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@sandymd21.bsky.social
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76yo retiree from academia and public sector. I'm trying to keep my wits about me while living in Bizarro World.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Ossoff: "on Marco Rubio's watch the world is on fire, we are hemorrhaging our munitions stockpile, the administration appears to be trying to coverup combat casualties ... and he's trying to soft launch his presidential campaign. These people are not focused."
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It is against US federal law for troops to be deployed around polling places. law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/... JTF-DC: “We are aware of imagery circulating online of service members standing near a ballot drop box - members are directed not to monitor or secure polling locations,”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9h
What a shock. So it turns out Scott Bessent lied about everything during his confirmation hearing. Including this.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
The administration that continues to cover up for pedophiles simply cannot be trusted with the care of hundreds of unaccompanied children with no oversight and no transparency
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18h
Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
One year ago.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 14h
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
Wow — listen to these new comments from Trump. Thanking Putin, trashing Zelenskyy, characterizing Russia as eager for peace and Ukraine as intransigent. The mask is totally off.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17h
The ship of diesel Putin sent Trump left on September 22. September 23 is when Trump's invite to G-20 was announced. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club
Invitation announced by Marco Rubio is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20h
Let me see if I understand this . . . 1. The U.S. is at war with Iran. 2. Russia is helping Iran in that war. 3. The U.S. is now giving Russia money that it can use to help Iran destroy U.S. bases and kill U.S. troops. Donald is smart & patriotic like that.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17h
Russia has not only provided intelligence support to Iran but, as it turns out, has also supplied missiles to the Iranians. (Bloomberg News) Americans were killed by Iranian attacks using these weapons. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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Iran able to replenish its missiles and drones, getting arms from Russia, officials tell Bloomberg
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 20h
I took my son for a walk this morning. Beautiful, peaceful, safe. In Ukraine, parents have to worry about Russian drones targeting their children The only difference between us is where we were born. We should be helping Ukraine defeat Putin. Instead, Trump is giving Russia another lifeline.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10/10/2026
The people who don’t want you to watch miss rachel want you to watch a public execution
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Randy Fair @southerngayteacher.bsky.social · 22h
This week’s packs highlight Tom Perkins’ exposé “FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed.” (Posted) go.bsky.app/Egv2hUo
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 22h
Our long national nightmare of minimizing toxic chemicals in our food is finally over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I can’t tell you how much I needed this message of hope from the great President Barack Obama. 💙👊
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump wants the US to fund Putin’s evil regime.
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WilliamHaugh @williamhaugh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
static.klipy.com
Starving Alien Creature Close-Up
ALT: Starving Alien Creature Close-Up
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Canadian Scientists Develop an Inhaled Vaccine Mist That Delivers Immunity Directly to the Lungs, Right Where Viruses Enter Two scientists, Fiona Smaill and Zhou Xing, developed AeroVax, an inhaled vaccine mist designed to reach the lungs in just 2 minutes.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
This is as treasonous as it gets
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nailed it. 🔨
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
At 3 am one night in 1988, Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole recorded the iconic version of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" in one single take. Original post
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/10/2026
A survey by the Association of American Universities found that more than 1 in 4 undergraduate women at 33 schools nationwide had experienced some form of sexual assault. wapo.st/4rTwWfg
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Eric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.
Screenshot from this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/us/politics/fort-hood-execution-streamed-public.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HVE.Rw7O.Sj-0_s5YONzL&smid=nytcore-android-share
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A list of things Rebecca Good says USG has never returned after seizing the car she owned with Renee. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A list of items including last year's Halloween costume, 12-foot jumper cables, and a metal dog kennel.
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sandymd21.bsky.social @sandymd21.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pictures were published of their uncovered vehicle being transported on a flat bed truck and open to the elements.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
El-Sayed: "Under Trump and Hegseth, you're seeing extremes that you never would have imagined. The idea that you want to livestream somebody's death for children to watch is truly extreme ... I don't want that to be politics as usual."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026
Trump: "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, 'Artificial Intelligence,' as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, 'Super Intelligence,' THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Trump: "The White House considers anyone that uses the term, 'Artificial Intelligence,' as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, 'Super Intelligence,' THE ENEMY! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.ai.gov
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Karen Sue Waters @karensuew.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I miss having a president. I mean a REAL president -- someone who works and lives the position. Someone who doesn't shame us but instead is always a person to respect and be proud of. Someone like Barack Obama.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 08/10/2026
Our state troopers are the best in the business.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yikes… local Georgia outlets in the tank fudging the graphs for @ossoff.bsky.social opponent Mike Collins🤔 (and Scoob-Doo😬)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sign me up for the Official Trump Administration Enemies List. It’s AI.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The right has been gloating that the #MeToo era ended, but we're due for a reckoning that's going to make that look like nothing by comparison.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw Milk
Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Finish every day and be done with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes to his daughter in 1854.
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Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
russia just directly targeted busses filled with people in Kramatorsk. 12 innocent civilians murdered. Totally depraved terrorism.
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Appalachian Blue @republicofcascadia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, Pete Hegseth is so incompetent that our troops go without necessary medical care, but at least they are called "warriors" now while they go untreated. So it all evens out . . .
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Soldiers seriously wounded in Iranian drone strike tell AP the military's medical system failed them
Some U.S. soldiers gravely wounded in the deadliest Iran strike on American troops say the military medical system failed them.
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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ZD Shaw @zdshaw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
VOTE OUT ALL REPUBLICANS NOV 3
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Only in a government run by Trump and a State Dept run by Rubio can an unqualified grifter like Kim Guilfoyle remain Ambassador to Greece after all the scandals that have come out just in the last week. But she obviously has A LOT of dirt on the president’s son, so tough to fire.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They think we’re all idiots As Jon Stewart says — if the goal is guaranteed income and jobs, why wait? Why is it only “socialism” if we don’t hand them trillions of dollars first?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Trump Crime Family
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