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Travis @coloradotravis.bsky.social · 1h

Will Ferrell as Scott Bessent as Harry Carey

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

The quiet Dutchman whose dogged search led to a Nazi-looted painting in Argentina reut.rs/46Xqbio

The quiet Dutchman whose dogged search led to a Nazi-looted painting in Argentina

Dutch systems specialist Paul Post had glimpsed the notebooks that contained his father’s Nazi-era diaries before, but when he rediscovered them in an attic 15 years ago, the recent retiree finally had time to closely examine them.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2h

What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.

Mr. Benioff spoke as his annual Dreamforce conference is set to begin Tuesday in downtown San Francisco, bringing 50,000 visitors to the city. He is scheduled to deliver a keynote address about the benefits of "agentic enterprise," a business model in which humans and artificial intelligence bots work together.
Speaking by telephone from his private plane en route to San Francisco, he lamented that he has to pay for nundreds of off-duty law enforcement officers to help patrol the convention area and said that San Francisco needed to "re-fund" the police.
The city never actually "defunded" its police force, and San Francisco's violent crime rates are below those in many other U.S. cities.
But San Francisco has struggled to recruit and keep officers, and it still has problems with lower-level crimes and open-air drug use, especially in neighborhoods like the Tenderloin near City Hall. It has about 1,500 police officers, and Mr. Benioff says it ne → another thousand.

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 9h

Mariners in 11, it’s a lock

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 10h

Did magic johnson write this post

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 10h

This is why Democrats need to keep the shutdown going indefinitely.

The administration is acting lawlessly. There’s no check from Congress and no effort to find a middle ground.

Refusal to cooperate is the only response.

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 10h

No TACOs on Tuesday.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 10h

“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”

Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 11h

Keep talking big guy. Dems, don't bail him out.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 11h

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 15h

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 15h

Every single Chicagoland parent is being radicalized as school districts send mass texts warning about ICE activities.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 16h

BREAKING: The US will slap an additional 100% tariff on imports from China and impose export controls on all critical US-made software from November 1, President Donald Trump said reut.rs/48lhYXC

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 16h

🚨 BLACK MONDAY ALERT 🚨

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 16h

BITCOIN LAST DOWN 5.5% AT $114505 AS OF 4:58 PM ET

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 16h

BITCOIN LAST DOWN 5.5% AT $114505 AS OF 4:58 PM ET

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 16h

China can inflict maximum pain on Trump via BTC. While leaving general population mostly untouched. Galaxy brain move to smoke crypto.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 19h

in general this admin seems to not understand why executing hostages *lowers* your leverage instead of raising it

Ben McAdams Memorial Act. but on BlueSky @purrtah.bsky.social · 20h

Yea fuck this keep it closed down come hell or high water

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18h

a friend of mine in antifa told me that antifa's headquarters is SHEIN and if the company fell the whole network would fall

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 19h

They hate the troops.

Politico @politico.com · 20h

A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the shutdown was blocked on the House floor by the GOP.

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 19h

Say less fam

Yahoo Finance @yahoofinance.com · 19h

Connecticut governor warns a Mamdani win could rattle Wall Street

Lamont points to Connecticut's economic strengths but warns Mamdani's agenda could unsettle the region's financial hub.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h

Among the long list of political adversaries President Trump has targeted in his second term are several Black women in powerful positions. Attorney General Letitia James of New York, who brought a civil case against Trump and won, is the latest.

Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump

Fani T. Willis, a district attorney who brought election interference charges against Mr. Trump, and Lisa Cook, who serves on the Federal Reserve Board, have also been investigated.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 21h

A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.

New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 20h

Just wait till 2028

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 21h

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Kevin @acrossthecurve.bsky.social · 1d

Bleeding Kansas is now bleeding Chicago

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