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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 5h

The more adolescents use social media, the worse their cognition. It doesn't help that social media is, by its design, addictive.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

www.npr.org

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 9h

Being president is just Trump's side hustle.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10h

How about 12 million Americans protesting on Saturday. That’s 3.5 percent of our population…and the beginning of a real response to the authoritarian disease.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 10h

US Measles Cases At 33 Year High
If only there were a safe and effective way of preventing measles. Maybe something that could stimulate the body's own immune system to fight it off.
(Dr. Jenner giving first vaccination in 1796 by Earnest Board)
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 13h

Having worked for the network many years ago, it's sad to watch CBS circling the drain.

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 13h

Good grief!🤦‍♂️

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 1d

The stupidity hurts.

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 1d

So, when the evidence doesn't support your premise, just deny the veracity of the facts. Got it.

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The Borowitz Report @borowitzreport.bsky.social · 1d

Trump: senile, lying, or both?

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 1d

Vance threatens extensive federal job cut pain like an abusive spouse saying "Don't make me hurt you more" unless Republicans get exactly what they want from Democrats.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Government shutdown: 'Painful' job cuts to come if impasse drags on, warns Vance

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are already on leave without pay as the impasse approaches its third week.

www.bbc.com

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 1d

First Texas Governor Abbott bussed migrants to northern cities like Chicago. Now he's sent National Guard troops to Chicago to round them up. This is for more than just the cruelty. It's just another photo-ops on his road to the White House.
open.substack.com/pub/jamesmoo...

The Pink Rabbit on Highway 83

“They can take my money, they can rob my family, they can lock me away, but I will keep coming back.

open.substack.com

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 2d

That free Qatari jet keeps getting more expensive.

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 2d

The "hellscape" of "war torn" Portland includes dancing rainbow ponies and the StayPuft marshmallow man. Well played, Portland. Well played.
Oh, the humanity.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!

www.nytimes.com

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 3d

I guess that didn't age well.

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 3d

Connecting the dots, our new resource shows the scope and impact of the current administration’s unprecedented attempts to undermine the country’s elections — threatening the 2026 midterms. Learn more: bit.ly/4l1lUPP

The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election

The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.

www.brennancenter.org

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 3d

Remember during the presidential campaign that Trump told an audience of Christians that if they vote for him this November, "in four years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not gonna have to vote." This is him finally making good on that campaign promise.

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 3d

"..it is clear that CBS News has tipped over the precipice: that corporate overlords in concert with an autocratic president are demolishing support for independent journalism in favor of financial gain, and in so doing undermining a key foundation of our democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News

A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

open.substack.com

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 4d

So much for blind justice weighing the scales of evidence. As for these patently vindictive prosecutions, they aren't hiding them. They're bragging about doing it.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 5d

This right here is Trump's ultimate goal: staying in power

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 5d

The very agencies that we had depended upon for the administration of justice are using their powers to obstruct reasonable inquiries and shield Trump (and others in his regime) from prosecution. It's turned the mission of DOJ on its head.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.

A screenshot of an X.com post by House Homeland Security Committee (@HouseHomelandSecCo) stating, "We're drawing a blank, let us get back to you," with an image of a crowd storming a government building, featuring individuals in red caps and carrying flags. Below, a reply from @Acyn
, Acyn, posted 5 hours earlier, quotes Stephen Miller asking, "when in our history have we tolerated unlawful, riotous assemblies around government buildings," accompanied by a video thumbnail of Miller speaking on a news program, labeled "OANN 0:13" with text identifying him as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy.

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 6d

We're seeing Trump extortion working both ways as the foreshadowing of a pardon for a child sex trafficker grows.
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Trump leaves the door open for a possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

It would’ve been easy for the president to simply say, “No, I have no intention of pardoning a convicted child sex trafficker.” But he again chose not to.

www.msnbc.com

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 6d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 6d

He's mad, you know. Quite mad.

Earth One @brucealeksander.bsky.social · 6d

Who could have seen this happening?
(Other than literally everyone.)

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