Blue Dot in Red State

Blue Dot in Red State

@bluedotin.bsky.social

Retired; the blue dot in red state; midwest, volunteering & mentoring undergrads, grads, alums; Indiana Fever Fan. BS, PhD in engineering, MBA in strategy, fifty years employed in automotive electronics; Love Baroque music. Love travel, 2 kids, 7 grands.

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Blue Dot in Red State
@bluedotin.bsky.social

PLEASE read this one. Kinda required reading. If you agree, which I hope you do, print in color and magnetically attach to your refrigerator. It is marvelous and very clear to all who visit: this is what we stand for. PERIOD.

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Blue Dot in Red State
@bluedotin.bsky.social

(DEMWins) GOP election official tells 60 Minutes that Trump spreads “disinformation and lies” about how America votes Mary Peltola’s campaign says it has more than 15K volunteers, up from about 1K in 24 Trump writes the longest social media post of his career, all 1,323 words of it, about Bill Maher

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

🚨 BREAKING: Lula is projected to WIN reelection as president of Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of Donald Trump. The projection comes just ONE DAY after Reuters exposed a Trump administration effort to help return the Bolsonaro family to power.

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Eloise Powers
@elnopower.bsky.social

- Rufous Collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus; Male & Female) in Selangor, Malaysia - Photo courtesy of Ng Choy Loi‎.

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Raider
@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social

Protesters take Summit Ave in front of the Minnesota Governor's Mansion demanding justice for Kohen Wiley and all lives stolen at the hands of racist police terror.

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Xela Hart
@xelahart.bsky.social

“Justice should not have an expiration date, and it certainly should not be dictated by the news cycle. We cannot allow the Epstein scandal to become yesterday’s news simply because today’s headlines are more urgent.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comEpstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone awayOther voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities

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Andrea Woo
@andreawoo.bsky.social

“If a local candidate — or party leader — is unwilling to engage in an easy interview on election night (such tough questions as “How does it feel?” and “Why do think your message resonated?”), how open will they be to harder questions once the real work begins?” surreynowleader.com/2026/10/22/o...

surreynowleader.comOPINION: No contact request from local Conservative candidate? Really? - Surrey Now-LeaderDelta North candidate has asked there be 'no media coverage or media presence during election night'

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Miaganga
@miaganga.bsky.social

Never once talking to his maga cult about High gas, unaffordable Food, the WARS, healthcare, the Troops?some drive hours to hear the parrot repeat the same : Woman weightlifter Hustads ass Islamaphobic slurs “ I can say anything and they will clap & laugh.”-DJT Easy to entertain. Like a circus.

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Lecia Michelle
@leciamichelle.bsky.social

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BrownBirds; any bird with mostly brown plumage. I just heard a Carolina wren this morning, and I rarely see them. They are soooo loud! #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky