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Kevin Payne

@kevinpayne.bsky.social

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Thankful for my wife, family, & friends. Background in history, education, & working in the outdoors (brief HS History & Social Studies... former Interpretive Park Ranger). If able, I am out hiking. Be kind to one another. SFB9-15

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · Nov 8

Mental recharge...

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 5h

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape

NFTs, dynamic pricing and double resale fees have turned the 2026 World Cup into a fintech carnival where fandom meets late-capitalist absurdity

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday. n.pr/46LOd0X

4 dead and 12 injured in a shooting after Mississippi homecoming game

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

An "extraordinary number of violations." Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Fined for Nearly 800 Alleged Violations on Las Vegas Tunnel Project, by @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social @oyvegas.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 2d

a movie poster for et the extra terrestrial

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 2d

There is no proof, but we are working hard to make proof...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4d

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded.

“A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected.

“Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed”

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www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.

www.wsj.com

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Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 4d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3d

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 3d

www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.

The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.

www.wsj.com

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

Pam Bondi is so transparent, you can see right through her

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 3d

www.newsweek.com/epa-drinking...

EPA moves to roll back drinking water standards

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to roll back regulatory standards for three types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems.

www.newsweek.com

Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 3d

apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 7d

Getting all pro AI ads here

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 9d

Stop dooming!
badfaithtimes.com/the-doomers-...

The Doomers Are Inheriting The Earth

Fascists want nothing more than for you to believe the shadows on the wall are real, that you've lost.

badfaithtimes.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7d

When you drag a woman by the hair, beat her and force her to kiss your flag, that’s how you tell the world you are the Good Guys

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 7d

Absolutely heinous.

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk with the word poof written above him

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 8d

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three south park characters standing next to each other with the words " what could possibly go wrong " below them

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 8d

Yes I did...

a little boy in a blue shirt is talking to a woman

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 8d

All I know is that BTJ has to be crying as he watches

Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 8d

a cartoon character with a surprised look on his face and the words that 's me

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9d

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Authorities say the founder of a Texas megachurch has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister.

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Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 9d

A good precursor to their arresting & deporting attendees/teams during the World Cup

Kevin Payne @kevinpayne.bsky.social · 9d

Dignity/integrity requires a spine... which they all had removed so it wouldn't endanger their chances at power/money by angering the mob boss