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Joan Weinzettle

@shadesofviolet.bsky.social
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LA artist/Eagle Rock here to read the paper mostly mute

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2026
He pays more to fight a wealth tax than he pays in taxes. He pays more to fight a wealth tax than any of us would earn in 10 lifetimes.
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Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I love that a @propublica.org reporter has Trump's mobile phone number. 😆
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Put a sociopath in the White House and he’ll not think twice about using his own staff and other humans as decoys/potential collateral damage when he learns that HIS safety could be at risk if he flies on the ill-equipped Qatari bribe/lux AIr Force One. Not surprising, but utterly disgusting.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We might live in the most self destructive country ever. We could've had everything and destroyed ourselves. Remarkable.
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Dems will demand: *documents relating to decision to prosecute David Hearn *interagency communications relating to the decision *communications with White House on this case *evidence presented to grand jury leading to Hearn indictment Much more in this piece:
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We need your help getting a fake TikTok page taken down. This page is directing people to private chat apps and asking people for money on Heather’s behalf. This is not her, and she will never do that. If you're on TikTok, could you please report the handle "@HeatherCoxRichardson" for impersonation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Private equity is price gouging firefighters now. Yes, you read that right. Firefighters. Is this the most evil thing they've done yet?
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Our America as WE know it💔
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/08/2026
In America, one health care company can own: Your doctor Your pharmacy Your insurance AND the middleman between your pharmacy and insurance. That means more profits for giant companies and higher costs for you. That's not right — and I have a bill to stop it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Muslims aren't the United States' biggest threat. Christian nationalists like mean, crazy, and fake-Christian Nancy Mace are. (And Trojan is capitalized, you semi-literate troll.)
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Sickening
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Reminder: progressive is mainstream
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Dan DeFreest @dandefreest.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Blanche was confirmed as AG. Just a reminder: The last time a president appointed an attorney he had personal ties to, was when Nixon appointed his law partner and campaign manager John Mitchell. Mitchell ended up disbarred and spent 2 yrs in prison for his role as AG protecting Nixon.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In 2022, Trump pleaded the Fifth more than 450 times during a civil fraud investigation, but sure..let’s attack the doctor who was awarded a Presidential Commendation by Trump himself for his efforts during COVID. Release the rest of the Epstein files.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Eric and Don Jr.’s ties to 15 companies that have received $3.2 BILLION in defense contracts. Here's what you should know about their ongoing grifts.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States.
Line chart titled "The pace of job growth in Canada has outpaced job growth in the United States" showing cumulative percent change in employment since December 2024 for Canada and the United States. Canada's employment has grown 1.34% while US employment has increased just 0.34%, meaning Canadian job growth has outpaced the United States by nearly four to one. Canada's employment growth accelerated sharply from 0.98% in June 2026 to 1.34% in July 2026, the highest rate in the period shown, while US employment growth has remained relatively stable between 0.3% and 0.36% from April through July 2026.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Parnas: How much money was funneled through these banks to Epstein? Wyden: I think it’s certainly well over a billion dollars. One of the things we pointed out yesterday is that Deutsche Bank failed to properly report to the Treasury Department more than $250 million in suspicious transactions
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The American Dream has become an American Nightmare. It’s too expensive to buy a home. It’s too expensive to get married and have kids. It’s too expensive to retire comfortably. The top 1% put the American Dream behind a paywall.
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Becfella @becfella.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Russia just used a cluster bomb in Kyiv Cluster bombs used against civilians is a war crime This has to end Putin has to be “put away” People can only take so much and there is absolutely no reason for this other than Russia are blood thirsty criminals
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/08/2026
TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 04/08/2026
A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.
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60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals
Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This Thursday, SpaceX insiders will be released from their first post-IPO stock lockup and can cash out early. As I've been saying, this has all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.
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Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The In-N-Out Burger shooter comes from a family immersed in Trump propaganda. The shooter loved General Flynn, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. He was pro-natalist and wanted to join ICE, but didn't have a college degree.
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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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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." ― Margaret Atwood
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I Remember, Hope you do….
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Dems dumped Platner and Swalwell . Max Miller remains. That is the difference between the two parties.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/08/2026
There is little evidence that MAGA influencer Nick Adams’ nonprofit has provided the civics education it claims. A review of the organization's finances show that it has paid Adams and his mother more than half its recent annual revenue.
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sixteen years in the same fields. Forty years married. Never arrested. ICE knocked on his door looking for somebody else. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-law...
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Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 @earhart.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming - The Economic Times share.google/GDGqQBgisqhG...
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Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming
A Massachusetts farm is integrating solar panels above berry fields. This agrivoltaics project generates electricity while shading the crops. The elevated panels create a cooler microclimate, retain...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So dark — the @nypost invented a story about “thousands” of 9/11 families telling @NYCMayor Zohran to “stay away” from the anniversary ceremony… then tried to cover it up when they got called out. (After others picked it up) From @JuddLegum: www.threads.com/share/BAYurF...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
If SCOTUS sides with Trump this week, the consequences could reach far beyond one executive order. This isn't just another shadow docket case. It's about who controls access to the ballot—and who gets to decide whether your vote counts. Here's what's at stake: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Week Ahead
August 2, 2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hey, get in line behind *millions* of people, including Native Americans driven from their land and slaughtered, kidnapped Africans who were enslaved and lynched, women treated like property, LGBTQ people demeaned and treated like they didn’t matter, you crybaby, self-indulgent loser.
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Drootinator @drootinator.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The “Why would a woman I’ve made worry that I will hurt her if she displeases me cook to placate me?” question is only asked by the least self-aware domestic abusers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/08/2026
just in time for the markets to open! it's a Sunday miracle!
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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Still can’t over the fact that the president of the United States just told an entire state to pound sand after getting cyberattacked by a foreign adversary because they didn’t vote for him and it was treated like a Tuesday lol
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Iran retaliates by attacking Minnesota water? Trump blames Minnesota. Evidence proving a botched reflecting pool redo? Trump keeps blaming vandals. He should be removed. www.americaamerica.news/p/lost-in-fa...
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Lost in Fantasy Land
Iran retaliates by attacking Minnesota water? Trump blames Minnesota. Evidence proving a botched reflecting pool redo? Trump keeps blaming vandals. He should be removed.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 02/08/2026
America’s legal system To practice law: —4 year degree, LSAT, 3 year JD, pass BAR, buy malpractice insurance, total cost ~$300K To enforce law: —Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun To write law: —0 qualifications needed, a billionaire can buy your seat Vote only for people funded by people.❤️✊🏽
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Things I and friends have done to calm an angry abusive man from further escalating and killing us or our children: -Smiled -Kept normal schedules in order not to trigger a fight -Appeased with kind acts (cooking, cleaning, favors) -Forced friendly tones and words
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Sort of Damocles @sortofdamocles.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RFK Jr and wife had a soiree at their Hollywood mansion during COVID and required proof of COVID vaccination with RSVP. Watch what they do, not what they say. –Rachel Maddow
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I’ve been yelling about it this all year. Municipalities still act like these are unfortunate incidents instead of what they are. They’re attacks on critical infrastructure. We’ve underinvested in modernizing essential systems and infrastructure while degrading cybersecurity.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
She has a point. Simply, the hypocrisy of these two morally impaired old, white men is appalling. They should both be in prison for their illegal actions. Period.
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RobertRAZ @robertrowley2.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The timing is literally impossible to ignore.
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WIRED @wired.com · 02/08/2026
Water utilities in at least seven states were hit with cyberattacks last week. Revisit WIRED’s inside look at a closed-door war game simulating what could happen if hackers carried out a catastrophic hacking campaign against US water utilities. wrd.cm/45znDXl
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What Happens if the US Water Supply Gets Hacked? I Went to a Secret War Game to Find Out
Burst water mains. Evacuated hospitals. In a closed-door simulation, insurers played out their response to a mass disruption by hackers—and found a nightmare scenario.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The world is on fire & the cause is climate change. But, Felon Trump & his fossil fuel/oil/gas buddies don’t want you to know the truth. @michaelemann.bsky.social explains the real causes of these unprecedented wildfires & what you can do to help slow down climate change. youtu.be/GXL1e1vPn0M?...
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Trump DESPERATELY HIDES the TRUTH as the WORLD BURNS!!
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Anyone who has worked with domestic violence victims know the answer to this is too often yes.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Countries where it’s illegal to criticize the president: • Iran • China • Russia • North Korea • The United States
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