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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 10h

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 2h

The Trump regime’s murder spree continues. An administration of serial killers.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8h

Three killed in US military strike on alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean

Defense secretary announces a new strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, bringing total killed in US strikes to at least 64 people The US military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, US defense secretary Pete Hegseth said. Hegseth said on Saturday the vessel was operated by a US-designated terrorist organization but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 14h

The world’s largest slave society was a crucial factor in the country’s economic takeoff beyond what’s commonly assumed

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The Complex Role of Slavery in Building America’s Wealth

It was a crucial factor in the country’s economic takeoff well beyond what’s commonly assumed.

www.wsj.com

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T. L. @poemless.bsky.social · 22h

Some context to the viral videos:

Around 9am Friday, ICE/CBP *encircled* several square miles of a safe suburb and *stormed* it using multiple units.

They were in cars, on foot in alleys & gangways, and in helicopters. They demanded papers, threatened residents, pointed guns, kidnapped people.

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Laura Lopez @ohdearz.bsky.social · 2h

Glad to see this story covered by the press. I've heard from colleagues that Goddard labs are being moved/closed during the government shutdown while employees are unable to receive notification/e-mail/warnings. There's fear that they'll return after the shutdown & labs will be gone. 🔭

Space.com @space.com · 2d

#nasa is shuttering the Goddard #space #flight center in a move that may not be entirely legal, according to critics. For months, our #staff #writer @joshdinner.bsky.social interviewed NASA #employees, read #senate reports and more to give you the deepest dive yet.

www.space.com/space-explor...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1h

This is such an incredible example of politicos making a hire thinking they know better than the people who work on that industry

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 2h

just catching up on Bill Belichick’s disastrous year as UNC coach and discovering the exact mechanics of how he secured the job. www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/c...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 9h

Baseball, like everything else in the US, would be way more boring without any foreign-born people.

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 20h

The Pentagon has failed seven audits in a row and the DoD has confirmed nearly $11 billion in fraud in just 7 years. But the concern is the poorest Americans abusing the average $342 monthly alotment. foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

After another night of parties at his Palm Beach country club followed by a second round of golf, Emperor Nero J. Trump Caligula will return to DC to resume work on his gilded $350 million ballroom.

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Chris Strider @strider.bsky.social · 12h

Along with everything else, America should’ve never elected a man who needs attention every single day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump posts crazy stuff like this at times where he feels like he’s not getting enough attention and wants people to start talking about him again. It’s deranged, narcissistic behavior.

If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, “guns-a-blazing,” to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities. I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 14h

Kash Patel was angry about his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform so he forced out a senior FBI official overseeing aviation, Bloomberg reports

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The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, said three people familiar with the situation.

Steven Palmer, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, became the third head of the critical incident response group—which includes FBI pilots—to be fired or removed in Patel’s short regime, adding to a year filled with retributive terminations.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 21h

tired: great gatsby parties
wired: bastille day parties

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 22h

Apparently there was a Gatsby party at Mar a Lago, while Trump is trying to kick 42 million off SNAP

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 22h

Apparently there was a Gatsby party at Mar a Lago, while Trump is trying to kick 42 million off SNAP

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 14h

Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany from 1888 to 1918, viewed other people in instrumental terms, was a compulsive liar, and seemed to have a limited understanding of cause and effect. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0vC5o8

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 20h

More Insta snaps from the let them eat cake ball at Mar a Lago

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 17h

Trump deported Iranian Christians with open asylum claims for religious persecution four weeks ago.

He expelled other Iranian Christians, including children, to Panama in February.

Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

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Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16h

Confirmation from TV entertainer and inexplicably Secretary of War/Defense/whatevs Pete Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth * O
@PeteHegseth
Yes sir.
The killing of innocent Christians in Nigeria
— and anywhere — must end immediately.
The Department of War is preparing for action. Either the Nigerian Government protects Christians, or we will kill the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 16h

The moment Trump dies, this will be the sum total of the GOP. It took them 60 years, but the Dixiecrats finally took over the entire party.

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 17h

America has no idea what's about to hit them. "Young Republicans" are fully steeped in neo-Nazi edge lord talking points. Fuentes is the present and future of the GOP. After Trump, this is the new form of MAGA. The establishment isn't built for this fight.

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The Firewall Against Nick Fuentes Is Crumbling

The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.

www.theatlantic.com

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 16h

Satellite images show that most of the 260,000 civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher are likely still trapped, as mass RSF killings continue

Satellite images show most el-Fasher civilians likely still trapped

Latest images suggest that majority of 260,000 civilians still in captured city, as mass RSF killings continue

www.middleeasteye.net

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h

The deeply unprofessional masked goons are now going to subcontract their bounties to completely unprofessional armed goons. Awesome.

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

“Under the plan, bounty hunters may receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets — and how many immigrants they then report to ICE.”

Or ICE could just fund the Klan directly.

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.

theintercept.com

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this corrosion says unban Łink @roguesecunit.bsky.social · 16h

Reminder to la migra who would take advantage of Día de Muertos to carry out their ghoulish work:

You, too, have ancestors.

And your face coverings do not hide you from them.

Photo of a Día de Muertos ofrenda (Day of the Dead altar). It’s dark; the light of several candles show that there are photographs of people, a pack of cigarettes, a rosary, a few small bottles of alcohol, a novena candle, and other objects that have been left as gifts of remembrance.

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WCVB NewsCenter 5, Boston @wcvb5.bsky.social · 16h

JUST IN: Harvard University released three photos of two suspects wanted in connection with an overnight explosion on the medical campus.

📸 Courtesy: Harvard University

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JikissGamer @jikissgamer.bsky.social · 17h

As a Syrian-American and a native Arabic speaker, this gets the arab stamp of approval lol.

I can tell his Arabic instructor is Egyptian based on the dialect here. Love it!