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next4d2l.bsky.social
@next4d2l.bsky.social
New Mexican (Santa Fe) since 2011; roots in Houston. Recently retired federal attorney, back to 🖼️ 🧶 👩🏼🌾 and trying to stay sane — maybe…
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"The leaders of Finland and Norway called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to urge him to end the war in Ukraine, breaking with a longstanding practice among Western European leaders of shunning direct contact with the Kremlin" www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Replying to @tordenskjoldcph.bsky.social
This conversation with historian Tim Snyder is worth a listen on the topic of accountability and how the Dems will only have a small window to act right after they gain control over Congress in Nov/Jan. He also talks about the “redistribution of ill-gotten gains” by trump. youtu.be/0hUctg2y99o?...
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It's pretty bad when a gallon of diesel costs more than what you make in an hour under the national minimum wage, which has been $7.25 since 2009 Basically you have to work 2 days to be able to fill up your truck 🛻 www.ncsl.org/labor-and-em...
The numbers don't lie... J.R. Duren in Jacksonville, Florida Monday 26 October 2026 14:54 GMT www.independent.co.uk/us/money/gas...
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Tax documents show the group behind Cornel West's 2024 ballot push was wholly funded through Elon Musk's dark money network readsludge.com/2026/10/26/m...
NEW AD: Have you seen these anti-Talarico attack ads? Elon Musk paid for nearly all of them. The world's first trillionaire knows if he drags the most corrupt politician in Texas across the finish line, Ken Paxton will owe him everything. Elon Musk: Texas is not for sale.
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“Monday’s decision may go down as the final terrible call of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert‘s much-maligned tenure. The league can only hope she’ll be replaced with someone who recognizes the WNBA is in the television business.”
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In Jared Kushner, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman found an American partner he could steer in whichever way he wanted.
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In the Floris case, DOJ filed what they call a "notice of superseding complaint," adding one obstruction charge, for which it adds speculation for proof of motive. But the new "complaint" is not signed: it may be a ploy to avoid today's preliminary hearing or to DQ Zia Faruqui.
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“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay,” Mohamed said. “Just like kidnapping.”
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Tanzanian opposition activist reported missing in Kenya reut.rs/4zNhmV4
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We have a lot of bats in New Mexico, but not a lot of water so it never occurred to me that they might be able to swim...
Next up in my occasional series: "Can it swim?" BATS!🦇🏊 As video captured by Rob Mackereth (@mack2526 on IG) in the Lake District, England shows, bats can indeed swim. In fact, they're pretty good little swimmers. But there's an asterisk. Also, standard disclaimer: do not handle downed bats!
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This one's for the knitter who wants to make a sweater they're ridiculously proud of... #knitsky. What colour would you knit it in? Read the story behind my new Lucas Sweater: https://www.carolfeller.com/2026/10/lucas-sweater/
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They're getting ready to throw a lot of dust in the air if the midterm elections are close... www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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There's a scenario in which the Supreme Court gets this case in December and three justices involved in Bush v. Gore on behalf of Bush will be asked whether confusion is grounds to reject election results.
The Trump administration is preemptively suing to block Alaska from certifying a Mary Peltola victory, should she win. Their argument is that the double Dan Sullivan thing is confusing voters. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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“The Justice Department has moved to preemptively block certification of the results of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses his tight race against Democrat Mary Peltola next month.”
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Two years later, DOJ still fighting over whether Trump's blanket pardon for Jan. 6 defendants inadvertently swept in other egregious crimes committed by Jan. 6 defendants. Kelley was convicted by a jury of conspiring to murder his investigators. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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I wrote a list of eleven classic spooky stories to get you in the horror-day mood... www.joanne-harris.co.uk/eleven-horro...
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Remember a lot of Musk's money for Mars comes from U.S. taxpayers 🎨 by Mike Smith @dallasnews.com
A reminder that that Elon Musk & his companies like SpaceX get taxpayer funding through government contracts For SpaceX specifically, roughly 20% of its total revenue comes directly from federal government contracts ✏️ @washingtonpost.com Free link: www.congress.gov/119/meeting/...
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@elliottspeaks.bsky.social Shows us even more evidence of why the #PedoInChief should have been removed. He doesn’t post here frequently, but hopefully that will change.
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This is the secondvideo on this incident I’m going to post. THE GOP are enabling this! We’re being led by someone with such severe dementia that he can’t even find the car he’s gotten into a thousand times. #VoteBlue ⬆️ & ⬇️ the ballot. Save our country.
#greenscreen #greenscreenvideo This video is my opinion 🤓
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Replying to @propublica.org
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President Trump wants to soften one of the strongest legal protections American workers have: the right to hold an employer accountable when retirement savings are mishandled. Watch @amoghvaz.bsky.social break it down 👇
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@barackobama.bsky.social 's blistering rebuke of Trump's actions against @ilhanmn.bsky.social This is how you do it...
If Dems win the Senate Chuck @schumer.senate.gov needs to step down from his leadership position Not only has he not issued a statement about the administrations criminal investigation & search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home - he has no plan end the Iran war or hold Trump accountable
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Our country is not Trump’s personal playground. Enough of this crap.
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For much of the year, Gina Hinojosa's underdog campaign was overshadowed by the wildly competitive U.S. Senate race. But over the past month, her bid for governor has become a force of momentum of its own.
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This 7-term congressman - chairman of the House Freedom Caucus! - thinks he can tell a reporter at a press conference it’s illegal to record him. They’re all really mean, but so many of them are also so incredibly stupid.
Republican Rep. Andy Harris incorrectly told a reporter they were breaking the law as the reporter and others recorded an exchange with him last night. Harris had just wrapped up a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz.
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Replying to @scalzi.com
And while we're on the subject: there's no ethical use of a product brought to market through unethical means. It doesn't matter whether the product is "AI" or chocolate or diamonds. Most generative "AI" was knowingly developed through massive theft from creatives; we have the emails admitting this.
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ICE raided Santa Fe construction sites Tuesday "it’s just a ghost town out on these major building projects... Individuals that may absolutely have status — that may absolutely have paperwork to be in this country legally — are still feeling fear & reacting to what’s going on by not going to work”