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Quoipas

@quoipas.bsky.social
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Upstate New York born and raised. Current Interests: Native plants and biodiversity, science fiction/fantasy, biology. And humor. And living in a stable democracy!

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11h
Judge Sara Hill, N.D. Oklahoma, issued this decision on Thursday —>
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 11h
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h
🚨BREAKING: Tarrant County voters sued to block a GOP-backed plan cutting 92 Election Day polling sites, alleging it disproportionately harms Black and Hispanic communities.
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Tarrant County voters sue to block GOP polling site cuts targeting minority voters
The lawsuit comes a month after the GOP-controlled Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the cuts in a 3-2 vote despite intense opposition from residents and the court’s two Democratic…
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Delthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 22h
In a new study, millions of cancers have been linked to infections, which led to ~2.3M new cancers globally in 2024, including gastric, cervical, liver & nasopharyngeal cancers, as well as cancers of the blood, such as leukemias & lymphomas. Pathogens included H. pylori bacteria & a slew of viruses👇
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Millions of Cancers Linked to Infections, Study Says
Four of the five leading infectious causes have 'highly effective' prevention measures
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ShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's time for the media to stop referring to these positions as "radical leftist."
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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 02/10/2026
Always happy to help with costume ideas for your #cats.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Eric Schmitt’s Slam Dunk A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Schmitt’s Slam Dunk
A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Midwest
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JUST IN: Governor Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: a federal court in Seattle just slapped down Trump for illegally firing the U.S. Attorney there! We @democracydefendersfund.org & were proud with Ashurst Perkins to file a brief for dozens of BIPARTISAN former US attorneys advocating this outcome storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Brief of Former United States Attorneys as Amici Curiae – #23, Att. #2 in Rogoff v. Trump (W.D. Wash., 2:26-cv-02566) – CourtListener.com
MOTION for Leave to File Brief as Amci Curiae, filed by Amicus Former United States as Amici Curiae. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Brief of Former United States Attorneys as Amici Curiae) Noti...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 02/10/2026
Pro-voting groups are preparing to combat potential hurdles in this year’s midterms. While the Trump administration is sowing doubts about elections, pro-voting groups are operating an election hotline that voters can use for expert assistance and factual information: demdock.com/3VH3ay7
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exactly 😤😡
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🔥🔥 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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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ABSOLUTE INSANITY GOING ON IN MIDDLE EAST Night Minimums up to 33C, world heat records for October smashed and re/smashed. And guess what ..it will get MUCH worse WEEKS of July-weather with Mins 30/35C and maxes >45C. BY FAR; THE MOST HEAT EXTREME EVENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
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Flingjore @flingjore.com · 02/10/2026
Judge rules PresidentTrump lacks constitutional authority to fire court-appointed U.S. attorneys. The decision reinstates Seattle prosecutor Roger Rogoff and halts administration efforts to bypass the Senate confirmation process with political loyalists.
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Judge rules Trump can’t fire court-appointed prosecutors
The ruling is a major loss for Trump’s effort to install loyalists in key positions.
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Hellishchildren @hellishchildren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Political cartoon by Jim Benton 
A casual party for adults, but everyone has extremely wide-open shocked unhappy expressions.
One man: I read this article and it said that, apparently, there was this time in US history when we didn't all stagger around in horrified disbelief.
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The GREAT HOUDINI @thegreathoudini.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What an EMBARRASSMENT, DISGRACE AND UTTER FAILURE AS A PRESIDENT.
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 01/10/2026
Two photos taken six months apart, before and after adoption.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Over 4,000 Texans showed up for James Talarico in Ken Paxton's home county 👀
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love it! 👏👇
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US...
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lionesses keep the male lions in check out in the wild. I’d love to see women doing similar things here in society.
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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 01/10/2026
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 01/10/2026
Yeah, I even did a quick blog post about it. charlesgaba.substack.com/p/one-more-t...
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One More Thing about that Kansas Senate campaign ad...
Fun with compound interest.
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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@aelkus.bsky.social he’s gonna totally fucking do it. He’s gonna destroy the Kennedy Center—one way or another.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👇🎯 Also why Musk and all the DOGE guys need to go to jail for the rest of their lives. They had no authority at all to dismantle USAID or anything else.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Every country has these people, in roughly the same proportion. The problem is our deeply broken, wildly anti-majoritarian electoral, legislative, & judicial institutions: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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WOFAVA @wofava.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We want to thank all Arlingtonians who showed up this morning to stand with veterans and against vanity. NO ARCH! And a huge thank you to the Honorable @jdspainsr.bsky.social who always shows up for Arlington and our veterans inside and outside the Arlington County Board.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 01/10/2026
WIN: The DOJ has no right to Georgia’s sensitive voting records —a judge ruled — delivering the department’s 26th consecutive loss in their nationwide hunt for voter data. The judge noted Georgia repeatedly offered its public voter roll, which is available to anyone: demdock.com/4yKtyWN
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pappas: It’s a golden age if you’re Don Jr. getting a Russian oligarch to pay for a wedding reception, but for the rest of us, it doesn’t feel like that. They can put out whatever numbers they want. The American people know that this is a totally incompetent president who is estranged from reality.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Some North Carolina voters only have a week left to ensure they can cast a ballot in the midterms as a result of a shady settlement the state elections board made with Trump’s Justice Department. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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North Carolina mailboxes overflow with voter registration warnings after state cut a deal with Trump’s DOJ
“This is death by a thousand cuts,” one voting rights advocate told Democracy Docket. “It’s why you move voting sites, it’s why you have fewer hours, it’s why our absentee mailing ballots are so compl...
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nice to see key Senate Dems introducing a bill to punish Trump for violating the prohibition on using government funds for propaganda. The bill would cut OMB's budget by $20M for each violation found by GAO. Soon to ride on an approps bill near you? www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Kinda surprising when we agree. 100% of economists surveyed by the University of Chicago said that a low-cost diversified index fund is the best investment you can make. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Three billionaires gave more than 90 percent of the money raised by Representative Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin" Tom Tiffany is the most bought and paid for candidate we've ever seen in Wisconsin. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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3 Billionaires Have Largely Funded Republican Nominee for Wisconsin Governor (Gift Article)
Under its current rules, Wisconsin has not had a race in which a small number of donors have made up such a large share of a campaign’s funding.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
👇🎯 Either we can be a Republic of laws & the Constitution, or we can be a Big Club, where elites never face any consequences & go on, after doing everything, to the fancy cocktail parties & the cushy sinecures at media outlets, universities, Wall Street firms, & the six-figure speaking circuit.
It's a big club, and you ain't in it. George Carlin
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Truckers of the world, unite! Against Trump’s failed and foolish war…
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Morning Foal… Baby’s first time outside…
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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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💙FoolAmongstMany💙 @foolamongstmany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey maga, He might have to raise your taxes just to pay all of the ICE judgements. He doesn't care. He pays less than you do.
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
New York's economy grew by 4% in Q2 — more than any other state. Want to get your business off the ground? Hire only the best? There's one place to do it: New York. www.newsweek.com/new-york-lea...
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Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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