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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23h

Just to be clear, this is EXACTLY what Pete Hegseth said, word for word, on video in a formal announcement:

“We’re signing a letter of acceptance to BUILD A QATARI AIR FORCE FACILITY at the Mountain Home Airbase.”

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 23h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

If you look closely at the indictments of James Comey and Letitia James, you will find something very interesting. Both of them contain a tremendous amount of, what we refer to as, “bullshit”.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 19h

LMAO. this is going to turn out well I can feel it

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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slotsqueen3.bsky.social @slotsqueen3.bsky.social · 20h

There's something so creepy about Johnson..just looking at him should give everyone creepy vibes

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 20h

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/o...

With U.S. port fees on Chinese-built ships coming, ocean freight carriers scramble to avoid surprise financial hit

Confusion over looming port fee rules on China-built containerships has ocean carriers scrutinizing financing deals that could deem them to be Chinese entities.

www.cnbc.com

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 2d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 2d

SAD!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 1d

It's crazy.

Cathy Thom @cathyscorner.bsky.social · 1d

Since when has the USA ever let ANY foreign country, let alone one with ties to terrorist organizations, build a military base on our own soil??? 😳😠 The gifted plane & real estate deals for Trump from Qatar are getting more & more expensive every day for the American people - & not just financially.

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 1d

www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The Tory Implosion Offers a Warning for Both Parties in America

Once the model for modern conservatism, Britain’s Tories are now flailing for relevance — and embracing Trump-style populism as a lifeline.

www.politico.com

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 1d

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

www.propublica.org

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 1d

www.nobelpeaceprize.org/articles/nob...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado - Nobel Peace Prize

for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

www.nobelpeaceprize.org

denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 1d

apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

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.

apnews.com

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 1d

fortune.com/2025/10/09/a...

Roughly half of U.S. states are effectively in a recession and ‘hanging on by their fingertips,’ Moody’s chief economist says | Fortune

Moody’s chief economist, Mark Zandi, tells Fortune parts of America are already in recession, with 22 state economies contracting despite strong national GDP growth.

fortune.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 3d

Also fuck you Texas for doing this, invading another state with armed troops; lone star Republic my ass

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing to see here, just Trump going for his second “yearly” checkup this year.

Anyone ready to admit that something is wrong with POTUS yet?

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denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 2d

“I’m so embarrassed on behalf of my Republican colleagues for not even being willing to say that you shouldn’t jail your political opponents.”

— Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), quoted by NOTUS.

denisetyrrell.bsky.social @denisetyrrell.bsky.social · 2d

AG Ken Paxton announces undercover investigations of “leftist terror cells” www.texastribune.org/2025/10/08/k... via @texastribune.org

AG Ken Paxton announces undercover investigations of “leftist terror cells”

Paxton cited the recent attack on a Dallas immigration field office, though the shooter’s political affiliation was unclear and there was no evidence he was linked to organized “cells.”

www.texastribune.org

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

The White House Antifa Roundtable is one of the best displays I’ve seen of this-is-how-bad-it’s-gotten — just a sewer of open fascism, dementia, morons and freaks, and incoherent rage.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

It's a well-established global phenomenon: secret police organizations always recruit losers, mediocrities, people who can't succeed in a competitive environment, whether bureaucratic, academic or commercial. These are people who will follow orders and engage in depraved, violent conduct when asked.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 4d

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kingbradentucky.bsky.social @kingbradentucky.bsky.social · 3d

One of the most predicable things ever.

The solution for these fascists will to be forcing black prison labor to the fields.

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 3d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.

www.rollingstone.com

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 3d

It’s true, to this day I remain on the rolls of the Chicago Jewish Mafia.

3-1-2 represent!

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