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Tom LeBlanc

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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 10h
On this day in 1896, a Czechoslovak Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and son (16) and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she perished. Her name was Viktoria Ehrlichová Support @sobibor.org
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 5h
After yesterday’s Senate hearing, it’s crystal clear that Jack Smith should be the next Attorney General.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 16h
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Bold Strategy, Cotton
Alt: Bold Strategy, Cotton
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Marie Antoinette would like to have a word....
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SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 16h
Breaking: Russia's campaign against Ukraine's energy sector began tonight. Several power stations have been under attack by both Ballistic missiles and Geran-5 kamikaze drones.
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 15h
Know their names: Scott Kretzschmar, Scott Norris, Diego Sarabia, Gillio Lopes, Winston Lee, Johnathan Newell and Matthew Ingalls #Cornell7 But also, everyone in the group chat, the administrators, university, and DA. SHAME.
Cornell 7Disgusting chat
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h
THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1930 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Hilda Weinberger, was born in Antwerp. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Black and white portrait of a young girl in a polka-dot dress with a large collar, seated on an antique chair.
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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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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On this day in 1942, a 15 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her parents, two sisters (9 & 8) and two brothers (18 & 6). It is probable that she was murdered on arrival. His name was Betje Waas Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 29/09/2026
Only 35 days until the US midterm elections. If we haven't been reminding you enough, vote because your life depends upon it. #EveryVoteMatters
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💔🕯️No Justice No peace.
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On this day in 1931, a Czechoslovak Jewish boy was born. On the 5 Jul 1943 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his parents and on the 18 Dec 1943 to Auschwitz where he was most probably murdered on arrival. His name was Josef Beck Please support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 20h
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On this day in 1872, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 2 Jul 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 15 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where she was most probably murdered on arrival. Her name was Adéla Baierová
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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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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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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Blue Turquoise @bluet-urquoise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How do we really feel? This is the time we all need to speak out the elections are up ahead and anyone that reads our comments will benefit.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
White House: the spots are "public service announcements" that are "reminding Americans to love their country” George Orwell: “Sheeeeeit.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)
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Kids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.
In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.”
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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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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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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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump has mastered stealing. He steals credit from other's accomplishments. He steals valor from our military. He stole top secrets and sold them to our enemies. He is stealing oil from Venezuela. He has stolen ten years of joy from America.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another Steve Sack cartoon
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On this day in 1873, a Czechoslovak Jewish woman was born. On the 13 Jan 1943 she was deported to Theresienstadt and on the 15 Dec 1943 to Auschwitz where she perished. Her name was Růžena Felixová Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unsurprisingly, there are almost no Russian-made components in Russia's new Geran-4 drone. While Chinese parts surprise no one, how a Texas Instruments onboard computer got there is a major question. #cdnpoli
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
On this day in 1894, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 16 Oct 1941 she was deported to the Łódź Ghetto with her husband. She perished on the 6 Nov 1943 after her husband who died on the 16 Jul 1942. Her name was Friederika Brumlíková
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle." ~ George Orwell @knecessary.bsky.social
Kevin Necessary
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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing." ~ George Orwell @mluckovich.bsky.social
Mike Luckovich
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Clarke: spent a lot of time with Nolan Wells’s mother and father, and they are grieving. Nobody has been able to put forth anything that can explain why their son is not here today. There needs to be more focus on the blunt force trauma to the back of Nolan Wells’s head.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You guys notice that anything this administration wants to eliminate is labelled as fraud or a matter of national security? Because anyone disagreeing with either of those gets immediately attacked as unpatriotic or enabling crime. It's not an accident, it's by design. And it's bullshit.
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migas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Real Stories - not the GOP’s.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hey, posting this piece about the importance of unions 9 to 5 day.
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Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin Laughing
ALT: Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin Laughing
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here’s a video of a dog welcoming its owner home from the front – because we need something to keep us sane.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
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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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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/09/2026
We're going to plow right into a sovereign debt crisis. And the worst part is over half this debt were the Trump and Bush tax cuts. All yo give billionaires and corporations more money.
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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pat Bagley absolutely nailed the nasty, ugly and fat, Commie and Xi's meeting at the White House.
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