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Travis Nichols @travisjnichols.bsky.social · 13h

Trump's secret threat screening center, the FBI's chat app op, and China's vibe enforcement.

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Trump's secret "Threat Screening Center" — Instrumental Communications

Chicago journalists sue Trump admin over systematic violence against press covering ICE operations, while Texas AG Paxton announces investigations into "leftist terror cells" and the administration mo...

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 1d

Desperate North Koreans hunting animals to edge of extinction

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Desperate North Koreans hunting animals to edge of extinction

The Siberian tiger and Amur leopard are among species whose meat and fur is said to be traded on the black market — from which the government profits too

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 1d

What's the yellow ribbon stand for?

Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 1d

Trump ally bemoans "demonic sexual performances" at Super Bowl (and More!)

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The Demonic Sexual Super Bowl and More — Instrumental Communications

Taylor Swift faces AI controversy in Google campaign, OpenAI launches app store challenging Apple and Google with 800M users, while India develops nationwide climate insurance. China's clean energy do...

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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 2d

Ask and ye shall receive. bsky.app/profile/inst...

Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 2d

@bryancurtis.bsky.social & @davidshoemaker.bsky.social here you go!

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 12d

Trump goes after whathisface (is it you?)

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The Blueprint for Trump’s Enemies List & More — Instrumental Communications

James Comey, George Soros, and Reid Hoffman Oh My

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 2d

@bryancurtis.bsky.social & @davidshoemaker.bsky.social here you go!

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 3d

Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg

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Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg

The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

BREAKING: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on the functioning of the human immune system aje.io/rf8m5x

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 3d

Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg

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Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg

The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 6d

Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

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Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant’s diesel generators has failed

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91

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Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91

Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 7d

Boats cut through salt waves
Voices shout over engine hum
Lights flash on dark seas

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Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 7d

Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla | AP News

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Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 9d

Fossil fuels expand
Native lands face greatest threat
Unearthed and burning

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Inside the Fight Against Trump's Alaskan Pipe Dream

Donald Trump is using Alaska and a proposed LNG pipeline to kickstart his fossil-fueled "National Energy Dominance" agenda. Alaskans are resisting.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 12d

Kimmel Kimmel Chicken Dinner!

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Local TV Giants End Jimmy Kimmel Boycott

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 12d

Power of the Purse? Supreme Court Demurs.

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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Slash Foreign Aid

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 12d

Des Moines Schools Chief in Hot Water with ICE

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Des Moines Schools Superintendent Is Detained by ICE

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 12d

Trump goes after whathisface (is it you?)

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The Blueprint for Trump’s Enemies List & More — Instrumental Communications

James Comey, George Soros, and Reid Hoffman Oh My

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 16d

Fossil Fools Fuel UNGA Funk

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Climate Industry Looks for Answers at New York Summit After Bruising Year

Delegates expect a more focused but muted mood at annual event.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 16d

Dissent in Disarray?

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‘We are not winning’: Greens look for new spark under Trump 2.0

Environmental groups that have watched President Donald Trump shred their climate victories are beset by internal divides, slumping fund-raising and a debate on how to fight back.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 16d

Ordinary Voices Muffled by Digital Choices

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Tech Capital Is Dominating American Politics

While Donald Trump assaults civil liberties and the social safety net, Democrats are lost. Capital’s continued dominance of both parties and Big Tech’s machinations in particular are key to understand...

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 20d

OFFICIALLY, "terrorist" orgs must be “foreign” to fit under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

UNOFFICIALLY, Trump can say “Antifa” equals “Terrorist” and his followers can take whatever hint from that they want.

Cue: Horst Wessel.

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Trump says Antifa is a “MAJOR TERRORIST” organization. What does that mean? — Instrumental Communications

The government is using the fear and confusion surrounding a tragedy — in this case the killing of Charlie Kirk — to consolidate power. Let’s look at how they’re doing it this time —through the Depar...

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 21d

Green leaves hold shadows
Can coffee help change the world?
Warm earth tastes of rain

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Can Coffee Be A Force For Good?

Coffee prices are rising due to a changing climate but consumers can support companies that take action to secure sustainable coffee farms and forests.

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Instrumental Communications @instrumentalcomms.bsky.social · 21d

Judge bangs the gavel
Thirty-seven towns silenced
Unnatural storms

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Puerto Rico Dismissal Deals Climate Lawfare Campaign Another Setback

Oil companies accused of causing the damaged to Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria in 2017 got another win when the case was dismissed by a federal district court.

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