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Certified Master Gardener, Scientist. The obvious is always elusive. Ignore hearsay, anecdotal evidence is not scientific. Peer reviewed experimental data is the only truth—until science teaches us otherwise. Yavapai County Arizona Master Gardener.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d
Trump: I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite. I’m somebody who’s saving our country
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 2d
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 3d
20 police officers across the state of Mississippi, including TWO elected sheriffs, were just arrested on charges of providing police escort for drug and weapons trafficking across state lines in exchange for bribes

“Most are still employed today” - the DA IN this presser youtu.be/tzuGfqdQvjs?...
'Monumental betrayal of public trust' Mississippi officers arrested
YouTube video by 16 WAPT News Jackson
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d
It doesn’t get more pathetic than this. What a complete loser.
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Dad Jokes @dadsaysjokes.com · 1d
A man is suing Smart Water for not making him smart.

I'd like to formally announce my lawsuit against Thin Mints.
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
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Katrina @countrygall44.bsky.social · 1d
THE MAKING OF A MONSTER: How Narcissists Are Created...Not Born
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THE MAKING OF A MONSTER: How Narcissists Are Created...Not Born
The Hidden Blueprint Behind Narcissism… And Why Most Everything You Think You Know...Is Wrong
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d
What he said Part 2: 💯 🎯
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 2d
Our world is at its hottest in around
125,000 years.

CO2 levels their highest in MILLIONS of years.

We’re looking at tipping points, 4C & a billion deaths this century.

It’s not unreasonable to demand politicians work flat out tackling this, instead of serving the corporations profiting from it.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d
Well, well, well. The progressives may actually be strategic this time: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Carmen De La Rosa to drop speaker bid and back Crystal Hudson
The move could help consolidate support for a more progressive candidate for City Council speaker.
www.cityandstateny.com
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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 3d
Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers in airport altercation. She has had anger management and other mental health issues for so long it’s amazing no one from her family or the GOP is doing anything about it.
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Police report: Nancy Mace cursed and berated officers in airport altercation
Mace, who is running for governor of South Carolina, reportedly told police this is no way to treat a “f---ing U.S. representative.” The GOP congresswoman is downplaying the incident.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 2d
The crowd tonight in Norfolk, Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and Barack Obama. LET’S GO!!!
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Allen Dell @urgeoverkill.bsky.social · 3d
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
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mariewalsh18.bsky.social @mariewalsh18.bsky.social · 3d
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.
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shelahblue.bsky.social @shelahblue.bsky.social · 3d
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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 4d
Today, Members of Congress got their paycheck unless (as I did) they wrote a letter to the House saying to withhold the pay pending the shutdown.

Meanwhile, Congressional staffers went without pay today.

Every member should answer whether they took the paycheck while their staff got nothing.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d
Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.
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🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 3d
Isn’t it ironic that the big, ugly bill mandated Medicaid recipients need to work to get benefits, but the Republicans have refused to work for 32 days but are still getting paid? Freaking ridiculous.
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5d
A long-deranged and deeply depraved man with a pronouncedly and acceleratingly deteriorating mind announces that he intends to play with the large arsenal of nuclear weapons he controls.

But it's okay, because he's not seeking a third term.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d
This is easily the stupidest conceivable timeline
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.

UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.

Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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