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Roger Cook

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 1h

Gov. Morrisey encourages Virginians to move to West Virginia after election results. Hopefully MAGA Republicans will take him up on the offer 😀

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Gov. Morrisey encourages Virginians to move to West Virginia after election results

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey took to Facebook Wednesday, following Tuesday’s election results, with a message directed at residents of neighboring Virginia.

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

The Gap Between Trump’s Justification for Troops in Portland and Reality

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The Gap Between Trump’s Justification for Troops in Portland and Reality

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21h

So Trump's plan is just to keep telling Americans that they're actually wrong about the economy, that inflation is down, grocery prices are down, and that we're actually living in a golden age. Proceed, Donald...

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 12h

The "Late Night" host didn't hold back on the administration after the GOP lost in a "deep red" area.

Seth Meyers Hits Trump Team 'Close To Home' Over This 'Blowout' Election Loss

The "Late Night" host didn't hold back on the administration after the GOP lost in a "deep red" area.

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 11h

Don't forget...

Israel and Hamas placed on UN list for violating children's rights

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Israel and Hamas added to UN list for violating children's rights

The UN adds Israel and Hamas for the first time to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights.

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

When asked about the images coming from Chicago—where federal agents have dragged people by their feet, threatened to shoot protesters, smashed into cars, and allegedly zip-tied children—the president replied coolly, "I think they haven’t gone far enough." #ice

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Trump Declares ICE Hasn’t Gone Far Enough in Chilling Threat

Donald Trump isn’t fazed by any of his federal agents’ violent immigration raids.

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

A declaration of famine is rare. It's now happened twice in 2025, this time in Sudan

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A declaration of famine is rare. It's now happened twice in 2025, this time in Sudan

Famine declarations are relatively rare. But the leading international authority on hunger crises this week declared that regions of war-torn Sudan face catastrophic shortages of food.

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

Why Trump’s More Dangerous Every Day: Psychiatrist

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Why Trump’s More Dangerous Every Day: Psychiatrist

President Donald Trump’s “insecurity” could make him more dangerous, a psychiatrist warned.

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

An American president was ordered by the courts to feed Americans.

He's fighting it.

Let that sink in.

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An American president was ordered by the courts to feed Americans. He's fighting it. Let that sink in.

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

ICE plans call center to track unaccompanied migrant children, other immigration offenders #ice

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

‘The Man Is Insane’: Trump Throws a Tantrum After a Brutal Graphic Forces Him to Face Reality, But His Next Move Proves His Delusion’s Gone Off the Deep End

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‘The Man Is Insane’: Trump Throws a Tantrum After a Brutal Graphic Forces Him to Face Reality, But His Next Move Proves His Delusion’s Gone Off the Deep End

"Trump's delusion shatters as brutal reality check triggers a meltdown. His latest move proves the depths of his detachment from truth. #...

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Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 12h

So at what point is this stopped? This is illegal.

Border Patrol Told Fellow Agent to Tear Gas Protesters “For Fun”
Agents also mocked protesters whom they tear-gassed.

#ice

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 1d

“We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves.”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 18h

House cancels votes next week, including vote on Epstein files.

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 21h

Explaining how a touchscreen works with a sausage

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Explaining how a touchscreen works with a sausage

British mathematician Hannah Fry digs into the science of touchscreens.

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 21h

Democrats demand meeting with Trump on shutdown — again
The “blue wave” elections Tuesday night are leaving Democrats emboldened.

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Democrats demand meeting with Trump on shutdown — again

The “blue wave” elections Tuesday night are leaving Democrats emboldened.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

That Texas gerrymander isn’t looking so smart anymore, now is it?

Oops.

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 23h

Roger Cook @rogerc91.bsky.social · 23h

Naomi Klein is AMAZING. Read doppelganger. Read any of her work.
She's a leading author on fighting fascism.

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Democracy Now! (@democracynow) on Threads

Zohran Mamdani's win is "an incredible proof of concept of how to fight fascism," says @naomiaklein. "Fascists want everybody to be the same. They celebrate conformity, uniformity, sameness, hierarchy...

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