Peg

Peg

@honestweighman.bsky.social

Unapologetic liberal, birder, environmentalist

4.1K followers3.6K following5.6K posts

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Replying to @altspaceforce.altgov.info

Her brother, Jelani Maraj, is currently serving a sentence of 25 years to life for predatory sexual assault against a child, rendering him unable to vote while incarcerated.

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There is Peter Oberacker, a Republican candidate for New York’s 19th congressional district. Back in 2015, Oberacker posted a photo to Facebook on Veterans Day memorializing his late grandfather — in full Wehrmacht uniform — who’d died fighting for Nazi Germany. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

variety.comJohn Oliver Issues Urgent Warning Ahead of Midterms About the Republican Party’s Nazi TiesThe “Last Week Tonight” host dedicated the entirety of his show to Republican Party’s deeply worrying acceptance of neo-Nazis.

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Fish numbers were down 63.5 percent; crustaceans by 62 percent; and cephalopods (mainly squid, in this context) by 59.7 percent. "The taxa that declined the most are also considered the most ecologically important in the open ocean with respect to total numbers www.sciencealert.com/16-years-aft...

sciencealert.com16 Years After Deepwater Horizon Spill, Deep Sea Life in The Gulf of Mexico Shows No Sign of RecoveryIn 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig failed catastrophically, leading to the largest oil spill in the history of Earth's oceans.

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According to Trump, Americans are “richer now” and “we don’t have inflation.” Tell that to the millions of households struggling to fill up their tanks and put food on the table each week. People need real help, not fake news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.com‘We don’t have inflation’? Five charts show the US economic reality of Trump’s second term so farAs the US midterm elections approach, we take a look at data to see a true picture of the US economy under Trump

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Astonishing: Maxwell was willing to tell Blanche about some of Trump's rapes, and he ordered her not to. "Let's not talk about inviduals." WTF were they there to talk about? There's EVIDENCE on this.

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social

This report is genuinely overwhelming, in terms of the evidence both against Trump and of a ham-fisted cover-up. Including one instance in which Ghislaine Maxwell was actually about to mention one of Trump's young accusers and Todd Blanche told her to stop talking. The media response is "yawn."

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“The nonprofit that helped get Cornel West on presidential ballots in 2024 received all of its funding that year through a conservative political network that has been bankrolled by Elon Musk, tax records reviewed by Sludge show.” 10/27/26 … 1/ share.google/s1Keh9Qx6ZDV...

share.googleMusk-Linked Dark Money Network Funded the Group Behind Cornel West’s Ballot PushPeople Over Party raised $7.7 million in 2024, all of it from the nonprofit behind the Fair Election Fund, which in turn got every dollar from a Musk-funded dark money group.

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Replying to @thebulwark.com

Arabs are the foundation of our mathematical system including the decimal system, algebra, trigonometry, astronomy, optics, chemistry, diagnosed smallpox and measles, invented surgical instruments, astronomy, navigational devices, architecture including mastering the arch. The moron is RFK, Jr.

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🚨Out of the 11 women who tie Donald Trump to Epstein’s sex trafficking operation, 5 of them—Beatrice Keul, Stacey Williams, Jill Harth, Katie Johnson, and a Jane Doe—have directly accused Trump of raping or sexually assaulting them in Epstein’s company or direct physical presence.

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These numbers are telling. CBS News projects Democrats at 229 House seats to Republicans’ 206. Look at what voters are saying: • 65% say the economy is bad. • 57% say Trump’s policies have hurt them financially. • DON’T MISS THIS: 83% say government corruption is a major factor in their vote.

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We're suing the Trump admin for eliminating Endangered Species Act protections for threatened wildlife. The finalized rule eliminates automatic protections that kick in when a species is listed as threatened and it could leave animals like the Florida manatee unprotected. We're fighting back.

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Two former Governors of South Carolina - one from each party - have endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews who is running against Sen. Darline Graham R-SC

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Trump‘s Justice Department is again abusing its power with a new charge against James Comey. The fact they filed an information, rather than an indictment from a grand jury, does not look promising for DOJ. Trump always refers to a “witch hunt“. This is it. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/j...

cnbc.comDOJ charges ex-FBI Director James Comey in new caseComey for years has been targeted by President Donald Trump, who fired him as FBI director in 2017.

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Insane. Actually insane. Let’s make his money this year a waste, shall we?

Mike Nellis@mikenellis.bsky.social

Elon Musk has spent more money on American elections in the last two years than George Soros has in his entire life.

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Brown and RISD students have taken the streets, joined by Providence community members, to demand justice for Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley! Nolan Wells didn't drown, police executing 1 year old Kohen could never possibly be justified, and we are fed up with the racist capitalist system.

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Replying to @ferl67.bsky.social

I returned from Italy. I have transitional asthma. I take Albuterol inhaler. I am on Medicare / Drug advantage plan. I pay $26 with prescription. Medicare pays $270 per/3! In Italy I asked a pharmacist. He said 4 Euro without prescription, FREE with a prescription! We're F..... UP here in The USA!

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Breaking News from News Week: U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman, appointed in 2012 by former President Barack Obama, ruled that Comey’s July 2025 termination violated federal law and granted her retroactive reinstatement and back pay through December 20, 2025.

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Replying to @meidastouch.com

And I'm still lucky to have an amazing family and an incredible group of lawyers and will stand up in court and fight the latest. And whatever comes after this, the next couple of years are going to be hard for all of us. It's really important that we stand straight and keep the faith in America.

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Comey: Well, they're back again. It would almost be funny if it weren't such an appalling abuse of the DOJ. One that we cannot become numb to. Nothing's changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid of these people. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary.

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A group of former federal prosecutors and human rights lawyers is coming together to investigate political corruption and law enforcement violence that it says is being ignored by the Trump DOJ. "The rule of law is on life support, but it's all of our responsibility to make sure it doesn't die."

ms.nowFormer DOJ prosecutors form new group to take on cases they say the current DOJ won’tA new private group says it will investigate political corruption and excessive force by federal officials, then present the evidence to state and local prosecutors.

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As a former teacher, I never scrubbed in for a gender reassignment surgery, but I did instruct the kids on how to get the window screens off in case of an active shooter…

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Teenagers in Texas dressing as the KKK for Halloween and shouting the N word at black people. This is the racist hellhole that people like Trump and his MAGA scum encourage

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60 days after Trump pardoned him, convicted Honduran narco ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández was recorded discussing a US destabilisation plot targeting Mexico, he said the operation was backed by Republicans linked to the Trump administration.

yacnews.comLeak ties Trump-pardoned narco ex-president to US destabilisation plot against MexicoJust 60 days after Trump pardoned him, convicted Honduran narco ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández was recorded discussing a covert US-based operation targeting Mexico, Colombia and Honduras, with su...

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“In one case, Epstein joked perversely that he sold “a fully depreciated woman” to Trump: the woman in question was a young, foreign, recent college graduate who dated both men. Other accounts describe Trump’s assault of a young model, Lauren Petrella, at a party where Epstein was present.”

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U.S. citizen Ricardo Gonzalez was brutally detained by ICE in Long Beach while he yelled for help and said his arm was broken. This is a pattern of abuse and violence from ICE. No one is safe and our communities are being terrorized. We need ICE out.

abcnews.comUS citizen injured during ICE detainment in Long Beach, California, officials sayCalifornia Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia, whose district includes Long Beach, called the incident "incredibly disturbing" and said the man is a U.S. citizen.