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SJSCentralTX @sjscentraltx.bsky.social · 1h

I was having supper with a friend when this happened on the deck:

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 4h

This is something a lot of white people don't get about segregation...the GI bill did not apply to anyone not white until legislation passed for it much later.

Wine is my muse @timothyjones.bsky.social · 4h

My Grandfather fought in WW2. While the GI Bill lifted an entire generation of White vets, he was unable to obtain a GI Home Loan or a college education. Racial discrimination was legal in banking and education...and there weren't enough Black colleges to serve the demand. Reparations are due

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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 8h

Dems floated a narrow bill to fund the military, which can’t move because the House isn’t in session. Meanwhile, DoD is now going to spend funds not appropriated by Congress to ensure military paychecks continue.

POTUS now both commands and provisions the military. Unconstitutional and SO dangerous

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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Shablo Pleye @shablopligh.bsky.social · 4h

“The cryptocurrency market has been rocked by an unprecedented $19 billion liquidation following a sudden flash crash, yet one trader managed to secure an astonishing $88 million profit by shorting Bitcoin just 30 minutes before the U.S. tariff announcement.”

Crypto Community in Shock as Trader Shorts Bitcoin Right Before Crash

The cryptocurrency market has been rocked by an unprecedented $19 billion liquidation following a sudden flash crash, yet one trader managed to secure an astonishing $88 million profit by shorting Bit...

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego told me that "They teach in war all plans go to s*** when we first hit contact." This happened with Mike Johnson's gambit on the gov't shutdown. "I think they didn't realize that we weren't going to fold, and they didn't have a plan B after that."
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Mike Johnson is getting squeezed on all sides amid the government shutdown

The mild-mannered, pious Johnson has so far avoided an internal rebellion in the House amid the shutdown. But, Eric Garcia writes, his luck might be running out

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 13h

The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.

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Beefeater Fella @beefeaterfella.bsky.social · 8h

There are not enough police in Moscow anymore, with mass resignations and desertions. Putin retains his personal security army, not for the benefit of Moscow residents.

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 1d

Vivek Ramaswamy goes to a Turning Point USA event in Ohio and quickly finds out that he is not on the team.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 10h

⚡️A new investigation by Їne Back Їversen exposes Russia’s expanding mass graves in occupied Mariupol.

The growing burial sites reveal thousands of civilians killed as the city was turned to rubble.

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Dannie D 🦋 @dannied.bsky.social · 6h

ICE is offering $50K sign-on bonuses while our military waits in food banks.

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 6h

Meanwhile in Russia: frustrated by the creeping speed of Putin's invasion, state TV host Vladimir Solovyov provides his advice to the troops on how to speed up their advancement, and proposes various terrorist attacks and sabotage against Europe & the US.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghan...

Vladimir Solovyov tells the Russian military how to advance faster and how to punish the West

YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 22h

🇺🇸https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10/unicorn-bride-marries-kenny-from-south-park-at-portland-ice-protest.html

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

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Collin Fisher 🇺🇦 @collinfisherphd.bsky.social · 7h

The Yankees did the same thing to Ken Griffey Jr. when he was a kid. In the incident, the white players were allowed to have their children at practice but he was told to leave. He vowed never to play for the Yankees even if they were the only team offering him a job.

RAKETTA DU HOCKEY🇨🇦 @hockeyvids.bsky.social · 9h

Vladdy admits why he dislikes the Yankees in a 2023 interview: "When a team humiliates you, the Lord grants you the ability to humiliate them

“It was me who was removed from the stadium, I was 7 or 8 years old, so I was like okay... Now when I arrive you're going to feel my presence in the Bronx."

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Lee-in-Iowa 💙 @lee-in-iowa.bsky.social · 7h

Frogs in Portland:

Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that they are mic up just interviewing this frog like this is all completely normal makes me happy. Thank you for your service FROGTIFA 🐸

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7h

If James visits the home regularly then it is available to her for personal use, which means it is not a “rental investment property” as defined by the mortgage rider…and therefore negates the central claim of the indictment

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 13h

NYT reports that Letitia James’s great niece lives in the home that is the subject of the indictment.

The niece reportedly testified before a *different* grand jury, telling them that she had lived there for many years without paying rent. James visits regularly.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Letitia James
Indictment
Read the Indictment
Timeline of Conflict
Indic
But in June, IMs. Thompson testified to a grand
jury in Norfolk that she had lived in the house for years and that she did not pay rent, a person familiar with her testimony said. She was not asked to testify again, and the grand jury that voted to indict Ms. James was not seated in Norfolk, but in Alexandria.
The specter of Mr. Trump's revenge campaign has so far overshadowed the facts of the case, given how he has pushed for Ms. James's punishment. For years, he has railed against her on social media, calling her a "crook" and
"corrunt" Last month. he also appointed Ms.

for a peaceful life after years of turbulence in several cities.
The family, Nakia Thompson and her children, have lived at the address ever since, according to two people familiar with the home, and until this week, the plan for a more lacid existence had largely gone as expected. Several times a year, the people said, a great-aunt who had purchased the house in 2020 with Ms.
Thompson in mind would come for an extended stay.
This week, with the filing of court papers some 200 miles north, the plan came to an abrupt end.
The great-aunt - Letitia James, the New York attorney general - was indicted by President Trump's Justice Department. The yellow house,

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7h

Or as the New York Times puts it: “Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox…”

Mr. Trump's budgetary maneuvering appeared unorthodox, even though it may spare more than 1 million active-duty service members from the financial hardship of missing a paycheck next week. It was not clear how much money the administration had at its disposal, and how long it could rely on accounting moves to pay troops during the shutdown.

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Collin Fisher 🇺🇦 @collinfisherphd.bsky.social · 7h

The Yankees did the same thing to Ken Griffey Jr. when he was a kid. In the incident, the white players were allowed to have their children at practice but he was told to leave. He vowed never to play for the Yankees even if they were the only team offering him a job.

RAKETTA DU HOCKEY🇨🇦 @hockeyvids.bsky.social · 9h

Vladdy admits why he dislikes the Yankees in a 2023 interview: "When a team humiliates you, the Lord grants you the ability to humiliate them

“It was me who was removed from the stadium, I was 7 or 8 years old, so I was like okay... Now when I arrive you're going to feel my presence in the Bronx."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8h

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 · 8h

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...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16h

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Collin Fisher 🇺🇦 @collinfisherphd.bsky.social · 7h

Wow! The owner of the helicopter has stated the pilot and passenger are safe with no serious injuries.

AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Mass casualty incident declared following helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, California. - Faytuks Network/USEmergAlerts

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Collin Fisher 🇺🇦 @collinfisherphd.bsky.social · 8h

Looks like a movie was being filmed right under it in one of the videos.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 11h

Brilliant! Must be copied in every city. Neuter Trump's authoritarianism. Make the world laugh at him. Shine a spotlight on his lies.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Nathan (TBI era)🌲 @never-say-die.bsky.social · 1d

Putting a bunch of Qatari Jets in the heart of Christian Nationalist prepper country is a…choice.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Ustinoffs Hausgeist 🎃 @ustinoff.bsky.social · 6d

Sorry all my friends outside Germany. I apologize for the words of our former chancellor. She was wrong to rely on Russian gas and she still is wrong. Germany should support our allies in democracy and rule of law in Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine . Russia is a threat to a free Europe.

Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 6d

🤡 🇩🇪 Ex-Chancellor Merkel in a Hungarian Interview: ‘Poland & Baltics bear blame for breakdown of our relations with Russia.’ 🧐

Well, there it is again - the ‘Berlin syndrome‘ of blaming Eastern European ex-colonies of Russia for the Russian wars of aggression rears its ugly head. Sad to see this.

Brisantes Interview: Merkel gibt Polen Mitschuld an Putins Krieg

Angela Merkel gibt Polen und baltischen Staaten Mitschuld am Abbruch der diplomatischen Beziehungen mit Russland und Ukraine-Krieg.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 15h

⚡️Estonia closes border crossing with Russia over unusual military activity.

Estonia has temporarily closed the Saatse border crossing following heightened Russian military activity near the area, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 10.

Estonia closes border crossing with Russia over unusual military activity

Estonia has temporarily closed the Saatse border crossing following heightened Russian military activity near the area, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on Oct. 10.

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