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@ssimms.bsky.social
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Democrat. Truth. Justice. 1st Amendment. Choice. Equal pay. Civil rts for all. Climate change. Save Obamacare,SocSec, Medicare, Medicaid. Wife, mom, Mimi. 🐶🐶 #RESIST, Southern Red State, 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🚫DM's

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 14h
Phew this is amazing news as Andy Burnham has said it’s “possible” Labour’s next election manifesto could include an in-out referendum on rejoining the EU in his strongest signal yet of his intentions to repair the damage of Brexit. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Burnham considers second Brexit referendum as France and Spain urge UK to rejoin EU
Britain would be welcomed back into the EU ‘with open arms’, Spain’s prime minister says
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 15h
We're constantly hearing that EU countries wouldn't want the UK back in the EU after all the trouble we've caused. That's simply not true. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Burnham considers second Brexit referendum as France and Spain urge UK to rejoin EU
Britain would be welcomed back into the EU ‘with open arms’, Spain’s prime minister says
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Britain Elects @britainelects.com · 14h
On rejoining the EU Support: 55% Oppose: 34% ... but on the conditions of single currency and Schengen membership Support: 35% Oppose: 43% via YouGov, Jun 2026 britainelects.substack.com/p/is-rejoin-...
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Is Rejoin happening anytime soon?
Ten years on from the EU referendum
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 15h
Yesterday, French president Emmanuel Macron said it would ⁠be “excellent ​news’ ⁠and “a good decision” ⁠if Britain decided to rejoin. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez said Britain would be welcome back to the EU "with ⁠open arms". Let’s go! #RejoinEU 🙂
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 16h
If you’re not opposed to capital punishment in principle, oppose it in practice.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 17h
Whether you agree or disagree with the death penalty, this is some fucked up shit. Pike was taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said. “We have not been informed as to her condition,” Pike’s attorneys said in a statement. apnews.com/article/chri...
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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 18h
The appellate court system had stayed this execution today to allow for additional proceedings. John Roberts’s Supreme Court stepped in and said, “nah, kill her tonight.” This is the result.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18h
They gave her two syringes of pentobarbital and she's alive...as far as I'm concerned, God granted a stay Sign from the universe to call the execution off
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16h
Tennessee has had two failed executions this year. The death penalty should be abolished. Christa Pike wasn’t afraid to die. She was afraid they would screw it up and make her suffer. Which is exactly what happened. We shouldn’t allow the government to kill people.
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Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt
Media witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 18h
Here's a list of 64 previous botched executions in the United States. Christa Pike will make 65.
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Botched Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 16h
This is just state barbarism. Nothing less.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 18h
I’ve been a media witness to two federal executions. One was Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. The other, a week later, was a drug kingpin named Juan Raul Garza. My conclusion after watching both men die: The death penalty should not exist. Period. It fixes nothing, and it erodes our souls.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18h
Inhumane, barbaric, torturous.
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 14h
Imagine being a healthcare provider and a botched “death penalty” victim is brought into your ER. This is so depraved
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 30/09/2026
I’m signing legislation to strengthen independent journalism and help qualifying local news organizations hire and retain journalists in California. A free press isn't supposed to make government comfortable, it’s supposed to make government accountable.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h
AI should expand opportunity, not come at the expense of workers. That's why I just signed first-in-the-nation laws to protect California workers as businesses adopt AI.
Governor Newsom signs new, first-in-the-nation protections for California workers, creating stronger safeguards for AI involvement in healthcare and building stronger trust and transparency for people using AI.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h
California is making it easier for students and families to access the services they need to succeed. I just signed a new law to strengthen partnerships between community schools and Promise Neighborhoods — better connecting families with academic, health, and other community-based services.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 21h
I'm signing legislation allowing @calcivilrights.bsky.social to increase civil penalties for employers that repeatedly fail to submit pay data reports — and publicly report those violators. Thanks to the Women's Caucus for helping make sure California leads with America's strongest pay laws.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 20h
Signing the last bill of the regular legislative session with Senator @scottwiener.bsky.social. We're investing in the people and institutions that will drive California's success for generations to come.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 20h
What's a better place to sign legislation than atop the Golden Gate Bridge? California is doubling down on our innovation economy by putting a $7.5B research bond before voters in 2028 to build on our research ecosystem, create new jobs, and develop new tech that improves lives.
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CaptainJJ @rlights25.bsky.social · 14h
My sister got Scarlet Fever after measels
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 16h
What measles did to one family
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Dr. Tea, Cake, & Revolution. @witwarrior.bsky.social · 16h
Hackers! Find those essays and post them!
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bohemiangypsy.bsky.social @bohemiangypsy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
22 CFR §126.1 currently lists China as a country subject to a U.S. arms embargo/policy of denial for defense articles and defense services. Chucklefuck would need Congressional approval. thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
Trump floated US weapons sales to Xi, ambassador says
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Sunday that President Trump proposed selling weapons to China during recent meetings with the country’s president Xi Jinping. “President Trump continues t…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump had $400 million in his PAC and he STILL decided that he needed to steal taxpayer money to pay for campaign ads for the midterms.
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Dianne Dupuis @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He was making a delivery. 🤬
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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openrangeradio.bsky.social @openrangeradio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE is going to kill him and make him disappear.
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Nandita Sharma @nsharma101.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OMFG! ICE is a state-sponsored terrorist organization. I'm serious. Remember: they are going after "migrants" in order to go after us all. Yes, that includes "citizens."
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Deb @debfly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was wondering today, when ICE didn’t immediately come out with their usual statement…”the ICE agent shot in self-defense in-fear of his life”. But as the day went on, I realized that Eye witnesses are noting he was SHOT IN THE BACK! Next-the reason for shooting into a crowded intersection? 
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 21/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who took the street in Austin after ICE mercenaries shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez while he was making a DoorDash delivery. It is essential to mount an immediate response to acts of violence like this, the way people did when Alex Pretti was killed. crimethinc.com/alexpretti
A screenshot of a livestream from September 20, 2026, at 18:36:10, at Anderson Square and US 183
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Evil Con Fettie @spacebeer.net · 21/09/2026
Hey if ur just gonna reinvent cable can u also reinvent the animation industry having Job Opportunities too
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Micah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026
congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump cut his weekend trip to Camp David short a day early, returning to Washington, DC, on Saturday evening. New security alert issued by State Department advised Americans located in Middle East to “exercise heightened vigilance” and possible travel disruptions. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East
President Trump cut his weekend trip to Camp David short a day early, returning to Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening.  The president touched down at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., accordi…
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump is back at the White House after cutting his Camp David stay short. White House offering no explanation for moving the return up a full day. State Department pushed security alerts to Americans in six Middle East countries today, Iran's armed forces went to their highest alert level 9/19
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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just like when he wished to repaint Air Force 1 in his 1st term in office. He wants to erase anyone who held that position before himself.
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KIM F-M @kimf-m.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We shouldn't have to rebuild whatever Trump destroys. We SHOULD be MORE than capable of protecting landmarks from Trump's destruction, in the FIRST place.
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thousands of protesters gathered around the Kennedy Center on Friday night to showcase the obscured marble facade that remains concealed and protest Trump’s threats to destroy the building further. Just watch these beautiful people chanting: “KEEP YOUR TINY HANDS OFF!” 🩷
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Donald Trump might yet demolish the Kennedy Center But he will never vanquish the spirit of America And whatever he destroys can-and will-be rebuilt
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A reminder that the Kennedy Center isn’t just a performing arts center, it’s a memorial to President John F. Kennedy and only an evil vindictive vile weak depraved narcissistic pathetic subhuman would spend every waking day trying to deface it and completely destroy it out of spite and jealousy.
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 19/09/2026
I don’t think it takes an effort to see the Klan hood and the hanging imagery. I think it takes an effort not to see them.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The work of Marianne Seiman, contemporary crochet artist (via Instagram) #Womensart
Photo of a circular group of three dimensional realistic shell shapes in different colours and sizes against a black background
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
washingtonpost.com
He worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.
A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort.
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Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"At least three people were killed when an NBC4 news helicopter crashed and burst into flames Tuesday night in Chatsworth not far from a serious accident involving a Metro bus that also left three people dead." SUV plows into Metro bus. News helicopter crashed covering the SUV crash
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 16/09/2026
2 reportedly killed in crash of SUV and Metro bus that leaves 'numerous' people injured
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2 reportedly killed in crash of SUV and Metro bus that leaves 'numerous' people injured
At least two people have reportedly been killed after an SUV smashed into the side of a Metro bus in Chatsworth.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
2 measles death is nothing. Shit, I beat that by orders of magnitude in Samoa, which is like size of Chatsworth.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Beaten in the street for being brown 🤬
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/09/2026
"If you are going to go full populist you need to go FULL POPULIST, not propose a blue-ribbon review commission nobody knows about and end up in the sour spot where the Republicans get all the money and the voters think you’re not really on their side."
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Democrats Should Demagogue AI. Seriously.
The politics of data centers, Flock cameras, and runaway tech could hardly be clearer.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don’t believe the lies. Trump is *not* selling $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. It’s worse. Trump is *giving away* $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. American taxpayers are paying for those bombs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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