James Bearden
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Happy #SuperbOwl 🦉 Sunday to all who celebrate.
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Happy #SuperbOwl 🦉 Sunday to all who celebrate.
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Rochester guy
U.S. Olympian Chris Lillis: "I feel heartbroken about what's happened in the United States when it comes to ICE and the protests…As a country we need to focus on respecting everybody's rights and making sure we're treating our citizens as well as anybody with love and respect."
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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White humor indeed!
Mexican editorial cartoonist Jorge Gonzalez titles his illustration “White Humor.”
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
White humor indeed!
Too true! People already “start assuming anything they (the news media) do not show is being hidden.”
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Too true! People already “start assuming anything they (the news media) do not show is being hidden.”
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Marina Hyde’s sharp opinion in the Guardian about Epstein scandal.
“There will always be something more important than grappling the roots of misogyny – money, power, access, information, a political project, “how the world works”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“There will always be something more important than grappling the roots of misogyny – money, power, access, information, a political project, “how the world works”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls | Marina Hyde
Obsessing over individual players and political chaos leaves less time to focus on the misogyny. And that’s for the best, isn’t it guys, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Marina Hyde’s sharp opinion in the Guardian about Epstein scandal.
“There will always be something more important than grappling the roots of misogyny – money, power, access, information, a political project, “how the world works”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“There will always be something more important than grappling the roots of misogyny – money, power, access, information, a political project, “how the world works”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dr. Oz (Medicare.gov) is trying to kill me!
“Boost Your Protein and Healthy Fats. Think eggs, seafood, red meat, dairy, beans, nuts, and seeds. Aim for 6-7 servings per day (based on a 2,000-2,200 daily calorie level). And remember to keep saturated fats under 10% of your daily calories.”
“Boost Your Protein and Healthy Fats. Think eggs, seafood, red meat, dairy, beans, nuts, and seeds. Aim for 6-7 servings per day (based on a 2,000-2,200 daily calorie level). And remember to keep saturated fats under 10% of your daily calories.”
Welcome to Medicare
The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.
Medicare.gov
February 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Dr. Oz (Medicare.gov) is trying to kill me!
“Boost Your Protein and Healthy Fats. Think eggs, seafood, red meat, dairy, beans, nuts, and seeds. Aim for 6-7 servings per day (based on a 2,000-2,200 daily calorie level). And remember to keep saturated fats under 10% of your daily calories.”
“Boost Your Protein and Healthy Fats. Think eggs, seafood, red meat, dairy, beans, nuts, and seeds. Aim for 6-7 servings per day (based on a 2,000-2,200 daily calorie level). And remember to keep saturated fats under 10% of your daily calories.”
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When you see officers standing outside Wegmans, that's part of this. While Wegmans reimburses for the OT, taxpayers still fund the extra retirement costs.
Rochester police cash in on surge of special event overtime
Special event overtime rose by 31% from the previous year. While often reimbursed, that variety of overtime is given first dibs by senior officers, and a chance to boost pensions.
www.wxxinews.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
When you see officers standing outside Wegmans, that's part of this. While Wegmans reimburses for the OT, taxpayers still fund the extra retirement costs.
Meanwhile, back in Minneapolis the battle continues.
February 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Meanwhile, back in Minneapolis the battle continues.
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Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
February 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Crockett: "Now my colleagues want to be the protectors of girls & women. I didn't hear them screaming this when Renee Good was killed in the middle of the street by the same people the vast majority of you just voted to give more money to. It was a lot of crickets, including about the Esptein files"
Of course!
🚨 NEW: Wall Street is reviving the same mortgage securities that fueled the 2008 crash, while pushing regulators to weaken disclosure rules. We have seen how this ends.
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Of course!
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted (a film viewing/call to action)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted (a film viewing/call to action) · John Lewis Actions
“Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted 1619-2014” is a 30-minute film documentary, written and produced by Phil and narrated by his wife Pat Sloan. Through words, music, and vivid images, he tells...
www.mobilize.us
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted (a film viewing/call to action)” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
Deporting immigrants is morally wrong. We will pay for it directly by funding ICE & Border Patrol to carry our the deportations and indirectly by the loss to our economy of the value that these folks would have produced.
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Deporting immigrants is morally wrong. We will pay for it directly by funding ICE & Border Patrol to carry our the deportations and indirectly by the loss to our economy of the value that these folks would have produced.
Is this real or fake?
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Captainlippy (@captainlippy)
Here’s the picture uncovered.
substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Is this real or fake?
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Rochester Beacon published my op-ed on behind-scenes correspondence among Airbnb, lobbyists & county officials.
I get a little in the weeds, but my focus was exposing the Big Lie that tax collection would collapse with a registry.
I get a little in the weeds, but my focus was exposing the Big Lie that tax collection would collapse with a registry.
Airbnb is Monroe County’s largest hotel—and we let it write the rules - Rochester Beacon
Our county government worked with a powerful corporation to shape policy behind closed doors, exaggerate risks that did not exist, and successfully sideline the County Legislature.
rochesterbeacon.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Rochester Beacon published my op-ed on behind-scenes correspondence among Airbnb, lobbyists & county officials.
I get a little in the weeds, but my focus was exposing the Big Lie that tax collection would collapse with a registry.
I get a little in the weeds, but my focus was exposing the Big Lie that tax collection would collapse with a registry.
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The climate crisis is pummeling NY. While @governor.ny.gov claims this budget will help protect us from federal cuts and high taxes, she is abandoning the programs that would actually protect us from deadly heat, rising seas, and high energy bills:
www.nyrenews.org/news/ny-rene...
www.nyrenews.org/news/ny-rene...
NY Renews Coalition Responds to Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget — NY Renews
Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget leaves New Yorkers without bold, ongoing investments in clean air, clean energy, or climate justice. In an era of accelerating climate catastrophe, the Governor’s ap...
www.nyrenews.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The climate crisis is pummeling NY. While @governor.ny.gov claims this budget will help protect us from federal cuts and high taxes, she is abandoning the programs that would actually protect us from deadly heat, rising seas, and high energy bills:
www.nyrenews.org/news/ny-rene...
www.nyrenews.org/news/ny-rene...
Verizon is helping power a system of detention, deportation, and abuse. Through a 10-year, $176 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Verizon provides communications infrastructure to DHS agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Verizon: Stop Powering Detention, Deportation, and Abuse.
Verizon is helping power a system of detention, deportation, and abuse. Through a 10-year, $176 billion contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Verizon provides communications infrastructur...
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Verizon is helping power a system of detention, deportation, and abuse. Through a 10-year, $176 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Verizon provides communications infrastructure to DHS agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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One elite institution that hasn't failed us
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 6:37 PM
One elite institution that hasn't failed us
The 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act was passed to protect people, but the feds were excluded.
“Lawmakers’ refusal to close this loophole in the 1871 act for federal officers is a bipartisan policy failure that has persisted for decades”
@themarshallproject.org
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/27/m...
“Lawmakers’ refusal to close this loophole in the 1871 act for federal officers is a bipartisan policy failure that has persisted for decades”
@themarshallproject.org
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/27/m...
Why It’s Hard for Civilians to Sue ICE for Its Actions in Minnesota
The civil rights law that has allowed lawsuits against local and state police doesn’t apply to federal agents.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act was passed to protect people, but the feds were excluded.
“Lawmakers’ refusal to close this loophole in the 1871 act for federal officers is a bipartisan policy failure that has persisted for decades”
@themarshallproject.org
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/27/m...
“Lawmakers’ refusal to close this loophole in the 1871 act for federal officers is a bipartisan policy failure that has persisted for decades”
@themarshallproject.org
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/27/m...
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Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers rely on public assistance. When the state misses deadlines, families lose food and housing support.
Capitol Pressroom covers our lawsuit with @nclej.bsky.social Thanks to Saima for highlighting the impact of these delays! www.wqxr.org/story/state-...
Capitol Pressroom covers our lawsuit with @nclej.bsky.social Thanks to Saima for highlighting the impact of these delays! www.wqxr.org/story/state-...
State faulted for delays in deciding public benefit eligibility | The Capitol Pressroom | WQXR
Jan. 21, 2026 - For tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers trying to access public benefits, the process of making their case to the state can drag on for months, which has promp...
www.wqxr.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers rely on public assistance. When the state misses deadlines, families lose food and housing support.
Capitol Pressroom covers our lawsuit with @nclej.bsky.social Thanks to Saima for highlighting the impact of these delays! www.wqxr.org/story/state-...
Capitol Pressroom covers our lawsuit with @nclej.bsky.social Thanks to Saima for highlighting the impact of these delays! www.wqxr.org/story/state-...
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the entire difference between kyle rittenhouse and alex pretti is that kyle rittenhouse was there to shoot people the cops wanted to shoot and alex pretti was there to protect people the cops wanted to shoot
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
the entire difference between kyle rittenhouse and alex pretti is that kyle rittenhouse was there to shoot people the cops wanted to shoot and alex pretti was there to protect people the cops wanted to shoot
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Wait waIt wait...but Kyle Rittenhouse
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Wait waIt wait...but Kyle Rittenhouse
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
Ilhan Omar is not afraid. Watch her reaction in the video of the assault. But what if her assailant had had a gun?
@ilhanmn.bsky.social
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@ilhanmn.bsky.social
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Trump continues to rail against Ilhan Omar after Minneapolis town hall attack – live
Trump calls Minnesota congresswoman a ‘fraud’ who ‘probably had herself sprayed’; Omar says ‘I don’t let bullies win’ in remarks after town hall attack
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Ilhan Omar is not afraid. Watch her reaction in the video of the assault. But what if her assailant had had a gun?
@ilhanmn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
@ilhanmn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
The Guradian’s Marina Hyde can turn a phrase.
“stage 4 homeland security tumour Stephen Miller.”
@theguardian.com
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“stage 4 homeland security tumour Stephen Miller.”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde
Truly, I am the country’s biggest fan. But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, here’s a few things the rest of the world needs them to know, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The Guradian’s Marina Hyde can turn a phrase.
“stage 4 homeland security tumour Stephen Miller.”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“stage 4 homeland security tumour Stephen Miller.”
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
