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@k-sample.bsky.social
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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"Hungary is now one of the poorest countries, and possibly the poorest, in the European Union."

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
America’s Future Is Hungary
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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No criminal record

No tattoos

No due process

Father of a 9 year old, loving pet owner

Family insistent that he has no gang affiliations

Sent to prison camp

amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
March 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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“The IRS has dropped investigations of high-value corporations and taxpayers, according to several agency employees involved in those inquiries, because it’s had to triage resources to keep internal systems operating.“
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS
Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Maddow: If you don't have Bluesky yet, I recommend it. It is a social media network that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork
February 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Maria Corina Machado is in hiding. Although her movement won the election, Venezuela's dictatorial president has not left office. Still, she told me, she's an optimist:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2024 at 8:43 AM
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It doesn't have to be this way. No other affluent country lives like this. At all.
December 17, 2024 at 2:53 AM
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God i love @propublica.org so much
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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Every now and then I am reminded of this enduring tragedy that hasn't budged in nearly 40 years.
December 22, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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CEO Motivates Self By Keeping Own Photo On Desk
theonion.com/ceo-motivate...
December 18, 2024 at 6:53 PM
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Bitcoin 100K — but still, after 15 years, no legitimate use cases www.ft.com/content/31b9...
UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders
www.ft.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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My message to the Russian delegation: we are not taken in by your lies. We know what you are doing. Until you stop this brutal war, you should not be here (2/2)

📍 OSCE Ministerial Council
December 6, 2024 at 5:13 PM