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Teresa

@tkerhughes.bsky.social
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Interested in art, literacy, photography, science, medicine, education, environmental awareness & needlework. Married, parent of 3, daughter of an Air Force engineer & a nurse. Not a fan of crass language.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9h
254 hospitals and clinics have closed since Republicans cut healthcare programs by 1 Trillion dollars. 15 million people are in the cut line. The people who did the math are up for reelection. You can do the math too: vote them all out in November. #RepublicanHealthcareCrisis
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 9h
Calls for the resignation or legal removal of Donald Trump increasing across the US.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
Every day I have a new reason to hate AI, but today’s is that they faked the work of one of my longtime collaborators.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h
“This is one of the most immediate, concrete, tangible, real, and affordable things that we can do to start to get control of our high energy costs, but also save our planet."
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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
It's the largest state to greenlight plug-in solar panels that help reduce home energy bills.
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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just THREE MINUTES a day of low-intensity ultrasound aimed at the hippocampus improved cognition in two areas in Alzheimer's patients within 26 days, with no adverse effects. One paper even found the cortex grew back. Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
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This Cheap, Tiny Device May Reverse Memory Loss—And Even Prevent Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say
Studies indicate that a simple treatment could halt a leading cause of death for millions of people.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies… ex British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide…Simon Andriesz was previously a managing director at Wall St firm where Lutnick was CEO…” www.thebanker.com/content/0228...
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Carmine Bello @bluebello.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Stop calling us Nazis!" ...say the people talking like Nazis, acting like Nazis, with Nazis backdrops.
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Carissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sometimes we make the simple complicated. Meta's current business model depends on #surveillance; therefore, the incentive is for it to design products to further that surveillance, not to benefit you (much less your friends and family!). www.wired.com/story/muse-c...
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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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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pick a state. Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas. Whichever one you picked, your Republican Senate candidate is in here. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-sen...
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Trump’s Senate Candidates Really Hoped You’d Never Read This
Twelve names, all inside. Also: our plan between now and Election Day, five ways to fight back, and your invitation to our live election night war room.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Cyd @cydpr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We absolutely cannot allow this!
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#JackSmith #HeroForOurTimes #PowerToThePeople #Maryland
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement. This is why Democrats winning the Senate in 2026 is key. If Alito retires then Democrats in Senate can block any nominee until 2029 when we have a Democratic President. That is what the GOP did to Pres Obama. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 03/10/2026
Nearly 11,000 fish die downstream from embattled Maryland dairy farm
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Nearly 11,000 fish die downstream from embattled Maryland dairy farm
Environmental regulators say a dairy farm won’t stop dumping manure into a beloved northeast Maryland stream. This week, thousands of fish died downstream from the farm.
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/10/2026
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your bidding comes with privacy costs. www.wired.com/story/muse-c...
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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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The Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...
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BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
President Trump in TIME Interview Doesn’t Rule Out Declaring National Emergency or Using Insurrection Act During Elections or Sending Ice Agents to the Polls, But Seems Mostly Unaware of the Issue electionlawblog.org/2026/preside...
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President Trump in TIME Interview Doesn’t Rule Out Declaring National Emergency or Using Insurrection Act During Elections or Sending Ice Agents to the Polls, But Seems Mostly Unaware of the Issue #EL...
What’s interesting from this TIME interview, despite all of the most fervent election denier conspiracists urging him to declare a national emergency and take over the running of elections (something ...
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘Monstrous’ US Deportation Hearings for Children Who ‘Have No One’ Shock Consciences “Don’t ever get immune to the inhumanity and dehumanization of what the Trump/Miller project is doing to children and families,” said one advocate. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-d...
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we allow this injustice to continue? The Trump administration's fast-tracked deport...
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pennsylvania health officials reported a fifth measles-associated death Wednesday. The person was unvaccinated. apnews.com/article/meas...
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Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991
Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death. The Pennsylvania Department of Health said Wednesday that the person was from Lancaster County and was unvaccinated.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026
A bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials — including the Kennedy Center — was blocked Monday night in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
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GOP senator blocks bill to stop Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center
The bipartisan effort to ban the demolition of presidential memorials was thwarted in the Senate by an objection from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
White supremacy culture is when all immigrants are criminalized when one immigrant is accused of rape, but no Ivy League students are criminally charged after broadcasting a rape in a group chat.
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'Songs in the Key of Life' was released on 26 Sept 1976 as a double LP with a 4-song bonus EP. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart becoming only the 3rd album to achieve that feat and the 1st by an American artist at the time. The 1st two were both from Elton John. #StevieWonder
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When you think things can’t get any more ridiculous at the White House, Trump is now floating the idea of replacing the White House press briefing room with a swimming pool.
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Dill Childs @furiousteddy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I had no idea this existed! Thank you! There's even a cat! There's a detailed look available here:
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Freedom Sculpture — America 250 — Zenos Frudakis
A monumental sculpture and powerful symbol of transformation, capturing the moment when struggle becomes strength and hope becomes action.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Said no woman EVER... 😆🤣
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." UN Declaration of Human Rights, which the United States violates.
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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 28/09/2026
5 suicides in 5 weeks. What’s going on at Cyber Command at Fort Meade?
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5 suicides in 5 weeks. What’s going on at Cyber Command at Fort Meade?
Five people whose work supported missions at U.S Cyber Command and the National Security Agency at Fort George G. Meade died by suicide within a month of each other this summer. Lawmakers are asking questions...
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today I wrote about the Cornell fraternity brothers who saw the group chat about a rape in progress and chose silence. The high school that missed the opportunity to teach boys how to speak out against sexual assault. And the path of silence that connects them dot-connecting.ghost.io/the-silent-p...
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The silent path from Cornell to Hope High
Three hundred and twenty six miles separate Cornell University from Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island, but right now those two schools sit adjacent in my mind. Two stories of sexual assault...
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...
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Sept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring Published
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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How ‘Hamilton’ Became Cool Again
What I learned from attending a popular D.C. spin class.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/09/2026
Five men have been arrested near a U.K. air base used by U.S. forces, held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, police says.
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Police evacuate homes near US air base in England and detain men on suspected explosives offensives
Police have evacuated homes near a U.S. air base in England and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.
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Ambassador Luis G. Moreno (ret) @ambassadormoreno.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump’s latest comments on “conquering Cuba…if I want…I can do anything…” are beyond deranged and dangerous. Will anyone have the guts to call him on this? Sort of a rhetorical question at this point.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Horrific.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Student journalists still believe that it’s more important to hold powerful people to account than it is to hold on to access to those powerful people. They haven’t become Savvy Insiders yet
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn’t have." www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...
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NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't have
A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yeah, it doesn’t seem like the NYT has given any coverage to the frat gang rape scandal at Cornell. Not as important as Oberlin’s banh mi or Harvard’s eating clubs I guess
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The happiness of this girl after discovering that her dog, whom she had been trying to teach sign language for some time, has finally begun to understand her. [📹 erycadias22] Original post
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Convicted Metro hair toucher arrested at court hearing
Bryan Betancur served 180 days in jail in D.C. for touching a woman’s hair on a Metro train and is facing a similar case in Arlington.
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Maryland ACA plan premiums will rise 14.6% next year
The increase is the second year in a row the state has seen substantial increases to premiums. Last year, premium rates increased 13.4%. The increases over the last two years have been hefty compared ...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I remain undeterred in my fight for the release of the entirety of the unredacted Epstein Files. We just have to keep pushing and pushing them with everything we’ve got.
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Private sector entities exploit approximately 17.3 million victims, traffickers force 6.3 million into commercial sexual exploitation, and state actors subject 3.9 million to forced labor (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime [UNODC], Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, 2023
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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Perfect...tells the whole story.
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Teresa @tkerhughes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
But because existing law blocks most states from systematically purging voters from their rolls within 90 days of an election, the immediate impact on the upcoming midterms is likely limited.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ABC: “A 36yo immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in ICE custody… Carlos Josue Marchena-Marchena marks the 55th such case during Trump’s second term… second person to die at the detention facility in Louisiana this year.”
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Costa Rican immigrant died while in ICE custody, agency says
A 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.
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Webster @wbwebster.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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US Under Trump Stands Alone Against UN Women's Rights Resolution As Vote Passes 37–1 To Cheers
The US was the only nation to vote against a landmark gender-equality document at the UN's women's rights body, leading to a standing ovation from 37 nations.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 25/09/2026
James “Jim” Copenhaver, one of two people critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally, has died.
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Trump Assassination Attempt Victim Dies: What He Said About Butler
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So much of what we’re living through right now, from Trump to AI, feels like it’s driven by an explicit strategy of “we just do the crimes so quickly that we can’t be stopped and by the time the courts weigh in, they have no choice but to accept our crimes.” www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-the-a...
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It's the accountability, stupid.
Doing crime
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
JUST IN: Trump White House says it is complying with Judge Timothy Kelly's order to restore passes/access to CNN/MSNOW/POLITICO reporters. Guidance was given to reverse ban at 710AM and they were back on by 907AM. Confiscated badges will be returned. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#27 in CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:26-cv-03287) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION by STEVEN CHEUNG, SEAN M. CURRAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, SUSAN WILES. (Velchik, Michael) (Entered: 09/24/2026)
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Kelly ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the outlets’ press passes and blocked officials from enforcing the ban for 14 days. The judge rejected the government’s assertion that the ban was motivated by national security concerns. www.huffpost.com/entry/white-...
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