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Shoeflyin

@shoeflyin.bsky.social
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Southern Appalachians by way of Atlanta. Follow politics, climate news

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 8h
A wise person once told me: if you shenan once, you’ll shenanigan.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.
"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 7h
After some recent road trips, it looks like truckers are very aware their diesel goes farther when they slow down.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 7h
ha, I had to google to see you meant law partners, I was wondering...
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 7h
I had someone yell at me "are you going to pick it up?" and I was like "she's peeing". Dont think it works that way, buddy.
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity.
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Driver9 @driver9.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
FACT: No anti-abortion conservative has ever been anything even remotely close to "pro-life".
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 13/10/2026
No president of either party should be able to hand out pardons to people with money and connections. This is pay to play. It’s corruption, and it cannot be allowed to happen. Again and again, the same pattern keeps showing up: money, access, political connections, then a pardon.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: The US theft of Venezuelan oil resources appears to bring the Pentagon its own source of money — something that should be understood as another milestone in the collapse of constitutional government.
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The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon
It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil
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Ryan Boulding ❌👑 @rboulding.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Do you ever wonder at what point conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of Americans becomes a crime for which "official duties" of the President doesn't apply?
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.
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Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Donald Trump is going after his political opponents. The raid targeting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is an abuse of power. Last week, Trump attempted to incite a race war against the Somali community, and today he’s abusing his power by going after our congresswoman. Jason Chavez
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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10/10/2026
Putin told Iran the locations of our warships. Today, Trump rewarded him by lifting sanctions and allowing American dollars to fuel Russia’s war machine. Our troops are in harm’s way, and the President cut a deal with the adversary putting a target on their backs.
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When the Auschwitz Memorial has to fact check the new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia for being a nut.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Cloudflare Data Explorer shows the amount of russian bot traffic has dropped to 49% after Ukraine struck a yandex data center.
Chart showing plummeting bot traffic
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes Sterling residents had no legal recourse as 189 of Virginia’s 197 data-center air permits allow emergency diesel runs without public review www.gadgetreview.com/virginia-dat...
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Virginia Data Center Ran Diesel Generators for 24 Hours. Residents Fled Their Homes
Virginia data center diesel generators ran nearly 24 hours during a Code Red alert, leaving neighbors with no regulatory recourse under current state permits.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
we need Treebeard
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’ve said this before, Trump is Saruman without the intellect, real hair, and fashion sense.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/10/2026
ALSO Justice and vengeance are two very different things. The government shouldn’t have the power to execute people, especially when our justice system doesn’t deliver equal justice. Race, wealth, and access to the best legal representation can determine who lives and who dies.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This should be the lead story with a screaming headline on every news website: “Trump sides with Putin in Ukraine war.” “After a long, friendly chat during which Putin offered Trump a political lifeline, Trump called for Ukraine to surrender.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
in a society where 90+ percent of violent crimes are committed by men, we do need to examine why and do something to fix that.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
He worked in Lewis's congressional office and was mentored by him.
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
this is the first time I've ever thought a candidate's best option might be to try to sneak off stage in the middle of a televised debate bsky.app/profile/fact...
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Shouldn't the Democrats have something like an Elon Donations Tracker posted on all of their websites and social media? Make this SALIENT? Might it make sense to point out repeatedly that he is a white supremacist and ask the public why he would be backing the GOP?
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Russia killed twenty Ukrainians in overnight bombings last night; Trump calls Putin today to wish him a happy birthday www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/russ...
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Russia killed twenty Ukrainians in overnight bombings last night; Trump calls Putin today to wish him a happy birthday - Lawyers, Guns & Money
All the salty Margaritas in Los Angeles aren’t nearly enough these days. President Trump had trouble fighting to stay awake Wednesday while surrounded by members of his administration and the press in...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Democrats are suing the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money on campaign-style TV ads promoting Trump. The ads carry explicit disclaimers saying they were paid for by the U.S. government, which the party argues violate federal law.
Court document with case title: Democratic National Committee vs. Donald J. Trump, The White House Office, Office of Management and Budget, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The complaint alleges misuse of taxpayer dollars for political advertising.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There is this fallacy that the cyclists getting killed by drivers are running red lights and doing wheelies in the middle of the lane, when the reality is that cyclists get doored or right hooked. It's easier to have this worldview instead of acknowledging the fundamental changes needed.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No, because the ones that "supply their own power" are bringing in gas generators that pollute, make noise, and ruin the neighborhood.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Would love an EV Fit, or even this - but apparently we cant have nice things in the US The Kia PV5 share.google/X8INeDKkdusj...
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The Kia PV5
Ground of Innovation: The very first dedicated Platform Beyond Vehicle from Kia. The Kia PV5
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's not like they dont have access to ask him or his representative about the garbage he posts called "truths"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So, one of my best argument against the electoral college is that it actually provides perverse incentives to presidents to ignore states they’re not going to win. Of course, Trump takes “perverse” to unhinged extremes.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A video address because he was afraid to speak to them in person.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
About 10 years late and only after Trump's failures are starting to hurt the GOP
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My understanding is that South African racists are even worse than our home grown ones. So of course we have to import them.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She was maliciously shot by CBP agents who proceeded to lie about every single element of the incident and criminally charged her. The charges were dismissed after film and photos showed she was right and they were lying. Now she demands criminal charges against the CBP agents.
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Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol sues feds — and keeps pushing for criminal charges
Marimar Martinez was labeled a "domestic terrorist" and criminally charged after she was shot by agent Charles Exum last year. Since her exoneration, she has fought the Trump administration's aggressi...
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The president of the United States says that "the New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested" for denying that the arena in which he spoke had empty seats. It's really bad! www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...
The Ohio Arena was already full to the brim — And yet these people were still trying to get in. The New York Times said, “There were empty seats” when, in fact, there were none, and thousands of people had to be turned away. The New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested for their dishonesty and disservice to our Country. When Bernie Sanders has 500 to 1,000 people, they make it sound like it’s the biggest event that ever took place. When PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP has 50,000 people, they make it sound like nobody showed up! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The day started off with great news, with a historic win stopping wall construction across Big Bend in Texas. Then came the news about the "Grandmother" Cottonwood tree in Arizona. After 71 days of protesting, the Border Agents arrested folks and killed the last remaining tree. Why? What the fuck! 🤬
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Okay, so about that… @okayaboutthat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hey Georgia Voters! Today (Oct 5) is the last day to register to vote in the midterm elections - check your registration status and sample ballot here: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/ Also if you reside in Fulton County, most of the libraries serve as early voting centers: mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/advanced-v...
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GA My Voter Page
Use the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Shoeflyin @shoeflyin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
When I started in IT, it was called "data processing" and they hired a lot of music majors and math majors. My undergrad was journalism, which turned out to be a good background for analysis work.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Be more than a passive consumer of news. “How you can demand better media coverage as the midterms loom” Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments Timely from @sulliview.bsky.social margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/how-you-ca...
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How you can demand better media coverage as the midterms loom
Examples of what is working and what must stop. Plus: some great reporting and two scary developments
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