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Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiaresists.bsky.social · 1h

This makes me have less sympathy for federal workers. Now that THEY are suffering the way millions already were, we should all obey and capitulate to the regime? They should be uncomfortable. They should get off their ass and do something about that discomfort.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

A team of consultants thinks they’ve got it figured out—with meticulously produced reports with plenty of data and charts as proof.

But people do not form impressions based on canned answers, policy briefs, or stump speeches. trib.al/tr3pE1C

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The 51st @51st.news · 2h

Yesterday marked the first formal opportunity the D.C. Council has given residents and activists to sound off on increased cooperation between MPD and ICE since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in mid-August.

More than 50 people signed up to speak, the maximum allowed.

D.C. residents speak out against MPD’s work with ICE at D.C. Council

Local cooperation with immigration enforcement has become a flash point since the federal surge in D.C.

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Torsten Pihl @thorgolucky.bsky.social · 2h

Yay, Cascadia!

Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiaresists.bsky.social · 17h

Hell yeah, Bob. #cascadia #pnw #ofegon #washingtonstate #BC

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 3h

Gift link!
WSJ: Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick-Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots

By Vera Bergengruen, Lara Seligman and Dan Lyon

“There is no need for this. No mission requires this.”

– Retired Army Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, former senior Guard commander

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 3h

Jury in Halligan’s district acquits man of soliciting Trump’s assassination on social media

The Justice Department has taken a series of legal losses in President Donald Trump’s second term, including a shocking streak of failures even to get indictments past grand juries in cases of alleged assaults on Trump-backed law enforcement officers.

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Ⓐ Anarchist Federation News 🏴 @anarchistfederation.net · 3h

In These Times, We Need Consciousness Raising — and Radical Unlearning

www.anarchistfederation.net

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 3h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Top admiral steps down abruptly amid drug boat strikes

Adm. Alvin Holsey oversees Southern Command, where US military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers at sea have ramped up.

www.politico.com

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 3h

sure hope no one needs anything from the strategic national stockpile, which isn't just for pandemics — it's for providing critical medical supplies for major public health emergencies in general, like chemical spills and nuclear incidents

Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 6h

Got a new story about a little-known HHS agency with a massive job: the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
ASPR gave us Operation Warp Speed.
Now it's being run by a conspiracy theorist who calls those vaccines “genocide.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/meet-a...

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.

My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...

Early planning documents reviewed by WIRED describe a statewide transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers across Texas, with ICE estimating each trip to average 100 miles. Every county would have its own small, around-the-clock team of contractors collecting immigrants from local authorities deputized by ICE. It is a subtle transfer of the physical custody process into the hands of a private security firm—authorized to carry firearms and perform transport duties “in any and all local, county, state, and ICE locations.”

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 3h

“I think most people are going to say, OK, I had a great deal during COVID,” said Club For Growth President David McIntosh. “But now it’s back to business as usual, and I should be paying for health care.”

Republicans Face Voter Anger Over Rising Health Care Premiums

Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters' mailboxes and sending some to Republican town halls to vent their frustration.

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Fright Night Anti-Fascists 🎃 @latenightafa.bsky.social · 6h

If someone is advocating for doing high risk activities, esp if it's someone you're new to, STAY AWAY from that person.

Guide: Is S/He an Informant? A Ten Point Checklist

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NPR @npr.org · 8h

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 2h

ProPublica asked for comment. "The North Carolina Republican Party's communications director, Matt Mercer, responded," that ProPublica was waging a "jihad" against "NC Republicans."

Then he told them to drop the story or else, mentioning the Trump administration.

David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 7h

NCGOP spokesman appears to be threatening @propublica.org's @dougbockclark.bsky.social with retaliation by the Trump administration for reporting on a state Supreme Court justice www.propublica.org/article/paul...

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 7h

NCGOP spokesman appears to be threatening @propublica.org's @dougbockclark.bsky.social with retaliation by the Trump administration for reporting on a state Supreme Court justice www.propublica.org/article/paul...

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 3h

Trump’s government shutdown isn’t just political brinkmanship—it’s the biggest union-busting campaign since Reagan’s PATCO firings.

Federal workers are under attack.

Solidarity and labor militancy are the answer, writes Conor Lynch.

The Answer to Trump’s Anti-Worker Shutdown Is Solidarity and Labor Militancy

The GOP’s assault on federal employees amid the government shutdown is far more extreme than Reagan’s PATCO union busting. The labor movement needs a more effective response this time.

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Multnomah County Health Department @multcohealth.bsky.social · 3h

As of Nov 1, with the federal government shutdown expected to continue, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not be issued in OR until funding resumes, impacting food assistance in Multnomah County. Info on places providing free food, meals & other support at multco.us/food

Illustrations of a food kiosk, grocery bags and a shopping cart with the headline: Learn, Plan, Donate

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John Richmond @johnprichmond.bsky.social · 9h

#Cascadia is stronger together. Why do we pay taxes to Ottawa and Washington DC? We should be funding ourselves.

Cascadia(PNW) @cascadiaresists.bsky.social · 17h

Hell yeah, Bob. #cascadia #pnw #ofegon #washingtonstate #BC

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Stephen Miller’s wife Katie loses her shit and comes complete unglued because she claims that when Cenk said “the Millers lie” that was an anti-Semitic comment. Totally unhinged wacko.

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Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 6d

New Seattle Poll:

Seattle Wants to Elect Progressives This Fall

In a new Stranger/DHM Poll, progressive challengers are coming out on top across the board. But in the mayoral race, it’s all about voter turnout.

www.thestranger.com/stranger-pol... #SEAelex #WAelex

Infographic titled “Mayor of Seattle” showing polling results from The Stranger. Two horizontal bar charts compare candidate support between Katie Wilson and Bruce Harrell.

The first chart, showing results from all people polled labeled “Total Polled,” shows Katie Wilson with an orange bar at 46% and Bruce Harrell with a teal bar at 34%.

The second chart, showing the results from those polled who are considered likely to vote and labeled “Likely to Vote,” shows Katie Wilson at 42% with an orange bar and Bruce Harrell at 38% with teal bar.

At the bottom, the text reads: “Stranger Polling — Polling conducted by DHM Research, a non-partisan public opinion research firm. Methodology available at TheStranger.com.”

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KUOW Public Radio @kuow.org · 3d

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson says polls show a neck-and-neck race between her and incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell. This weekend her campaign got some help from the East Coast.

Seattle mayor’s race goes into overdrive as Election Day nears

www.kuow.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.

Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv