David Cross

David Cross

@solvingforpattern.bsky.social

Husband, father, grandpa, retired prof; Wendell Berry is my muse; fighting the long retreat as best I can. Ghost: solving-for-pattern.ghost.io/introduction

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Abdul El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar, with degrees from the University of Michigan, Oxford, and Columbia. 84% of Rhodes Scholars are Democrats or Independents, compared with just 14% Republicans. It’ll be great having Abdul in the Senate.

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Only 8 more days until Election Day, Texas! Early voting ends THIS FRIDAY, October 30th, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. Make sure you've got a plan to cast your ballot before time runs out!

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The magic of Donckers has graced Marquette for over 130 years! Let's ensure small businesses like this one can last another 130 by passing Medicare for All. 🍬🍭🍫

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Cary López Alvarado is a U.S. citizen, born in LA She says ICE goons kept speaking to her in Spanish and assuming she was from Mexico, even after she told them, again and again, that she was born here and speaks English. She was 9 months pregnant when she was detained by ICE.

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Aerial Combat! Black-rumped Flameback Found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight. 📸: @balram_v_panikassery

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The "Queen of Gospel" Mahalia Jackson was born #OTD in 1911. "To speak of her voice is to speak of magic and mystery and majesty. Hers is not a voice. It is a force of nature. It moves with the power of a tornado and soothes with the tenderness of a spring rain." #MusicHistory #Music #MusicSky

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Trump in Mississippi: "I'm here because Cindy is doing great" (He's there because Cindy is not doing great)

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Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad targeting Amy Acton’s childhood sexual abuse backfired. It prompted Ohio’s largest newspaper, The Plain Dealer, to reverse its policy on political endorsements and endorse Acton for governor.

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Per a new report from House Democrats, Trump's DOJ is withholding evidence of his ties to Epstein and slow-walking the complete release of the Epstein files. It's time to end the cover-up and expose the truth. Remember this when you cast your ballot. www.ms.now/news/house-j...

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trump’s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report — issued just eight days before the election — makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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White-crested Puffbird 18cm secretive quiet bird: live moist lowland forests of S America. Diet flying arthropods, small vertebrates Pairs Dig a tunnel and create a burrow then build a nest both share incubation for 15 days and both feed the chicks for 20 days in the nest, and 1 month after fledging

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🔥 BEN MEISELAS ERUPTS: The Cheesecake Factory faux outrage exposes the propaganda machine. They brainwash Americans into fighting each other while oligarchs steal our healthcare, send our kids to endless wars, and buy more yachts. Divide the people. Enrich the oligarchs.

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Big Brother is watching, but now we can watch Big Brother right back. I love that MapQuest is flipping the script. Apple Maps, where you at?!

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Some of the most meaningful moments on the campaign trail have been spending time up in the Sault with the Bay Mills and Sault tribes. We must protect tribal sovereignty, protect our Great Lakes, and ensure everyone can get a good job and know that our basic rights and dignities are preserved.

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Water is a necessity for life, and rural Texans depend on their wells to survive. Yet Big Tech wants to build massive AI data centers that could drain the same aquifers our families and farmers rely on. We cannot allow billionaire corporations to put our drinking water at risk for their profits.

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This is a rare moment of bipartisanship. And a reliable indication that Darline Graham is a horrible, inexperienced nepo-candidate.

Jamie Dupree@jamiedupree.bsky.social

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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Julian Biggers' 1997 hardwood metamorphic miniature table that transforms from a console into a gaming table, a modern take on 18th-century dual-use furniture designed for space efficiency. IG: @dthomasminiatures

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Jesse Ventura to Piker: "Here's what pisses me off -- I did 2 tours, 17 months. So did my brother. Southeast Asia. That was at the same time Donald Trump was running and hiding like the coward he is. Why didn't he join us in the Vietnam War? I've heard him talk. He said he should be a general!"

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The allegations against Donald Trump for sexual assault seem to have a common denominator: He is physically violent and intentionally inflicts pain on his victims. He likes to slam women and girls up against doors and walls as he roughly manhandles them. Donald Trump is a sick and twisted person.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

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We know that prohibition doesn’t work, and taking away products that have been legal for years just doesn’t make sense. I believe in representing what the majority of Texans want, and they want legalized, regulated cannabis products.

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Japanese Waxwing Breed Russia, NE China Migrate Japan, North Korea, South Korea, E China. Diet primarily berries and fleshy fruits Eats insects during breeding season Female incubates 14days, parents feed 18 days in the nest, and 10 more after juveniles migrate with the parents and a large flock

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🚨 Gov. Josh Shapiro rips into JD Vance in a new interview. “The only smart thing it seems like [Trump] did was not endorsing Vance. That guy is just a profoundly and PATHETICALLY WEAK human being who wants to preach morality every day.”

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Yet another entrenched authoritarian defeated yesterday in Serbia. As the United States approaches a critical midterm election, Serbia shows that we can win despite uphill authoritarian conditions. It can be done. It takes all of us, especially young people. Timothy Snyder