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OS Betancourt
@olgasixta.bsky.social
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"A democracy is nothing more than mob rule where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the right of the other forty-nine " Thomas Jefferson
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29m
Zinke on Trump's beef policy: "I know what the president was doing. He's looking at high inflation, high costs, high beef, and no different that what he was doing with oil prices and commodities, bringing the cost down because the consumer price inflation is a really big deal."
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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 18h
This is worth a listen!
The ‘Shadow President’ Dismantling The Government : Fresh Air
In a New Yorker article co-published with ProPublica, reporter Andy Kroll describes Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, as a "shadow president" with oversized influence. “...
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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 21h
I voted YES on Prop 50 because we cannot let anyone silence the will of the people.

California is fighting fire with fire and standing up for democracy everywhere. Vote yes on Prop 50 by mail or in person on Election Day, this Tuesday, November 4.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h
California, we have the power to stop election rigging, right now!

Did you get your ballot in? I did and so did my entire family. Remind everyone you know. 👊🏽
#Prop50VoteYes
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Landguy @landguyminor.bsky.social · 11h
Zen. For real.
#enchatedautumn #palacesandgardens #trees #japanesemaples #eastcoastkin
#photography #scape #landscape
#autumn
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crazycanloon.bsky.social @crazycanloon.bsky.social · 10h
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 8h
“I will miss him for the rest of my life."

Bon Jovi, the Offspring, Billy Idol, Collective Soul, the Hooters, Alice Cooper and more remember Pierre Robert, the Philly DJ who died at 70.
Bon Jovi, the Offspring, Billy Idol, and More Remember Late Philly DJ Pierre Robert
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Mushroom @s0lacium.bsky.social · 1d
#kayak #lake #kayaking #nature #ontario #canada
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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d
A rough stretch over the past few days has erased nearly all of the chain’s gains made in October.
Chipotle Stock Tanks 15% After Chain Lowers Sales Forecast Again
A rough stretch over the past few days has erased nearly all of the chain’s gains made in October.
www.forbes.com
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 13h
Powerful and moving interview with Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky and sister-in-law Amanda:

"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."

"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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Habu @flyinghabu.bsky.social · 19h
1/ The Flying Bat nebula (Sh2-129), hiding within it the famous and extremely elusive blue Squid (Ou4), has been my longest-running project so far, and the one I’ve spent the most nights on over the past three years.
At this point, a real case of astrophotographic stubbornness. 🔭

#Astrophotography
The Flying bat and the Squid nebulae, taken from my backyard
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 11h
The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.

That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.

It looks a lot more like preparation for war.

Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.
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OS Betancourt @olgasixta.bsky.social · 10h
Fascinating
The vibrant greens 💚
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11h
Not a word from the ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt on Tucker hosting Fuentes. Amazing.

I just checked his Twitter feed and plenty on Mamdani and even Norway (!) but not a word about a top conservative podcaster hosting an infamous Holocaust denier.

Greenblatt is beyond parody at this point.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h
“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”

--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.
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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 11h
🔥BREAKING: NY Governor Hochul declares state of EMERGENCY due to Trump Administration DEPRIVING 3M New Yorkers (including me) of SNAP benefits in November. Seniors, ppl w/disabiliites, ppl w/chronic illness & low income households DEPEND on SNAP! Resources BELOW.🔥
www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency and Initiates New Actions in Response to Trump Administration Cutting Off Food Assistance to Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Starting November 1
Governor Hochul declared a state of emergency and announced new actions in response to the Trump administration stripping food assistance from 3 million New Yorkers come November 1.
www.governor.ny.gov
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 20h
Critics? Experts.

Federal law requires comprehensive asbestos inspection, notification, and abatement before any demolition," wrote the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) last week. "No publicly available information demonstrates that these statutory obligations have been fulfilled."
Critics question whether White House, contractors 'cut corners' on asbestos safety in East Wing demolition
Critics are questioning if the demolition of the White House East Wing adhered to federal health and safety standards, including those governing the handling of asbestos.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 17h
BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 17h
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.

California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.

Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 16h
The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own.

Pathetic.
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OS Betancourt @olgasixta.bsky.social · 13h
GOP MAGA Marsha Blackburn followed Trump's orders.

The 700,000 Tennesseans will experience food deprivation in a Country that once had a working government.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h
FACT: In July, Marsha Blackburn voted for the largest cut to SNAP in the history of the program.

Now, 700,000 TN children, seniors & people w/ disabilities are going to miss meals and she’s pretending to care b/c she’s running for Governor.

She thinks your too dumb to remember
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h
Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h
“It really exposes the inequality underlying our entire society.”

Kanew & @jrclemmons.bsky.social discuss 700,000 Tennesseans needing food assistance, because many jobs don’t pay them enough to live. (Aka corporate welfare)

Clemmons says even some state employees are on SNAP😕
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OS Betancourt @olgasixta.bsky.social · 18h
Gwyneth Paltrow's gift list is for her circle of ultra-rich friends.