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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 16h

solidarity to Kaiser Permanente workers!

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: 45,000 health care workers just launched the biggest strike of the year.

Workers at Kaiser Permanente on the West Coast and in Hawaii have walked out to secure a contract.

These essential workers are fighting for patient care, good wages, and decent staffing.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

🚨NEW: A case at the Supreme Court cites Trump reportedly promising oil donors favors as proof that pay-to-play influence is so pervasive that bribery laws must be narrowed so pay-to-play is no longer a prosecutable crime.

The case is represented by a Trump-connected law firm.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

This is the response I received from ICE when I inquired about the 13-year-old they abducted from Everett, Mass. on Friday:

Good afternoon, Marisa.
Please see the below from DHS on the 13-year-old alien.
Please feel free to direct any questions to them.
Respectfully,
James

Tricia McLaughlin
@TriciaOhio • 6h
S...
Here are the facts: he posed a public safety threat with an extensive rap sheet including violent assault with a dangerous weapon, battery, breaking and entering, destruction of property.
He was in possession of a firearm and 5-7 inch knife when arrested.

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✨Procyon A✨ @procyona.bsky.social · 1d

I want to foot stomp the importance of this point. Wind and solar are FAR cheaper energy sources in the US today than coal or nuclear.

They are also safer for workers and better for our air quality. It is ABSURD to reinvest in coal.

Graph Source: yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/09/dona...

Graph showing the levelized cost of energy in the US with IRA tax credit from 2009-2024. Cheapest: onshore wind, utility scale solar. Mid Range: gas combined cycle. Most expensive: nuclear, coal.

✨Procyon A✨ @procyona.bsky.social · 1d

Which translation you're reading is so crucial. I am a HUGE fan of Stephen Mitchell's New English Version.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

TUR: Have you met with Mike Johnson?

JEFFRIES: No

TUR: Why not?

JEFFRIES: Donald Trump has not given him permission to meet, Katy and we know that until Donald Trump gives them permission to meet, they're going to continue to hide.

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✨Procyon A✨ @procyona.bsky.social · 1d

The truest take to ever took 😩

One of my favorite authors, Raymond E. Feist, is a tragic example of this. The various editions of his Midkemia series were all so cool and the newest print has a dragon icon on a dull grey background.

A Darkness at Sethanon book cover showing a walled city under siege with a force field around it.

A Darkness at Sethanon book cover showing a column of uniformed riders with torches riding through the night.

A Darkness at Sethanon book cover showing a dragon and a dragon rider with his sword plunged into a glowing green gem that's 3 ft across.

A Darkness at Sethanon book cover showing an armor clad man riding a flaming pegasus

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✨Procyon A✨ @procyona.bsky.social · 1d

The themes, plots, and characters of Beowulf and Gilgamesh are far more compelling, both read and recited, than the Iliad or the Odyssey to a modern audience. They should be the go-to high school texts to illustrate the importance of oral tradition and the format of the epic.

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Sean Bell @seancmbell.bsky.social · 1d

The slow death of the kind of bespoke cover art which used to be standard for even the cheapest of sci-fi and fantasy paperbacks between the 60s to the 90s is an act of capitalist terrorism against artists, writers and readers

Julie Bell-painted cover of Through Wolf's Eyes by Jane Lindskold

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One that he doesn’t think he’s going to get into heaven.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven.”

(I isolated Trump’s voice)

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✨Procyon A✨ @procyona.bsky.social · 2d

Donald is headed to a place where he won't need a tanning bed any more.

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 2d

lol lmao no

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?
Israel's advocates fear that its conduct of the war has cost it the support of an entire generation of
U.S. voters.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely horrible news - Saleh was killed today

www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-a...

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Justin McElroy @thoughtographic.bsky.social · 2d

"The Payback", Soviet poster, 1968

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 3d

ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.

"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"

Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 3d

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

(Dominion voting website now redirecting to libertyvote.com with the following statement:)

Our Promise.
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My Fellow Americans,
Today, I am proud to announce Liberty Vote - a 100% American-owned election technology company dedicated to restoring trust in our elections. Our mission is clear: every vote must be secure, fair, and verifiable.
I have spent my life working to strengthen America's elections. That commitment began years ago, in the aftermath of the 2000 election, when I worked for the Missouri Secretary of State. Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust. Eventually, I founded an election technology company that today serves nearly one in four voters nationwide.
With Liberty Vote, we are building on that legacy. We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections. While these changes will not happen overnight, Liberty Vote's mission is rooted in American values and committed to transparency, independent audits, and verifiable paper records.
Our purpose is simple: to ensure that America's elections are secure, fair, and honest.
Scott Leiendecker
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Vote

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3d

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 3d

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Eric Leitzen @ericleitzen.bsky.social · 4d

If the Dems would smart they would be threatening separatism

Beau @runningsignal.com · 4d

Dem Governors have more control over trade than they understand.

70% of international trade is running through the black dots. Most of the biggest sea ports, and most proximal to water.

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