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Theresa

@theresav208.bsky.social
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Boise, ID born & raised — back after time in DC.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 12/10/2026
It appears that a GOP Super PAC - running anti-Troy Jackson hits in the Maine Senate race - booked time in Portland…Oregon? #MESen
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I lived in DC for 10 years. The depression Trump has brought to DC residents is palpable when I talk to friends who still live there. It is such a great city and it is depressing to see how he is ruining it — and breaking the spirit of federal employees & contractors.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2026
before this is over i will not be surprised if trump cuts down every cherry tree he can find just to spite DC
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
October 17th No Kings Protest in Boise!
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I always love when you are on Tim’s podcast!
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Intelligence must draw on memory. The mind must not simply compile data — as an algorithm now does more quickly than we can — but recall lived experiences, which contain depths of meaning that only the human soul can recognize.” — Pope Leo XIV
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Related news: I reviewed emails received yesterday by two federal agencies—SEC and NIH—instructing them to update all internal and public materials to say "super intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence" in order to comply with Trump's executive order.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 08/10/2026
Eric Deters on paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to Amb. Kimberly Guilfoyle: "I feel like a dumbass…If I could turn the clock back, I wouldn't have given them a damn nickel.”
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/10/2026
Iowa man kicks off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse @mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/it-is-done-h...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson: "Senator Collins is like an arsonist who helps set the fire and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out."
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Steve Martin's Unbelievable Reaction
Alt: Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 03/10/2026
Meta has enabled Muse to build extensive and ever-growing profiles on the orbit of people in a user’s life. Based on user input but also “publicly available information.” Whether that means a web search, Facebook’s own extensive data, or buying data broker info…we don’t know? And we can’t opt out.
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Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Family
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/10/2026
The company doesn’t matter. Flock, Axon, and other automatic license plate readers have no place on our streets. Use the toolkit to fight against mass surveillance in your community at aclu.org/gtfo_
"Big Brother should just be reality TV — not our reality. Join us in getting automatic license plate readers out of our communities." ACLU logo. Red tinted photo of a big eye.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Schmitt’s defense is it was the only NBA or Men’s NCAA game. Didn’t even think about women’s basketball. (But Schmitt has pretended to care about women’s sports w/his legislation to keep transgender women out of college sports.) Pathetic how he shows zero remorse or embarrassment about the hearing
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ACLU of Idaho @acluidaho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Idaho has gone from two to 14 ICE agreements over the past two years. There are now 11 counties, one city, and two statewide agencies who have agreed to use their resources to carry out immigration enforcement duties.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The level of idiocy of this Administration’s handling of the Iran War and the known consequences is still astounding
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I know Trump is an awful commander in chief, but this stands out as particularly ridiculous.
Screenshot From NY Times article: The Saudi crown prince has implored Trump to intervene militarily against the Houthis. The president initially rebuffed his requests, then, over the weekend, told the Pentagon to prepare airstrikes. But as bombs were being loaded onto the planes, he reversed course and decided to hold off, according to Trump administration officials.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump Administration corruption: data centers on federal land, ICE nomination, DOT corruption with Duffy’s son-in-law’s campaign contributions
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BREAKING: Republicans Sink Trump's ICE Nominee, House GOP Defies Trump on Epstein, Another Cabinet Grift Exposed, and more...
Top Stories for September 18, 2026.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Couldn’t find the link to the press release on the ACHD website but here is a screenshot of their emailed press release
 Yesterday, ACHD staff learned that the Ada County Elections Office made changes to how two seats on the ACHD Commission will be elected in the November General Election.

Legislation passed earlier this year changed ACHD Commission elections from nonpartisan races, in which voters elected a commissioner to represent their district, to partisan elections conducted at large across Ada County. Based on statements of legislators as well as the statement of purpose of SB 1356, the changes were set to go into effect in 2028.

We have since learned that the Ada County Elections Office has interpreted the law differently. While the elections will remain nonpartisan until 2028, the county is implementing the at-large voting requirement for the upcoming election in November.

ACHD was not notified in advance of this change. We have scheduled a meeting with the Ada County Elections Office to better understand its interpretation of the law and the process that led to this change.

Our immediate concern is ensuring clarity for both Ada County voters, who deserve clear and accurate information about how their votes will be cast and counted, as well as the candidates who have invested significant time and resources in seeking public office.

We will share additional information following our meeting tomorrow. In the meantime, questions regarding the administration of the election should be directed to the Ada County Elections Office at 208-287-6860.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This seems like a big change close to a November election for ACHD elections in Idaho. “While the elections will remain nonpartisan until 2028, the county is implementing the at-large voting requirement for the upcoming election in November.” www.facebook.com/100064547085...
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Formerly known as NOTUS, the Washington Sun has already been doing some great & valuable reporting. www.washingtonsun.com?redirected=n...
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I love this response. And I’m sure many older viewers watching it on TV are thinking: “what the heck is a Twitch Streamer”?
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/09/2026
This has got to be the move. You've got to start calling it out, explicitly, every time it happens. Make them embarrassed to do it.
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Mary Rohlfing @morningowl215.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Boise State needs to get it's CC system under control at FB games
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Money that comes into the United States government is government revenue. It is part of the public fisc. There's not "taxpayer money" and then "extra bonus money outside the rules." It's all taxpayer money. And spending *any* of it requires Congressional authorization. 2/
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Zeb Palmer @zebpalmer.com · 11/09/2026
So…. Yeah…… It’s a great time to support @idahocapitalsun.com We are so lucky to have them. #Idaho
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In an exclusive interview with Clippy, he repeatedly asked if I needed help formatting a letter. What is the next move for this Hollywood Insider?
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Kickstarter to create a documentary about the Egyptian Theatre & its history in Boise. Support if you can! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...
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Preserving the Egyptian Theatre Legacy
Help preserve 100 years of cultural history at Boise’s Egyptian Theatre with this one-hour documentary project.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
HHS takes away funding to address maternal & infant mortality and support healthy eating & exercise. Instead, HHS officials wrote to grantees that funding should directly advance “root causes of infertility’” including low sperm count, low testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction.
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HHS Cancels Infant Mortality, Postpartum Grants to Focus on Sperm Counts, ED
Officials at the Office of Minority Health told grantees that they’re prioritizing “root causes” of infertility and promoting exercise.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Newsradio 📻
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NewsRadio: Dave Foley & Phil Hartman's Hell Freezes Over
Alt: NewsRadio: Dave Foley & Phil Hartman at conference table. Bill saying he’d been told Hell was going to Freeze Over
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madi mcvan @madisonmcvan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
minnesota people — were you at an anti-ICE organizing meeting, only to later find out an undercover DHS agent was in attendance? know someone who that happened to? if so, i'd love to talk — you can DM me, or reach out on signal, madimcvan.75
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day!
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Kickstarter to create a documentary about the Egyptian Theatre & its history in Boise. Support if you can! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jel...
kickstarter.com
Preserving the Egyptian Theatre Legacy
Help preserve 100 years of cultural history at Boise’s Egyptian Theatre with this one-hour documentary project.
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Friendly Neighborhood Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
In the afternoon, ICE started getting impatient. They would take off down the street without warning at high speed, drive back and forth, then re-take their position. Again, this is a residential neighborhood where kids play. One ICE SUV intentionally drove close to a grandma holding a sign.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thanks! I feel the same — I’m not a photographer at all, but I love taking and seeing hot air balloon pics!
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Actually went down into Ann Morrison Park to watch the hot air balloons take-off. This is the first time in decades I have watched them take-off. It was fun to watch up close!
Hot air balloon photo taken from a Dutch angle3 hot air balloons still in the ground that are getting inflated 
Photo of at least 19 hot air balloons that took off from Ann Morrison park People watching hot air balloons. 8 on the ground and one has just lifted off
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Have you recently gone to a Job Center in a red state where you went through an ID verification to file for unemployment insurance? I want to talk to you. Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co
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TheValuesVoter @thevaluesvoter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Seeing Thom Tillis criticizing Pete Hegseth, who he famously helped get confirmed, is like …
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I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
ALT: I Think You Should Leave Hot Dog Suspect
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ha Ha! This made me laugh really hard!
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just our tax dollars being wasted on the dumbest stuff
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In my last job (Washington Post Opinion section), I was asked repeatedly to write about the book "Abundance." I kept making excuses. Finally, I just bluntly stated that there are many, many books published about politics and it was strange that the entire political media was obsessed with this one.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our taxpayer money is funding this moron’s salary. 🤦‍♀️
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I am perfectly open to the idea that some of the data center panic is overblown, what I am telling u is I don’t care
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The first CD is just stacked with hits — C is For Cookie, Rubber Ducky, Sing a Song, Sesame Street Theme Song. Elmo’s Song is the only highlight on Favorites 2.
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Theresa @theresav208.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Sesame Street All Time Favorites 2” CD sadly does not match the high standards set by the “Sesame Street All Time Favorites 1” CD.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My faith in America restored. I’m at Terminal 1 at Reagan National in DC, and a couple of Honor Flights just arrived. No loudspeaker announcement, but the info spread by word of mouth, and there were spontaneous and sustained standing ovations for the veterans as they deplaned.
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Kellalena @kellalena.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This bagel has everything, why can’t I
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