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Cap Wilhelm-Safian @capws.bsky.social · 6h

New country song hot of the presses! This one is for all you barkeeps out there!

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Soul’s Canvas @carolinefk3.bsky.social · 1d

Sharing some favorite signs from #NoKings protests today! It was wonderful to see soulful unity today 🤍

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13h

The Tony Blair Institute is heavily backed by Larry Ellison & was “involved in plans to create a new ‘Trump Riviera.’” That vision “envisages creating a ‘blockchain registry for land’ to underpin the construction of up to 8 ‘AI-powered, smart planned cities on the inner side of the Gaza Ring.“ …1/

Pro-Trump Tech Billionaires Are Poised to Cash In on Gaza's 'Peace' Deal

Documents show Tony Blair’s Ellison-funded institute designed Gaza’s recovery plan on data-driven lines echoing Oracle-Palantir war systems.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16h

“Larry Ellison’s Oracle & Peter Thiel’s Palantir now form a single operational spine for digital governance and defence, from cloud infrastructure to predictive analytics. And Trump’s Gaza peace plan looks like the vehicle thru which that spine could extend into Gaza’s reconstruction.” 10/16/25 …1/

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This Is Bad, Really Bad @wendyreed.bsky.social · 11h

Nevertheless she persists. FFS, listen to Elizabeth Warren.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 2d

Holy “parallel establishment”. “Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s approval of a new bank backed by two GOP megadonors, tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey” … 1/ www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Trump administration gives initial approval to bank backed by GOP megadonors

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says the approval of Erebor Bank, which is linked to Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, is a classic example of crony capitalism.

www.msnbc.com

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21h

After more than a decade of growing his career in cancer research in Australia and then being recruited to a coveted position in the U.S, Canadian-born scientist Wes Wilson packed up his lab at Penn Medical in Philadelphia & has moved 800kms north to Toronto. #Canada

www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

Canada’s brain gain: A scientific migration amid U.S turmoil

More than 600 scientists – about half from the U.S. – ‘raise their hands’ as they compete for positions at a Canadian Hospital.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Eleanor Grant @eleanor7.bsky.social · 5h

How did this happen? Was it the 3 strikes you're out rule, that takes away judges' discretion?

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Eleanor Grant @eleanor7.bsky.social · 5h

I think the @bluejays.com will win on Monday night. But they've had a very worthy opponent.

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justpeaceadvocates.ca @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social · 19h

CBC is finally shining a light on how Canadian charities are helping fund illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This powerful Fifth Estate investigation, "Funding the Occupation", exposes what’s been hidden for too long. Important, timely journalism.
Watch: buff.ly/qSE8WdJ

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19h

This is sick. Several of the MS13 gang members Trump traded to Bukele so he could have access to CECOT prison for deportees were actually COOPERATORS with law enforcement. He betrayed them. wapo.st/4nbNiM4

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19h

Western intelligence agencies eye neo-fascist fight clubs: ‘an international white supremacist movement’

Security services are monitoring ‘active clubs’ as they move across borders to spread their extremist ideology

www.theguardian.com

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The Young Turks @theyoungturks.bsky.social · 19h

Sen. Elizabeth Warren explains how President Trump is putting American taxpayers last with his bailout of Argentina.

Elizabeth Warren EMBARRASSES Trump At His Own Game

Sen. Elizabeth Warren explains how President Trump is putting American taxpayers last with his bailout of Argentina. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks. Do you agree with TYT's take? Tell us…

www.youtube.com

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 19h

Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while the Trump administration spends millions to militarize American cities.

Teachers Scrambled After ICE Released Tear Gas Outside a Chicago Elementary School

Chicago teachers said they’re dealing with traumatized students in underfunded schools — while Trump spends millions to militarize American cities.

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josied82.bsky.social @josied82.bsky.social · 20h

Important read.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's federal agents shot Marimar Martinez, a US citizen, multiple times for allegedly menacing them with her car in Chicago. Only hours later, Kristi Noem and DHS started spreading disinformation about the shooting.

Now the official line is crumbling. 1/

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newrepublic.com/article/2019...

Trump’s Secret Police Shot a Citizen. Then Damning New Info Emerged.

As the official Trump administration line about the shooting of a Chicago woman crumbles, Senator Chris Murphy is asking pointed questions about what really happened here. Will we ever get answers?

newrepublic.com

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Reuters @reuters.com · 20h

Israeli military launches attacks on Gaza, ceasefire under strain reut.rs/3KVkES5

Israeli military launches attacks on Gaza, ceasefire under strain

Israel's attacks were the most serious test of an already fragile ceasefire, which took effect on October 11.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 19h

Death toll in Gaza rises to 15 since Sunday morning - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-gaza-rises-15-sunday-morning

Death toll in Gaza rises to 15 since Sunday morning

<article data-history-node-id="430385" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-gaza-rises-15-sunday-morning" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/death-toll-gaza-rises-15-sunday-morning" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Death toll in Gaza rises to 15 since Sunday morning</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The number of Palestinians killed in a wave of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip has risen to 15, with several others wounded. </p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Eleanor Grant @eleanor7.bsky.social · 18h

1000 killed by Israel in the West Bank in 2 years. The drip drip of daily violence that goes unnoticed, but is escalating

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 19h

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers assault olive pickers - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-nablus-raid-settlers-assault-olive-pickers

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers assault olive pickers

UN says over 1,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since October 2023 - 43 percent of all West Bank deaths in past 20 years

www.middleeasteye.net

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 19h

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers assault olive pickers - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-nablus-raid-settlers-assault-olive-pickers

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus raid as settlers assault olive pickers

UN says over 1,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since October 2023 - 43 percent of all West Bank deaths in past 20 years

www.middleeasteye.net

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Stefan E. Jones @stefanejones.bsky.social · 19h

Inflatable animal protesters, dancing to "Can You Hear the People Sing?"

#NoKings in Beaverton, OR

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19h

This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.

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Eleanor Grant @eleanor7.bsky.social · 19h

Canadians, you can still sign this petition today (Sunday)

kairoscanada.bsky.social @kairoscanada.bsky.social · 22h

Last day of #ProclaimJubilee!2025 but it's not the end.
Help us collect 100K #TurnDebtIntoHope petition signatures by Nov 10 (COP30).
Sound the horn with your community, sign + share the petition, send us your photos. kairoscanada.org/proclaim-ju...
#debtjustice

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Eleanor Grant @eleanor7.bsky.social · 1d

I am just so grateful there wasn't any violence today against peaceful protesters!

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

🇹🇷 NEW: Turkish Rescue Team Stalled at Rafah as Netanyahu Blocks Entry

An 80-member Turkish disaster response team remains stranded on Egypt’s side of the Rafah crossing, waiting for Israeli approval to enter Gaza and assist in recovering the bodies...

(Information by Hamdah Salhut for Al Jazeera.)

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Eleanor Grant @eleanor7.bsky.social · 1d

Last week I posted on here that the World Series will be between the Blue Jays and the Dodgers.
I'm still standing by it....

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