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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 20h

I know not with what weapons world war 3 will be fought but world war 4 will be fought with sticks and stones. World war 5 will be fought with psychic chimpanzees and lasers. World war 6 we’ll go back to guns. 7 will be slappers only

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doctor eek [free link arc] (alt decorative gourd season) @absolutely-not.bsky.social · 21h

hi! geneva conventions expert here! this likely meets the international humanitarian law standard for torture! hope this helps!

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Pat Flickner 🐉 @patflickner.bsky.social · 22h

Stop saying she was tortured. You are the only one saying it. She was mistreated and abused. That does not meet the legal definition. Just stop spreading lies

Did Israeli authorities mistreat Greta Thunberg after flotilla arrest? Here's what we know

Israeli authorities arrested Thunberg and more than 400 other activists who were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla in early October 2025.

www.snopes.com

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 21h

If I could live at any point in history I’d go back in time to the days of the Dino riders

Dino rider riding a Dino adorned with many laser turrets

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 18h

This is why they immediately move to "who is funding them?"

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Republican officials have spent years psy-oping themselves into thinking that there are no sincere, good faith liberals or progressives anywhere in America. So no wonder they're totally unequipped to deal with a large crowd of normal people waving American flags.

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nypapajoe.bsky.social @nypapajoe.bsky.social · 18h

Chief Justice Roberts must be impeached

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 17h

“This stuff doesn't just permeate the culture of conservatism at this moment. It is the culture, by and large. These are ‘JD Vance Republicans,’” says Chris Hayes on the leaked GOP text messages praising Hitler—and the vice president downplaying it.

'Kids telling edgy jokes’? Hayes SHREDS Vance’s defense of racist GOP group chat

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

By an entire parsec, the Trump administration has undertaken the most illegal set of budget actions in history. This is why we desperately need guardrails to restrain and go after budget malfeasance from the White House.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified.

They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on.

One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 17h

Necessary construction terminated!

New York, New Jersey existing tunnels were damaged during Super Storm Sandy

Construction has been going along

Vindictive, nasty f*er takes revenge on the states where he made & lost millions

Because we're Blue 💙🩵

We will survive this too

Steven Silverberg @stevesilverbergesq.bsky.social · 17h

“Work has been underway at five sites in New York State and New Jersey for the construction of a new tunnel connecting New Jersey and Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, the busiest rail corridor in the country.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

www.nytimes.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h

We are told the ‘war’ against Gaza is finally ‘over’. Is it? | Arwa Mahdawi

I am not celebrating the end of the ‘war’ because this was not a war – and it’s not over, either

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 9h

One down, more to go.

www.kansascity.com/news/politic...

Kansas Young Republicans disbanded after leak of hateful, racist messages

One group chat member, who has since been fired as a spokesperson for AG Kris Kobach, reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times.

www.kansascity.com

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Typewriter Skeleton @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · 10h

Big part of the trouble with politics these days is that "we disagree on the right solution to this problem" and "we disagree on the material reality of what the problem is and how it functions on a fundamental level" are treated as equally legitimate

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Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social · 1d

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#Zelenskyy
I held a Staff meeting. Several topics were on the agenda,but the most important was deep strikes– our long-range capabilities.The things that truly affect Russia’s war potential and noticeably reduce it.Today, we had both the manufacturers of our respective weapons⬇️

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 21h

There's literally no reason for Congress to exist if any random freak in the presidential orbit can nullify laws and seize federal funds. All of this is plainly illegal, but Mike Johnson leads the most corrupt Congress in US history (and by a wide margin.)

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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@cmerfy Lifelong Democrat @cmerfy.bsky.social · 16h

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What a mess!!! 😞

Sound familiar? 🤨

It's how this administration rolls-- quick & dirty bug-filled implementations & fixes 🤬

They don't give a damn about how much seniors are scared & stressed out

#OV1

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Errors in new Medicare plan portal mislead seniors on coverage

The directory, intended to help older Americans navigate Medicare Advantage open enrollment, produces conflicting responses about which providers are covered by health plans.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 1d

🔴 NEW - At the same time that Nathan Gill was taking Russian bribes, the British far-right was travelling regularly to Moscow.

Paul Golding even met “Vladimir Putin”…

The time when Britain First met Vladimir Putin*

The far-right has long flirted with Russia

writesbright.substack.com

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DeSmog @desmog.com · 1d

🔴 NEW - How a ‘Pro-Climate’ Charity Channelled Cash to a Koch-Funded Think Tank

Opaque funds are masking donations to political causes.

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How a ‘Pro-Climate’ Charity Channelled Cash to a Koch-Funded Think Tank

A UK charity that portrays itself as a climate leader facilitated a £830,000 donation to the Mercatus Center, a conservative think tank heavily funded by U.S. oil billionaire Charles Koch, DeSmog can ...

www.desmog.com

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𝕃𝕦𝕜𝕚𝕦𝕞 @americanmanifesto.news · 15h

When GOP leaders joke about Hitler, it’s not just shock value. This analysis links those laughs to a 75‑year chain: ideology fuels rhetoric, rhetoric fuels violence, and right‑wing terror has killed 1,400 people.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Citizen X @citizenx.bsky.social · 14h

Email Peter Thiel I guess?

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 17h

House Republicans are saying that they are doing all of this work, but they are twiddling their thumbs and refusing to negotiate.

I have never seen people who hate working this much. They need to pick up the phone.

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Amir Talai @amirtalai.bsky.social · 18h

If you work for ICE you are a bad person and I hope you eventually regret being a piece of shit

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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 15h

So, in the meantime, Rob Citrone and Stanley Druckenmiller, billionaire friends of Bessent, have invested heavily in the same Argentinian peso now being propped up by YOUR Tax Dollars!

Of course no comment from any of them or their companies. 🦗🦗

But wait! There’s more!! 😭😭

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Bessent's finance colleagues come under scrutiny
Bessent has also been on the hot seat over Argentina's ties to some of his former colleagues in the finance world.

Rob Citrone, a billionaire who once worked with Bessent, has sizable investments in Latin America and Argentina, according to SEC filings.

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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 16h

I’m curious to know how Ma & Pa #MAGA feel about $40 BILLION of their tax dollars being handed to Argentina. 🧐

I mean, at least the letters work… Make Argentina Great Again! 🤷‍♂️

#ArgentinaBailout
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BREAKING: Trump DOUBLING Argentina bailout to $40 BILLION

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 17h

“Put that on the news.”

Fuck yes.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 19h

She gets all the flowers. I mean ALL of them. If we see her, we immediately have to give her flowers.

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