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Retired non-profit houser after 30 years, now focusing on some consulting, grass-fed beef, 5th gen family farm in southwest Va, with a little more time for writing, hiking, reading, traveling to see kids in Cville and College Station!

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akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · Sep 8

From a storefront in Leadville. Preach.

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 2d

There it is...Trump calls for the arrest of the mayor of Chicago and Governor Pritzker.

So, for all the incrementalists in denial...are we there yet? 🤔
- Did we cross the line into authoritarianism yet?
- Is it fascism yet?
- Is he "joking"?

He & Stephen Miller want civil war.
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Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115338509988551290

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akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · 3d

Hoping my copy arrives in today's mail! @bethmacy.bsky.social
Roanoke author Beth Macy’s 'Paper Girl' examines deepening political divides and dwindling options to escape poverty cardinalnews.org/2025/10/07/r...

Roanoke author Beth Macy’s ‘Paper Girl’ examines deepening political divides and dwindling options to escape poverty

“Paper Girl,” which launches worldwide Tuesday, is the latest from the bestselling author of “Dopesick” and “Factory Man.”

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Thunberg “I'm not scared of Israel. I’m scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity.”

Stand with Greta, stand with humanity.

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shaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · 4d

Wrote this thread about Greta Thunberg, not so long ago. How she went from liberal meaningless climate activism, to actually understanding that climate change isn't the problem, it's a symptom of the problem. The problem is capitalism, white supremacy, and imperialism.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 4d

She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.

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akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · 7d

Such an important story on the power and need for the Fourth Estate! #fourthestate

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

The conditions in homes for mentally ill adults in New York were often abhorrent when The New York Times investigated the facilities nearly 25 years ago. Now, a class-action lawsuit, spurred by the investigation, came to a close. Cliff Levy reflected on his reporting.

My Reporting Led to a Landmark Lawsuit. The Case Took 22 Years.

A class-action lawsuit, spurred by an investigative series in The Times, came to a close, having helped thousands of mentally ill residents of adult homes.

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akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · 10d

@bluevirginia.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social

akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · 10d

HUD.gov website. NO WORDS.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10d

What I would give for a completely honest, anonymous assessment of this appalling and ludicrous spectacle from the commanders in the room.

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akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · 10d

HUD.gov website. NO WORDS.

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RAOK @evolvingempathy.bsky.social · 13d

They have no shame 👿👇🏼

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25d

For the record.

My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.

I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27d

I can understand the anguish from losing someone you looked up to politically.

What sits wrong with me now is that we see none of that from some of the same people whenever children are murdered in school. Maybe we all agree it should all end

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 10

Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Ashli Babbitt was a traitor. She was a traitor to this country. She was part of a violent mob that tried to overthrow our democracy...She didn't die protecting our country. She died trying to turn it down...She wasn't a martyr. She was and is a traitor."

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akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wow.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 8

akegley.bsky.social @akegley.bsky.social · Sep 8

From a storefront in Leadville. Preach.

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · Sep 5

because nothing says 'I deserve the Nobel Peace Prize' more than renaming your Department of Defense to the Department of War

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Sep 5

Bless all the people who ripped RFK Jr. a new asshole today.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Sep 5

i am watching clips from the kennedy hearing and one thing that comes across is his petulance at being challenged. he is like an overgrown baby (if that baby were a hot dog you grilled too long)

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · Aug 30

Old Soviet joke for today:

A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves.

After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?”

“I’m looking for the obituaries.”

“The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.”

“Not the one I’m looking for.”

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 30

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Aug 29

"It's further eroding...the credibility of those who are in leadership positions in our military, that they would allow full military honors to someone who lost their life while committing the act of sedition."

Michael Fanone discusses Ashli Babbitt with JVL: