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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2h

Unbelievable that anyone believes him anymore, and that the mainstream media still gives him and Reform so much attention, without calling out his lies and the snakeoil he peddles. As with Trump I can’t wait for the day he disappears from all news and all media.

Fiona Wallace @fiionawallace.bsky.social · 20h

Nigel Farage.
Dodges any accountability for Brexit.
Plays fast and loose with the Clacton House saga.
Talks of nothing but immigration.
Downplays the Nathan Gill story.
Did f*ck all as an MEP; even worse as an MP
Nigel Farage is a con man.
#NigelFarage

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 3h

NPR @npr.org · 3h

The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize. n.pr/4q7T6cj

This wedding photographer now removes landmines for a group that's won a top prize

The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize.

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 3h

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

When Farage and I were growing up (similar age) Russia was the enemy, we were both in cadets, Russia was the Army’s foe

Villains in Movies & books were Russian.. those who helped Russia were traitors

Since 2010 Farage has been on Russian TV at least 17 times talking the West down
#FaragePutinsPet

Nigel Farage's relationship with Russian media comes under scrutiny

The Ukip leader's Euroscepticism makes him a shoo-in at the Russian state broadcaster that is often called Putin's mouthpiece

www.theguardian.com

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 3h

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

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 10h

STEPHEN JAMES @stephen5150.bsky.social · 1d

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 11h

Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 11h

This reality is collapsing..

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 21h

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 1d

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

I despise RFKJR
OUTRAGE
NOW THIS ⬇️

Get VACCINATED it WORKS
IT SAVES LIVES
270 CHILDREN AND GROWING
QUARANTINED
In Minnesota
Here in Arizona/ Utah boarder
South Carolina and more

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 1d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Time for UN to move its NYC offices to another country, at least until the US regains its sanity. Other countries could use the income- there’s a great set of UN offices in a secure compound in Nairobi, for example….

Michael O' @socratesxxx.bsky.social · 1d

US threatens visa restrictions, sanctions against UN members that back IMO emissions plan - www.reuters.com/world/us-thr...

US threatens visa restrictions, sanctions against UN members that back IMO emissions plan

The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put forward by a United Nations agency to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from ocean shipping.

www.reuters.com

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

There Is No Spoon @neumahn.bsky.social · 1d

Ice Recruitment Video...

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

So if Russ Vought and Bob Kennedy were deliberately trying on behalf of an enemy to sicken and kill Americans by destroying the public health structure - what would they be doing differently?

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thank you Gordon Brown 👏

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

www.theguardian.com

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 1d

Jackie Nicholson @jax1712.bsky.social · 2d

#Immigrants in London 🙏

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

If I lived in the US I’d be terrified now. But this is also a danger to the rest of the world, as US science will no longer inform global disease prevention and Americans travelling overseas could start being vectors for undiagnosed/untreated infectious diseases.

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 2d

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

A ceasefire in Gaza is necessary. But we cannot stop here. We need immediate aid, accountability for those who committed genocide & more crimes, and yes—Palestinian statehood.

Sign the global petition to demand the US Government recognize the state of Palestine:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/peace-for-...

Peace For Palestine (And Israel) Demands Palestinian Statehood

A Ceasefire Is Necessary But Alone Insufficient — Recognition, Aid, & Accountability Must Follow. Sign the petition to demand the United States recognize Palestinian statehood.

www.qasimrashid.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 3d

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 2d

We’re eight days away from #NoKings Day, and over 2,500 protests planned in all 50 states and across the world.

October 18 is going to be the biggest day of nonviolent protest in US history — because Courage is contagious.

social.demcast.com/s/V02Ivg21

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats @democrats.org · 2d

Just about sums it up.

Two panel graphic featuring the chair of the Nobel Committee.

First panel: Reporter, 'Why didn't Trump win the Nobel Peace Prize?'

Second Panel: Chair, 'All laureates have both courage and integrity.'

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 2d

Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 3d

You know what fascism looks like? Attorney General Letitia James getting criminally indicted on literal trumped-up charges by the criminal who she fought to hold accountable for the actual crimes he committed and is now using the full power of the US govt to seek vengeance.

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 3d

KevTheRev (FHL Ministries) @kevtherev.bsky.social · 3d

The GOP got into bed with Jerry Falwell's "Moral Majority" in the 70s. Child abuse is and has been RAMPANT in churches and religious institutions of every stripe, creed and denomination for literal generations.

Do the math.

Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 3d

Trump to heed this if he wants the Nobel Peace Prize: "democracy is an important precondition for peace,"director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo"… when authoritarianism is on the rise across the world, this award highlights the courage of those who defend freedom with ballots, not bullets."

Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 3d

Shout the truth. Don’t back down. Resist fascism. PS And no, they aren’t eating the dogs and the cats 🐈 🙄

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Cindy Carlson💙🇺🇳🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 @ccarlson.bsky.social · 3d

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3d

There are lessons to be learned here.

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...