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Married with two dogs. Feminist. Secular humanist. Progressive/Democratic Socialist living in a NorCal MAGA County. No DMs. I block gofundme & porn accounts.
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kjephd.bsky.social
Very cool radioactive fungus news

From @chelleraiser.bsky.social

www.sciencealert.com/chernobyl-fu...
Chernobyl Fungus Appears to Have Evolved an Incredible Ability
The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but ever since the Unit Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded nearly 40 years ago, other forms of life have not only move...
www.sciencealert.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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nytimes.com
Unregulated e-bikes are a growing danger on American streets. In one Bay Area town, a terrible accident finally led to reform. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/m...
A teenager with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a dark green long-sleeve shirt, sits cross-legged against a dark floral wallpaper background. A headline reads: "An E-Bike Almost Killed Her. She Became the Face of a New Law." Photo by Balazs Gardi for The New York Times.
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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walshfreedom.bsky.social
A reminder to a nation with way too many people untethered to facts and truth: There’s no such thing as “The Department of War.” It doesn’t exist. Only Congress has the power to create and name executive departments & agencies. So it’s still The Department of Defense.

Thanks
December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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sfchronicle.com
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new laws impacting pet owners, landlords, school bathrooms and more.
Here are 15 new laws that Californians must start following in 2026
California lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new laws impacting pet owners, landlords, school bathrooms and more.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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olivia.science
Normal and great 🫩

> Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google has done the same. Forget end-to-end encryption. A new Android update means your RCS and SMS texts are no longer private.

www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
Google Starts Sharing All Your Text Messages With Your Employer
Warning — what happens on your Android phone, doesn’t stay on your Android phone.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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opdeatheaters.bsky.social
While women and women's groups are targeted & banned on Meta products almost immediately for disrespecting men and posting pictures of breast feeding, rape advertising & trafficking gets at least 17 strikes before Meta takes any action. #opdeatheaters

www.theverge.com/news/827658/...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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milesgrant.bsky.social
Wish the climate movement would make clear we could solve the climate crisis in two steps:

1️⃣ Quit fossil fuels
2️⃣ Quit beef

Instead, Americans sort their recycling & wash their metal straws & think they’re Doing Their Part, then climb in their SUVs to drive across the exurbs to buy steaks
"Climate smart" beef was never more than a marketing fantasy
In response to a lawsuit, Tyson will drop the label and abandon its "net zero" claims.
www.motherjones.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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npr.org
Using artificial intelligence to identify Congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system. n.pr/48mmSlu
An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple 2-party power in Congress
Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
crankyoldlefty.bsky.social
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scotnational.bsky.social The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 23h
Vital funeral cover for hundreds of elderly Scots has been 'reprehensibly' stripped today in a scandal that has been described as the 'epitome of corporate greed'
'Corporate greed': Scots left in funeral poverty as vital cover stripped
www.thenational.scot
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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owsleystanley.bsky.social
No tool of eiection interference is too sleazy for republicans to employ. They’re the true “enemy of the people”, as well as enemies of democracy. They’ve even said it out loud.

slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Real Reason Why Republicans Keep Saying “We’re a Republic, Not a Democracy”
The author of Democracy May Not Exist on a sinister new talking point.
slate.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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grantifa9.bsky.social
The older I get the more I understand why the grinch wanted to stay home with his dog.
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ALT: a green cartoon character with a blue background
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November 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
At what point will people start seeing this for what it is - a pretext to remove non-white people from America.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 4d
The Trump administration will reexamine green cards issued to people from 19 countries "of concern." https://cnn.it/3M1L8C4
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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markosilberhand.bsky.social
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If you create a Department of War and abolish the Department of Education . . .

... then you are in Trump's America in 2025.

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November 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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rawstory.com
Recent retirements announced by the GOP mean that Democrats may get a chance to make an "unprecedented" power play that would expose the "fragile" Republican majority, according to a writer on Saturday.
New GOP moves 'open door' for Dems to make 'chaotic and unprecedented' power play: analyst
Recent retirements announced by the GOP mean that Democrats may get a chance to make an "unprecedented" power play that would expose the "fragile" Republican majority, according to a writer on Saturday.Journalist and political analyst Hayes Brown appeared on MSNOW over the weekend, where he was aske...
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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rawstory.com
Yet another Republican congressman announced he will be retiring, leading to speculation running rampant online.
'Very strange': Wave of speculation as MAGA congressman announces departure
Yet another Republican congressman announced he will be retiring, leading to speculation running rampant online.Congressman Troy E. Nehls Saturday made his announcement on social media, following the lead of another recent departure from the GOP side of things: Marjorie Taylor Greene."After more tha...
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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charleskeener.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
All the ways AI is already screwing you
Tens of thousands of white-collar workers might be spending this holiday season hunting for jobs, thanks to the rise in artificial intelligence. But the massive industry’s impact on Americans can ...
www.dailykos.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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elnopower.bsky.social
Experts doubt the Pentagon can punish Kelly over the 'illegal orders' video | AP News share.google/ZbGHP35AnG1v...
Experts doubt the Pentagon can punish Kelly over the 'illegal orders' video
Legal experts are raising lots of questions about the Pentagon’s investigation of Mark Kelly. The Arizona senator is among a group of Democrats appearing in a video that urges American troops to defy ...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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christopherjhale.bsky.social
Pope Leo's envoy to the United States is raising the alarm on JD Vance’s political ideology — warning it’s authoritarianism disguised as religion.
Pope Leo XIV’s US Ambassador Rips Vance’s “Post-Liberal” Crusade in Newly Discovered Speech
In a once-secret address now brought to light, Pope Leo's envoy to America delivers a stinging critique of JD Vance’s “post-liberal” Catholic movement — warning it flirts with authoritarianism.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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therealjackhopkins.bsky.social
College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order

apnews.com/article/babs...
College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was deported to Honduras in violation of a court order.
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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charleskeener.bsky.social
www.commondreams.org/opinion/vene...
Trump's Threat to Invade Venezuela Is Indeed About Drugs–Oil, That Is | Common Dreams
​This is not about stopping the flow of dangerous drugs, it is about actually increasing the flow of the dangerous drug some pushers want to keep us all hooked on.
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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bettycjung.bsky.social
November 28, 2025. Current Epidemic Growth Status (Based on Rt) for States and Territories Last updated 11/18/2025.
{https://www.cdc.gov/forecast-outbreak-analytics/about/rt-estimates.html}
#COVID19 💉😷
November 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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bettycjung.bsky.social
November 28, 2025. Current Epidemic Growth Status (Based on Rt) for States and Territories Last updated 11/18/2025.
{https://www.cdc.gov/forecast-outbreak-analytics/about/rt-estimates.html}
#FLU 💉😷 Wow! Did you get your flu shot yet? It's almost everywhere now.
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
US Marine Staff Sergeant’s wife was grabbed by ICE at her green card interview

The same thing happened to the wife of a Navy vet

They served their country, brought their spouses over legally and were going through the process

Instead they watched the loves of their life be taken away in handcuffs
November 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Trump Truth Social:

“A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation…I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries [and] end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country…”
Donald J. Trump @realDonald Trump A very Happy Thanksgiving salutation to all of our Great American Citizens and Patriots who have been so nice in allowing our Country to be divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, mugged, and laughed at, along with certain other foolish countries throughout the World, for being "Politically Correct," and just plain STUPID, when it comes to Immigration. The official United States Foreign population stands at 53 million people (Census), most of which are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels. They and their children are supported through massive payments from Patriotic American Citizens who, because of their beautiful hearts, do not want to openly complain or cause trouble in any way, shape, or form. They put up with what has happened to our Country, but it's eating them alive to do so! A migrant earning $30,000 with a green card will get roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family. The real migrant population is much higher. This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War Il (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.). As an example, hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota. Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for "prey" as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both, while the worst "Congressman/woman" in our Country, Ilhan Omar, always wrapped in her swaddling hijab, and who probably came into the U.S.A. illegally in that you are not allowed to marry your brother, does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country, its Constitution, and how "badly" she is treated, wh… Donald J. Trump @reaDonald Trump ..Even as we have progressed technologically, Immigration Policy has eroded those gains and living conditions for many. I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden's Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization. These goals will be pursued with the aim of achieving a major reduction in illegal and disruptive populations, including those admitted through an unauthorized and illegal Autopen approval process. Only REVERSE MIGRATION can fully cure this situation. Other than that, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, except those that hate, steal, murder, and destroy everything that America stands for — You won't be here for long!
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM