Ed Costello
@edcos39.bsky.social
Earth has only ONE atmosphere. Try not to pollute it with CO2 or unkindness.
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Ed Costello
@edcos39.bsky.social
· Aug 27
If THIS doesn't persuade you that gun control laws are needed, nothing will.
This is NOT NORMAL (in any other country but USA)
This is NOT NORMAL (in any other country but USA)
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Excellent interview re trump and Epstein files. Made me sick to my stomach
www.pbs.org/video/epstei...
www.pbs.org/video/epstei...
PBS News Hour | Epstein survivors' lawyer: 'World will see who's involved' | Season 2025
'The world will see who's involved' and complicit, says attorney for Epstein survivors
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Excellent interview re trump and Epstein files. Made me sick to my stomach
www.pbs.org/video/epstei...
www.pbs.org/video/epstei...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
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Breaking News: President Trump signed a bill calling on the Justice Department to release files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, but with significant exceptions. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/484IDWJ
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Breaking News: President Trump signed a bill calling on the Justice Department to release files tied to Jeffrey Epstein, but with significant exceptions. Follow live updates: nyti.ms/484IDWJ
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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I posted Trump’s unhinged screed announcing he’s signed the Epstein files but it contains so many lies that I deleted my post and will just tell you that Trump announced on social media he has signed the Epstein files
November 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I posted Trump’s unhinged screed announcing he’s signed the Epstein files but it contains so many lies that I deleted my post and will just tell you that Trump announced on social media he has signed the Epstein files
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How the hell is $6 per day enough to feed a family? Just like no one can live on $7.25 minimum wage, no one can live on $6 per day for food. smdh.
November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
How the hell is $6 per day enough to feed a family? Just like no one can live on $7.25 minimum wage, no one can live on $6 per day for food. smdh.
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BREAKING: Ohio Republicans passed a sweeping anti-voting law after the DOJ threatened to sue the state over its mail-ballot grace period.
The law also supercharges voter purges,and forces provisional voters to fix errors in 4 days or be removed.
The law also supercharges voter purges,and forces provisional voters to fix errors in 4 days or be removed.
After DOJ Threat, Ohio GOP Passes Law to End Mail Ballot Grace Periods
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.
No contract? NO COFFEE!
No contract? NO COFFEE!
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Last night’s lavish White House dinner showed us the global oligarchy coming together in plain sight.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Last night’s lavish White House dinner showed us the global oligarchy coming together in plain sight.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
By cozying up to MBS, Trump has signaled to the world that the United States is now on the side of authoritarianism, not democracy.
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With quick state action, local governments are issuing permits to rebuild from the LA fires at a rapid pace — 3x faster.
California will continue doing everything possible to accelerate the recovery process and help survivors get back on their feet.
California will continue doing everything possible to accelerate the recovery process and help survivors get back on their feet.
November 20, 2025 at 12:41 AM
With quick state action, local governments are issuing permits to rebuild from the LA fires at a rapid pace — 3x faster.
California will continue doing everything possible to accelerate the recovery process and help survivors get back on their feet.
California will continue doing everything possible to accelerate the recovery process and help survivors get back on their feet.
Not how judges should behave.
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To recap: My law firm represented Black and Latino voters in striking down Texas' new congressional map.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
In a remarkable and deeply unconventional dissent, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith unleashed a blistering and bizarre attack on his fellow judges after a federal court struck down Texas’ unconstitutional racial gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Trump says his approval ratings are down, except with 'smart people' reut.rs/3JYnRAg
Trump says his approval ratings are down, except with 'smart people'
U.S. President Donald Trump did something on Wednesday he has rarely done: He admitted his poll numbers had gone down.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trump says his approval ratings are down, except with 'smart people' reut.rs/3JYnRAg
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Lindsey Halligan Reveals Her Dream is to Someday Go to Law School
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Lindsey Halligan Reveals Her Dream is to Someday Go to Law School
“Ever since I was a little kid I’ve always dreamed of being a lawyer.”
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Lindsey Halligan Reveals Her Dream is to Someday Go to Law School
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group A Terrorist Organization
Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
www.forbes.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Abbott is the first state leader to make such a declaration about the organizations, according to the New York Times.
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It looks like Lindsey Halligan misled a grand jury, prosecutorial conduct equivalent to committing perjury, in order to manufacture an indictment against James Comey for…
wait for it…
perjury.
wait for it…
perjury.
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It looks like Lindsey Halligan misled a grand jury, prosecutorial conduct equivalent to committing perjury, in order to manufacture an indictment against James Comey for…
wait for it…
perjury.
wait for it…
perjury.
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
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Not a one. It’s disgraceful
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Not a one. It’s disgraceful
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Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Epstein survivor Haley Robson refutes Mike Johnson: "The survivors that don't want to be public are Jane Does. They've been protected and their names have been redacted the whole time ... I don't care if my name is redacted is not."
The Trump Administration is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed to tell President James Milliken, the UC Regents, and Gov. Newsom to protect UC's academic freedom and independence. . alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
University of California: Reject the federal government's political control
The Trump Administration is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed to tell President James Milliken, the UC Regents, and Gov. Newsom to protect UC's...
alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The Trump Administration is trying to place the University of California under political control. Join with UC Unbowed to tell President James Milliken, the UC Regents, and Gov. Newsom to protect UC's academic freedom and independence. . alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/un...
Donald Trump refuses to give a straight answer to questions about pardoning Maxwell. Relieving her of her sentence would send a dangerous message to the powerful that they are above the law, and it would be an awful affront to the survivors and their families.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/ma...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/ma...
Do not pardon Ghislaine Maxwell!
Donald Trump refuses to give a straight answer to questions about pardoning Maxwell. Relieving her of her sentence would send a dangerous message to the rich and powerful that they are above even the ...
sign.moveon.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Donald Trump refuses to give a straight answer to questions about pardoning Maxwell. Relieving her of her sentence would send a dangerous message to the powerful that they are above the law, and it would be an awful affront to the survivors and their families.
sign.moveon.org/petitions/ma...
sign.moveon.org/petitions/ma...
On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
Opinion | On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
On Republican Neo-Nazism, Hamas and Israel: An Epidemic of Moral Cowardice
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/o...
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NEW: The Supreme Court is now considering two GOP-led cases that could significantly alter election rules that would benefit white voters at the expense of minority groups and Democrats. Why are Republicans doing it? It’s their only shot at winning elections, Marc Elias writes.
The Zero-Sum Game Behind Republican Voter Suppression
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court is now considering two GOP-led cases that could significantly alter election rules that would benefit white voters at the expense of minority groups and Democrats. Why are Republicans doing it? It’s their only shot at winning elections, Marc Elias writes.
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...