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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. POLITICO obtained an image taken during a virtual meeting that shows the flag pinned to what appears to be a cubicle wall behind Angelo Elia, one of Taylor’s staffers.”

@politico.com #OH02
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

“.. Journalists from the undersigned defense trade publications will not sign this new policy.”

Military Times
Defense News
Aviation Week
Breaking Defense
Defense Daily
Defense One
Inside Defense
USNI News.

@militarytimes.bsky.social
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1h

Pentagon Press Association: "Make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom"

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2h

Once again, I ask - without trying to being overly alarmist - what anyone has seen since January to make them believe the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any meaningful definitions of the words.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 3h

Oopsie!

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy and powerful men, and how everyone knew what was going on

www.theguardian.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23h

When people show you who they are, believe them.

And of course JD Vance refused to condemn this.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22h

Remember how MAGA told us Javier Milei would fix Argentina's economy with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing out Argentina with billions.

Remember how MAGA told us Donald Trump would save US farmers with his right-wing policies?

And now we are bailing them out with billions also.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23h

I’m pretty sure they don’t even let you *run* for Congress as a Republican unless you’ve got at least one (1) restraining order from a former girlfriend half your age.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 23h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”

Judge grants ex-girlfriend restraining order against Rep. Cory Mills

A Florida judge said Rep. Cory Mills had cyberstalked an ex-girlfriend and barred the lawmaker from going near her residence or workplace or referencing her on social media.

www.orlandosentinel.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

Democrats need to put the same extended media consuming outrage into the Young Republican Nazi chats as Republicans mustered for Biden going for ice cream.

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 1d

This is a pedo presidency

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Ambassador!

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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 1d

NEW -- After seven years of DeSantis and nearly a year of Trump redux, are Floridians fed up yet?

The theory of David Jolly's case for running for governor is that the answer is yes.

www.huffpost.com/entry/david-...

David Jolly Takes Bid For Governor To Reddest Stretches Of Increasingly Red Florida

The former GOP lawmaker went to his likely opponent Byron Donalds’ hometown for a “town hall” question and answer session.

www.huffpost.com

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 2d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sure the people who were *pissed* that Hunter Biden sold paintings are equally furious about Barron Trump reportedly being tapped for the TikTok board.

Right?

…right?

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

It’s fantastic news that all remaining hostages have been returned.

I’m not ready to spike the football and declare victory on peace yet, though. These things can - and often do - go completely sideways.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 4d

Trump went for a Covid shot and then set the CDC on fire.

If that ain’t that asshole in a nutshell.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 4d

Are you fucking kidding me.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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agigijones.bsky.social @agigijones.bsky.social · 4d

Nooooooo, not her! Truly a legend.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d

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