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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cornell University takes rape so seriously that seven #ChiPhi fraternity rapists (Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar) were punished by having to write an essay. And you wonder why women don't feel safe . . .

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/09/2026

Per Kelsey Reichmann at @courthousenews.bsky.social, Supreme Court DENIES Trump’s emergency request to restrict mail-in ballots for midterm election. Alito and Thomas dissent.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Watch my banned interview with Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube: youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Is it still true I should “love thy neighbor” if one or two of them are complete assholes?

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💙Kat Chow6 (KC6)💙 @kc6.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

So...its true....the man is dead and the GOP is hiding it by making everyone sign NDA's. This is no longer about funny memes, but a complete cover up to possibly rig the midterm election Fat Boy knows he could lose and face new impeachment charges. What do you think??

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

1/ Update on what we know about the evolving hantavirus situation, strap in. A Swiss man linked to the ship has now tested positive after developing symptoms after disembarking. He received an exposure alert, sought care, and tested positive. This means there are 3 deaths and 5 suspected.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/04/2026

The signs are not exactly subtle…

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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I was just going to cross out his name but this is a much better idea

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NoLaceyNo! @nolaceyno.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#NoKings from the arctic in Utqiaġvik, Alaska the northernmost city in the entire USA!

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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A tailorbird is a bird known for its remarkable ability to sew leaves together to create a nest. This process involves puncturing the edges of leaves and using plant fibers to stitch them together, creating a sturdy and camouflaged nest that protects the chicks from predators.

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grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"as national leaders, they can lead their followers or their nation into actions that are destructive. And so ... how the narcissist reacts and what we, as potential victims of their actions can expect to see, is what this article is about." www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/spyc...

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When the Narcissist Fails

We think they are infallible, but what happens when the malignant narcissist fails at work, at home, or in a very public setting? A look at behaviors we can expect.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

JFC. Impeach and remove this lawless man, you fools.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🚨BREAKING: Democracy Docket has obtained a draft of the executive order being circulated with the White House that would allow Trump to take unprecedented control over voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Exclusive: Read the draft executive emergency order for Trump to take control of elections

Lawyers and legal experts explicitly said that such an order is blatantly unconstitutional.

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Men’s figure skating. I’m crying. 😭

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

WATCH — @balint.house.gov on the unredacted Epstein files: “There’s a bunch of sick fucks… so many people knew…. Trump never kicked Epstein out of Mar-A-Lago. That’s a lie.” (From @dropsitenews.com )

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

My daughter, who works at the Ben & Jerry Factory here in VT, was disappointed she had to work today. Until she saw this displayed:

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I have thoughts about our current regime and MAGA, included it as a screenshot as it is too wordy for Bluesky.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 25/01/2026

I was a sensitive kid. I loved cats. I had OCD, undiagnosed. When I was 9, a fraternity brother tortured a cat to death in my hometown. The details even now are beyond imagination. archive.is/xdmUL I was traumatized for years from reading the news story. The torturer? Now the head of the NRA.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…

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Mari Rochelle🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ⚢ 💙🧬☮️🗳️ (she/her) ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜🌶️ @mari-rochelle.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

From Rachel Hurley: Something about Venezuela is not sitting right with me. This is a long one. And take this all with a grain of salt, because who the hell am I? I could be overthinking this whole thing.

Something about Venezuela is not sitting right with me.
This is a long one.
And take this all with a grain of salt, because who the hell am I? I could be overthinking this whole thing.
Here's what can be backed up by reporting:
14 days before the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro, Russia evacuated the families of its diplomats from Venezuela. December 20th. Wives and kids.
Quiet, organized, done.
Then on January 3rd, Delta Force drops in, grabs Maduro and his wife, and it's over in under thirty minutes.
That doesn't seem like a coincidence.
Russia publicly condemned the whole thing - called it armed aggression, demanded a UN Security Council meeting, the whole performative outrage routine. But you don't evacuate your people two weeks in advance unless you know something's coming. And if you know something's coming, someone told you.
Here's where it gets weirder.
Cuba - Venezuela's other major ally - didn't evacuate anybody. Cuban doctors are still there, confined to their quarters, families back in Havana losing their minds because nobody warned them this was happening. China? Same thing. No evacuation, just reactive condemnation after the fact.

So Russia knew. Cuba and China didn't. Or at least they didn't foresee any consequences from a US intervention - because sure;y they knew that Russians were leaving.
Now let's talk about how the operation actually went down.
Venezuela spent two billion dollars on Russian
S-300 air defense systems - the kind that are supposed to turn the Caribbean into a no-fly zone for the U.S. military. On paper, these things track 24 targets simultaneously, knock cruise missiles out of the sky at 250 kilometers. Caracas should have been a fortress.
The U.S. neutralized all of it in under twenty minutes.
Either American military tech is so vastly superior that we can casually dismantle a Russian-backed air defense network before anyone even knows we're there, or those systems were ordered not to fire. Maybe both. But the speed of it - the totality of it - that's what doesn't add up.
And if we can do this - why is the Ukrainian war with Russia still happening?
Anyway - one helicopter took minor damage.
That's it. No U.S. casualties. No significant Venezuelan casualties that anyone's bothered to specify. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez went on TV and said "innocent people died" but never gave numbers, never gave details, and hasn't brought it up again.
For a surprise military raid on a hostile capital city, that's remarkably clean.

And then there's Maduro himself.
He and his wife both surrendered. Not fought to the death, not tried to escape, not holed up for a siege. Surrendered. The FBI Hostage Rescue Team was part of the extraction force - not just Delta, but FBI HRT, the guys who specialize in cooperative extractions. You bring HRT when you're expecting the target to come willingly.
The whole transport route screams pre-arrangement.
Maduro goes from his compound to the USS Iwo Jima, then Guantanamo, then a nice clean flight to New York where a 25-page indictment is ready to unseal the same day he lands.
That indictment was prepared. The grand jury had already done its work. Jay Clayton's signature was on it before Maduro ever got on that helicopter.
They knew exactly when he'd be in custody.
Here's what I think happened - and again, I'm speculating here, but the pieces fit.
Maduro was cornered. His economy collapsed. He lost the 2024 election and the international community recognized his opponent. His former intelligence chief, Hugo Carvajal, pled guilty back in June and started cooperating. That guy would have known everything - security details, schedules, which officers were loyal, which ones would fold. Maduro's wife was indicted. His son was indicted. He was facing life in prison if the U.S. ever got him.

actually watched a video of a recent interview that Maduro did where he said that he was ready to work with the US - he was just waiting for them to call.
So what if he made a deal?
What if Maduro, through back channels, offered to surrender in exchange for a reduced sentence?
Maybe witness protection, maybe unfrozen assets, maybe immunity for his kid. The U.S. gets him in custody, gets control of Venezuelan oil, gets a clean regime change without a prolonged war.
Russia gets advance warning, pulls their people out, avoids an international incident. And everybody gets to maintain their public positions for domestic audiences.
Maduro looks like a victim - kidnapped by imperial aggression, not a guy who cut a deal to save his own ass. The U.S. looks strong - tough on dictators, military dominance, America first.
Russia looks outraged - standing up to American hegemony. And Venezuela's power structure stays mostly intact because Trump's not working with the democratic opposition, he's working with Maduro's own vice president.
That last part is what really cinches it for me.
María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize.
She won the opposition primary. Her guy, Edmundo Gonzalez, won the actual presidential election by a two-to-one margin and got international recognition as Venezuela's legitimate leader.
Seventy percent of Venezuelans support the opposition.

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Christmas came early for me this year: just logged in online and saw that my twice-yearly MRI is clean, previous area of suspicion is gone after two years! Take that breast cancer! Ten years and counting! Can’t wait to share the news with my kids. 🥳

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

"In 2025, the US is France. As impunity and lawlessness have grown in the US over the last several decades, it has also grown everywhere else. Even now, in the days of dwindling US status as a global endo-ideal, US news is watched more than anywhere on earth." #3E #EndImpunity 🧵

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Well, I got a letter over the weekend that let me know if I choose to keep my BCBS silver plan here in VT for 2026, my monthly premium will be over $1500/month, or about $19,000 year. That’s not including copays and deductibles. This is just untenable. Everyone who voted for this, FU.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

'The President and Satan get pulled away from the renovations at the White House to deal with a matter of National Security. Afraid of being exposed, the Vice President and Peter Thiel are forced to change their plans! Posted by @southpark on TikTok

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670 Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy? You’re doing their dirty work.

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🧚‍♂️ @herbwitch1.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Save info for later 🥰

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Just got back from my local No Kings protest. It was my son’s first protest. Here’s my sign I painted last night:

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Probably the most important thread going right now

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Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

EMERGENCY MEDICAID REIMBURSES HOSPITALS FOR CARE TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE BY LAW HOSPITALS CANNOT TURN AWAY ANYONE IN AN EMERGENCY. RONALD REGAN SIGNED THIS INTO LAW.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality. I don't know how to yell any louder.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Records unearthed by Oversight Dems reveal new documents showing Jeffrey Epstein's daily schedules. His meetings include Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, and a potential trip to Epstein Island with Elon Musk.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

For people without X accounts. I finally found a way to read the stroke theory and honestly, it's delicious. nitter.poast.org/adamscochran...

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

The history books are all gonna mention that the 48th US president was known as a couchfucker and I wish I could live long enough to see that.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/08/2025

My reporting uncovered the existence of DoJ training videos instructing FBI personnel on how to flag Trump’s name in the Epstein files. I’m suing to get the videos under FOIA. substack.com/@muellershew...

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I Am Suing the Department of Justice for the Epstein Files Training Videos

On July 20th, I was the first to report the existence of training videos instructing FBI personnel how to flag mentions of Trump and others in the Epstein files. Today, I'm suing for those videos.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I still think many Americans have no idea how bad this is going to get. I saw President Obama reposting a tepid, mealy-mouthed analysis by Ezra Klein—who's never seen a phenomenon he couldn't be 5 years late in incompetently circumscribing—and I felt like we don't have what it takes to survive this.

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Just saw a huge, very bright comet overhead here in Vermont at 10:35.

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

One bright light is, they wouldn’t be working so hard to gerrymander and illegally redoing the census if they thought the next election was already “fixed” by Musk or whomever, right? So there is still hope maybe.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

BREAKING: Republican Senator Thune just BLOCKED Trump from making recess appointments! Good job!

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

WATCH: Virginia Giuffre's lawyer explains the contents of the Epstein files #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zs_yxBqVYk

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Virginia Giuffre's lawyer explains the contents of the Epstein files

YouTube video by BBC Newsnight

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Vermonter222 @vermonter222.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I thought the South Park episode targeting Paramount and Trump was amazing, but I hated having to see Trump’s stupid face so much. It really makes me feel sick and angry.

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