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Tom Hayes
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Internet Hermit w/o portfolio; not an influencer I survived Elon’s hostile takeover, but that place lost its appeal N.B. 🚫 Requests via the ‘net are seriously NOT how I prioritize my charitable giving - seriously pronoun: tea
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Tom Hayes @kabiu.bsky.social · Apr 5
Our current political turmoil flies in the face of what our Founding Fathers sought to embody in early documents: Unity

United we can vanquish the baser impulses of those who seek only our exploitation & oppression.

Democracy thrives on “participation, not compulsion” (borrowing from C.J. Cherryh)
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Pat Fuller @bannerite.bsky.social · Apr 5
Benjamin Corey Feinblum wrote this and posted it on the Being Liberal Facebook page #MomSky
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NPR @npr.org · 32m
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 19m
Groceries? More expensive.
Beef? At an all-time high.
Jobs? Slowing down.
Tariffs? You’re paying for them.

Trump called it “America First.”
Turns out he meant “Americans Pay First".
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14m
For the past month, we’ve been celebrating the contributions of Minnesota’s Latino communities - from business to technology to the arts.

Great to see that work in action today at the Alebrijes: Keepers of the Island art exhibit on Raspberry Island.
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Tom Hayes @kabiu.bsky.social · 15m
Extra-judicial killings are unAmerican!
Trump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6
President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.
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Trump's 'Noble' Peace Prize @laboomer68.bsky.social · 2h
"When I send classified information via SIGNAL, I always include colorful emojis."

~ Pete "Loose Lips" Hegseth
"When I send classified information via SIGNAL, I always include colorful emojis." ~ Pete "Loose Lips" Hegseth
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 1h
Pete Hegseth Is About to Kick All Outlets Out of the Pentagon—but One newrepublic.com/post/201740/...
Pete Hegseth Is About to Kick All Outlets Out of the Pentagon—but One
Only one network has agreed to sign Hegseth’s new rules for reporters.
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Army Times @armytimes.bsky.social · 2h
From body armor to loitering munitions, the center for all things soldier gear is upgrading and fielding new equipment to troops.
Here’s what’s new in soldier gear in 2025 and beyond
From body armor to loitering munitions, the center for all things soldier gear is upgrading and fielding new equipment to troops.
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Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 20h
Thanks a bunch, you anti-vaxxer dipshit fucks.

www.npr.org/2025/10/12/n...
U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country
In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.
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Mauisrf7 @brutusmaui.bsky.social · 2h
You know how you get sick colds flu and allergies you rarely remember that but you won’t forget when you get measles old days we got em all only one that was bad was measles
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 18h
We have measles coming around, and frogs, soon it will be locusts.
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Rep. Angie Craig @repangiecraig.bsky.social · 1h
While no one was watching, Trump quietly fired nearly every employee at the Dept of Ed's Special Ed office.

It takes a special kind of heartlessness to weaponize a government shutdown – especially one caused by your own party – to target kids with special needs.

It's a new low. Even for them.
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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2h
Mexican officials are actively looking for missing individuals and facing challenges in providing assistance to thousands more following heavy rainfall that resulted in significant destruction over the weekend. Authorities report that 64 individuals lost their lives and 65 remain unaccounted for.
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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1h
MAGA wants the Nobel Peace Prize recipient hand her award over to Trump.

Gosh they are thick and irritating.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/maga...
MAGA operative demands Nobel Peace Prize recipient hand award over to Donald Trump - LGBTQ Nation
He described it as "the right thing to do."
www.lgbtqnation.com
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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 2h
The Democrats Oversight Committee published this new video of an Epstein’s survivor called Annie. Justice needs to be served for these women, who have been dealing with traumas for decades now. Enough is enough already, swear Adelita Grijalva in and release those freaking unredacted Epstein Files.
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STAR @buongeorno.bsky.social · 1h
REVOLUTION DAY 4: The (Peaceful) Troops Begin To Rally! youtu.be/WWUlxf6gGow

MARCHES CHANT
EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN!
#Repmelaniestansbury #KeithOlbermann
#RepAOC #HouseDemWomen #digby56 #emptywheel #RepRaskin #Reptedlieu #RepSwalwell #IlhanMN #RepDMP #RepMGS #RepJayapal
REVOLUTION DAY 4: The (Peaceful) Troops Begin To Rally!
YouTube video by The Young Turks
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Debbie @deboraho.bsky.social · 1h
Just a reminder!
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
“Republican Epstein Government Shutdown”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h
this escalated quickly 😳
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carmenitalane.bsky.social @carmenitalane.bsky.social · 1h
Johnson will keep the House adjourned until he’s told by Trump that the Epstein files have been cleansed of Trumps name.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1h
Every Media Company In America Except OAN Refuses To Sign Hegseth’s Ultimatum
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Every Media Company In America Except OAN Refuses To Sign Hegseth’s Ultimatum
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energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 1h
Lisa Graves and labor lawyer Jenny Hunter are two experts who can help guide America on how to unrig SCOTUS! We all need to be listening and participating in this discussion so we can be a loud voice in promoting it!
The Way to SHUT DOWN SCOTUS’s Shadow Docket Games REVEALED
YouTube video by Legal AF
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 4h
For those of you attending the #NoKingsMarch; please stay safe and keep it peaceful. Please be mindful that there may be bad actors among us.

Their purpose is to cause chaos to get a reaction from the police. Report them when you see them.

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19h
Let us translate Mike Johnson's comments about Obamacare for you www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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🧛‍♀️🎃~Bindi~🎃🧛‍♀️ @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 1h
He's got a guitar. When will they start a petition for the pedophile to perform at their TEMU halftime? 🫩
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Vincent Zimmerman @zimmermanv66.bsky.social · 1h
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Ukraine war briefing: Crimea oil refinery burns as Russia feels effects on fuel supply
Glide bombs knock out power supply and hit hospital in Kharkiv; Zelenskyy lining up Trump meeting with Tomahawks hot topic. What we know on day 1,329
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Obama: "When you see an administration suggest that ordinary street crime is an insurrection or a terrorist act, that is a genuine effort to weaken how we have understood democracy."
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 21h
"[T]he population of [Idaho's] imprisoned women increased by 50 times since 1980."

"[T]hey're kept there by guards — mostly men — who control every aspect of their lives; who can harass, grope, and sexually assault them with confidence that it will be kept quiet."
#Idaho #USA #Incarceration
In Idaho women’s prisons, guards get away with sex abuse
A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims
www.investigatewest.org
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