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John

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Retired school teacher, SoCal.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Since taking office, Ken Paxton has become a multi-millionaire while our pay has stagnated. He owns 11 homes while most Texans can’t afford one. He trades favors with rich donors while blocking overtime pay for workers. Paxton doesn’t serve us — he serves himself.
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Plant Powered A-ron🌱🌎💙🌊 @plantpowered1971.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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BHoswell [Money doesn't change men. It unmasks them.] @benhoswell.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Epic! Even the bees are thriving. 🙌 🙌 🙌 *By the end of the study, the abundance of insects had tripled at both farms. Where there had once been little more than gravel and stubble, the ground now hummed with life right through the warm months.*
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A solar farm was built to make electricity, but the ground beneath the panels quietly began doing something no one planned for
For years, one worry has shadowed the rise of solar power. To make serious amounts of electricity, you need serious amounts of land.
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YukonCorneliusJack @yukoncorneliusjack.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
He’s definitely going to Hell.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Donald Trump given hostile reception as New York crowd boos and jeers president at NBA finals
Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was shown on the video screens at Madison Square Garden on Monday night before Game 3 of the NBA finals
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Sue is Pissed! @spb1159.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
He's a sick, demented little man with nothing but insults for strong, intelligent women. The hero of the ultra-stupid strikes again.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
To be clear, the UFC arena at the bulldozed White House isn’t just trashy, tacky, disrespectful and inappropriate, it is also an illegal corrupt for-profit scheme, destruction of govt property and another way for a sadistic criminal and his rabid KKK cultists to promote violence.
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MassShootingTracker @massshootingtrk.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
America's gun psychopathy continues: *213* mass shootings so far in 2026. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer The latest, with 4 juveniles (ages 12-14) wounded, in Chicago, Ill.: www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago...
fox32chicago.com
Chicago crime: 4 boys shot, injured on South Side, police say
Four children, including one as young as 12-years-old, were shot and injured on Chicago’s South Side on Saturday night.
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Greg Pinelo @gregpinelo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
On Meet the Press, Trump is incredibly sweaty, unhinged and insulting. I wish one damn journalist would just say, "I'm sorry, but we're ending this interview now, Mr. President. Your constant attacks on the free press, the rule of law and endless falsehoods are destructive of democracy. Cut."
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 07/06/2026
I'm directing my administration to pause the processing of data center agreements while we continue working with the General Assembly on a comprehensive framework that protects affordability, safeguards natural resources, and ensures responsible growth.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks offered to data centers
Pritzker, who is widely viewed as having 2028 White House aspirations, is tapping into an issue seen as important to voters.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
arrest of a local resident in san ygnacio texas, protesting against sudden bulldozing of riverbank property in sensitive/historic site to build border wall... spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/dallas-fo...
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 07/06/2026
Trump Calling Welker “crooked” “stupid” and then the ultimate—“darling”—for asking him what evidence he has that elections are rigged? What is “crooked” is the money for the ballroom, what is “stupid” are the tariffs. And what is “darling” is a first class journalist.
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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
absolutely...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Our job in 2026 is the same as it would have been in 1939—not to be "Good Germans" in the face of obvious fascism, racism, wicked cruelty.
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wastrying.bsky.social @wastrying.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Protests in Albania over a Trump family luxury resort project CBS Evening News Jun 6, 2026 Activists call it the "Flamingo Revolution." They've adopted the pink bird as a symbol of the wildlife they will be destroyed if a billion-dollar project goes ahead Kushner Ivanka youtu.be/VAI848cEVEs?...
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Protests in Albania over a Trump family luxury resort project
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Yes.
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wokeaf3-2.bsky.social @wokeaf3-2.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Defy Do not Comply No Kings Day June 14 ✊✊✊✊✊✊✊
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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
AI could generate trillions in wealth in the coming years. We can let Elon Musk and a few Silicon Valley billionaires become richer and richer—OR we can tax AI and invest in schools, healthcare, and workers.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 04/06/2026
It's been 103 days since SCOTUS struck down Trump's illegal tariffs. He still has no plan to return the $1,700 he owes American families & now is trying to stiff businesses too.

Trump stole this money from hardworking Americans & business owners. Release the money, NOW.
nytimes.com
Trump Administration Fights Court Order to Refund Some Tariffs
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Stephen Colbert had Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen during the final week of his show. Donnie Dotard can't even get Milli Vanilli.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Gavin Newsom's Cutting Green Tape initiative has helped restore 300,000 acres of habitat, 5.5 million acres of land, and 700 miles of streams in California.
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
@gigialexander123.bsky.social @peacemaker40yrs.bsky.social @bryanlong.bsky.social @nursemouse.bsky.social @authorstuartmiller.bsky.social @theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social @mindyanns.bsky.social @robertcooper-us.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @niftyfiftythe.bsky.social @mutsy67.bsky.social
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sastitcher.bsky.social @sastitcher.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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The REAL Blackheart @blackheart33.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Fayyxxx State Media will NEVER report on that.
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Lpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
GOP priorities on full view:
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
That squatter in the People's House posted over 50 times yesterday, I suppose he didn't mention any of this. 🙄
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Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I’m running for Governor because New Mexicans need an experienced leader and fighter. And this Tuesday, together, we’ll take one step closer to making that future a reality.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This is true and I’m glad he said it. But our economy has become valueless. It teaches us that a “good” company is one that abuses its workers and makes poisonous products - as long as it makes a huge profit. It’s hard to build a moral nation without a moral capitalism.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Techweenie @techweenie.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Since the administration has renamed the Department of Defense the Department of War, when will they rename the Department of Justice the Department of Revenge?
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Field of Flowers - Gustav Klimt
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Frode #Fella @frodehommedal.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The climate emergency is manifesting and we have very few politicians and even fewer journalists championing any kind of action. We are heading for an eco collapse and we’re pretending like all is fine. It’s why I decided not to have children 30 years ago. I suspected it would play out like this.
Map showing large parts of Europe above 30 approaching 40 degrees Celsius – in May.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Let's prioritize installing solar panels on structures like car parks and building rooftops instead of agricultural land, as this approach embodies sustainable development.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
In 2006, the film Idiocracy depicted the White House in a fictional time when the United States was incredibly tacky and stupid. Frankly, they underestimated what the reality of the United States being incredibly tacky and stupid would really look like.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Society's Child (Live) youtu.be/3rCYeCSMeO4?...
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Society's Child (Live)
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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The complete imbalance of wealth is sickening 😡 #TaxTheRich #CloseTheLoopholes
8 MEN HAVE MORE MONEY THAN 4 BILLION PEOPLE COMBINED. A SINGLE MOM USING FOOD STAMPS ISN'T THE PROBLEM.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Can't thank Stephen Colbert enough for the decades of laughs he's given us. He's been positively therapeutic in these troubled times & I can't wait to see what he does next! 👀 (plus, he let me sit behind his desk) 🙏
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Ohio’s state sales tax exemption for data centers cost $1.6 BILLION in 2025 — 11x more than its original estimate. That’s $1.6 billion that could have gone to public schools and healthcare instead of Big Tech CEOs’ pockets. Is it any wonder communities are organizing against data centers?
signalohio.org
Ohio data center tax break cost $1 billion more than expected in 2025 - Signal Ohio
Ohio’s biggest tax break for data centers is more expensive than once thought. A lot more expensive.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Music has always had the ability to speak to us, and for us, in a way nothing else can. That’s why, if you want to understand the last 250 years of American life, one of the best ways to do it is to listen to the music that defined them.
rollingstone.com
Honoring the Music That Made Us
Barack Obama pays tribute to American songs and artists that have shown our country the way forward, from country to blues, Motown, jazz, and more.
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Rick Stengel @rickstengel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
An American president sues/extorts his own government, then settles with his own justice department to funnel money to his criminal allies. He will go down in history as the president who came up with forms of corruption never contemplated before.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
People forgot what the economy was like after Covid.
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lucasmundus @lucasmundus.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The Fourteenth Amendment, written in the blood of the Civil War, says in Section 4 that this is blatantly illegal: “[N]either the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
SIGN OF THE DAY…
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
And get paid for it
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