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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)

Watch to the end. 🫶🙌✊💪❤️

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19h

As President Trump tries to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, conservative influencers are working to support his claim that the city is burning with viral clips from one block. https://wapo.st/4q5HM0n

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 16h

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths.
Journalism is a right and a pillar upholding “the edifice of our societies” that must be protected and defended, he said.
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

For weeks, anti-immigration agents have tossed smoke bombs at people in cars, shot so-called “less lethal” weapons like rubber bullets and pepper balls, and deployed a staggering amount of tear gas, sometimes unleashing it almost casually into streets crowded with passersby. trib.al/hvYuXLw

Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

You should lock your phone with a passcode or facial recognition. But that wouldn’t stop wireless companies, law enforcement, or hackers from reading your most mundane SMS missives—even without physical access to your phone.

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

To keep your texts safe from prying eyes, make sure they’re encrypted with these 4 tips.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14h

“I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district." trib.al/zTN18Tp

MTG Turns Against Republicans in Shocking Flip on Government Shutdown

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks Democrats have a point on the Obamacare fight at the center of the government shutdown.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 15h

"We’ve seen this movie before, and Black communities have been telling America how it ends."

Black People Knew This Would Happen

Generational experience has taught us what happens when the state builds a weapon for someone else: Sooner or later, it finds a way back to us.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13h

A new book argues that when easy money ran out, Silicon Valley’s billionaires looked for someone to keep the good times rolling. They found him in Donald Trump.

What Really Drove Silicon Valley’s Shift to the Right

In Gilded Rage, journalist Jacob Silverman argues that a decade of free cash turned tech’s utopians into power brokers and made Trump their unlikely ally.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 8h

Duh…what threats??

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13h

Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says

Vice-president calls crime ‘out of control’ in US cities as Trump faces legal battles for use of federal forces The White House is talking about invoking the Insurrection Act that would allow the deployment of military troops on US soil to quell domestic unrest amid legal challenges over the moves, JD Vance confirmed on Sunday. Vance was asked on NBC News’s Meet the Press whether Donald Trump was seriously considering invoking the emergency power to deploy national guard forces and even the US military in domestic settings. Continue reading...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Here’s the uncomfortable truth,” Shira Efron writes about what the Israel-Gaza peace plan means for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “This ‘victory’ is actually a defeat — a necessary and blessed defeat — of this government’s messianic vision.”

Opinion | Trump’s Peace Plan Dismantled Netanyahu’s Vision for Gaza

While he is trying to sell it as a strategic win, the peace deal contradicts many of his coalition’s goals.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Under a new California law, families who lose everything in future wildfires in the state will be able to collect the bulk of their insurance payout without cataloging every item burned.

California Orders Insurers to Pay More for Wildfire Victims’ Lost Items

After years of fires that left families tallying every burned toothbrush, a new law is requiring insurers to ease a grueling burden.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 8h

Let’s investigate his cognitive tests…

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11h

⚡️U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 12 calling for the reinstatement of the investigation into the 2019 impeachment proceedings against him.

“The Ukraine impeachment (of me!) Scam was a far bigger illegal Hoax than Watergate,” Trump said.

Trump calls on Congress to investigate 2019 “hoax” impeachment over Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Oct. 12 calling for the reinstatement of the investigation into the 2019 impeachment proceedings against him.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 8h

Have to wonder if this way-too-late move is about the Nobel Prize because it sure isn’t about any coherent policy

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8h

President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon — suggesting that he could be ready to increase the pressure on Vladimir Putin’s government using a key weapons system. https://to.pbs.org/4923Frd

Trump says he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russia continues conflict

Trump's suggestions followed Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20h

Video shows the immense level of destruction left behind by Israeli forces in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue. n.pr/4qlDkuC

5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15h

Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., the last living witness of his cousin Emmett Till's abduction, will be the convocation speaker at the conclusion of Tougaloo College’s Founders’ Week on Sunday, Oct. 12.

Emmett Till Center to Honor His Legacy With Events Across State

The Emmett Till Interpretative Center will continue its “Remembering Emmett” series with events across Mississippi in October and November.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13h

Fifty miles off the Tuscan coast, in a sparkling blue expanse, ancient creatures are roosting beneath the waves. They spend their days feasting on an unlikely source of nourishment: methane, a potent greenhouse gas that leaks out of cracks in the seafloor. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 8h

Another clergy member from the Church of Cruelty…but the Pope doesn’t like this fake Catholic…

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13h

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stalemate in Congress.

Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 22h

New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno was elected mayor in the race to succeed LaToya Cantrell, who is ending a turbulent second term shadowed by federal corruption charges.

Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans' mayoral race

New Orleans city councilmember Helena Moreno is the city's next mayor. The Democrat avoided a runoff in a wide field and will take office in January.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 8h

Yawn…one dictator financing another with the taxpayer’s checkbook

CNN @cnn.com · 13h

The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

“They sponsor this? Fuck them. No, really. Fuck them—I mean it. And you can quote me on that.”

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 8h

Perfect post for anyone who this this prick will be an improves over the current psycho

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10h

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress.
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On 12th day of shutdown, Vance warns new 'painful' cuts ahead

Hundreds of thousands of workers have been furloughed in recent days. In a court filing on Friday, the White House said well over 4,000 employees would soon be fired.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 10h

Oregon Republicans are a shameful nest of anti-Americans

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

President Trump called Portland a war zone last week, and now state Republicans are trying to deliver one—by sharing a photo of “South American riot police” in 2008 from Getty Images. trib.al/UoWffPr

Republicans Caught Using Fake Image to Lie for Trump About Portland

The Oregon Republican Party used images of riots in South America.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 10h

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13h

Acquisition Logistics had no prior experience in incarceration. Previously, its biggest federal contract was $16 million, and CEO Ken Wagner is circling retirement at 77.

Could it safely operate a 5,000-bed detention facility?

How a tiny, inexperienced firm landed a $1.3 billion detention deal

To hold 5,000 human beings.

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Decency Deplores MAGA @danidono.bsky.social · 10h

Everything he does is sinister

The Intercept @theintercept.com · 12h

"Like an incantation, they call the notion of insurrection into being to justify the Insurrection Act’s invocation when no such justification exists in material reality."

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act

An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

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