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Oscar&Felix @oscar-felix.bsky.social · 6h

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 2h

@seditionhunters.bsky.social did phenominal work identifying J6ers; wonder if they are working on IDing ICE?

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3h

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 6h

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders are doing a Town Hall on CNN this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 9:00 PM (Eastern Time)

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 2h

so peace deal already broken?

elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 11h

Absolutely horrible news - Saleh was killed today

www.middleeasteye.net/news/saleh-a...

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3h

He has…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people…

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

—Declaration of Independence, 1776

David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 3h

lord knows since 2016 they've had plenty of time to work on it 🙄

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3h

in which a sitting justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seems to imply he’s worried about whether there’ll be a presidential race in 2028 boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Speculating on Republican motivations, Dougherty said at his Chestnut Hill event that he expects the court to continue playing a major role in election law: “The theory is that we have to deal with a congressional election in 2026, and there’s preparation regarding gerrymandering for the next presidential election—should there be one.”

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 3h

Donald Trump estime que... aka wishcasting

Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 3h

EN DIRECT, Gaza : Donald Trump estime que « la guerre est terminée » ; Israël dans l’attente de la libération des otages

L’accord de paix entré en vigueur vendredi prévoit que les 48 otages, dont 20 seraient vivants, doivent être rendus à Israël avant lundi à 11 heures (heure de Paris). Israël ne libérera les détenus palestiniens qu’après confirmation que tous les otages ont été rendus.

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Garlic Bread and Roses 🏴 @aceanarchist.bsky.social · 12h

Here is an excellent guide by @crimethinc.com about wearing goggles and masks to demonstrations. crimethinc.com/2020/09/02/a...

A Demonstrator’s Guide to Gas Masks and Goggles

Everything you need to know to choose the right gas mask or goggles to protect your eyes and lungs from chemical agents and projectiles.

crimethinc.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

An HHS source says admin also RIFed entire Office of Population Affairs last night.
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 4h

Gator!

SlashFilm @slashfilm.bsky.social · 4h

Certain Yellowstone actors were just as valuable behind the scenes as they were on-screen, especially the one who kept the show's cast and crew fed.

One Of Yellowstone's Actors Was In Charge Of Feeding The Show's Cast And Crew - SlashFilm

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Dr. Vin Gupta @vinguptamd.bsky.social · 5h

The staff of the CDC - all public servants with impeccable credentials - often do unheralded work.

It’s that very work which makes us clinicians much smarter - they let us know of new threats, give us key disease trends, and help shape our diagnostic acumen.

A functioning CDC is good medicine.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 5h

I have always loved @propublica.org's mission statement. It speaks to method as much as mission, and does not shrink from describling their journalism as a moral undertaking. www.propublica.org/about/

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Max McCoy @maxmccoy.com · 8h

My @kansasreflector.com column today.

The work of Kansas artist Blackbear Bosin straddled rivers — and worlds • Kansas Reflector

“The Keeper of the Plains” is Blackbear Bosin’s 44-foot steel sculpture of a Native American, hands lifted to the heavens. It is installed on a rocky plinth above the confluence of the Arkansas and Li...

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Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 6h

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 11h

So that makes at least 4 J6ers creeping on PDX ICE protests.

Fulfer, David Medina, Katie Daviscourt & Quincey Franklin.

It's been surreal watching them all code switch to calling anti-ICE protestors "insurrectionists" as soon as they realized it was the magic police state button.

Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 1d

Far-right asshole Josh Fulfer, who called for vehicular assaults on Portland protestors, has come up from California & is filming on the ground tonight.

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 5h

Missouri: Local health officials confirm tuberculosis case in Ozark School District www.ozarksfirst.com/news/tubercu...

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Data Report @datareport.bsky.social · 5h

People warned as tuberculosis cases rise in England www.pharmacy.biz/tb-cases-ris...

People warned as tuberculosis cases rise in England

TB cases in England rose by 13.6% in 2024, sparking a UKHSA warning. Public urged to recognize symptoms and seek early GP consultation. New TB National Action Plan launched to break transmission and a...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11h

BREAKING: Prominent Palestinian journalist Saleh Aljafarawi has been killed by gunmen in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighbourhood, making him one of more than 270 journalists killed since Israel’s war began in 2023.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p49p9n

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11h

we just received a surprise generous donation to bolts today so I want to say thank you to everyone who reads us and everyone who has decided to support us—we love that you see our value and sustain us!

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 3d

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Andrew Weissmann (@weissmann)

Listen to our dissection of the government stance on the Comey arraignment. And a discussion of Pam Bondi’s “performance” (I won’t say testimony) before Congress. Thanks Jen for the discussion.

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 11h

wow - i'm on east coast US, using spectrum for internet... and can't access. not currently subscribed to a VPN; only use when out of country. any chance they can get around the block ?

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EsmeWrites @esmewrites.bsky.social · 11h

Xi to trump, "you don't have the cards right now." 😂

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 11h

The Irish Times view on Trump and China: trade tensions are rising again

Markets took fright at the US president’s new tariff threat and Beijing is showing no signs of backing down

www.irishtimes.com

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