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@violetfog72.bsky.social
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Retired teacher. Animal lover. Democrat

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Cartoon Movement @cartoonmovement.com · 30/09/2026
Call to action. Today's cartoon by Vasco Gargalo. More cartoons: www.cartoonmovement.com #UnitedNations #war #atrocities
Cartoon showing a Cubist-style anguished figures—one screaming upright over a collapsed body— from Picasso's Guernica standing behind a United Nations podium bearing the UN emblem, symbolizing civilian suffering and the UN’s failure or impotence to prevent atrocities.
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God @thegodshow.com · 30/09/2026
Every single person in this cursed photograph looks like they just realized they’re going to hell.
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The Last Supper But Make It Pedo
Nightmare blunt rotation.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
While I'm enjoying the humiliation justifiably being heaped on Senator Eric Schmitt, I don't don't think enough mockery is being directed at his accomplice, Senator Kennedy, the Cornpone Clown, with this stupidly victorious expression as he smugly holds up the ridiculous "evidence."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The bill failed to clear the 60-vote threshold to end debate in the Senate, 53-47. Every Democratic and independent senator voted against the measure. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP voter ID bill falls short in Senate
The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Super Intelligence"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
“Trust us, bro” is not a safety plan. We’re racing toward superintelligent AI with the brakes ripped out. Trump is pushing industry self-policing while major tech leaders are warning that AI could pose severe risks to humanity. #GuardrailsForAI
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Brian Cardone @cardonebrian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So instead of Republicans passing legislation to regulate AI, Trump signed an EO that allows tech companies to police themselves. I’m with Rep Lieu (D-CA) Republicans need to get their asses back to DC to pass a law that has #GuardrailsForAI this is absurd.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23h
The U.S. has withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after a Republican president launched a war of choice based on lies that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed regional chaos. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
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Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc @blindcatrescue.bsky.social · 23h
It's Wishlist Wednesday! Please consider helping the blind, FIV & leukemia-positive cats here at Blind Cat Rescue by purchasing something from one of our wishlists! 😺🐾 Amazon: a.co/f5m548Q Chewy: bit.ly/2UU2Vxf Walmart: bit.ly/3fIY6BX Target: bit.ly/4bYSrn3 Thank you so much! 💙
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Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc @blindcatrescue.bsky.social · 21h
Falling for Paws Shelter Challenge is here! 🐾 Vote for blind, FELV+, & FIV+ cats—it's free & quick! Daily votes help them win! 😺 🐾 🔗 VOTE: bit.ly/3Ue7TmV 📧 Need a reminder? Email: blindcat@blindcatrescue.com Thank you so much for helping the kitties! 💙
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h
TRUMP VOTER: “Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely… I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.”
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 23h
Translation: the bullshit has stopped working.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23h
Big Tech wants us to subsidize the AI takeover too. This is exactly why we need guardrails. #GuardrailsForAI
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SKearney 🇨🇦 @skearney1953.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day)
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 19h
If you would like to learn more about Orange Shirt Day, which started in Canada - a nation who also has a terrible genocidal legacy of native boarding schools - this is a good place to start:
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Orange Shirt Day - Orange Shirt Society
The story behind the movement that started in Williams Lake.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?
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AZ Native American Democrats @aznativednc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How the Color Orange Became a Symbol of Defiance nativenewsonline.net/currents/thr...
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Through the Eyes of a 6-Year-old Child, Orange Became a Symbol of an Indigenous Movement
Phyllis Webstad, a tribal citizen of the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation, is a prime example of how one person can make a difference and create an Indigenous movement across North America.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Hegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22h
Three more tankers were just struck in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump’s Iran war drags on. Now a Republican senator in a battleground seat who voted against pulling U.S. forces out is trying to explain away his vote.
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Trump’s Iran War Leaves Three More Tankers Struck as Husted Tries to Rewrite His Vote
As fuel costs climbed and commercial ships again came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, Ohio Sen. Jon Husted blamed Iran, Russia, and congressional Democrats after voting against an order to pull U....
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h
I don’t like where this is headed. Hegseth thinks war is a fucking game.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 22h
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21h
Way to go, California! Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill yesterday banning law enforcement (ICE) from using electric shock gloves.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21h
See what I mean when I say the system is rigged?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
alert the press -- Trump is conked out in the Oval Office again
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21h
"And the sign says long-haired freaky people need not apply..." I just aged myself.
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Wdstckdr🦋🇨🇦🇺🇸📎 (John) @wdstckdr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chances Are
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Johnny Mathis - Chances Are (1957)
YouTube video by 1950s MUSIC
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happy 91st birthday, singer Johnny Mathis. 🎂
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#VeryAsian Eric @ektaka.bsky.social · 19h
After the Cybertruck disaster, I wouldn't tap Elon for anything...
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18h
Two absolute lunatics
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russian strike on an animal shelter near Odesa has killed at least 10 cats and 3 dogs. ​The hit directly targeted a building housing cats at the "Loving Hearts" shelter, triggering a fire that rapidly engulfed over 400 square meters.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dogs were kept on an adjacent lot. Beyond the loss of life, the blaze wiped out the shelter's entire store of food and essential equipment, shelter director Olha Shylimina reported. Olha did everything she could to save animals. Unfortunately she couldn't save all.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I swear, they just randomly choose one of the four and roll with it.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trypilska Thermal Power Plant in Kyiv damaged by Russian attack. Russian terrorism knows no bounds. They are striking every civilian target they can think of, from energy infrastructure to stores and homes. Ukraine needs air defense!
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 23h
A supermarket in the Kyiv region after a Russian attack today. Yes, a supermarket. Everything is a target for unhinged war criminals.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Russian drone flying very low in #Kyiv, just above residential buildings. It landed on a children's playground. This is the reality of life in Kyiv these days. I think we've had less than an hour total of "All clear" today.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Ukrainian P1-SUN JetKiller interceptor, developed by SkyFall, destroyed a Russian Geran-5 jet-powered drone. Operators from Lasar’s Group of Ukraine’s National Guard used SkyFall’s remote-control system, which allows the interceptor to be operated from anywhere in the world. Glory!
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21h
Lavr, a dog with two prosthetic legs, regularly visits war veterans at the TYTANOVI rehabilitation center, where he supports them through their recovery. The Defenders say his presence brings them real emotional relief, strength, and inspiration. 📹: tytanovi_rehab / Threads
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Russia strikes apartment buildings. Ukraine strikes refineries. Trump is angry at Ukraine and calls for them publicly and privately to stop bombing refineries while saying nothing about Russia killing children.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 20h
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19h
NEW: Meta found a way to turn massive data centers into “pilot models” and cash in on a 1980s tax credit. The result? Meta avoided nearly $4 billion in taxes last year alone. Gift link. 👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 23h
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 30/09/2026
oh man you know a small paper did good when the NYT reports on their reporting rather than ripping them off without credit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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God @thegodshow.com · 19h
He’s obviously removing all anti-trump leaders ahead of a ‘national emergency’ so they can halt elections and seize permanent control.
Hegseth confirms that the US military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 19h
The richest man on Earth, wants Americans to believe AI will bring an age of abundance and give us better healthcare than Elon Musk can buy for himself. And he wants you to trust him to police it. #GuardrailsForAI
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 19h
Trump is fully intending for the Kennedy Center to be his 7th bankruptcy. This isn't mismanagement, this is deliberate destruction in revenge for Trump not being able to make it a tribute to himself. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
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Kennedy Center 'in free fall' as Trump allies max out credit and spend opera funds: WaPo
President Donald Trump took control of the Kennedy Center 19 months ago. Since then, the center has used up nearly every financial cushion it had, and one arts management expert says it now appears to...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h
The fact is Trump not only lost his war but it's the biggest L the US has taken at least since Vietnam. Our bases are destroyed & abandoned, Iran is emboldened, China is toying w/ us. Hegseth & co want to move on to culture war slop, but they got routed & we'll be dealing w/repercussions for decades
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