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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12h

Everyday is some new form of comic book supervillain shit in a culture soaked in this exact lore. It’s bananas.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 9h

MAHA in a nutshell: If any of these tech millionaires actually gave a shit about making AMERICA healthy and not just themselves, they’d use some of their gold coins to feed children and increase access to healthcare instead of hoarding their gold like dragons. Yes, it is that simple.

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 12h

Sometimes I want to socialize, but I don't want to talk. I just want to be around like a cat.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 13h

“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETax

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CHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’

Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15h

swearing aside, the strategy of just making the right stand by the things they say to each other seems pretty good. that was the secret sauce behind the "weird" messaging way back when (that they abandoned for whatever reason)

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14h

I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 23h

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

let’s figure out how to ruin lives

@inlikeflynn_73 You're only seeing the information about the Cornell 7 because the victim is suing. Put that into perspective and get a lot angrier.

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Matthew Ingalls
Jonathan Newell
Winston Lee
Gillio Lopes
Diego Sarabia
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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 25/09/2026

rolled out of my bed this morning and barreled down Linwood for 10 minutes to have the privilege of watching a neighbor get kidnapped with his son in front of a YMCA and high school, busses full of kids watching, while a kcpd officer joyfully cooperated. It was a car crash. How did ICE know?

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

This is why civic owned teams make so much sense imo, why should some rich guy get to define what are in every function public institutions.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:

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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks

Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026

All the [migrants] are men, all the women are white

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026

“Yellow journalism utilized in … helped accelerate the massacre as top officials connected to the paper’s past and present believed that Black citizens shouldn’t have the right to vote, later spreading false accusations about Black men sexually assaulting white women and other forms of criminality.“

thegrio.com

120 years later, Atlanta honors the lives lost in the 1906 Race Massacre

Fulton County has revealed official remembrance days for the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, one of the deadliest events in city history.

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“As of May 2026, the C.D.C. had 30 percent fewer employees than it did before the layoffs…Interviews with more than 30 current & former employees reveal the agency is now tightly controlled by Mr. Kennedy and his associates, and its scientists are finding it increasingly difficult to do their jobs”

nytimes.com

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Raw milk strikes again. Thirteen people across nine states have become sick with E. coli after consuming Sierra Nevada Graziers’ product, with 8 of them having been hospitalized.

abcnews.com

E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese brand: CDC, FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections.

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Piper @the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I will never vote for any Democrat who supports any ban on or reduction of trans rights. Anything short of enthusiastic defense of human rights and I will not vote for you.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’" www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

theguardian.com

Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases

Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026

Eventually we have to talk about the police themselves when discussing what’s happening.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"I’m saying that I would personally mouth-pipette a solution of pure chloroform right now, today, in front of God and the NIH Director and the entire Office of Research Safety, if it meant a young scientist in my department could get a payline above 20%." substack.com/home/post/p-...

substack.com

Opinion: I Miss When The NIH Payline Was 40% And We All Mouth-Pipetted Phenol

By Dr. Douglas R. Waverly, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, Yale University

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Have you ever tried to read a scientific journal article and been told “you don’t have access, pay to download this article?” Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay? Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions!

Screenshot of a scientific journal paywall

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Vice President JD Vance and administration officials are set to announce Tuesday that they are removing hundreds of thousands of people from Affordable Care Act coverage”. Yeah taking healthcare away from hundreds of thousands of people smells like MAHA all right.

washingtonpost.com

Trump officials plan to cut hundreds of thousands from ACA, claiming fraud

Vance targeted ACA enrollment as part of a broader administration crackdown on suspected fraud.

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

Once again, the man is an open white supremacist who is promoting a global movement in support of the ideology and he’s already denied resources to millions of people in service of it.

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

“The Department of Health and Human Services informed congressional appropriators earlier this year that it was moving about $12 million from its Office of Minority Health to help cover the ballooning cost of security for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

wsj.com

Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office

The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.

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Piper @the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It is better for every anti trans Dem to lose in 2026 than to have any of them in office in 2028. If you believe that we must do what ever version of resistance you think is best, then I need you to understand that Dems who run on bigotry will not help you achieve justice when the time comes.

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026

Susan Collins doing big crimes while acting like an overwhelmed and helpless person is big Gotham City energy.

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Research has shown that administrative burdens can lead to procedural denials, where applicants are rejected not due to ineligibility, but because they are unable to navigate the complex application and eligibility recertification processes." www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

cbpp.org

Administrative Burden and Procedural Denials in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The effectiveness of the SNAP program is hampered by complex administrative processes that create significant barriers for potential participants.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Russell Vought cannot be given the power to decide what science is funded. He knows nothing about science; in fact, he seems to hate it and everyone who does it. And he has all of the worst characteristics of humanity. The Republican Congress is a fucking disease.

arstechnica.com

Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants

Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

ngl I was stunned by this article's cite to a study showing that 5.4 million children & teens in the US have family caregiving responsibilities @jessicacalarco.com has done lotsa interesting work on how the US uses women in lieu of a social safety net but I had no idea how much labor falls on..kids

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fucking brownshirts

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

They shot Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in the back! Don't become desensitized to the violence & #ICELawlessness our own government is inflicting. Get angry. Get angry enough to take action. Turn the fear & frustration into a fire & use it to fight for our freedom! Don't scroll past this. Share!🧵

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 18/09/2026

Your 'moment of doom' for Sept. 18, 2026 ~ Feedback loop alert! "Water vapour is also part of the climate feedback loop – water vapour is a greenhouse gas and so the atmosphere will warm even further, and then take up even more water vapour." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August

Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say

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SeaTea @tierno158.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If NFL owners want to censor who performs in stadiums, they shouldn't ask taxpayers to help build them. You can't take public subsidies for stadiums then use them as your personal editorial board. Pay for it all out of your own pocket and hold as many Kid Rock concerts as you want to.

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Beware billion dollar sports owners claiming to donate money to various causes when they’re under scrutiny for being assholes. I said what I said.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026

RFK Jr. wants people to get sick. He wants them to get sick and he thinks it is a good thing if they die, since those who live will have "natural immunity" and emerge stronger and fitter.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026

“What we want from you is more assurances that we’re white. Maybe a contract, a Magna Carta of letting us into the whites-only club?”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pennsylvania officials are now reporting two more measles deaths, bringing the total to four this year. RFK Jr. continues to dispute the numbers, claiming there have been zero, despite Pennsylvania health officials confirming the cases.

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DOH Confirms Two Additional Measles-Associated Deaths

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

“In the first three months of this year, for example, Trump bought as much as $1.38 million of stock in DoorDash Inc. Then in April, Trump had the food delivery service bring him a McDonald’s order at the White House — turning it into a made-for-social-media event...& a lobbying coup for DoorDash”

bloomberg.com

Trump Made 29,000 Securities Trades, More Than All of Congress

Donald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Kavanaugh stop

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 16/09/2026

Ah yes, the land of the free, where everyone should just shut up and never express any criticism of the government in public because that's taboo and should be illegal. What a truly unserious bunch we are.

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 The Catcher Race Riot of 1923 began and ended the same as they all did—a Black man accused of a crime and all hell breaks loose. Many of you—including myself, never heard of this one. Pull up a 🪑my friends. (cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

No shit, 100% agree here.

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