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Barbara Monaco

Barbramon1@mas.to

<p>Twitter migrant. In Southern California, formerly of Massachusetts and Ohio. Lifelong Democrat.<br /><a href="https://mas.to/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/ta

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    Fuckers. ICE injured a developmentally delayed CA high school student before detaining him. Masked agents released him after injuring his wrists so severely that he required surgery. The young man is an American citizen. #fuckice #gestapo #dhs https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-23/santa-maria-high-school-student-u-s-citizen-is-injured-as-ice-detains-him

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    &quot;Overwhelmed&quot; US postal worker in Utah threw away 300 mail ballots and other mail during the recent primary. Due to demanding work loads, 12-14 hour days up to 6-7 days a week, the postal service has a very high turnover rate. Some positions see a 50% or more turnover in the first year. #usps #MailBallot https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/postal-worker-tossed-300-mail-ballots-parking-lot-garbage-laziness-rcna599224

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    EPA allows Bayer to choose the dicamba regulations that it prefers. Besides posing dangers to human health, dicamba tends to drift away from targeted fields. It affects crops and trees and its &quot;drift&quot; has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to crops and forestry. Despite this crisis, EPA is allowing Bayer to regulate itself. #dicamba #epa #deregulation #agriculture https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/epa-bayer-regulation-pesticide-dicamba

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    Gloria Steinem, feminist icon, has died at 92. #gloriasteinem #feminism https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/03/gloria-steinem-groundbreaking-feminist-campaigner-dies-aged-92

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    Recently I decided to help organize an existing small library at our community center. It&#39;s been neglected for years, and is overrun with certain genres of fiction, mainly romance and action novels. There is a good reprsentation of other genres too. Space is limited, and I need to cull books to create room for new donations. Looking for advice on how to purge books while creating balance, and maintaining an adequate selection for all readers. I&#39;m stumped. Suggestions? #library #commun...

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    Bird fatalities drop by 72% when one rotor of wind turbine is painted black. #windturbines #greenenergy #birds https://www.ecoportal.net/en/painting-norwegian-island-black-turbine-blade-white-tailed-eagles/29212/

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    I couldn&#39;t access my account for a couple of weeks due to a weird glitch. Obviously, I am back, and all is well, except that I lost all my follows and followers from Mastodon.scot. I have found a couple of them, and have re-followed. Is there any way to find the remaining two dozen or so? I miss my Scots tooters. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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    NE Pacific Gray whale population plunged catastrophically over the past year, with up to eight thousand whales perishing in that period. There are only about 13,000 remaining. Deaths are accelerating due to loss of food sources caused by climate change. Gray whales were removed from the Endangered Species List over 30 years ago after population rebounded. Trump has severely weakened the ESA. It is unlikely that federal government will act to protect these massive marine mammals. #graywhales #cl...

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    Sweet deal for prison for profit corporation. Private prison company, CoreCivic, sells two immigant detention centers to federal government for about $1.5 BILLION. The company will continue to operate the facilities under federal DHS contracts. The company is a major trump donor. #graft #prisons #playforpay https://apnews.com/article/corecivic-california-sold-immigration-detention-facilities-dhs-78fe5f3d486ee2c803c44f2302b936b3

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    Missed this obituary a couple days ago. Victor Willis, the cop in Village People, has died at 74. He co-wrote YMCA. It&#39;s an iconic, joyous dance tune, too good to allow trump to appropriate it. RIP Victor, and thanks for the music. #VillagePeople https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/02/victor-willis-obituary

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    Scientists may have found a way to re-establish extinct American chestnut trees. 4 billion of these beautiful giants perished a century ago due to chestnut blight. #science #forests https://www.freep.com/story/news/environment/2026/07/04/american-chestnut-tree-genetic-modification/90764786007/

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    The sloop Clearwater was forced by Coast Guard to leave the Sail4th 250 tall ships parade today because it carried signs advocating for clean water, racial justice, and climate solutions. It was unclear who made the decision. Clearwater was launched in 1969, is owned by an environmental protection group founded by Pete Seeger. #sloopclearwater #sail4th250 #environment https://www.chronogram.com/river-newsroom/trn_environment/sloop-clearwater-removed-from-sail4th-250-parade/

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    &quot;Wives and Lovers&quot; Jack Jones This kind of stuff was still around in the early 1960s. Women started burning their bras shortly thereafter. Coincidence? &quot;Day after day There are girls at the office And men will always be men Don&#39;t send him off with your hair still in curlers You may not see him again&quot; #JukeboxFridayNight #stereotypes https://youtu.be/rZ7WT02wFOk?is=cecFWicsysEQS4-_

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    Prudence.❤️ #catsofmastodon #allcatsarebeautiful #caturday

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    @kims@mas.to Sounds almost like a mafia style protection racket.

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    From dental pain to flesh eating bacterial infections, people in ICE detention suffer from lack of medical care. #immigrantrights #medicalneglect #detentioncenters https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-detention-medical-neglect-dhs-32c3fbeef0c44dfb02fcab890b2c9a96

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    Two brothers, age 15 and 18, were snatched by ICE while waiting for their school bus. They were surrounded by 10 vehicles, zip tied, and carried off to detention. The brothers are in the US on valid student visas. A paperwork error occurred when they tansferred to a new school, and they may be deported. Over a clerical error! #ice #immigration https://www.mississippifreepress.org/max-and-israel-makoka-were-waiting-for-a-hancock-high-school-bus-ice-took-the-brothers-instead/

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    [@hey](https://reddthat.com/u/hey) Is that Jay Leno? 😯

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    What this article doesn&amp;#39;t say is that the US Postal Service was never meant to be a &amp;quot;business&amp;quot;. It&amp;#39;s a SERVICE. Republicans have been undermining that service since the Bush administration in 2006. They want desperately to privatize it. It&amp;#39;s part of Project 2025. #uspostalservice #project2025 https://www.the-sun.com/news/16218924/usps-major-changes-postmaster-general-updates/

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    On Saturday Pope Leo denounced the &amp;quot;delusion of omnipotence&amp;quot; that is driving the US/Israeli war on Iran. “Enough of the idolatry of self and money!” Leo said. “Enough of the display of power! Enough of war!” #iranwar #popeleo https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-usisraeli-war-iran-7309c5df6c7312b942e0510ea65502cb

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    @chillybot What&#39;s in the sandwich?

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    Condor pair in nothern California are incubating the first wild egg in the region in more than a century. #CaliforniaCondor #california #birds https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/condor-first-wild-egg-9.7157767

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    Senator calls for investigation into reports that Hegseth removed more than a dozen women and people of color from military promotion list. #hegseth #departmentofdefense #whitesupremacy https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/gilibrand-calls-information-reports-hegseth-withholding-promotions-rcna266955

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    Email from fired Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George says that soldiers deserve &amp;quot;courageous leaders of character&amp;quot;. #hegseth #departmentofdefense https://www.cbsnews.com/news/army-chief-of-staff-gen-randy-george-going-email-pentagon/

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    Paint me like one of your French girls. #caturday #allcatsarebeautiful #catsofmastodon

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    White phosphorus, a weapon that causes hideous burns, has been used by Israel in civilian areas in Lebanon. They also employed it in heavily populated Gaza. #Israel #Lebanon #Gaza https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/israel-white-phosphorus-south-lebanon-researchers

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    Red states are rolling back child labor laws. Additionally, the number of employment violations has quintupled in ten years. Kids as young as ten were employed by McDonalds. Kids were also working in hazardous positions such as in meatpacking plants. Prepare to see more of this. #childlabor https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/child-labor-protections-republicans

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    Mike Johnson won&amp;#39;t allow Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Johnson falsely claimed that the honor is reserved for presidents and military members. Rosa Parks, Billy Graham and other notable Americans were so honored in the past. #reverendjessejackson #MAGAMike https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5748099-jesse-jackson-mike-johnson-capitol-rejection/

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    ICE brings severely injured detainee to Minnesota hospital, claiming that the man fractured his skull and facial bones when he ran into a wall while fleeing. #ICE #Minnesota #gestapo https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minneapolis-hospitals-32cd5ca61d495e155d43b7cfd5e563b9