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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 43m
NC House Speaker Destin Hall said he expects perhaps a 30-35 cents per gallon price drop. It’s unclear when savings will begin. Retailers don’t have to cut prices on wholesale gas they bought and paid taxes on before the holiday takes effect.
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NC legislators can't say how much of the gas tax cut will trickle down to drivers • NC Newsline
NC legislators voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to suspend the state gas tax through November, but no one knows when lower prices will kick in or how much taxpayers will save.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 49m
Automakers and construction contractors need more workers through accelerated training, steady immigration and encouraging young people to learn skilled trades. Worker shortages are the top reason for construction project delays.
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Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers • NC Newsline
A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction…
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 1h
A decade after telling #Facebook's origin story in The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin sounds the alarm on some of the collateral damage caused by the company. In The Social Reckoning, the fictionalized Mark Zuckerberg is focused growth at all costs.
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Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning'
Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers after modifying its algorithm to promote reshares, which overwhelmingly tend to be divisive.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 1h
In all three botched #executions in Arizona, and two in TN, staff repeatedly tried and failed to insert the IVs into the veins of the prisoners. And in all five cases, prisoners were left bloody or in pain, according to witnesses.
npr.org
Drugs in jars, bags of cash: Tennessee ignored warnings from Arizona's botched executions
Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 2h
As of Oct. 2, the US has recorded 4,000 #measles cases, the highest by far in decades. About one-quarter were in Pennsylvania, where officials say five people with the virus have died. But nearly every state has reported cases this year
nytimes.com
C.D.C. Offers States $100 Million in Measles Support as Cases Climb
States said the cash infusion will help bolster efforts to increase vaccinations and identify cases.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 2h
Opinion: Execution TV? Pete #Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low. A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity
theguardian.com
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 2h
More than 4,300 employees left #FEMA in 2025, about 17% of the workforce, including many experienced managers. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oc…
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Hurricane Isaias ‘biggest test’ for Fema since Trump cuts, experts warn
Gulf officials say they are ready for storm but concerns raised about restructured agency’s ability to respond effectively
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 2h
#ICE has arrested more than 8,500 children this year, twice As Many as in 2025. Many have been detained in locations where lawyers and family members couldn’t find them, like hotels and hold rooms in office buildings.
themarshallproject.org
ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year
In total, more than 8,500 kids have been arrested by ICE in Trump’s second term.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 2h
It's the end of the de minimis exemption, which allowed shipments valued under $800 through customs easily. As of Oct 22, medications mailed in will need more data and a bond guarantee.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 3h
Trump Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants. Journeys including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Discussions are still preliminary. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/10/2026
You often hear that clean energy is not replacing fossil energy, only adding to total energy, and thereby not reducing emissions. ("There is no transition," they say.) It's nonsense. Read this post from @zekehausfather.com about how much FF has been displaced by renewable energy:
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What if the world hadn't built wind and solar?
Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built.
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Maryland Blue Girl 💙 I have words and know how to use them @quothpam.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If only.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h
They devour your land. They suck up your water. They leave you with the bill. trib.al/r6s57zp
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Trump? Diesel? ICE? Corruption? All of Those. But Mostly—Data Centers.
It’s not just about our water bills. The lords of AI have failed to persuade America in a spectacular way.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 18h
Seth Meyers on Trump: "Why is it on us to translate the president’s words into plain English? If the president cannot speak in clear, coherent sentences that everyone can understand, that’s bad."
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Seth Meyers on Trump: ‘Speaks in mangled, incoherent half-sentences that no one can understand’
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s delusions of power, Iran and the US president’s plan for his Florida golf course
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 18h
‘Undistilled cheating’: #Missouri voters furious in aftermath of Trump bid to rig electoral maps. State residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midterms
theguardian.com
‘Undistilled cheating’: Missouri voters furious in aftermath of Trump bid to rig electoral maps
State residents express anger at Republicans who allowed chaotic voting maps saga to unfold ahead of the midterms
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 18h
Thousands turn out to welcome weary USS #AbrahamLincoln sailors after fraught stretch at sea. Military families admit ‘mixed emotions’ as aircraft carrier finally returns to San Diego after grueling deployment that took severe toll
theguardian.com
Thousands turn out to welcome weary USS Lincoln sailors after fraught stretch at sea
Military families admit ‘mixed emotions’ as aircraft carrier finally returns to San Diego after grueling deployment that took severe toll
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There is Nip & Tuck & then there's full blown Mar-a-Lago Zombified
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 20h
I’m a 25 year old sexy single gal from Calgary and I’m voting for Albertan independence
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 22h
The average 30-year fixed-rate #mortgage is 7.4% the highest since November 2023. Last year it was 6.3%. Home prices rose 2.6% nationwide in July from the year before, Rising prices combined with soaring rates have slowed the market to a crawl.
nytimes.com
Highest Mortgage Rates in 3 Years Chills the Housing Market
The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.4 percent, putting more pressure on Americans struggling to afford to buy a home.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#DHS used search engines and other databases attempting to find “derogatory information” about nonprofit voting rights groups in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey
newrepublic.com
ICE Secretly Investigated Hundreds of Nonprofits Across the Country
ICE was targeting voting rights groups in swing states—and beyond.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An eight-foot-tall statue covered in 23-karat gold leaf at the building in Strasbourg, France, showing a naked, overweight Trump on the back of a much smaller man, while the president holds a golf club, a tiny world-shaped ball, and the scales of justice.
newrepublic.com
Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament
The golden statue, named The Orange Plague, is now at the European Parliament.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 23h
Briner said #Atrium would give SHP members lower copays and deductibles but not lower the prices it charges the state . That could cost the plan $100 million next year.
northcarolinahealthnews.org
NC treasurer: Atrium affordability program could bankrupt state employees’ health plan
State Health Plan officials say Atrium's new affordability program is "trickery" that will drive up costs for plan members and taxpayers
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NPR: At several sites, including Roxbury, NJ, DHS is banned by a court order from converting them to a detention facility, pending environmental reviews. But NPR has found signs that Roxbury is being used.
npr.org
ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
Throughout the summer, rumors have been bubbling in North New Jersey that ICE has quietly been using a warehouse as a detention center. NPR investigated.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"If they wanted to do something meaningful, they would work on affordable healthcare instead of just sending out checks every now and then," Ellen Allen says.
npr.org
She got Trump's $500 check for health insurance. To her, it's a 'political stunt'
As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely…
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
At least half a dozen demonstrators interrupted Trump during his remarks in #SanAntonio, with some led away by police. One was physically assaulted by an older Trump supporter
theguardian.com
Donald Trump’s Texas rally rocked by repeated protests
Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stage
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An eight-foot-tall statue covered in 23-karat gold leaf at the building in Strasbourg, France, showing a naked, overweight Trump on the back of a much smaller man, while the president holds a golf club, a tiny world-shaped ball, and the scales of justice.
newrepublic.com
Naked Trump Statute Goes on Display in European Parliament
The golden statue, named The Orange Plague, is now at the European Parliament.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#DHS used search engines and other databases attempting to find “derogatory information” about nonprofit voting rights groups in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey
newrepublic.com
ICE Secretly Investigated Hundreds of Nonprofits Across the Country
ICE was targeting voting rights groups in swing states—and beyond.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nine U.S. service members who were wounded in the attack told the The AP that the military failed to give them appropriate medical care in the aftermath of the attack, forcing them to get treatment on their own
military.com
Nine Soldiers Wounded by Iranian Drone Strike in Iran Say US Military Health Care Failed Them
Six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers died and more than 30 suffered wounds during the March attack,
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Detained immigrants at Georgia #ICE facility launch mass hunger strike. At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and #Folkston facility’s ‘violations
theguardian.com
Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike
At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#ChristaPike continues to receive critical medical care at a Nashville hospital, her lawyers said. The prognosis remains unclear, they said, but they expect a long recovery.
nytimes.com
Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#25thAmendment
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The spy runner is a Russia-backed network called #PortalKombat that operates hundreds of websites to spread #disinformation. The powerful figures it’s seeking to influence? AI-driven large language models such as #ChatGPT, #Grok and #Gemini.
nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Is Lying to You. Here’s How to Fight Back.
In the age of A.I. disinformation, we all need to use the tools of counterespionage to find the truth.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An estimated five million, or 13%, fewer people were enrolled in #SNAP this June than in July 2025, when the law was enacted. Louisiana lost 170,000 people, or 21% of state enrollees,
kffhealthnews.org
Food Aid Enrollment Tanks After SNAP Rule Changes - KFF Health News
It’s been more than a year since President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and SNAP enrollment is down more than 20% in Louisiana. Anti-hunger groups say far more people could…
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He told Fox’s Laura Ingraham, holding a pack of butter. “Stick of butter, bag of peanuts. Butter in America, it’s about a buck [for] a stick like this.” Ingraham checked him immediately. “Where are you shopping? It’s not a buck, it’s like $4,” she said.
newrepublic.com
Dr. Oz Gets Embarrassing Fact-Check on Fox News Over Price of Butter
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham refused to take the Trump official’s word for it.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Support for #MedicareforAll is at its highest in a decade. A survey found 2/3 of Americans now favor expanding the government health program that largely covers seniors (about half of whom are enrolled in private plans through #MedicareAdvantage).
npr.org
'Medicare for All' message attracts midterm voters buckling under medical bills
Midterm candidates are talking up Medicare for All, and in a poll 2 out of 3 Americans said they support it. The phrase speaks to a desire for radical change, though many don't really know what it is.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
nytimes.com
Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump-appointed judge condemned the agency’s tactics when it mistakenly arrested two Hispanic men, including a U.S. citizen, in the Bronx in May, finding that #ICE had “falsified official records trying to conceal” its “illegal actions.”
nytimes.com
Trump-Appointed Judge Accuses ICE of Lying and Fabricating Records
Two men were mistakenly arrested in the Bronx by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Gary R. Brown, a federal judge, condemned the agency’s actions.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.
nytimes.com
Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case
Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
El Pueblo and N.C. Asian Americans Together are providing immigrant voters a number of services, including voter hotline in multiple languages and assistance with vote-by-mail ballots. They will also be stationing nonpartisan monitors at polls.
wunc.org
NC advocacy groups gear up to protect immigrant voters at the polls for the 2026 midterms
As November's midterm elections draw near, immigrant advocacy organizations in North Carolina will activate voter hotlines in multiple languages and deploy poll monitors to help voters and watch for…
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump’s remarks on #California
thehill.com
Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump’s remarks on California
President Trump is stoking outrage among California Democrats and at least one House GOP candidate after he suggested at a midterm rally that he would allow Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San D…
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#ChristaPike continues to receive critical medical care at a Nashville hospital, her lawyers said. The prognosis remains unclear, they said, but they expect a long recovery.
nytimes.com
Christa Pike Regains Consciousness After Failed Execution in Tennessee
The death row inmate in Tennessee received two doses of a lethal injection drug last week but lived. She was taken from the execution chamber in an ambulance.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The opening in U.S. theaters of the #NAZA documentary, in which Israeli military insiders describe what they say was the reckless killing of civilians in Gaza, is likely to rekindle the searing debate over US military support for Israel.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump Will Not Reimburse Taxpayers $10 million for Promotional Ads. A day after the president said his super PAC, would pay for the ads, which drew bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday
nytimes.com
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC, would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
On conservative-friendly media outlets, former or current officials who tried to bolster the US president’s false claims of mass voter fraud in 2020 have in recent weeks made fresh allegations of election vulnerabilities.
theguardian.com
Election deniers stoke Trump-driven ballot security fears before midterms
Former and current officials who bolstered claims of voter fraud in 2020 make fresh allegations of vulnerabilities
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Empowering Main St. Before Wall St. @rchady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wendell Potter: MedPAC estimates #Medicare will pay #MedicareAdvantage plans $76 billion more in 2026 than it would spend on the same people in traditional Medicare. The overpayments will total about $1.2 trillion through 2035. healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/trump-want...
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Trump Wants to Give $90 to Seniors and $76 Billion to Health Insurers
Washington is sending seniors a one-time payment while CMS is on track to overpay private insurers more than $1 trillion over the next decade.
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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