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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

CNN reporting that 4,000 federal employees were fired on Friday, in HHS, Education, Energy, HUD, Homeland Security, Patent and Trademark Office, EPA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Ville Kostian @kostianv.bsky.social · 1h

#Space - " #Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards -
This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the #Wagner Group."
arstechnica.com/space/2025/1...

Putin OKs plan to turn Russian spacecraft into flying billboards

This Soyuz mission is brought to you by the Wagner Group.

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 3h

Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act:

Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act

Contact Congress today!

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 14h

JB Pritzker: “Another thing that’s happened with very few people paying attention is they demanded our voter data. Not just ours in Illinois — every state’s voter data. Why? They won’t tell us why.”

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Left Of Center Orange Hater @henshinhal.bsky.social · 1h

Military families lining up at a local food pantry due to the government shutdown

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John F Leech🦋💙 @jfleech3.bsky.social · 7h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

AP: “The cause of the explosion was not immediately known… Aerial footage of the aftermath by WTVF-TV showed the explosion had apparently obliterated one of the facility’s hilltop buildings…” apnews.com/article/tenn...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

When Trump came along—a fellow oligarch, looking to use the power of the American presidency to enrich himself and his cronies as much as possible—these figures jumped at the chance to share in the spoils. www.thebulwark.com/p/why-our-te...

Why Our Tech Overlords Took a Hard Right Turn

A new book tells the story of how Elon Musk and other Silicon Valley entrepreneurs became angry admirers of authoritarianism.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

EISMAN: Tesla’s earnings “are down 60% from 2022 through 2025. And the stock is slightly higher. ..

“.. it’s a cult.”

@electrek.co $TSLA
electrek.co/2025/10/10/t...

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 3h

Seems like they are going after reporters who are women. They hit one w/pepper spray ammo in her car, the WGN reporter and now this.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 5h

Being a billionaire must really fuck with your mind. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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‪[email protected]‬ @momspersistence.bsky.social · 1h

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John F Leech🦋💙 @jfleech3.bsky.social · 9h

THE TODDLER WHO CRIES WOLF STRIKES AGAIN, SENDING MARKETS CRASHING.

BUSINESS GENIUS MY ASS.

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Wall Street drops to its worst day since April after Trump's threats of tariffs shatter its calm

A monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs higher on China.

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Jenn Budd @jennbudd.bsky.social · 3h

WHEN THE FUCK ARE THESE GOVERNORS & MAYORS GOING TO START CHARGING FOR STATE CRIMES?

YOUR LOCAL & STATE POLICE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE THESE USE OF FORCE CRIMES BEING COMMITTED BY FEDERAL AGENTS! CALL YOUR MAYORS, GOVERNORS & PROSECUTORS & DEMAND THEY START ENFORCING STATE LAWS.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 5h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 5h

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Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

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DCminx 🕊🌍🔥🌱 @dcminx.bsky.social · 13h

📣The Freedom Frogs are multiplying‼️

This is the way Portland 🫡❤️🐸
Video @oregonian.com

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(((Bexzex))) @bexzex.bsky.social · 2h

Family feud

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 5h

MAGA is still fighting

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John F Leech🦋💙 @jfleech3.bsky.social · 8h

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Forbes @forbes.com · 19h

Parts of Arizona, Utah and Colorado could see heavy rains from the remnants of Priscilla, which could bring between 2 to 4 inches of rains, with some local instances of 6 inches.

Southwest U.S. Faces ‘Significant Risk’ Of Heavy Rains And Flash Flooding Over The Weekend

Parts of Arizona, Utah and Colorado could see heavy rains from the remnants of Priscilla, which could bring between 2 to 4 inches of rains, with some local instances of 6 inches.

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Texas Paul @realtexaspaul.com · 2h

MAGA wake up call. NO ONE is escaping these tariffs. NO ONE.

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RIO LINDA MEX 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🦍 @riolindamex.bsky.social · 17h

Yo, SPEED RACER!
Let’s Get a Handle on it!

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 17h

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

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John F Leech🦋💙 @jfleech3.bsky.social · 3h

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