The image is from an essay in @us.theconversation.com “patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism.” “Nationalism,” he says, “is a betrayal of patriotism.” theconversation.com/what-is-the-...

Oh, ok then ... I thought that Western European countries and the US shared a deep commitment to liberty, equality, and fraternity, which they would defend at all costs! www.state.gov/releases/off...

Alright, am happy to know that USC made this list of elitists who are considered hostile to MAGA. Go Trojans!

Shocking that @nytimes.com which usually goes to small towns to report on what real (ahem!) Americans in diners think this time goes to small towns to report on real stuff! But then Cornelius is in the Portland metro area! Gift Link 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

🤣 Wait, what?

This in @eugeneweekly.com wins the day! eugeneweekly.com/2026/02/12/t...

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Been voting by mail since moving to Oregon! CC: @repvalhoyle.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov

Wait, whaaaaaat?

!!! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Now, multiply the number of jurors by quite a few million, and you have the midterm elections results 🤞🏽

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so ... the undocumented workers were working and contributing to the economy? I'm shocked, shocked, that they were not living here siphoning off the welfare money!

First, let’s be honest about where we’re heading. The 1.5°C target is dead. Second, we must avoid the temptation of throwing in the towel. it’s not game over, despite what many apocalyptic predictions would have you believe." @hannahritchie.bsky.social: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/dont-let-cli...

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I have been waiting for @aoc.bsky.social to launch her campaign for the presidency. I hope she does. "her prominence and vast fund-raising potential would probably make her the leading progressive, and potentially a front-runner" Gift🎁 Link🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

The insanity of fanatics rewriting history with bizarre theories that are based on, ahem, alternative facts! Instead of wasting time & money on such efforts, they should try cleaning up the air in India, especially in the Delhi region, to protect the Taj! Gift🎁 Link🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...

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"The sanctity of the 2026 elections is indeed under threat. And the reason is Mr. Trump." Quite an editorial from @nytimes.com that always beat up on Biden and the Dems, & offers suggestions to help protect election officials and safeguard the process. Gift 🎁 Link🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

IYKYK 😎

Am I glad that I have been intentionally reducing the time that I spend on news and here ... My fellow Americans voted for this man to be the President! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

The lean winter may soon translate into a dry summer and volatile wildfire season, since much of the West’s water supply is derived from the winter snowpack. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/t...

I hope the screenplay writers have not written a godawful scene in which the authoritarian's forces handcuff the visitor and give him the Maduro treatment! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/w...

Thank you, @repvalhoyle.bsky.social www.registerguard.com/story/news/p...

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ICE agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters 🤬 Gift🎁Link🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

It risks fuelling inflation inside the US, as Americans face higher prices for imports. The falls have also raised bigger questions about the dollar's status as the world's go-to currency - which for decades has helped keep borrowing costs in the US relatively low www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Damn! I mean, Damn!!!

Military forces threaten journalists and terrorize innocent civilians. They want more money for these? Vote "HELL, NO!" @wyden.senate.gov & @merkley.senate.gov CC: @repvalhoyle.bsky.social

The couple, a man and a woman, were struck on their backs with a rattan stick in a public park while dozens of people watched the pair received 140 lashes: 100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for consuming alcohol The woman fainted after enduring her punishment www.cbsnews.com/news/indones...

Again, this is not from some woke lefty maniac but from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Bill Kristol!!!

“People are very angry with the government.” Same here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/b...

Shuffalo, 0m 48s 🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡🟡 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...

And Tillis is supposedly the reasonable Republican? Hahahaha

Wait, what? Springsteen is on BlueSky?!

Oooooh ... this is well done!!!

Here in Eugene, @repvalhoyle.bsky.social, @wyden.senate.gov, @merkley.senate.gov Pull the budget plug on ICE Shut the damn government down if needed

Hey @repvalhoyle.bsky.social , @wyden.senate.gov , @merkley.senate.gov Looks like a golden opportunity for gun control legislation!

Damn, I didn't expect the ending punchline. Hilaaaaaarious!!! Well done, people, well done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Love the @theonion.com

"Gender continued to be a robust explanatory factor for dietary choice across political party affiliations. The effect highlights that women continue to prefer less meat-intensive and more plant-based diets." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

“These premeditated and intentional killings lack any plausible legal justification,” the lawsuit said. “Thus, they were simply murder, ordered at the highest levels of government and obeyed by military officers in the chain of command.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it “neighborism”—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from." @adamserwer.bsky.social reports on the crisis that trump manufactured: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

trump is a uniter! The negotiations for the India-EU deal got a new impetus after U.S. President Donald Trump's strong-arm trade tactics, including threatening his European allies with punitive tariffs over their objections to Trump's attempt to take control of Greenland. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...

If Alex Vindman clinches the Democratic nomination, he will challenge Republican US senator Ashley Moody, a former state attorney general who was appointed to fill the seat vacated by Marco Rubio www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Yes, why haven't other Dems been there yet? @repvalhoyle.bsky.social

I could have lived my whole life without knowing anything about these canisters! Hey, @mlwyd.bsky.social and @merkley.senate.gov, we Oregonians are counting on you and your colleagues to pull the plug on ICE funding. And, oh, force the authoritarian to release the damn Epstein files!

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