Quijote1
quijote1.bsky.social
Quijote1
@quijote1.bsky.social
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Scientist, parent, twitter refugee, truth enthusiast, meme dealer, reluctant political junkie, occasional doom scroll interrupter ( #DDSI ) "The only shared reality is the fact-based reality." - (paraphrased after Maria Ressa, Nobel winner)
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This might not sound like #GoodNews, but, for context last elections in Ohio were on illegal maps. Ohio courts ruled them illegal, but GOP went ahead with them anyway. So this is a modicum of progress.

Also, Ohio voted on abortion right to be put in its Constitution and Republicans refuse to do it!
Ohio lawmakers set to reach unexpected deal on a new congressional map

The bipartisan agreement would result in district lines that further favor the GOP, but don't go as far as some Democrats had feared.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Ohio lawmakers set to reach unexpected deal on a new congressional map
The bipartisan agreement would result in district lines that further favor the GOP, but don't go as far as some Democrats had feared.
www.nbcnews.com
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American solutions for American problems. Go frog go!
Portland dance group offers free Latin dance lessons at ICE facility 💃🏽
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NNSA woke up this morning wondering 𝒘𝒉𝒐, 𝒆𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈???
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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein
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Earlier this year, it was revealed that ICE was using an app called Mobile Fortify, which allows agents to scan “an unprecedented number of government databases” and compare face matches against a database of 200 million images.
ICE’s forced face scans to verify citizens is unconstitutional, lawmakers say
Videos show ICE conducting random face scans on US streets.
arstechnica.com
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Congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, who was indicted today for protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility: "We've been punched, dragged, thrown, shot with pepper balls, tear gassed, rubber bullets from snipers on roofs going into local businesses windows."
Where tf are you, @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social? Where are your pressers, your town halls? You announced you'll tank Ohio (again!) by running (again!). Then crickets!

I will donate more than I ever done to whoever primaries you. A younger, more Mamdani-esque candidate.

You are what we keeps us back.
Musk and the oligarchs are not experts in anything except greed, grift & dodging taxes.

As a proud Wikipedia contributor & editor, I can attest that Wikipedia is continuously built by nerds with an overwhelming urge to correct other nerds.

That is the fundamental difference that no AIs can bridge.
New: Elon Musk appears to have just launched "Grokipedia," billed as a more right-leaning rival to Wikipedia: grokipedia.com

Story to come. If you try it out, I'd be interested to hear what you find.
Grokipedia
grokipedia.com
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Cool we can fund SNAP, pay air traffic controllers, ACA subsidies, all kinds of stuff. Right when we really need it. When do we get the cash?
Really #GoodNews
BREAKING: In a 51-42 vote, the Virginia House advances a measure proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to redraw its congressional map until 2030 “in response to actions taken by another state.”
Virginia House Advances Democratic Plan to Counter GOP Gerrymandering
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
Amen, brother! Or hell yeah! depending on your preferences.
Wonderful. Now how can we afford it?
For those decrying the pulling of some US troops from Romania:

1) NATO keeps sending troops there and they ran out of space for them all anyway.

2) Americans are now an intelligence liability; the less they know about NATO maneuvers, the less Russia knows.

thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com