@thumbpicker.bsky.social
Blues singer-songwriter, naturalist, seed saver, carpenter and tradesperson. No DMs if you don’t know me. Vote! Be real and don’t sell me anything or bullshit me. Hawaii & work out stuff.
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Hey, folks! I’m new here and looking for likely souls who like music. I play a classical Alvarez guitar with my thumb so that’s the story behind my handle. Powdered donuts. Fishing, no hunting, track & field, football. Identifying native plants of SE US. Make a mean sweet potato pie.
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Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
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Several bills are under consideration that would ban congressional stock trading, but they exempt the executive branch.
Donald Trump Bought Up to $1 Million Victoria’s Secret Bonds Last Month
www.newsweek.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Several bills are under consideration that would ban congressional stock trading, but they exempt the executive branch.
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Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
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Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
religionnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
religionnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
religionnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
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In a reversal of recently announced policy, the Department of Education said Friday it was postponing the pursuit of garnishing wages, seizing tax refunds and collecting other benefits from federal student loan borrowers in default. https://to.pbs.org/3LEjPhh
Wages won't be garnished for student loan borrowers in default, Trump administration says in policy reversal
It’s not clear whether the department collected any wages since Jan. 7, the day the administration originally said it would begin garnishing
to.pbs.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:31 AM
In a reversal of recently announced policy, the Department of Education said Friday it was postponing the pursuit of garnishing wages, seizing tax refunds and collecting other benefits from federal student loan borrowers in default. https://to.pbs.org/3LEjPhh
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Remember how he supposedly "remade the electorate" in 2024? That was a bit premature, it turns out.
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Trump’s Newest Voters Are Abandoning Ship
Independents, Latinos, and young people have turned against the president in staggering numbers.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Remember how he supposedly "remade the electorate" in 2024? That was a bit premature, it turns out.
trib.al/O7QCboT
trib.al/O7QCboT
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Legal experts blast DOJ investigation into Tim Walz and Jacob Frey as ‘total garbage’
Legal experts blast DOJ investigation into Tim Walz and Jacob Frey as ‘total garbage’
Legal experts blast DOJ investigation into Tim Walz and Jacob Frey as ‘total garbage’
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Legal experts blast DOJ investigation into Tim Walz and Jacob Frey as ‘total garbage’
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In a corner of Alaska, American Samoans are facing prosecution for participating in democracy in the only country they’ve ever known.
These Americans were prosecuted for voting - High Country News
American Samoans are American by birth but denied the full rights and privileges of citizenship. In Alaska, they’ve become a target for voter fraud.
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In a corner of Alaska, American Samoans are facing prosecution for participating in democracy in the only country they’ve ever known.
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OPINION: King understood then what we are forced to reckon with today: A nation that continues to prioritize military might over human dignity loses its moral compass.
religionnews.com/2026/01/16/u...
religionnews.com/2026/01/16/u...
America can’t look away from MLK’s warnings about power
(RNS) — The celebration of King often comes at the cost of his most radical critiques.
religionnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
OPINION: King understood then what we are forced to reckon with today: A nation that continues to prioritize military might over human dignity loses its moral compass.
religionnews.com/2026/01/16/u...
religionnews.com/2026/01/16/u...
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Democrats need to leverage government funding talks to get an appointment of a special master on the Epstein case.
Democrats Must Not Fund Trump’s Epstein Cover-Up | Opinion
www.newsweek.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Democrats need to leverage government funding talks to get an appointment of a special master on the Epstein case.
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Abigail Spanberger is the first woman elected to the office of governor in Virginia.
Abigail Spanberger Repeals ICE Cooperation Order on First Day as Governor
www.newsweek.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Abigail Spanberger is the first woman elected to the office of governor in Virginia.
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Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #One. So here's one bird. It is an incredibly beautiful black crowned night heron enjoying the sunrise at our local wildlife refuge. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #herons #birds #birdphotography #photooftheday #photographersonbluesky
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #One. So here's one bird. It is an incredibly beautiful black crowned night heron enjoying the sunrise at our local wildlife refuge. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #EastCoastKin #herons #birds #birdphotography #photooftheday #photographersonbluesky
Hey, folks! I’m new here and looking for likely souls who like music. I play a classical Alvarez guitar with my thumb so that’s the story behind my handle. Powdered donuts. Fishing, no hunting, track & field, football. Identifying native plants of SE US. Make a mean sweet potato pie.
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Hey, folks! I’m new here and looking for likely souls who like music. I play a classical Alvarez guitar with my thumb so that’s the story behind my handle. Powdered donuts. Fishing, no hunting, track & field, football. Identifying native plants of SE US. Make a mean sweet potato pie.