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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1h

Thursday Poodle: Reesie has begun to relax after 6 weeks in her new home. She sleeps deeply on the couch, happy to be surrounded by her peeps. #AdoptDontShop

Gray toy poodle sound asleep on a brown blanket.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 11h

The first Neanderthal with Down syndrome shines light on the origin of human compassion | Science | EL PAÍS English share.google/fOTjTpwBpBbA...

The first Neanderthal with Down syndrome shines light on the origin of human compassion

The discovery in Spain of the fossil of a six-year-old child with serious ear injuries suggests that their family took care of them without expecting anything in return

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: Saul Zabar, who over seven decades made the Upper West Side food emporium Zabar’s a New York institution, is dead at 97. nyti.ms/42qGl2n

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 13h

You are not alone.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 1d

"This commandment to love our neighbor is not so much about a feeling that we’re supposed to just feel in our hearts... It’s made real through action." religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 14h

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Some GOOD NEWS
Congratulations Mayor elect Mindy O'Neal Fairbanks
Ousted republican

EVERY DEMOCRAT WIN
IS GREAT NEWS
in RED Districts

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 13h

Amen!

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Chaplain John @chaplainjohn.medsky.social · 13h

Can we please, just for one day, be united in our opposition?

Why, in the name of all that is holy, do we have to take this moment of uncertainty to just talk about Democrats?

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 16h

Just got my flu vaccination and my COVID vaxx as well.

Photo is from long ago - Princess and Gabi are no longer with us. Still one of the happiest images I own.

Woman holding 2 toy poodles, a white one licking her face and a gray one looking at the camera.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 20h

Remember this when they tell you that arts degrees are worthless.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 16h

Here's how one woman is maintaining her sanity. What are you doing to sustain yourself or others during this time?

Suzanne Reisman @suzannereisman.bsky.social · 20h

Things that are sustaining me right now, as my hometown of Chicago is invaded by Trump fascists:
1. Costa Maple Hazel latte
2. Strolling through the South Flower Walk in Hyde Park
3. Running
4. Bakewell tarts
5. A great therapist

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 16h

A blueprint for preserving democracy. Also, a warning against squabbling & infighting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 16h

Thank goodness for governors and mayors who will stand up for the people who elected them!

barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 17h

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M WATCHING INTERVIEWS OF CITY MAYORS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH OTHER MAYORS TO DISCUSS HOW TO PROTECT THEIR RESIDENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I KNOW WE ARE "USED TO IT" BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

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OCCUPY

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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 17h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a "heritage American?" Words are powerful, and this new phrase is very worrying.
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Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

The invasion of Chicago is a disgrace. This is a great time to point that fact out to your elected officials, whichever party they belong to.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

Watch our full segment on how the Trump immigration crackdown is impacting communities in Chicago ⤵️

“Trump’s Invasion”: Illinois Officials Denounce Troop Deployment to Chicago as ICE Escalates Raids

As Chicago braces for a possible deployment of National Guard troops by President Trump, we speak with Ed Yohnka from the ACLU of Illinois about how the administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown ...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all-time low.

Use our action center tool to tell Congress to close the secrecy loopholes and increase transparency. freedom.press/the-classifi...

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

I found this analysis of the way that current US history falls into the larger picture of world history oddly comforting. It isn't good news but it gives me a sense of a future, albeit not a particularly enticing one.

The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 1d

Largely ignored by a media overwhelmed by daily outrages from the Oval Office, Trump’s destructive foreign policy strategy has some truly serious implications for America’s role in the world.

Trump Is Effortlessly Destroying Washington’s International Influence

With Congress compliant, the Supreme Court complicit, and media corporations compromised, Trump has forged a clear path to international irrelevance.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

A mental health expert offers coping tips for those experiencing stress from immigration operations, as the climate has created widespread fear and uncertainty.

Expert says threats of militarization and immigration enforcement fuel anxieties

One mental health expert offers tips on how to cope with the stress of immigration operations in the Chicago region.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

No surprise there — Trump has a long history of not paying people for their work.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 2d

Trump and Johnson are prepared to double our health care premiums and keep the government closed just to keep MAGA corruption and their war on the working middle class going. Democrats say no way. Cancel the cuts, expand health care and restore government to the people.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

So glad to see Joshua Aaron on Maddow. You can watch our 20 minute interview here. No paywalls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Oc...

ICEBlock App Developer Speaks Out After Being Removed From Apple and Android App Stores

YouTube video by MSW Media

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

It wasn't an earthquake. It was a poodle scratching her ear.

This is embarrassing.

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