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Surprised this was in Pennsylvania and not Texas but I guess so it begins. 🤨

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You should care - even if it doesn’t seem to affect you directly. But let’s be clear: it absolutely does.

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Flashback:

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GUARDIAN: “Mahmoud Khalil, A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia’s student encampment movement, arrested by ICE acting on a state department order to revoke his green card…” Not free speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Some sad news… Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of 58 years, has died. He was 82. “Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years. Thank you for your prayers and sympathy."

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It’s an open secret among medical professionals: Many drugs maintain their ability to combat ailments well after their expiration date. One pharmacist says he sometimes takes home expired OTC medicine so he and his family can use it. (Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)

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Something to remember

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North Carolina’s GOP transferred the power to shape election boards from the incoming Democratic governor to the GOP auditor. One Democratic lawmaker described it as “direct disdain for the voters’ will.” boltsmag.org/north-c...

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Wow, I never knew he said this. Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time—a man of unmatched kindness and integrity. Truly, he was too good for us.

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14 Ukrainian POWs executed in the last 24 hours in 3 separate incidents.

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👇👇👇

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Photo of the Day, if not the Year. Solidarity and admiration. 📸This brilliant photo of Gisele Pelicot, leaving court for the final time yesterday, was taken by Arnold Jerocki for Getty Images.

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The puppet master and his puppet.

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Those who make peaceful revolution make violent revolution inevitable.

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Instigators of autogenocide target the vulnerable, ensuring harm while they or their true intentions stay hidden. Like Russia, Musk, Trump, and RFK Jr. persuading the medically vulnerable to support MAGA, leading cult members to push themselves toward mass harm or death.

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Dear Bluesky, Congrats on hitting 25 MILLION users! May we continue to survive and thrive together! Love, God

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When you forget to switch to your burner account

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Pics from the weekends anniversary festivities.

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Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 drone operators and approximately 150 FPV drones to Idlib, Syria, about a month ago to assist the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in their offensive against forces loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad. This is not counting other support given. 🥷🤫

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As of right now, Bluesky is only a little more than 100K users away from 25 MILLION!! The growth of this platform since Election Day has been absolutely INCREDIBLE!! 💙 bsky-users.theo.io

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"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened." —Nikki Giovanni 💔 #poem #poems #poetry

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The UnitedHealthcare CEO’s assassination is a good time to observe the history of class warfare, grievance, & the anarchist militancy of “the propaganda of the deed,” writes @williamcson.bsky.social. Blood has different weights depending on where it spills from. prismreports.org/2024/12/10/p...

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This is so spot on. As a climate scientist and public intellectual, I see or experience these often

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Let's make Bluesky the home of independent news. Unlike X, where algorithms crush links & push content you don't want, news flourishes here. Particularly news from independent & non-profit outlets. If you prefer news away from MSM, here's a starter pack to share with valuable & verified accounts.

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Should the US annul the recent 2024 Presidential Election due to the obvious interference by Russia and the Elon Musk cabal?

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K.A. Applegate > J.K. Rowling

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