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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6h

'The National Guard has always had #troops that were on standby to deploy at a moment’s notice, but they traditionally have been used to quickly react to natural #disasters'

Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Source - Stars and Stripes

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National Guard in each state ordered to create ‘quick reaction forces’ trained in civil unrest

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 1d

Odd phrasing on shutdown - 'pain intensifies' when it came out of the Speakers mouth yesterday and here it is repeated. The president has also used this medical analogy.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 2d

As the ice retreats, the Arctic is moving ever closer to the centre of global geopolitics.

Europe must be more proactive and more invested in the region.

We are reviewing our Arctic policy to make it fit for our time.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 2d

look at that, pushing 80, in full makeup and wearing high heels! 👠

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Terry Reintke @terryreintke.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity with Géza and everyone who marched for love and equality at #PecsPride.

Being criminalised for a peaceful Pride is unacceptable in the EU. We demand action from the Commission.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 3d

adopt a dog, go for a walk

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 3d

7. The media industry is both unwilling and unable to cover this level of corruption rigorously. Treating Trump’s corruption scandals like those of previous presidents would make outlets appear “biased” and strain the resources of an industry that has been contracting over the past 25 years.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 4d

#Farmland grab by the oligarchs is beginning... on the ground, unwinnable legal battles against #rural communities.

insideclimatenews.org/news/2610202...

Data Center Developer Takes a Small Michigan Farming Community to Court - Inside Climate News

Following a pricey settlement, Related Digital will make rural Saline Township, Michigan, the home of its latest data center project.

insideclimatenews.org

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 5d

MY 2026 CALENDAR IS OUT 🥰

Buy it now at >> canieatthisforaging.com/print-shop

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 5d

"Take your fucking mask off, coward! Coward! You're a fucking coward!"

"Get out of our neighborhood!"

"You're not welcome here! You're not welcome."

#Chicago in October 2025

armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 5d

More from the scene

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 5d

Love to see it, rise up Hungarians!

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6d

sounds like oligarchs are pulling her strings, they are real policy failure that we should all be talking about

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · Sep 20

Sen. Bernie Sanders: “We need Abdul El-Sayed in the Senate.”

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6d

From the #Michigan Senate race. Stevens sharing an NBC News post disparaging McMorrow.

Haley Stevens @haleyformi.bsky.social · 6d

Manufacturing will always matter in Michigan.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/hive-mind-michigan-senate-candidate-keeps-talking-beekeeping-campaign-rcna237361

Hive mind: Why a Michigan Senate candidate keeps talking about beekeeping on the campaign trail

Mallory McMorrow's pitch for a more diversified economy is running up against tradition in auto-focused Michigan.

www.nbcnews.com

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MsBatsngoths 🦇🎃👻 @msbtterswrth.altgov.info · 6d

Let's be clear about a few things
- he's building/renovating/updating the bunker that sat under the East Wing
- the ballroom is a cover story, just like the original East Wing
- he lied and continues to lie about this
- because he doesn't plan on leaving

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 6d

Harvest in #farm country is usually an exciting time of the year. With the fall out from #tariffs on #China and #USDA during the #government #shutdown, the #economic uncertainty you are feeling is at a whole new level.

youtu.be/KUMaJdP9Yuk?...

Tariffs, Shutdowns & Soybeans: How Policy Is Hitting Farmland Now

YouTube video by National Land Realty

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Jacek Debiec, MD, PhD, DPhil 🌎 🧠 @drjacekdebiec.bsky.social · 6d

When greed trumps reason:

"At the expense of communities and our climate, this massive public lands attack auctions off treasured lands in the nation’s largest wildlife refuge to benefit fossil fuel companies."

#ClimateSky

earthjustice.org/press/2025/t...

Trump Administration Opens the Entire Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Oil and Gas Leasing

At the expense of communities and our climate, this massive public lands attack auctions off treasured lands in the nation’s largest wildlife refuge to benefit fossil fuel companies

earthjustice.org

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Terry Reintke @terryreintke.bsky.social · 6d

Orbán is the best ally Putin could have inside the EU. We need answers: Did Orbán’s people spy on the European Commission?

We need an inquiry committee. Now.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 7d

It’s been a rough day. Have a bog.

A photo of a small larch tree (a conifer) with its needles turning orange and yellow. It’s surrounded by moss and small woody shrubs in green, red, and brown, beneath a dynamic grey-blue sky.

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 7d

Just astonishing that this is going on in our country.

Ted Cruz called the FBI on me @weareronin.bsky.social · 7d

ICE Chief Gregory Bovino led an ICE raid at a laundromat and it didn’t go as planned.

Lockjaw looking mfer

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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 7d

The destruction of the People's House is a metaphor for Trump's destruction of government by and for the people.

Trump's authoritarian tyranny is here.

Ring the alarm bells!

Let's save our republic!

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How Trump’s Teardown Defiles the True Greatness I Saw at The White House

In a deeply personal essay, the Daily Beast’s Michael Daly tells what Trump’s wrecking ball will cost us all.

www.thedailybeast.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d

Trump: "I don't think we're going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be like, dead."

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Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 7d

none of you people seem to understand the gravity of the situation - THIS IS AN EMERGENCY BALLROOM!!

Jeffrey Mar @jeffreymar.bsky.social · 7d

We need to stop them today.

“If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? Not control, but a strong influence … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.”

www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building

In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world’s richest man pondered the future of his company’s Optimus robots—and his control over them.

www.wired.com

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