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MelodieSierra
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Liberal landscape designer, Mom to three Australian Shepherds, Vape and Climate Activist. Working to save Democracy-Vote Blue 24.
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this is fucking insane. fuck this country. jesus.
October 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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THIS!👇
A lot of y'all voted for this pig.
Now gas prices at their highest high.
Groceries so out of your budget, RFK,Jr says to buy liver instead of steak cause it's cheap.
Our soldiers disrespected by a draft dodger.
A WAR!

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#Voices4Victory
#DV1
#Pinks
#SheShed
October 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Someone should go as her for Halloween. That would scare the shit out of the kids.
October 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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The last Grandmother Tree, a centuries-old cottonwood in the San Rafael Valley was cut down by Border Patrol to clear space for a new border wall after a 71-day protest. Agents arrested a dozen protesters and tore these elder trees from the Earth. For what?

insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
Final ‘Grandmother’ Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona - Inside Climate News
Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, aft...
insideclimatenews.org
October 8, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Relatedly, stop saying Trump is joking about this violence. The job is simply to tell readers/viewers he said it.

www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
October 8, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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Due to rapid economic growth and Chinese knowhow, public transit in Southeast Asia’s cities is entering something of a golden age.

thediplomat.com/2026/10/urba...
Urban Rail in Southeast Asia Is Booming
Due to rapid economic growth and Chinese knowhow, public transit in the region’s cities is entering something of a golden age.
thediplomat.com
October 8, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Delta is one of the few US holdouts as other carriers race to deploy Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi — and Elon Musk says the airline’s CEO will lose his job as a result.
Musk Targets Delta in Airline Satellite Wi-Fi Fight
Delta is a holdout as US airlines race to deploy Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi.
bloom.bg
October 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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A federal appeals court has ruled that an Atlanta family cannot take the federal government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid on their home in 2017.
Appeals court says Atlanta family cannot take the government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid
A federal appeals court has ruled that an Atlanta family cannot take the federal government to trial for a mistaken FBI raid on their home in 2017.
bit.ly
October 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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A Spanish pensioner whose eviction from her home of 71 years sparked nationwide protests has died after being admitted to hospital.
Spanish pensioner, 87, evicted from home dies after sparking huge protests
www.mirror.co.uk
October 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Trump is actually very transparent about what he wants to do to elections. Yet the legacy media discounts him.

“I have to take him seriously because that’s my job,” Marc Elias says.

They want you tired and tuned out. We help you stay in the fight. Support us: https://demdock.com/4yDtK9W
October 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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The entrances were open, and many did not notice the signs with QR codes and directions to pay hung high on light poles well above eye level. One driver scanned the codes, and was directed to a website listing the prices as $5,000 for two hours, or $11,000 for the day.
Twin Cities Marathon runners find cars towed at the finish line
The Sears parking lot, free parking for runners in past years, started towing this year.
www.startribune.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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ICC is still waiting for the location to arrest Netanyahu and Gallant, to appear on allegations of war crimes. And that doesn't even include answering for this

www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions for Israeli hostage deal
Netanyahu, who is under pressure to secure the release of the hostages, said "the monsters of Hamas" want terms of outright surrender, including "the release of all the murderers and rapists."
www.reuters.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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The saving grace is all of this is that
#TrumpIsAMoron & #HegsethIsADrunk. Nothing either of them say is informed or valuable. They are both #LowIQ dunces. Of course, I say this with full awareness that IQ has been largely debunked as biased and exclusionary. #TrumpEffect #Blues
‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Dr. Sanderson's focus is on research-based solutions (vs. frat apologists who just blame "the culture", or worse, the victims). Can see research like this being used beyond college environments, e.g. in the workplace.
#JusticeForSurvivors #IAmJaneDoe
theconversation.com/dozens-of-me...
Dozens of men failed to stop an alleged gang rape at Cornell – here’s the misperception that keeps bystanders from intervening and how to short-circuit it
People may accept bad behavior – even sexual assault – when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
theconversation.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Donald should die in prison, along with most of his Cabinet.
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Observing the universe with neutrinos, a particle that humans have only known about since the 1930’s. Detection on a large scale opens many new possibilities.
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Nobel prize in physics goes to Francis Halzen for south pole work on neutrinos
Belgian physicist praised for work on the IceCube detector that observes the ghost-like particles in Antarctica
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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The GOP PAC known as Senate Leadership Fund Cancels Ads in NC after Spending Over $31 Million there. Polls continue to show GOP candidate for Senate Whatley as much as 15 points down to Dem Cooper. A Senate Flip in NC appears inevitable.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
GOP super PAC cancels spending in North Carolina Senate race, shifting money to Kansas
The new moves from the Senate Leadership Fund reflect a difficult landscape for Republicans, with increasingly competitive races in red states.
www.nbcnews.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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NGOs say Israel bombed a journalist and appeared to attack ambulances trying to aid her – explainer www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
NGOs say Israel bombed a journalist and appeared to attack ambulances trying to aid her – explainer
Beirut-based Guardian correspondent Will Christou explains how NGO investigations show Israel killed the journalist after a sustained attack by Israeli forces
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM