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BernardoVerda 🤔

@bernardoverda.bsky.social

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Retired. Into science, environment, climate, literature, Proportional Representation, Esperanto, science fiction & fantasy... More interested in "policy" than "politics" -- but nonetheless prefers "woke" over "zombie". "Live & learn, or die an idiot."

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

Important discovery fight taking shape in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case.

The question: Can the government assert privilege to avoid handing over documents that may be relevant to a defendant's vindictive prosecution claim?

Abrego's counsel says no.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 1d

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 13h

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 12h

RFK Jr. has a new theory on autism. He thinks circumcision could be a factor.

It confirms what many of us have suspected for a long time.

They genuinely believe their brains are in their dicks.

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 7h

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Ontario declares measles outbreak over after nearly a year of spread | CBC News

A weekly Public Health Ontario epidemiology report says the measles outbreak that began in the province almost a year ago is over.

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Madeleine @madeleine-ess.bsky.social · 15h

I don’t think it’s that so much as evangelical nonsense about Israel that drives their interest in it —https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/why-american-evangelical-christians-have-deep-ties-to-supporting-israel

If they cared about American Jews at all they’d know many of us aren't Zionists.

Why American evangelical Christians have deep ties to supporting Israel

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has long held a strong pro-Israel stance, one that’s deeply rooted in his evangelical Christian faith. Now, as Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to Israel, he coul...

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 17h

Incompetent fools unfit for any position

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 7h

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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 12h

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Koh: This is an AG who is taking orders via dm and is trying to save her job because Trump’s upset about what's happening with the Epstein files. That's what this is all about.

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nullifie @nullifie.bsky.social · 1d

Fox News has this guy dress up and role-play as Antifa, Mexican Cartel, and come up to give interviews whilst disguised in a face mask.

Meanwhile, this is actually Robert J. O'Neill -- Fox News and Seal Team Six guy who claims to be the guy who put down bin Laden. 🤷‍♀️

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Fox News Is Just Elder Abuse At This Point

YouTube video by Pawlitics

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16h

Is there a better indication of how superficial and unhelpful mainstream media has become than that they are cutely musing about whether the domestic terrorist who changed "The Department of Defense" to "The Department of War" will get a Nobel Peace Prize—instead of reporting the fascism/terrorism.

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BernardoVerda 🤔 @bernardoverda.bsky.social · 7h

The real trouble with books is I can acquire them so much quicker than I can read them.

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Robert Rubsam @robrubsam.bsky.social · 22h

The trouble with books is you actually have to read them

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 11h

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11h

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11h

All to cover up the Epstein files.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)