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Emmy in Ballard
@emmyinballard.bsky.social
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This is Mary. Love democracy, minimalism, my dear departed Westie. Progressive Lutheran living in Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 4h
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7h
THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 12h
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3h
It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 13h
What Trump and Republicans don’t want you to know about the government shutdown, an excellent summary:
What Trump & Republicans don’t want you to know about the government shutdown
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h
You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, "Thus says the Lord, 'Let my people go, that they may serve me. But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs; the [Willamette River] shall swarm with frogs which shall come up into your house...
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 16h
Yes, as we see what unfolds we need to remember that on the American side this was primarily orchestrated by two real estate moguls –– Kushner and Witkoff. And three when we include Trump.
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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 21h
For his first teaching, the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church opted to focus on the gap between the rich and the poor.

We dive deeper into the pope’s teaching, which calls into question some basic tenets of mainstream economics.
The pope calls on Catholics to take on economic inequality
Pope Leo XIV’s first teaching called on Catholics to engage with and help solve poverty.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
“Total destruction”
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 1d
Red Cross vehicles will be arriving to receive the hostages and ferry them to Israel forces. Should happen shortly. Live streaming from Reuters.
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 1d
Looks like Reuters is live streaming the hostage release. I think this is inside Gaza, not sure.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
LIVE: Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages

A view of Khan Younis in Gaza ahead of the release of Israeli hostages.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hfu...
LIVE: Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 1d
Live footage of the release…
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 1d
🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
John Denver, gone 28 years ago today.

“.. I was camping up in the mountains. We were in the Rockies … I remember looking straight up and seeing meteor showers and thinking, this is what it is to be alive. And that line ‘I’ve seen it raining fire in the sky’ — that actually came from that night.”
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d
"The U.S. is two economies. There's an enormous AI boom going on, huge investments, particularly in data centers. If you took that out of the numbers and you just looked at the non-AI parts of the economy, it's basically flatlining. We're on the cusp of a non-AI recession."
-- Me
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 3d
If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 2d
Bravo Portland: PDX won't play Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown delays

www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
PDX won’t play Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for shutdown delays
The Port of Portland says it could violate state and federal laws that prohibit using public assets and employees to disseminate an explicitly partisan message.
www.seattletimes.com
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 2d
She was an absolutely wonderful actress- and a rare and fascinating person. Thoughts with her children and sisters. Rest in peace Diane.
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 2d
Yup. USA still has the same income during a shutdown.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
WATCH — @drjessicaknurick.bsky.social : “Here’s a partial list of things Trump is choosing to no longer study — food insecurity, gun violence, toxic exposures etc… Just because you don't measure it doesn't mean the problem went away. Censoring science & data collection is scary in a democracy.”
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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 2d
Citizens demanding transparency and lawfulness from their public servants.

📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong
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Emmy in Ballard @emmyinballard.bsky.social · 2d
apnews.com/article/gaza... footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war
Drone footage above Gaza City shows the toll of 2 years of war
New drone footage shows what remains of Gaza City after two years of war as a ceasefire holds in its second day.
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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 4d
It’s hard to award the Nobel Peace Prize to a guy that maybe brokered a temporary peace deal after he ordered 500 tons of nutrient rich biscuits destroyed instead of saving the lives of desperate, starving babies.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3d
It does, but Hegseth is claiming he misspoke. He issued a clarification that it will just be a joint training base (similar to how we do with Singapore and NATO nations) that’s fully under US control.

Not sure why he announced it as a literal Qatari air base, other than he’s a complete dunce.
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