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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 8h

Last week, Trump:

- authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago.
- said he’d consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military to US cities.
- called for the jailing of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Read: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 5h

"Israel expects us to feel grateful for obtaining our basic rights to life and liberty — as if they were favors, not ordinary human rights."

I Have Hope for This Ceasefire, But It Can’t Undo Two Years of Genocide

U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire deal marked “a wonderful day for everybody.” Why did it take two years to arrive?

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 5h

Hours after the ceasefire took effect, Hamas moved swiftly to re-establish control across the Gaza Strip — setting up checkpoints, clashing with rival factions, and targeting suspected collaborators.

The Financial Times cited witnesses who said gun battles broke...

Sources: Financial Times, BBC

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 4h

Are Republicans refusing to swear in Democratic representative-elect Adelita Grijalva to prevent a vote on the Epstein files?

Epstein Files Fight: Rep.-Elect Grijalva Still Waiting to Be Sworn In

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for a House seat in Arizona two weeks ago, has still not been sworn in to Congress. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is bl...

www.democracynow.org

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

Arguably the writing was on the wall as soon as they switched to cable and became for all practical purposes an entertainment product

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 11h

It genuinely bothers me that all of the things I thought were sacrosanct about journalism as a profession has been eroded so completely by corpo-fascism.

Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

American broadcast journalism has utterly failed and is a dead industry, there's nothing left worth saving

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StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

Between seeing Jared Kushner partly own EA and overly involved in Gaza. Now, we have this?

CORRUPTION!!!

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Barron Trump tipped for top job at TikTok as dad says users ‘owe’ him

The president has previously claimed that users ‘owe’ Barron Trump for saving the social media platform in a video from the Oval Office

www.independent.co.uk

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 8h

They are dragging 15 year old girls and hiding the case files of people who did things to 15 year old girls

At what point does it not matter what needs to be “released”

As opposed to making sure that until it is they don’t have access to kids

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 7h

Jasmine Crockett would be an incredible Senator. Hope she decides.

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Hyenas have hearts🐗 @imamewd.bsky.social · 7h

I thought they did but i was banking on the reversal of loving v virginia.

But idk if white men will give up access to non white women.

I see both going

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 2d

The Supreme Court will rule same-sex marriages unconstitutional during the 2026 calendar year.

Start preparing yourselves now and making plans accordingly.

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StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

That's why the organizing should have happened earlier.

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Mermaid @jadaskiss.blacksky.app · 7h

Terrible people live forever. Terrible white people live even longer.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 11h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

Non MAGA voters in red states probably don't care what's happening because they're safe in Idaho and Alabama.

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Smirnov-Spite @smirnov-spite.bsky.social · 14h

When will Trump send in the National Guard to Mississippi?

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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

Wrote a bit about the content mill for consensus the Trump administration has created to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

More here:
www.wired.com/story/trump-...

Trump Wants to Take Over Cities. Influencers Are Giving Him the Fuel to Do It

The Trump administration has built its own content mill to justify its law-and-order immigration agenda.

www.wired.com

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StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

That's absolutely disgusting. What.

Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Some gamblers are placing WNBA bets based on when they think players are on their periods—and advising their followers to do the same. One content creator calls it "blood money." But the strategy is both unscientific and sexist. From @mollylongman.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

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StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

Use Qwant, duckduckgo, Startpage, Ecosia, Brave Search. There are other options.

WIRED @wired.com · 1d

New regulation from the UK’s competition authority means Google may be forced to make major changes in the way that people use its search engine. www.wired.com/story/uk-wat...

Google Search Could Change Forever in the UK

New regulation from the UK’s competition authority means Google may be forced to make major changes in the way that people use its search engine.

www.wired.com

StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

I hate that everything is an arms race to counter garbage constantly. It's badly needed but it's not sustainable.

WIRED @wired.com · 1d

Right-wing fitness content has dominated the manosphere for years. Leftist gym influencers have taken notice—with some even being paid thousands of dollars to counter it.

As the Right Leans Into ‘Warrior’ Culture, Some Leftist Gym Bros Are Pushing Back

Right-wing fitness content has dominated the manosphere for years. Leftist gym influencers have taken notice—with some even being paid thousands of dollars to counter it.

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead. www.wired.com/story/shutdo...

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead.

www.wired.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 19h

Plus: US government cybersecurity staffers get reassigned to do immigration work, a hack exposes sensitive age-verification data of Discord users, and more. www.wired.com/story/happy-...

'Happy Gilmore' Producer Buys Spyware Maker NSO Group

Plus: US government cybersecurity staffers get reassigned to do immigration work, a hack exposes sensitive age-verification data of Discord users, and more.

www.wired.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 19h

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

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StoptheButterflyRevolution @bluestockings59.bsky.social · 7h

I worry that Gaza will become this super surveillance state with hidden cameras, microphones, biometric scanning, and facial recognition everywhere in what comes next. And, when, I mean, everywhere I mean, in the plumbing, in the studs, in the floor, CCTV in every hallway, etc.

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Sky News @news.sky.com · 8h

Drones capture staggering images of Gaza devastation - as people find nothing left

Drones have been a common sight in Gaza for a long time, but they have always been military.

news.sky.com

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 8h

The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals partially granted the Trump administration’s request for a stay of a lower court ruling.

Trump Administration Gets Partial Win in Illinois Troops Deployment

www.newsweek.com

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