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jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social @jeffreyalexander07.bsky.social · 21h

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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 3h

Who was President that day, Pumpkin?????

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 1d

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 4h

"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d

“MTG: “ For the love of God, what are we doing?” rhetorical question leaves interviewer stunned.

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Last Mile @artifex24.bsky.social · 19h

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

www.npr.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

Save this graph for the next time @MarshaBlackburn @SpeakerJohnson @JDVance try to hold $50 Billion for rural hospitals out as a of win for the 🇺🇸 people

We’re bad at math but $1.1 TRILLION in cuts (for tax cuts for the rich) > $50 BILLION

They think we are all morons

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Melissa Sickmund @sickmund.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks for the alt text. I drives me nuts when images of text are posted without it.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 17h

This absolute stunner is a female Pink-necked Pigeon. Fairly common and so doesn’t get the attention that its beauty demands. Look at her eye.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Brendan Cantwell @cantb.bsky.social · 18h

I missed this yesterday: the AAU has come out against the compact. I am pleasantly surprised. I think it makes it pretty hard for any university to accept the deal now, with a possible exception of Texas. www.aau.edu/newsroom/pre...

We have significant concerns, however, about any compact or policy that could damage or depart from our nations competitive merit base system for research grant funding. That system has been the foundation for science and and innovation for decades. Since World War II that special partnership among the federal government, industry, and research universities has fueled tremendous growth in our economy and educated the next generation of highly skilled American workforce contributed to the health of our people and made our nation more safe and secure.

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Whatifisaidit @whatifisaidit.bsky.social · 1h

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

Michelle Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance rallying $2.5M for grassroots education

Former first lady Michelle Obama is putting new force behind efforts to ensure girls overcome educational barriers in some of the world’s most economically disadvantaged areas

abcnews.go.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8h

This unwell man, who was President of the United States, is trying to rewrite history.

Nice try, Don. Biden wasn’t president on January 6, 2021. I would say even his own voters can’t be this gullible, but…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 1d

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 2h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 1h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

‼️ CHATTANOOGA - Public school kids outperform voucher kids AGAIN

As @GovBillLee steers more and more taxpayer funds away from public schools to private (mostly Christian) schools for wealthy families who are already there.

More: www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3h

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations against school districts for teaching lessons on systemic racism and hosting empowerment gatherings for students of color.

Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools

The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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FrodoLove @frodolove.bsky.social · 1d

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