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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12h

Tens of millions of people have died from Covid.

Every country should have responded with record investments in public health infrastructure.

Instead the US government is putting us all at greater risk of more catastrophes by firing hundreds of top scientists whose job is to prevent outbreaks.

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 14m

Thiel and the Antichrist www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Thiel and the Antichrist

As The Guardian has reported, Peter Thiel has been lecturing in San Francisco about the Antichrist, Armageddon and a one-world order. What his Antichrist fixation tells us is a great deal about his vi...

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 24m

“You use political violence as a pretext to go after your political enemies. Some of them have been chomping at the bit to do this. They’re going after mainstream opponents and other critics. They’re defining unacceptable behavior as broadly as possible.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 1h

Deep Robotics launches ‘all-weather’ humanoid robot Deep Robotics launches ‘all-weather’ humanoid robot roboticsandautomationnews.com/2025/10/10/d...

Deep Robotics launches ‘all-weather’ humanoid robot

Deep Robotics has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first industrial-grade humanoid robot designed for all-weather outdoor use. The new model, DR02, was introduced on October 9 and is the comp…

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Staircase in the Grands Magasins Dufayel department store, Paris, 19th century

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Doug Coulson @dougcoulson.bsky.social · 2h

Read to the end.

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 23h

Hertfordshire County Council rules for library use, 1930

RULES FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY
BAN ON LIARS AND DIRTY FACES
Strict rules, which have been approved by the Hertfordshire County Council, are to be imposed by the Hyde Institute Library, Barnet Vale.

LIBRARY USERS iN FUTURE MUST NOT:
Enter the library if their faces are offensively dirty.
Fall asleep on the tables.
Eat their lunches whilst reading papers, books, &c
Smoke in the building.
Leave their business cards behind.
Make themselves a nuisance.
Kick or damage the furniture.
Bring dogs within the portals.
Tell lies to the librarian.
Enter when they are in an inebriated con- dition.
If they have small-pox.

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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 2h

Estonia border incident exposes faultline in NATO defenses.

Increase in armed presence near sensitive border crossing is part of “multifaceted hybrid warfare” campaign, retired US Army colonel with NATO experience tells Kyiv Post.

www.kyivpost.com/post/61913

Estonia Border Incident Exposes Faultline in NATO Defenses, Military Analyst Warns

Increase in armed presence near sensitive border crossing is part of “multifaceted hybrid warfare” campaign, retired US Army Colonel with NATO experience tells Kyiv Post

www.kyivpost.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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The Economist @economist.com · 2h

Yevgenia Berkovich’s poems provided oxygen for those who were gasping for words after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 1843 reports how her art struck a nerve with Putin

The Kremlin put her on trial. She stole the show

Why did the Russian state go after an experimental theatre director?

econ.st

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14h

RIP DIANE KEATON (1946-2025)

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2h

In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality

The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology

In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality

www.newscientist.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16h

Argentina. Qatar. Trump is selling out America, piece by piece. Where did America First go?

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

Yes. This.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10h

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Désespérer @decervelage.bsky.social · 10h

Although Karloff and Lugosi are still household names, few sadly remember Todd Slaughter, England’s first cinematic horror icon.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 10h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 9h

How do we prepare students for democracy when teachers must self-censor?

Inside Voices: When you can’t discuss censorship at a censorship conference

How do we prepare students for democracy when teachers must self-censor?

www.sltrib.com

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Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 9h

and if you’re a doj lawyer making bad faith representations to federal judges everyday you deserve to be disbarred

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 10h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 14h

Update: Eight people are confirmed dead and at least 10 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

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Six Dead, At Least 12 Injured in Three Mississippi Shootings

Six people are confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured in three separate shootings in Mississippi on the night of Friday, Oct. 10.

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Bogleg @bogleg.net · 20h

This would be very French and very effective.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 1d

Trump to China: obey my command or I will destroy the United States

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 17h

Vincent Giarrano

Painting of a Black woman in a bathtub and knees up one elbow on the side of the tub holding her head just got a big head and natural hair we see her from the side

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 20h

every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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