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Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 1h

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

Portland Frog gets it

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 2d

Armed agents in Florida showed up at the door of a 77-year-old anti-Trump protester who wrote a postcard to the state's finance chief that said only "You lack values" www.axios.com/local/tampa-...

Armed Florida agents visited Largo man over postcard critical of CFO Ingoglia

The situation raises questions about how Ingoglia's office is utilizing law enforcement.

www.axios.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 11h

This is the longest episode we've ever done, and it's a banger. We've got a link to the drop on Patreon now. This will be on our main feed, so you'll get it first thing Monday morning on all the podcast apps -- just search "Posting Through It" and follow us there.

www.patreon.com/posts/044-wh...

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 2h

"You're gonna get the dog."

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 20h

Imagine being a dying WW2 veteran and the last thing you see on earth is your great-grandson invading Portland for fascism and losing to a frog wizard.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate income taxes are $77 billion lower than last year, primarily due to the Republican tax cuts for the rich.

itep.org/trump-tax-la...

Well, That Was Fast: Trump Tax Law’s New Corporate Breaks are Already Worsening the Deficit

Corporate income taxes for the fiscal year that ended in September are $77 billion lower than in the previous year, a 15 percent drop.

itep.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 6h

An influencer asked to collab with a Scottsdale, AZ bakery and was told no thanks. Influencer then shows up, leaves a rude and condescending review, so the owner drops this video with receipts about how the include tried to “blackmail”. Wild.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AfqYBh/

I will forever dedicate my time and energy to continue to make it right to the people who value my teams hard work and have respected us and supported us since day one. #review #influencer #bakery

TikTok video by JLPATISSERIE

www.tiktok.com

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 9h

Ice lollies with ice cream inside are an abomination. Make your mind up, you're either an ice lolly or an ice cream not both. The combination is revolting.

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All Elite Central @allelitecentral.com · 20h

BREAKING: Darby Allin appeared at the NY Comic Con panel and got into an altercation with Jon Moxley.

@rjcity.bsky.social stepping in!

(via AEWonTV on Twitter)

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All Elite Wrestling @allelitewrestling.com · 1d

#AEWWrestleDream
8pm ET/5pm PT
Saturday, 10/18

AEW World Title
@hangmanpage.bsky.social vs Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe wants to collect what's owed for helping The Champion beat The Death Riders, but Hangman KNOWS he can outlast the Samoan Submission Machine.

Hangman vs Joe
LIVE on HBO Max PPV!

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Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 18h

Hand stuff?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 21h

Die SPY die

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 21h

oh no

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 21h

looks like it’s working as expected

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 20h

Was it accusations of plagiarism?

Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 20h

Puts on the NASDAQ come Monday.

Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 20h

This dude cannot stop crying about spilled milkshake.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

Why aren’t more women using the deepfake site? 🤔

Sora 2 is drawing a huge crowd of teenage boys. This doesn't bode well — trust me.

Sora 2 seems to encourage people to make fun of each other. It's also attracting a lot of teenage boys. This could be a nightmare for Sam Altman.

www.businessinsider.com

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Dean Alan @deanalan5.bsky.social · 22h

Not letting a capitalist do everything he wants is now serving the wants of the Antichrist. 🤡💩

George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

I couldn't believe this but it's true, Thiel can't decide whether the antichrist is Greta or Big Yud. Positively reeling.

(Washington Post) -- Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are "legionnaires of the Antichrist" in private lectures on Christianity that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future, according to recordings reviewed by The Washington Post.
In the four, roughly two-hour lectures, which began last month and culminated Monday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Thiel laid out his religious views to a sold-out audience told to keep the contents "off-the-record," according to an event listing. He argued that those who propose limits on technology development not only hinder business but threaten to usher in the destruction of the United States and an era of global totalitarian rule, according to the recordings.
"In the 17th, 18th century, the Antichrist would have been a Dr. Strangelove, a scientist who did all this sort of evil crazy science," Thiel said in his Sept. 15 opening talk, according to the recordings. "In the 21st century, the Antichrist is a Luddite who wants to stop all science. It's someone like Greta or Eliezer," he said, referring to Thunberg and Eliezer Yudkowsky, a prominent critic of the tech industry's approach to AI.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 9d

Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

harpers.org/archive/1941...

Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson

harpers.org

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