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I hear good things about this site, so I'll start by saying hello, I'm an editor for @mongabay.bsky.social's new newswire vertical. We produce very short (breaking) news like this one the Guardian republished.

The turtle deaths have slowed but haven't stopped yet.
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Over 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles wash ashore in southern India
More than 1,100 dead olive ridley turtles have washed ashore on the beaches of Tamil Nadu state in southern India this month. Most were found near the state capital, Chennai. “I never heard [of] such ...
news.mongabay.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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They're waking up.
February 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Have you heard? There’s a new bill that makes it harder for millions of eligible Americans to vote. Join me and @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.
act.standupamerica.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you
February 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Kash Patel is dangerous & unqualified to be the Director of the FBI. Use @@standupamerica.bsky.social’s tool and urge your senators to reject his confirmation: act.standupamerica.com/letters/lett...
Reject Kash Patel’s Nomination
Kash Patel is dangerous and unqualified. Tell the Senate to reject his nomination for FBI Director.
act.standupamerica.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Trump just revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity executive order of 1965, rolling back 60 years of progress on civil rights.

The order had prohibited employment discrimination in federal hiring based on race, religion, and gender.
Trump rolls back bedrock 1960s-era civil rights measure
The move abolishes decades of government practices on diversity and equal opportunity.
www.axios.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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descending into a bunker with my family for about 1460 days, give or take, as a bit
January 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Here’s more.
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Really wish my dog understood “it’s too cold to go on a walk, you will not like it” rather than begging until I bundle up just to walk for two minutes until she gets too cold and returns home.
January 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Today at 2 PM EST: Trump’s inauguration is the first of many dark days ahead, but we’ll never quit the fight. Join @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social as they discuss the inauguration and what’s to come on this special episode of The Breakdown
THE OLIGARCHY INAUGURATION | THE BREAKDOWN
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Heartless. Cruel.
January 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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January 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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NEW: A North Carolina judge rejected a GOP motion to toss out nearly 60,000 ballots cast in all November 2024 statewide races.

Paige Moskowitz and I explain the ruling, the RNC's goal and the connection to state Supreme Court race.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyM3...
BREAKING: North Carolina Court Rejects RNC Request To Toss 60,000 Ballots
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Since Congress and the Supreme Court wants to ban TikTok because it's owned by a Chinese-company, then they should also ban Twitter for being owned by an apartheid loving South African.
January 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Make America Good Again.
January 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Unsolicited writing advice, #17171617:
Don't just write. Read books. Watch films. Look at paintings and sculpture. Play games. Go to plays. Listen to music. Think about how these things make you feel.
Making art is a two-way stream. To make art, you have to consume art.
January 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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No matter how he tries to spin this, Donald Trump is a convicted felon, now and forever. That will never go away. @therickwilson.bsky.social discusses Trump's sentencing on the latest episode of The Elephant In The Room: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcK8...
Trump Fought the Law and the Law Won
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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January 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"'Patriot' sometimes reads like a thriller in which the narrative opens with 'If you’re reading this, I’m already dead.'" And so he is, but he speaks from beyond the grave, and we should listen.

@cathyyoung63.bsky.social on Navalny's posthumous memoir:
Even in Death, Navalny Still Threatens the Putin Regime
The opposition leader’s posthumous memoir is a chronicle of a death foretold.
www.thebulwark.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Mike Johnson just threatened to potentially extort California by adding “conditions” to wildfire disaster relief aid.

He said Republicans might attach unrelated things to the funding, like Trump’s demand to raise the debt ceiling.
Johnson confirms 'discussions' on tying wildfire aid to debt limit
Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters one option on the table is making a new tranche of disaster relief funding for the California wildfires conditional on agreeing to raise the debt ceiling.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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This is going over about as well as you could imagine over on Twitter.
January 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Simpering sycophants, the whole lot.
January 13, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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So true.
January 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM