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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 16h

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16h

Mike Johnson is now calling #NoKings a "hate America rally"

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 16h

#Florida’s longtime conservation experts question pricey 4-acre Destin purchase. FL is in urgent need of $$$ for more
conservation land -- so why were 4 acres belonging to a Gov. Ron DeSastrous campaign donor vaulted to the top? www.tampabay.com/news/environ... via @maxchesnes.bsky.social

‘A sham’: Florida’s longtime conservation experts question pricey 4-acre Destin purchase

When Florida is in urgent need of more conservation land, why were four waterfront acres made the top priority?

www.tampabay.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

"Beaumont knew that horror isn’t merely about being scared: It’s about hopelessness and misery. What else is there to be frightened of?" www.thebulwark.com/p/hopeless-h...

The Hopeless Horror of Charles Beaumont

The writer died before his fortieth birthday—but left behind an influential catalogue of stories and unforgettable Twilight Zone episodes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Miami Herald @miamiherald.com · 15h

A Miami-based charter school operator has made a formal request to co-locate rent-free on the campuses of 27 Broward schools, initiating what one state legislator described as a “land grab” that could hurt public schools.

Charter school operator seeks to co-locate on 27 Broward school campuses rent free

A Miami-based charter school operator has made a formal request to co-locate rent-free on the campuses of 27 Broward schools, initiating what one state legislator described as a “land grab” that could hurt public schools.

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Rob @lowermainlandrob.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know, but the voting committee members may want to stay off boats in open water.

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Al Franken @alfranken.bsky.social · 1d

Who will Trump arrest if he doesn't get the Nobel Prize?

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Friends of the Everglades @foreverglades.bsky.social · 1d

What’s going on at “Alligator Alcatraz”?

Unfortunately, too much.

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I Post Animal Vids... 😊 @realjfairclough.bsky.social · 1d

Baby seal loves mother's tickles!

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#bluesky #nature #wildlife #animals

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Amber T @blondekwaidan.bsky.social · 1d

Getting older means having the most incredibly dull ongoing personal struggle (for me, a frustrating, exhausting saga with shower curtains) that really means so much to you but would put anyone to sleep if you tried to tell them about it

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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 2d

Get yourself a Congressperson who won’t rob you blind for his billionaire best friends then brag about the pennies he put back in your pocket.

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Fran @motherofskye.bsky.social · 2d

Never forget Ohio

🍀JennїeJonzen🖖LLAP🤟😈🍀⭐️🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻💙💛☘️✴️✳️✡️🌟🧿유 @astartiel.substack.com · Mar 4

Perhaps Komrade Krasnov would like to re-create the Kent State, Ohio shooting... He admires Nixon for so many other things...

Ohio - Neil Young

youtu.be/J9INnMMwvnk?...

Ohio

YouTube video by Crosby, Stills & Nash - Topic

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🍀JennїeJonzen🖖LLAP🤟😈🍀⭐️🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻💙💛☘️✴️✳️✡️🌟🧿유 @astartiel.substack.com · Mar 4

Perhaps Komrade Krasnov would like to re-create the Kent State, Ohio shooting... He admires Nixon for so many other things...

Ohio - Neil Young

youtu.be/J9INnMMwvnk?...

Ohio

YouTube video by Crosby, Stills & Nash - Topic

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

I’m shocked.

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The Void Screams Back @airdeez121.bsky.social · 2d

It is now illegal to say the economy is bad. If you do, our beautiful, "hot" troops will shoot you in the face. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

-Donald Trump via Truth Social in a week or two

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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 6d

We are literally on the doorstep of another 'Kent State'. 4 dead when all the shooting stopped. State sanctioned murder. Eight former Ohio National Guardsmen were indicted in 1974. But the case was dismissed mid-trial when the judge ruled the government's case was too weak to proceed. How convenient

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Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 3d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 3d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s video of the incident

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Friends of the Everglades @foreverglades.bsky.social · 3d

Loxahatchee Slough offers 13,025 acres of Everglades ecosystems with sweeping cypress and flatwoods landscapes, herons around every turn and an observation tower. Accessible by foot, bicycle, horse or paddleboard, make a plan to get outside and reconnect with nature.

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Friends of the Everglades @foreverglades.bsky.social · 3d

🍃Nature spotlight on Loxahatchee Slough Natural Area🍃

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 4d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 5d

Let's perp walk Casey DeSantis.

#USDemocracy

www.wusf.org/politics-iss...

Report: Grand jury to explore possible wrongdoing associated with Hope Florida

Over the past few weeks, subpoenas have been issued for witnesses to appear before the grand jury during the week of Oct. 13, according to news reports.

www.wusf.org

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Diogenes Dog @iamdiogenesdog.bsky.social · 3d

“Sure Pam, if you want to call my 1st Amendment rights into question. Here’s one for you: when you were in Florida, what involvement did you have with Casey DeSantis & the obvious embezzlement that occurred under your leadership as AG of Florida?”

Does no one in Congress know how to do this right?

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