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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 14h

📣 NEW: Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming #ACA tax credit tsunami:

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Silver Linings Playbook: Some states are taking action to mitigate the upcoming tax credit tsunami

As anyone not under a rock for the past few months knows by now, the improved federal Affordable Care Act tax credits which were put into place by President Biden and Congressional Democrats starting ...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15h

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

But we cant have healthcare. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Sean Duffy: "If we go to the south pole of the moon, we can set up a base. We want to put up fission power. We think we can have longterm stays on the south pole of the moon."

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 15h

This week’s main story is about Paramount’s decision to name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, the future of U.S. journalism, and why we think she shouldn’t describe her endeavors as “punk.” Bari, look at us: You are not punk. Joe Strummer would’ve hated your fancy Substack, Bari!

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16h

Trump to delegate from UAE: They got a lot of cash, unlimited cash

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Unsure how many times I have to repeat it, but health care shouldn’t be for-profit.

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street

Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 22h

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 19h

In which John Oliver methodically unpacks how thin it is to claim you’re all about “the truth” when you’re only running essays don’t get properly fact-checked — and don’t hold up to even basic reporting scrutiny www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 20h

Police officers who publicly declare that they’ll quit if a mayoral candidate they dislike wins the election are (1) usually bluffing—sure buddy, toss away that paycheck and pension—and (2) exactly the sort of cops cities would be better off without, ones who don’t see themselves as public servants.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 19h

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

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Bob Cesca @bobcesca.bsky.social · 1d

Donnie Pudding Brain was president on January 6, 2021.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Citizen A Speaks @citizenaspeaks.bsky.social · 16h

It's ok to to anything (keep it clean, people) to this song. #BestSongEver

Simon Holmes 🇨🇦 @mtlsimon11.bsky.social · 1d

Simon says it's ok to play air keyboards to this song.

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Citizen A Speaks @citizenaspeaks.bsky.social · 16h

Oil. Always oil.

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 16h

Trump greets Middle East leader with eye-raising comment

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Trump greets Middle East leader with eye-raising comment

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16h

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 18h

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20h

Be there. Saturday, October 18th.
www.nokings.org

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 18h

Today is Indigenous Peoples Day – a time to honor the 11 sovereign Tribal Nations and robust urban Native communities that continue to enrich our state’s cultural landscape, economy, and heritage.

It was a beautiful morning to celebrate on the shore of Bde Maka Ska.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16h

Trump’s cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.

The White House is already walking back hundreds of federal layoffs

Trump's cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19h

More than a decade ago, I sat down with @marcmaron.bsky.social in his garage to tape something new called a podcast. This time, he came to me to record his last episode.

We talked about the power of conviction, decency in an age of division, and the true story of America.

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Citizen A Speaks @citizenaspeaks.bsky.social · 16h

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 16h

President Trump with President El-Sisi in Egypt for the peace summit.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

TEXAS senate candidate Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social (grandson of a Baptist preacher): “I put my hand on a Bible and swore an oath to the constitution, not the other way around.”

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Kumutha Lane @kumuthal.bsky.social · 21h

Always a favorite.

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