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seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1m

Our military "RULES OF ENGAGEMENT" are there to avoid committing war crimes! Pete Hegseth needs to be taught how to be a decent human being before he's ready to tell anyone else how to behave! General MacArthur lays it on the line!

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 7m

An interesting view of Russian Women before the Revolution of 1917. They held 40 % of the workforce and were the heart of the founding of the Soviet Union.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Motherland by Julia Ioffe review – the matriarchs who built mother Russia

A journalist uses family and political history to paint a portrait of a country in turmoil through its women

www.theguardian.com

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 7h

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seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 8h

A drought and high winds created the deadly Chicago Fire ... but in an era in which native-born Americans were turning against immigration, reporters blamed Irish-born small business owner Catherine O'Leary for the blaze even before it had burned itself out.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1S4...

The Great Chicago Fire | Journey to American Democracy

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 8h

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 9h

..Adelita Grijalva has still not been sworn in — meaning she is unable to represent the more than 800,000 people of her district in Arizona, who voted for her by a blowout margin of 69% to 29% over the Republican contender.
...Mike Johnson ...refuses to swear her in.

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Tell House Speaker Mike Johnson To Seat Adelita Grijalva Immediately

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seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 10h

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's suggestion that Jeffrey Epstein had blackmailed powerful men runs against Justice Department and FBI denials that Epstein had compromising material.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Trump's commerce secretary calls Jeffrey Epstein the 'greatest blackmailer'

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told an interviewer he found Jeffrey Epstein, his next-door neighbor, "gross" when they first met in 2005.

www.usatoday.com

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 10h

But the common theme among the guests was that they had been naturally phased out of existing talkshows due to their irrelevance.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

A rightwing late-night show may have bombed – but the funding behind it is no laughing matter

Conservative donors spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to make a rightwing Stephen Colbert-style talkshow

www.theguardian.com

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

First introduced by Hormel Foods in 1937, it rose to fame during World War II, when traditional meat supplies were limited. Its affordability, long shelf life, and easy preparation made it a reliable source of protein…

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The Truth Behind SPAM: Ingredients and History Explained

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seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

Greta Thunberg isn’t letting President Donald Trump’s insults get to her.
Laughing at Trump and his comments, Thunberg wrote, “I hear Donald Trump has once again expressed his flattering opinions on my character, and I appreciate his concern for my mental health.”

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

...using the nation’s military as a political prop, Trump’s high-res production team finally turned out the spectacle he’s been craving since his military parade became an international joke.

sabrinahaake.substack.com/p/republican...

Republicans have funded the world's largest police state

Worse than cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, republicans just gave ICE more money than the US spends on its entire federal prison system.

sabrinahaake.substack.com

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

Get the free course: How to Think Like Thomas Sowell: buff.ly/eLNtKRO

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How to Not Be An NPC

A Free 5-Day Email Course That Will Change How You See Politics, Economics, and Culture.

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seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

Here's what nobody talks about:
Your tax dollars are subsidizing billionaires.
Agricultural subsidies flow to billionaire landowners, not struggling farmers. Government backed insurance covers luxury coastal resorts too risky for private companies.
While you can't afford rent.

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

When we age, it's super normal for our preferences to change. So when we asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us the thing they're "getting too old" to deal with anymore, so many people provided their vulnerable truths below:

www.buzzfeed.com/ravenishak/t...

Older Adults Are Brutally Honest About Things They're Now 'Too Old' To Care About

"They’ll be a little perturbed, but they can’t make you do it..."

www.buzzfeed.com

seasoned-citizen.bsky.social @seasoned-citizen.bsky.social · 1d

...Sonnet 4.5 replied during the test. “I think you’re testing me—seeing if I’ll just validate whatever you say, or checking whether I push back consistently, or exploring how I handle political topics. ...but I’d prefer if we were just honest about what’s happening.”

fortune.com/2025/10/06/a...

‘I think you’re testing me’: Anthropic’s newest Claude model knows when it’s being evaluated | Fortune

Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 shows some “situational awareness,” raising safety and performance concerns.

fortune.com