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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 10h

Big. This, and Trump’s statement today that he gave his word to Arab states Israel will not annex the WB and that annexation will lead to loss of US support, set the ceiling for Israeli settler hopes.

Formal annexation is off the table and never going on it.

Not the Trump they were hoping for.

Vance says he was "insulted" by Knesset vote on West Bank annexation

He stressed that the Trump admin's policy is that "the West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel."

www.axios.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10h

Shams Charania reporting Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was also arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10h

NEW YORK (AP) — The Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier has been arrested in connection with a federal sports betting probe, sources tell AP.

A photo of Terry Rozier wearing a black Miami Heat jersey, holding a basketball

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 11h

If only they’d been proclaiming their love of Hitler, they could count as children well into their 40s.

Kyle Pfannenstiel @pfannyyy.bsky.social · 23h

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.

The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.

FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun

After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 22h

It flies under the radar because it is overwhelmed by the sheer repulsiveness of the physical destruction of the east wing, but there is no way that a president should be allowed to use private money to change public property. It circumvents the power of the purse.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 1d

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 12h

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 15h

New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST

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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 20h

Financial service providers Monday pushed for the Federal Communications Commission to extend by a year the April 2026 deadline to implement a "revoke-all" rule making it easier to opt out of robotexts and calls while the agency reconsiders it. www.law360.com/artic...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

i will never understand how 77 million Americans thought empowering this was a good idea. our country was so lucky to survive his first term and he's much worse now.

Ask former President Barack Hussein Obama whether or not he really believes that in 2020 Joe Biden got 15 Million more Votes than he did in 2012 (65.9 vs. 81 Million). Additionally, ask him why it is that Joe Biden “beat” Obama in every single Swing State with the Black Vote in 2020, even though Black Voters hate him, but in no other State? THE 2020 ELECTION WAS AN ILLEGAL SCAM/HOAX THAT THE PEOPLE OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY WILL NEVER FORGET!

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Jonathan @jonathanjoshua.com · 20h

Can't wait to see what he's going to do to the Statue of Liberty.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 21h

Knew it!

The White House on Tuesday did not answer questions about the bunker, but one of the administration officials said the new structure would also have enhanced security features.

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 22h

making the world a better place by turning credit card debt into a cryptocurrency casino

Cas Piancey @cascoinfoundation.org · 22h

Holy fucking shit

a16z-backed Coverd lets users get up to 100% cash back on co purchases by offering fun and interactive games of chance paired with a new type of credit card - spin to win!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

COLLINS: If the government reopened tonight, would Republicans have a plan to address the Obamacare subsidies?

MIKE JOHNSON: Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. We do. We have proposals. Yeah. We can have that ready immediately.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 1d

Public universities that sign onto Trump's "Loyalty Oath" will violate the constitutional rights of their students.🤯

AAUP General Counsel Veena Dubal breaks down why in this clip from our recent AAUP TV update.

@veenadubal.bsky.social
#DefendHigherEd

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 1d

Asked about his compensation package, Musk says it's not about money. "If I build this massive robot army, can I be ousted in the future?" he asks.

"I don't feel comfortable building that robot army" if I can't retain control, he explains.

bro really thinks he's living a comic book

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 1d

tesla's not quite a ponzi scheme as much as its an ploy to benefit from two different tax advantageous programs (carbon credits and EV sales) and both programs are disappearing. good thread from Evan on how deeply fucked they are.

Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 1d

Two things are almost certainly about to happen in Q4. First, a massive drop in car sales. Everyone who was looking at an EV and had the ability to buy one rushed out to get it before the $7,500 credit disappeared.

Even more importantly, the carbon credits Tesla sells are toast 🧵 #teslatakedown

#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 1d

Americans rushed out to buy EVs before the federal tax credits expired, and Tesla sold a record number of cars. But profits are DOWN 29% compared to this quarter last year. Q4 is going to be a bloodbath. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/b...

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

NYT reporting on this story has been exceptional, but it’s worth considering how the framing might differ if a foreign nation or group was blowing up American boats with Americans a few miles off the Florida shore.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 1d

"Antidrug campaign" dear lord

NYT: U.S. expands its antidrug campaign, striking a boat in the Pacific off Colombia.

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Dave Winer @scripting.com · 23h

Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion so he can control a robot army.

Elon Musk says quiet part loud: he needs $1 trillion so he can control a robot army

Elon Musk, who's spent the last few years publicly advancing white supremacy, just said he wants to control a robot army. Yes, really.

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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 1d

Elon Musk Discovers What Hierarchy Actually Means

Elon Musk is having a very bad week. The man who bought Twitter for $44 billion to secure unaccountable power over public discourse is discovering what unaccountable power actually looks like when wielded by someone who understands dominance better…

Elon Musk Discovers What Hierarchy Actually Means

Elon Musk is having a very bad week. The man who bought Twitter for $44 billion to secure unaccountable power over public discourse is discovering what unaccountable power actually looks like when wielded by someone who understands dominance better than he does. Trump just stripped SpaceX of a government contract and handed it to Jeff Bezos. Musk’s response? Rage-tweeting at Trump officials, including the immortal question “why are you gay”—the rhetorical sophistication we’ve come to expect from the richest man-child on the planet having a public meltdown because Daddy won’t give him what he wants.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 23h

well i think naming a ballroom after your best friend is something to be celebrated tbh

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!