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Ushi

@ushims.bsky.social
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I am a left-of-center Democrat with a German husband and two tweenagers. Glutton for punishment. Here for Carl Sagan quotes and keen observations.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside act.indivisible.org/sign/dem-sen...
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Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
On November 9, Chuck Schumer surrendered in the fight for affordable healthcare, supplying Republicans the votes necessary to advance a budget that will cause premiums to double and triple for million...
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
shame on junior officers for applauding his claptrap, and for their bosses not giving them appropriate instructions in advance www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran
The defense secretary returned to culture-war themes and used coarse and offensive terms to describe people he believes have no place in the military.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There's a shit-ton of actual anti-Semitism in the world today, but Netanyahu's fraudulent misuse of the term devalues it dangerously. Hamas is anti-Semitic and murderous. Netanyahu is a cynical, murderous shitheel. Mamdani is an American politician with a perverse impulse to tell blunt truths.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Joe Scarborough: It’s important we now have documentation that the Republican Party has corrupted itself to this degree. Republicans now support the Centralized State stealing taxpayers’ money to run ads for their political party.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Treaty of Tripoli, which was negotiated and signed while George Washington was president: "Art. 11. The Government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion." Q: How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution? A: Zero.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.
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Trueharmony @trueharmony.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is how he answers a reporter.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I think I may have something of a crush on my new dog.
Peanut the Bichon Poo
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Shamelessness is their superpower 🦸🏻‍♂️
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s hard to judge such things but the firing of the Stars and Stripes EIC is a huge scandal, or should be.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“They treated us like we were criminals” 😕
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Horrific though unsurprising report from @propublica.org: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have basically doubled since the end of Roe
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If I had talent, I would write a love song for my minivan.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mosquitoes bite me despite the bug repellant I wear. For the mosquitoes, I imagine it's like using a gas station bathroom because you really, really need to go.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We just want decent trains www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/s...
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Trump Announces a New Policy for a ‘Golden Age of Space Transportation’ (Gift Article)
The policy aims to greatly increase the number of spacecraft launches and re-entries.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Navy may change the name of a warship to honor a brave black man who served honorably in the Pearl Harbor attack to the name of a cowardly draft dodger who is so ignorant he didn’t even know what happened at Pearl Harbor, according to his then Chief of Staff accompanying him on the visit
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
REPUBLICANS: "For our next trick, we're going to drive up the national debt past $40 trillion—without providing you with *any* bullet trains, universal healthcare, or bringing down the prices of ANYTHING. You're welcome!"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BOSTON…😕 ✈️
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It'll be pretty embarrassing if the dinosaurs went out with more dignity than us. They can't say they knew about the meteor for decades, knew exactly what to do about it, had all the technology and resources to stop it but didn't so five of them could own everything
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
1. Mitch McConnell suffered a fall on June 14 and has not been in the Senate for two months. But he's continued to get paid his salary of 174K/year. Since he entered the Senate in 1985, McConnell has voted against creating or expanding medical leave — paid and unpaid — at least 23 times.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Absolutely right. My second book underwent not one but two pretty radical reframings as a result of what I found (and did not find) in the archives.
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𝔏𝔦𝔩𝔩, 𝔓𝔞𝔲𝔩’𝔰 𝔡𝔞𝔲𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔢𝔯🇳🇴♈️🇳🇴 @lillnordheim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
«We should not support public schools only while our own children occupy a desk. We should support them because every generation of children needs an education, just as the generations before them did, and because America's greatness depends on public education.»
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is obviously true and yet never occurred to me. Even when I was in the Sistine Chapel looking up.
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Norm Ornstein @normornstein.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Medicaid is vastly misunderstood. Much of it goes to hospitals, kept afloat by it. Most importantly, nearly 2/3 of residence of nursing homes in America are there because of Medicaid. The huge cuts taking effect next year will cause hospital closings and mayhem for seniors.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
43-time Club Champion.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Wishing women had been more involved in the building of houses. If they had been, New England homes would all have mudrooms.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Feeling affectionate exasperation for product reviewers who say, "Five stars! Can't wait to try!"
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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 29/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/h...
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There’s a Way to Prevent Ovarian Cancer. Few Know About It.
The vast majority of cases begin in the fallopian tubes — and removing them can reduce the risk by nearly 80 percent.
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It’s inaccurate to describe the yellow areas here as ‘his businesses’. Everyone knows it’s bribery.
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The Phantom Judge You Harshly 🎃💀🦇🧛‍♂️ @judgeyouharshly.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Taylor Farms is on sale at Whole Foods. You’ve got to be shitting me. 🫩
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/07/2026
it's time to live mas
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John Wick Cocking Pistol - Keanu Reeves
ALT: John Wick Cocking Pistol - Keanu Reeves
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Republicans just approved a budget blueprint that does far more than fund the war with Iran. Buried inside the $95 billion package is $10 billion to implement new nationwide voting restrictions demanded by Trump.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@mbta.com idea! Please ask @emilysweeney22.bsky.social to create audio recordings announcing #T next stops and destinations. Guaranteed crowd pleaser.
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Don Gato 🐱🐈‍⬛🐶🐺🌈🐯 @dongato-1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Y saltó Don Gato. 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹 And Top Cat jumped in. 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
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Amy K @amyklassen.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Imagine watching your neighbour's house burn down and, instead of helping, complaining about the smell of the smoke.
A cartoon shows a dog representing Canada calmly sitting at a table with a coffee mug labeled "Canada" while flames engulf the house around it. A thought bubble above the dog says, "OUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE!" An angry looking person wearing a hat labeled "USA" leans through the front door and says, "CAN YOU KEEP THE SMOKE ON YOUR SIDE OF THE STREET?"
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hotels need to be rebuilt for the 21st-century. There is never a situation where four people want to share one room.
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Rep. Seth Moulton @moulton.house.gov · 17/07/2026
Six years ago, we lost John R. Lewis. He dedicated his life to defending our democracy, and we honor his legacy today by continuing the fight to protect the right to vote for all Americans. Let’s keep making good trouble.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I never thought I‘d say this, but I feel a little sorry for Taco Bell
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Number of intensely smoky skies I saw as a child: zero.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Senators who vote to confirm Blanche in the face of such damning evidence of ethical depravity and professional unfitness should face the wrath of voters and the condemnation of history.Judge Williams and Epstein survivors deserve full credit for courageously defending decency and the rule of law
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The Contrarian | Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen | Substack
Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. Click to read The Contrarian, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I was driving on a 3-lane highway this morning and realized that a significant percentage of drivers don’t know which lane they belong in. Later, someone in my company accidentally emailed a huge distribution list. There were about 100 reply-alls. I thought, this is how Trump got elected.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Important statement from the New York Times
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Ushi @ushims.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Older folks who resist this idea seem to worry about the rights of the individual running for office. Their rights pale in comparison to the rights of the people being represented. And we all know: politicians (and their staff) lie like dogs. All of them.
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If Other Jobs Were Like US Senator www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
It's time for your scheduled open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, no one has seen or heard from the surgeon in weeks, since the Incident. The nurse says that she spoke with him at length on a wide variety of important subjects and that he had never been more eloquent. "Will he be along shortly?" you ask.
"I hired him to perform a specific job, and I would like him to do that." The nurse is appalled by this disrespect for the doctors privacy. You lie there for several weeks, your chest flaps held open by clamps.
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Wokey McWokeface @dotofblue.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Goddamn it. I was already cynical as hell. I didn't think I could get any worse. Then here comes AI pet videos. STOP IT, YOU FUCKING FUCKERS!!!
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