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Democrats Abroad @democratsabroad.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 59m

CA Voters Abroad! One of the most consequential votes of 2025 is taking place in your state - @yesonCA50 It's the best opportunity of fighting back against Republican efforts to rig the 2026 Congressional elections through mid-term partisan redistricting […]

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A graphic on light blue background announcing DA's virtual Vote "Yes on CA Proposition 50" event Oct 13. The text says "Mon., Oct. 13th - 1:00PM ET
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CA PROP 50: THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST GOP ELECTION RIGGING
California voters abroad have a unique chance to fight back against MAGA's attempts to rig the 2026 midterms.
RSVP NOW! NO SLEEP 'TIL NOVEMBER"

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 39m

'We found a consistent pattern we call the “Democratic penalty”. In a randomized, controlled trial, respondents were shown hypothetical candidates with identical economic populist platforms'

@uspol

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/09/democrats-rust-belt-economy

Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 2h

close your eyes and listen to the birds

https://stefanbohacek.online/@africanwildlife/115344113117830669

African wildlife (@[email protected])

Tembe Elephant Park, Emangusi, South Africa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUJbDTIYlM4 #africa #Emangusi #SouthAfrica #wildlife #live #webcam

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 2h

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/3i-atlas-esa-mars-images-october-2025

@science

Robots on Mars have just seen the strange deep-space comet tracing across the Martian sky | BBC Sky at Night Magazine

The European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter and Mars Express missions have seen comet 3I/ATLAS in the Martian sky.

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Israel, stop murdering civilians.

A peace deals does not absolve you of your war crimes.

Its time to end the decades of oppression and let Palestine live.

Let the aid flow.

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 21h

The late Jane Goodall is the first person featured in a new Netflix series, "Famous Last Words," which shares posthumous messages from notable figures. @euronews reports that the episode was recorded in March. In it, Goodall, who died last week, shares her thoughts on the people she disliked — […]

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Could someone give the Democrats some money so they can hire a decent Digital Marketing Manager. Their home page is hopeless and without the popup would anyone ever know The Blue Print. Why substack? Change to Ghost and federate it

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404 Media @feed.www.404media.co.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Cocaine in Private Jets and Sex Toys: What the FBI Found on its Secretly Backdoored Chat App

New leaked documents show how the FBI convinced a judge to let its partners collect a mass of encrypted messages from thousands of phones around the world.

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

https://getloops.social/v/azQgMbN_01

Loops

A creative community for sharing short videos and connecting with others.

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Stefan Bohacek @stefan.stefanbohacek.online.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Hey, today I'm celebrating (?) 3 years of being a US citizen!

As a gift, I'd love for my fellow US citizens to check whether they're registered to vote, and help their friends and family do the same.

Just search online for "register to vote" + your state.

Don't like your choices in the […]

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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, no surprise here…

‘Australia’s reworked environmental laws will not include a climate trigger, the federal environment minister has confirmed.’ #ClimateCrisis #Renewables #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/watt-confirm...

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Astonishing Ignorance of News Trash's damage to society.

News Trash's entire business model around the globe is based on lies, disinformation, misinformation, hate and more, for advertising clicks

'Miller told the Melbourne Press Club on Wednesday social media was rife with “misinformation […]

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Jessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 1d

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’ | News Corporation | The Guardian share.google/9Q9RMbcNrekM.... Newscorpse is far worse! #Auspol #News

News Corp Australia chair says social media platforms are ‘true monsters’ and ‘torment our children’

Michael Miller also says media must unite against second ‘big steal’ by tech companies seeking changes to copyright law to access content for free

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PepperTheVixen ΘΔ @pepperthevixen.meow.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Hey there! I'm one of the blind folks who read alt text on here. I'd like to say thank you for adding that so that I can also enjoy images of cartoon animals. A little effort from you means a world of difference for people like me
#accessibility #alttext #blind

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/chiles-salazar-transgender-conversion-therapy-scotus/

SCOTUS Wades Back Into the War on Trans Kids—And Considers Greenlighting Conversion Therapy

Since the early 2010s, amid a sea change of public acceptance of LGBTQ people, state after state banned the use of conversion therapy—the debunked, harmful practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity—on children and teenagers. And for just as long, a tiny contingent of therapists on the fringes of their […]

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@GottaLaff SCOTUS approves harmful speech based on bigotry.

Case has nothing to do with 'voluntary therapy'.
It's a doorway that will harm kids.
'kid, its not ok to be trans/gay/etc'

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Mike McCue @mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Hello fediverse,

The AltStore is federating! It’s time to give developers and users an open platform to directly connect with each other while drastically improving app discovery. I believe so much in this mission that I joined their board to help.

More here from @rileytestut […]

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Guillermo Esteves @gesteves.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Bison grazing at Elk Ranch Flats, Grand Teton National Park. July, 2019.

🔗 https://www.allencompassingtrip.com/2946/elk-ranch-flats
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 132 mm – 1/200″ – f/8 – ISO 1250

#landscapes #nationalparks #wildlife #photography #bison

A herd of bison grazing near a fence at Elk Ranch Flats. In the background, Grand Teton and neighboring peaks.

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Bondi is currently getting smashed in Senate Judiciary

https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/pam-bondi-hearing-senate-10-07-25

Live Updates: Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee | CNN Politics

Attorney General Pam Bondi faces questions from lawmakers on James Comey, Jeffrey Epstein, Jack Smith, immigration and drone strikes. Follow here for the latest.

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👁Pooka🫣Boo🫵 @lednabm.stranger.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@ozzy @science

Humans are the best friends of entropy! What we call progress, order, and simplicity is mass chaos for our ecosystem. It's almost as if we evolved to do this. If you were asked to develop a creature capable of bringing about a next mass extinction because you wanted to reboot the […]

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@science amazingly stupid

Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 1d

How amazing are humans

'Plastic is woven into our lives. It’s everywhere, even places we might not consider, such as clothes, furniture and the linings of cereal boxes. The chemicals it contains slowly leach into the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat'

@science […]

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 2d

'CAIRO (AP) — Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary' @uspol […]

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 2d

hey DNC & party
here are some hints for you...
@uspol

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-shutdown-trump-democrats-republicans/

@®CBSNEWS POLL | YouGov OCTOBER 13, 2028
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$@®CBS NEWS POLL | YouGov oC on MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FACING THE COUNTRY 27% 21% \ 15% 149, 9 9 ECONOMY & INFLATION HEALTH IMMIGRATION CRIME GOV'T EVENTS JOBS CARE SPENDING OVERSEAS$

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Ozzy @ozzy.agora.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 3d

The AP article - Photos from 2 years of war between Israel and Hamas shows the horrors of any war

Not linking to it because it contains distressing images, including images of dead children.