loves2read56.bsky.social

loves2read56.bsky.social

@loves2read56.bsky.social

Retired, love to read, fitness walking, taking life easy, but very aware & concerned (& more than a little scared) about what’s going on in the world. No DM’s.

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I just voted. In deep red MO. Where democrats have not been in the majority for over 20 years. I hope we can start chipping away at the GOP stronghold we are under & turn things around. MO ranks low, nationally, in many areas, notably education & healthcare.

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The Josh Smead for Congress bus tour came Maryville and I introduced him to my community. It’s refreshing to see a candidate willing to speak to the people. If you’re in Missouri’s 6th District, please consider Josh. He cares. He’s working. He’s the best choice. And the other guy is fucking crazy…

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Josh Hawley staffer and political operative Tommy: You are supposedly a Christian. Have you disavowed Christian domestic terrorists like Timothy McVeigh, The Aryan Nation, the KKK, Eric Robert Rudolph, and Dylann Roof, etc., etc., etc.? If not, what are YOUR allegiances?

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

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🚨BREAKING: With the threat of federal election interference looming large over the midterms, Senate Democrats plan to send more than 100 congressional staff to observe voting sites in nine states — the first program of its kind for the upper chamber. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comSenate Dems will send over 100 election observers to nine states for midtermsObservers will be on the ground to document voter interference efforts, along with threats against election workers, disinformation tactics and any other attempts to meddle with voting.

It’s such a no brainer, yet here we are.

ProPublica@propublica.org

Citing the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribution of raw dairy products.

Well said, Jess.

Jess Piper@piperformissouri.bsky.social

If you’re not from Missouri, you may not know that Eric Schmitt got his start in MAGA politics by suing public schools for mask mandates while their teachers died during a pandemic. The really strange thing? He never sued his own kids’ school for their mask mandate. He’s a piece of Schitt.

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What did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸

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Of course he’s from MO. 😱

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Feds say GOP candidate Thomas Ross schemed for weeks to plant cocaine and Adderall on primary rival Louise Secker to sink her campaign. Ross, won the nomination by 32 votes last month, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. missouriindependent.com/2026/09/03/m...

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Foreign food safety inspections plummeted to a historic low after Trump's staffing cuts at the FDA last year. One food safety expert told us: “It’s only a matter of time before people die.” (Published Nov. 2025)

propublica.orgForeign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump CutsThe dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...

Two wins for my state!

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

F*ck this POS 🤬

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

NEWS: Brandon Herrera, GOP congressional candidate for Texas' 23rd District, is doubling down — defending his jokes about killing the elderly and calling Social Security "a joke" that needs replacing. This from a Trump- and Speaker Johnson-endorsed nominee.

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🔥 Jon Stewart Defends Democratic Socialism: “When you call it SoCiALiSm, I think it’s a misnomer — It’s about strengthening a safety net for a country that has suffered too long overvaluing capital and money, and undervaluing labor and work. That’s it.”

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Do you want to know how popular school vouchers are? They have never won on a ballot. Not once. In any state. Ever. The only way states are able pass a school voucher scheme is behind closed doors. Legislatively. The people would never approve their tax dollars going to private religious schools.

They over farmed the land

Jesspooka Kant 🎃@jessdkant.bsky.social

A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.

Let the old fool sleep!!! Please!!!!

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social

He fell asleep in a meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, referred to Iran as the "Islamic Republic of Japan", TikTok as "Tic Tac", President Zelensky as "President Putin" & once again demanded the U.S. be given control of Greenland. He's much less dangerous while sleeping than when he's awake. 💤

He speaks truth.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

PASTOR LORAN LIVINGSTON (@CentralChurchNC): “There has never been a Christian nation, and never will be. You don’t live in one now. A Christian nation wouldn’t have killed and displaced 20 million Native Americans, or thought owning slaves was pleasing to God.”

I need this peace in my head

Global Museum@globalmuseum.bsky.social

This 1679 “Sabionari” Stradivarius is the only playable guitar by Antonio Stradivari left in this world.🤗 So take just a moment to hear a sound that’s well over 300 years old! @55SweetThing #globalmuseum #music #guitar #Stradivarius