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Books are my drug. Libraries are my church. Gardener. Retired RN. Not a good corporate fit. Building community makes us stronger. Don’t give up hope.

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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trumpy's supremes prove over and over they are bought and paid for. They will let trumpy do anything, including getting away with mass murder and geneocide. www.washingtonsun.com/courts/supre...
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Continue Third-Country Deportation Push
The justices agreed to hear arguments over the speedy deportation policy in December.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Update: The Texas Tribune identified Gregory Feathers as the ICE agent who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Webanalyst @webanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There better be major fucking changes to this unconstitutional and corrupt Supreme Court when Democrats gains control of Congress.
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So disappointing. France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections
Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@nytimes.com isn’t even reporting on the Cornell rapes. WTAF?
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
About time! Why aren’t all Democratic leaders doing this AT THE VERY LEAST?!?! US senators propose legislation to limit ICE arrests and indefinite detention www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US senators propose legislation to limit ICE arrests and indefinite detention
Exclusive: Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois and Alex Padilla of California seek to prevent unlawful arrests
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Every hour of every day this administration sinks lower and lower. Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Trump administration guts data collection on US education as math and reading scores plummet
National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts
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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 25/09/2026
The Guardian called Revolution in the Heart: Stories Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin "Probably the best original anthology of the year: a must-read." More info: titanbooks.com/72469-revolu...
Revolution in the Heart: Stories Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin, edited by Jonathan Strahan
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The most corrupt and anti democratic Supreme Court in history. If Democrats get in power they better fucking do something about this ongoing corruption. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)
Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And again, Seattle's Democratic Socialist Mayor is actually working to improve the lives of her constituents.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/09/2026
They’re about two weeks away from telling people they can always eat bugs
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
So the billionaire David Ellison now will own most news organizations in the United States and he will do whatever Trumpy wants. There will soon not be real actual honest news in America that is legitimately a free press. This is how democracies fall. Hitler burned newspaper presses to the ground.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is fine to issue statements, but what is the WHCA going to do? Other than plan its next black tie dinner honoring Trump.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration were hooded, bound, beaten with guns and shoved down a flight of stairs recently by police officers at a remote hotel where Trump administration deportees are being held indefinitely..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
How did a man named Umar Kremlev go from Russian biker gang member to Putin ally to secret benefactor of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding? 🎧 Tune in for a very special episode of ProPublica's “Paper Trail” podcast:
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Podcast: The Russian Benefactor Who Funded Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
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Indelicate Features 🐜👁🧊 @micheledoney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The ppl in the WH press pool watch him verbally abuse their fellow reporters, generally the women, in really disgusting ways and they say nothing. They even showed up to the #WHCA dinner and palled around with him. And now they're losing access anyway for telling the truth. When will they stand up?
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump says the free press is the enemy of the people. Guess who said the same thing?
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Dr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 19/09/2026
It's been ten months now and the Trump administration still hasn't fully released the Epstein files because concealing evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
The US State Department is issuing security advisories right now in multiple Middle Eastern nations. Alerts have been sent in at least 9 countries so far.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Concessions don’t work. That’s why the State AGs need to take their case to trial. They've got the Ellisons on the ropes. Protect consumers and workers. Block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Sign the Petition! noparamountconcessions.com
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#BlockTheMerger
Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Concessions don’t protect workers, consumers or creators. Tell the AGs to hold strong and take it to trial. SIGN THE P...
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KMark1969 @kiwimark1969.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Those Epstein files must be brutal for Trump based on all the distractions he has created.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Epstein survivor Liz Stein becomes emotional while viewing the candlelit tribute honoring survivors: “I come to the realization that I’m a part of this… This is me. This is what happened to me.” “I really genuinely felt like they took my light away.”
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Black Intellect Media @blackintellect.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians, but Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF: An analysis of tax forms shows Kraft’s charity & LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF & AIPAC’s super PAC. Reporting by @jonahmv.bsky.social theintercept.com/2026/09/18/r...
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Robert Kraft Claims His Donations Help Palestinians. Turns Out He’s Funding Friends of the IDF.
An analysis of tax forms by The Intercept show Kraft’s charity and LLC have donated to Friends of the IDF and AIPAC’s super PAC.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Enforce Quarantines for Cases A passenger with measles passed through at least six counties on Amtrak – Alameda, Butte, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Joaquin – while making multiple transfers. www.ktvu.com/news/califor...
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California health department notifies of measles exposure from unvaccinated Amtrak passenger
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is urging residents to get their measles vaccination after notifying the public of an exposure from an Amtrak passenger who traveled on the rail syste...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
Read this thread ⤵️
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW, POLITICO were officially locked out of the White House today, simply because Trump doesn’t like their coverage. Every news org should stand w/their colleagues. A free press only works if it stands together. NO ACCESS FOR ONE. NO ACCESS FOR ALL. @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com @nytimes.com
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/09/2026
Former special counsel Robert Mueller was asked if Russia is still interfering in our elections. He responded “They’re doing it as we sit here” during his 2019 congressional testimony.
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Sassy Denise @sassydenise.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We have the least qualified human in the WH to deal with such urgent matters. And his Cabinet is ill prepared and inept.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This, my friends, is gaslighting. Congress is the top three or four of all time only on abdicating its responsibilities. 
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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Matthew_DS9 @matthew-ds9.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every headline should be AUTHORITARIAN SHITS ON FIRST AMENDMENT AND EVERYONE LETS HIM GET AWAY WITH IT Every Single Outlet
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So Trumpy's mini-me, Petey Hegshit also banned the same news media from the Pentagon. This should terrify everyone. Trumpy's government is banning media it doesn't like. This is a 3 alarm fire on democracy. My demand is simple. PROVE IT. Show us the 'fake news'. They can't, it does not exist.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky describes the isolation she experienced and the realization that came from finally seeing the scope of the case: “It’s weirdly vindicating to sit here and see in the files like, ‘Oh no, I’m not crazy. This really happened and it happened to so many people.’”
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t you dare @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov, do not cave. 5670 film makers put their necks on the line for you to fight this merger. Another 75,000+ and counting have signed to tell you not to concede in just 3 weeks. Please sign to send a message to the AG’s and Paramount. noparamountconcessions.com
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Democracy USA @oilgaschemicals.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The president should not be hiding the number of military deaths he's caused with his unnecessary war with Iran Makes me sick he is doing this
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
We may never know the extent to which Russia has waged information warfare in American elections.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Save the date! No Kings is October 17th. And don’t forget to vote early! 🗳️
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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He worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.
A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Allegations against Lauren Boebert include sexual relations with Congressional employees, hush money payments, and thousands of dollars in misused official and campaign funds. Here's the redacted complaint: media.coloradotimesrecorder.com/wp-content/u...
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
its a very strong sign of your election position when youre banning news outlets from covering you
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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026
Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃
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Mr. Savile Row @mrsavilerow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CNN, MSNBC, and Politico should go after the DOJ to release the Epstein files. Every fuckin' day right up to the midterms.
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Carolirene @carolirene75.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is a good one.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ok, here's a compromise: Print out the unredacted Epstein Files and tape them to the Kennedy Center. Boom! His name will be all over the place.
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is where we are. Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Calls for Democrats to be shot go unchallenged at Republican convention
Crowd member repeatedly said some Democrats ‘should be shot’ during Ted Cruz’s speech, without senator responding
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tree03.bsky.social @tree03.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
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Ex-60 Minutes managing editor says fired staffers ‘refused to be accomplices’ in show’s ‘destruction’
Guy Campanile addresses ouster in Facebook post and says ‘we were told to leave because we insisted on doing our jobs’
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