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rainsurfer @rainsurfer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
It's really annoying when I have to spend my birthday money to help cover the cost of an ultrasound on my ovaries to see if the cyst is growing bc insurance won't cover it. It's either that or overdraft my bank account. And, I sure as hell am not putting it on a credit card!
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rainsurfer @rainsurfer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
@newheightsofficial.bsky.social someone tell Travis to look up the Newsweek article on how the CIA once tried to use otters for espionage.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/07/2025
The family of Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man killed when a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep, has sued Atlanta.
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Family of a man crushed at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues the city
The family of Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man killed when a bulldozer crushed his tent during an encampment sweep, has sued Atlanta.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/07/2025
A transgender woman has sued Princeton University, saying she was removed from a track meet in May due to her gender identity.
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Transgender woman sues Princeton for 'humiliating' removal from track meet
A transgender woman has sued Princeton University, saying she was removed from a track meet in May due to her gender identity.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
We must stand up against this senseless cruelty.
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Community Stages Massive Protests After ICE Arrests High School Student On His Way To Volleyball Practice
Standing up against cruelty.
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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/06/2025
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday threatened legal action against California public schools if they continued to allow trans athletes to compete in high school sports, calling the students’ participation unconstitutional and giving the schools a week to comply.
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A Trump Official Threatens to Sue California Schools Over Trans Athletes
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Every time they say the Democrats have gone “too far left” they are referring to trans people just existing. Every. Time.
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rainsurfer @rainsurfer.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
In case you missed it, they’re deleting speech transcripts in order to cover up his mental failings www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Trump is taking a $400 million luxury jet bribe from Qatar while denying North Carolina $200 million in disaster relief funding.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Trump pardon attorney taking “hard look” at defendants convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Whitmer. The effort to rewrite history and normalize political violence continues. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
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U.S. Justice Department pardon lawyer pledges 'hard look' at plot to kidnap Michigan governor
The U.S. Justice Department’s new pardon attorney says he is going to take a “hard look” at two men who are in prison for leading a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/05/2025
An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat reached his destination Saturday.
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An Oregon man who quit his job to set sail with his cat arrives to cheering fans in Hawaii
An Oregon man who quit his job at a tire company and liquidated his retirement savings to set sail for Hawaii with his cat reached his destination Saturday.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Does he have any idea how much iPhones would have to cost if made here?!
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This is wild. I mean, it would be a weird presidential speech anywhere, but at *West Point* is another level.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25
) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
we really don’t talk about this enough
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
He is disgusting.
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Trump Shows Off His Tacky $5 Million 'Gold Card' For Wealthy Immigrants—And The Grift Is Real
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batkaren @batkaren.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
No more outsourcing from abroad—the US will now cultivate its own tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free domestically.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 05/04/2025
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.
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NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 05/04/2025
Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can all help save lives.
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What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand
Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe. Weather radios, basements and bicycle helmets can all help save lives.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/04/2025
Mommy, a Galápagos tortoise and a longtime resident of the Philadelphia Zoo, recently became a first-time mother at the estimated age of 100.
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An Endangered Galápagos Tortoise Is a First-Time Mother at 100
Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz tortoise, recently welcomed four hatchlings at the Philadelphia Zoo, where she has lived since 1932.
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rainsurfer @rainsurfer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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MarysBoutique @marysboutique.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue THIS IS NOT OK - THIS IS NOT NORMAL. The Dictator-in-Chief says he will "go as far as we have to" to get control of Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of 1/7 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Trump says US will 'go as far as we have to' to get control of Greenland
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "go as far as we have to go" to get control of Greenland, ahead of a planned visit to the Arctic island by the vice president.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
This Olympian/solider/USFS fire officer gives a barn-blazing speech about DOGE cuts and true service. She should run for office. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2qCGEbT/
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You can’t ask draft dodging felons and expect a TRUTHFUL answer!!
TikTok video by JoJoisMyAngel
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American Partisan™ 🚫Fascism @american.partisan.social · 13/03/2025
READ: Trump’s actions aren’t just random idiocy. They form a pattern of outright hostility and mounting aggression toward America’s closest friends. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-alie...
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Trump has united the free world against a grave threat
It's coming from inside the White House.
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Matthew Champion @matthewchampion.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
when Elon Musk started recruiting for DOGE last November, he said the work would be “tedious” and “compensation is zero" now it turns out some DOGE operatives are earning six-figure salaries, one as high as $195,200, as much as a civil servant can legally make www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
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Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
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NPR @npr.org · 03/03/2025
Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who rose to fame in the late 1970s, was known for hits like "No More Rain" and "Wish I Didn't Miss You. She was killed in a road collision in Alabama on Saturday.
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Angie Stone, soul singer who broke ground in hip-hop, dies at 63
Stone, a Grammy-nominated R&B singer who rose to fame in the late 1970s, was known for hits like "No More Rain" and "Wish I Didn't Miss You. She was killed in a road collision in Alabama on Saturday.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
We should worry about migrant rape gangs, says the man who just pressured Romania to free the Tate brothers so they could return to the U.S.
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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Facts 👇👇👇
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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country. This Friday, where will you be? standupforscience2025.org
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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/03/2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.
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UK prime minister unveils steps toward a Ukraine peace deal, urges US cooperation
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged more military aid, as well as the possibility of weapons and boots on the ground, to secure peace in Ukraine.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/03/2025
Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, even though they both recently received promotions. A judge has found the administration's firings illegal.
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These National Park workers say a Trump agency fired them illegally. A judge agrees
Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, even though they both recently received promotions. A judge has found the administration's firings illegal.
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rainsurfer @rainsurfer.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
AMANPOUR (with face in hands): “Never have I ever ever ever seen anything like it… the president and VP were taking all the Putin talking points.” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGolFp-...
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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Jamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 25/02/2025
Jasmine Crockett speaks for all of us. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The cruelty is the point. Call your rep today!!
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
NEVER FORGET 🚨 BUCHA NEVER FORGET 🚨 MARIUPOL NEVER FORGET 🚨 RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES #StandWithUkraine #Democracy #Freedom 📷 Politico 📷 AP News 📷 Sky News 🧵1/4
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
It's not a difficult decision ... pick a side. Go with Putin the war criminal and Trump the felon .... or Ukraine.
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Madelyne 🌴 @madelynerants.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
While Republicans are trying to gut Medicaid, Maxwell Frost is calling out the grifter in chief! 👏👏👏👏
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
IT'S TIME TO RING THE PHONES OFF THE HOOK. THE FLOOR VOTE SOON. PLEASE CALL. YOUR VOICE MATTERS. MEDICAID SAVED MY LIFE & THE LIVES OF MILLIONS. ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS "My name is ______ & I ask that Rep. ______ does not cut Medicaid." Or however you wish to say it. BUT, PLEASE CALL. 🙏💜202-224-3121
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The way things are going with the administration I would say to start putting some cash money aside. This is not sustainable.
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US consumer confidence plunges in February in its biggest decline in four years
Index reflects consumer optimism, which is shaky as inflation seems to be stuck and a trade war over tariffs looms
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rainsurfer @rainsurfer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
@foodlion.bsky.social love you all, but I just wanted to bring attention to your 100ct black tea teabags. Two pots of sweet tea and I’ve been forced to fish out the tea leaves after the bags break. So now, rather than waste the product, I’m putting my teabags in a coffee filter just to be safe.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
We’re supposed to just take Elon’s word that he’s found “massive” fraud in federal systems he took over? The same guy they found committing fraud on his fellow gamers?
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Jennifer N. Victor @jenvictor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Effective and creative data visualization in the form of a full page piece in the WaPo today to show how Trump/Musk are dismantling government.
A page of 52 thumbnail images of government websites that are no longer available.
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I second this sentiment from Kurt Cobain, but not only am I a feminist I am an ally to any marginalized community. MAGA Republicans want to make it harder to live in America for anyone other than white male Christians. We must stay unified so we can resist because we are the #Opposition Rise up!
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
How dumb is this?
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
For folks who are surprised about, or shocked by, Vance calling on Trump to ignore judges, he’s been saying it for a while but much of our political press wasn’t paying attention:
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