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Omnia ex nihilo @jwill762.bsky.social · 17m

Yet I don't hear a lot of discussion about WW3. Perhaps there's confusion over what this was going to look like?

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

China has sharply increased its supply of key components - fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries, among other drone components - needed to make the fiber-optic drones to Russia, The Washington Post reports.

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geraldroman.bsky.social @geraldroman.bsky.social · 5m

Absolutely. Already here.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

China has sharply increased its supply of key components - fiber-optic cables and lithium-ion batteries, among other drone components - needed to make the fiber-optic drones to Russia, The Washington Post reports.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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geraldroman.bsky.social @geraldroman.bsky.social · 6m

Once you know who the Father of Lies is, you know exactly who his children are.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 12m

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 40m

Here's one of the posts that State listed as foreigners whose visa they stripped. Ask yourself, how they found this? Unlike the others, it doesn't mention Kirk, nor anything in English.

It likely came from this Facebook post.

www.facebook.com/philippbreit...

„Wenn Faschisten sterben, jammern Demokraten nicht.“
Dieses widerwärtige Zitat des ZDF-Drehbuchautors und Publizisten Mario Sixtus, veröffentlicht nur Stunden nach dem Attentat auf Charlie Kirk, markiert einen moralischen Tiefpunkt.
Wer so spricht, entlarvt sich selbst: nicht als Demokrat, sondern als Zyniker, der das Fundament unserer freiheitlichen Ordnung mit Füßen tritt. Wer den Tod eines politischen Gegners feiert, beweist nicht Haltung, sondern bestätigt, dass er in Wahrheit keinerlei Respekt vor der Demokratie hat – denn Demokratie lebt vom Wort, von der Debatte, vom Streit der Argumente, nicht vom Hass auf Menschenleben.
Ja, Charlie Kirk hat radikale Positionen vertreten, ja, er war streitbar und unbequem. Aber er hat die Debatte gesucht. Und solange Debatte, Rede, Diskurs möglich ist, gibt es einen zivilisierten, legitimen Rahmen. Gewalt, Häme über den Tod und Entmenschlichung gehören nicht dazu.
Darum sage ich es klar: Jeder, der sich über den Tod eines Menschen freut, disqualifiziert sich selbst als Demokrat. Wer vorgibt, gegen Unmenschlichkeit zu kämpfen, dabei aber selbst unmenschlich handelt, ist ein Heuchler.
Der Fall zeigt erneut, wie tief die Risse in unserer Gesellschaft sind – und wie groß die Gefahr, dass die selbsternannte „moralische Elite“ in Wahrheit jede moralische Orientierung verloren hat.

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 3h

“I can’t believe you would even suggest something like this,” Jeff Bezos huffed as he turned and defiantly stepped into his giant space dong, ready to filing himself into low orbit for no apparent reason.

Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 4h

Underneath everything else, it’s all about the billionaires’ dicks.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 8h

OpenAI CEO announces they will soon allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content.

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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 15h

A conversation with Jack Smith: youtu.be/DR79GW6SvxE?...

The State of the United States: A Conversation with Jack Smith

YouTube video by UCL Laws

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 6h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 6h

Welp—CDC’s entire data team for its legendary national health and nutrition survey (NHANES)—our health census—has been laid off. Now we are flying blind to nutrition and chronic disease status in the U.S.—is this supposed to help us be MAHA? www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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The Weeknight on MSNBC @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social · 7h

FIRST ON @msnbc.com: Fmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith makes his first public comments on his investigations into Donald Trump, speaking exclusively with MSNBC’s Andrew Weissmann in London.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9h

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago’s East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9h

ICE in Chicago

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9h

ICE in Chicago

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9h

Two dozen masked ICE Federal Secret Police, who are kitted out like they are going to war, kidnap a local and brutalize the community.

Toward the end of the video, they throw a gas cannister that almost hits a baby. 😟

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8h

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 7h

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 7h

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 7h

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geraldroman.bsky.social @geraldroman.bsky.social · 7h

Make America great again? More like make Americans take it in the *ss.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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geraldroman.bsky.social @geraldroman.bsky.social · 12h

“The lawless Man” says what?

geraldroman.bsky.social @geraldroman.bsky.social · 12h

The Father of lies is his Father. I believe that is his Father, the Devil.

geraldroman.bsky.social @geraldroman.bsky.social · 12h

A turn? He was holding his head in position staring at his big beautiful chart.His story changes every time.

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