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@summerandjen.bsky.social
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PLEASE NO DM's. Finance, retired; Mom, Activist, Lover of music, books, travel, animals, nature, thoughtful & intelligent conversations. NO MAGAs, ANTI-DEMOCRACY, RACISTS, BIGOTS AND FOOLS

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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 8h
Trump,during his speech in Ohio,argued that maintaining Republican control would give Ohio officials a direct line to his admin & make it easier for the state to secure federal help.He said Ohio's elected Republican officials frequently call him seeking money And they call DEMS THE SOCIALISTS? LOL
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In crude Ohio rally speech, Trump says he may not help if Democrats win
VANDALIA, Ohio, Oct 3 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump used an Ohio rally on Saturday to mix profane attacks on Democrats with promises of financial help if Republicans win the midterms and a war...
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 8h
ICYMI President Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency,setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Elon should know. He's conned the US at least $38 billion in govt contracts, loans, subsidies & tax credits just by himself & still continues to take taxpayer subsidies. Will Robots and AI pay taxes? Nope. How about the Corps that make them? Not on your life. finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...
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Elon Musk Says We’re ‘1000% Going to Go Bankrupt’ Without Al and Robots — ‘We’re Totally Screwed’ as Interest on National Debt Tops $1 Trillion
Elon Musk warns the U.S. could face financial failure without AI and robots as the national debt tops $40 trillion and annual interest costs surge past $1 trillion.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle East
The deployments come as President Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shingles plummets among younger adults but is mysteriously rising in another group www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows
The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shingles plummets among younger adults but is mysteriously rising in another group www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows
The virus that causes chickenpox can reactivate during adulthood, causing the painful, itchy rash known as shingles.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Even your own State's newspaper can't believe Schmitt's utter stupidity www.stltoday.com/opinion/edit...
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Editorial: Eric Schmitt airballs with 'dirtbag' attack
Editorial: "What felt like an especially cringey episode of the HBO political comedy 'Veep' began when Schmitt went after former special counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing....
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Trump officials abandon effort to investigate election threats, experts warn
Credible threats appear to have been overlooked as administration focuses on unverified claims of voter fraud
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrong
In a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt...
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’
Amid latest extraordinary attack on diversity, US defense secretary also suggests military is retaining service personnel at ‘record’ rates
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hegseth needs to go. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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11th Circuit moves up appeal over Mar-a-Lago report on Trump one day after Jack Smith testifies
Just one day after Jack Smith testified, an appeals court set oral arguments challenging Judge Cannon's burial of the Volume II even sooner than anticipated.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Blackburn really is as dumb as a rock. And can someone PLEASE explain why the GOP is so adverse to releasing records and reports, files and documents? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF? www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Blackburn sues Jack Smith for obtaining her phone records
The Republican senator brought the suit one day after the former special counsel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Not “mind-boggling.” Trump has made our once-beloved country an unwelcoming place and an unsafe place for foreign visitors.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ICYMI Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Justice Jackson Calls Emergency Docket ‘Potentially Corrosive’ (Gift Article)
Hours after fielding the Trump administration’s latest emergency application, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a speech urging the Supreme Court to rethink such requests.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We are burdened by war, high prices on everything, tariffs, overwhelming corruption, a do-nothing Congress & yet Marco Rubio has the time to redesign US Pasports. This Admin has extreme intellectual disabilities Marco Rubio Reveals Redesigned U.S. Passport www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Marco Rubio Reveals Redesigned U.S. Passport
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a new U.S. passport design that features a larger, “more gold” seal on the front cover.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thank you Mike Lee for this precedent. Because now as he & MAGA clutch their pearls & cry foul, Trump's name will be removed & demolished, one building at a time, without Congress' approval & our country will be cheering & applauding! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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GOP senator blocks effort to bar Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center
Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee blocked a bipartisan effort to prevent President Donald Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? (Gift Article)
We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case (Gift Article)
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'in the end, convening all of those billions and all of that brain power did not result in a commitment to formal regulation. ...and at the start of Trump's Admin, he ROLLED BACK SAFETY REQUIREMENTS' www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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At A.I. Event, Trump Asks Meta, OpenAI and Microsoft to Make Safety Decisions Themselves (Gift Article)
President Trump’s meetings with tech leaders produced some voluntary safeguards and a commitment to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” the term that Mr. Trump prefers.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
Trump’s tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to to rise, but the US president continues to claim it’s ‘the greatest economy in history’
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congress gave ICE an unprecedented $45bn to expand detention capacity last year as part of the Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but the agency has no comprehensive strategic plan for how to spend it wisely. The detainee population has increased from 39,000 in January 2025 to 67,000 as of 30 July.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS MUST END!!!! VOTE BLUE!!! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced (Gift Article)
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We are sick & tired of the lies & cruelty, lack of decency, lack of caring or understanding for your constituents, humility, being serious people & especially of billionaires telling us how good we have it. YES INDEED!!! We are sick & tired!! VOTE BLUE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’
US attorney general argues that president was ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/radio-...
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‘So Pissed’: 77-Year-Old Conservative Caller Says Trump May Push Her To A Historic First
“We’re just so screwed.”
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/dan-sc...
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'No Shame': Trump Official Gets Eviscerated Over His 'Out Of Touch' AI Flex
One critic joked that Dan Scavino’s post was “precisely the midterm messaging the GOP needs.”
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'We are not only paying more for gas,Trump is sharply scaling back fuel-efficiency rules requiring automakers to achieve an average fuel efficiency of 34.5 mpg for cars & light trucks in model year 2031, down from the standard of 50.4 mpg set by the Biden administration.' Pad his pals, f**k us
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules (Gift Article)
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens
State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Trump cancels nearly $1bn in funding approved by Congress
President using rare power to revoke expenditure with bipartisan approval to aid immigrant services
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'In January 2025, the White House indefinitely froze Biden-era heat safety regulations that would have mandated water, shade, breaks, training and prevent plans for workers.' Still think Trump cares about you? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen
Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This should be the first lead-in to every news outlet and social media until election day www.huffpost.com/entry/nevada...
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Trump's Claims Of Widespread Noncitizen Voting Dealt Major Blow After Bombshell Report
The claims in Nevada are part of Trump's broader accusations of widespread noncitizen voting.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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White House Defends Trump's 'Love Me' Ads As ‘Public Service Announcements’
The ad appears to meet the dictionary definition of state propaganda.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
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Jon Husted Casts Deciding Vote Against Resolution To End Iran War
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) said the war should end, but refused to vote to end it.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I hope the European Commission rejects this and laughs the US out of court Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/t...
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U.S. Intercedes for Elon Musk’s X Over European Fine (Gift Article)
Federal officials asked to intervene in a case that accused the social media platform of allowing deceptive behavior on its site and resulted in a $140 million penalty.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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MAGA Podcasters Are Tuning Out Trump. We Tracked What They Are Talking About Now.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed nearly 70,000 hours of podcasts, using a new AI tool, to find out why conservative creators appear to be losing interest in the president.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As Secretary of the Treasury, it may have been 'inadvertently' but that doesn't provide much comfort. These are not serious people. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...
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Bessent ‘Inadvertently’ Failed to Report Holdings of JPMorgan Stock (Gift Article)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s finances were reviewed by the inspector general after Mr. Bessent incorrectly listed at least $100,000 of the stock, which was owned by his husband, as cash.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Exclusive: Paramount weighs tapping Musk for equity investment
A cash injection from SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk could reduce investor Larry Ellison’s financial burden and bolster the deal’s investor base.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Eight USS Lincoln personnel have attempted suicide, US navy confirms
Hung Cao, acting US navy secretary, answered questions from US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The country’s two biggest convenience-store chains – 7-Eleven and Circle K – routinely charge customers more than the shelf prices for snacks,beverages,toiletries,tobacco & medications. Why? Because they can. They know our government wink at this practice www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
Guardian investigation: 7-Eleven and Circle K stores often fail to honor advertised prices – charging more at pump and register for gas, snacks, and other items
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Let us distrupt this WH. VOTE BLUE! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/c...
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Gold Statues and Staff Cuts: How Trump Has Disrupted America’s Parks (Gift Article)
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Appeals court’s Capitol steps ruling may signal trouble for Trump on media ban
The D.C. Circuit reaffirmed Tuesday that government restrictions on First Amendment activity must be “viewpoint neutral.”
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Did prices rise more under Biden than Trump? We checked the data
A popular Facebook graphic made an unfair comparison between inflation data from Biden's presidency and Trump's second term.
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