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Justin Fleenor 🔁

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Award-winning freelance photojournalist; meteorology enthusiast; politico; Advanced Skywarn storm spotter; MCU fan; #SWVA➡️#HRVA➡️#SWVA http://SeeDisclaimer.com He/Him

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hi everybody!

I made it to Bluesky! Better late than never I suppose.

My feed is basically news, weather, politics, photography, videography, more news, more weather, more politics, memes.

Still trying to figure this place out. And I'll still be on Twitter under the same handle, JustinFleenor.

Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 22m

The VA AG debate moderator was fantastic. Loved the format. Solid answers on numerous questions from both candidates. Miyares either didn't understand RGGI (I know he does) or more likely, just didn't relay the legal consequences of leaving RGGI to Virginians well to make a political point.

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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 29m

One last note on the Virginia Attorney General debate

At the end, Jason Miyares talked about his mother and notes she not doing too well

Wishing her the best

Jay Jones also noted during debate that he lost his father earlier this year

Easy to forget politicians are human too

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Sam Shirazi @samshirazi.bsky.social · 31m

My Hot Take on Virginia AG debate

Jason Miyares linked Jones to texts

Jay Jones linked Miyares to Trump

Race will come down to which more important to voters

Don’t think debate really changes equation

Texts back in news helps Miyares a bit but nothing new in debate

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: (CNN) — John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, according to two sources.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/p...

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton indicted | CNN Politics

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland, according to two sources.

www.cnn.com

Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah I can see how that would make you feel conflicted. It's certainly a balance in some aspects. I can imagine the vast majority are pleasant to talk to while they're deployed there doing trash pickup.

Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 3h

My social awkwardness peaked reading this convo.

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 3h

a man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a flag

ALT: a man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a flag

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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 3h

This is a major setback for Trump/Miller authoritarian planning. No doubt they will quickly appeal to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court sides with Trump/Miller it will change the United States of America in ways we cannot imagine and will deeply regret forever.

Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Major setback for Trump National Guard moves as 7th Circuit declines to disturb block on deployment in Illinois. Judges Rovner, Hamilton, St. Eve (GHWBush/Obama/Trump) see no rebellion permitting use of Guard by prez. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 3h

Pervertamorphous

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "Pergerverious. Pergoverous. And uh -- thatsanisame. Pergoverous. We can't you name them nice simple names?"

Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 3h

Next to the "Good night. Tomorrow will be worse" tweet or the dril "I'm not owned" tweet? Or the Trump Hunger Games tweet. There's so many honestly.

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Shawn Milrad @shawnmilrad.bsky.social · 4h

Happy ten years to the second greatest tweet of all time.

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AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 4h

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he got off the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump.

"Preparations for the USA-Russia peace summit are underway. Hungary is the island of PEACE!"

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 4h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, a judge said Thursday after seeing tear gas and other aggressive steps used against protesters.

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Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says

A judge says federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other aggressive steps against protesters.

apnews.com

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 10h

Officials are evacuating hundreds of Alaskans after a powerful storm system hammered the state’s western coast this week, in what the National Guard described as one of the largest airlifts in the state’s recent history.

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Mass airlift in rural Alaska after storm swamps villages in typhoon’s wake

The coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were among the worst hit after the remnants of Typhoon Halong triggered extreme winds and storm surge.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10h

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 1d

UGH! When will it end. 😭

"Effective October 15, 2025, due to non-renewed funding, NSIDC has suspended or reduced several Sea Ice Today tools and services."

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Screenshot that says "Sea Ice Today" and "Ice Sheets Today" Services Reduced. More information is stated: "Beginning October 15, 2025, NSIDC’s Sea Ice Today and Ice Sheets Today services will be reduced because of non-renewed funding. This means no new monthly and mid-month analysis posts for Sea Ice Today or regular posts for Ice Sheets Today, limited comparison tools, and reduced user support."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22h

AOC: The problem is that the Trump administration, they think that destroying our health care, making sure that housing is too expensive to live in, that jacking up the cost of our groceries—they think all of this is about hurting Democrats. What they are doing is hurting Americans

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Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 22h

Definitely watching this

CNN @cnn.com · 22h

HAPPENING NOW: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are answering questions at a CNN town hall moderated by Kaitlan Collins as the US government shutdown hits the two-week mark.

Watch CNN and follow live: https://cnn.it/4omk2TY

Justin Fleenor 🔁 @justinfleenor.bsky.social · 1d

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges & exited the Pentagon Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The U.S. gov called the new rules “common sense.”

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...

apnews.com

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Zohran Mamdani uses his appearance on Fox News to "speak directly to the president," since "he might be watching right now."

Mamdani looks straight into the Fox camera as he says this >>>

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to my full conversation with David Leonhardt here:

America’s Next Story: Pete Buttigieg

YouTube video by The Opinions Podcast

www.youtube.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

The important thing is that we can rebuild something fully new and better, which is why facing the severity of this moment can be a source of hope rather than paralysis.

Opinion | Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump

www.nytimes.com

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WTKR News 3 @wtkr3.bsky.social · 1d

A Mercy Chefs delivery vehicle was recently hit by a drone strike in Ukraine, the Portsmouth-based nonprofit said Wednesday. http://wtkr3.co/42EpJEy

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