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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Thanks for mentioning that! I found Smith’s statement on her Facebook page. What she wrote is what the mealy-mouthed D leaders should have been saying.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Per Google: “Brooks himself has described his political commentary as having a limited ability to directly persuade voters or change minds on partisan divides.” If you’re limited to polite chatter of course nothing will change. Hearing Ossoff was like finding an oasis after wandering in the desert.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is what competitive authoritarianism looks like - we still have elections, but under conditions that are not equal and not fair.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

You’d think that at some point the constant dignity wraithing would wear on Trump’s toadies but apparently proximity to power is too addictively intoxicating. Male chimps can behave the same way, but unlike 47 & his toadies, male chimps also look out for the good of the group, not just themselves.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Thankful for once to be a geezer. Anyone 62+ can get a lifetime pass with a lovely bighorn sheep. Even my dog doesn’t feel compelled to mark as much stuff as Trump does.

Image of a Senior Lifetime America The Beautiful Pass showing a bighorn sheep leaping across a stream.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump’s plan to save the midterms is…help Russia. The Trump-Vance-Kushner-Witkoff approach to the war has always been weaken Ukraine so they bow down to Putin. It hasn’t worked. With nearly two years of this, Ukraine has shown it can thwart ground offensives and strike Russian oil without US help.

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US warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing

Donald Trump’s administration delivered threat after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised diesel deal with Moscow

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Paul Knott @paulknott11.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Trump's dirty Russian diesel is paid for with the blood of innocent Ukrainian men, women & children. I hope every American thinks about that when they fill up their trucks and tractors. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as ‘thanks’ for Trump diesel deal, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian president says money from fuel sales will intensify war as European leaders reiterate support for Kyiv

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

He’s trying to bring something down alright, but it’s not prices. More like the whole damn country. And he’s had plenty of assistance, from the R’s in congress to the creepy billionaires to the spineless members of the media that sanewash and normalize his behavior.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Well that explains it then. I was afraid his place of employment doesn't observe casual Fridays. Very handsome indeed!

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Voters can see the totals at the gas pump and grocery store and all the other idiocy. They can see Ossoff and Talarico demolish their opponents without breaking a sweat. The name calling and insults from the White House look weak and juvenile. Maybe more D’s will grow a spine and speak the truth.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

There’s a link in the article! www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... I randomly picked one comment to read. It was a thing of beauty and made me laugh so hard that the dog was starting to worry. Anyway, tell ‘em what you think and I hope lots of us will do the same.

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Notice of Availability of Proposed Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program

This notice requests comment on FTA's revised policy guidance for the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. The CIG Policy Guidance provides an overview of CIG project types and the CIG process fro...

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

OZ’s butter is sold at Trader Joe’s, made in Brittany France, and priced at $4.99 for a bit over 1/2 a pound. You can buy a pound of Land O Lakes butter for about $4.50. If he thinks $9/lb for butter is a good deal, I can see how he wouldn’t be worried about food prices. He's clueless.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 05/10/2026

Reports are swirling around that tech companies are cashing in on corporate tax breaks from the Big Beautiful Bill to bankroll massive data centers. So I am requesting Congress’s official tax estimators provide a full report on just how much money Republicans shelled out to these corporations.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Poor Hassett. Being an end-stage dignity wraith has gotta suck bigly.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

By “well-sourced reporting,” perhaps Waltz meant sources like John Barron, John Miiler, and David Dennison. You know, only the best people...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026

ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:

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The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

There are so many places to start unrigging the system. D’s should be preparing to begin executing Operation Unrig (Project for the People 2027) on day 1 if they regain the majority. But for that to happen, the current spineless leadership (Schumer and Jeffries) has got to go.

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 10/08/2026

Summer days featuring conditions that promote wildfire ignition, intensity, and spread have more than doubled across large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, and Greece since 1981, according to a study in Scientific Reports. go.nature.com/44U6vLR 🌎🧪

This is figure 1, which shows that a lengthy spell of blistering heat fueled major wildfires in August 2025

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The reflecting pool debacle is a marvelous illustration of the interconnection between autocracy, illiberalism and incompetence. Trump broke the pool. Lied abt it. Said it was violent outside agitators. Now he’s created a vast security perimeter to prevent people from getting near it.

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

New at Can We Still Govern? "I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government." Please read, share, help. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...

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Dispatch from the occupation

What life is like in Minneapolis now

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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.” www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Great framing.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Expanded knowledge often leads to actions such as becoming involved in and supporting efforts to promote conservation and protection of the many bird species whose populations are dwindling. Hey Atlantic, maybe you could write about that.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

What a steaming pile of horseshit, as is typical for The Atlantic. Why profile 2 bros whose only interest is in checking off species seen? I’ve been birding since childhood. Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s products—eBird and Merlin—have helped me sharpen my skills and expand my knowledge.

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 03/10/2025

Who is furloughed, and who isn’t, remains uncertain, according to agency employees and observers interviewed by High Country News; it is not being carried out in an orderly or consistent fashion across the agency.

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Shutdown causes ‘confusion’ across the Forest Service - High Country News

Prescribed burns are on hold during shutdown while logging continues.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Same. I grew up in small town a rural state. Nearly all my male relatives, with the exception of my father, owned guns and hunted. Kids didn’t bring guns to school and no one encouraged them to do so. RFK Jr. is full of it.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/08/2025

Researchers found that moisture lost to evaporation and drought, plus runoff from pumped groundwater, now outpaces the melting of glaciers and the ice sheets of either Antarctica or Greenland as the largest contributor of water to the oceans. By @abrahm.bsky.social

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“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat

A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Sigh. Again and again, every accusation is a confession. The Brennan Center just posted a nice short thread on the accuracy and security of voting by mail: bsky.app/profile/bren...

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 19/08/2025

Mail voting is a secure way to cast a ballot that dates back to the Civil War. Election officials in every state use tested and multi-layered checks to ensure that mail voting is safe. 1/

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Mail Voting Accuracy

Election officials use many checks to ensure mail voting is secure against widespread fraud and tampering.

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 15/08/2025

“Sustainable” bitcoin mining is an oxymoron, given the enormous amounts of power and water data centers consume.

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The West's data centers suck (water and power) - High Country News

From simple searches to chatGPT, the big digital buildup threatens the grid and water supplies.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Thank you for that. So glad to see that someone actually gets it. You’re right, it’s just another example of all the divisions that are used to try to pit us against each other. So sad to see people take the bait.

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 06/08/2025

To combat declining numbers, scientists are installing nest boxes for the American kestrel.

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Get to know the American kestrel - High Country News

This small falcon faces an existential crisis. Can nest boxes help?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

New, from me: Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data. The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...

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Trump Shoots the Messenger

Firing the BLS Commissioner moves us into banana republic territory

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Maybe revisit Project 2025 for some clues, since that’s the blueprint for this admin. Scientific American had an article last summer: www.scientificamerican.com/article/proj...

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Project 2025’s Blueprint for a Second Trump Presidency Spells Out How to Harm U.S. Science

Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Male rufous hummingbird flashing his gorget in hopes of attracting the ladies.

Male rufous hummingbird flashing his gorget (spreading his throat feathers which appear bright red when they reflect sunlight) in hopes of attracting the ladies.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Huge thanks to you and to all the local organizers for your hard work. Taking part in my city’s No Kings protest and seeing the pics and videos from towns and cities across the country has given me hope. I’m more resolved than ever to fight for our democracy. Great job everyone!

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Ryan Radia @ryanradia.com · 17/05/2025

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The Trump Administration is making it harder for eligible Social Security beneficiaries to access their benefits by eliminating phone services, forcing millions more people to seek in-person help even as it cuts thousands of Social Security Administration (SSA) staff. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/research/soc...

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Abruptly Eliminating Social Security Phone Services Threatens Access to Benefits | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Starting April 14, phone service will no longer be an option for retirees and survivors applying for benefits, or for beneficiaries making direct deposit changes. Instead, these services will only be ...

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jonah valdez @jonahmv.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Statement from detained student Rümeysa Öztürk dictated to her attorneys while jailed at the South Louisiana ICE facility: “Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me” @theintercept.com

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brigette russell @msbeakind.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

“I promise you, (John Lewis) that I will do everything possible to make you proud.” —Cory Booker

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

They’re closing the SSA office in my state’s 2nd largest city. The next closest office is over 100 miles away. It’s about harming applicants & beneficiaries in terms of delays, travel costs, hassle, and anxiety, and harming SSA employees who’ll lose their jobs.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...

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Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support

Changes could break the system, former officials say.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

You literally cannot tell this incredibly cool part of American history without centering Native American identity. It is an powerful demonstration of how diversity provided tangible military advantages over an enemy committed to White supremacy. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...

As the U.S. entered World Wars I and II, the military needed an efficient means of protecting its radio, telephone, and telegraphic messages from enemy intelligence. During this time, many Native Americans joined the armed forces and had a unique skill that would prove instrumental to the war effort. Each Native American tribe had their own language and dialect that few outside the tribes understood, many of which were not written down.

Before their arrival in France during World War I, the Germans had broken every American code used, resulting in the deaths of many U.S. Soldiers. However, the Germans never broke the Native Americans’ “code,” and these Soldiers became affectionately known as Code Talkers.

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riffle22.bsky.social @riffle22.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Watch Frontline’s “Two American Families.” Good paying factory jobs with benefits and union memberships are never coming back. Men may get manly factory jobs, but they’ll be serfs to the plutocrats and will have no disability benefits when their bodies are broken by 50. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

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Two American Families | FRONTLINE

Filmed over 34 years, this is the saga of two families struggling to survive in a changing American economy.

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