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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 5h

Tom Homan received $50,000 From FBI Agents posing as business people. He May Not Have to Return the cash. Tom Homan claims he did nothing wrong.

White House shifts explanation on U.S. border czar accused of taking $50,000 in a paper bag | CBC News

The White House press secretary said on Monday that Tom Homan "never took" $50,000 US in cash from an undercover agent, after a damning report emerged over the weekend. Homan himself was less specific...

www.cbc.ca

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 5h

Republican Senator on Federal Worker Back Pay

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) asserted that back pay for federal workers is "not up to the president." Congress has the authority to appropriate funds for this purpose.

Trump may retaliate against Kennedy.

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 5h

Vote Him Away (The Liar Tweets Tonight)

YouTube video by Roy Zimmerman

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 7h

Daily Kos Babylon Brothers cartoon

CARTOON; Springtime for MILLER

He almost said the quiet part out loud.

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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 7h

Maelin Mejias has been waitressing at Summit Diner for 14 years. It's a stable job that helps her pay the bills and help her family.

I've been in the same job for 14 years. When I broke my tibia, my boss came to my house and brought me food and money.

Maelin Mejias has been waitressing at Summit Diner for 14 years. It's a stable job that helps her pay the bills and help her family.

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 7h

Trump rarely sleeps when traveling with reporters.

CNN’s Kaitlin Collins Reveals What Staffers Dread Most About Traveling With Trump

Collins offered a revealing glimpse into what source staffers told her they dread most about travelling with Trump – the fact that he “does not sleep.”

www.yahoo.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 7h

Humans socialize up to 150 friends. As you age, you need fewer friends, especially as a senior.

Our Brains Evolved to Socialize—but Max Out at About 150 Friends

The size of our social networks is limited even in the age of social media.

www.wsj.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 7h

"Microsoft is developing its own AI chatbot capabilities, aiming to reduce reliance on OpenAI and establish Copilot as a consumer brand."

Note: I have AI Claude built into my Linux Mint Firefox browser.

Exclusive | Microsoft Tries to Catch Up in AI With Healthcare Push, Harvard Deal

The company seeks to move away from dependence on its partner OpenAI and build a consumer base for its Copilot chatbot.

www.wsj.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 7h

"With tariffs taking center stage in the Trump administration, experts warn that industries dependent on cross-border trade will feel the biggest impact. Stephanie Martinez explains."

Who pays the price? The ripple effect of Trump’s tariffs

With tariffs taking center stage in the Trump administration, experts warn that industries dependent on cross-border trade will feel the biggest impact. Stephanie Martinez explains.

www.voanews.com

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Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. ✶✶✶✶ @tvayyyy.bsky.social · 21h

Some Chicago hellscape #photography

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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 9h

I LOVE CHICAGO

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saffron shipper ⚓️ @saffship.bsky.social · 22h

🚨: GRAFTED!
my cure for 2nd 🧦 sock syndrome is to start a 3rd completely unrelated sock. then it’s really easy to finish 2 pair cause they each only need 1 more sock to make a pair. especially useful for holiday gift giving.

finished hand knit sock 🧦 with grafted toe. yarn 🧶 is must stash self striping in kama colorway. a cheerful happy mix of bright vivid colors including shades of blue, red/pink, green, purples with a pop of orange on toe & heel. photo doesn’t show the brightness of the colors

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

"Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that during his latest meeting with US leader Donald Trump, Trump indicated that the United States could technically work to enhance Ukraine's long-range strike capabilities."

Trump signals US can technically extend Ukraine's long-range strikes – Zelenskyy

www.pravda.com.ua

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

New research reveals that deep-sea mining could dramatically threaten 30 species of sharks, rays, and ghost sharks whose habitats overlap with proposed mining zones. Many of these species could face increased dangers from seafloor disruptions and sediment plumes caused by mining activity.

From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril

New research reveals that deep-sea mining could dramatically threaten 30 species of sharks, rays, and ghost sharks whose habitats overlap with proposed mining zones. Many of these species, already at ...

www.sciencedaily.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

"A new study has shown that microplastics can alter gut microbiome, where those changes resemble patterns associated with depression and colorectal cancer."

However, the jury is still out on the impact of microplastics in the gut.

Microplastics are changing your insides in unexpected ways

The study found microplastics can alter gut microbiome, with changes resembling patterns associated with depression.

www.newsweek.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

This is illegal. The government cannot promote one particular faith.

Ohio Republicans want public schools to teach positive impacts of Christianity on history

A pair of Ohio Republican lawmakers want public schools and public universities to teach positive impacts of Christianity on American history. No other religion is mentioned in the bill.

www.newsfromthestates.com

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Gold Country Rich @goldcountryrich.bsky.social · 20h

What do you expect from a Florida "Coin Operated" Bimbo?

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 22h

How is this making America safer? If anything, we're now more vulnerable and exposed!

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A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 8h

Middle East expert Scott Lucas addresses the key issues of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Israel and Hamas agree ceasefire deal – what we know so far: expert Q&A

Middle East expert Scott Lucas addresses the key issues of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

Try it. I passed, only missing one.

Can you pass the US citizenship test? Try 10 questions

Ten questions taken directly from the new 2025 civics test.

www.tampabay.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

Farmers want to sell their produce, not government handouts.

A 90-second crash course in Trump's betrayal of American soy farmers

Here’s the geopolitical beans.

www.motherjones.com

Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children provides money for groceries and supplies dairy-free milk

The Mississippi WIC program is only accepting applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the government shutdown,

WIC Stops Accepting Some Applicants Amid Government Shutdown

The WIC program will only accept applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the federal government shutdown.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 8h

How nuclear startups are using side products to chase profit

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How nuclear startups are using side products to chase profit

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 8h

"Ukrainian forces struck a Russian gas plant and an oil pipeline station in Russia's Volgograd Oblast overnight . . .

'Explosions and fires were reported at both the Korobkovsky Gas Processing Plant in Kotovo and the Yefimovka Linear-Production Dispatch Station, the military said."

Ukraine strikes Russian gas and oil facilities in Volgograd Oblast, military says

Explosions and fires were reported at both the Korobkovsky Gas Processing Plant in Kotovo and the Yefimovka Linear-Production Dispatch Station, the military said.

kyivindependent.com