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πŸ¦‹ Joined the BlueSky migration. 😎 True Blue Democrat. πŸ’™ Vietnam Era Veteran. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ And if you DM me, I'm probably gonna block you. Any day you see the sunrise and the sunset on the same day is a good day…

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How DOGE Gutted the NEH in 22 Days Internal documents show how leadership at the National Endowment for the Humanities handed over the grant termination process to DOGE and ChatGPT.

Great piece on the lawsuit producing all these insane DOGE boy depositions, if you’re looking for a deeper dive that will infuriate you: www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

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Call it out! It is what it is. There's no sugarcoating pedophilia.

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It's quite the honor to get a good review from the Quakers.

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πŸ˜‚ About time…

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Breaking!!! πŸ™

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Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library ABC, Meta, Paramount and X reportedly agreed to pay at least $63 million in settlements with the president. The original fund was dissolved last year.

The Trump fund that capitulating media outlets paid their settlements to has been dissolved and it is unclear where the money went. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Day 12 of Middle East conflict - ships hit by attacks in Strait of Hormuz | CNN The head of Iraq’s ports company said that 38 crew members of two foreign oil tankers were rescued after an Iranian attack set them ablaze in Iraq’s territorial waters in the Gulf. Also, three vessels...

Trump should be designated a supply chain risk www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

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Republicans Know Trump Will Destroy Democracy β€” And Don't Care | Tim Miller
Republicans Know Trump Will Destroy Democracy β€” And Don't Care | Tim Miller YouTube video by Democracy Docket

NEW EPISODE: I sit down with Tim Miller of The Bulwark. We discussed defending democracy against Trump's authoritarian project. Tim pulls no punches on what he's witnessed from inside the Republican Party β€” and why so many elites are choosing to stay silent www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHcA...

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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff β€œat a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

NEW: Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff β€œat a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as six months for help.

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March 11, 2026 In a brief call with Barak Ravid of Axios today, President Donald J.

March 11, 2026

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THE HILL
SENATE
Hawley introduces bill to remove FDA approval for Mifepristone
BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 03/11/26 5:29 PM ET

THE HILL SENATE Hawley introduces bill to remove FDA approval for Mifepristone BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 03/11/26 5:29 PM ET

THE HILL
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday unveiled legislation to remove Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of mifepristone to end pregnancies, a bill that has quickly gained the support of major anti-abortion groups.
The legislation is an ambitious undertaking given the drug's widespread use in the United States, where an estimated 7.5 million women have used it to terminate pregnancies since the FDA approved its use in 2000. It accounted for 63 percent of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023.
But mifepristone, which when combined with the drug misoprostol can end pregnancies at up to 70 days of gestation, has become a major target of the anti-abortion movement. President Trump has sought to satisfy those anti-abortion voices by launching an FDA review of the drug, which has not been completed.
Hawley says the ability of doctors to prescribe the drug across state lines has led to rampant abuse and alleges that incidences of adverse health effects are far more common than the drug's maker, Danco Laboratories, has acknowledged.

THE HILL Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday unveiled legislation to remove Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of mifepristone to end pregnancies, a bill that has quickly gained the support of major anti-abortion groups. The legislation is an ambitious undertaking given the drug's widespread use in the United States, where an estimated 7.5 million women have used it to terminate pregnancies since the FDA approved its use in 2000. It accounted for 63 percent of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023. But mifepristone, which when combined with the drug misoprostol can end pregnancies at up to 70 days of gestation, has become a major target of the anti-abortion movement. President Trump has sought to satisfy those anti-abortion voices by launching an FDA review of the drug, which has not been completed. Hawley says the ability of doctors to prescribe the drug across state lines has led to rampant abuse and alleges that incidences of adverse health effects are far more common than the drug's maker, Danco Laboratories, has acknowledged.

While we’re worried about the war, the Epstein files, drone attacks in CA…
Josh Hawley and Republicans are taking this moment to push legislation to strip FDA approval for Mifepristone

The assaults on Americans are coming from inside the house.

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πŸ¦‹ Thank you @realretweet.bsky.social for adding me to your Pack! πŸ™ Great group! 😎

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The Blue Wave Is Here. πŸŒŠπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ NOV. πŸ—³οΈ
#25thAmendment
#Impeachment
#Prisontime ⛓️
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My favorite person at my local deli has been deported by ICE and I’m SCREAMING!!!!

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newrepublic.com/post/207626/...
CLOWN SHOW GETS CLOWN SHOES and Lil Marco goes along with it !
Another reason for you to understand how insane the Trump administration is
And Marco will lead the charge in these to take Cuba !
Talk about boot-lickers

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So many thanks to you Blight Wolf @blight-wolf.bsky.social for adding me to your group. So many new connections! Appreciate you!!

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Hey Retweet 🌊Wave 2026 @realretweet.bsky.social Huge thank you for adding me to your starter pack!! For some reason couldn’t find actual post to repost it. Found group you added me to in your starter pack section but didn’t see how to like/repost it. Still figuring it all out. Anyway THANK YOU!!

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πŸ¦‹ Following and spreading the word… 😎

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Did y’all know the great Frances Fisher is here on Bluesky? πŸ¦‹ πŸ€— 🎭
@francesfisher11.bsky.social

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Jill Biden’s memoir coming out June 2nd.
This is the cover πŸ’™

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Every reporter needs to do this. Challenge Trump with facts.

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Putin has lied his entire career. Yet Witkoff says we can take Russia β€œat their word” that they’re not sharing intelligence with Iran.

Taking the Kremlin at face value while U.S. intelligence reportedly says otherwise is utterly incomprehensible and mind-boggling naive.

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Republicans Can't Lose
Republicans Can't Lose YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

Don’t let them trick you. The SAVE Act is not a voter ID bill. It’s a voter SUPPRESSION bill.
youtube.com/shorts/ZvYIP...

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CXC 2025: CXC at CMA - Editorial Cartoonist Ann Telnaes
CXC 2025: CXC at CMA - Editorial Cartoonist Ann Telnaes YouTube video by CXC Festival

My interview last September at the Columbus Museum of Art with the excellent @jennyrobb.bsky.social, Head Curator of Comics and Cartoon Art at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Shocking how much has happened since just 6 months ago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8gX...

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How about an unflattering caricature of Hegseth?
(cartoon from the archives)

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