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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 6h

When the shutdown ends, at the first opportunity (2027?), conscientious members of Congress need to pass legislation requiring, in any government shutdown related to budget, that congress not be paid or compensated, just the same as others.

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe as a distraction someone should give him a new set of dishes and bottles of ketchup to throw against the walls.

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Rob Benson 🇬🇧 🇺🇦🦋 @robnellie.bsky.social · 20h

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 15h

Has anyone asked why the POTUS needs a ballroom?
How many balls do people attend nowadays?
Will there be ballroom dancing, minuets, orchestras, big bands?
Is he thinking of the ballroom scene in “The Sound of Music”?
More Louis XIV gilt trash?
Fake opulence, fake everything. Just eww!

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 15h

Cowards.

Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 15h

Cuomo is gonna do whatever Trump tells him to do.

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 15h

Beware opportunists (unknown MAGAs) running as dems/independents.
There is no scheme too low for crooks and traitors.
Dig deep well before primaries.

Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 15h

Also, beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing, especially during primaries.
MAGAs are polling badly, so opportunists are posing as dem/independent.
Dig deep, be informed, especially with candidates new to politics.

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 16h

When main stream climate science ignores the laws of physics and panders to hopium providers this is what happens:

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 17h

Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves.

Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.

Stronger arctic cyclones speed up polar melting, impacting global weather

Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves. Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the...

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.bsky.social · 19h

I have shed tears repeatedly over this

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@primediscussion
I know people seemingly don't care about this anymore (like at all), but one of the biggest tolls paid by the last 2 decades of politics is a generation of children witnessing outwardly vile, unkind and dishonest people and behaviors repeatedly rewarded.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.

Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature

Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 1d

Nineteen year age difference?

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Iranian President Pezeshkian vowed to rebuild the country’s nuclear facilities following US and Israeli airstrikes in June

Iran is considered part of the so-called "axis of upheaval," which is an alignment among China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/i...

Iran promises to rebuild bombed nuclear sites “with greater strength” after US strikes

Iran remains a cornerstone of the so-called “Axis of Upheaval,” an anti-Western alliance of authoritarian powers opposing US global influence.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Two drone flyovers in 24 hours at Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel base — where US nukes are stored — triggered a police helicopter chase and military jamming attempt.

The drones escaped. No suspects were identified.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/u...

Unidentified drones repeatedly breach airspace over Belgium’s F-35 site storing US nukes — suspects not found

Authorities have yet to locate the pilots behind the incidents at Kleine-Brogel despite using helicopters and mobile police units.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to capture Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad by 15 November, said Ukrainian military expert Mykola Malomuzh

Putin aims to showcase territorial gains to prove he can dictate the terms of the war, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/p...

Putin sets deadline for Pokrovsk conquest, throws 17,000 more soldiers thrown into burning city

“Putin’s goal is to demonstrate that he can dictate terms,” Malomuzh said.

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Russia is losing one of its last major oil markets as Turkey's refiners are now buying from other parts of the world

Ankara doubled Russian imports in 2022, but sanctions risks now outweigh discount benefits for refiners exporting to Europe

euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/t...

Turkey moves away from Russian oil as sanctions reshape Moscow’s last major markets – Reuters

Ankara's refiners seek alternatives from Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa as Western sanctions target Kremlin's war funding.

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 2d

Louisiana Republican’t

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

Gaza Government Media Office says just 24 percent of agreed aid allowed into Gaza since ceasefire deal came into force.

Israel still blocking most Gaza aid as military carries out more attacks

Gaza Government Media Office says just 24 percent of agreed aid allowed into Gaza since ceasefire deal came into force.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4d

You really don’t want air traffic controllers working second and third jobs around the clock between directing the 44,000+ daily flights.

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder that ICE agents are still getting their paychecks, including overtime, thanks to the $75 billion boost for ICE’s budget from July’s budget reconciliation bill.

Meanwhile, air traffic controllers are getting $0.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 3d

Infuriating…

Cartoon:
Air traffic controllers working but not getting paid
GOP relaxing at the beach: getting paid, but not working

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3d

Canada just fast-tracked $50 mn in natural gas compressors to Ukraine's Kharkiv oblast—weeks ahead of schedule. The acceleration answers Russia's intensified attacks on energy facilities as winter approaches, part of Moscow's annual strategy to weaponize cold. euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/31/c...

Canada fast-tracks $10 mn energy payment as Russia intensifies winter infrastructure strikes

Canada is expediting energy assistance to Ukraine. The government has fast-tracked a $10 mn payment and allocated $50 mn for gas compressors needed to stabilize Kharkiv's energy system before winter

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ElishResists @eilishparker.bsky.social · 3d

Hey! Tomorrow is the day when no one’s SNAP is renewed and kids or the elderly may not have food. I urge all of you to find somewhere nearby that gives food out. Just went to Aldi and took it to the church on the corner that gives food on Mon and Fri. We are ALL so fortunate. Spread the love❤️

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Just a cold, right?

Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack

www.nytimes.com

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Just Questions @treesquestionx451.bsky.social · 3d

Too bad we couldn’t see what happened when he was about to step up onto the platform at the end.