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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
CIA official caught with gold bars pleads guilty to wire fraud, is accused of stealing $194 million. “David Rush, 49, admitted to one count of wire fraud under an agreement with federal prosecutors and faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 28." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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CIA officer arrested with gold bars admits he exposed secret intelligence source to a foreign official
David Rush, who was fired, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and will be sentenced Jan. 28.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
AI whistleblowers testify about the technology’s dangers. “Jacob Coxon, the former Anthropic researcher who sparked industry chaos by warning AI could kill all humans, doubled down on the threat of human extinction at a New York City Council hearing Monday." nypost.com/2026/10/05/b...
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Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon doubles down on AI warnings at NYC hearing: ‘Extremely reckless’
He is appearing at the request of Council Speaker Julie Menin, who has been urging AI whistleblowers to testify as the city seeks to get more involved in regulation of the industry.
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 08/10/2026
Higher interest rates are supposed to cool the whole economy, but much of the pain falls on younger households with large mortgages while many others barely notice. There has to be a fairer way to fight inflation, Ross Gittins writes. #auspol #InterestRates
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Hoarse Whisperer @therealhoarse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Weekly tradition time: ending the week with some light no matter how dark the days. Tell me something good. What good thing happened in your life this week? Small, medium, or large, size doesn’t matter. Just something good.
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Wendy Harmer @wendyharmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I guess it's hard for many to understand, but HOORAY for the 100's of Bogong moths at our place this weekend! Welcome back!! Not so much the wolf spider in my shoe this morning...aaagh! (But I did see a wallaby in the backyard... so all good!)
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Expert sounds the alarm as Trump's press ban points to historic danger: 'An outrage' #RawStory
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Expert sounds the alarm as Trump's press ban points to historic danger: 'An outrage'
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Court rejects MAGA sheriff's 'bizarre' plot to seize 650K ballots #RawStory
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Court rejects MAGA sheriff's 'bizarre' plot to seize 650K ballots
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Confused Trump presses aides with puzzling question: 'Where are the cameras?' #RawStory
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Confused Trump presses aides with puzzling question: 'Where are the cameras?'
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Outrage as DOJ caught scrubbing Trump pardons from website — and blames 'technical issue' #RawStory
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Outrage as DOJ caught scrubbing Trump pardons from website — and blames 'technical issue'
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW And Politico Denied Access To White House Despite Judge's Order #HuffingtonPost
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CNN, MS NOW And Politico Denied Access To White House Despite Judge's Order
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 25/09/2026
Italy bans burqas and niqabs in schools, caps numbers of foreign students per class. Italy is a frontline country for migration and integration is a hot campaign issue ahead of next year's general election u.afp.com/S9TB
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Pearls and Irritations @johnmenadue.com · 25/09/2026
Canada has chosen conventionally powered submarines over a South Korean bid. Could the KSS-III offer Australia a faster, less costly alternative to its AUKUS submarine plan? It deserves examination, Kym Davey writes. #auspol #AUKUS
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Korean submarines may save us from the AUKUS shambles
Canada’s decision to acquire conventionally powered submarines raises a question for Australia’s AUKUS program. Could South Korea’s KSS-III offer a more affordable and timely alternative to the planned nuclear-powered fleet?
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Peter Baker writing in the NYT’s current lead story: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
Screenshot of text that reads: “In the epic contest between democracy and autocracy, Mr. Trump has long given the impression that he may be on the other side. But rarely has that been brought home as starkly as this week, as he punishes news outlets for being too “negative” about him while embracing Mr. Xi and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, two of the world’s leading authoritarians whose governments brutally suppress free speech.”
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prairiehouse.bsky.social @prairiehouse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Israel" is an illegitimate colonialist state built on land and wealth stolen from the indigenous Palestinians by European invaders and must be completely dismantled, reparations paid and criminals tried in Nuremberg tribunals. Free Palestine from the river to the sea.
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penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I BELIEVE THIS. AND I'LL KEEP POSTING SIMILAR UNTIL THERE'S A *SERIOUS INVESTIGATION*.
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wealth of world's richest goes untaxed. "They ought to be called ‘taxillionaires’. If it weren’t for laws that permit the wealthy to endlessly defer paying taxes by keeping their [stock] gains unrealized, there would be no trillionaires & many fewer billionaires." consortiumnews.com/2026/08/17/e...
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Elon Musk’s Fortune Comes From Not Paying Taxes
If it weren’t for laws that permit the wealthy to endlessly defer paying taxes by keeping their gains unrealized, there would be no trillionaires, write Stephen Land and Bob Lord. By Stephen Land...
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
PSA: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class. You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How incompetent an engineer do you have to be that your rocket collides with the nearest object to Earth in the endless space of the universe?
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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Iceland's special forces board and seize anti-whaling ship, detain crew. "The Captain Paul Watson Foundation confirmed in a statement that the vessel [Bandero] had been seized. It said the 21 crew members were being detained aboard the ship without their phones." apnews.com/article/icel...
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Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
Icelandic coast guards and special forces have seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson.
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BlueDotBubba@LesDepew.bsky.social @bluedotbubba.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Your surprised he selling endorsements? It’s literally the only thing he’s ever profited at in his entire life. That’s emoluments. That’s against the law. Capital One Bank has closed four or more accounts the trumps were illegally laundering money through them. We told you this, but you knew better.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The President promotes Scotts Miracle-Gro in the middle of an Oval Office event: The best grass you can get. Scotts, you know Scotts? Scott's Miracle-Gro, they're doing it. They do great grass. I got to give him a plug because they did the White House for free.
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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Spiro’s Ghost @antitoxicpeople.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I mean this in all seriousness, this is a severely mentally ill & delusional person who not only should be removed from office under the 25th amendment, but he should be in a psych ward. This is pure insanity on so many levels. He lives in a fantasy world. He is unwell & has lost touch with reality.
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Flying Mezerkis @bananapantz.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is outrageous. Unacceptable. And impeachable.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Release The Epstein Files NOW!
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Forbes @forbes.com · 03/08/2026
During a contentious interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several claims about COVID-19, vaccines and measles. Here are some of the statements that were factually inaccurate.
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A Doctor Fact-Checks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN Interview
A public health expert fact checks RFK Jr.'s recent contentious interview on CNN with facts on vaccines, COVID-19 and measles.
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REBELTEMPLE🌟 @rebeltemple.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#WilliamAdama #BattlestarGalactica #TV #Film #BSG ✨
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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hey Donnie
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sympathizer of many, many different dimensions @miasmo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
100% wealth tax for every cent of net worth above $10 million. Anyone who needs more than that is a psycho from whom the rest of us need protection.
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oberon9.bsky.social @oberon9.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
And tax the rich, tax the very rich more and tax the obscenely rich the most.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We’ve been saying this for a while now many of the people being targeted are just fishermen. Evidence now supports that the United States has killed individuals who were not involved in drug trafficking during its “counternarcotics interdiction operations” in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Aubrey @aubrey.northsky.social · 03/08/2026
We all watched Israel eradicate Palestine without intervening. On livestream. As the precision-guided US-made munitions fell on the exact children they were meant to hit. The streams didn't stop the bombs. Livestreaming ICE kidnappings doesn't stop the kidnapping.
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, Israeli forces used phosphorus bombs yesterday on two locations in southern Lebanon. The attacks caused fires in olive groves and pine forests, burning more than 120 hectares in Yaroun alone.
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Reminder: Todd Blanche has… -Weaponized the DOJ to persecute Trump’s political foes -Purged hundreds of career DOJ lawyers -Botched the release of the Epstein files and ignored victims’ wishes He can’t be trusted and has no business being Attorney General. The Senate must reject him.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The gaslighting is off the charts with this one. Every word is a lie. His actual approval rating is the second worst in modern presidential history, behind only Nixon’s 24% just before he resigned.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Just a random reminder that immigrants are good for society and good for the economy.
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The Truth About Immigrants and the Economy | Robert Reich
No matter what you hear on Fox News, immigrants are good for the economy and our society. Watch.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Haley Stevens is not pro-Israel, she is pro-genocide. There is a difference. She was one of few Democrats in House to vote with GOP to sanction ICC for investigating Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza and to bar State Dept from citing death toll from Gaza health ministry. She helped enable a genocide
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r/protectUSelections @protectuselections.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We have a criminal president.
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We have a criminal president.
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Drootinator @drootinator.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Cyndi @savannahpeace.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Because right wing media does NOT show anything negative connected to the Republicans or Trump.
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Newshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Orange Turd in Oval Office violates the Constitution and multiple laws every day. His private military aka ICE kills innocent people with zero consequences. If it walks like a duck and talks like a dictator it can only be one thing
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PaprikaPink @paprikapink.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I saw a pretty flower
A daisy-ish flower with deep yellow petals arrayed around an orange center. Each petals has an elegant orangey-brown stripe running thru its center
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Red Avadavat (Strawberry Finch) – India's Tiny Ruby of the Grasslands
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Collateral Damage @coldamage.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Consider the degree of dehumanization necessary in order for Western media to not even consider this news. We're up against people who have lost touch with their humanity. #EndZionism #GazaHolocaust #SanctionIsrael #FreePalestine
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