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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/10/2026
Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to prepare for a drier future. to.pbs.org/4hsHcaD
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How the West is preparing for a drier future as water supplies hit lows
Mandatory cuts from the federal government on water from the Colorado River will soon take effect in Arizona, Nevada, and California. Now, some water managers in the region are spending billions to pr...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
BREAKING: In responding to one of two lawsuits challenging the legality of the Trump-praising DHS propaganda ads, DOJ tonight does not defend the ads on the merits — instead arguing that the ads are set to end on Sunday, so there will be no irreparable harm. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Plaintiffs' motion should be denied because the alleged improper final agency action of which they are complaining "run[ning] partisan political ads, funded by U.S. taxpayers," Plaintiffs' Brief in Support of Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Section 705 Stay (Pls. Br.") (ECF No. 26) at 1-will not continue past tomorrow, the date on which briefing on their motion for a TRO will close. As such, Plaintiffs cannot demonstrate that a TRO is necessary to prevent imminent irreparable harm to them from Defendants' future conduct.
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“How much more evidence is necessary to assess that Trump has undermined US national security and is working for Russia? And how much longer will Republicans in Congress continue to protect him?” Bracing read today from @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-10...
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So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia and that he would honor the U.S.
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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Striking to see Texas Sec'y of State trying to root out noncitizens from voter rolls when evidence shows its exceedingly rare. His own investigation showed that 1 in 5 of the people initially flagged were actually citizens. This is who will certify the election. www.rawstory.com/texas-voters...
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Extreme errors plague red state's effort to smoke out noncitizen voters: 'Staggering'
The office of the Texas Secretary of State announced the results of a lengthy effort to root out noncitizens on voting rolls — but made a staggering admission in the process about just how error-prone...
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New: @apnews.com today sued the U.S. federal judiciary to challenge the constitutionality of a rule that has restricted reporters' ability to easily access lawsuits by people detained as part of President ​Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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AP sues to challenge limits on access to US lawsuits by immigration detainees
The Associated Press sued the U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday to challenge the constitutionality of a rule that has restricted reporters' ability to easily access lawsuits by people detained as part...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/09/2026
"With the possible exception of the cyclospora outbreak, I fear people haven’t really seen the consequences of the worst things that can result from a government run by and for the trolls." — @ninajankowicz.com
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Nina Jankowicz on the golden age of disinformation
“Memory-holing is core to all of the narrative coups Republicans are achieving right now.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Missouri Supreme Court blocked state officials from using Republicans’ new congressional gerrymander in this year’s midterms, after a grueling, nearly year-long battle by voters to have the final say on a map drawn up at Donald Trump’s request. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP gerrymander, gives voters final say
Read more here.
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Chey Cab @cheycab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There’s a strong likelihood that we are living in the last period of normalcy in this world. Politically, economically, meteorologically, water and food security, and so on. So yes, do the things and say the things. And do your best to plan for what is difficult to plan for.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 22/08/2026
All these monsters must face trial. Following orders is no excuse. So many people are criminal here.
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Our stockpile of war fighters is still good though.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
DOJ sued 30 states for access to their unreacted voter files. It is 0-21. States where DOJ has lost: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, PA, RI, VA, WI, WV States where we don't yet have decisions: DE, GA, HI, ID, MN, NV, UT, VT, WA
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 16/07/2026
BREAKING: Todd Blanche accidentally blurts out the truth.
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Steve Cicala @stevecicala.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Oh man, today I learned: www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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The Genius Whose Simple Invention Saved Us From Shame at the Gas Station
On a rainy day in Detroit, a Ford engineer got confused, then soaked—and inspired. It took decades before he got any credit.
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Lori Barnett @gigharborlola.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
People : oh wow they ordained those illegal bishops i wonder what the pope might d- Pope : EXCOMMUNICATE DAY WOO People : u didnt let me fin- Pope : I DIDNT STUTTER JIMMY
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Vatican declares Society of St. Pius X in schism, excommunicates bishops
The Vatican responded Thursday to a traditionalist society that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X in schism and excommunicating its bishops and priest...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We've hit the 3,000 mark in letters to Congress on the mad power-grab by Russell Vought at OMB to take over all federal grant making with a team of political commissars reporting to him. Let's get to 4,000 letters this week. Share. Share. Share. actionnetwork.org/letters/oppo...
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Oppose OMB Proposal to Put ALL Federal Government Funding Decisions in the Hands of Political Appointees
On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...
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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Enjoy this article from a Minnesota newspaper in 1882 noting that Scandinavians love their home countries so much that it will take them generations to assimilate into America. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...
SCANDINAVIANS 
No people on earth, probably excel the Scandinavians, and scarcely any equal them, unless it may be the Swiss mountaineers, in attachment to their native country. The Scandinavian emigrant
brings with him to this country, not only his love of home, but his attachments to customs and habits of his old home. So
strong is this passion that it is hard for him to assimilate to the customs of his new home, and to conform to the ideas of American citizenship, but he remains in his adopted land, a foreigner, in all that pertains to his modes, manners, habits,
likes and dislikes.This peculiar habit of our Scandinavian fellow citizens, and this strong, over-mastering attachment to their native land, has not been generally known and appreciated by our own citizens, "to the manor born."
It will take several generations to wear away this foster land attachment, and to assimilate the Scandinavian emigrant, and
absorb him into the language, habits, customs and true idea of a homogeneous American citizenship.
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 23/06/2026
Thousands of biomedical studies are stuck in limbo as NIH drags out renewals months after annual budgets expire. Since 2025, the rate of overdue renewals has TRIPLED. This leaves scientists unable to plan, keep staff employed, or maintain long-term research. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0... #NIH 🧪
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Overdue Grant Renewals at NIH and AHRQ – Grant Witness
The government’s delays renewing in-progress research are leaving researchers in limbo.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/06/2026
NEW: Eight protesters who the DOJ accused of having connections to antifa were sentenced to decades in prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that left one police officer wounded. Activists who didn’t plan the protest and left when asked still received 50-year terms.
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Prairieland ICE protesters sentenced to decades in prison
Activists who didn't plan the protest and left when asked still received 50-year terms.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 23/06/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is eager to seize the Smithsonian, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social writes. He profiles the institution’s leader, Lonnie Bunch, and explores how he’s managed to survive the chaos—for now. theatln.tc/fpRhFV40
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The Tattooed Historian @tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The fire at Dovzhenko Studio destroyed 100,000 costumes and millions of items from Ukraine’s film history. An archive like that can’t be rebuilt. My new Dispatch looks at the loss and why naming the aggressor matters. open.substack.com/pub/thetatto...
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A Century of Ukrainian Cinema Lost in Minutes
The targeting of the Dovzhenko Studio
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
ICE says it is removing all detainees from “Alligator Alcatraz.” After wasting $1.5 billion on the facility and facing numerous lawsuits, the agency says the detention center is unsafe for hurricane season and all detainees are being transferred elsewhere.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 18/06/2026
A drug up to 40 times more potent than fentanyl and 500 times stronger than heroin is increasingly being detected in the US. Bellingcat produced the most detailed account yet of how nitazenes are infiltrating US borders and destroying lives. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/06...
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Super-Potent Synthetic Opioids Spread Across US Amid Fentanyl Crackdown - bellingcat
New deadly drugs up to 40 times more potent than fentanyl and 500 times stronger than heroin have been found in 48 of 50 American states.
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WBEZ @wbez.org · 13/06/2026
A former high-ranking Chicago cop says the surge in airbag thefts likely means criminals have noticed that police aren’t doing much to address the problem.
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1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13/06/2026
The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.
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A woman's hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
The death of a woman from Haiti seeking asylum in the U.S. who died from hypothermia days after her release from federal custody was ruled a homicide by a Pennsylvania county medical examiner's office.
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
He would have, but Joe Biden.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link
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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It's fitting that the face of the Trump administration on this issue is Dr. Oz, a billionaire snake oil salesman.
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
If there is something the Pentagon wants you to know, they will go on Fox News.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
My colleagues @rosalindadams.bsky.social @haidee.bsky.social and I at @thecity.nyc spent the past several months tracking hundreds of ICE street arrests across the region through federal court records..🧵🧵 projects.thecity.nyc/ice-street-a....
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Is his brain getting enough oxygen? Or is Trump’s dementia contagious?
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Name even one store that closed because of the cost of the refrigerant in their coolers. Good God Gertie! That’s the best you could come up with?
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026
I saw chaos inside and outside of the ICE detention center Delaney Hall today. Detainees protesting the lack of due process, the disgusting food and poor treatment while their families and advocates stood outside calling for help. 1/4
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.
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Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
One of the things that has surprised me from wastewater surveillance is just how much cocaine Americans are still consuming. It's everywhere, and there is a lot of it. No real decrease with all of the increased border security either. Who knew?
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
What is happening here as well, is that many career scientists at e.g., NIAID are transitioned to Schedule P/C, meaning that they can be terminated at will. The purge across our scientific and public health institutions continues, as congress is completely asleep at the steering wheel.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Late in the afternoon on Friday (yesterday), HHS/NIH did 2 things: 1) They RIFd more employees (despite the extreme staffing shortages). 2) They sent announcements to supervisors letting them know people in their chain of command will be moved to the career/policy “at will” status. 🧵1/3
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16/05/2026
Forgot to go back to my usual Friday morning posting schedule, but Week 19 of my stitch-the-news daily news diary included: A hazmat suit A reflecting pool A Wordle board A vape pen A tomato vine A Chinese flag An Apple logo A snorkle [starting Week 20]
Embroidered icons representing:

A hazmat suit for the evacuation of the hantavirus cruise ship
A reflecting pool for Trump's plan to repaint it, with payment through some shady contracts
A Wordle board for the new Wordle game show (didn't they make this already with Lingo?)
A vape pen for Trump's easing of restrictions on the marketing of kid-friendly flavored vapes
A tomato vine for rapidly rising prices, including a 40% hike on tomatoes alone
A Chinese flag for Trump's visit
An Apple logo for the OpenAI lawsuit against Apple and for Tim Cook joining Trump on his trip to China
A snorkle for Kash Patel's ill-advised tourist swim around the Pearl Harbor site [starting Week 20]
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I once brought a grocery bag of Bay Area Meyer lemons to Minnesota in the winter. I set them on an office table and they went very quickly! Smelled good too.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: Kash Patel has ordered the polygraphing of more than two dozen former and current members of his security detail and other staff and has been described as in panic mode to save his job and find leakers among his team, according to two people briefed on the development.
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Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources tell MS NOW
The FBI director is said to be looking for leaks and has ordered polygraphs to be taken of current and former security detail and other staff.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 07/05/2026
For decades, the US federal government has been one of the foremost producers of information in the world. But over the past year, the Trump administration has been altering and removing decades’ worth of datasets, with enormous impact on all aspects of life. 🧵
A map of the United States on top of a teal grid that has pieces of the grid/map being deleted into black negative space
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Tomorrow morning, we will be dropping a ~12,000 word story on Paul Pressler, the alleged sexual predator who remade the Southern Baptist Convention and helped ordain the marriage between the GOP and white evangelical voters. There is *a lot* in there and I hope you'll read it.
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Terry M @terrymn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Trump is the best at geography. So many talents!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 01/05/2026
Trump: “Ukraine has nothing to do [with us], we‘re an ocean apart. It has to do with [Europe], it‘s their front door.“ Ukraine to U.S.: Approx 5,266 to 5,690 miles. Iran to U.S.: Approx 7,150 to 7,244 miles.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/04/2026
More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.
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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future
The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This wild document is the basis for the State Department's decision to cancel the visas and green cards of tech researchers who study the social media platforms and of tech regulators who enforce privacy and transparency laws. Disclosed to us last night in @thecoalition.bsky.social v. Rubio.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Delays in U.S. missile deliveries caused by the war in Iran are pushing NATO ally Estonia to look for alternative ways to maintain its defenses, a top official told the country's public broadcasting network. From Stars and Stripes' Phillip Walter Wellman:
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Iran war delays US weapons deliveries to Estonia, raising defense concerns
Delays in U.S. missile deliveries caused by the Iran war are pushing Estonia to look for alternative ways to maintain its defenses, an official said.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
A man who says he was born in Colorado was deported recently after being pulled over in Texas, after which immigration officers denied his offers to show them proof of citizenship he says he had at home.
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ICE deported man to Mexico who says he’s a U.S. citizen
Brian José Morales García has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. ICE agents accused him of lying and says he entered the country illegally.
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Motivated by the devastation the Spanish flu inflicted on WW1 troops, the US military was key in the development of #flu vaccine. Keeping troops battle ready is critical, which makes Hegseth's decision to drop mandatory flu shots ill-advised, Paul Friedrichs writes. www.statnews.com/2026/04/23/m...
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Dropping the flu vaccine requirement puts U.S. military readiness at risk
Since the 1918 pandemic, the military has acknowledged the threat of influenza. Now that’s changing.
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Dr Earhart Sampson PhD 🌎 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇲🇽 🇩🇰 🇺🇦 @earhart.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Advocate for Independence
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