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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1h

First Wives Club “You Don’t Own Me” is circling in my brain always. youtu.be/dRLdtDYoVX8?...

RIP, to a legend and style icon.

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · 1h

Oh no. Sometimes the obituaries just seem to come in like waves. Generations pass, I suppose. The water gets closer.

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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 1h

No! people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 3h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 6h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 2h

After seeing so many Dem politicians equivocating or just preparing to throw trans people under the bus, this is great. Another reason to elect this man as our mayor m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 16h

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

The whole internet loves Cola Bottle Nate, a lovely guy who almost kills himself eating Haribro cola bottles! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you Mr. Rimmington is racist

Nathan Rimmington, 33, is a haulier and owner of an HGV driving school in Barnsley. Huge, tattooed, always sweating and always pining for a pint, he is portrayed in the series as an incorrigible joker: "If the government don't crack down on immigration, my kids will have to go to school on fucking camels."

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Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 2h

@secondmentions.bsky.social Can I get recognition for "the oleaginous legume" as second mention for soyabeans?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 3h

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip on.ft.com/490LAcZ

Hamas reasserts control and settles scores in Gaza Strip

Militant group battles rivals and punishes suspected collaborators hours after agreeing ceasefire

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 8h

“Much of what we think of as innovation in the US is just private duct tape applied to the country’s uniquely bad payments system. Stablecoins, for example, offer a way to transfer something like a dollar from one place to another, without a bank.” Great stuff from @bhgreeley.bsky.social

Why I have to buy doughnuts with cash

Powerful lobbies are hindering a digital transition by America’s huge network of some 4,500 banks

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Tom Sutcliffe @tds153.bsky.social · 9h

Is it possible for a country to die of embarrassment?

@realDonald Trump
Thank you to President Putin!

Above a Putin quote about President Trump not winning the Nobel
Peace Prize:
"This award lost credibility. The committee discussed the prize for people who have done nothing for the world."
"He solves complex problems, crises that last for decades."

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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 8h

Can’t wait for the 2040 movie Jennifer’s Body and the 2055 song Jennifer’s Body and the 2070 movie Jennifer’s Body and

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Robert Smith @bondhack.ft.com · 1d

Jefferies reassured investors in its Point Bonita fund earlier this week: you don't primarily have exposure to First Brands, but its often IG-rated customers such as Walmart.

But when is a Walmart invoice not a really Walmart invoice?

@ericgplatt.ft.com and I explain: www.ft.com/content/dfb3...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 10h

A rally in the dollar would be super annoying for a lot of investors, and this is an annoying year so, ya know...

300 free clicks innit fam - on.ft.com/42y39gO

A dollar rally could be the next jolt for markets

[FREE TO READ] If a recent pick-up gathers momentum, there could be a scramble to reset portfolios

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 10h

i read a lot of stuff, but i don't own every bit of info i get. i can't prove everything I hear. but if you're using any kind of "ICE tracking" app & you're not really, really smart, you're really putting yourself out there. i don't care myself. but i don't have anything to lose. but you outta know.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 10h

"In 2025 a slab of prime Wagyu has become for the international wealthy what a sourdough pizza was for the British middle classes in 2010. It’s just dinner."

Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 13h

For the past few months, for the @ftweekend.com essay, I’ve been digging deep into the phenomenon of premium restaurant brands going global: the risks, the benefits, the way almost all of them end up serving takes on the same ingredients.

on.ft.com/3KS1Enr How high-end restaurants went global

How high-end restaurants went global

As a new generation sets out in the footsteps of Nobu and Zuma, Jay Rayner examines the rise of ‘luxe’ food chains — and whether it has come at a cost

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 11h

Good morning to everyone whose teenager has just insisted that "there weren't a lot of films in the 1950s".

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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 13h

“Invader’s work is built for the street, not the gallery…And Fairey’s work is built for the bin.” This show, ft Hirst mashups, sounds like a nightmare www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Triple Trouble: Fairey, Hirst, Invader review – the most revolting visual soup imaginable

Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Invader join forces to make an exhibition that’s so bad, it’s like walking in on a crime scene

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 13h

You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be

[FREE TO READ] Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth

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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 13h

There are, worldwide, 56 Nobus, 25 Zumas, 13 La Petite Maisons and 12 Hakkasans, all offering “deracinated takes on the same reassuringly luxurious ingredients”
@jayrayner1.bsky.social's brilliantly entertaining deep dive into how high end dining went global. on.ft.com/4q6VzUf

How high-end restaurants went global

[FREE TO READ] As a new generation sets out in the footsteps of Nobu and Zuma, Jay Rayner examines the rise of ‘luxe’ food chains — and whether it has come at a cost

on.ft.com

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Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · 1d

SoftBank, once best known for having lots of money, is seeking a $5b margin loan (on ARM shares!) to invest in OpenAI

A generational all-in bet on AI infrastructure and we are nearing the finance equivalent of turning over couch cushions to find cash to pay for it
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SoftBank in Talks for $5 Billion Margin Loan Backed by Arm Stock

SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks, refilling its coffers at a time Masayoshi Son is accelerating the Japanese investment firm’s bets on artificial intelligence.

www.bloomberg.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1d

the final boss of "imagine if obama did it"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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