Jylle benson-gauss
@jbgnobody.bsky.social
Grandma. Solo traveler. Deeply offended to be member of species homo sapiens sapiens. I mean, wtf?
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Here is our starter pack with people we follow. Grateful for BlueSky and our growing online Democracy Circle. go.bsky.app/LS9DQxo
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Here is our starter pack with people we follow. Grateful for BlueSky and our growing online Democracy Circle. go.bsky.app/LS9DQxo
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Let's dive into the dusty central region of the Milky Way!
There, a swarm of stars orbits an invisible, supermassive #BlackHole. As we get closer to it, we see these stars, as observed by the VLT (in 2019) and VLTI (mid-2021).
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2119/ 🔭
There, a swarm of stars orbits an invisible, supermassive #BlackHole. As we get closer to it, we see these stars, as observed by the VLT (in 2019) and VLTI (mid-2021).
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2119/ 🔭
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Let's dive into the dusty central region of the Milky Way!
There, a swarm of stars orbits an invisible, supermassive #BlackHole. As we get closer to it, we see these stars, as observed by the VLT (in 2019) and VLTI (mid-2021).
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2119/ 🔭
There, a swarm of stars orbits an invisible, supermassive #BlackHole. As we get closer to it, we see these stars, as observed by the VLT (in 2019) and VLTI (mid-2021).
Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2119/ 🔭
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So now they are going after the people that provide essential services to our veterans! 🤬
#Pinks
www.rawstory.com/trump-vetera...
#Pinks
www.rawstory.com/trump-vetera...
Trump plans to 'decimate and demoralize' veterans workforce with new crackdown: leaked doc
An internal memo delivered to the Veterans Affairs team has ordered them to make an internal database documenting non-US citizens. The leaked document, seen by The Guardian, has prompted outrage from ...
www.rawstory.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
So now they are going after the people that provide essential services to our veterans! 🤬
#Pinks
www.rawstory.com/trump-vetera...
#Pinks
www.rawstory.com/trump-vetera...
Why we support our local npr stations. This is must-read reporting which gets ignored in the usual cable media.
The legislation comes after the White House authorized up to 600 military lawyers to be temporary immigration judges and scrapped requirements for them to have immigration law experience. n.pr/4rzD9ML
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Why we support our local npr stations. This is must-read reporting which gets ignored in the usual cable media.
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This Osprey flew right over my head…Look at that wingspan! And the look I am getting!!!!
#bird #birdphotography #photography #birdphoto #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #osprey #birdofprey #birdoftheday
#bird #birdphotography #photography #birdphoto #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #osprey #birdofprey #birdoftheday
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This Osprey flew right over my head…Look at that wingspan! And the look I am getting!!!!
#bird #birdphotography #photography #birdphoto #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #osprey #birdofprey #birdoftheday
#bird #birdphotography #photography #birdphoto #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #canonphotography #osprey #birdofprey #birdoftheday
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“.. The US lost an average of 4k private-sector jobs per month over the last 3 months (ADP data), the first 3-month decline since the 2020 recession.”
- Bilello
- Bilello
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“.. The US lost an average of 4k private-sector jobs per month over the last 3 months (ADP data), the first 3-month decline since the 2020 recession.”
- Bilello
- Bilello
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🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 AM
🚨🚨🚨Senator Mark Kelly with a special announcement. 1/2
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou
Time for a bird I don't think I've ever posted on here, in the shape of a tiny tufted titmouse, surprised by the sound of some unthinking noisy photographer .. 🐦🦉
#Photography #EastCoastKin #birds #Nature #Wildlife
Time for a bird I don't think I've ever posted on here, in the shape of a tiny tufted titmouse, surprised by the sound of some unthinking noisy photographer .. 🐦🦉
#Photography #EastCoastKin #birds #Nature #Wildlife
December 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LookingAtYou
Time for a bird I don't think I've ever posted on here, in the shape of a tiny tufted titmouse, surprised by the sound of some unthinking noisy photographer .. 🐦🦉
#Photography #EastCoastKin #birds #Nature #Wildlife
Time for a bird I don't think I've ever posted on here, in the shape of a tiny tufted titmouse, surprised by the sound of some unthinking noisy photographer .. 🐦🦉
#Photography #EastCoastKin #birds #Nature #Wildlife
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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Can I just say how much I love this AP photo? (In our house the color of @crockett.house.gov 's suit is known as "fuck you blue" and mommy wears it a LOT.)
December 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Can I just say how much I love this AP photo? (In our house the color of @crockett.house.gov 's suit is known as "fuck you blue" and mommy wears it a LOT.)
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Rand Paul: "Secretary Hegseth said he had no knowledge of this and it did not happen. It was fake news. It didn't happen. And then the next day, from the podium of the WH, they're saying it did happen. So either he was lying to us on Sunday or he's incompetent and didn't know what had happened."
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Rand Paul: "Secretary Hegseth said he had no knowledge of this and it did not happen. It was fake news. It didn't happen. And then the next day, from the podium of the WH, they're saying it did happen. So either he was lying to us on Sunday or he's incompetent and didn't know what had happened."
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The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The Pentagon reporters who have been kicked out of the building continue to break huge stories every day while the right-wing New Media continue to post selfies of themselves hanging out in the Pentagon.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You have the right to record ICE.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it.
Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.
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Bellingcat's latest, which has a very cool interactive map used to tell the story, which is worth the price of admission alone:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Mali Under Siege: Tracking the Fuel Blockade Crippling Bamako - bellingcat
Attacks by a jihadist group on fuel convoys bound for Bamako, the capital of Mali, have destroyed more than 130 tankers since September, a Bellingcat investigation has found. The systematic attacks b...
www.bellingcat.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Bellingcat's latest, which has a very cool interactive map used to tell the story, which is worth the price of admission alone:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
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Mike Johnson is powerless to stop this:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Mike Johnson is powerless to stop this:
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The cruelty is the goal.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The cruelty is the goal.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present: