@SpokaneTom
@spokanetom.bsky.social
Single dad, kids and dogs at home, 100% combat disabled Vet, #GonzagaBulldogs #WA05
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@sanders.senate.gov: "We have already had 15 Republicans in the Senate defy Trump and say, 'Release the SNAP funds.' So I think that if we had held firm, it would be the Republicans who would yield. That was not the position of these 8 Democrats."
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
@sanders.senate.gov: "We have already had 15 Republicans in the Senate defy Trump and say, 'Release the SNAP funds.' So I think that if we had held firm, it would be the Republicans who would yield. That was not the position of these 8 Democrats."
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Google's Gemini Deep Research can now read your Gmail and rummage through Google Drive
Google's Gemini Deep Research can now read your Gmail and rummage through Google Drive
Even with more info, web giant says agent can't be trusted to keep you healthy, wealthy, and wise
Google's Gemini Deep Research tool can now reach deep into Gmail, Drive, and Chat to obtain data that might be useful for answering research questions.…
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Google's Gemini Deep Research can now read your Gmail and rummage through Google Drive
Google's Gemini Deep Research can now read your Gmail and rummage through Google Drive
Even with more info, web giant says agent can't be trusted to keep you healthy, wealthy, and wise
Google's Gemini Deep Research tool can now reach deep into Gmail, Drive, and Chat to obtain data that might be useful for answering research questions.…
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Google's Gemini Deep Research can now read your Gmail and rummage through Google Drive
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BREAKING: The NCAA revokes the eligibility of six more college basketball players as it continues an investigation into betting allegations.
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues sports betting probe
The NCAA has revoked the eligibility of six men’s college basketball players for sports betting in three separate cases at New Orleans, Mississippi Valley and Arizona State.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
BREAKING: The NCAA revokes the eligibility of six more college basketball players as it continues an investigation into betting allegations.
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The tech billionaire’s climate pivot is cowardly—and profoundly unhelpful.
Respectfully, Bill Gates needs to shut up
The tech billionaire's climate pivot is cowardly—and profoundly unhelpful.
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The tech billionaire’s climate pivot is cowardly—and profoundly unhelpful.
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Public procurement records show agencies such as ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, the SEC, the Secret Service, the State Department, the U.S. Marshals, and the IRS have purchased flight data from ARC.
@josephcox.bsky.social has a step-by-step guide on how to opt-out of it.
@josephcox.bsky.social has a step-by-step guide on how to opt-out of it.
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Public procurement records show agencies such as ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, the SEC, the Secret Service, the State Department, the U.S. Marshals, and the IRS have purchased flight data from ARC.
@josephcox.bsky.social has a step-by-step guide on how to opt-out of it.
@josephcox.bsky.social has a step-by-step guide on how to opt-out of it.
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When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out…
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When you book a flight through major travel sites, a data broker owned by U.S. airlines will sell details about your flight—your name, credit card used, and where you’re flying to the government.
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
We found out how to opt-out of ARC selling your travel data. A guide:
www.404media.co/how-to-opt-o...
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28 Oct 2025 -- Denver has lost out to Perth, Australia in the right to host the 2030 Gay Games & its 12k athletes. COL has built a reputation as trans positive & Denver made the final 2. But Trump's anti-trans policies seem to have closed the deal for the Aussies. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Denver loses 2030 Gay Games bid to Perth amid rise in US anti-trans politics
Politicians have been campaigning for months for the event that would have boosted tourism.
denverite.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
28 Oct 2025 -- Denver has lost out to Perth, Australia in the right to host the 2030 Gay Games & its 12k athletes. COL has built a reputation as trans positive & Denver made the final 2. But Trump's anti-trans policies seem to have closed the deal for the Aussies. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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Vice President JD Vance Saturday was called out for "publicly mocking other Brown people" despite "being married to a Brown woman and having mixed-race kids.
'JD, cut the crap': Vance slammed for 'publicly mocking Brown people' despite marrying one
Vice President JD Vance Saturday was called out for "publicly mocking other Brown people" despite "being married to a Brown woman and having mixed-race kids."It started with a video of New York's Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani saying, “My aunt stopped taking the subway after 9/11 because ...
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Vice President JD Vance Saturday was called out for "publicly mocking other Brown people" despite "being married to a Brown woman and having mixed-race kids.
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A federal jury this week found a private company that runs detention centers liable for the 2015 death of an inmate in Louisiana and awarded the man’s family $42.75 million in damages.
Jury Awards $42 Million in Death of Inmate at Private Jail in Louisiana
Erie Moore, a retired millworker and father of three, died in 2015, a month after guards slammed him headfirst to the floor at the Richwood Correctional Center, lawyers for his family said.
nyti.ms
October 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A federal jury this week found a private company that runs detention centers liable for the 2015 death of an inmate in Louisiana and awarded the man’s family $42.75 million in damages.
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Inflatable frog costumes are selling out following the weekend's “No Kings” protests and to counter Trump’s demonization of US cities more broadly. www.wired.com/story/the-lo...
The Long History of Frogs as Protest Symbols
Inflatable frog costumes are selling out following the weekend's “No Kings” protests and to counter Trump’s demonization of US cities more broadly.
www.wired.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Inflatable frog costumes are selling out following the weekend's “No Kings” protests and to counter Trump’s demonization of US cities more broadly. www.wired.com/story/the-lo...
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Trump’s attempts to fashion a presidential police force of armed soldiers for domestic deployment, while claiming the right to kill anyone he deems a terrorist, are historically unprecedented challenges to the rule of law.
Trump Is Waging War on His Own Country
The president's deployments continue to nudge this country ever closer to becoming a genuine police state.
www.thenation.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump’s attempts to fashion a presidential police force of armed soldiers for domestic deployment, while claiming the right to kill anyone he deems a terrorist, are historically unprecedented challenges to the rule of law.
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Independent photojournalist Zach Hussein was shot at least 20-30 times with pepper balls during an Oct. 4 anti-deportation protest in Broadview, Illinois, while photographing graffiti near the fence erected around the ICE facility.
pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
October 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Independent photojournalist Zach Hussein was shot at least 20-30 times with pepper balls during an Oct. 4 anti-deportation protest in Broadview, Illinois, while photographing graffiti near the fence erected around the ICE facility.
pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...
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In @nytopinion
Clemency for George Santos “wasn’t even really about him but rather about the president who granted it. Mercy, which was and remains the proper justification for the pardon power, had nothing to do with it,” Jeffrey Toobin writes.
Clemency for George Santos “wasn’t even really about him but rather about the president who granted it. Mercy, which was and remains the proper justification for the pardon power, had nothing to do with it,” Jeffrey Toobin writes.
Opinion | George Santos and President Trump’s Theory of Mercy
More than any other presidential actions, clemencies tell us who presidents are.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In @nytopinion
Clemency for George Santos “wasn’t even really about him but rather about the president who granted it. Mercy, which was and remains the proper justification for the pardon power, had nothing to do with it,” Jeffrey Toobin writes.
Clemency for George Santos “wasn’t even really about him but rather about the president who granted it. Mercy, which was and remains the proper justification for the pardon power, had nothing to do with it,” Jeffrey Toobin writes.
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“The fear generated by this action is totally inconsistent with the goal of having a government that follows the law rather than doing whatever it pleases," a former IRS commissioner told @michaelmechanic.bsky.social, of the Wall Street Journal's Trump-IRS bombshell.
It sure looks like Trump is about to weaponize the IRS
That is very, very bad—and also illegal.
www.motherjones.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“The fear generated by this action is totally inconsistent with the goal of having a government that follows the law rather than doing whatever it pleases," a former IRS commissioner told @michaelmechanic.bsky.social, of the Wall Street Journal's Trump-IRS bombshell.
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Via Jacob Fischler: Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren minimized the announcements, saying they fell short of providing the free IVF coverage Trump had pledged to work toward.
Trump looks to expand access to IVF through discount, employer coverage | Alabama Reflector
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren minimized the announcements, saying they fell short of providing the free IVF coverage Trump had pledged to work toward.
alabamareflector.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Via Jacob Fischler: Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren minimized the announcements, saying they fell short of providing the free IVF coverage Trump had pledged to work toward.
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In 2017, Equifax suffered one of the largest data breaches in history. Around 147 million Americans had their Social Security numbers, birth dates, and addresses exposed.
But instead of alerting the public, executives quietly sold stock while the company hid the breach for months.
But instead of alerting the public, executives quietly sold stock while the company hid the breach for months.
October 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
In 2017, Equifax suffered one of the largest data breaches in history. Around 147 million Americans had their Social Security numbers, birth dates, and addresses exposed.
But instead of alerting the public, executives quietly sold stock while the company hid the breach for months.
But instead of alerting the public, executives quietly sold stock while the company hid the breach for months.
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Julian Brown, a 22-year-old inventor, has turned plastic waste into fuel.
Scientists have tested it and found its diesel burns cleaner than traditional diesel.
Scientists have tested it and found its diesel burns cleaner than traditional diesel.
October 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Julian Brown, a 22-year-old inventor, has turned plastic waste into fuel.
Scientists have tested it and found its diesel burns cleaner than traditional diesel.
Scientists have tested it and found its diesel burns cleaner than traditional diesel.
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Hey, dOnNIe even your crew is tired of the gaslighting ⤵️⬇️
October 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Hey, dOnNIe even your crew is tired of the gaslighting ⤵️⬇️
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Federal immigration authorities made multiple arrests, including a WGN employee, after apparently targeting a small group of landscapers in Lincoln Square.
Feds arrest WGN staffer, slam into resident’s car in Lincoln Square
Federal immigration authorities rear-ended a car while the driver was still inside after making arrests in Lincoln Square on Chicago’s North Side.
trib.al
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Federal immigration authorities made multiple arrests, including a WGN employee, after apparently targeting a small group of landscapers in Lincoln Square.
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The Truth Be Told ‼️⤵️
October 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The Truth Be Told ‼️⤵️
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If there ever was doubt, let there be none Now ⤵️
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If there ever was doubt, let there be none Now ⤵️
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Does tRuMp understand the prerequisite to get your face on money 😳 ⤵️
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Does tRuMp understand the prerequisite to get your face on money 😳 ⤵️