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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸

@ithacanexile.bsky.social

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Good old fashioned social democrat. Born in the US, raised in Britain, Ireland and Italy and consider myself all of the above. AS Roma, PAFC, 49ers, Star Wars, Tolkien, SPN & Liberty - All this will pass one day. #TeamPete - Sic Semper Tyrannis

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · Dec 11

Here is a starter pack of voices I have come to trust on Syria. People who actually know about Syria including Syrians themselves. BTW you can ignore me, I just made the list! go.bsky.app/Af2Tt8g

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 1h

When dictators try to silence us we fight back louder!

This Saturday,
Oct 18, millions of Americans in 1000s of communities will speak up for decency, equality, and justice for ALL!

Join us at an event near you…

#NoKings social.demcast.com/s/bFqE9hjQ

Find And Event Near You!

social.demcast.com

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 1h

The founding member of antifa and his girlfriend…

Chris Evans as Steve ‘Captain America’ Rogers and Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter.

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marikosegawa.bsky.social @marikosegawa.bsky.social · 1d

#ResistanceUnited #DV1 #ProudBlue
Shutdown 5WHs

Who? It’s on Republicans

What? At stake: Your
Healthcare &
Federal workers'
jobs

When? Right Now

Where? Republicans are MIA

Why? Republicans seek no
solutions

Congressman Eugene Vindman @repvindman.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this government shutdown.

Who? What? When? Where? Why?

Every answer points to the same thing — Republicans’ inability to do their jobs.

I’m still in D.C., working to pass a budget that puts hardworking Virginians first.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1h

He speaks like a poet.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 4h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 1h

This is why we have to do all we can to ensure the No Kings protests next weekend are nonviolent and peaceful. Everything is in the balance now and one small thing kicking off could end our republic.

But turn out nonetheless, we need everyone out there.

#DemVoice1 #DV1 #NoKings

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4h

Welker: "Are you seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act?"

Vance: "Well, the president's looking at all of his options right now."

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.bsky.social · 4h

Heartbreaking that the people who need the most care are the ones being abandoned.

It’s all about cruelty for them. 💔

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1h

The unstated purpose of AI is to allow capital to acquire skill while taking away the ability of those with skills to acquire capital.

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 1h

I always switched to the timeline every time I used that app, my neurodivergent brain had issues with the random, haphazard ‘For You’ feed that just pissed me off.

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Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 1d

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

www.desmog.com

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 6h

"Slashdot: What's the reason OneDrive tells users this setting can only be turned off 3 times a year?

[Microsoft's publicist chose not to answer this question.]"

Microsoft's OneDrive Begins Testing Face-Recognizing AI for Photos (for Some Preview Users) - Slashdot

I uploaded a photo on my phone to Microsoft's "OneDrive" file-hosting app — and there was a surprise waiting under Privacy and Permissions. "OneDrive uses AI to recognize faces in your photos.....

slashdot.org

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 5h

I come from a family of pipers and this guy is a damn fine piper as well as a fine fellow. The pipes are as hard as the violin to master so he’s great.

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ticosfrancisco.bsky.social @ticosfrancisco.bsky.social · 19h

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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎 @grillnatty.bsky.social · 5h

With all these border agents in our cities who is watching the border?

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6h

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown — operating far from their traditional rural range.

‘Cavalier and aggressive’: why are border agents flooding into US cities?

Border agents have become a key force in Trump’s migrant crackdown – operating far from their traditional rural range

www.theguardian.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 16h

Trump's Justice Department is firing the people who prosecute terrorists, Jake Tapper argues. The president's politically motivated personnel decisions make "the United States and the world less safe":

Trump’s Purge of Terrorism Prosecutors

The politicization of the Justice Department is making Americans less safe.

bit.ly

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 22h

This is appalling 🤬

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify family.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 1d

And if Dems manage to take power and slash ICE’s workforce, all those violent, bigoted goons who signed up for Trump’s Gestapo only to find themselves unemployed a few years later are going to be a big problem. Only so many of them will be able to succeed in the RW grift industry.

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

ICE is an armed gang, and they’re only going to get worse. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The Chicago raids send a worrying signal about the ideal ICE agents in Trump's America

The agency is on a hiring spree. But we know what that kind of breakneck expansion of the workforce can result in because we’ve seen it before.

www.msnbc.com

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The Real Zanetta @therealzanetta.bsky.social · 1d

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Silver Spring Progressive Action @sspaction1.bsky.social · 1d

The Nov election’s near! Help flip the VA Governor seat & grow the House of Delegates. Join our phone bank on 10/13 at 6:30pm ET to call VA voters & support @abigailspanberger.com & @staceycarrollva.bsky.social. Let’s make VA bluer! Sign up:

www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump received his flu shot and a COVID vaccine booster today, per the White House.

For some of his supporters, COVID boosters are used as a perjorative when attempting to insult someone.

October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
FROM: SEAN P. BARBABELLA, D.OSK PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
٥.٥٠ سا
SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 1d

France right now

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Congratulations to the happy couple

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 1d

For everyone preparing to peacefully and nonviolently assemble on Oct 18th, the sign I will be carrying that day. I am sure that @markhamillofficial.bsky.social will love this!

#NoKings #NoTyrants #DemVoice1 #DV1 #MayTheForceBeWithYou

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Sarah J McLellan #FBPE 🇪🇺🇺🇸 @ithacanexile.bsky.social · 1d

This and the Doctor Odyssey cancellation is why I’m having trouble committing to new series. It’s heartbreaking to see two shows that were an escape from our awful reality taken from us.

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