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Char Selsvold

@vol56.bsky.social
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I am a slow traveler, owner of Blue Bee Odysseys, desiring a more peaceful and sustainable world. I’m also a yogi who loves bees and blue herons.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today I'm sharing the 2nd lecture of my course "Hitler and Stalin Today," titled “A World of Empire.” Totalitarianism did not emerge from nowhere. It was a response particularly to the empires that Europeans had created. This course was hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca youtu.be/PDOGV5Gl6SE?...
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Timothy Snyder: Hitler and Stalin Today: Class 2: A world of empire
YouTube video by Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/07/2026
It remains a mystery why Platner has to resign for sexual impropriety and Trump doesn't
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What do the cases of Davey Hearn, the Olympian charged with damaging the reflecting pool, and the shooting death of a Mexican immigrant, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, have in common? Read here: joycevance.substack.com/p/doj-not-do...
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Nation’s largest wind farm just came on line, powering a million homes in California www.latimes.com/environment/...
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After nearly two decades, this massive New Mexico wind project is now powering California
One of the largest clean energy projects in United States history is now online, delivering electricity from a massive wind farm in New Mexico to Arizona and California.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Spain’s electricity bills have decreased due to its commitment to renewable energy, reducing the influence of fossil fuels on electricity prices.
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Why Spain’s electricity bills have fallen during an energy crisis
Homes and business are benefitting from Spain's commitment to clean energy.
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ShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Yeah, I've got those same ones.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
June 18, 2026
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June 18, 2026
Overnight, Ukraine launched its biggest attack on Moscow, the capital of Russia, since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
abcnews.com/Health/fewer...
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Fewer than half of Americans say they can afford healthcare: Gallup
It's the lowest rate since Gallup began tracking it five years ago.
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Blue Resister 🇺🇸 @geo-resists.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Congress can stop this madness any time they want to. This is on them.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/03/2026
Buttigieg: "We lived through a war that was sold to us on false pretenses when I was younger. This war has not been sold on any pretense. The president just went ahead and did it."
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 15/03/2026
Absolutely gutting story on Annunciation parents pouring their souls into enlightening legislators, knowing they’d the GOP brick wall. But the piece contains one of the most horrifying paragraphs an American parent could read; it will stay with me: www.startribune.com/in-living-ro... (gift)
From the Star Tribune: “The damage to Harper's body was so severe, we were not allowed to see her, hold her, or be with her body ever again," [her mother] said. "And then, months later, as the pews were removed from that church, more of her remains were found. We had to cremate our daughter a second time. Imagine receiving that
phone call. And then tell me, what is this gun for? Hunting?
There are other tools. Home defense? There are other tools.
What is this one for?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/03/2026
HASSETT: The latest number I was briefed on is $12 billion BRENNAN: $12 billion for six weeks of war? HASSETT: No, I'm sorry. The $12 billion was what I was briefed has been spent so far.
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Tom from Temecula @tomfromtemecula.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 13/03/2026
Man, @donmoyn.bsky.social's substack remains one of the best places to get concrete political science insights into our authoritarian consolidation. His guest authors today talk about secret police. I will definitely be getting their book open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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The Secret Police Playbook
How DHS reflects historical lessons from dictatorships
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It’s time to make Citizens United history. Montana — and now California — can lead the way. Here's how. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-cali…
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Appalling: ICE and CBP contracted for $144 million in weaponry and accessories in Trump's first year, per data obtained by Sen Adam Schiff. For ICE it's a fourfold increase, much of it for military-style weapons. A heavily armed secret police force. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2069...
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Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponry—and It Should Alarm Us All
In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end well—or anytime soon.
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 24/02/2026
Excellent work from excellent team. And let's be sure to not bury the headlines here: coral reefs are GONE. Beyond 1.5°C we should expect >90% dead. North Atlantic currents very vulnerable at this temp. These are potentially v fast tipping points that could cause havoc with weather, farming. 1/5
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Char Selsvold @vol56.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Climate extremes are increasing, costing the USA alone $115 billion in 2025. It is highly likely that our planet will reach 1.5 C much sooner than later.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“A 7.2% decline for every tenth of a degree per decade might sound small. But compounded over time, across entire ocean basins, it represents a staggering and deeply concerning loss of marine life.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds
Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
EV battery technology continues to astound! 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 electrek.co/2026/02/24/s...
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Solid-state EV batteries are rolling out in China, promising nearly 1,000 miles of range
Chinese battery manufacturers already account for well over 50% of the global market, but new battery types, including solid-state, are...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
"If you remember Sex and the City... Carrie got together with Big, they broke up... what happens in the next season, they just go right back to the whole thing." And that's sort of what I'm expecting from season two of Trump-and-the-Tariffs. Same writers room + limited imagination = same story.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Your guy’s immigration policy is wildly unpopular. No one wants a lawless ICE, tear-gassing schools, disappearing legal immigrants, and murdering American citizens. Not a single one of us should vote to fund a part of the government this off the rails.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
www.propublica.org/article/life...
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help. “A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
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idesigngal @jenrham.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Indeed. 🤗 (tho, I think she did, actually...there's so much going on to get lost in! 🤪). I keep pretty darned apprised of all the things, but even I missed some of these doozies. And, as per usual, @hcrichardson.bsky.social lends excellent insight, context and clarity. Recommended listening... 👇👇👇
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David Beckmann @d-beckmann.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
My friend @ricksteves.bsky.social calls out MAGA’s lies and policies that are eroding democratic norms, including how federal budget choices are shifting wealth from working people to the rich. Watch in the link below. #EndPoverty #PovertyAbolitionists #DefendDemocracy
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Rick Steves and the Defense of American Democracy
Rick Steves recently delivered a powerful address in defense of American democracy in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington.  We’ve all been thinking and reading about this topic a lot, but I think Rick...
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Char Selsvold @vol56.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
“…context is the whole story.”
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13/02/2026
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found
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US Firms Paid Nearly 90% of 2025 Tariff Costs, NY Fed Study Says
Nearly 90% of the economic burden from tariffs in 2025 was borne by US companies and consumers, according to a new study by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 13/02/2026
In terms of what cures are being lost: - Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis - herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis - shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.”
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Char Selsvold @vol56.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Very toxic couple, malignant narcissists.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones. Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/02/2026
This is incredible. Like the previous few years, near all of the electricity capacity added to the grid was clean energy. The Inflation Reduction Act helped this - it made solar & wind cheaper but it also for the first time had a standalone incentive for grid storage. Look at the growth in storage!
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Otay Mesa "Detention Center" (prison camp) in San Diego, CA: lataco.com/captive-loti...
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is the ad that Fox News does NOT want you to see. Fox News rejected our newest ad, which demonstrates that Trump has “gone too far” with ICE. But we will not remain silent in the face of these attacks. Share our ad and follow @usjewishdems.bsky.social to join us in the fight.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
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The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..." apnews.com/article/immi...
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio. Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3. Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This is quite a read. I know, obviously, there's a whole lot of boosterism, talking-one's-book involved, but I also think it's a mistake for the humanist/liberal/left to ignore the possibility that the AI maximalists are actually right about where this is going www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...
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Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The president should be impeached and convicted, as should everyone responsible for these outrages. ICE should be disbanded. So should the Department of Homeland Security. And the people who have killed should be investigated and brought before judges and juries.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Minnesota is on the front lines of a figurative and literal battle against fascism. State and local officials and residents are under siege. Despite the deluge of violent ICE shock troops, Minnesota has shown remarkable resilience. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Minnesota Undaunted
Nice...but tough
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 12/01/2026
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Note, again, ICE is targeting WOMEN. These men illegally burst into her home because they don't think a woman--especially one with children--will fight back. These men are predators, just like Epstein & Trump. They see women, especially with children, as vulnerable prey & selectively target them.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Every week is overwhelming evidence of what we saw with our own eyes, but which our credulous media was afraid to print: the Nazi salute was a Nazi salute
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"This is the look your well-respected math teacher gives you during a brutal discussion after they’ve tried their best to help you succeed and now they’ve caught you cheating on an exam and they’re beyond disappointed with your conduct."
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The Calm Dignity and Giant Balls of Jerome Powell
Trump picked the wrong one.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 10/01/2026
white women and queers - and people who love them - this is a good week to look GOP voters you know in the eye and ask them if they think it should be legally permissible for men to shoot you or your loved one in the head on the basis of being a “fucking bitch”
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 10/01/2026
Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, was a poet and a mother of 3. She moved to the city with her wife and 6-year-old son almost a year ago.
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Renee Good, poet and mother of 3, was supporting neighbors when ICE shot her, wife says • Minnesota Reformer
Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, was a poet and a mother of 3. She moved to the city with her wife and 6-year-old son almost a year ago. Good’s wife...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
You can’t erase what was witnessed. Everyone saw it with their own eyes and ears.
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Char Selsvold @vol56.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Ocean heat keeps increasing. We must take action any way we can.
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