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A Whole-Systems, Biomimicry-loving, Prosocial, Artist, Author, former Prof, DANCING ON MY LEARNING EDGES, exploring, playing, loving, with joy!

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ru1g.bsky.social @ru1g.bsky.social · 5h
"Voting prevents unwanted presidencies" Photo: Concord, CA-October 3, 2026- Immigration court demonstration. @indivisible.org @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social bring-maureen-home.vercel.app
Photo: Concord, CA-October 3, 2026- Immigration court demonstration.

Community members gathered at the Federal Immigration Court location to raise awareness and support of those that have been wrongfully detained by ICE.  The community also raised voices in opposition to unwarranted military actions as well as other unjust and violent acts by ICE and other federal government agencies.  This event was organized by Indivisible Resisters Contra Costa, a grassroots, nonpartisan group advocating for policies to support immigration reform, campaign finance reform, universal healthcare, racial justice, and to protect our environment.

Come join us next week and make your voice heard!
Check @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social‬  or https://indivisibleresisters.org for additional information.

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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 2h
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Faith leaders make HISTORIC 96-mile pilgrimage to protest ‘EXTREME CONDITIONS’ in ICE detention
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They can't win fairly, (which a true democracy demands), so once again... they CHEAT. youtu.be/PwoRFy-Ram4 .
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Trump's Takeover of Georgia's Vote Count Has Quietly Begun
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 4h
"Ain't We Got Fun?" - The Wealth GAP between most in the USA, is worse than the 1920s-30s when this song honored the Great Depression. youtu.be/y041-eT6QrI .
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"Ain't We Got Fun?" (Van & Schenck, 1921)
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 15h
www.fastcompany.com/91613182/cos... . & en.koreadaily.com/costco-tarif... .
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Costco tariff refunds update: Here's how the warehouse club says it gave back to members so far
In an earnings call on Thursday, CEO Ron Vachris said the retailer has passed refunds on to customers through price reductions on food and non-food items.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 15h
en.koreadaily.com/costco-tarif... .
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Costco tariff refunds — Prices slashed on groceries and home goods
Costco is lowering prices on groceries and home essentials after receiving $184 million in federal tariff refunds. Here is how it impacts your shopping.
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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 20h
"I'm not talking to you!"🦅 "I'm not talking to you, either!"🦅 Western Washington
A pair of Bald Eagles on a branch
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 21h
ARTICLE: www.seattletimes.com/nation-world... .
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 22h
It's the RAPE&TAKE mentality. He"s used it his entire life, as have most of those who see no value in anything that doesn't directly pad their profits.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 22h
It's the RAPE&TAKE mentality. He"s used it his entire life, as have most of those who see no value in anything that doesn't directly pad their profits.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white that says the following:

The allegations in the Cornell sexual assault case are deeply disturbing and gut-wrenching. Cornell University has failed this survivor.

I fully support Governor Hochul's decision to name Attorney General James as special prosecutor in this case and look forward to the complete and extensive investigation that is to come. 

Accountability and justice cannot simply be values, they must also be delivered.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Georgia’s election board asked the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a leading nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program, potentially adding yet another probe based on hyper-partisan conspiracy theories to the department’s portfolio. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia’s GOP-controlled election board wants DOJ to investigate nonpartisan voter roll maintenance program
Despite his request for a federal investigation into ERIC, the board's executive director appeared to know very little about the organization during a meeting earlier this week.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22h
The people's game will always belong to the people. This summer, it belonged to the bodega owners, cab drivers, line cooks, and every New Yorker who welcomed visitors from around the world to experience the World Cup in our own backyard.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 22h
WHEN has he EVER kept ANY promise?
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22h
This “$5,000” thing is fooling no one. But it has made one thing clear: Republican desperation at the 1-month-out mark.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 22h
It's amazing how he seems to reverse the meaning of everything!
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 22h
"When the fed gov assumes custody of a child, it also assumes RESPONSIBILITY for that child’s health/safety/well-being ...Trump admin’s secrecy... leaves families/public in the dark abt the location/welfare of detainees W/out transparency/accountability, we have NO assurance [they]...will be safe"
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Canuckstan 🇨🇦 @jonchevreau.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#via Canadian cartoonist Dave Whamond #CanadaSky #USpol
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 23h
INTENTION DETERMINES EVERYTHING Patel pledged at his confirmation hearing he wouldn't look "backward" but as Dir, he encouraged investigations of former sr officials & presided over sweeping terminations, including those who participated in yrs-old investigations of 47 www.pbs.org/newshour/pol... .
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FBI gives employees a classified 'Patel Report' about times the agency 'fell short'
The document's existence is in keeping with Director Kash Patel's vocal criticism of the leaders who preceded him
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 23h
Perhaps Cruz wants to be the "Chosen One" in 2028?
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The Assisi Project @assisiproject.com · 03/10/2026
“If don’t want to live in a place where we have a thuggish police force that’s kidnapping people off the street in masks and killing US citizens in the streets, now’s the time to speak up." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
TAXPAYERS PAY for Trump's trips when he endorses GOP candidates. Breakdown - Cost Type /Who Pays: * Security & travel expenses: TAXPAYERS * Food/lodging: Supposed to be Reimbursed by campaigns/PACs *Air Force 1 & related travel: TAXPAYERS (AI answer) MORE: www.13newsnow.com/article/news... .
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Taxpayers pay for ALL the security & protection www.13newsnow.com/article/news... .
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... .
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Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Feb 28, 2024 Somebody That I Used To Know by @cdkcompany @gotye ❤️ youtu.be/REPPgPcw4hk .
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CDK - Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"These religious leaders and accompanying community members are walking to bring awareness for the targeted immigrant community, and to serve as a voice of protest for those for whom it is not safe to speak out." www.unitehere11.org/pilmigrage/ .
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Faith Leaders Begin 96 Mile Pilgrimage to Call for Immediate Closure of Immigrant Detention Centers - UNITE HERE Local 11
Los Angeles clergy members from different faith backgrounds embarked on a week-long, 96 mile pilgrimage to draw attention and call for an end to cruel immigration policy and a close to all detention c...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The writers and actors were brilliant
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now compare what USA people get for their taxes compared to Nordic countries! Nordic countries generally have broad tax bases that help finance MANY public programs, while the USA relies more heavily on private spending in healthcare, & retirement, etc. www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-w... .
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Ranked: The World’s Most and Least Taxed Countries
Some countries collect over 40% of GDP in taxes. Others collect less than 2%. See how countries around the world compare.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With this monopolized media empire comes not just size but unprecedented power. The power to throw workers under the bus. The power to price-gouge because consumers have few alternatives. The power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
At this time, when everything seems to be going backwards... Rebecca Solnit does an excellent job of pulling back the lens & witnessing the global changes in women's rights & bodily autonomy. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... .
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The one thing everyone gets wrong about feminism
People love to declare the death of the women’s movement, pointing to the ‘failure’ of #MeToo or the Epstein files, but don’t give up the fight just yet, writes Rebecca Solnit
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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Dave Whamond @davewhamond.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Uh, okay.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dr. Esther Boise Van Deman was the first female Roman field archaeologist. In 1907, she revolutionized the field by realizing changing brick & ancient concrete styles could date ruins. Her framework remains the standard for dating Roman monuments today.️ She was born #OTD in 1862. #WomenInSTEM
A formal sepia-toned studio portrait of Dr. Esther Boise Van Deman (1862–1937), the first woman to specialize in Roman field archaeology and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Latin from the University of Chicago. Dr. Van Deman is seated, facing forward with her body turned slightly to the left. She gazes directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and subtly pleasant expression. Her graying hair is swept upward and meticulously styled into a soft, rolled pompadour bun pinned at the top of her head. She wears an elegant, dark, patterned brocade or jacquard jacket over a lighter silk blouse. The neckline and front cuffs of the outfit are heavily adorned with intricate, wide white lace trimming that adds a formal, dignified texture to her attire. Her right arm curves gently across her lap, showing a hint of lace at the wrist. The lighting is soft and directional, illuminating the side of her face and chest while casting the background into a deep, warm, dark vignette. The composition is balanced and classic, projecting a mood of scholarly authority, refinement, and historic achievement befitting a trailblazer in scientific archaeology.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TICKETS in these cities: www.theworkinprogressfilm.com/buy-tickets .
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
-Trump Airlines -Trump Beverages -Trump Casinos -Trump Magazine -Trump Mortgage -Trump Steaks -Trump's Travel Site -Trumpnet -Trump Tower Tampa -Trump University -Trump Vodka -Trump Fragrances -Trump Mattress -Trump Mobile All massive financial failures led by Trump. Now this...
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ARTICLE: theconversation.com/rising-co-is... .
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Sarah Longwell (The Focus Group) & Andrew Weissmann discuss Jack Smith’s Senate testimony, including the ?s GOP didn’t ask abt the cases against 47, & Eric Schmitt's "gotcha moment" Also: * turmoil inside 47's DOJ * WH press access * 47’s $1.776B “slush fund” * more youtu.be/me66A1zJKQQ .
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Andrew Weissmann Spots the Biggest Tell in the Jack Smith Hearing | Illegal News
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'd rather have an economy that makes 1,000 millionaires than 1 billionaire.
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Shaktari @shaktari.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In an interview w/TIME mag, 47 declined to rule out declaring a national emergency or potentially invoking the Insurrection Act around the midterms. Sr Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, Host of “The Beat”  & U Law Prof J. Sample join Katy Tur to discuss. youtu.be/WByQJB4h5Eg .
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Could Trump invoke the Insurrection Act to seize ballots in the midterms?
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
They’re all completely insane. Vote every single one of them out. Republican Rep. Moore on Watergate: "Richard Nixon was absolutely couped out of office and was framed. All of this was fake."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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