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Michael Eckersley

@mdeckersley

Design Planner & User Experience Researcher by way of Cognitive Science. Working mostly in Healthcare, Financial Tech, Education.

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Democratic Senator Says He’d Vote To Fund Trump’s ‘Dumb War’ With Iran On Monday, Sen. Ruben Gallego slammed President Donald Trump for prosecuting a "dumb war" against Iran, but on Tuesday, he nonetheless said he would back legislation to fund the military venture.

Bad answer Ruben Gallego. Terrible answer. The war is not only “dumb,” it’s unconstitutional. www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dem...

04.03.2026 04:17 👍 161 🔁 28 💬 13 📌 4
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They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.

04.03.2026 03:50 👍 15515 🔁 5106 💬 448 📌 171

*People still quote this Mars quip, but I'm actually rather keen to see somebody really build a functional Walden Pond retreat in a chilly and waterless desert

*That wouldn't be a "retreat," more of a genuine advance

04.03.2026 04:33 👍 22 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Investigation finds ‘secretly’ added chemicals of unknown safety in US food supply | CNN Over 100 chemicals of unknown safety were secretly added to foods and supplements without notifying the public or the FDA, a new investigation found.

www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/h...

03.03.2026 13:49 👍 360 🔁 218 💬 28 📌 13

US JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO $35 MILLION CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN JEFFREY EPSTEIN VICTIMS AND THE LATE FINANCIER'S ESTATE - COURT RECORDS

03.03.2026 16:58 👍 760 🔁 202 💬 44 📌 7
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Watch this.

19 minutes and $12 to get meds at a public Chinese hospital. Without insurance.

As we slash Medicaid to start unnecessary wars and cut taxes for the rich. 🇺🇸

We should all be so much angrier than we are. It doesn’t have to be this way. #MedicareForAllNOW

04.03.2026 04:21 👍 4286 🔁 1547 💬 246 📌 143

The Dow is now WAY below 50,000. Release all the Epstein files, Pam.

03.03.2026 16:22 👍 16416 🔁 3750 💬 241 📌 94
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Arizona numbers show massive decline in SNAP enrollment SNAP enrollment has fallen dramatically in Arizona in just three months, according to the latest state numbers.

Children make up more than 40% of the state’s SNAP recipients, and the number of kids receiving benefits in January fell by one-third compared to October.
#Arizona #SNAP #poverty

www.abc15.com/news/state/a...

03.03.2026 18:07 👍 282 🔁 175 💬 22 📌 11

The 1st post in this thread is a 2nd version of a now deleted post that was perhaps too dismissive of intentionality in this case. Rule changes causing disenfranchisement are more likely to reflect some intent (to make it harder to vote) that say, broken machines or glitches on Election Day.

04.03.2026 04:17 👍 35 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 0
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WATCH— @ossoff.bsky.social : “Trump owes 🇺🇸 a real explanation. 2AM posts on Truth Social just aren't good enough when you're sending Americans into combat. Trump was dancing at his beach club the same night he ordered air crews to launch, hours before service members endured missile salvos.”

04.03.2026 04:37 👍 1553 🔁 447 💬 39 📌 11

Best shot! Congratulations and let’s go! @jamestalarico.bsky.social

04.03.2026 04:38 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

A win! Democrat Alex Holladay defeats Republican Bryan Renshaw by a 20-point margin in the Arkansas House District 70 special election.

04.03.2026 04:40 👍 2714 🔁 352 💬 17 📌 11
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U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’

i'm sorry what (gift link because i'm sorry WHAT)

04.03.2026 03:31 👍 739 🔁 254 💬 57 📌 53

Congratulations to @ginafortexas.bsky.social!

Rep. Hinojosa has fought valiantly for working Texans across the state and stood up to GOP extremism during her time in the Texas House.

She has the DNC’s full support as she runs for governor. Let’s get her elected!

04.03.2026 03:48 👍 506 🔁 106 💬 5 📌 1
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ICE Officials Must Acknowledge Court Orders in Writing, Judge Says

Judge requiring ICE officials to declare in writing they are aware of court orders barring migrants from being transferred out of state

“ICE leaders must square up to the serious problem in their midst of noncompliance with judicial orders”

🎁 @nytimes.com

04.03.2026 04:55 👍 153 🔁 44 💬 2 📌 3
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What's shameful is: Speaker Johnson is not loyal to the constitution of the United States. He should be investigated for falsely swearing his oath of office

04.03.2026 00:32 👍 15813 🔁 4031 💬 1365 📌 289
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Minnesota launches probe that could bring charges against federal immigration officers A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforceme...

A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforcement crackdown. https://to.pbs.org/4lfQrLK

04.03.2026 02:05 👍 719 🔁 193 💬 25 📌 15
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Check out the number of votes.

04.03.2026 02:07 👍 7432 🔁 1189 💬 311 📌 69

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

03.03.2026 17:45 👍 18636 🔁 7903 💬 576 📌 383
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Is this bad? It seems bad.

03.03.2026 16:59 👍 15829 🔁 4825 💬 613 📌 206
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wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"

03.03.2026 17:51 👍 27003 🔁 7093 💬 1460 📌 838

Unimpressed.

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Benjamin Netanyahu played Dufus Trump like a well worn guitar! But then Trump is a jackass anyway. We are now fighting Israel’s war against Arabs.

03.03.2026 14:21 👍 3340 🔁 907 💬 259 📌 52
UPDATE ON THE TEXAS SENATE PRIMARY  #news #shorts #texas
UPDATE ON THE TEXAS SENATE PRIMARY #news #shorts #texas YouTube video by Ana Marie Cox

Today's the Texas primary and all eyes are on the context between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico. I have exciting news: They are both excellent candidates with a path to victory; the GOP candidates are trash/weak. I explain what that means here. GO VOTE.

youtube.com/shorts/9VnVr...

03.03.2026 16:33 👍 262 🔁 57 💬 15 📌 7
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Mark Kelly to Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby: "I'm trying to understand whether you believe Iran can be primarily contained by our regional partners, which is what you wrote a few weeks ago, or is it imminent threat to the US as President Trump just told the American people? Can't be both"

03.03.2026 16:47 👍 2694 🔁 741 💬 62 📌 44
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03.03.2026 14:19 👍 440 🔁 178 💬 14 📌 8
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The evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army in south Lebanon 🇱🇧 over the past two days. The March 03 order marks a significant expansion beyond the immediate border towns and well beyond the Litani River—105 villages so far.

H/T Ahmad Baydoun

baydoun.nl

03.03.2026 16:48 👍 11 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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As Iran War escalates, Trump and allies focus on pushing SAVE America Act While bombs fall on U.S. bases, Trump is posting about the SAVE America Act.

NEW: President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are not letting a shooting war in the Middle East distract them from their social media campaign for passage of the SAVE America Act. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

03.03.2026 16:48 👍 638 🔁 307 💬 33 📌 18
Dear markets, what did you expect?
Dear markets, what did you expect? YouTube video by Paul Krugman

Surprise: War in the middle of the world’s most important oil-producing region has consequences www.youtube.com/watch?v=55pk...

03.03.2026 16:49 👍 407 🔁 94 💬 5 📌 7
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Kash Patel Halted Probe Into Renee Good’s Killing Over One Word The FBI director tried to halt an investigation into the ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis.

Kash Patel Halted Probe Into Renee Good’s Killing Over One Word. There’s no limit to this guy’s idiocy
newrepublic.com/post/207266/... via @newrepublic.com

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