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Val Swainson

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/10/2026
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! We’re grateful for Indigenous ppls' knowledge, leadership & contributions to public health & the world We honor your strength, courage & resilience, and are ashamed of how US government has failed Indigenous communities You deserve better And we’re grateful for you
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you need a pickmeup, Ukraine struck and destroyed a Russian data center last night, reducing Russian bot traffic by 50%, dropping online pro-AfD discussion to zero, cratering MAGA traffic, and making Elon big mad. Just in time for the mid-terms. Slava fucking Ukraini.
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silverbeard2026 @silverbeard2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FYI
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As federal officials continue to consider changes to wolf protections, here’s a reminder of what the numbers actually show:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
TODAY is the last day to register to vote in several states. I urge you to double check your state's deadline, verify that you are registered, and make changes to your registration if needed. Then contact three friends or family members and have them do the same. whenweallvote.org
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder: Voter registration deadlines are hitting TODAY, October 5, in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. Please make sure you’re registered to vote!
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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
No matter how educated, talented, rich or important you believe you are, how you treat animals tells me everything I need to know about you.
Jinx the green eyed tabby bobtail displaying her glorious whiskers from her black Halloween blanket.
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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's finally here! Are you ready to join us in kicking off #BannedBooksWeek?! This year's event is too big for just one piece of art, so we have THREE! #LetBooksBe bannedbooksweek.org
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Trump administration is intentionally slow-rolling efforts to restrict abortion pill access until after the midterms. Once they’re over, “the gloves will be off,” according to an anti-abortion advocate. One option includes resurrecting the Comstock Act, which would ban all abortion nation-wide.
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Trump White House Told DOJ to Wait Until After Midterms to Push for Abortion Pill Ban | Common Dreams
"They’re trying to pull one over on voters," said one reproductive rights advocate.
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Iaia @keepingfaithnow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If you’re evil you’re actually kind of good. Because you’re at least getting something done.”🤔 Y’all aren’t alarmed enough about what MAGA tech billionaire (Trump donor, J.D. Vance’s pimp, Epstein’s buddy) Peter Thiel is doing to our country.
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sorry, not sorry. The President of the United States is a traitor and a rapist.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
Take five minutes to not destroy civilization
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 25/09/2026
A new map published Wednesday by a cybersecurity researcher reveals Flock’s nationwide reach is even bigger than previously known. Now, Flock is trying to get that map wiped from the internet. buff.ly/IlMa7hN
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When the next generation asks, “What did you do when they tried to take away our right to vote?”, you’ll be able to share how you protected our elections. 📖 No Kings: Vote Early: Telling the Story of Election Protection 📆 Wednesday, September 23 ⏰ 8PM ET / 5PM PT 🔗 mobilize.us/nokings/event/1014487
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No Kings: Vote Early: Telling the Story of Election Protection · No Kings
When the next generation asks “What did you do when they tried to take away our right to vote?” You will be able to share how you protected our elections. Join us for a training on how to talk about ...
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Frances Larina @franceslarina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
As TRUMP sells communities out? That's rich, considering Newsom just sold out the community of California doctors & nurses that provide health care for trans people. bsky.app/profile/fran...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don’t let their howls go silent. #StandUpForWolfProtections 📣Take action: bit.ly/4rnqe0P
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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s the first day of autumn! May the equinox bring you cozy and spooky vibes in whatever ratio you prefer 🍁 It’s also day one of Fat Bear Week, a March madness style voting event featuring the grizzlies of Katmai National Park! epic tales of survival, bears with cult followings, cute cubs, etc 🐻
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Katmai Conservancy | About Fat Bear Week | Join the Conservation Celebration
Discover the story of Fat Bear Week, a celebration of resilience and survival among Katmai's bears. Vote for your favorite and support conservation efforts.
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 21/09/2026
for your future voting knowledge, Gavin Newsom was central in pressuring the AGs to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount:
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Done! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD.
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Shane Lear @shanelear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump cleanse and a reminder to rescue a dog if you can. It will change your life for the better!
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19/09/2026
📣📣 Protect vaccines: Make a public comment DEADLINE: TOMORROW (Sun) Bottom line: HHS is asking to change how federal vaccine reccs are categorized Sounds technical. Yes Innocuous? Absolutely not Check out EvidenceCollective easy-to-read primer 🔗👇 Then comment: www.regulations.gov/document/HHS...
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TWO days left to comment on HHS's vaccine category proposal
Vaccine recommendations are on the table. Comments close Sunday.
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Sarah Szalavitz💡 @dearsarah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
😱Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump officials sending undocumented children to Texas sparks fears of mass deportation
Exclusive: Nearly 90% of children in federal custody being directed to GOP-controlled state that has unlicensed facilities and low legal representation rates
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Jimothy the Raccoon @jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I saw this at the Dr office #jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 A new rule weakening the ESA is now in effect. It removes habitat modification from the definition of “harm,” putting protections for species that depend on habitat to recover, at risk. Bipartisan H.R. 9901 would restore these protections. 📣Urge your Rep. to support this bill: bit.ly/4y1de3q
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We don't deserve dogs. 15,000 years of domestication and they still read our emotions better than most humans do, loving us back with nothing expected in return.
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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
TONIGHT: The fight against AI data center expansion is a fight for our climate, wallets and democracy. Join us at 7PM ET to learn how you can help stop data centers at the local, state and national level! fwwat.ch/4xIV59M
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 Turns out your vote is in fact NOT safe at votesafe.org. Operated & funded by Elon Musk’s America PAC with unlimited spending power, this website collects your personal data including IP address, voter registration status, district & ballot info, party affiliation, political interests, & more. ❌
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They’re going to claim that trace amounts of birth control in drinking water is a public health risk, and then make birth control pills illegal, aren’t they?
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Rob L @robll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Meanwhile, coming to a water table near you. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If a generative AI CEO is telling you something, take it with a grain of salt the size of an iceberg. So if they want regulation now, it is more likely something to do with finances than an immediate existential threat. These dipshits do not care about existential threats other than going bankrupt.
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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Crimes against humanity. #ArmageddonCapitalism If you want a habitable planet: veganize, electrify, naturalize, organize, educate. Protect life. The less we pay corpse-makers to make corpses, the better our survival chances. 💲 >💚 = 🔥🌎 This is NOT a drill. Elections have consequences.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10/09/2026
Today, Sept. 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide prevention must include LGBTQ+ communities, especially youth. If you need help, call/text 988 or visit The Trevor Project: thetrevorproject.org/get-help. Help is available. 💚
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Get Help
Get immediate help 24/7/365. The Trevor Project's crisis counselors are just a text, chat, or phone call away. Completely confidential and free LGBTQ hotline.
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Ree @hillz8.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
He puts other politicians to shame!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
IMPOSSIBLE. He's been a perpetual, non-stop source of embarrassment to all decent humans since he first rode down that escalator to declare all Mexicans criminals, drug dealers & rapists. He's the worst thing to happen to our country, EVER.
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Julie the Crazy Cat Lady @juliecumberland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Vote, anyone you know normally doesn’t vote. It’s time to pressure them. This is our last chance to hold onto our democracy, our last chance to try to rebuild it and live free lives.
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
seeing this spread by well-meaning accounts. but I don't think this is actually happening and it also strikes me as extremely dangerous both for legal exposure (imitating officers is a fairly serious crime) and for physical safety.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Don’t forget! Tomorrow to wear purple for Jackie. 🦅💜
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/08/2026
Stop sharing this please. It isn’t correct.
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Val Swainson @raptorspaghetti.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You will never be forgotten, Marty McFur. I love you, buddy. #RainbowBridge #RainbowBridgeRememberanceDay
A handsome cream tabby with gold eyes, lying on a bright red fleece blanket. He has a relaxed expression on his face.
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Val Swainson @raptorspaghetti.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Behold! Gaze upon his cheery leggings and be merry!
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.commondreams.org/news/roadles... “The most imperiled wildlife in America’s national forests all need large, connected landscapes where nature’s systems still function.”
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Trump Killing Roadless Rule Would Put 400 Species on 'Extinction Fast Track,' Study Finds | Common Dreams
The Trump administration's move to repeal a rule protecting 45 million acres of national forest lands could put 400 species on an "extinction fast track."
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Alana @alana807.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Check your voter registration card and precinct where to vote. Make sure it is still active and legal. Know where you need to vote. But VOTE. The vote is mandatory this year.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yep, leave me behind….. #BookSky
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP
Tim in costume as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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