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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20h

I assume that every single journalist reading this understands that the *first question* to ask the State Department tomorrow morning is how quickly it will provide a list of foreign nationals banned from the United States for statements made about Democrats or Americans perceived to be left-leaning

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WTF Just Happened Today? @whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com · 19h

💌 Make the news make sense.

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Political News for Normal People.

Your essential guide to the shock and awe in national politics. A sane, once-a-day newsletter helping normal people make sense of the news.

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 1d

The NY state apple harvest season is in full gear. Workers are out in the apple orchards on a daily basis climbing up and down ladders to fill these huge 900 lb bins so we can enjoy this sweet fruit. #WeFeedYou

A bin partly filled with apples and two more bins empty and one more at the end partially filled

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Go4Know @go4know.com · 1d

🔥 What Does a Pheasant See That Humans Never Will?

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#knowledge #blog #education #edusky #writing #ai #aiart #chatgpt #midjourney #photo #photography #pheasants #animals #vision #birds #ultraviolet #nature #wildlife #science #colors #light

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madfeline @madfeline.bsky.social · 1d

Impeachment works for me.

madfeline @madfeline.bsky.social · 2d

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“Appropriators are frustrated,” said one senior GOP member of the House Appropriations Committee who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly about the administration. The lawmaker called the pocket rescission “stupid.”

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 2d

Speaker Johnson calls Saturday’s No Kings event a “hate America rally” run by “the pro-Hamas wing and Antifa people.” It’s the old debater’s trick—conceal a weak argument by attacking your opponent, even if you have to make it up!
🇺🇸 U-S-A!
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-guil...

Trump’s Guilt-By-Association Law Enforcement

The groundwork has been laid to go after innocent people, opposition groups, and even No Kings protesters.

www.thebulwark.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

How six survivors experienced the atomic bomb and its aftermath. #NewYorkerArchive https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima

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madfeline @madfeline.bsky.social · 2d

“This is a nation,” she continued, “of constitutional law, not martial law.”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Earlier this month, a federal judge appointed by President Trump in 2019, did the worst thing you can do to Trump in a court of law,” our columnist David French writes. “She took him seriously.”

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

Dishonest presidents should be entitled to no deference at all.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical election and voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy. I explain what is on their docket and what cases deserve your attention.

Please watch and share.
youtu.be/0iKo6YdLxhA

Supreme Court's SHOCKING New Agenda Revealed!

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. a nagging worry is beginning to grow louder on Wall Street: What if these kinds of collapses, capable of taking bonds from par to cents on the dollar in a matter of days or weeks, are not an aberration after all?” 👀

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3d

Once there is a ruling in Texas, you can count on Democracy Docket to provide the most immediate and complete coverage and explanation what happened, what is next and how it affects redistricting around the country. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

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

Nice recap

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madfeline @madfeline.bsky.social · 3d

@mediaite.com

Please consider adding the time zone after author, date, time under title. Only 3 more characters. Thx!
Oct 11th, 2025, 4:07 pm PDT

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

President Trump “is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result,” the editorial board writes.

Opinion | The Trump Bump on Your Energy Bills

The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 5d

One indicator you’re not Nobel Peace Prize material is if the country which hosts the totally independent Nobel committee believes you’re gonna retaliate against them because you didn’t win.

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madfeline @madfeline.bsky.social · 5d

Toobin?

www.mediaite.com/media/tv/chi...

Jeffrey Toobin Pans Trump DOJ's 'Bizarre Case' Against NY AG

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin said the Department of Justice's case against New York Attorney General Letitia James is "bizarre" for multiple reasons.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 15d

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TizzyEnt @tizzyent.bsky.social · 15d

Uh-oh Mike.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

What do you call a political system where those in power refuse to seat a duly elected member of the opposition party? Not a democracy that’s for certain.

Screenshot of a tweet from Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) on X. The tweet says House Republicans are shutting down the House to avoid swearing in Adelita Grijalva, calling it undemocratic and unacceptable. The image shows a mostly empty House chamber with several representatives, including Stanton, standing near the podium.

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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 5d

No need to imagine. Check the docket. While the record-setting penalty was set aside on appeal, the fraud findings were upheld:
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Appeals court voids $500 million fine in N.Y. case against Trump, leaves fraud finding

The ruling by a split, five-member panel of New York’s First Department Appellate Division was made public on Thursday.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 5d

Still amazed that the Vatican has been more responsive to the threat Trump represents than the vast majority of American institutions.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t adequately express how mystified and nauseated I am by the conversation about Trump receiving a Nobel Peace Prize that corporate media is now leading. But as a journalist, attorney, historian and Trump presidential biographer I’m now obligated to make the case *against* in full.

Here it is:

Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 5d

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