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Grandmother, nurse, reader, archaeologist, lunch lady, softball pitcher, trying to keep an open mind and not go crazy, each day is a gift, beauty, humor, and art helps everyone.

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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 2h
Perfectly said, Ms. Le Guin.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 14h
October 7, 2026
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October 7, 2026
On October 7, 2016, in the run-up to the 2016 election, the Washington Post broke the story of the so-called Access Hollywood tape, a video from 2005 in which Donald Trump told television host Billy B...
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 5h
It’s hard to believe that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz hasn’t had extensive training in research ethics. That means she’s intentionally going to let babies in Guinea-Bissau be infected with Hepatitis B by withholding vaccine when they have vaccine available.
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Anita Woodruff @anitaw1610.bsky.social · 17h
www.npr.org/2026/10/01/n... Now, the wannabe Nazi regime is going after people with disabilities.
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Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working with states to strengthen protections for community integration.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6h
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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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h
Trump’s sons have recently invested in dozens of defense companies. Those companies have now raked in a staggering $6 BILLION in current or future government contracts. Corruption? Or coincidence? You be the judge.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 7h
BREAKING: Former President Barack Obama endorses Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate in Maine: "Troy Jackson is running to be your next senator and I'm proud to be on board" Obama cites Jackson’s record on wages, drug prices, school meals, and abortion rights as Democrats target Susan Collins' seat.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 3h
This was a choice. Remember this.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 3h
New Yorkers: Do you have a form of immigration relief called withholding of removal? Have you received an ICE letter summoning you to 26 Federal Plaza? Here’s what  you can do:

1. Call our Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365, or call 311 and say "Immigration Legal" for free, confidential help in your native language.

2. Fill out our intake form to get help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: nyc.gov/RRLC

3. Make a plan. Make sure you have an emergency contact and that someone you trust has your A-number. Talk to a lawyer before making any decisions.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 3h
What are the benefits, besides the self satisfaction?
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 3h
Someone said, and I'm paraphrasing here, what we know of the crimes committed by this administration is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5h
The Trump administration broke federal law by withholding more than $78 million Congress had approved for healthcare research, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The watchdog found that HHS violated the Impoundment Control Act by withholding
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 16h
Hahaha
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h
NEW EPISODE: ICE never wanted you to see these: internal government documents that show Homeland Security Investigations has been probing nonpartisan groups that help register citizens to vote They even went so far as to outline a plan to use undercover agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoZ...
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ICE Voter Plot EXPOSED in Smoking Gun Documents
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
VICTORY! A Georgia judge Wednesday dismissed a Republican lawsuit seeking to restrict where Gwinnett County voters can return mail ballots, ruling the law allows the county to accept ballots at designated early voting sites. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Georgia court rejects RNC bid to restrict mail ballot return access in state’s second-largest county
The ruling preserves an additional way for voters in Georgia’s second-most populous county to cast their ballots ahead of the November election.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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bplum.bsky.social @bplum.bsky.social · 21h
Thousands of Cornell Students Protest for Accountability in Rape Case truthout.org/articles/tho...
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Thousands of Cornell Students Protest for Accountability in Rape Case
In a 2025 survey, 35 percent of undergraduate women reported experiencing sexual assault during their time at Cornell.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
25 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As Transportation Secretary, I could always count on a Congressional Republican to take credit for an infrastructure win that they had voted against. That's the type of behavior that makes people cynical about politics - but it doesn't have to be that way.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20h
Attn: The Trump administration has declined to invite independent international observers to monitor the November midterms, breaking a practice dating back to 2002.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h
NEWS: The DNC is suing Trump for illegally diverting $20 million in taxpayer funds—including money intended for line-of-duty memorials—to air pro-Trump propaganda ads ahead of the midterms.
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DNC Sues Trump Over Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda Ads Ahead of Midterms
The lawsuit alleges Trump personally ordered $20 million in federal funds diverted toward campaign-style TV spots—including money budgeted for commemorative events such as line-of-duty memorials.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h
Well isn’t this self-serving? The White House confirmed that the Trump administration has asked officials to look into creating a presidential retreat at Trump’s own golf club in Palm Beach “for future Presidents.” We already have Camp David.
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 18h
😡🤬
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22h
JD Vance is sizing up a $9 million Virginia estate while preaching to the rest of us that housing is more affordable than ever. No one believes him.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Minnesota, you have an opportunity to select an extraordinary person and public servant as your next U.S. senator. Please take it!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did Blanche submit the handwritten FBI notes re. a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Trump when she was 13? Per Blanche’s latest filing, he complied, but I explain why he didn’t really & why it’s just to delay those handwritten notes from going public. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgWZ...
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AG Blanche FAILS TO COMPLY With JUDGE’S ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!?
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Delighted to see this become a reality - check out the website. "If the Western archive has no space for our (African) stories and realities, How then do we build a space that allows thinkers, culture workers and all people of the Global South to engage with their histories?"
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 07/10/2026
Flu cases are on the rise unusually early this year. 😷 While we keep an eye on the emerging H1N1 mutation identified in early specimens this season, don’t wait for flu to catch up to you! 🦠 Get your annual flu vaccine to help protect yourself and your community! 💉🩺
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Flu season could kick off ‘incredibly’ early — what scientists are watching
Cases in the Northern Hemisphere are cropping up weeks early, and they are dominated by a virus with a concerning mutation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Globalization" has been an economic buzzword for decades, but what does it actually mean? Here's what I tell my students.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Attn: A FBI supervisor is blowing the whistle on the Trump administration’s targeting of anti-ICE protesters. Jill Fields states the White House pushed the FBI to investigate people in Los Angeles even after agents determined their actions were protected by the First Amendment.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
October 6, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 6, 2026
Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have been on the road and working nonstop. So, I'm going to stop for the night and recharge. If you want to help me in the fight for democracy, please sign up for Democracy Docket and spread the word. demdock.com/4w6emld
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ok. That's the first time I heard this one. I snorted my wine a little.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"We can't eat road salt." What more needs to be said? Thank you @troyjackson207.bsky.social
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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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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump ran $10M+ in TV ads promoting himself, paid for w/ your tax dollars Facing backlash, he now says his super PAC will cover it Small problem: presidents can't direct super PAC spending either I'll get into it w/ @ms.now at 11AM ET👇 -TN
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Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads
The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The headline below the image says it all.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Trump demonizes cities, remember this: Residents of "blue" states send more tax money to Washington than they get back in federal help, while residents of “red” states send less money to Washington than they get back in federal help. Just thought I should point that out.
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How Blue States Help Red States | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains how states that vote Democratic send money to states that vote Republican.Watch More: The Monopoli
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The White House today prohibited Politico from traveling on Air Force One.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
An unusual ruling in Florida last week could raise questions about the constitutionality of the sweeping voter suppression measure being pushed by the president. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Could a new court ruling undermine Trump's favorite voter suppression bill?
It’s unclear how a federal proof of citizenship law would pass constitutional muster if a federal ban on noncitizen voting could not.
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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026
He said it. They cheered. Don’t ever let them rewrite that. #SheShed
Graphic with white text on a dark background reading: “Remember it was Trump that called for the destruction of 2 American cities. Not Mamdani. Not El-Sayed. Not any Muslim. Trump. A white, billionaire, rapist, pedophile.”
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CoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026
Nearly a decade after leaving the White House, #BarackObama stands as America’s most popular living president! CNN puts his favorability at 57%, while Gallup measured 59%. Now he’s taking that popularity back on the campaign trail in 2026 🗳️ 🇺🇸 #SheShed #vote #WashingtonDC #Detroit
PRESIDENT
OBAMA
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
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OCTOBER 7
2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FUNDRAISING EVENT
President Obama will headline a high-profile fundraising event in the Washington area, directly benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to support down-ballot Senate races across the country.
OCTOBER 24
2026
DETROIT, MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN RALLY
President Obama is scheduled to appear in person at a major campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, to support Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
Recent nationwide polling from CNN shows President Obama's favorability rating at 57%
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slk69.bsky.social @slk69.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Too true.
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My online happy place ... @placesjournal.bsky.social placesjournal.org/explore-plac...
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Read Places Journal
Explore our deep archive of lively and original writing on cities, buildings, and landscapes.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: Less than 30 days before the midterms, Trump told a reporter that anyone looking for mail voting fraud should "start off by taking a look at California." I explain the real reason Trump is targeting the state and how we fight back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVTC...
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ALERT: Trump is Setting a Trap for California's Vote Count
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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