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Peter Konieczko

@sandboxpete.bsky.social
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I like politics, chess, Bridge, Cribbage, JavaScript, and math.

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DianeSnavely@bsky.social @dianesnavely.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
politizoom.com/susan-collin... ICYMI
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Susan Collins Gets Scorched
Figuratively, of course. She had a debate with her Democratic opponent, and she did not do well. As we all know, she is a milquetoast. She always says she is going to do something *with*
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DianeSnavely@bsky.social @dianesnavely.bsky.social · 23h
politizoom.com/todd-blanch-... More than 5,000 employees resigned, retired, or were fired from the Justice Department during Trump’s first year back in office. ETTD ☠️
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Todd Blanch Fee Fees Are Hurt Over Prosecutors Leaving The DOJ
All is not well in the Justice Department. Prosecutors are leaving by the dozens. One would expect Todd to think about why this is happening and try to fix it. That seems not to have
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Grouchy Gramma @grouchygramma.bsky.social · 19h
The really SERIOUS cuts to Medicare/Medicaid won't legally take effect until January 1st, 2027. Per the "One Big Beautiful Bill". You ain't seen NOTHING yet! Private insurers base payments on what Medicare allows. Cuts to Medicare affect EVERYONE.
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KelleyBean ✌️☮️ @waterwriter23220.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Whenever there’s talk in the news about taking more rights away from women, I bust out this gem from “Sassy Smurf” before she was on Ted Lasso. I love it. 😆😂🤣 youtu.be/htGAdlkStv8
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The Mash Report: Women Have Told Everyone to Just F**k Off
YouTube video by Zippideh Doodah
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Adrienn Horvatvic @aike549549.bsky.social · 13h
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to San Diego after a 321-day deployment. The prolonged deployment led to supply shortages and mental health issues among the crew, raising public concerns about the treatment of military personnel
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Put you in a early grave and not pay any pension
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Deborah @1215deb.bsky.social · 4h
Don’t you just love it when you can imagine the enormous level of distain and disappointment DJT is feeling? A black woman won the Nobel Peace Prize for her amazing work. Just imagine how he feels. Puts a smile on my face.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 21h
Yosemite has 300 to 500 black bears. It has 19,174 letters telling Congress to keep a Trump donor’s road out. 76 more makes 19,250. The bears are rooting for you: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Yosemite Giveaway
Contact Congress today!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 17h
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/10/2026
Trump showed up in Texas looking for cheers. Instead, his rally turned into absolute chaos. Protesters interrupting, Trump supporters getting physical, shouting matches, and security scrambling. So much for that Paxton boost.
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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Look it up...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15h
We stand in solidarity with our migrant and demand ICE off our streets.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#ToryPartyConference
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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 07/10/2026
Reckless cuts & delays in funding for HIV research networks have some researchers worried their funding may be cut off by the Trump Admin, threatening the advancements we've made in the fight against HIV & AIDS. Trump's cuts are needlessly putting lives on the line.
The New York Times: "H.I.V. Research Networks Face Uncertain Future Amid Funding Delays." Read more at the link in our bio.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Joe Curry @jcur4all.bsky.social · 15h
Another Horrible Jobs Report www.bls.gov/news.release...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/10/2026
As budget director, Russell Vought has often ignored Congress by … not signing the checks. At other times, he’s been able to take money Congress intended for one thing and use it for something else by justifying it as a “national emergency.” Listen to our latest episode:
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Podcast: Who’s the Shadow President?
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 20h
Absolutely 👇
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Just Another Mike @mwmarshall.bsky.social · 10h
Vote so hard he can’t walk for a week.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If protesting didn't work, would those in power be doing everything they can right now to vilify protestors and crack down on free speech? Activist and author Annie Leonard offers an important history lesson on why protest is so important — and why it's needed now more than ever.
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Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump official’s leaked Signal chats astound legal expert: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’ www.rawstory.com/kimberly-gui...
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Trump official’s leaked Signal chats astound legal expert: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’
Former White House ethics czar Norm Eisen said he could not believe what he was reading in Kimberly Guilfoyle's newly revealed text messages.Eisen, who served in the Obama White House and later as U.S...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“As much as $5 million in SpaceX two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding US commercial space transportation.”
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The MAGA coalition is dead. Trump’s billionaire backers can’t buy their way out of what’s coming. But a landslide won’t end the danger. Trump will be neutered. Not defanged. And MAGA will get crazier. Today’s Warning: steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-maga-m...
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The MAGA meltdown: Trump’s election nightmare is coming
There have only been three midterm elections since 1900 where the incumbent president’s party gained seats.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This level of naked, open corruption is unprecedented in our history.
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The Raw Story @therawstory.bsky.social · 23h
Gaza's Three-Year Struggle: Rebuilding Lives and Hopes
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Gaza's Three-Year Struggle: Rebuilding Lives and Hopes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's billionaires.
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FixNews ⛵ 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇻🇪 🇬🇱 🇮🇷 🇨🇺 🇲🇽 🇱🇧 ☮️Born Again Atheist @fixnewsplease.bsky.social · 21h
"Nasty, nasty man" doesn't cut it. These brave women all need to use the exact words "Donald Trump is a pedophile" and when he threatens to sue, have their lawyers call the files as evidence. Either way, he loses. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Tk...
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“You’re A Nasty, Nasty Man”: Epstein Survivors Directly Confront Trump | WORLD NEWS | US NEWS
YouTube video by The Financial Express
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h
A new Pew Research Center poll has Trump’s approval rating plunging to just 30% — his lowest showing in a high-quality poll this term. His previous low was 31% in a recent AP-NORC poll. A whopping 68% of Americans now disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20h
NEW: @jonesforar.bsky.social is running for US Congress in Arkansas and is now backed by the DCCC’s Red to Blue initiative. He has consistently fought for LGBTQ+ rights, including T. Full interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
The AI industry has inflated the U.S. stock market and the economy. What happens when that bubble bursts? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wxBHxpMFXA
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Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult. A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates. Dems need to be on the side of the many, not Big Money.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
Because it’s gonna cost that much to fool voters like we usually do with culture war bullshit to distract them from how badly we fucked up the economy with incompetence and another new Republican war.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h
Remember: Tariffs aren't paid by other countries. They're eventually paid by us at the check out line. It's up to us to make sure Trump and MAGA Republicans pay for them during the midterms, too. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/inflation-t…
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 19h
Tonight is my second of four debates with Senator Susan Collins. Maine needs a leader who will fight for the interests of Mainers, not for the next billionaire in line who can write them the biggest check...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19h
Perfect response, Troy. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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Susan Collins Gets Boast About Cheaper Road Salt Turned Right Back On Her By Dem Opponent In Epic Debate Moment
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
In Trump's second term, Bezos has received... -Huge new tax cuts for himself and Amazon -Millions of dollars in new Blue Origin federal contracts -A slap-on-the wrist FTC settlement for Amazon -A gutted NLRB led by a union-busting lawyer No wonder he's been such a Trump sycophant.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h
Not a good look, Donald!
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People Just Noticed A Telling Detail About The Suit That Trump Wore To A Recent Rally—And Yikes
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18h
Good stuff from my co-host on the Déjà News podcast, the great Isaac-Davy Aronson @idaronson.bsky.social ... www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Watergate revisionism is Trump’s latest attempt to turn history upside down
Rehabilitating Richard Nixon serves several purposes for the current president — and it undermines our collective understanding of America’s past.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17h
In January, President Donald Trump said of Iran, "They didn't hang the people." AP reported he had cited possible executions there as a rationale for military action. The Pentagon now plans to livestream a firing squad execution at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. Trump approved it, Sean Parnell said.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17h
Oof
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17h
A prosecutor who needs an indictment before he needs a crime is not enforcing the law. Mediaite, citing The Atlantic, reported that Todd Blanche and Kash Patel could lose their jobs if they do not indict Trump's opponents. Hutchinson is among them.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17h
CBS News reported that federal prosecutors are presenting evidence to a grand jury on whether Cassidy Hutchinson lied to Congress. In an unusual move, the Civil Rights Division, not the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office, is handling it. CBS could not determine which testimony is under scrutiny.
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DOJ trying to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified about Jan. 6
Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, drew the ire of Trump's base when she testified in 2022 before the House Jan. 6 committee about Trump's actions that day.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h
Trump promised DOGE checks, tariff rebates, and a $5,000 dividend if Republicans hold Congress. Most of it was noise. But $500 checks are quietly going out to ACA enrollees just weeks before the midterms. The fine print may be his most brazen vote-buying scheme yet.
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Trump Has Resorted to Bribing Voters Ahead of the Midterms. But Will It Work?
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17h
Some 46 Jan. 6 plaintiffs want at least $18 million for what they call excessive police force. All Rise News reported the class could include hundreds, or potentially thousands, more. The case was filed in a Florida federal court on March 27.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17h
Reps. Deborah Ross, Jamie Raskin, and Joe Morelle introduced the No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act on Feb. 25. It would bar federal funds, including DOJ settlements, from compensating prosecuted Jan. 6 rioters. Sen. Alex Padilla leads the Senate companion.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17h
So what happened to human primates’ empathy circuits?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 17h
Jon Ossoff to Mike Collins: “You’re robbing your constituents to subsidize your donors.”
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16h
“…most commonly carried out in a handful of countries including Iran, North Korea and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “releasing video of executions is most often associated with extremist militant groups like the Islamic State...” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says
If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.
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