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📍Pittsburgh, PA Democracy matters | Loves family, dogs, science, education, & random facts | Social justice advocate | Lifelong learner.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 17h
Pro Publica’s bombshell report is as detailed a story about government corruption as you’re going to get. And Susan Collins is right in the middle of it.
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nearly 900 healthcare workers at UPMC Magee have spent 8 months negotiating their first union contract. Safe staffing means safer care. These frontline workers deserve a seat at the table and a fair contract. @deluzio.house.gov , @khanna.house.gov & I are calling on UPMC to bargain in good faith.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18h
“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.”
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Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 18h
Donny held another batshit rally last night, and he's too fucking narcissistic to understand just how badly he's screwing up the GOP's midterm chances. thank you for your attention to today's post, in which I throw my head back in laughter. link is here: bit.ly/4hreRl7
The bottom line is that who gives a shit what memes I use to mock the fuckery. All that matters is that Donny is super toxic right now. He’s massively unpopular — even among the GOP — and every time he shows up at one of these shittacular rallies, he just digs himself and his party deeper.

We’re at the point where Republicans up for reelection don’t want this guy coming around and fucking up their chances. It’s pretty much only the perennial losers and bottom-feeders like Ramaswamy who are still sucking up to Dear Leader.

Shoot that shit straight into my veins.

Get out and vote on November 3rd. It’ll ruin Donny’s day. I promise.
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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 14h
Apparently Trump's own AI gets it
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 15h
Convicted Felon Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, know with the Midterms around the corner, DELAY is the name of the game
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THIS⤵️
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⬇️ THIS
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dgranite.bsky.social @dgranite.bsky.social · 23h
I have said over and over for years he gives people permission to be the worst versions of themselves unapologetically.
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THIS ➡️ "Trump is teaching young men how to be abusive every time he opens his mouth."
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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
DHS is simply buying local cops’ support with our tax dollars. Like I’ve been saying, they own a lot of these cops. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
Even if Boring's deputies don't take any others into custody, his department is eligible for a payment equal to more than a quarter of its annual budget. Those are the terms of a Department of Homeland Security task force program that enlists local police as paid partners in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Jurisdictions similar to Doddridge County-sparsely populated with few immigrants-make up the majority of new recruits to the
DHS task force program, which has become a cash cow for state and local law enforcement agencies nationwide. After turning over a single deportable immigrant, departments qualify to receive $60,000 a year for each deputized officer, regardless of additional arrests.The Venice Police Department in Venice, Fla., tallied one federal immigration detention in September 2025 and has since requested a total of $895,000. The department can continue collecting funds every quarter as long as it remains on the task force.
The program is most profitable for large departments. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office in Florida signed up more than 970 deputies, making it eligible for roughly $14.5 million in DHS funds from April to June, state records show. That pencils out to more than $2 million for each of its seven immigration arrests in that quarter.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23h
There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She
Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 22h
ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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ICE Is Everywhere and Acting with Impunity
ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 23h
Lucien Lazare, Jewish fighter in the French Resistance, has died at 101. After fighting the Nazis, he was rejected by his synagogue later in life for translating an article saying “Israel, today, is nothing but a formless mass of corruption, oppression and injustice.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...
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Lucien Lazare, Jewish Resistance Fighter in Occupied France, Dies at 101 (Gift Article)
He and a small troop of French Jews worked with the Allies to distribute supplies and fight the Nazis, ambushing a German train and liberating a city in the south.
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As we have been warning about...
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Vaccines Work. Here’s Why We Care About Your Unvaccinated Child.
While normal people don't want any child to suffer or die because their parents were tricked by disinformation, the leaders of the anti-vaccine movement, who profit by lying about vaccines, don't care
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The Liberty Pear @thelibertypear.com · 03/10/2026
Billionaires are turning us against each other for profit, while boosting Ken Paxton. Vote Talarico.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Absentee ballot voters in Montana won’t have to comply with an onerous birthdate verification requirement after a state court blocked the measure Friday night, ruling that it violates the state constitution. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Montana court blocks onerous mail voting law that caused thousands of rejected absentee ballots last year
The mail voting measure led to nearly 3,000 mail ballots getting rejected in the Nov. 2025 election, in a state where 80% of voters vote absentee.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Getting folks registered to vote this morning at Callin’ Your Bluff in Columbus!
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 03/10/2026
The White House stole official government funds to create and televise a campaign advertisement, right before the midterm election. If Democrats take control of the House next year, the Appropriations Committee and I are ready to undo this waste, fraud, and abuse, and hold people accountable.
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Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/10/2026
Stand Up for Science is proud to endorse Jasmine Clark, PhD for Georgia's 13th congressional district. It’s crucial we mobilize at the ballot box to put a stop to the war on science that’s being enabled by a complacent Congress. A vote for Jasmine is a vote for science & democracy.
Campaign poster endorsing Jasmine Clark, PhD for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. 

Text on the right hand side reads "A vote for Jasmine is a vote for science and democracy." and "Jasmine Clark is a molecular biologist and an experienced, fearless leader, who is a strong science voice in government, protecting funding for CDC, NIH, and healthcare."

To the left is a portrait of Jasmine, a short woman with curly hair and glasses, smiling. 

Bottom left hand corner features a logo that reads "Stand Up For Science Endorsed"
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump tweeting out Tom Cotton’s personal cell phone number because he’s angry at him reminded me of this great moment from ELEVEN YEARS AGO. He’s always been this guy. abcnews.com/video/325986...
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Video Donald Trump Gives Out Lindsey Graham's Cellphone Number
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump retaliates against 2016 opponent Sen. Lindsey Graham by reading his cellphone number aloud during a speech in Graham's home state of South Carolina.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Asked how many times he had voted for Trump, Bos held up three tattooed fingers. But he said he’s done with the president.”
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Alicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Repossessions and foreclosures are at 2009 levels. 50 million Americans are relying on Food Banks. The 1% pay a fraction of the taxes that used to support our country. It’s pretty clear where Trump’s priorities are.
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday
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The Daily Edge @thedailyedge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“The layoffs — occurring just three days before Donald Trump's rally on Saturday at a nearby high school — were large enough to basically erase an entire year of job growth in the greater Dayton, Ohio area.” www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sipping tea from beer mugs with his coworkers, Kyle Bos listed the ways his life is changing.Bos has two daughters, with a third due in January.
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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Clean air is now a “burden.” Trump’s EPA announced it will reconsider smog-control requirements for parts of Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott pushed for relief. This comes as Abbott declared a diesel price “disaster” and separately requested waivers for cleaner diesel standards.
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Nikki @varivergirl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Governor says Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Governor says Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026
‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
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‘It’s enraging’: lawmakers call for action after Guardian investigation into convenience store overcharges
Congress members say pricing practices at 7-Eleven and Circle K stores underscore everyday Americans’ affordability struggles
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He promised to cut energy bills in half in 6 months and gas prices would be under $2. He never said he couldn’t do that because he’s “inheriting a mess.” He said he would do it & it would be easy. So he can try & blame Biden now all he wants, but he blatantly lied & is a buffoon.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026
The jobs report was so weak Fox may need to hire a grief counselor.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
A CNN investigation has found that while Jared Kushner acted as a key Middle East peace negotiator, his private equity firm held the largest stake in an Israeli company backing businesses tied to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, including its largest arms manufacturer. cnn.it/4AIwBQs
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And by "national security" you mean having an insane president trying to distract from his pedophilia, right?
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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CNN @cnn.com · 03/10/2026
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies. cnn.it/4ecAfIC
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fascinating new study of New Mexico's universal childcare program, first of its kind, finds the program dramatically increased work for lower-income moms www.the74million.org/zero2eight/n...
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Nearly a Year In, Universal Childcare Is Reshaping Work for Moms in New Mexico
A new study highlights some early impacts of universal childcare on labor supply for mothers in New Mexico.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
STEPHEN MOORE: We had much much higher inflation under Biden BERMAN: Let me stop you. Has inflation gone up or down since Trump took office? MOORE: Well, it was about 3.2% when Biden left office, it's 3.4% now BERMAN: So it's gone up MOORE: That is true
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exit polls showed that 75% of truckers voted for Trump in 2024. Now they are struggling to survive.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
She deserves justice 👇
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Governor Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov · 02/10/2026
Some good news this Friday — the national 988 crisis line just restored its dedicated LGBTQ+ youth support services line.
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 02/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: A federal judge just HALTED the destruction of Big Bend. This is a massive victory for the landowners, local communities, and everyday Texans who stood up to protect one of our state's greatest treasures. The fight isn't over, but today, the people won.
Graphic from the Center for Biological Diversity over a scenic view of Big Bend. Large text reads, “MASSIVE WIN FOR BIG BEND.” Below, it says a federal judge has frozen all destruction throughout the Big Bend region until the project’s legality can be determined in court. The graphic adds that the Center will continue fighting to save Big Bend and asks supporters to join them.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump could nominate the worst person with a law degree in America and this Republican senate will confirm that person. That includes Susan Collins, who always confirms Trump’s justices. The only chance you have to keep that person off the court is to elect Democratic senators.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is James Talarico’s opponent. It shouldn’t be a close race at all….
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 02/10/2026
Winter is coming. It will be harsh and we can’t stop it. But we can prepare. And you can help us withstand it: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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