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European Space Agency @esa.int · 13h
🚀 #WatchLive: Tonight we have the launch of the #Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite on Ariane 6 flight #VA265. Tune in from 20:35 GMT/21:35 CET on #ESAwebTV2 to watch live.

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Watch live: Sentinel-1D launch on Ariane 6
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite, with Sentinel-1D now ready for liftoff. Launch will take place with an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and live cover...
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Lakota Lander @lakotalander.bsky.social · 1d
Unpaid government workers are being fed by World Central Kitchen…let that sink in just how dire things are.
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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 6h
if you have the means, please help out your community💕
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h
Worth remembering…
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 1d
Remember when conservatives claimed that the liberals had declared "a war on religion"?
rns.org RNS @rns.org · 1d
The Episcopal bishop of Texas said the priest was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week while returning home from his workplace.
religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted,' said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 13h
By his own words, Trump admits that he pardoned a criminal because his "sons are into" crypto.

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When is enough, enough?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says he knows 'nothing' about the crypto billionaire he pardoned
The president's admission comes as he and his Republican allies continue to claim that President Joe Biden was unaware of his own pardon process.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 13h
Just a reminder that both Elon Musk and Melania Trump are immigrants to the United States who illegally worked in violation of the terms of their visas.
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gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social · 10h
Cheney died Monday night due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement.
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
The hard-charging conservative became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq.
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gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social · 23h
Why can't WE all just get along with one another? It's time to stop the government shutdown now.
malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social Malcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 1d
Chums! Baby Dog here. Malcy has written a Blog about Fireworks this morning, do read it please: buymeacoffee.com/malcolmthecat/…
In other news, I couldn’t have a cuddle with Ron the Mouse yesterday but luckily, I have Ron the Cat, who absolutely adores me. So I had a good Snuggle with him instead!
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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 7d
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gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social · 23h
President Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP for November, after two judges issued rulings requiring the government to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running.The emergency fund has $4.65 billion — enough to cover about half the normal benefits.
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue.
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gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social · 1d
Ladd’s death was announced Monday by daughter Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying her mother and occasional co-star had died at her home in Ojai, California, with Dern at her side. Dern, who called Ladd her “amazing hero” and “profound gift of a mother"
Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee known for roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @handle.invalid · 1d
Don’t stream fascism. Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, helping tear families apart. Cancel your subscription and make Spotify listen — the power belongs to the people: indivisible.org/canc...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d
They’re counting on you to sit this one out. Don’t give them what they want.

Get loud with your ballot. Drop it off today or hit the polls tomorrow ASAP.
#CAVoteYesProp50
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Leo Write @leowrite.bsky.social · 1d
Belted Kingfishers in abundance in the Shabbona marsh this morning #birds
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Leo Write @leowrite.bsky.social · 1d
Belted Kingfishers sounding off #birds
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CajunBlue 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d
🚨Senator Durbin is speaking up. Trying not to be bitter about the timeline with this messaging. 1/2
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 1d
The GOP: the party of ‘family values’.
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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 1d
Separation boards are supposed to independently decide whether a servicemember should remain in uniform.

Yet, under cruel a new DoD policy attacking our troops, commanders can overturn a board's decision that a trans servicemember should be able to remain in the military.
Advocate: "New Pentagon memo dictates how transgender troops must look to defend their service." Read the full story at the link in our bio. IMAGE: Several U.S. soldiers saluting, photographed from behind.
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gpridg.bsky.social @gpridg.bsky.social · 1d
“In the words of Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, ‘May the four winds blow her safely home.’"
Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux Dead at 78
Donna Jean Godchaux, who spent the Seventies singing with the Grateful Dead and provided vocals on an Elvis Presley hit, has died at the age of 78.
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Grateful Fred⚡Play Dead @therealcavey.bsky.social · 1d
Oh friends, I've just heard our Donna has left the stage 😢⚡🌹
The music never stops Deadheads 💔

Donna Jean Godchaux McKay
8/22/47 - 11/3/25

#DonnaJean

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Donna Jean Godchaux McKay singing at a Grateful Dead Show
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d
"It means his heart is failing."

How does something that doesn't exist fail?
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