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BWheatNYC @bwheatnyc.bsky.social · 8h

This story still has legs, despite the recent clarification:
Robert Reich: Really? Qatar Gets Its Own Air Force Facility Inside The United States? Why? – OpEd flip.it/k.yYpC

Robert Reich: Really? Qatar Gets Its Own Air Force Facility Inside The United States? Why? – OpEd

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, where Qatari F-15 fighter jets and Qatari pil...

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 14h

One of the biggest failings of this administration is their obsession with acting first & thinking later. Firing hundreds or thousands of dedicated employees & then hiring some of them back guarantees a staff with low morale & high resentment.
Not efficient. Not even remotely productive. #ProudBlue

DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧 @djnoneya.bsky.social · 15h

www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/h...

More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated | CNN

Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.

www.cnn.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

As I got to know them, they gave me a $400m plane.

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BWheatNYC @bwheatnyc.bsky.social · 9h

Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man

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Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man

The discovery reveals an unexpected connection to the ancient Silk Road.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

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BWheatNYC @bwheatnyc.bsky.social · 23h

I love listening to my 96 yr old mother seeing tRump antics on social media. “Idiot!” “Liar!”

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CBS News Chicago @cbschicago.bsky.social · 4d

History's first American pope called for imprisoned journalists to be released and said the work of journalists must never be considered a crime. Rather, journalism is a right and a pillar upholding "the edifice of our societies" that must be protected and defended, he said.

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

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

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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎 @grillnatty.bsky.social · 2d

😂😂😂 so on point

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BWheatNYC @bwheatnyc.bsky.social · 1d

Such a nice story: l.smartnews.com/p-6nwqRvEc/Y...

Injured student calls Uber instead of ambulance to save money — ends up gaining a lifelong friend (Scoop Upworthy)

Injured student calls Uber instead of ambulance to save money — ends up gaining a l...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.

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BWheatNYC @bwheatnyc.bsky.social · 1d

Im not sure I’ve ever watched the #SuperBowl, but I’m going to tune in this year so I don’t miss Bad Bunny!

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 1d

So calm, speaking facts with his knowledge of the law‼️

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Roxine King @roxineking.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite

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SayItToMyFace🚫👑 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 1d

Love that Chicago is getting in on the Portland humor bandwagon! Hard to say it’s a warzone when this is happening!

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BWheatNYC @bwheatnyc.bsky.social · 1d

Hmm, no wonder she wanted to share her Nobel prize with tRump www.codepink.org/nobel_peace_...

When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize, “Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning.

When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Nobel Peace Prize, “Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning. By: Michelle Ellner

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 2d

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Dr. Merri 🐸 &🖕🧊 @merri24.bsky.social · 1d

I love the American Eagle

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Portland 🔥

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Cathy @leadahorse.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow the GOP is shutting down every democratic program. So let’s see, the only part of government still functioning is the giving tax breaks to the rich, right?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2d

Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 2d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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rodsdad.bsky.social @rodsdad.bsky.social · 1d

I had a Maggat tell me that I was lying when I reported this deal. They’ll lose their minds over this.

Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 2d

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 1d

'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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