Tom Lafferty

Tom Lafferty

@thomaslafferty.bsky.social

Anti Fascist US Navy Vet 1978-1984 ET2 Former 2-way radio tech and sales retired 1/25. Enjoying the outdoors in the Asheville, NC region Born 314.3 ppm CO2 User: #684,188 or #670,793, Registered: 21 Aug 2023

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CBS deleted this post and reposted it admitting that their original one was misleading. And the misleading post from CBS was intentionally misleading, not an innocent mistake. CBS continues to lose credibility.

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i don't think anyone should run explicitly on banning online gambling but i do think that a democratic-led government should just quietly take steps to undermine the industry and create an inhospitable regulatory environment

David Brauer@dbrauer.net

Lula won in part by banning online gambling

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My opponent can’t win on the issues or the truth, so she’s turned to fake, AI-generated ads. Western North Carolina voters deserve better. I got into this race to do politics better, and I’ll continue to run on my mountain values and delivering results for Western North Carolina.

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Attn: USPS changes mean your ballot may not be postmarked the same day you mail it. Don’t wait until Election Day! Deadlines vary by state. Some require ballots to ARRIVE by Election Day, not just be postmarked.

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Your monthly reminder that if you're using ChatGPT to do your science, you're failing your colleagues, community, and all of us. Here, ChatGPT makes up data and presents it as the real thing — then apologizes when confronted.

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Political media is the only topic other than “small dogs with names inspired by Superman” that I feel like I can honestly refer to myself as an “expert,” and I implore you to stop watching cable news. It doesn’t inform you. TV news is one of the worst ways possible to get the news.

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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Elias Law Group has filed to fight DOJ's lawsuit to rig the Alaska Senate election. We will win this case, Mary will win this election, she will be certified and seated.

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NYT reports Trump called Musk to ask him to restore full Starshield service to Ukraine. This, after previous reports they'd colluded to throttle speeds that slowed Ukraine's use of drones for defense/attacks. Republicans, why are these two harming a democratic nation to aid an authoritarian one?

Sam Bellamy@sambdesk.bsky.social

My latest: "Trump claims, with a straight face, that buying diesel from Russia is necessary because Ukraine has driven up prices by continuing to resist Putin’s invasion. Trump also insists that his own war with Iran has nothing to do with diesel hitting record highs of over $6 a gallon." Free link.

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I sincerely hope that whoever’s the next democrat president, goes after this corrupt little shit, locks him up and throws away the god damn key.

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“What is striking about this moment is just how unserious the people in charge are” — Obama

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Obama points out that he tightened border enforcement without sending masked goons into American cities

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“There is no office that is worth stooping that low” — Obama portrays Vivek Ramaswamy’s vile attack ad as an affront to basic decency

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🔥 OBAMA: “The thing is, Iran didn’t have nuclear weapons — because I put a deal in place he pulled out of… and the war he started is why the price of everything is UP… how much time do you think Hegseth spends looking at himself in the mirror? These are not serious people.”

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I’m a survivor. Please encourage every woman to keep up on their breast exams and screenings. #Pinks #SheShed #PinkIsBlue 💙

@debbie156@debbie156.bsky.social

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Be sure to get your screenings & do your self checks. Encourage your sisters & friends to do so too! Early detection is a key to survival. Schedule your mammo if you haven’t. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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Wouldn’t be easier to just let Ukraine win?

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

As expected, talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine have shifted to talks on a new division of Europe. In his statement on 22 October, Putin said that future negotiations should determine guarantees for Russia as well as the broader rules of European security.

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🚨 NEW: Mary Peltola reacts to the Trump DOJ's lawsuit targeting Alaska's election results, calling it a “desperate attempt to silence Alaskans.” “This is exactly the kind of corruption that Alaskans are sick and tired of.”

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Take Trump seriously when he threatens to jail election officials for doing the job they’re sworn to do: counting votes. “We are not on the precipice of a constitutional crisis,” Marc Elias says. “We have reached it.” They’re betting you’ll stop paying attention. Follow us to prove them wrong.