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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 9h

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

Thirty paintings created by Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding.

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 9h

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'There are some people that really don't deserve to be taken care of;' Trump threatens no back pay for federal workers.

President Donald Trump's comments about potentially withholding back pay for federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown have sparked confusion and criticism from lawmakers and unions.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 4d

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Trump authorises National Guard deployment to Chicago

The controversial move follows protests over ramped-up immigration enforcement and the shooting of a woman during unrest on Saturday.

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 5d

Uncensored! Ad by Swedish energy giant. Gone viral. ICYMI…
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Uncensored version with Samuel L. Jackson - A taste of fossil freedom

YouTube video by Vattenfall

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 5d

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Ex-Trump business associate on Trump's friendship with Epstein

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 6d

The US is going to bailout Argentina with your tariff money.

Let that sink in

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 7d

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Jane Goodall, conservationist known for chimpanzee research, dies at 91

Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, a zoologist, primatologist, anthropologist and ethnologist, has died. She was 91.

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 8d

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Senate adjourns after failed funding votes as government heads for shutdown at midnight

The Senate failed to pass a spending bill to keep the government funded, putting it on a near-certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years.

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gardensbloom.bsky.social @gardensbloom.bsky.social · 12d

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Superintendent of Iowa's largest school district detained by ICE

Des Moines Public Schools confirms that Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts has been detained by federal immigration officials.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return!
Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY.

(Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)😆