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kazzanmz.bsky.social

@kazzanmz.bsky.social

We’re barely a week into 2026 & it’s already been a lot. Give yourself some grace. Step away if you’re overwhelmed. Read a book. Hug a person or a pet. Go for a run, get wrecked at a dodgy bar with friends.

This is a long fight. Burnout helps no one. Secure your own oxygen mask b4 assisting others

January 11, 2026 at 2:56 AM

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Dom Ervolina

@dominicervolina.com

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM

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Calvin C

@cals-a-dem1.bsky.social

So many false prophets
🎶Another day of anger, bitterness, and doubt
I know how it happened
I saw it begin
I opened my heart to the world and the world came in…
I just said what I said
I'm just here to bring vengeance on somebody's head🎶
False Prophet-Bob Dylan #EarWorm
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2QPB...

January 10, 2026 at 11:31 AM

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Calvin C

@cals-a-dem1.bsky.social

Definitely NOT a domestic terrorist. #ReneeNicoleGood RIP #CorruptAndComplicitGOP #Resist

Trump and Noem’s false claims about the video:
•The woman tried to run over ICE agents
•The video shows her using her car as a weapon
•The shooting was clearly in self defense
•ICE agents were being attacked in the footage
•The woman was aggressively resisting arrest
•The agent’s life was in immediate danger
•The video proves ICE acted appropriately
•The woman caused her own death
•The footage justifies lethal force
•The incident shows why ICE must act aggressively

January 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM

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kazzanmz.bsky.social

@kazzanmz.bsky.social

Seniors voted to gut Social Security.
Men voted for their wives and daughters to die from miscarriages.
Immigrants voted for deportation raids.
Poor people voted for tax cuts for billionaires.
Women voted to have fewer rights than men.
Police voted for a convicted felon.
@asclepi

January 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM

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Daily Dose of Philosophy

@dailyphilosophy.bsky.social

Thoughts?
#philosophy

January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

I'm old enough to remember when CBS News and journalists like Edward R. Murrow held power to account, instead of capitulating to it.

January 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM

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Calvin C

@cals-a-dem1.bsky.social

#GoodMorning good people!! #CorruptAndComplicitGOP #Resist
💚💙☕️☕️👏🏾👏🏾😎👍🏾👊🏾 #VoteBlue

We do not want Venezuela. We do not want Greenland. We do not want Cuba. We do not want Canada. WE JUST WANT HEALTHCARE!

January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM

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tcmustang

@tcmustang.bsky.social

Excellent ⬇️⬇️⬇️🤣

youtu.be/d2f92rNrCyI?...

Maduro Faces Judge & MAGA Scrambles to Justify Abduction | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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January 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: DOJ admits it has only released 12,285 documents required by Epstein Files Transparency Act. More than 2 million documents still need to be reviewed/released. DOJ is in violation of federal law that required release by Dec. 19.

More from Democracy Docket in am. www.democracydocket.com

January 6, 2026 at 3:31 AM

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JenniferCali-Resist Fascism

@murphyjencubs.bsky.social

Where's the plaque honoring our law enforcement officials who gave their lives defending the Capitol on #Jan6th, Donald? Where was it taken, you traitorous coward?

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol

Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.

www.npr.org

January 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM

Darrel Grattidge

@darrelgrattidge.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/m...

It didn't start with Venezuela. It won't end there either. In the interim, what will you do for news you can trust? Intercourse with Faux News doesn't count.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes to shut itself after funding cuts | CNN Business

Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday ...

www.cnn.com

January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM

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The Lincoln Project

@lincolnproject.us

Venezuela isn't about fentanyl or national security. It's about oil and Epstein.

January 6, 2026 at 1:00 AM

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kazzanmz.bsky.social

@kazzanmz.bsky.social

I can’t believe anyone thinks muskrat was ever out of the game🙄
Muskrat had to ease the pain of Tesla losing all that money because of the Nazi salute🫡
Been in from the start neck deep ☮️
USA is turning into muskrat’s South Africa🤔
Slowly but surely because of the bigotry in the USA🤔
For the people?

The fundamental weakness of
Western civilization is empathy.
Elon Musk
The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.
Hannah Arendt

January 4, 2026 at 10:47 PM

Darrel Grattidge

@darrelgrattidge.bsky.social

scitechdaily.com/weird-lookin...

BLUF: otter dietary shit...

“Weird-Looking” Otter Poo Leads to a Surprising Ecological Discovery

Scientists discovered that river otter droppings contain large numbers of parasites that infect the animals’ prey, indicating that otters may play a significant role in shaping local food webs.

scitechdaily.com

January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM

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MJ

@mjpk1.bsky.social

Good morning
Eve of Destruction-Barry McGuire
#EarWorm from these words
“I can’t twist the truth, it knows no regulation.” Some can twist the truth outwardly but inside, it’s only denial.