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Scott Costello

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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 9h
How Trump & Republicans CUT social security And Corporate Media does know They have no investigative reporters Just opinion pieces www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLNKfKsG/
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Republicans have already cut Social Security. More cuts are coming in January.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Healthcare is suicide prevention. Housing is suicide prevention. Childcare is suicide prevention. Universal basic income is suicide prevention. When we ensure people have their basic needs met, mental health improves.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 14h
🧪 "Lock up that gun: the intruderyou plan to defend against may be your own thoughts." Public Health Mass Media Intervention Promoting Means Restriction is Needed to Address High US Suicide Rates September 2026 | Scott Costello LCSW www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Public Health Mass Media Intervention Promoting Means Restriction is Needed to Address High US Suicide Rates
PDF | Suicide rates in the United States rose 37% between 2000 and 2018 during the most sustained expansion of clinical suicide prevention services in... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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blueinmo1957.bsky.social @blueinmo1957.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fuck you @fetterman.senate.gov @johnfetterman.com TRAITOR! Israeli Settlers Killed His Constituent. Fetterman Is Sole Democrat Against Investigating Them. theintercept.com/2026/09/30/i...
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Israeli Settlers Killed His Constituent. Fetterman Is Sole Democrat Against Investigating Them.
Despite support from other Democrats, the Senate voted 51–47 against a resolution to force U.S. probes on killings of Americans in the West Bank.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Megyn Kelly has to be the most disgusting right wing podcaster out there Claiming sexual assault is invalid based on when police are called Negates Kelly's own claims against Roger Ailes Her desperation to be relevant is beyond pathetic. Feel sorry for glher daughter and sons No, she's not.
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Rudy Ayoub Asks 'Is She Okay?'
ALT: Rudy Ayoub Asks 'Is She Okay?'
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This was predictible. That's what happens when you watch Fox News, OAN and listen to Joe Rogan Unemployed. Blaming trump when it's your own fault for being a closed minded willfully ignorant idiot www.huffpost.com/entry/a-gut-...
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A Gut Punch In Ohio: Nearly 1,400 Laid Off At Truck Factory Just Days Before Trump Rally
One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the problem with Republican Voters Imagine believing this nonsense They literally fall for anything "Communism" and "Sharia law" fkng idiots 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Will they have this again this year? lonE skuM
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 2024 Elon Musk dropped 43.6 MILLION into ads for Trump He will be doing it again Elon's RBG PAC sounded Democrat and ran ads that sounded pro choice fooling Dem voters into lower voter turnout by souring their views of Kamala Harris They'll do the same this month
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Example of MAGA men engaging in MINDLESS confirmation bias Willfully ignorant Wantonly reinforcing lies www.tiktok.com/t/ZPLJrbrvr/
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#onthisday Just remembering how #MAGA would get #fake sad over obvious footage from Central America, but pretend it was happening on the U.S. border?! #politics #fyp
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🧪 doi.org/10.13140/RG.... Public Health Mass Media Intervention Promoting Means Restriction is Needed to Address High US Suicide Rates Pre-print ResearchGate
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(PDF) Public Health Mass Media Intervention Promoting Means Restriction is Needed to Address High US Suicide Rates
PDF | Suicide rates in the United States rose 37% between 2000 and 2018 during the most sustained expansion of clinical suicide prevention services in... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
One of the primary reasons State's shouldn't execute people
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Susan Collins being a Senator for so damn long as well as Chuck Grassley count as scientific evidence as to how money is what gets people elected Corrupt as hell and horrible people who dont give a crap about America or Americans keep getting elected www.huffpost.com/entry/susan-...
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Susan Collins Faced An FBI Investigation Over Dark Money. It’s Still Flowing To Her Reelection Campaign.
The Maine Republican’s reelection campaign is backed by at least $7.4 million in dark-money contributions that resemble the shell donations that drew FBI scrutiny.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump is using the IRAN war to help Russia By Allowing IRAN & YEMEN To control the Middle East and choke oil (diesel) Trump-Russia can create emergent dependency on Oil from US-Russia Trump will then require EU to make pro-Trump-Putin-Musk policy changes @ec.europa.eu
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And Trump offered to SELL weapons to China during the meeting Trump is a Russian Oligarch MAGA is a Russian Project
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Deacon Mark @grnmtnby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Six of the nine Supreme Court justices are Catholic, for whom the death penalty is inadmissible (CCC 2267). www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee’s Lone Woman on Death Row (Gift Article)
Christa Pike tortured and murdered a classmate in 1995. She had been set to die on Wednesday, the first woman executed in the state in 200 years, until a lower court paused the execution.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
this is great news!!!
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is Barbaric She was 18 with Bipolar disorder and killed someone But then putting her to death 32 years later is not justice, serves no one, it's cold, pointless Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries - www.reuters.com/world/us/ten...
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Tennessee set to execute a woman for the first time in two centuries
Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on ​Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put ...
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Rare Moment, Fetterman tells the truth
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOTUS Majority are Psychopaths Not surprising Sending innocent humans to death or hellscapes for a minor civil law violation is what is Criminal 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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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NVDA Nvidia's Stock Buy Back What an Incredible Waste of Money Imagine what we could do to improve our country with 150 BILLION instead of buying back a stock that will drop in value and that money disappears except for the Billionaires who cash out early
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer really want to Susan Collins to win in Nov. It's pathetic. Republicans do OWN the LIBS - from the inside. All these "centrist" dems gotta go Collins isn't just a liar - she's a hard core criminal
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump won Louisiana by 22 points in 2024; currently, a La Dem. Senate candidate is trailing just 4 points behind his GOP opponent. I did a quick writeup on some of what was shown in the poll and talked to a La pollster about the reason for the small gap. medium.com/@danny.cherr...
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REPORTING: A Louisiana Democrat is just 4 Points Behind Republican Opponent in the Louisiana U.S.
Trump won the state by 22 points in 2024
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🧵John Fetterman was an GOP Operation from the start After the Midterms Fetterman will appear on Fox BS News pretending the Democratic party is going "too far left" and he has to leave it (completely illogical) www.huffpost.com/entry/john-f...
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John Fetterman Pushes Back Against Claims He’s A Lazy Senator, Bad Democrat
The Pennsylvania senator has regularly criticized his party, sparking speculation that he could caucus with Republicans after the 2026 midterms.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Latest Research Study on the Effectiveness of the Measles vaccine shows that it works GREAT Amish & Mennonites don't get the vaccine AND they are suffering from the Trump-RFK outbreak in Penn. Very sad to see young children needlessly getting sick, some have died It shows that VACCINES WORK
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MTG knows the GOP playbook inside and out because she spent years helping write the damn thing.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump Administration CANT explain why they wont End their War against Iran Because they can't say the Truth - NETANYAHU won't let Trump end the war or else Epstein Files.. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Mike Waltz Struggles To Explain Trump's Iran Goals, Defends Rejecting Proposal To End War
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Getting caught taking MASSIVE bribes Is NOT old news Susan Collins should still be investigated Even if it starts in 2028 Another Old Psychopath in the Senate www.propublica.org/article/debu...
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This 👇 Bilkionaires are the problem www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Ts89sv/
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Learn economics in two minutes and 27 seconds! #trickledowneconomics #capitalism #economics #neoliberal #economy #taxtherich
TikTok video by evonomics.com
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Some old dumb people in N. Dakota complaining about Windmills Meanwhile 76% of electricity consumed comes from 5 Coal plants in North Dakota’s mining region All those burn lignite which emits more air pollution than any other form enegy as well as significant quantities of mercury which they drink
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You know what this means: "More than 450,000 people are projected to die from additional heat [from] El Niño by February.. estimates by climate scientists" That means it will be over 1,000,000 as Climate Scientists always under estimate
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Is this an illustration of Trump Derangement Syndrome People who spend time around Rapist Trump eventually look like clown faced lunatics?
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jesus was not a person who arrived to be worshiped until the next era Jesus was an idea to be spread for peace amongst humans to end tribal warfare This kind of reverence really misses the point Stop worshiping a dead man and start spreading peace and love www.cnn.com/travel/shing...
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The ‘Tomb of Christ’ is in … Japan? Inside the remote village guarding one of history’s strangest legends | CNN
Local legend has it that instead of dying on a cross in Jerusalem, Jesus escaped to Japan and spent the rest of his life in the countryside. An annual festival is held in his honor.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Melania is FIRST PROSTITUTE She enables a PDF file She has a son whose a psychopath Probably from a fling with some rando
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
MAGA is a RUSSIAN Project TRUMP is a RUSSIAN Oligarch.
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CNN @cnn.com · 26/09/2026
A data breach of the Pentagon's vast HR system has exposed Social Security numbers and other personal information of current and former military personnel, raising counterintelligence concerns among national security experts. cnn.it/3VwCAaU
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Invade Canada? We have no Army or $$ for that. And No American would even do that The soldiers would just hang out and party 🤣🤣🤣 Could Canada defend itself against the US? Expert weighs in on Carney’s comments share.google/KhyhkDZapz9J...
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Could Canada defend itself against the US? Expert weighs in on Carney’s comments
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who cares. EXXON CHEVRON SHELL Are KILLING the ENTIRE planet and theyve been given a pass A billion people is nothing compared to the entire planet of people and all other life forms Nice try tho Bill. Pdf.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Progressives need to confront these Republican phonies in real time Thank you Hasan for addressing this They give themselves away with speeches posed as questions www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Tb2ThF/
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W Abdul #abdulalsayed #hasanpiker #hasanabi #fyp #foryoupage
TikTok video by Valid
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What a joke. Old pathetic putrid corrupt pdf using 1950s scare tactics the only thing people are afraid of is how much more damage he will be allowed to do to the American Economy and Society And BTW - we will NEVER be a FASCIST nation either so fuck off www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
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Experts Say There Could Be Repercussions For Trump's Ominous New Ad — And They're Serious
And the artist whose music was featured is “looking for a lawyer” as we speak.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Love this Call them on their BULLSHIT Shut it down If its that dangerous www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TQ2rCv/
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9/24: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declares that the Ai Labs should be shutdown if they actually believe their models pose a threat to the world. #breakingnews #technews #nvidia #openai #jensenhuang
TikTok video by Darren Francis News💡
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Maybe Dont Give Chinese Agents office space at FBI headquarters
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What 40,000-Year-Old Cave Art reveals about modern humans dissentingdemocrat.substack.com/p/what-40000...
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What 40,000-Year-Old Cave Art Reveals About Modern Humans
The cave with every chapter
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
After this photo Trump tried to Kiss Xi Jin Ping Xi recoiled and said, ew Trump still has his "love letters" from N Korean Dictator Cult Leader Kim. Meanwhile, Trump shits on America's Friends like Canada
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank God Trump banned these networks Now we can be spared his daily bullshit They weren't allowed to ask real questions anyway because Trump's has no backbone and -0- self-esteem www.ms.now/news/trump-b...
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MS NOW journalists denied entry to White House on day after Trump bans them in First Amendment test
The move could pose another First Amendment test for the Trump administration, which has faced legal challenges over efforts to restrict press access based on an outlet’s coverage.
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Even Reuters TWISTS reality for the headline Click This place in E Germ has and is a bastion of racist sexist losers who are heavy consumers of Russian Propaganda AfD surge in eastern Germany makes some immigrants question whether they still belong - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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AfD surge in eastern Germany makes some immigrants question whether they still belong
Shahd Najeeb still remembers the trauma of fleeing Islamic State fighters during Syria's civil war. More than a decade after finding refuge in Germany, she now fears she may no longer be welcome there...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We really have to consider the possibility that we elected the dumbest motherfucker in America. Twice. Do better, people.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hot take: Dave Matthews probably not joining @edsheeran’s tour
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump is PLANNING to DEMOLISH The KENNEDY CENTER Republicans will not stop him Trump is a Russian Oligarch Hell bent on Destroying America His Peace Deal with Houthis and Letting IRAN blow up ALL US Military Bases in Middle East Show us whose side he is on
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Scott Costello @thepowertobeheard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rumors going around that Republicans can REFUSE to seat Democrats if Dems win in November This is FALSE This kind of rumor along with rumors that Lone Skum rigged the election is meant to create Dem Voter Apathy - and it works So you have to fight these false ideas
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