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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 4h

Inflation is still above the Fed’s target of 2% and poses big risks for the Whitehouse House and the Federal Reserve. For the Trump administration, it could find itself on the wrong side of a potent issue: Surveys show that many Americans still see high prices as a major burden on their finances.

Trump says inflation is 'defeated' and the Fed has cut rates, yet prices remain too high for many

Inflation has risen in three of the last four months and is slightly higher than it was a year ago. Yet you wouldn’t know it from listening to President Donald Trump or even some of the inflation figh...

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 17h

The goal was to lay blame for the attack on Venezuela’s government, which would then “begin an escalation of conflict” with the US.
News of the alleged plan to attack the embassy comes as Donald Trump is reported to have called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela

Venezuela’s Maduro says US embassy ‘false flag’ bombing foiled in Caracas

President Nicolas Maduro says right wing 'extremists' planned to bomb US Embassy and blame his government for attack.

www.aljazeera.com

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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 2d

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 18h

America has no national public health agency any more.
The U.S. is barreling into respiratory season—when viruses like flu, COVID, and RSV surge—flying blind.
The loss of the MMWR would remove the CDC’s ability to communicate with the public.

CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings

The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory diseases, chronic diseases and global health.

time.com

camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 19h

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 1d

Since the announcement, prominent activists aligned with President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement have criticized the decision.

'Where I draw the line': MAGA furious over Trump allowing foreign military base on US soil

Conservative hard‑liners erupted in outrage Friday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth greenlit plans for a Qatari air force facility on U.S. soil, accusing the administration of “enabling foreign co...

www.alternet.org

camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 1d

Trump: "I’d be glad to do it. I think it’s the kind of thing I’d like to do, if you’d like. Does everybody agree? If you agree, I agree.
Let’s get it done.”

'Bombing random buildings?' Alarm as Trump mulls 'antifa' foreign terrorist designation

President Donald Trump’s interest in designating “antifa” as a foreign terrorist organization could provide the government with new tools to prosecute the amorphous left-wing movement and, one former ...

www.rawstory.com

camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 2d

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 2d

María Corina Machado -- 'A woman who keeps the flames of democracy going'

The Nobel committee recognised her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela" and "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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Goblin Gower, PhD (the Ph is for Phantasm) @medievaliste.bsky.social · 5d

If you want to show support to Dr Mark Bray, the Rutgers professor who has been forced to flee U.S. due to threats from right-wing agitators, consider purchasing a copy of the book that made them so uncomfortable, either through the publisher or your local independent bookstore

Antifa

Melville House is an independent publisher with offices in Brooklyn and London.

mhpbooks.com

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 3d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Mark Bray, a Rutgers University expert on antifa, was fleeing the U.S. with his family in the wake of death threats that followed President Trump’s push to characterize the movement as a domestic terrorist organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 2d

“More Than Half of [Affordable Care Act] Marketplace Enrollees Live in Republican Congressional Districts. In reality, it’s 57%.
“At least 10% of the population in all congressional districts in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina are enrolled in the ACA Marketplaces.”

Republicans should love Obamacare. Their voters rely on it.

Republicans are waging war on health care—but the people they’re hurting most are their own voters. That’s not hyperbole.� “More Than Half of [Affordable Care Act] Marketplace Enrollees ...

www.dailykos.com

camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 2d

The organization’s website states the show will be “celebrating Faith, Family, & Freedom,” and includes a form that surveys which genres of music its audience wants to hear.
Options available include: “Anything in English,” “Americana,” “Classic Rock,” “Country,” “Hip Hop,” “Pop,” and “Worship.”

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA Plans Rival Super Bowl Halftime Show

The All American Halftime Show is “celebrating Faith, Family, & Freedom” and lists worship music as a potential genre.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 3d

ACA open enrollment starts Nov. 1. Rates should have been published in August. Mike Johnson hopes you don’t know that. But my mom is an independent insurance agent. Has been for 20+ years. So she does know that.

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 3d

Families with teenagers older than 14, or grandparents who retired early to help care for their grandchildren, will suddenly find themselves without food. So will many veterans and the unhoused population. 2.4 million people could lose their food assistance.

The Trump Administration Is Rushing to Implement SNAP Cuts

The USDA is screwing the states by ordering them to implement SNAP work requirements practically overnight.

newrepublic.com

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 3d

One of the most deceptive Republican myths about the shutdown: We don’t need to act on health care right now, because the ACA tax credits don’t expire until 12/31.

FACT: People are already receiving notices that their premiums will skyrocket (by more than 93% in ME on average).

This is a crisis.

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camiegirl.bsky.social @camiegirl.bsky.social · 3d

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

Perhaps you heard that Biden did Watergate II. Well, despite the enthusiasm of Fox News et al, that's not quite what happened. www.pbump.net/o/dethawing-...

Thawing out ‘Arctic Frost’ and the new Biden-was-worse argument

A recent American presidency, you may be alarmed to hear, engaged in an action that was "arguably worse than Watergate" — an event still positioned in some circles as the gold-standard of presidential...

www.pbump.net

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

Trump today said he "took freedom of speech away." Two-thirds of Americans (including 2 in 5 Republicans!) were already aware. www.pbump.net/o/even-2-in-...

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