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Michael Hale

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Fox News poll shows No. 1 concern is corruption in government Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts. The GEO Group subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC. What kickbacks are unknown? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Prison Firm Donated to Trump’s PAC After ICE Gave It $165 Million a Year in Contracts (Gift Article)
The GEO Group has profited from the administration’s mass deportation campaign. A subsidiary donated more than $1.4 million to the president’s super PAC last month.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/o...
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
“Donald Trump is a traitor. And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal…Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution…’adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’” www.americaamerica.news/p/donald-tru...
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Donald Trump Is a Traitor
And in a sane world, he would be removed from office now
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Atticus Finch (of Georgia) @atticus59914029.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Fantastic.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
TODAY we learned Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 MILLION to Trump’s $400M White House ballroom. The Washington Post found the vast majority of the money came from companies and wealthy people with interests before the federal government. Trump himself wasn't even listed among the donors.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Trump doesn't speak for most Americans on Ukraine. youtube.com/shorts/bC-03...
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Trump doesn't speak for America on Ukraine
YouTube video by Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/10/2026
Sen. Angus King says he sat down and made a list of everything Putin could possibly want from an American president. His conclusion about Trump? “This guy, this president, is doing almost all of them.” King then goes through the list. WATCH.
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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Links: latimerslj.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/... www.guernicamag.com/control-negro/
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Control Negro
I aimed to painstakingly mark the route of this black child, one whom I could prove was so strikingly decent and true that America could not find fault in him unless we as a nation had projected it th...
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Interesting. I knew trumpet didn’t beat Harris but it never occurred to me to me that he never won any of the elections. I am not surprised. #ProudBlue #RussianBots #FuckElonMusk #FDT
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
@jd-vance-1.bsky.social FYI
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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
“Trump thinks the public will stop paying attention [to] his 500 days of corruption… But this is why Trump is not fixing America’s problems: he’s too busy rigging the rules for himself. Once corruption becomes normal, it becomes permanent. We cannot let that happen.” @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Trump corruption iceberg meme: The Trump corruption we already know is the tip of the iceberg. Corruption we haven’t seen yet is much bigger, and the MAGA ship is about to crash into that iceberg.

Pic found here: https://bsky.app/profile/rbgprevails.bsky.social/post/3moyxxcwiyc2i

“If you read or share only one article today, make it this: HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.” @leahmcelrath.bsky.social

Read more: https://bsky.app/profile/ifindkarma.bsky.social/post/3mcw4kenlls2s
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“In the end, Trump always adopts Russia’s perspective, whoever the leader,” writes @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
It's not news that Trump is Putin's lackey. What is news is that the consequences grow more grave every day. This is my latest.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 12/10/2026
🎥 NEW: Trump last week took his 2022 lawsuit against Marc Elias and Hilary Clinton, who he accused of racketeering, to the Supreme Court. For years, Trump has attacked Marc for being a bulwark against his baseless election fraud claims — but Marc has never backed down and he won't start now👇
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ALERT: Trump Takes His Hatred of Me to the Supreme Court
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They continually tell us who they are.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'll bet a U.S. survey would find the same thing that this British survey did: Christian nationalists aren't big on church-going or prayer. And to no one's surprise, they're hostile to Jesus' teaching that they should welcome strangers.
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Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is quite an eye opener. What a nasty bunch. Wow.
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Meidas Ian @lordye.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
youtu.be/OGXV5hZkCww?...
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Trump’s ‘sickening’ Putin deal suggests ‘something else is going on’ | Sean Bell
YouTube video by The Trump Report
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Rebecca E ❌👑 @spoutiblegirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Four Wrongs of a Public Execution snyder.substack.com/p/four-wrong...
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Four Wrongs of a Public Execution
Psychological, Historical, Political, and Ethical (Video and Text)
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
No one has more contempt for Donald Trump's voters than Donald Trump.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
1/ Russian sources expect that as well as purchasing Russian oil and diesel, Donald Trump will provide Russia with spare parts to repair the refineries damaged by Ukrainian drone strikes. They anticipate that Trump's fuel deal will lead to a Russian victory. ⬇️
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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🚨BREAKING 🚨 Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org has uncovered documents that show #DHS and #ICE doing undercover investigations of Voter Registration orgs! But DO NOT PANIC & DO NOT BE AFRAID‼️Do what you must to #VOTE, #VoteBlue and Vote OUT all Republicans! youtu.be/3SrmwmPzTV0?...
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“BOMBSHELL!” Trump’s midterm scheme EXPOSED in “SMOKING GUN”
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ZELENSKYY: At this very moment, when we are talking about peace, America gives Russia the opportunity to export diesel — that's millions, billions. It all goes toward the war against people, against Ukraine, against all of us.
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Analogous to a prostitute telling her john that he’s “ the best ever, baby.”
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hope Trump blows a gasket, or better yet, a cranial artery.
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“The Boys from Brazil”
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Catherine 🇨🇦 🌎 @capeacadia.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#CostOfTrumpsCorruption #USDemocracy
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Systematic pricing violations at Walmart.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A shockwave from an explosion travels at the speed of sound, which is a function of the air temperature. If we estimate ~350 m/s (at 35°C, being in a desert), we can calculate the distance of the deflagration (s = vt) at about 3 km (3,150 meters). Original post
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
me, an immigrant, watching people who said immigrants are corrupting america engage in actual corrupt behavior
An Asian man looks out the window with binoculars. An Asian man smiling at the camera.
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Artificial” is an adjective that describes something made, produced, or caused by human beings rather than occurring naturally. “Super” means "above," "over," or "beyond". How is “artificial” not the perfect term to describe artificial intelligence?
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
No, Antifa didn't attack the Capitol No, the election wasn't stolen No, the insurrectionists weren't tourists No, we're not going to forget & forgive No, it's not time to move on No, we're not going to let Trump get away with trying to overthrow the gov't. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 05/10/2026
The extent to which the rule "you are not allowed to insult the other side's voters" is applied exclusively to the left never ceases to infuriate me. "Basket of deplorables" and "cling to guns or religion" were WEEKS-long news cycles. There were panels. There was theme music and a logo.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#BlueWaveIn30Days 🚨 SHOUT OUT TEXAS 🚨 TOMORROW IS THE DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE TEXAS PLEASE CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION LISTEN TO WILLIE Y'ALL VOTE GINA HINOJOSA FOR GOVERNOR VOTE JAMES TALARICO FOR SENATE VOTE BLUE UP AND DOWN BALLOT GO TO Iwillvote.com @ginafortexas.bsky.social
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026
Americans: you are not outraged enough about this. Christians: this is absolute blasphemy www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
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‘God made Trump’ ad and at least 12 others are part of controversial taxpayer-funded ad campaign | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has created at least 13 campaign-style ads as part of its controversial taxpayer-funded, multi-million-dollar effort to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We just caught the companies that cage people for ICE writing checks to nine Republicans who want to run the Senate. Nine. Not one of them will say a word about it. Good. We'll say it for them, in all nine states, every day until November. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-fill...
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Trump Fills The ICE Prisons. The Prison Companies Fund Nine GOP Senate Candidates.
Every name, from the filings nobody added up. Also: Georgia’s voters, Jerome Powell, and 30,000 prison workers all beat Trump this week.
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📌We gotta get this fascist asshole out of the White House as soon as possible.
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Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Coming up tomorrow on @theteamhouse.bsky.social with former CIA analyst and PDB briefer Julia Curlee. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HaFm...
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Inside the CIA, the White House & the Intelligence Purges | Julia Curlee
YouTube video by The Team House
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Jon Martin Kitchen @kitchen5203.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This!
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1950s home tour [📹 homes_with_max] Original post
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Corn's ancestor "teosinte" is a type of wild grass Original post
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What a real silencer actually sounds like. Original post
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" — Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune, "Oklahoma" 🙂
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Michael Hale @studentofnature.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A still image from the “this is your brain on drugs” campaign was to be found in the pizza section of the Yellow Pages back in the 80s-90s.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...
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Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
We’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hegseth plans to axe a fifth of generals and admirals. It’s clear he’s planning to cause so much damage it won’t be repairable by whoever comes next.
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks — The Washington Post
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?
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Eric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith Faceplant
A glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed.
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