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Darkrose @darkrose.bsky.social · 1d

Too bad no journalist will ask a Catholic official—like say, the Vice President—to comment on ICE refusing to allow a priest to administer the sacraments. That sounds pretty anti-Catholic to me.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 3d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 4d

You talking about these two?

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KayKinMd @kaykinmd.bsky.social · 2d

Are they planning to waterboard her for information on the rest of "Antifa"? Maybe get her to "confess" who "pays" all the demonstrators?

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 3d

I mean I think if you're the dems you go for the jugular here and move the goalposts to get the ACA subsidies and some other stuff too. Preferably "Vought has to spend this money"

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 3d

Importantly, Johnson and Thune have now openly admitted that they have to do something about this.

Considering where they were a week ago, it's pretty clear who's winning the shutdown politics.

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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 3d

It’s SHAMEFUL to watch US Senators vote NO on the War Powers resolution & give this administration a blank check to bomb whoever the hell they want. The current conduct in the Caribbean is unconstitutional and unacceptable!

Time and time again, these cowards bend the knee.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Context matters

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 3d

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4d

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women

The panel voted to undo an action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which removed the vaccine from the immunization schedule for pregnant women.

www.politico.com

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 3d

When does death begin?

In the 18th century, no one could agree—some said when the pulse stopped, others when the body began to rot. Out of that debate came a century of strange experiments on severed heads.

Learn more in our kids’ book DEAD ENDS (w/ @tealcartoons.bsky.social): shorturl.at/FS3nd

A cartoon by Adrian Teal that depicts a guillotine and a severed head, with a modern-looking doctor holding a stethoscope to the head.

The cover of DEAD ENDS featuring a cartoon man being electrocuted back to life

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 3d

Register to vote!

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 3d

Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

NEW: PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.

The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

The report was completed in mid-April, scientists familiar with the document told ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it.

www.propublica.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Mr.Eddie8976 @mreddie8976.bsky.social · 4d

Every Democrat, in every interview, asked anything about the WH should start their answer with, "Well, obviously the president has some sort of dementia, so you see..."

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 3d

The Atlantic, the NYT, the Post, the Free Press, Persuasion ... god, so many others ... they did it. They participated in the destruction of norms against bigotry & now bigotry is running rampant, out in the open, at the highest levels.

Great work everyone.

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Russ @pappyparki.bsky.social · 3d

Speaker Johnson states unequivocally that subsidies should be ended as they are proof that an industry is failing.
So when will he end subsidies for
Oil & Gas companies
Coal
Agriculture
Aviation
Tech
AI development
Republican talking points are based on lying & you being ignorant
It's all BS

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "Hearing you say that 'everyone is smiling' in cities where troops have been rolled into feels dystopian and insane watching the response to it."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Democrats should just start insisting that they saw very real videos of people rioting at Mar-a-Lago -- overturning golf carts, setting fire to the brunch buffet, stabbing busboys with carving knives, whatever -- and calling on Trump to send the Illinois National Guard there to restore order.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 4d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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The Trace @thetrace.org · 3d

How violent is Portland, Oregon, the latest Democratic city that President Donald Trump says “has been on fire for years”?

The Trace dug into the numbers and found that gun violence in the city has been plummeting since the pandemic.

Here Are the Facts About Gun Violence in Portland

The Trump administration has claimed violent crime is rampant in Oregon’s largest city. A Trace analysis shows that shootings have actually plummeted.

www.thetrace.org

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