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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19m

In a new statement, Diane Keaton’s family says the cause of her death was pneumonia.

They also shared that if fans want to donate to charity in her memory, they should contribute to food banks and/or animal rescue organizations.

First reported by People.

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katlands1031.bsky.social @katlands1031.bsky.social · 17m

This is who they are!

Candyce 🌊🦋🌈💙🩵 @candycemv1.bsky.social · 5h

How about this shit?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1h

Was it America First or Argentina First? Somehow there’s $40 billion for Argentina.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1h

“Not going to be great” is quite the understatement by Fox here.

Tweet by FactPost (@factpostnews) reading: “Fox: The tariffs, 10% for lumber, 25% for cabinets, vanities, upholstered furniture. On January 1st, the tariff for cabinets and vanities increase to 50%, all the rest of the furniture to 30%. The cost of building materials has increased 34%. There is a concern that this is not going to be great for the home buying industry.” Below is a Fox Business screenshot showing a reporter in a lumber workshop with the headline “New tariffs on furniture & lumber take effect.”

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11h

This is what "grooming" looks like:

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: No Kings is this Saturday, and here are my tips for how to mitigate anxiety in large crowds. Feel free to share! youtu.be/nxpkVk9TGgQ?...

NO KINGS! Tips for Protesting with PTS and Anxiety

YouTube video by MSW Media

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Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.social · 9h

Meet the Master Race!
Insane GOP Telegram Chat Rips Off The Mask

open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

Meet The Master Race

Insane GOP Telegram Chat Rips Off The Mask

open.substack.com

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 1h

If it helps you to tell yourself that all Trumpers are sociopaths, how ever many tens of millions that is, I guess, whatever. But it's not accurate. That's not a defense of fascism, it's an indictment of it. It's evil politics, not a neurological condition.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

MacCALLUM: Andrew Cuomo tomorrow night in that debate, he's gonna say 'I'm gonna bring 5,000 more police officers to the street.' Will you match that?

MAMDANI: I don't look to Andrew Cuomo for leadership

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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 9h

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Tony Negron @tnite02.bsky.social · 1h

The Dweeb is just a small man afraid of his shadow. We should send him a few cat ladies to give him a wedgie.

Tony

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Chef Chuck @crazylunchguy.bsky.social · 9h

When we vote we win.
When we fight we win.
When we resist we win.
There are more of us than them. ✊🏼💙⚖️

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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 8h

Most autistic people I meet *like* being autistic. It’s core to who they are & comes with many strengths

What’s hard is surviving in a society that rarely accommodates, respects or tries to understand us

There’s a BIG difference between being autistic & being unsupported

Let’s not confuse the two

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1h

If you’ve recently awoken from a coma, the Speaker of the House is stalling the swearing in of a newly elected member from Arizona because she would be the deciding vote in the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, which would be trouble for his boss.

You’re caught up.

Ps: Welcome back.

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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 9h

Getting the story right on the VA is crucial.

We let the Washington Post know the veteran perspective was clear: the real threat to the VA isn't from veterans, but from politicians pushing privatization.

The focus must be on strengthening the system.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Veterans groups rip Post for investigation into VA disability program

Veterans groups accused The Washington Post of overstating problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation system and scapegoating former service members.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1h

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1h

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert.

And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 8h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2h

"In unison."

Amen.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Antonia 🦋 💙📘🩵Democratic Election Judge, Autism Awareness @antonia2024bsky.bsky.social · 11h

This 👇👇👇👇

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

@sbmitche.bsky.social
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2h

I am sounding the alarm that the GOP is engaged in an all out attack voting rights and free and fair elections. Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and troops in blue cities are just some of the ways they are using to try to rig the rules to keep power in 2026 and beyond.

Pay attention and act!

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