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@fgp.bsky.social
Perpetual student. Immigrant. I believe in kindness & justice. And sarcasm.
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Sorry to share a tweet, but this is from a friend who is not on BlueSky and got turned away from voting today for seemingly spurious reasons.

If you have a problem with voting like this call 866-OUR-VOTE to get help, they’re open 9am-11:59pm ET on weekdays, 10am to 9pm ET on weekends.
October 27, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I admired Jeff Bezos when he showed some courage. What happened to him?
medium.com/@jeffreypbez...
No thank you, Mr. Pecker
Something unusual happened to me yesterday. Actually, for me it wasn’t just unusual — it was a first. I was made an offer I couldn’t…
medium.com
October 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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This is a quite shocking expose from the WSJ on the one hand and firmly on brand on the other: Musk has been having secret conversations with Putin since 2022 and put Starlink in Taiwan at Putin’s request on behalf of Xi.

Musk has US security clearance.
Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin — The Wall Street Journal
Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns; topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters
apple.news
October 25, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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A former Republican House member from Michigan, Fred Upton, says he’s endorsing VP Harris because former President Donald Trump, is divisive, unhinged and has "not changed his colors." www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
GOP's Fred Upton backs Kamala Harris' presidential campaign
Michigan Republican and former U.S. Rep. Fred Upton said Donald Trump is divisive, unhinged and has "not changed his colors."
www.detroitnews.com
October 24, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Michigan voter information. I just confirmed that my ballot has been received.
mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/VoterS...
Your voter information
mvic.sos.state.mi.us
October 22, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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I have experience in election administration, voting technology, online civic integrity, and political science.

I created a starter pack on “Democracy and Elections,” which is intended to highlight voting and the stakes (not the horse race).

Please DM w/ additional suggestions!
go.bsky.app/FxTaZYF
September 15, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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October 19, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Questions: Trump said that he didn’t want to be given intelligence reports as a candidate so Dems couldn’t accuse him of sharing the information with our enemies.
Does he still refuse those reports?
Does JD Vance get them?
October 19, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Morning everyone who loves second-hand books and bookshops:
I'm researching an essay about strange/fascinating/moving artefacts found in second hand books such as old love letters/newspaper cuttings etc that have a bearing on your experience of the book. A reply/ repost hugely appreciated!!
July 28, 2024 at 7:43 AM
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Send me your Zillows
October 19, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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Masking and social distancing were so effective in 2020 that we permanently killed off a strain of the flu: www.npr.org/sections/sho...
The flu shot is different this year, thanks to COVID
A strain of influenza appears to have disappeared from the planet since COVID. As a result, U.S. flu vaccines have been redesigned.
www.npr.org
October 18, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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hey 👀
October 18, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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🚨 Republicans are attacking reproductive rights in dozens of states.

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Help make Govs, AGs & SOSs blue in '24! Donate today!
Donate to multiple Democrats running for Governor, Atty. General & Sec. of State at once!
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February 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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The NRA and its former longtime leader were found liable in a lawsuit over the organization’s lavish spending.
National Rifle Association and Wayne LaPierre are found liable in lawsuit over lavish spending
Jurors ordered the former NRA chief to pay $4.3M in restitution.
www.politico.com
February 23, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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@hyemin.bsky.social, @qjurecic.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social, and @rparloff.bsky.social broke down the 74 amicus briefs in Trump v. Anderson. Find out where each of the amici land on core Section 3 interpretation questions: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/brea...
February 8, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Such an important conversation about coexistence in shared landscapes, especially as one of the many things often lost with localised extinctions is the memory and practices of living together. Like a language fallen out of use whose words we no longer know.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I got to know the wolf’: how Spain’s shepherds are learning to live with their old enemy
As wolf numbers surge, herders in the north of the country are relearning old ways to keep the apex predators at bay
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2023 at 8:28 AM
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This is going to become Trump’s fifth indictment.
Sidney Powell tied to PA's fake elector Chair in new multi-state election intrusion scheme
Operations to image voting equipment were also aimed at subverting 2024's elections
newsletter.grantstern.com
October 15, 2023 at 10:50 AM
Steve Scalise. He’s just misunderhood.
October 13, 2023 at 12:41 AM
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In a bid to appear functional, House Republicans are expected to take at least one step toward possibly, potentially, maybe electing a speaker today.

morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/house-repu...
House Republicans Bet On Divine Intervention
INSIDE: George Santos ... Janet Protasiewicz ... Kari Lake
morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com
October 11, 2023 at 1:43 PM
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"Understanding the way history intersects with the human heart can take a lifetime. But the fight for justice is something you can roll up your sleeves and wade into right now." - Clayton Thomas-Muller, Life in the City of Dirty Water
October 4, 2023 at 7:56 AM