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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 13h

For some context the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report in addition to being just a good read, to quote wikipedia, "is the main vehicle for publishing public health information and recommendations that have been received by the CDC from state health departments. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 2h

Most Americans Who Rely on Obamacare Live in Republican Areas

Via @elenashao.bsky.social and @sangerkatz.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

www.nytimes.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14h

3 MAGA counterprotesters were arrested at ICE in Portland

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NPR @npr.org · 3h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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Kim-M 26947 @kimberlymorgan.bsky.social · 4h

This does not end well for America.

Trump wants a KGB and a military that will readily murder Americans.

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Always Think 1st so U R #WokeAF @alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social · 2h

So millions of American are losing their health insurance and he wants another monument in DC😠😠😠😠

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 16h

This story was reported by Taylor Brandon and Charlton CJ Davis with the Youth Media Project, with the help and guidance of mentors @trjackson.bsky.social and @nickjudin.bsky.social.

Follow @youthmediaproject.bsky.social and @mississippifreepress.org.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Always Think 1st so U R #WokeAF @alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social · 2h

That looks like so much fun!

Happy, happy whale!!!

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4h

droning_my_sorrows
Vanessa
"Sunrise breaches are the best! I am not a fan of early mornings but I am a fan of the breaches you get in the at amazing lighting. Enjoy this top down footage of a whale calf breach at sunrise."

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4h

droning_my_sorrows
Vanessa
"Sunrise breaches are the best! I am not a fan of early mornings but I am a fan of the breaches you get in the at amazing lighting. Enjoy this top down footage of a whale calf breach at sunrise."

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15h

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 22h

Speaker Mike Johnson just extended the House recess through next week, which means members of Congress will keep getting paid for doing nothing while essential staff like members of the military will work without getting paychecks during the shutdown.
That's Republican leadership.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22h

With weeks to go before Mainers decide on a ballot initiative that could radically restrict voting in the state, the GOP backers of the measure seemed to have received a gift from heaven. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Mail Ballots Were Found in an Amazon Box in Maine. Some Suspect a Political Dirty Trick.

Read more here...

www.democracydocket.com

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 1d

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. has been accused of nearly 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas

The state COULD have fined the company more than $3M...

BUT

Regulators are only seeking a penalty of $242,800.

By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

www.propublica.org

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Michael @rushstreetblues.bsky.social · 4h

A view of Portland during the dog killers visit. Noem is a pathological liar. Maybe that's why Trump likes her so much. Or maybe it's the knee pads.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 3h

We’re deporting the people who pick our food so we can pay more to starve patriotically. Gifted article:
wapo.st/48Iuil5

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

wapo.st

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 13h

I think a lot about how Michelle Obama remarked on regularly being in rooms with the most powerful and wealthy people in the world and her chief takeaway was that they're just not that smart

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3h

“What I will focus on is the most common and most dramatic interpretation of antichrist: an evil king or tyrant or anti-messiah who appears in the end times” -

Peter Thiel, billionaire who funded JD Vance’s political career and also supported Trump.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 5h

Fake AI videos mocking dead celebrities are going viral. We talked to their families, and they're horrified.

We break down OpenAI's Sora 2 and the moral and legal problems of "synthetic resurrection."

Gift link: wapo.st/4nNKzd3 w/ @tatumhunter.bsky.social

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 4h

Heads-up. Share this everywhere. ICE has created a fake "Stop Ice" app. They're trying to ensnare people to enter their information, so they can go after them.
Do NOT use stopice./org.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 4h

This is a perilous moment for democracy in the United States, but I couldn’t be prouder of the Knight Institute’s work right now, and I don’t take for granted that we have the freedom and resources to do it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This free speech group at Columbia is taking on Trump when the university won’t – and winning

The Knight Institute is defending free speech at a school now synonymous with compromising on it

www.theguardian.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4h

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

www.theverge.com

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Andrew M_CEO 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmceo.bsky.social · 3h

“This is JB Pritzker, reporting from war-torn Chicago. It’s quite disturbing. The Milwaukee Brewers have come in to attack our Chicago Cubs. We’ve seen people being forced to eat hot dogs with ketchup on them.”

THIS is how you do it. Mock these fascist filth.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Small Town Introvert @small-town.bsky.social · 1d

The map from the registration site is inspiring. See you all there.

Screenshot from me No Kings protest website showing all of the official no Kings marches happening on October 18, 2025. The US map is full of overlapping blue circles from coast to coast. It’s amazing to see every county in the US hosting a protest. There’s even two marches in central Mexico.

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