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Scott O'Brien

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composer & sound designer for theatre.

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Scott O'Brien @sobrienmusic.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Opinion | Graham Platner Went to Hell and Back. He Has a Simple Message for Democrats.
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Scott O'Brien @sobrienmusic.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced. theintercept.com/2026/03/16/g...
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Senate Dem Leaders Are Trying to Sink Graham Platner. Voters Aren’t Convinced.
Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
NEW: We have yet another Notice of Violation of TRO filed in the Chicago Headline Club (journalists) v. ICE/CBP case, this time for events on Saturday in Irving Park. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
Plaintiffs’ Notice of Violations of the Court’s Temporary Restraining Order

       Plaintiffs, Chicago Headline Club et al., through their attorneys, respectfully request that

the Court take notice of the below violations of the Court’s Temporary Restraining Order (Dkt.

66) that occurred on October 25, 2025 in Old Irving Park.

    1. On October 25, 2025, masked CBP agents entered the 3700 block of Kildare in Old

       Irving Park and ruined what should have been an ordinary Saturday morning. Ex. 86,

       Hotchkiss Decl. at ¶ 3. Children in the neighborhood were preparing for a Halloween

       parade. Id. at ¶ 2. People were in their pajamas; one woman came outside with her wet

       head in a towel. Id. at ¶ 8.

    2. Federal agents unleashed violence, tackling at least three people, including one who is

       approximately 70 years old. Ex. 87 Kolp Decl. at ¶ 6; Ex. 86, Hotchkiss Decl. at ¶ 11.

       Another man was speaking with agents, did not appear to be hurting anyone or

       threatening anyone, and they tackled him to the ground and put him in a headlock. Ex.

       86, Hotchkiss Decl. at ¶ 7.
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Becoming a parent should not push you into poverty. But that's where we are.
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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer. That includes four who were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.
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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
It's clearer by the day that Columbia making a deal with Trump in July was a catastrophe for higher education as a whole. It gave terrible people a bottomless appetite for extortion. The other eight universities must follow MIT's lead. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
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Reader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Those who ban books are the same who are Fascists
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 06/10/2025
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
This is the way. Phenomenal.
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 08/06/2025
If you agree, please share!
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Scott O'Brien @sobrienmusic.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President Uday and Qusay are lining their pockets? you don't say...
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Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing new ventures involving billions of dollars.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/02/2025
Secondary school teacher paid damages after alleged harassment by pupils’ parents
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Secondary school teacher paid damages after alleged harassment by pupils’ parents
Kevin Flanagan, headteacher at Pensby High School, said Keith and Stephanie Critchley harassed him in person and online A secondary school headteacher has been paid damages in the settlement of a legal claim against abusive parents who he alleged…
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Larry Mitchell @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
"He who saves his country, violates no law."
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/02/2025
Forget Stalin and Trotsky, Animal Farm is a play for our times. Pringles anyone? | Alison Phillips
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Forget Stalin and Trotsky, Animal Farm is a play for our times. Pringles anyone? | Alison Phillips
George Orwell’s publishers thought his parable was too specific. They needn’t have worried, 80 years on it’s as salient as ever
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Stand with science. Always.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/02/2025
DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS: there have been times when you controlled the House & Senate, yet Republicans still found ways to block your legislation. DO THAT TO THEM! And—since the GOP won’t hold hearings, go home to your districts & hold mock hearings yourselves. Let the people see what’s really up!
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Scott @smadin.net · 13/02/2025
well, a little good news out of Worcester #mapoli
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It's official: Worcester is a 'sanctuary city' for transgender community
The Worcester City Council passed a resolution that gave the city the label of “sanctuary” for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Google claims they removed several events from Google Calendar because maintaining their presence wasn't "sustainable"—but critics are crying foul.
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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Holy shit! I just listened back, and YES!!! 😭 💀
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share far and wide. Right now bird flu is spreading throughout our country and most people have no clue. Please stay updated and bookmark this page for your health and well-being. www.youtube.com/@americanmed...
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Scott O'Brien @sobrienmusic.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
this just in:
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Scott O'Brien @sobrienmusic.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
this just in:
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David Allen Lambert @dlgenealogist.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.
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Literary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 24/11/2024
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Pileus Media @pileusmedia.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
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Truthout @truthout.org · 23/11/2024
Officials have refused to clarify whether the Replicator initiative is developing AI weapons that can kill autonomously.
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New Report Warns Against Pentagon Project Potentially Developing “Killer Robots”
Officials have refused to clarify whether the Replicator initiative is developing AI weapons that can kill autonomously.
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Dr. Frances C. Basich @kaya2915.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#RESIST 🇺🇸
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Bad Atheist @badatheist.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Remember that libraries are proof that not every goddamned thing needs to be “for profit.”
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