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@skybluebye.bsky.social
I try to begin my days with hope and end them with gratitude; Goodlettsville, TN boy happy in Baltimore; Retired; DD-214; Yellow Dog Democrat; Ike was POTUS when I was born; #Jerry #Emmylou #Bluegrass; https://stuffctwfound.com/
انشاء الله, بكرة, ماعليش
انشاء الله, بكرة, ماعليش
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It's the citizens on this grand jury & the people blowing whistles in Minneapolis & across America that are standing up to Trump's lawless, authoritarian takeover.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
It's the citizens on this grand jury & the people blowing whistles in Minneapolis & across America that are standing up to Trump's lawless, authoritarian takeover.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
We, the People are protecting our democracy as spineless Republicans in Congress roll over for Trump every time.
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The families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti deserve better than this. The American people deserve better than this.
Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men.
Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men.
ICE chief refuses to apologize for Minneapolis shooting victims being labeled terrorists
ICE chief Todd Lyons also sidestepped questions from House lawmakers at a DHS oversight hearing about whether he concurred with other Trump officials that the shooting victims were domestic terrorists...
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
The families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti deserve better than this. The American people deserve better than this.
Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men.
Not another penny to this goon squad of masked men.
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Do you know how many women will be seeking name changes in local courts? @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov
I’d do it in a second if it meant I couldn’t vote otherwise.
Shut it down to stop it. Add it to the list.
cc: @democrats.org
I’d do it in a second if it meant I couldn’t vote otherwise.
Shut it down to stop it. Add it to the list.
cc: @democrats.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Do you know how many women will be seeking name changes in local courts? @padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @democrats.senate.gov
I’d do it in a second if it meant I couldn’t vote otherwise.
Shut it down to stop it. Add it to the list.
cc: @democrats.org
I’d do it in a second if it meant I couldn’t vote otherwise.
Shut it down to stop it. Add it to the list.
cc: @democrats.org
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This is an abhorrent, antisemitic attack. I stand with the Shaare Tefila community and the entire Olney Jewish community.
We must speak out strongly against this hate. It has no place here or anywhere.
wtop.com/montgomery-c...
We must speak out strongly against this hate. It has no place here or anywhere.
wtop.com/montgomery-c...
‘Very disturbing’: Rabbi reacts after antisemitic graffiti found at Olney synagogue - WTOP News
Antisemitic graffiti was found Tuesday at an Olney synagogue, prompting a Montgomery County police investigation and renewed community concerns over rising hate incidents.
wtop.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 AM
This is an abhorrent, antisemitic attack. I stand with the Shaare Tefila community and the entire Olney Jewish community.
We must speak out strongly against this hate. It has no place here or anywhere.
wtop.com/montgomery-c...
We must speak out strongly against this hate. It has no place here or anywhere.
wtop.com/montgomery-c...
Meaningless words accented by excess saliva slurping.
February 10, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Meaningless words accented by excess saliva slurping.
Somebody needs to come up with a "Nightline" type show to cover and encourage daily revelations about the Epstein-Trump Files.
February 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Somebody needs to come up with a "Nightline" type show to cover and encourage daily revelations about the Epstein-Trump Files.
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This teenager saved his neighbor's dog from drowning in a freezing pond. This is Bernard. His family contacted emergency services right away, but high school senior Hugh Pinneo got to Bernard first. Hugh said he's "just glad I acted that day and saved the dog's life." We are too. 12/10 for all
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This teenager saved his neighbor's dog from drowning in a freezing pond. This is Bernard. His family contacted emergency services right away, but high school senior Hugh Pinneo got to Bernard first. Hugh said he's "just glad I acted that day and saved the dog's life." We are too. 12/10 for all
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Posted by the human equivalent of rat excrement. ( I may need to apologize to rat excrement).
February 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Posted by the human equivalent of rat excrement. ( I may need to apologize to rat excrement).
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What happened to Rasmussen? 👀
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
What happened to Rasmussen? 👀
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The CFPB has returned billions of dollars to Americans who were conned & scammed by big corporations. Naturally, many billionaires didn't like that, so they had Trump go after the CFPB.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
February 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The CFPB has returned billions of dollars to Americans who were conned & scammed by big corporations. Naturally, many billionaires didn't like that, so they had Trump go after the CFPB.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
That's why we must protect the CFPB & ensure the rich don't get to play by their own rules.
Hegseth is either a total idiot or pretending to be one to benefit his political ambitions.
Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard
The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting.
www.theatlantic.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Hegseth is either a total idiot or pretending to be one to benefit his political ambitions.
"The civilization of any country may always be measured by the degree of equality between men and women; and society will never come truly into order until there is perfect equality and copartnership between them in every department of human life."
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
We are all sailing away to the sea
On this day in letters
open.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"The civilization of any country may always be measured by the degree of equality between men and women; and society will never come truly into order until there is perfect equality and copartnership between them in every department of human life."
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
"The civilization of any country may always be measured by the degree of equality between men and women; and society will never come truly into order until there is perfect equality and copartnership between them in every department of human life."
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"The civilization of any country may always be measured by the degree of equality between men and women; and society will never come truly into order until there is perfect equality and copartnership between them in every department of human life."
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
Lydia Maria Child on 10th February 1877
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. -Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)
I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. -Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)
February 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. -Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)
I see too plainly custom forms us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed belief, are consequences of our place of birth. -Aaron Hill, dramatist and writer (10 Feb 1685-1750)
"In 2018 alone, landfills received nearly 27 million tons of plastic, making up 18.5% of all municipal solid waste nationwide. That’s a staggering amount of material sitting unused. In Rockwall [TX], for example, early estimates suggest these roads could extend the pavement’s life by several years."
Infusing asphalt with plastic could help roads last longer and resist cracking under heat
A research team has paved plastic-infused roads in Texas and Bangladesh, with promising results.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"In 2018 alone, landfills received nearly 27 million tons of plastic, making up 18.5% of all municipal solid waste nationwide. That’s a staggering amount of material sitting unused. In Rockwall [TX], for example, early estimates suggest these roads could extend the pavement’s life by several years."
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At the end of the day, don't we all just want to read books and eat pastries?
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM
At the end of the day, don't we all just want to read books and eat pastries?
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I don’t understand either.
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I don’t understand either.
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“.. The programs slated to be cut are in California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
February 10, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“.. The programs slated to be cut are in California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...
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Good for them. It's been impressive & salutary watching Baltimore crews on bobcats working extreme hours in sub zero temps to clear snowcrete locking in bus shelters, alleys and crosswalks. Sobering to think that sheer luck in the snow-wind-to-ice pattern allowed Baltimore's grid to stay up
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Good for them. It's been impressive & salutary watching Baltimore crews on bobcats working extreme hours in sub zero temps to clear snowcrete locking in bus shelters, alleys and crosswalks. Sobering to think that sheer luck in the snow-wind-to-ice pattern allowed Baltimore's grid to stay up
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If a foster parent or teacher did this, they'd be charged with child abuse.
If the parents did it, 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙔'𝙙 be charged with child abuse. ICE is not exempt from state laws.
Prosecute them.
If the parents did it, 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙔'𝙙 be charged with child abuse. ICE is not exempt from state laws.
Prosecute them.
An 18-month-old baby held in ICE detention was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening respiratory failure.
She was then sent back to detention, where she was denied daily medication.
She was then sent back to detention, where she was denied daily medication.
FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social)
An 18-month-old baby held in ICE detention was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening respiratory failure.
She was then sent back to detention, where she was denied daily medication.
bsky.app
February 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
If a foster parent or teacher did this, they'd be charged with child abuse.
If the parents did it, 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙔'𝙙 be charged with child abuse. ICE is not exempt from state laws.
Prosecute them.
If the parents did it, 𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙔'𝙙 be charged with child abuse. ICE is not exempt from state laws.
Prosecute them.
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The anniversary of Liberation Day is fast approaching. And we're still promising trade deals in a "couple of weeks."
USTR GREER ON TRADE: EXPECT TO FINALIZE IN NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH INDONESIA
February 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
The anniversary of Liberation Day is fast approaching. And we're still promising trade deals in a "couple of weeks."
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February 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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“My takeaway from the Super Bowl ads is that the entire American economy is being propped up by AI, weight loss drugs, cryptocurrency and gambling.”
-Andrew Solender, Axios
-Andrew Solender, Axios
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
“My takeaway from the Super Bowl ads is that the entire American economy is being propped up by AI, weight loss drugs, cryptocurrency and gambling.”
-Andrew Solender, Axios
-Andrew Solender, Axios