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TavitD

@tavitvt.bsky.social
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Cyclist. Legal-junkie but not a lawyer. In retrospect, environmental justice activist and nonbinary since 1972. They used less kind terms back then. Landed in VT. AntiFascist since I was 7.

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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 16h
America's gun psychopathy continues: *427* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest, with 6 people wounded during a party, in Commerce, Texas: www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/m...
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Commerce party shooting injures multiple people, East Texas A&M release statement
Police say multiple people were hurt in an early morning party shooting in Commerce. Here is what authorities and East Texas A&M said.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 18h
We are a nation without morals. We celebrate brutality in the name of vengeance. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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Army Sets Date for First Military Execution by Firing Squad Since 1945 (Gift Article)
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, will be shot to death on Dec. 3 at Fort Hood, where he killed 13 and wounded 32 in 2009.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 07/10/2026
As someone who's been balancing day-to-day life while managing anxiety and depression for years, I'm proud to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week. 
  104,000+ VT adults have a mental health condition. And I'm dedicated to ensuring every one of them has the resources they need.
AN ESTIMATED 104,000
ADULTS IN VERMONT HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 18h
White Supremacy's never ending quest for colonies. The concept of democracy is the center of our civilization and it applies to all. But, they aren't interested in democracy only conquest & their own narrow beliefs. Gift article from NYT. Read it for free. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
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Rubio Urges Europe to Awaken From ‘Slumber’ and Uphold Western Dominance (Gift Article)
In Greece, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Western nations must embrace an earlier ethos of exploration and conquest as part of their civilization, to remain ‘at the head of the world.’
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 20h
Weak-ass article with this line: From a young age, Epstein preferred the protective company of a tight group of brainy boys and fixated on girls. Was a monster hiding in plain sight? Gift article from NYT. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/article/jeff...
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The Big Questions About Jeffrey Epstein: What The Times Has Learned (Gift Article)
Here is what we know about the sexual predator whose secrets spurred an international reckoning over money, power and complicity. Check back for updates.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 21h
If politicians really cared about kids they'd be making MAGA a terrorist organization.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 21h
White Supremacy is engrained in US culture. This regime is adopting Jim Crow tactics for the internet era. I see worse on this site everyday than what these three kids posted.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 22h
And you're being too nice to him
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 22h
In defense of Alito, his mind can't grip what liberty means other than his freedom to hate.
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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
America's gun psychopathy continues: *426* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest, with 4 people wounded, in Sacramento, Calif.: psnews.us/blog/2026/09...
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Four Injured in Related Shooting and Crash Scenes Near Granite Regional Park
Four people were injured in a Sacramento shooting near Granite Regional Park, with a related crash several miles away. Police are still investigating.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026
who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WARNING: Multiple concussions playing the game you love for other people's entertainment causes severe brain damage. Tyreek Hill’s estranged wife details abuse allegations in Day 1 of civil trial www.nytimes.com/athletic/766...
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Tyreek Hill's estranged wife details abuse allegations in Day 1 of civil trial
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Susan Collins vote to advance Trump's Big Beautiful Bill the day after Stephen Schwarzman sent her super PAC $2M hits pretty darn different after ProPublica's pay-to-play revelations. Does anyone doubt Schwarzman has Collins phone number? Or that they spoke before he forked over $2M? #MEpolitics
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Susan Collins advanced Trump Tax Bill after receiving $2 million from private equity billionaire - Maine Beacon
As she gears up for a tough midterm race against a progressive challenger in 2026, Sen. Susan Collins is struggling to shake her reputation as a sellout to corporate interests. A new report out last w...
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 06/10/2026
As climate change brings more frequent and severe extreme weather, it’s critical that farmers in Vermont and nationwide have the tools they need to protect their land and livelihoods.   Our delegation is fighting for the BUFFER Act to support Vermonters as they continue to rebuild.
Balint Bill Blast

Inspired by Vermonters to Make a Difference

BUFFER Act
Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience (BUFFER) Act
Co-led with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch
Reintroduced ahead of the anniversary of the catastrophic 2023 and 2024 floods, this bill would ensure Vermont farmers can access federal funding to implement buffer zones, which protect farmland from flooding, erosion and water pollution.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just signed this petition demanding real climate action at COP31, join me: act.350.org/sign/cop31/?...
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Tell the COP31 Presidencies: Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Deliver a Just Transition
In November, Türkiye and Australia will host this year's UN Climate Talks (COP31). For two weeks, they'll steer the negotiations that decide how fast and how fairly the world moves off coal, oil and g...
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Fact.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This Is 👇 Who KegsBreath Is.......
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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
America's gun psychopathy continues: *424* mass shootings so far in 2026: 💔😡💔#GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest, with 2 men and 2 women wounded, in Trenton, N.J.: petersonsbreakingnewsoftrenton.com/2026/10/03/t...
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Two Men, Two Women Injured in Early Saturday Shooting in Trenton - Peterson’s Breaking News of Trenton
Four people were injured in a Trenton shooting Saturday. Police found victims on Carroll Street and a crime scene in Kersey Alley. All four are stable.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I think we delude ourselves to think that this anything but a reaction to a government of empathy versus one of private greed. They don't care about morals, family values, the bible or the constitution.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely they know.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seriously? How do we move forward as a nation when we're fighting old battles because of willful ignorance of science? Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/n...
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Hochul Declares a Measles Emergency as Cases Rise in Rural New York (Gift Article)
The state has had 108 cases this year, the most since 2019. The declaration comes amid a national resurgence of the highly contagious viral illness.
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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our NRA World: 5-year-old Georgia boy finds his uncle's loaded gun and shoots himself. It happens.
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Albany 5-year-old shoots himself with uncle’s unsecured gun, police say
A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot himself inside an Albany home over the weekend, according to Albany police.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's been obvious since Day 1 of Trump 2: He's all about the corruption and cares less about "free-markets" and only cares about voters when they threaten his money-making machine that used to be called the USofA.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So, they're the anti-Trump of the bacteria world?
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Always thought it was bizarre that no one could ever charge him on molestation charges. Don't forget he replaced another GOP star Newt Gingrich.
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AdarAyiraViews @adarayiraviews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“FIND a foothold”?!😳😳 “FIND”??!!!🤨🤨 WHEN HAVE THEY NEVER NOT HAD ONE?!! That someone could write this👇🏽 headline, ESP when ppl can see with their own eyes the Klan-by-any-other-name takeover of the U.S. that the maj of voters voted for.😶 My Afternoon Read: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
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Can the KKK find a new foothold in the US?
The infamous hate group is trying to rebrand itself as the 'Knights Party' in an attempt to grow its base.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Please, all we need is someone who connect dots in a reasonable fashion to return the CDC to what it was. It won't be easy, but this egocentric maniac hasn't had a permanent impact.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Insanity 😡
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Cruel and unusual? Reviving someone so you can try to execute them again? The Constitution is worthless. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Christa Pike Is Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt (Gift Article)
The Tennessee inmate was brought to a hospital with burned and blistered arms after an unsuccessful attempt at lethal injection, her lawyers said in a court filing.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The threats are awful but I drove by this place last Wednesday night and the parking lot was packed. Maybe MAGA's coming to his rescue or is this a PR thing? www.boston.com/news/local-n...
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Cape Cod restaurant reports threats, hoax 911 call after hosting Republican fundraiser
A Cape Cod restaurateur says he’s received threats after hosting a fundraiser for two Republican candidates earlier this month.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes, thanks SCOTUS for again disregarding what the Constitution says in plain language.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
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Tim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So apparently there's a thing going around where you post a vampire who isn't Dracula. Too easy.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Has NYS updated rape laws since 1600's? It's insane if they really felt the case couldn't be prosecuted. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence (Gift Article)
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think this is the most underreported story of the last decade. It's going to be insane
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026
Wrote about the decline and fall of SCOTUSblog, which used to be the single best resource for Supreme Court stuff, and (thanks to some intervening crimes committed by its co-founder) is now a weird platform for conservative pundits to talk about what a good job the conservative justices are doing
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It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?
How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 29/09/2026
It came up at my Middlebury roundtable: Vermont farmers are feeling the effects of the staffing cuts at USDA. The backlogs are long, staff are overwhelmed, and farmers can’t get their questions answered.   We need urgent accountability from those responsible for this mess.
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Vermont farmers feel impacts of staffing cuts at USDA
Reduced staffing means there are fewer people on the ground to help farmers submit applications, explain the reason behind funding priorities and ensure that the federal government works for farmers, said an agricultural policy analyst.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I loved this one, and so did my kids.
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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 29/09/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My insurance rates a medication I need as Tier 2, making it more expensive to me…..
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This court would work well with any dictator. Maybe we can deport the majority 6 to Russia. 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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Supreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)
The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own.
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TavitD @tavitvt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's the "restrict everyone else's freedoms and don't raise the price of gas" party.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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