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Luis Fierro🌎

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Sustainable Development and Climate Finance Expert. Director of Investment Strategies for Latin America, SENG Consultoría. Writer/Escritor. Substack: https://luisfierro.substack.com/ Novel/a: http://bit.ly/4gLDEO1

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 18d

Hermosa casa de venta en Cumbayá #Quito #Ecuador (conjunto cerrado San Mikele, frente al Rancho San Francisco). 3 dormitorios, 1 estudio y 1 jardín. Tel. 0996155277.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h

Russel Vought’s neighbors don’t like him either www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

The people living near Trump's "grim reaper" of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

www.motherjones.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 10h

The Republicans don’t want to pass their budget on their own. It’s full of ugly and unpopular stuff. They want Dem cover. We cannot give it to them.

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 10h

The founders in fact did NOT create the filibuster, but they DID give the Senate and House each the power to set their own rules, which includes changing rules to allow passage of appropriations bills with simple majorities

ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 13h

“And that’s why we nuked it twice in the past month.”

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h

Pete Hegseth announced an agreement today to build a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at a U.S. Air Force Base in Idaho.

Reminder: Earlier this year, the Trump admin accepted a Boeing 747 jet as a gift from the Qatari royal family.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 9h

MAGA - when will you realize that Trump and the GOP lie to you every day?

They aren't working for you; they're working for their rich donors.

That's why they claim there isn't money for healthcare for Americans, while giving $20 billion to Argentina to bail out corporate and wealthy investors.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 9h

Meiselas: Trump says he’s focusing right now on laying off the Democratic agencies and government employees, whatever that means. Again, completely pathetic behavior, and in normal times, this would be impeachable and/or 25th Amendment territory.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h

I guess they didn’t like Trump’s new 100% tariffs on China today, added on to the previous tariffs.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 12h

Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:

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Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 12h

There’s just two weeks left to request your mail-in ballot!

There’s no time to waste — request your ballot TODAY. Visit abigailspanberger.com/vote for more information.

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 12h

The worst algorithm in social media is the one that suggest Reels in Facebook. If you happen to open one with content you despise (say, to leave a negative comment), then your entire feed switches to that. And though you click on “Hide” to stop seeing them, they pop back up after a few minutes.

Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 13h

Deaths Are Reported in Explosion at Tennessee Munitions Plant

At least 19 people were missing after a “devastating blast” at Accurate Energetic Systems, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville, officials said.

(Too soon to speculate if this is Russian sabotage?)

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Here’s what to know.

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 16h

Get ready to see prices rise again. Trump’s latest Truth Social rant claims the administration is calculating “massive” tariff increases on China.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 16h

Democrats are winning the big arguments with Trump and need to keep fighting - My latest, video and analysis, 👇

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning The Big Arguments With Trump, And Need To Keep Fighting (New Video And Analysis)

Leon Krauze joins us live at noon ET today to discuss what Marina Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize means for Venezuela and the Americas

www.hopiumchronicles.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 16h

The No Kings rallies have been peaceful. But when was there ever a protest with violence in Washington, DC? I'm racking my brain on that one....Oh yeah, when YOUR people showed up to overturn an election, beat up cops, and threatened Dem. and Repub. legislators. Trump pardoned all those thugs.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 17h

HOO BOY. I just acquired the FINAL, approved 2026 #ACA rate filings for #ARIZONA and it's not pretty at all.

Premiums are going up 46.3% on average...and that's for full price enrollees.

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2026 Final Gross Rate Changes - Arizona: +46.3% (updated)

Originally posted 8/7/25 Overall preliminary rate changes via federal Rate Review database. Antidote Health Plan of AZ: (Unfortunately, no rate justification summary is available, and the full actuari...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16h

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 16h

Still not going away...

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

We are witnessing the most lawless behavior by a leader in American history, just daily, extraordinary abuses of power. National Democrats must speak out in a loud and clear voice against Trump's escalating authoritarianism. It is time now.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian reports that Letitia James has been indicted

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 16h

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.

Read more:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 17h

Venezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict

Venezuela’s autocrat had proposed allocating his country’s oil wealth and other natural resources to the U.S. and ending deals with American adversaries to appease President Trump.

Read more:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

Venezuela’s Maduro Offered the U.S. His Nation’s Riches to Avoid Conflict

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 21h

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 1d

Perú: Congreso aprueba la vacancia de Dina Boluarte

Los parlamentarios, con 124 votos a favor, declararon la incapacidad moral permanente de la mandataria Dina Boluarte para enfrentar el crimen organizado.

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Congreso aprueba la vacancia de Dina Boluarte

Los parlamentarios, con 124 votos a favor, declararon la incapacidad moral permanente de la mandataria Dina Boluarte para enfrentar el crimen organizado.

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, despite the awful right-wing moderators, etc., Spanberger clearly won tonight's debate...no mistakes, no gaffes, knew what she was talking about, and a much more even temperament than Earle-Sears, who just shouted the entire hour. bluevirginia.us/2025/10/live...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

Spanberger campaign statement - "SPANBERGER WINS: At Norfolk State University Debate, Spanberger Focuses on Putting Virginians First While Sears Won’t Listen" bluevirginia.us/2025/10/live...

Statement from Spanberger campaign following tonight's debate

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Luis Fierro🌎 @luisfierro.bsky.social · 1d

Congreso admite mociones de vacancia y cita a Dina Boluarte hoy jueves a las 11:30 p.m.

El Pleno del Congreso aprobó en una misma sesión la admisión de cuatro mociones de vacancia presidencial. Se citó a la mandataria Dina Boluarte para ejercer su derecho de defensa.

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Congreso admite mociones de vacancia y cita a Dina Boluarte hoy jueves a las 11:30 p.m.

El Pleno del Congreso aprobó en una misma sesión la admisión de cuatro mociones de vacancia presidencial. Tras ello, se citó a la mandataria Dina Boluarte para ejercer su derecho de defensa.

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