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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1h

One of Alaska’s biggest airlifts is now underway after Typhoon Halong triggered extreme winds and storm surge. https://wapo.st/3KSt0tI

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 20h

I updated my Substack with what I have been doing recently and about unlocking past posts.

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I have neglected this blog in recent days.

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kxly.com @kxly.com · 1d

Senator Cantwell demands investigation after DHS Secretary Noem distributed partisan video at airport security checkpoints nationwide.

Cantwell demands investigation into DHS Secretary Noem's partisan airport video

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell demanded Wednesday that federal investigators examine whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem violated federal law by distributing a partisan video message at airport

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 1d

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

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Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region

The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 23h

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.

@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”

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.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h

“These kids just sit in foster care,” a family law attorney said, “because mom and dad are working at Subway and can’t afford a four-bedroom house.”

With @wabe.org
(Published April 2024)

When the Number of Bedrooms in a Home Keeps Parents From Getting Their Kids Back

Even after resolving other safety concerns, parents in Georgia can wait for months to be reunited with their children, often because of what advocates say are stringent requirements sought by the stat...

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NPR @npr.org · 23h

Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile. n.pr/4nRqsdT

In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine

Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometimes hostile.

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Big Spooky ColBosch @colbosch.bsky.social · 1d

GO SEE THIS. It's so much better than the American remake! It's one of those films that I wish I could watch again for the first time.

Music Box Theatre @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 1d

See the original LET THE RIGHT ONE IN presented in 35MM at the Music Box!

Next Monday October 20th at 9:30pm
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 1d

-signed sweating and living with elderly parents

shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 1d

While they wear winter coats inside with heater set to 74 F).

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 1d

My advice: avoid living with the elderly. They fucking crank up the heater starting in Sept (or August) because they are "cold" and bake you in your bed at night.

That nice fresh air chill under warm? Cold and replaced with dried out nostrils, eyes that are dry, dry mouth, and waking up sweating.

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

Why must websites have so many popups? I understand one or two but constant?

I leave the site because it interferes with reading the content too much.

shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

I guess texting is as close as you can get these days but ICQ had so much more...you could large file transfer which I loved for sharing music and photos.

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

Same

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

Same. I call myself "progressive" because even liberal people are too conservative at times just to not cause waves.

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 2d

I am doing some reading and watching Mindhunter on Netflix.

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 8d

"Asked what percentage of children she imagines should be in public schools going forward, Justice told ProPublica: 'I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.'”

by @megomatz.bsky.social / @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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shadownlite @shadownlite.bsky.social · 3d

This is America. It will get worse.

CNN @cnn.com · 12d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans announce plans to vote on a new U.S. House map as a nationwide redistricting battle unfolds.

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S.

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kxly.com @kxly.com · 3d

Spokane Airport stands by its advertising policy after declining to air a political video from DHS Secretary Noem.

Spokane Airport won't air Sec. Noem video blaming democrats for shutdown

The Spokane Airport leadership says it will not air a video from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that blames democrats for the federal government shutdown. The video is meant to air

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

NEW: Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

Education Dept. Reverses Decision to Halt Funds for Deafblind Student Programs

Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

Renewables are expected to overtake coal as the largest global source of electricity by next year despite the pullback of the U.S.

“No one can stop the energy transition,” said the director general of the International Renewable Energy Agency.

The real winners of Trump’s attack on clean energy aren’t American

U.S. politics are undercutting clean energy at the same time economics are propelling it forward globally. Can the U.S. afford to sit this out?

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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Spokane Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct, Diocese removes him from ministry and requests police probe

More from me: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...