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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1h

1/ The first excerpt of Virginia Giuffre's posthumus memoir is out and it is gutting: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother

In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3h

NBC News has reportedly eliminated its NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino and NBC OUT teams

NBC News’ 150 Layoffs Gut Black, Latino, Asian American and LGBTQ+ Diversity Teams

The cuts affected teams across the NBC News operation and came as the network no longer needed to support two different news operations. MSNBC has begun growing its own newsroom, hiring swaths of tale...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 44m

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Reuters @reuters.com · 5h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 2h

Just a thought: Instead of Argentina, how about we bail out America first?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

The dude can barely open his eyes today.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 50m

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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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1h

"In unison."

Amen.

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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.

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 57m

When the history of the Trump era is finally written, no one will remember the ridiculous tantrums over who performed at the Super Bowl or who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize… What will endure is the record of destruction.

The Long Fascist War for Everything

They Have Captured the Seven Mountains of Society

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

If you’re tired of seeing your tax dollars go to Argentina while Trump tariffs kill your local businesses and make everything more expensive

…or worried you’ll get snatched off the streets by ICE because you’re not the “right” skin color, despite being here legally

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Laurence Seton 🇨🇦💙 @laurenceseton.bsky.social · 36m

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 1h

Trump just upped his bail-out for Argentina from $20 billion to $40 billion. Argentina has government run healthcare that's available to all Argentinians.

Yet Trump has shut down the American government while trying to take healthcare away from millions of Americans.

What say you, Republicans?

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Just a deep, dark cesspool of corruption like we’ve never seen before in US history at every single agency and level of government. Republicans in Congress continue to ignore all of it and if people still care about having a Republic they will vote them out as soon as they can.

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Mr Global 🌎 @mrglobaltoo.bsky.social · 1h

Trumper Doesn’t Get It

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Trumper Just Doesn’t Get It

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

Something else that has never happened before in American history, as the Trump admin continues to piss on the Bill of Rights while Republicans in Congress continue to remain silent. Another thing to protest on Saturday.

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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 2h

NEWS: Vance defended Young Republicans caught sharing pro-Hitler messages, Swastika discovered in Republican member's office, Trump doesn't want Stephen Miller sharing his real views, and more.

TikTok and others are suppressing this content. The world needs to see it.

NEWS: JD Vance Defends Racist ‘Hitler Chats’ and Swastika Discovered in Republican Member's Office

Vance defended Young Republicans caught sharing pro-Hitler messages, Swastika discovered in Republican member's office, Trump doesn't want Stephen Miller sharing his real views, and more

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The Collapse Chronicle @collapsechronicle.bsky.social · 3h

Dept. of Then They Came for the Hospitals: As Medicaid cuts deepen, small-town hospitals across Republican states are closing, leaving millions without access to emergency care.

Rural Hospitals in the United States Face Collapse

As Medicaid cuts deepen, small-town hospitals across Republican states are closing, leaving millions without access to emergency care.

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Laurence Seton 🇨🇦💙 @laurenceseton.bsky.social · 3h

Awesome video!

Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 17h

Crypto vs AI — which bubble bursts first? youtu.be/9oP9HPhB-VI?...

AI doesn’t think. Crypto isn’t money. Both claim to be revolutionary, but both are built on fantasy.

From the greed driving crypto to the fear driving AI, I argue that both reflect a deeper crisis in capitalism itself.

Crypto vs AI — which bubble bursts first?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Laurence Seton 🇨🇦💙 @laurenceseton.bsky.social · 3h

He actually said that!

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 3h

Inadvertent honesty from Trump tonight:

"I never thought we'd go into every city and take a really safe city that we've all been living with for years and make them safe... I did get elected for crime but I didn't get elected for what we're doing. This is many many steps above."

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StockMarketNews @investinq.bsky.social · 3h

Fed’s Standing Repo spiked to $6.75B, the biggest jump since COVID outside quarter-end.

Do you know what this means?

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Max from UNFTR @unftr.com · 3h

Obama deported 1M more immigrants than Bush and 3x more than Clinton. The cages? Built under Obama. The right stayed quiet because he did their job better than they could, and Democrats had Obama blindness. Under Miller's regime, Trump will catch up soon.

Watch the full video: youtu.be/EcQ32v8dCDI

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Laurence Seton 🇨🇦💙 @laurenceseton.bsky.social · 3h

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You never get what you deserve; only what you have the leverage to negotiate SLR & G-SIBs 10-15-2025

YouTube video by All Things Financial

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3h

Coming up at 4 ET on Uncovered, Hegseth’s war against the first amendment, Noem’s airport videos, Trump’s deals in Middle East, his whining about the Time cover, No Kings, Vance covers for Homan’s bribe, Qatari AF facility in US, & lots more! www.youtube.com/live/DkCIxdu...

LIVE: MAGA gets UNCOVERED and PANICS over BIGGEST PROTESTS Yet

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 4h

Hey American farmers, Trump just doubled Argentina's bailout from $20 billion to $40 billion.

That's the same Argentina that, because of Trump's tariffs, has now supplanted ALL of America's soybean sales to China.

Trump sold you out – then gave the guy who benefited an extra $40 billion gift.

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Laurence Seton 🇨🇦💙 @laurenceseton.bsky.social · 4h

This is one of THE best sources for keeping up on socio-economic issues. Highly recommended!

StockMarketNews @investinq.bsky.social · 4h

Stocks look strong, but the system underneath is starting to strain.

Reserves are drying up, liquidity’s fading, and the Fed’s “fix” may come too late.

Read my full FREE article on this here:

The Fed’s Out of Ammo: Why the Real Crisis Is a Liquidity One

The market isn’t struggling with interest rates, it’s running out of cash, and the Fed’s running out of room to fix it.

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