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Grew up in DC suburbs. Flew forTWA in another lifetime BEFORE Carl Ichon chewed it up and spit it out! #FDRdem I am a serious woman I believe in TRUTH, EQUALITY,INCLUSION and DIVERSITY! Deal with it! No DMs! No GoFunds!🚫
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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · Feb 17
I honestly
Entirely
Mean THIS 👏💙
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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · Feb 17
I feel so sorry
I am trying hard to catch up
With everyone
Who is so generously
Following me
Please know I’m trying
And I appreciate it
Immensely 👏💙
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
Just trying to imagine what Republicans would’ve done if, say, the head of the California Democratic Party were accused of rape, while one of the state’s Democratic congressmen has his career ended by sex trafficking allegations and a second juggled multiple allegations of sexual harassment.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h
(taps mic)

“Florida Keys Party”
Florida's GOP power couple is embroiled in scandal House report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz reveals rampant sexual misconduct, drug use Exclusive: Top Florida GOP official was convicted in probe into his romantic involvement with inmate during his time as jail employee Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 5h
This is absolutely going to get worse.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h
Stevens: There’s $1.3 trillion of credit card debt. There are people putting grocery bills on credit cards and then paying interest on them. We are in an affordability crisis. Coffee is up 20%, beef is up 16%, bacon is up over 10%. And now we’re going to see health care costs skyrocket.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 5h
Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor thrashed her colleagues on Tuesday for refusing to hear a death penalty case despite "extraordinary misconduct" from a juror, according to a new report.
Supreme Court thrashed by justice for refusing case tainted by 'extraordinary misconduct'
Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor thrashed her colleagues on Tuesday for refusing to hear a death penalty case despite "extraordinary misconduct" from a juror, according to a new report. Sotomayor issued a blistering dissent on Tuesday after the court refused to rehear the death sentence case ag...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h
Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6h
So First Amendment rights can now be snatched away if you [checks notes] celebrate?
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 6h
Trump’s administration laid off thousands of federal workers, gutting critical departments: Treasury, HHS, and Education.

What we’re seeing now isn’t new. The shutdown is the new excuse. Create chaos, starve the government, and leave folks struggling while Trump’s billionaire buddies get richer.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 6h
NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h
“Pulp Fiction” premieres in the US 31 yrs ago today

Walken didn’t appreciate the film’s impact until, one day, “I was in a steam room in Europe somewhere, and there were a half-dozen young guys. Well, this one guy starts in on the speech — word for word! .. It was a wonderful tribute to Quentin.”
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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 11h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
He Murdered six more Venezuelans
No proof
No trial
Just death penalty
Trump says six were killed in US strike on another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela
UN has condemned US strikes on small boats it believes to be trafficking drugs as extrajudicial executions
www.theguardian.com
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6h
A big spurt of Arctic heating slows Arctic freeze-up.
Large Arctic surface temperature increase, maximum over regions of Arctic Ocean and Greenland. Actual Arctic temperature drop stalls. Arctic sea ice freeze-up stalls.
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whyitmatters.bsky.social @whyitmatters.bsky.social · 7h
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 229. 10/14/25
… Pete Hegseth received a stunning rebuke today from every media company that covers the Pentagon, including Fox and Newsmax, who all refused to sign the agreement to abide by his lengthy set of paran...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h
Today in Politics, Bulletin 229. Hegseth having a terrible week, a message from No Kings as Republicans continue attacking it, update on airports boycotting Noem, Trump crying about his Time cover, and everything else that happened today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 229. 10/14/25
… Pete Hegseth received a stunning rebuke today from every media company that covers the Pentagon, including Fox and Newsmax, who all refused to sign the agreement to abide by his lengthy set of paran...
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 4d
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TPUSA Doubles Down on Christian Nationalism
TPUSA is doubling down on Christian Nationalism
www.peoplefor.org
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d
"Graham Platner is generating so much excitement because many voters, both right and left, are tired of conventional wisdom inevitably delivering poor results for Mainers."
A headline from an op-ed article on CentralMaine.com: Graham Platner is the best choice to replace Sen. Collins | Letter, Platner may not be the conventional choice, but that's a good thing.
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 10h
Chuck Schumer should be focused on fighting Donald Trump and protecting healthcare for millions of Americans, not meddling in a Maine primary.

DC's choice has lost to Susan Collins five times in a row. We can't afford a sixth.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 9h
MAGA is as smart as a Happy Meal
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 1d
Cartoon from 2020 with Trump quotes
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 8h
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Johnson announces campaign to get Trump a Nobel Peace prize
The Speaker continues to display his fealty
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 8h
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 8h
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 8h
One of my earliest smart political instincts was that Enron must be about to go bust bc of all the donations they were dropping.

This time around, I look at David Sacks, he of the SVB run followed by the bailout, and understand that the INSTALLED the bailout inside the [White] House.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 10h
Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
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It's Giving Enron
On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12h
October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 12h
whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow
satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes: - inflatable frog suit - cape - pepper spray filter - a thirst for the blood of the innocent - air pump batteries and Molotov cocktails not included
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 12h
Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 10h
Me: “Why do you think ‘Succession’ was such a big show?

Arian Moayed/'Stewy': "Because the truth of ‘Succession’ dials into what we’re witnessing every day in our news cycles. There’s an elite group of 10 to 15 people that run everything."

Watch the full interview: zeteo.com/p/succession...
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