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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Sep 4

In a marathon hearing on Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee, RFK Jr. faced a barrage of questions from senators who were outraged by his recent actions.

In some cases, Kennedy appeared to promote flat-out lies.

RFK Jr. is living in a pretend anti-vax world

Unfortunately, he is wreaking havoc in the real one.

www.motherjones.com

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · Sep 7

They've gone all Reform UK.

Scotland REALLY needs to get out of this broken shambles.

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · Sep 7

“It was only natural that degrowth would be classed as extremist ideology: humans today are unable to imagine themselves or civilisation for that matter, without the expansionist structures of a society that has been built to exhaust, not sustain”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 8

Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine over the weekend, targeting civilians in its latest round of its ongoing terror campaign. The orc horde, also targeted Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers building. Pregnant women and months old babies among the victims. #StandWithUkraine

Fire erupts from a window of a large government building, with smoke billowing and firefighters responding with a ladder in the foreground.

Map showing Russian strikes on Ukraine as of September 6, with paths of drone and missile attacks marked in various colors.

A bar chart showing Russia's increasing number of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine from June to September, peaking at 818 attacks.

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melanalyst.bsky.social @melanalyst.bsky.social · Sep 8

Erin Patterson due to release her cook book with lots of recipes to die for!
#Erin_Patterson #ErinPatterson

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · May 29

“I’m a transgender service member and today was my last day in uniform. After 11 years, eight months and 1 day I’m taking the uniform off for good.

I will always be yours bc this rank, these skills, this name will always be me.”
~Technical Sargent Altesse Aurum

#TransInMilitary 🫡 🏳️‍⚧️
@altessaurum

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · May 30

I think there should be an outright ban on bonuses higher than 10% of base salary.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · May 30

The Trump team’s plan to “prioritize patriots” for federal work isn’t about patriotism at all, it’s about staffing the government with loyalists ready to toe the line and ignore institutional guardrails.

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Whaea Deb Ngarewa-Packer @whaeadeb.bsky.social · May 30

TTR promises $1.5B over 20 years & 77 non-local jobs.They have no mining experience no funds no smelter & no fleet.The tech, jobs & profits go offshore while the damage & mess stay. Unproven extractor relying on political favour to raise capital. When govt falls in 2026 we’ll repeal #noseabedmining

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Michael Taylor @ausindimedia.bsky.social · May 30

How dare Sussan Ley not consult with Sky News before announcing her shadow ministry!

theaimn.net/sky-news-rag...

Sky News rage: not happy with Ley’s reshuffle

Sky News is having a collective conniption over Sussan Ley’s shadow ministry reshuffle, and it’s a spectacle so off-world it could pass for political parody. Normally, Sky’s busy canonising the Libera...

theaimn.net

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Anonymous ⩜ @youranona.bsky.social · May 30

Elon Musk, while advising Trump, allegedly consumed ketamine so frequently it caused bladder issues. Despite SpaceX's drug-free policy, insiders claim he got advance warnings of drug tests. $275m to Trump's campaign and a Nazi-like salute at a rally. #3E

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · May 30

Biased BBC reporting dehumanises Palestinians - blaming them for aid chaos

BBC news repeating Israel's lies is even apparent in its reporting on GHF - where the broadcaster paints Palestinians as 'stampeding' animals
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Biased BBC reporting dehumanises Palestinians - blaming them for aid chaos

BBC news repeating Israel's lies is even apparent in its reporting on GHF - where the broadcaster paints Palestinians as 'stampeding' animals

www.thecanary.co

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · May 30

New housing report shows one million children now live in hazardous properties

New report shows dire state of housing in England as 1 in 4 repairs are delayed or carried out improperly, as landlords rule the roost
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

New housing report shows one million children now live in hazardous properties

New report shows dire state of housing in England as 1 in 4 repairs are delayed or carried out improperly, as landlords rule the roost

www.thecanary.co

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · May 30

Here's how a Nigel Farage-led government would actually increase immigration

Shocker: Farage and Reform haven't thought anything through they're spouting at the minute
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Here's how a Nigel Farage-led government would actually increase immigration

Climate denialism risks dramatically increasing immigration to the global north. Shocker: Nigel Farage hasn't thought this through.

www.thecanary.co

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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · May 30

"Anonymous never tries to reach consensus; Anonymous is not unanimous. There is no organization you can order to do something; Anonymous is not your personal army. You have to just put an idea out and see who follows it." ~ Heather Marsh

Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · May 30

The point of anonymous is that you can be anonymous too. You choose your actions and carry them out yourself and if other anons agree they’ll join you. It’s not a platform to demand help but to provide it. If you want to see something done, do it. It’s that simple.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · May 29

catstituent outreach

I’m sitting on a bench in a black and white plaid minidress and a high ponytail. My hand is on a little calico kitten named Sprinkle. Her head is the size of a walnut. Next to me is a white and brown-striped cat named Tofu who is looking on curiously. She just received a bunch of pets.

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David 🍂 @gearm.bsky.social · May 30

Just gonna keep ringing this bell: this is what I want to see *every campaign look like.* Mutual aid as campaigning is brilliant. Win or lose, the community wins. It's not just smart politics, it's GOOD politics.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · May 30

Finally got a chalkboard for the campaign office!

Whenever we're open, feel free to come by 7016 N Clark St to ask a question, hang out, and grab what you need from our donation shelves.

sidewalk A-frame chalkboard: KAT ABUGHAZALEH FOR CONGRESS / come inside and tell me what you care about! / LEARN MORE AT katforillinois.com

sidewalk A-frame chalkboard: "TAKE WHAT YOU NEED / WE'VE GOT / FOOD WATER / CLOTHES BOOKS / TOILETRIES / DIAPERS PADS / NARCAN + MORE / everyone welcome / donations accepted / KAT ABUGHAZALEH FOR CONGRESS / katforillinois.com"

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melanalyst.bsky.social @melanalyst.bsky.social · May 30

After 45 years watching politics, here's my last wish for this government and its big mandate #auspol
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

After 45 years watching politics, I’m signing off with a final wish

Putting aside the Coalition, let's focus on the new government: the one that has won an exceptionally large number of seats and which is probably already doing stuff that's affecting us voters.

www.abc.net.au

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · May 23

I need this monopoly version...

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Zoe Daniel @zoedaniel.bsky.social · May 24

I’ve asked the AEC whether a recount is appropriate in Goldstein. They will judge that request on its merits. Thank you again everyone for your support. ZD

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melanalyst.bsky.social @melanalyst.bsky.social · May 13

@AlboMP
Please get truth, treaty and closing the gap done in this term!
abc.net.au/news/2025-05... #auspol

'They have the numbers': Government urged to pass truth and treaty bill

Is Labor's historic majority a big enough vote of confidence to allow it to take "bold" decisions on treaty and truth-telling? These Indigenous leaders think so.

abc.net.au

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melanalyst.bsky.social @melanalyst.bsky.social · May 12

Does thinking about the extinction of a species instantly change your mood?
therapytips.org/personality-...

Connectedness To Nature Scale

Are you at one with Mother Nature? Take this test to find out if you're truly connected to nature.

therapytips.org

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Gerry Joyce-Magladene @deaconbluesky.bsky.social · Apr 9

War hero schools a chickenhawk.

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Blakandblack @blakandblack.bsky.social · Apr 8

The big takeaway from last night’s #LeadersDebate is that Dutton has absolutely zero charisma, and zero policies to put to the electorate. A general election isn’t the same as the Voice referendum … you need more than lies, negativity and bullying to win…

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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · Apr 8

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