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John

@spiffzilla.bsky.social
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A creative during the day, a creative at night, and annoying my wife and daughter by critiquing packaging at the grocery store. Hobbies include comics, art, politics, staring into the abyss, and snacks. Print is not dead. #designsky #creativesky

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h
Federal immigration goons use their vehicles to confront a crowd of demonstrators protesting ICE in Tacoma, in what eyewitnesses say was an attempt by the suspected Feds to intimidate them. You can see the crowd stand their ground, and the goons drive off.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h
“Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies… ex British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide…Simon Andriesz was previously a managing director at Wall St firm where Lutnick was CEO…” www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 12h
Bottle of water at the polls: ELECTION INTERFERENCE Promise voters $5,000: 🇺🇸 DEMOCRACY 🇺🇸 Glad we cleared that shit up.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 18h
Russia struck Kharkiv with banderol drones just minutes ago‼️ At least 1 person confirmed killed, at least 6 others are injured. Rescuers are searching the area.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h
Cocchiarella: You said that you do support a moratorium on data centers, but if there were to be one that had to be built, Mar-a-Lago seemed as good a place as any. Nixon: They have a huge golf course that it can be dropped onto.
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It wouldn’t require high production value, would just be a slide show of gas station price signs.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
When the Trump administration started dismantling a $368 million ocean monitoring system earlier this year, scientists, fishermen and Congress fought back. On Saturday, a 238-foot ship set sail to reinstall the first batch of monitors in the waters of the Pacific.
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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22h
BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: In my lawsuit, the FBI has admitted to having NINE Epstein files redaction training videos. TWO of them instructed agents to flag files with Trump’s name for supervisory review. I will cover at NOON PT here: youtube.com/live/dYiQOhP...
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LIVE: FBI’s Trump-Epstein Training Videos Finally DISCOVERED…
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jewish human rights barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine Action
Margaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 22h
Early voting has started in many places. Vote as soon as you can & also participate actively in democracy by using your voice at your local board meetings, protests, & community building events. Hold elected officials accountable. Find a No Kings event on 10/7 near you at nokings.org. Resist.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If your vote didn’t matter they wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop you (H/T Gen Z for @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social ) www.instagram.com/reel/DeC2_Zb...
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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Senegalese basketball player for Kentucky State University was detained on August 7 at an airport while traveling with her team and has been in ICE custody ever since, despite her removal order being rescinded by an immigration judge.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/10/2026
A 17-month-old girl was hospitalized with E. coli after consuming raw milk. Soon, another child — a 6-year-old girl who’d drunk milk from the same farm — would wind up in the same San Diego hospital, with the same potentially fatal illness.
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h
Election Day is 30 days away, and the fight for free and fair elections is here. In some states, early voting has already begun, and nearly every state has sent out mail-in ballots. newsletters.democracydocket.com/youve-stood-...
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You've stood with me. Here's what's next.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h
“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity… what happens next matters.” Angelina Jolie shares new Google Earth images of the genocide in Gaza, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in (by Israel): www.instagram.com/p/DeDDwwRknH...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you're in these 3 states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Alaska Rhode Island South Carolina Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check everything is in order. Do it now. And there's a lot to vote for across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️
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John @spiffzilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Is it satire?
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 04/10/2026
⚡ Russian strike drones swarmed Kyiv throughout the morning as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz the aftermath of earlier destruction.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 04/10/2026
⚡️ Russian attacks kill at least 5, injure 30 across Ukraine. Overnight, Russia launched 135 attack drones of various types, including 52 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
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Russian attacks kill at least 5, injure 30 across Ukraine
Overnight, Russia launched 135 attack drones of various types, including 52 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Over 15,000 civilian casualties in 2026, and those are only the numbers we know about, the direct result of Russian strikes on Ukrainian-controlled territory. But then there are the grey zones. The occupied lands. Places like Oleshky. No one reports from places like these.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have no words🤬🤬 This is what russia is doing to Kyiv. The moment of a direct strike on the Northern Bridge. Cars were driving across it at the exact moment of impact. There may be casualties. This is a bridge full of civilians.
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On this day in 1944, a 13 year old German Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz from Westerbork with her mother where they were murdered after selection. Her mother is recorded as having perished on the 6 Oct 1944. Her name was Eva Voss Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Trump put Kevin Newsom on the appeals court. This week he and two other judges got Trump's request to save his IRS deal. Trump's side had one job: show the lawsuit wasn't collusion. The panel wrote down how much evidence it got. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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sisu1999.bsky.social @sisu1999.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Please ensure that you are ready to vote and that your vote will be counted during the coming weeks. www.vote.org
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Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
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Robert M @robertm33311.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Stay in line on election day..... As long as your in line before the end of the day, you will vote!! Laugh at them in their cosplaying gear. youtube.com/shorts/ux0P8...
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STAY IN LINE
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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Christopher Acebo @cacebo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hands Off Our Vote: Rally & Press Conference, 10/01/26 With the midterm elections just weeks away, New Yorkers are raising their voices and drawing a line in the sand: hands off our vote.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As we enter the final month before the midterms, don't get cocky. If anything, it's time to ramp up the work and pour it on. Check your registration. Vote early. Push your friends and family too. Look for local places to help out. Phone bank and write postcards. Volunteer for Election Day.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
APOLLO: “.. When rates are high, builders build less, and when fewer homes and apartments get built, rents go up ..” @mikezaccardi.bsky.social #CPI www.apollo.com/insights-new...
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You can’t drive to John Roberts’ Maine retreat, but they can’t stop protesting kayakers. Holding signs: “Roberts Benched the Constitution,” a local columnist is urging residents to openly shun him, writing, “May you never feel welcome here again.” Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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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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John @spiffzilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m conflicted about which is worse: the fact that he is trying to sell the idea that $90 is generous, that people would believe him, or that people think that’s generous. 
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 04/10/2026
The final results are in and 2026 came in 2nd place behind 2023 for the total number of days with global surface temperature above 16.0°C. 2023: 128 days 2026: 126 days Don't fret. There's always next year ...
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 02/10/2026
texans: you still have three days to register to vote
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Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
By Andrew Schneider | Houston Public Media
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Pennsylvania’s reported measles cases are almost at 1,000 for the year.
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John @spiffzilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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They cannot take our complimentary chips and salsa!
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bill Pulte, Trump's director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved this week to slash the inspector general's office that scrutinizes his actions — prompting calls from Dems for his resignation. It's the second time Trump officials have moved to limit scrutiny of the agency run by Pulte.
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Housing Official, Who Targeted Trump Foes, Cuts Watchdog Office
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, moved to slash his agency’s inspector general’s office. Democrats called for his resignation.
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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Russia 'tearing Kyiv apart', mayor says, as strikes paralyse traffic
Russian attacks on key infrastructure were "tearing Kyiv apart", the city's mayor said Friday, as strikes on a bridge linking the capital's east and west brought traffic to a standstill. #EuropeNews
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Fall of Roe Changed Doctors. Now They’re Changing Politics. State-level abortion debates have activated physicians as a political force like never before.
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The Fall of Roe Changed Doctors. Now They’re Changing Politics.
State-level abortion debates have activated physicians as a political force like never before.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 03/10/2026
The Florida Tribune reports on the wrongful arrests police in Florida have made after using an AI facial recognition tool:
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How AI-powered bungling by Florida cops cost a father his freedom and $45,000
The Florida Trib’s investigation shows how a justice system meant to promote public safety instead failed an innocent person at nearly every step of the process.
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Dollyanna @my2centsay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS I PROTESTED TRUMPS REGIME EVERY SATURDAY. My detractors said "it wont matter". My resolve: how do you know unless you try? The conclusion is coming. Over these 2 years I have made many new like-minded friends on the protest line. We know each other. IT MATTERS.
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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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Lenticulus @lenticulus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Since the beginning of the fiscal year, there have been over 60,000 people in immigration detention at any given time.” “At least 37 people have died in ICE custody since last fall as Donald Trump ramps up his deportation agenda while gutting watchdog offices” www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
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ICE bloodbath continues as 2026 becomes deadliest year on record
At least 37 people have died in ICE custody since last fall, making 2026 the agency's deadliest year on record as Donald Trump continues his immigration crackdown
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Flooding the zone" with this stuff might be in order.
Post from Mark R Elias 

"I think I'm getting the hang of this."

Mark's question to America.gov

Does the president have the authority over the conduct of federal elections,?

Answer:
The Constitution does not give the president the power to run or set the rules for federal elections. States have the main job if administering them. Congress can change most of those rules by statue. The president's role is to enforce existing federal law, not to replace state or congressional election rules.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is not a dying planet. This is a planet being killed. There is a difference. And there are killers. #ClimateJustice
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Badger State Breakdown @badgerstatebreakdown.substack.com · 03/10/2026
#Wisconsin voters need to pay attention to their #sheriff races. Local sheriffs can choose how deeply their departments cooperate with #ICE—and 20 Wisconsin counties already participate in ICE’s 287(g) program. That is a LOT of power sitting way down the #ballot. #ICEOut #VoteBlue #FuckICE
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Two Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation
Voters in Sauk and Winnebago counties will choose between sheriff candidates with competing visions for local law enforcement’s relationship with ICE.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada…” Can we stop both siding this yet? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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