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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 1m

This will make a much larger difference in voting patterns that will surprise many people. It’s outstanding!

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

🚨BREAKING: New York Court of Appeals UNANIMOUSLY UPHOLDS state law moving most county and town elections to even-numbered years. By aligning them with state and federal elections, it will boost voter turnout.

Another victory for voters and defeat for the GOP! www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

🚨 Onondaga County v. New York

Learn more.

www.democracydocket.com

LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 4m

It’s RIDICULOUS that her professor and a school official apologized to her because she was offended.

SHE should apologize for using a misunderstanding of what the text plainly meant, to seek attention, causing what I’m sure will be threats towards the professor AND school by the end of the day.

Excerpt from article

"Recently, questions have been raised about a passage in a course textbook. After fully reviewing the concern, we want to be clear: the reference in question was not describing Christians or Christianity," the statement read. "The passage refers to an extremist group that misuses Christian symbols to promote hate."

Murphy did note that her professor and a school official reached out to her after the viral video, offering their apologies for being offended.

LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 4m

Methinks Kelbie Murphy needs to concentrate on remedial reading comprehension.

The University of North Georgia stated “…the passage refers to an extremist group that misuses Christian symbols to promote hate."

The lack of discernment by Murphy and Fox is revelatory. 15 minutes of fame starts NOW.

Christian student exposes pricey college textbook calling her a 'white supremacist'

A University of North Georgia student was required to purchase a textbook for a course that labeled Christianity as "white supremacist group."

www.foxnews.com

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 15h

I’m old enough to remember when we had a system of checks & balances that involved Congress, when Congress controlled the purse and legislated, and the president respected the Constitution & rule of law. I’m old enough to remember when a U.S. president wouldn’t want to be King George or a dictator.

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 13h

The world deserves to have the UN on the ground in Gaza during the search for the remains of EVERYONE killed during the “war” between Palestine & Israel. There needs to be an accounting and documentation of how and where people died, INCLUDING the hostages, because Netanyahu WILL lie.

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says medic at Nasser hospital in Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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Brent Mail @brentmail.bsky.social · 15h

What happens when light becomes your only paintbrush?
Black & white photography reveals the emotion behind the structure, turning buildings into living art. ☺️

Does monochrome move you the same way?

#monochromephotography #architecture #bwarchitecture #minimalistphotography

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 13h

Monochrome is lovely and full of nuance!

I took this photo of a statue of cherubs a few days before hurricane Ivan washed them out into the Gulf of Mexico.. it remains one of my favorite pieces. 🙂

Monochromatic sepia cherubs statue nestled in sea oats.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 17h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 23h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 18h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 17h

Go head Madam Speaker. She is me right now! 🔥🔥

Distill Social @distillsocial.bsky.social · 19h

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had enough of the right wing-lies. As Dems continue to show up to try and make a deal to reopen the government, Pelosi was confronted by a reporter asking about January 6th. Pelosi snapped back telling her to "shut up".

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

Another leap forward for electrification in Illinois.

Innovative Rail Technologies and Motive Power Resources are unveiling the latest in zero-emission, battery-electric locomotive tech.

This is an important part of the future of rail — that future is being built right here.

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined Innovative Rail Technologies (IRT) and Motive Power Resources, Inc. (MPR) to celebrate the commissioning of their latest zero-emission, battery electric locomotive.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20h

"It is ridiculous that antifa has become this boogeyman. If they're going to tell us they are going to find the founder of Antifa, isn't the founder of Antifa...Winston Churchill? FDR? Didn't they lead a war against fascism? Wasn't that anti-fascism?" - me
zeteo.com/p/mehdi-conn...

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 18h

Wonderful humans making up for horrible humans…

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18h

Rescuers from the Sea World Foundation saved a bottlenose dolphin calf that had become tangled in a fishing line off the coast of Forster in Australia on Sunday.

The dolphin has rejoined its mother despite suffering from some wounds.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 21h

My attitude since November 2024….

4 Non Blondes - What's Up (Live 1993)

YouTube video by Jesus Manuel H. C.

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 21h

This deportation arrest is one of the most disgusting, egregiously horrible actions I’ve seen by Trump.

Not only did my/our country STEAL 40 years of this man’s life by wrongly convicting him, they’re deporting him BASED on that wrong conviction.

France SHOULD reclaim the Statue of Liberty.

Pennsylvania man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years faces deportation after Ice arrest

Subramanyam Vedam, 64, was recently exonerated for murder after being sentenced to life in prison in 1983

www.theguardian.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 23h

This Supreme Court case in Louisiana is about one thing, and one thing only: reinstituting Jim Crow by way of ensuring that Black Americans are taxed without receiving representation in Congress.

Everything else is noise and bluster.

This stolen Supreme Court is going to send us back to the 1860s.

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LauraInAlabama @laurainalabama.bsky.social · 1d

Only someone who illegally HAD classified documents would try to blame their existence on someone “planting” them.

Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 1d

Eric Trump, in three different right-wing media interviews over the past week, accused Jack Smith of "planting" evidence obtained in the Aug. 2023 Mar-a-Lago raid.

Problem: Smith didn't become special counsel until three months after that search. www.mediamatters.org/eric-trump/e...