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🦋BlueSky is better 🚫Project 2025, MAGA or DMs 🏠Rural roots city dweller (PA to TX) ☕️ Former attorney, mom of young adults, animal lover, book hoarder & nature enthusiast 🌈
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Donald Trump's continued obsession with the Kennedy Center may have weakened one of the biggest MAGA talking points.
Trump's 'just plain weird' Kennedy Center 'obsession' has weakened MAGA: analysis
Donald Trump's continued obsession with the Kennedy Center may have weakened one of the biggest MAGA talking points. The president confirmed earlier this week that the Center would close for two years to undergo renovation work from July 2026. The renovation work comes after a collection of artists ...
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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What if autism is not a single condition, but several? Research into the spectrum’s enormous diversity could help lead to better treatments and interventions
Why autism should not be treated as a single condition
A better understanding of its biology will lead to better interventions
econ.st
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap
Mamdani to kill the NYC AI chatbot we caught telling businesses to break the law – The Markup
New York mayor says terminating the ‘unusable’ bot will help close a budget gap
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Democrat wins reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat wins reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Taylor Rehmet scored a shocking victory Saturday.
dlvr.it
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.
Bye-bye corporate conglomerates. Hello personal conglomerates. | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's reported merging of SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla harkens back to the heyday of General Electric — or maybe the robber barons of the Gilded Age.
techcrunch.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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A judicial misconduct complaint against Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. was dismissed after an appeals court judge found insufficient evidence of bias against the Trump administration.
DOJ misconduct complaint against D.C. federal judge dismissed
Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. was accused of bias by the Justice Department, which then failed to provide evidence against him.
wapo.st
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Trump's standing has dropped among swing voters, according to an Impact Social report shared with Newsweek.
Trump Gets Worst Swing Vote Rating Ever—Analysis
www.newsweek.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."

Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Kristi Noem must resign.

And if she won’t, she must be held accountable and impeached by Congress.
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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“I am disheartened and sad…that we cannot demonstrate our sympathy for the beleaguered, that we are told immigrants, which most of us are or descended from, are unwelcome, that we cannot show our frustration in peaceful demonstration, and that we can be attacked and even killed by Federal troops.”
Martha Stewart Issues Rare Political Statement After Stern Text From 14-Year-Old Granddaughter
'I'm not sure it's excusable to not be speaking up right now,' wrote Stewart's granddaughter, inspiring a heartfelt post from the lifestyle media mogul.
parade.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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Wow— “Cardinal Tobin told hundreds of faithful gathered online that now is the time to say no — no to violence, no to indifference, and no to funding the U.S. government’s own “machinery of death.”

www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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“Reddit was swamped with information about Minnesota, as anti-ICE posts dominated the main feed, and appeared in discussions of just about any topic. Knitting, biking, comic books, pop music, you name it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/nonpolitical...
Nonpolitical Media Has Been Flooded With Outrage at Alex Pretti's Murder
Anatomy of a turning point.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.

Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.

AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.

Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.

If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.

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January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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The National Basketball Players Association releases a statement following the Trump regime’s murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, saying that NBA players “can no longer remain silent.”

The NBPA is standing up for free speech, civil liberties, and the people of Minnesota demanding justice.
January 25, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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"When you see them on the street engaging with people, that’s a security concern right there, because they don’t know what they’re doing,” a former Boston police commander says of federal officers in Minneapolis. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
One called it murder. Some need more information. How policing experts see the Pretti shooting.
The Border Patrol’s killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has revived concerns about whether immigration enforcement officers are properly trained to deal with protesters.
www.nbcnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM