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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Q: Who is Mike Johnson being threatened by? I mean, if he's not bringing the House back, releasing the Epstein files ... he seems scared

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think so ... Do I think he's really up to the task? No.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1h

We fired people we had no reason or budgetary need to fire and we actually screwed up and fired the wrong people and then rehired them the next day and all because of Chuck Schumer

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 14m

#Pakistan closes border with #Afghanistan
Dozens troops killed during a night of heavy border clashes between the two countries

Pakistan closes border with Afghanistan after dozens killed in overnight clashes

Pakistan closed all border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday after deadly overnight clashes in which both sides claimed to have killed dozens of troops. Islamabad regularly accuses the Taliban admi...

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 19m

#Madagascar

Madagascar: Elite army unit turns on President Rajoelina – DW – 10/12/2025

After an elite CAPSAT unit sided with protesters in Madagascar's capital, the soldiers claimed to control the entire military. President Andry Rajoelina said an "attempt to seize power illegally" was ...

www.dw.com

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Noah Barkin @noahbarkin.bsky.social · 1h

For German speakers, a must-listen on Berlin’s disastrous misreading of Vladimir Putin’s Russia over many years - from Schröder to Merkel, with Gabriel & Steinmeier in prominent supporting roles. Based on a new book by Katja Gloger & Georg Mascolo

podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/r...

Putin: Warum ignorierte Deutschland so lange die Gefahr? Mit Georg Mascolo & Katja Gloger

Podcast Episode · RONZHEIMER. · 12/10/2025 · 1h 48m

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"The president has already announced that if a judge does rule against him, he will invoke the Insurrection Act and then continue the military deployments. This is where we’ve been headed since January 6, 2021."

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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vesselspotter.bsky.social @vesselspotter.bsky.social · 2h

#FR #France patrolvessel following #Russia vessels #Arktika and Lady D #LadyD into #BalticSea

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 2h

Also at anchor near ODUNE a.o. in #GulfOfFinland, all enr fr/Ust-Luga/RU w/unclear destin.:
Crude oil tankers
▪️KNOSSOS (IMO 9489285) aka OLYMPIC SEA, Marshall Isl., dep. RU on 7/10
▪️SAMOS (IMO 9408190), Barbados, dep. RU on 6/10
▪️MYLASA (IMO 9439400), Barbados, former CASPER/Vietnam, dep. RU on 4/10

Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 4h

Shadow fleet tanker ODUNE (IMO 9229374), built in 2002, flag of Sierra Leone, at anchor in #GulfOfFinland after departing fr/Ust-Luga/RU on 08/10/25. Reported dest. Tallinn/EE.
Sanctions & Bans: EU, UK (OFSI)
(12/10/25 16:54 CET)

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h

Asked by Kristen Welker on Meet the Press this morning whether the White House was seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act, Vice President Vance said, "The president is looking at all his options."

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 4h

Shadow fleet tanker ODUNE (IMO 9229374), built in 2002, flag of Sierra Leone, at anchor in #GulfOfFinland after departing fr/Ust-Luga/RU on 08/10/25. Reported dest. Tallinn/EE.
Sanctions & Bans: EU, UK (OFSI)
(12/10/25 16:54 CET)

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 4h

Shadow fleet tanker MARIEL (IMO 9247376), built in 2002, at anchor in #GulfOfFinland, dest. unknown. She departed fr.Duqm/Oman on 12/09/25. Curr'ly under the flag of Sierra Leone.
Sanctions & Bans: EU
(12/10/25 16:43 CET)

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 4h

Shadow fleet tanker VIREL (9299874), former VIPER, at anchor in #GulfOfFinland after departing fr/Ust-Luga/RU on 25/09/25. Reported dest. Tallinn/EE. Curr'ly under flag of Vanuatu (prev'ly Palau, Panama, ...).
Sanctions & Bans: EU, UK (OFSI)
(12/10/25 16:30 CET)

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 6h

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity

In a little-noticed Supreme Court case, the country’s largest private prison operator argues companies should be shielded from lawsuits when doing the government’s dirty work.

www.levernews.com

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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.bsky.social · 1d

Ich könnte hier jetzt viele Clips rausschneiden, weil das Video von @mauricehoefgen.bsky.social so gut ist, aber ich mach mal 3 Minuten draus und sag einfach nur: schaut es euch an, denn jede Minute ist es wert und die meisten von uns hier können jeden Satz und jede Emotion nachvollziehen.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 7h

“Who was president in 2020?” remains one of the most pertinent questions in American politics—absurd, yes, but here we are—and that extends to “who was president January 1 - 19, 2021?”

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 7h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 7h

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 7h

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 7h

The man who bribed Gill - Oleh Voloshyn - is part of a much wider network of pro-Russian actors.

He worked with this guy, an FSB agent, who I've been fascinated by for years,

My investigation for @thenerve.news shows how Gill was a pawn in a Kremlin operation that spanned both Europe & US
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 7h

Ukraine has received a Dutch Alkmaar-class minehunter, Navy commander Neizhpapa confirmed. Another is expected by the end of the year, with crew training already underway. The vessel is equipped with underwater drones, remote-controlled mine disposal systems, an automatic cannon, and machine guns.

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 8h

Crimea is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Donetsk is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Luhansk is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Mariupol is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Bakhmut is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Toretsk is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Pokrovsk is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Chasiv Yar is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Kherson is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Kharkiv is Ukraine 🇺🇦
Zaporizhzhia is Ukraine 🇺🇦

Is that clear enough?

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Marika Mikiashvili 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @marikamikiashvili.bsky.social · 7h

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Kerstin @kerstin10785berlin.bsky.social · 7h

👏➖A court in #Italy has handed the migrant rescue NGO community a symbolic but potentially consequential win by lifting a detention order on a rescue ship that had refused to divert to a distant port for disembarkation. The judge censured Italy's interior ministry for imposing an excessive penalty.

Migrant Rescue NGO Wins a Legal Battle Over Italian Port Calls

A court in Trapani, Italy has handed the migrant rescue NGO community a symbolic but potentially consequential win. In a ruling this week, the presid...

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 10h

*this* is how to legally and humanly deal with suspected drug smuggling vessels

UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 11h

Royal Marine snipers aboard a Wildcat fired a precision shot to stop a high-speed drugs boat in the Gulf of Oman, as HMS Lancaster seized £35 million worth of illegal narcotics.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-marine...

Royal Marines sniper halts £35m drug boat in Gulf of Oman

Royal Marine snipers aboard a Wildcat fired a precision shot to stop a high-speed drugs boat in the Gulf of Oman, as HMS Lancaster seized £35 million worth of illegal narcotics.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

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