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I post articles I read that I think should be read. Gift article sharer, awkward moment creator and enthusiast, midiochre debater, public school mom, twin mom, atheist, liberal, emotional support human, trying to keep up.

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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Another mass shooting. Yet we work harder to control access to books instead of guns. Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured - CBS Minnesota share.google/PEzh7rIDPDAK...
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Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. The gunman is also dead.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I fucking hate this. "Everyone is welcome" is too woke & offensive but "Thou shall not commit adultry" is important for kids. Maybe Paxton is upset he didn't obey that one? Texas AG Paxton warns schools to comply with Ten Commandments law – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth share.google/hlSpkUmpnrRG...
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AG Paxton warns Texas school districts to comply with Ten Commandments law despite court block
Texas AG Ken Paxton warns schools about new law on displaying donated Ten Commandments posters, facing opposition and legal challenges.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business share.google/88Mtbk0X5jUX...
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Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business
Not long ago, American conservative orthodoxy held that when it comes to doing business, the government that governs least governs best.
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Of course the answer is a woman and compassion is the key. The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI | CNN Business share.google/sOPLzDkxttmV...
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The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI | CNN Business
Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” fears the technology he helped build could wipe out humanity — and “tech bros” are taking the wrong approach to stop it.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Texas Republican DA smokes weed on TikTok to battle THC ban: 'Free the plant Dan' | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth share.google/srjGzyN3Ym6R...
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Texas Republican DA smokes weed on TikTok to battle THC ban: 'Free the plant Dan'
District Attorney Sarah Stogner lit a joint on TikTok in an effort to bring attention to the looming special session item; a near carbon-copy of the ban vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of the re...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
“Our system of courts cannot long endure if disappointed litigants defy court orders with impunity rather than legally challenge them." Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations share.google/WbGZImEfptgj...
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Appeals court blocks contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations
The 2-1 decision finds that Judge James Boasberg abused his powers in seeking compliance with a court order that had been thrown out by the Supreme Court.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Abbott, you don't give a shit about Texans. You don't give a shit about the will of the people. Fuck you. ‘Special session after special session’: Abbott says he’ll continue until redrawn maps are passed - POLITICO share.google/Tq4lTnXUJhuD...
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‘Special session after special session’: Abbott says he’ll continue until redrawn maps are passed
The Texas governor has tried multiple tactics to bring quorum-breaking Democrats back to the Lone Star State, including threatening their arrests.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say | PBS News share.google/ozf1FgapUTAC...
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Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say
“It's like we have been creating a state-of-the-art telescope to explore the universe, and now we don’t have money to launch it.”
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
“I do not know any faculty who are not incredibly stressed right now, wondering how long they will be able to keep their labs going and if/when they will have to let laboratory staff go,” LaBonne said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research
Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital work
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
What is wrong with us as people? When did we lose the desire to exercise our humanity? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/w...
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As Trump Administration Plans to Burn Contraceptives, Europeans Are Alarmed
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Bet there's no information sharing and directed influence as part of this deal. OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1 share.google/PejmOIwSHcVX...
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OpenAI is giving ChatGPT to the government for $1
OpenAI said agencies will get access to its frontier models through ChatGPT Enterprise, and it will also offer access to features like Advanced Voice Mode.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Fucking seriously. US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate | CNN share.google/XSB0rQqkwVmo...
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US sides with El Salvador on eliminating presidential term limits, prompting democracy debate | CNN
The US State Department has voiced rare support for El Salvador’s decision to abolish presidential term limits, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection. Critics argue t...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
This. "What's the big deal, I thought everything was working now except the DEI stuff?" But everything isn't working and scientists are demoralized. Imagine trying to support a family and make life decisions when your job security changes on a daily basis. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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How Many Times Can Science Funding Be Canceled?
Whether or not Congress cuts NIH’s budget, the Trump administration has devastated its ability to operate.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
“It’s an attempt to exploit public office for private profit.” Company advised by Trump sons said it hoped to benefit from fed money, then took it back | AP News share.google/muX0BnF6OGaJ...
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Company advised by Trump sons said it hoped to benefit from fed money, then took it back
A public document filed by a company that just hired President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons as advisers included a sentence early Monday that said it hoped to benefit from grants and other incentive...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
All the coolest world leaders are doing it... Netanyahu moves to fire attorney general prosecuting him for corruption share.google/O3aCFIIALRdW...
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Netanyahu moves to fire attorney general prosecuting him for corruption
Netanyahu is standing trial, and his aides are under investigation.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I love this so much. I'm definitely a dabbler, and sometimes using 100 hours to make something ugly is just good for the soul. www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
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Eight Books for Dabblers
Casual pursuits can enrich our lives, regardless of whether we’re any good at them.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
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Texas Democrats Leave State to Block G.O.P. From Redrawing Political Map
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Is this how it works now? Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release | CNN share.google/DoMo7u20LNYc...
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex Gina Huynh, who dropped out of his case as ‘Victim-3,’ writes letter to judge pushing for his release | CNN
An ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was supposed to testify against him in his criminal case, but mysteriously dropped out days before the trial began has written a letter to the judge pushing ...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
ChatGPT is "the stranger" method of ego masturbation.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
So many rapists in his circle. Former UFC champ Conor McGregor loses appeal in his rape case : NPR share.google/m5jRSst3qkO2...
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An MMA fighter Trump hosted at the White House loses appeal in his rape case
Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor used to be the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. President Trump, a UFC fan, hosted him at the White House for St. Patrick's Day this year.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2025
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...
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EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas
According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.
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Mad Matthew @mattman089.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Langston Hughes
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Mad Matthew @mattman089.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Here it is. Proof Tronald Dump is screwing America and Americans. This jobs report is weak, sad, and pathetic. Is this Making America Great? Are we great yet? Are we great NOW?! #JulyJobsReport #TrumpDidThis #FedInterestRate www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/j...
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U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 100,000 in July, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I beg your PARDON... Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison in Texas | Ghislaine Maxwell | The Guardian share.google/jLuaI05Pjb2k...
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Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell transferred to lower-security prison in Texas
Move comes after Maxwell met with deputy attorney general about those involved in late sex offender’s crimes
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Here we go... Any guesses what happens next? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/w...
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El Salvador Changes Constitution, Ending Term Limits for Nayib Bukele
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I don't need you to put me back together. I've found better uses for each piece.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
In what other situation are victims tried more rigorously than the perpetrators? Victims of sex crimes like this aren't afterthoughts, they are targets. In the Epstein scandal, like other Washington storms, the victims are an afterthought | CNN Politics share.google/yzLJHRkRgapX...
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Analysis: In the Epstein scandal, like other Washington storms, the victims are an afterthought | CNN Politics
Virginia Giuffre endured decades of torment after her alleged abuse by accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his jailed accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Mardi @irreverentginger.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
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DeSantis under fire for using disaster funds to build migrant detention jail
Analysis of $20m spent on ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ shows some contracts went to governor’s donors or allies
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Gift article. This is such bullshit. We have comprehensive disaster plans to protect DATA, why not PEOPLE?? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
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County Emergency Official Says He Was Ill and Sleeping as Texas Floods Hit
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The finger pointing and lack of accountability is breathtaking. How is it possible that all 3 top emergency officials can be off at the same time during the national blow shit up holiday weekend without violating major protocols? www.expressnews.com/politics/tex...
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Kerrville hearing: Officials were not home, out sick in lead up to flash flood
Flood relief is one of many items the Texas Legislature is taking up in the 30-day special session called by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
What could possibly go wrong? Florida lacks hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz | Miami Herald share.google/0d8gJO9Fi8lH...
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Florida has no formal hurricane plan for Alligator Alcatraz
‘I promise you that the hurricane guys have got the hurricane stuff covered.’
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
THIS. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/pres...
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Opinion | Don't Be Fooled: Trump Is Gutting Our Healthcare System
The administration's small 'wins' are a distraction from their real agenda
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
This is how Trump is fucking science now. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/alert-the-...
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Alert: The Trump administration is quietly slashing new NIH grant awards, and it's not via the budget
NIH’s sudden move to multiyear grant funding is forcing shocking cuts in the number of grants funded. This is an effective budget cut. It's bad, folks.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
One of the very best things to do in San Antonio is EAT. San Antonio chefs named global ambassadors for UNESCO share.google/xGVWEvp9zwW0...
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These S.A. chefs will represent the city's culinary scene on a global stage
The six chefs personify San Antonio's diverse dining culture.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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a woman sits in a chair drinking from a cup
Alt: a woman sits in a chair drinking from a cup of hot tea
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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For the Parents of Camp Mystic, an Agonizing Wait for Missing Children
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The complete abandonment of conscience and human decency is disgusting. Kilmar Ábrego García was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges | Kilmar Ábrego García | The Guardian share.google/bkfyFKNfB8iS...
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Kilmar Ábrego García was tortured in Salvadorian prison, court filing alleges
New court documents allege physical and psychological torture at Cecot in one of first looks at conditions in prison
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
More evidence of the war on women's rights. It's horrific www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
This is terrifying. Consider what the administration considers a crime, such as pro-Palistinian protesting and traveling by car as a group without suitcases. www.foxnews.com/us/doj-direc...
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DOJ directs US attorneys to seek to revoke citizenship of naturalized Americans over crime
Justice Department memo outlines priority categories for citizenship revocation, focusing on security threats, violent criminals, and financial fraudsters.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Holy fucking shit. www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
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DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
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Opinion | The GOP wants to expand the child tax credit — but not for poor kids
Even a proposal meant to benefit children would cut out low-income households.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/u...
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Intoxicating Hemp Is Everywhere. Texas Just Might Ban It.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Texas again lowers restrictions on certain firearms, passes on regulations
Lawmakers passed a handful of bills aimed at easing access to guns as a new pediatric study links state legislation to increased firearm deaths.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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How Trump Is Changing Higher Education: The View from UT-San Antonio
Around the country, university students report changes to campus clubs and activities, diminished research opportunities, and fears for international students’ safety.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Congressman Joaquin Castro says he was on Minnesota assassin's target list
Castro said the San Antonio Police Department stationed a patrol car outside his Northwest Side home, where he lives with wife Anna Flores and their three children, most of Sunday.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
At 6am?! www.ksat.com/news/local/2...
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Uber driver shot in face on Northwest Side, police say
An Uber driver was shot in the face on the Northwest Side, according to San Antonio police.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
This is crazy. This poor woman. www.expressnews.com/news/texas/a...
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Feds: Woman said she'd shoot ICE agent if they took her husband
Michelle Lee Varela, 42, could be sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison if convicted of the charges.
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Steph @snort516.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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USAA’s $218.5M jury verdict against PNC Bank overturned by appeals court
USAA is weighing its options following the defeat, including possibly appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Nick "The Media Guy" @newsman.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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