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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14h
Russia was attacking Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian forces say Elon Musk’s SpaceX restricted their military satellite service without warning, disrupting critical drone missions. Ukrainian adviser Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov says the restrictions affected Starshield, the military version of Starlink,
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h
If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. And we certainly wouldn't have public executions. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It's about cruelty.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 6h
He's voted against his own constituents. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Andy Harris scolds audience during 1st District debate with Dan Schwartz
At several points Harris lost his cool with the crowd, setting a tone for the evening.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 7h
He campaigned in 2008 for term limits and has been there since. Vote him out Eastern Shore! www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Inside Andy Harris’ debate crashout
One question at Tuesday's debate cracked open the tension building ahead of the 2026 midterm election.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 7h
Why no credit to the independent news The Banner? www.thebanner.com/community/cl...
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The Chesapeake Bay is at its healthiest in decades, report finds
That finding comes from an annual report card, released Tuesday by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.
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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 14/10/2026
Former Maryland State Senator and lobbyist Chris Shank keeps showing up for data center developer Diversified Capital. Campaign contributions. Confidential meetings. Now, his signature on annexation papers for a Diversified Capital subsidiary. Our latest post connects the dots.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h
The raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater | Moira Donegan
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The raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater | Moira Donegan
The raid is meant to cast an air of suspicion and criminality over Democratic candidates who, like Omar, are facing the voters in a matter of weeks
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 13/10/2026
How to defeat tech billionaire power? Look at Solano County. When billionaires invaded their community with plans to build a "tech utopia," Democrats AND Republicans banded together to fight back. In a triumph of local democracy, they stopped the project...for now. 🎁 www.wsj.com/us-news/sili...
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Silicon Valley’s Dream City Has Crashed Into Small-Town Politics
A bitter standoff between tech-backed developers and local county leaders helped doom a $3-billion project at the edge of the Bay Area.
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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Naomi Klein suggests there is a case for Palantir being taken to the International Criminal Court for complicity in war crimes, and that this is why the US is going after the UN. open.spotify.com/episode/6YU8...
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‘Gaza is a moral tear in the universe’: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Corruption of small town county councils continues... blog.hagerstownrapidresponse.com/p/diversifie...
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Diversified Capital: From New Jersey Slumlord to Washington County Data Center Developer
Children lived with overflowing sewage before a fire destroyed Diversified Capital slum rentals. Eleven days later, Washington County’s Business Development Director championed its $50 million project
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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 11/10/2026
Three commissioners who met with data center developer Diversified Capital under an NDA are running for reelection. These officials have not been transparent with the public about the ICE detention center or data centers, two massive developments that will have enormous impacts on the community.
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How Convenient: Washington County Quietly Held a Data Center Workshop, and FirstEnergy Had Some Interesting News About Diversified Capital's Plans
An October 8 meeting revealed new details about Diversified Capital’s data center project. Meanwhile, three commissioners who signed an NDA with the developer are asking voters to trust them again.
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Hagerstown Rapid Response @hagerstownrapidresponse.com · 11/10/2026
Diversified Capital’s CFO gave Commissioner Jeff Cline campaign cash. Washington County officials met with the developer in secret under an NDA. Residents were kept in the dark. This is called corruption, and three commissioners involved want another term.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"...Marc Andreessen...Peter Thiel,.. and Elon Musk, “don’t believe in democracy”. They see themselves as “Übermenschen” who believe they should “control society” and that Trump is a useful instrument in that aim..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: Trump is ‘corrupt, senile felon’ who knows nothing about AI
Pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent being...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
Once again, an independent watchdog found the Trump admin illegally withheld funds, including ~$80 million intended for the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality here in MD. Congress must re-appropriate these funds & make clear we will not tolerate these illegal cuts.
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Congress’ Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal Funds
The White House impounded funds from the EPA and HHS last year, the Government Accountability Office reports.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
PSA, Colorado voters: Elon Musk’s America PAC has been sending misleading texts saying, “Your ballot request is in,” and asking voters to confirm where and when to return it. The messages have prompted confused residents to contact county election offices.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Starting tomorrow on Indigenous Peoples’ Day federal contractors are scheduled to begin removing thousands of saguaros and other desert plants from Tohono O’odham land in Arizona for Trump’s border wall, according to tribal officials.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you watch the farmers' stories you'll see they support small sustainable farms. The US gvt tends to subsidize the corporate farms (often calling themselves 'family' farms when it's 15 cousins on tens of thousands of acreage of GMO mono crops or animals. Sometimes counties give grants.
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 12/10/2026
Columbus Day has become one of Trump’s obsessions on his anti-woke warpath. Should we be surprised that the U.S. president has a soft spot for a racist leader who engaged in war crimes and sexual abuse? Read 7 things about Columbus’ horrible record: zeteo.com/p/7-reasons-...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
WASHINGTON—Trump’s federal agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home over decades-old “immigration paperwork” her father filled out when she was a kid. No charges. Breaking DOJ norms. Over the cliff, folks.
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Stephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Hey GUYS GUYS GUYS, WE'VE TAKEN THE BASTILLE" Followed by the roar of the crowd. (can't tell you how moving this is) via @LucAuffret
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
The government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve tallied more than 500 Americans held against their will in warrantless arrests and detentions during President Trump’s second term.
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TeeLee💙🫂 @teelee53.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Received THIS👇🏼 email from Medicare about the $90 bribe/payback of OUR OWN MONEY that he thinks will dupe us seniors into voting red. And it also has the gall to say the message is paid by the Dept of HHS which is actually ALSO OUR TAX MONEY! 😡😖
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Laurel father and husband died in ICE custody in Louisiana
Julián Curo-Churata lived in Laurel for about 17 years before he was detained in June by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. He died in the agency’s custody on Sept. 29.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Why Arturo Béjar left Meta – and blew the whistle: ‘I don’t recall Mark ever being empathetic’
Béjar’s daughter was 14 when she told him Instagram was failing to keep her safe. So when he became part of Meta’s ‘wellbeing team’, he knew he had to speak out – and his testimony cost it billions
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Citations Needed @citationspod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In this News Brief, we discuss the Drop The Genocide 20 campaign, efforts to water down progressive demands around Israel and whether or not progressive electeds are following through on the implications and obligations inherent in their use of the word "genocide" to describe the destruction of Gaza
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News Brief: 2028, Israel's Progressive Rebrand and the Risk of "Genocide" as Rhetorical Box Check
In this News Brief, we discuss the Drop The Genocide 20 campaign, efforts to water down progressive demands around Israel and whether or not progressive electeds are following through on the implicati
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This money is absolutely meaningless to Elon Musk, but it has the potential to completely rewrite your future. He's spent over $36 million in about 4 weeks, and he's adding millions a day. All to corrupt our government to push his agenda. Let your friends know what's up.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wow — MEMPHIS already up with billboards shaming the 7 city council members who voted to delay a data center moratorium vote yesterday
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you have a few minutes today, please submit a comment opposing the elimination of the Roadless Rule. Tomorrow, October 6, is the deadline. Tell the Forest Service why protecting our forests matters to you. Submit your comment: www.regulations.gov/docket/FS-20...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As Trump demonizes cities, remember this: Residents of "blue" states send more tax money to Washington than they get back in federal help, while residents of “red” states send less money to Washington than they get back in federal help. Just thought I should point that out.
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How Blue States Help Red States | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains how states that vote Democratic send money to states that vote Republican.Watch More: The Monopoli
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
PSA: The Trump administration changed the form used to register and request absentee ballots, removing the checkbox for US citizens who have never lived in the US(even though some are eligible to vote under state law). The change could block eligible voters and was made without proper public notice.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Trump administration’s latest distraction Watergate. More than 50 years after Nixon resigned, Trump’s DOJ is reviewing claims from a former Nixon aide that the prosecutors were the ones who did something wrong. No formal investigation has been opened yet, but they are considering it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hawaii enacted a law that could neuter Citizens United. Montana could soon follow suit via a ballot referendum. Here's what you should know about the plans to get Big Money out of politics — and how they could be replicated where you live.
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Could This Actually End Citizens United?
Montana — yes, deep red Montana — has a plan to effectively neuter Citizens United.No Supreme Court ruling or constituti
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Wilber was finally able to undergo surgery on Thursday—11 days after he was shot. “When ICE can shoot a man in the back and then barely give him any medical treatment and let him suffer, there’s a reason for that because we have gotten to a point where we see people as less than human.”
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Austin man has surgery 11 days after being shot by ICE agent
The surgery on the Venezuelan national, who has been in custody since his Sept. 20 run-in with an immigration officer, removed the bullet lodged in his back.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Who's really paying the price for those killer Amazon Prime Day deals?
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public outcry to punish the alleged perpetrators in the Cornell case misses the point – the only solution is political, legal and cultural equality of women
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Frederick City Police are working on a policy. Don't know why this wasn't done when Moore banned 287g Feb '26. Former police chief had harassed an employee & left to become chief in Pburgh. New one started Aug '26. All police should be forced to have a policy & training for ICE asap.
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"...analyze the statements of politicians”...(1) support for a full arms embargo without any conditional statements or tortured caveats and (2) support for the Boycott Divestment and Sanction movement, which seeks to economically isolate Israel." therealnews.com/democrats-ar...
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Democrats aren’t ‘breaking from Israel’—they’re rebranding the status quo
On “cutting off aid to Israel,” as with everything, read the fine print.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
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The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
Many men rape; many men giggle encouragingly, or shrug indifferently, when their friends rape. Many men rape, and few seem to think that it’s a very big deal
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Argentina is about to be heavily colonized.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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timlentini.bsky.social @timlentini.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is what happened in 2013 to a student whom I previously taught in elementary school. One of the most promising students I ever taught. It was so heartbreaking. I’m glad more people are watching the Cornell case, and I hope justice prevails.
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I Stand With Willa, I Stand With Survivors
In the spring of 2013, Willa Murphy was violently raped by a fellow Georgetown student. It was such a traumatic experience that it took over a year after her rape before she was able to tell anyone…
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Paul Fagan 🇮🇪🇵🇸 @paulfagan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sadly since then, the murder of journalists in the Middle East has become so normalized, we no longer talk about it or take the time to learn their names. In the last three years, 247 journalists and media workers have been killed, most in targeted assassinations by Israel cpj.org/2023/10/jour...
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Journalist casualties during the Israel–Gaza war and related regional conflicts - Committee to Protect Journalists
Editor’s note: In keeping with CPJ’s methodology, data will be updated as new information becomes available. See CPJ’s database for the most current data on killed journalists. As of September 24, 202...
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Whoolieghoolie @whoolieghoolie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"...the harmful, and well-documented, impacts of these companies’ products have arisen because people believe that the products are superintelligent, not because they actually are." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026
Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims
Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Super PACs aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have spent a combined $55.7 million and counting on the midterm elections. Almost none of their ads mention AI or data centers. Know their names and don't fall for their lies.
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Meet the Biggest Super PACs of 2026
Voters are increasingly opposed to U.S. aid to Israel, cryptocurrency, and AI data centers.That's why the Big Money grou
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