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Call me Bob

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Political junkie, realizing politics is just one facet of humanity. Voracious reader, constantly inquisitive, trying to learn at least two new things every day. Auto-didact, but not pedantic. I don't follow accounts set up to sell merch.

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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 10h
“AGAIN”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong."
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 4h
ABOLISH ICE.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 7h
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 10h
Markwayne is saying the quiet part out loud: The Department of Homeland Security is a tool to push their white supremacist, fascist agenda. DHS was built to be a weapon, and it can’t be reformed. We will dismantle DHS and reimagine true safety.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13h
New research indicates Walmart is working to compile massive amounts of data on individual shoppers and potentially charge them different prices, despite the company’s denial. This shady tactic is called surveillance pricing, and Walmart isn’t the only corporation planning to use it. Watch.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 17h
Fuckface told a Nebraska crowd that Iran taking out Los Angeles and San Diego would be a very small price to pay, and one columnist couldn't find it on the front pages of the Times, AP or NPR. If Biden had said it, what would cable be running right now?
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'Lost his mind': Alarm sounded over Trump's grotesque remarks
Critics erupt over shocking remarks as the White House scrambles to defend the stunning outburst.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h
Trump better get that sharpie out.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h
Imagine being Blake Johnson, an Iowa father of 3, discovering your water has 3X the legal nitrate limit. He goes to Washington for answers, and Rep. Ashley Hinson, who takes agribusiness money, reportedly RUNS AWAY and hides behind a locked door. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h
NASHVILLE… shots fired at the federal courthouse — apparently by a court security guard who works with the U.S. marshal service… More: www.facebook.com/share/v/1Pzz...
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 13h
What are we doing here
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Call me Bob @telecomtrzn.bsky.social · 12h
Whatever happened to Baghdad Bob? Asking for no particular reason at all...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12h
This has to be an 8th Amendment violation. Don't forget that everyone in the US, even visitors, are protected by the Constitution.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h
this shit is beyond parody, man. It truly is the make a wish presidency. now Trump is getting an award!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 13h
Black text on white page that states:

When New Yorkers get ripped off, they should have the power to fight back.

We’re introducing the POWER Act to give workers, tenants, consumers, small businesses and nonprofits a legal pathway to take on unfair and deceptive business practices.

A tenant shouldn’t have to watch a landlord wrongfully withhold their security deposit. A consumer shouldn’t have to accept predatory loan terms. And New Yorkers shouldn’t have to rely on government alone to hold powerful corporations accountable.

We’re putting power back where it belongs: in the hands of New Yorkers.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h
> @apnews.com #measles apnews.com/article/meas...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16h
New Yorkers: Do you have a form of immigration relief called withholding of removal? Have you received an ICE letter summoning you to 26 Federal Plaza? Here’s what  you can do:

1. Call our Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 1-800-354-0365, or call 311 and say "Immigration Legal" for free, confidential help in your native language.

2. Fill out our intake form to get help from the Rapid Response Legal Collaborative: nyc.gov/RRLC

3. Make a plan. Make sure you have an emergency contact and that someone you trust has your A-number. Talk to a lawyer before making any decisions.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I hope you’re sitting down for this. Remember when President Pedo promised to stop using taxpayer money for ads? Well, he lied again.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 18h
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 19h
Warehousing the diaper wearing Deranged Tyrants livestock of ‘for profit human trafficking. It’s a human abomination of the highest crimes against humanity. Never Forget. Never Forgive.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h
Heartbreaking 💔 Children scream while masked ICE goons kidnap their families in broad daylight in Harrison, New Jersey.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.” (Published June)
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...
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ACLU of Texas @aclutx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The ICE agent who shot and killed Houston resident Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was identified last week. Accountability starts now. ICE must: ⚫️ Disclose the names of ALL officers involved. ⚫️ Cooperate with local investigators and public information requests. ⚫️ Return his wallet and phone to his family.
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How the shooting death of a Houston father is igniting Latino politics in Texas
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot on his way to work by an ICE officer, after authorities say Salgado Araujo used his vehicle as a weapon. An outraged community is demanding justice — and change...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Protests are spreading across Japan after another woman was killed in Okinawa, allegedly by a US Marine. According to the Okinawa Police, the 20-year-old, Devin Jacob Ballard, is accused of killing the woman at a hotel in Naha and stealing her backpack and wallet.
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is just a relentlessly horrific story. It’s hard to adequately contextualize the moral desolation of this unfolding in the midst of a midterms against a ruling party helmed by inveterate rapists and rape apologists. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WKRN: “A Utah school admin filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was pepper-sprayed, sedated, beaten, sexually assaulted by correctional officers inside Nashville Detention Center after an arrest last year… officers remain employed by sheriff, no criminal charges filed…” www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
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Michael Joneas @jmikegra.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It should be noted that Green-Placentia's opponent has posted social media in support of Andrew and Tristan Tate. Not trying to imply any involvement by Hamadeh. But he's certainly willing to leverage the Tate Bros for political capital in an R +8 district. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Grady Booch @booch.com · 07/10/2026
Ms Hamilton coined the term “software engineering”.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If they’re admitting 81 planes, drones and helicopters worth $3.3 billion have been lost in Iran, imagine what they’re not telling us. The real cost is likely far higher, and our grandchildren will be paying for this unnecessary war and his reckless spending. www.businesstoday.in/amp/world/st...
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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · 07/10/2026
h/t to @slack2thefuture.bsky.social for letting me know you can delete the "customer personalization" data in your Amazon account and enter anything you want. Like this.
Fucking with Amazon "customer personalization"
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Dexerto @dexerto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Amazon users are discovering a bizarre "About You" page that reveals what the company thinks it knows about them One woman found Amazon had determined she "has flat buttocks"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A BFD. As people get ready to fill their heating oil tanks for the winter, they learn it will cost 80% more than last year. Your early Christmas Gift from Trump and the Republican Party is that your Christmas present budget will now go to their friends in the oil business.
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kingbradentucky.bsky.social @kingbradentucky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Tesla Cybercab loses its entire door panel in a Philadelphia crash
A Tesla Cybercab lost its whole driver-side door panel in a Philadelphia crash. Fault is unknown, and Tesla has no permit to run robotaxis there.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/10/2026
Hispanic New Yorkers give our city its flavor, sound, & style. Where else do you hear Mixtec & Quechua on the same train? Smell chaufa & champurrado on the same block? See a Dominican barber give a Venezuelan kid a fade, a life lesson, & a new accent in one visit? Last night, we celebrated it all.
A crowd of Hispanic Heritage Celebration attendees talk and mingle at Gracie Mansion. Mayor Mamdani speaks to a crowd of Hispanic Heritage Celebration attendees at Gracie Mansion. Containers of plátanos en moleA crowd of Hispanic Heritage Celebration attendees cheer at Gracie Mansion.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 07/10/2026
French wine grape harvest set to hit historic low
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French wine grape harvest set to hit historic low
According to Agriculture Ministry estimates, France's total 2026 wine harvest is predicted to reach some 35 million hectolitres, down 14% on the 2021-2025 average, after several summer heatwaves and declining cultivated areas.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Cornell does, after all, have a distinguished tradition of producing leaders: governors, members of Congress, CEOs, Nobel laureates, people entrusted with decisions affecting millions of lives. Perhaps leadership could begin with one. Before teaching young men how to run the world, teach them what to do when the world is one room, one woman, one terrible thing happening, and nobody wants to be the first man to ruin the evening.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
DOOCY: Is the plague in Russia a bioweapon? TRUMP: We don't think so. If you listen to them, it's under control DOOCY: We've heard this before during your first term. Are you getting the same vibe? TRUMP: They do say they have it very much under control
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/10/2026
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"This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.
 
The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians—including more than 21,000 children. Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed. That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing. Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes.
 
Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.
 
To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: ICE collected tens of millions of voter records, explored undercover investigations against voter registration groups and considered feeding election data into a system used to locate people for deportation as part of an effort to find voter fraud. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE amassed millions of voter records in sweeping fraud hunt, documents reveal
It's one of the clearest pictures yet of how deeply Trump's immigration enforcement apparatus has become involved in elections.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for those propaganda ads that had been funded by taxpayers, White House officials said the group did *not* plan to reimburse the government for the more than $10 million it had already spent on the ads.
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Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after the president said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A Virginia mother was detained by ICE after she was unable to immediately recite her Social Security number during a traffic stop, despite reportedly presenting identification and immigration documents. Her teenage daughter recorded the encounter and said goons became aggressive.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ARIZONA STATE: Tempe Police brutally push, tackle, and punch cheerleader Eryn Bonner in the street 😳 (They dropped felony charges but are still pursuing misdemeanors) 🤔 More: www.themarysue.com/arizona-stat...
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