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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 32m

The beer garden's defences are holding. For now.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1h

♥️🎉Fed Court grants temporary restraining order in AFGE v. OMB, halting firings on 10/10 during govt. shutdown for 14 days. Applies to ALL agencies (including CDC) with at least 1 AFGE member. Your Union Power at work! ♥️💪

#unionstrong #AFGE

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www.afge2883ga.org

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 20h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 5h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 1h

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 10h

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doodlelotl @doodlelotl.bsky.social · 10h

axolotl x alligator

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MamaPixie @mamapixie.bsky.social · 7h

Scary

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

Heard about this earlier, and my jaw didn’t drop. You know who else isn’t surprised? Pretty much every Republican.

As someone who’s been a frequent target, none of this shocks me. I don’t expect real consequences from the right because I doubt today is the first day they heard about it.

MamaPixie @mamapixie.bsky.social · 7h

THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 9h

Well he requires an accountability partner to keep him from looking for naked people on the internet so it makes total sense that he would feel threatened by a bunch of naked people riding bikes on the other side of the fucking continent. Weak ass motherfucker. 😒😒😒😒

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 22h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8h

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

The country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

nbcnews.to

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 8h

A group of House Democrats marched to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office to demand the swearing in of Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Grijalva won a special election in Arizona in September but has yet to be sworn in.

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Your daily wallpapers @dailywallpapers.bsky.social · 1d

Port Antonio, Jamaica (📸 : Masterfile).

Island, forest, sunset, boats, sea, city lights, sunlight, clouds, blue sky.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Major news outlets are standing together and refusing to sign. ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News have all rejected a new Pentagon policy that would impose unprecedented restrictions on news gathering.

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Island Girl (IG)🇨🇦 @tenoaks6.bsky.social · 1d

"Virtue has a veil, vice has a mask." Victor Hugo

#photography #nature #quotes #autumn #gardens

Bright red & rust maple leaves kissed by rain

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Ian Moran @konnexion.com · 23h

Eurasian Starling

#birds #nature #wildlife #nikon

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MJM Grand @huntnfish8.bsky.social · 1d

For #RockinTuesday the beautiful Yellow canyon walls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

The mineral rich hot water alter the colors of these rocks
#Yellowstone #artyear #wilderness #nayionalparks

The photograph captures a breathtaking view of a deep, rugged canyon carved by a winding river. The steep walls of the canyon are streaked with layers of gold, cream, rust, and pale gray — colors that shimmer in the sunlight and give the rock face a painterly, almost fiery look. The river far below rushes through the narrow gorge, its surface alternating between foamy white rapids and deep green pools as it snakes through the chasm.

On the left foreground, the branches of a pine tree frame the view, their needles tipped with reddish buds, adding a touch of vibrant life against the rocky grandeur. Beyond the canyon rim, the land rises into dense forests of evergreen stretching toward the hazy horizon. The scene radiates both vastness and intimacy — the immensity of geological time revealed through stone, and the quiet pulse of the river still shaping it, day by day.

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Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social · 19h

After Owliver got himself all dried off today, he took a nap. #birds #nature #photography #raptors

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d

After midnight in Kyiv,
the war forecast says it might stay calm.

I brought you
a piece of Ukrainian art tonight.

🇺🇦 Davyd Burliuk
Still Life with Flowers, 1930s

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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MamaPixie @mamapixie.bsky.social · 1d

WE HAVE

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Full clip:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Leonard Lloyd @leonardlloyd.bsky.social · 3d

1969, Tina Turner with Janis Joplin at Madison Square Garden in New York

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Christine Hallquist @christinehallquist.bsky.social · 1d

October in Cabot Vermont

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Saturday is going to be huge, boisterous and joyful: “It doesn’t matter if you’ve never protested before. This is a place for you if you believe we don’t do kings in this country.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social to @maddow.msnbc.com

Please join us on No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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