating with people.
psychologicalscience.org
NIH Employees Lived in A Culture of Fear, So They Started Keeping Receipts
Sylvia Chou, former NIH program director, says “nobody’s OK” after massive disruptions to funding policies and infrastructure.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders using a white male actor in her welfare fraud ad has almost caused a bigger MAGA meltdown than a black woman playing Helen of Troy.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Proposed new Talarico ad copy: “Paxton claims he’s not a fascist. But he’d still steal your pen.”
NY Times headline: Paxton, trailing Talarico in polls, Tacks Toward Center.”
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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not a peep from Kash Patel? Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
nytimes.com
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of his talents is organizing a team of experts.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
His priorities are showing. When gasoline prices spiked, Trump stood on the sidelines. When diesel spiked, he jumped into action. Who is he trying to serve?
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CaitBrie @caitbrie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Every day at some point (or at a few points) I ask myself “what stupid moronic embarrassing untrue thing has Drumpf said today?” And then I come on this site and go to @atrupar.com to catch up.
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Chez Andre @avezina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Come on! he is a white men and he did 60 days in jail, Jails are not for white privilege men"
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A case that isn’t getting the headlines it deserves: an LSU student was raped by an LSU football player. He admitted it, but the school is still letting him play football. How multiple systems have failed this young woman & why she went public to get the help she needs: youtu.be/LihN7hsNKnw?...
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SHOCKING College SCANDAL EXPOSES Stakes Of Trump’s DANGEROUS AGENDA!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/09/2026
Keep your resolution to read more by perusing our many items with words printed on them. store.theonion.com/products/doj-rem…
'DOJ Removes All Mention Of Justice From Website' Headline T-Shirt
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VileEvilLevi @vileevillevi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He’s going to nuke a US city isn’t he?
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Hagen Patrick @hagen-patrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't want them to hit us with a weapon they don't have and never did and never will. Can you stop fucking around now, Mr. President?
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