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doreengarfield WAR ZONE SURVIVOR @doreengarfield.bsky.social · Oct 2

Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · Oct 2

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Oct 2

Some former U.S. military officers took issue with the policy changes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined in a speech to hundreds of generals and admirals this week, saying that some of them seemed redundant and others threatened to undermine his goals.

Veterans See Costs and Risks in Hegseth’s Military Rewind to 1990

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has identified real problems, veteran officers say, but by looking back 35 years for policy cues, he risks hurting, not helping, military readiness.

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Mona Charen @monacharen.bsky.social · Aug 24

"Fewer people will get immunized from potentially deadly diseases. And while it’s true that what doesn’t kill you can make you stronger, it can still kill you." RFK Jr.’s Workout Videos Come With a Dangerous Hidden Message open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

RFK Jr.’s Workout Videos Come With a Dangerous Hidden Message

Exercising is great, even in jeans. But it won’t protect you from measles.

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Maureen Roepsch @reenie61b.bsky.social · Aug 4

Heartbreaking.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 4

A deadly cholera outbreak adds to the misery in a region that has witnessed fighting between the army and the rebels.

‘We’re suffering’: People in Sudan’s el-Fasher eat animal fodder to survive

A deadly cholera outbreak adds to the misery in a region that has witnessed fighting between the army and the rebels.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 31

Torres: "Republicans are beginning to realize there is nobody in DC that has closer & longer ties to Epstein than Trump ... the most damning fact: Trump made Acosta, who gave a sweetheart plea deal to Epstein & to all co-conspirators, his sec of labor, which has jurisdiction over human trafficking"

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 19

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning

CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 19

Meiselas: First off—people who are alpha don’t go around calling themselves alpha.

Look, where I grew up, my dad would say: Being a man means standing by your word.

Being a man means you push back against the bully, and you uplift people. You don’t punch down at marginalized communities.

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 19

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.

Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Jul 20

Epstein victim Maria Farmer: “Ivana was [Ghislaine’s] best friend… She’d drive by schools… get [girls’] phone numbers… Everybody knew what they were doing.” To shut her up, “they gave me one of those cheap bracelets Ivana was selling on QVC.”

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Jul 18

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

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Maureen Roepsch @reenie61b.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Facing Painful Cuts, the V.A. Reported Dubious Savings to DOGE

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Ex-DOGE guy: “The whole operation has always been done on Signal, so nothing actually has to change about that operationally for him to continue telling people what to do, getting reports, et cetera …You don't need a government laptop or email or anything like that to tell people what to do.”

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Maureen Roepsch @reenie61b.bsky.social · Jul 5

Stfu Noem

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 2

This is Nick Begich (R-Alaska). If he votes for the bill,
37,000 of his constituents lose access to their healthcare.
27,000 of his constituents lose access to their food assistance.
578 energy jobs in his district will disappear.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 29

Everything is a “redistribution of wealth” — the only question is which direction it’s heading in.

Stop letting them convince you the only valid direction is from the bottom to the top. They’ve been selling that snake oil for decades.

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Brian Manning📎 @boxdonkey17.bsky.social · Jun 28

Listen to @whipkclark.bsky.social words on the inexpensive cost of keeping kids on Medicaid & Snap benefits vs. tax cuts for billionaires.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jun 28

The correct term is ‘assassinated’ or ‘murdered.’ The AP makes it sound like an accident.

NPR @npr.org · Jun 28

UPDATE: The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.

Slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman mourned at funeral service

The Minnesota lawmaker was killed during a string of attacks against Democratic elected officials in the state.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Jun 28

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 28

The wildest part about us getting banned on instagram and threads and all meta platforms without warning or explanation is not even being able to get in touch with a human being about it.

Dystopian, Orwellian shit.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 29

Dozens of Marines are now patrolling the border near Campo, California. Not just in support roles, but shoulder to shoulder with Border Patrol.

A direct challenge to the Posse Comitatus Act, which bans the military from civilian law enforcement.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Jun 29

Remember Collins and Murkowski could have stopped this. People who lose healthcare coverage will die because of them

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jun 29

They demand Zohran Mamdani be deported for offering free childcare.

They cream their jeans over the thought of an Alligator Alcatraz.

Truly evil, vile, miserable people that only want the worst for everyone.

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · Jun 26

The President is looking in all the couch cushions, including cutting Medicaid and your health care, just to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest.

Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin reacts to the stock market plunging

YouTube video by The View

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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · Jun 26

The middle class is shrinking. That’s not a political statement, it’s a fact. We’re all questioning whether the American Dream will be an American reality for us and our kids.

This core issue unites moderates, progressives and everything in between.

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