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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 8d

If you thought you heard the sound outside your home of dogs mauling a child, what would you do?

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Israel intensifies use of quadcopters to terrorise and target civilians in Gaza, with terrifying sounds and home invasions

The Israeli occupation army has intensified its use of quadcopter drones as tools of psychological intimidation, surveillance, and direct killing

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 4h

It’s extraordinary that Biden’s main weaknesses were inflation and cognitive decline and now America has inflation and cognitive decline as well as tariffs, authoritarianism, blatant corruption, etc

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 14h

Another terrible day for the rule of law in America

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15h

Breaking News: Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, is said to have been indicted after President Trump pushed the Justice Department to seek charges against her. James, who is accused of committing mortgage fraud, brought a civil case against Trump in 2022. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Attorney General Letitia James of New York is in front of a microphone. A headline reads: "New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Pressure From Trump."

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 3h

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee surely is sending a message to the world with this award.
Excerpt from their press release:
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 9h

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 12h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Abbi Lichtenstein @abbij1961.bsky.social · 10h

Reminder that this baseless indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is part of Donald Trump’s corrupt weaponization of the criminal justice system against anyone who has sought to hold him accountable.

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ejcon3.bsky.social @ejcon3.bsky.social · 11h

HITLER controlled all MEDIA and banned books!
TRUMP SUED:
NewYorkTimes 15 billion
Wall Street Journal 10billion
CBS 20 billion gave in 16 million
ABC 15 billion gave in
FCC Pulled Jim Kimmel
16,000 Book Bans in schools. SayYES if U think we R a DICTATORSHIP;If U THINK ITS DEMOCRACY—THINK AGAIN

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 10h

So wait, they can just do this without Congress?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 9h

Hard to fill out those forms what with one’s face sliding down one’s neck every couple of minutes

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11h

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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Shannon Heffernan @shannonheffernan.bsky.social · 14h

"In explaining her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry expressed doubt over Homeland Security’s “credibility and assessment” of conditions in the Chicago area."

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Judge Partially Blocks Trump's National Guard Mobilization To Chicago

In explaining her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry expressed doubt over Homeland Security's "credibility and assessment" of conditions in the Chicago area.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 11h

The secret door
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I, Vermectius 📎 @ivermectius.bsky.social · 9h

And also illegal

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JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 12h

Because it’s completely unnecessary for anybody.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 15h

Books are still being banned, but most remain on shelves thanks to heroes who refuse to bow to censorship.

Librarians, teachers, students, and readers everywhere are keeping the flame of free expression alive.
Stand with them.
Speak out.
#BannedBooksWeek
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

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MLS1 @mls1.bsky.social · 1d

Ten more deportees were sent to Eswatini under Trump’s secret deal, allowing the U.S. to send foreign nationals to third countries with no ties to them. The group, mostly from Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, was flown out without due process or a chance to appeal, lawyers say.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 10h

NEW: In federal court Thursday, some information about Texas’ secretive redistricting process started to come into focus as Republican leadership took the stand.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

New Details Emerge in Federal Court About Texas’ Secretive Redistricting Map