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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 1h

I really disliked Junk when it came out and that was pretty bitter given how much I liked M83. Gave it a spin all the way through tonight and it’s better than I remembered. Biggest issue was too much 80s cheese but there still quite a few good tracks.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 6h

Here's the reality: On any given day the President might impose an effective embargo on trade with China. This is the second time he's done it *this year*. They may patch it up again, but the pattern has been set, and it will shape expectations for the rest of his term.

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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 9h

In a Zoom chat among election denial figures earlier this week that was streamed on Rumble, the head of the election denial organization previously known as United Sovereign Americans said that his organization has been "engaged with multiple US attorneys now."

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 5h

Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.

Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 8h

it’s said all the time but I think we should continue to hammer home how insane it is that we got dead-eyed bros trying to sell us robots that will free us from the supposedly cruel burden of “creative careers” instead of the actual cruel burden of “doing menial household chores”

Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 8h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 6h

Who's running the show? "If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard..."

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 6h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 6h

Here's the latest on Trump's latest mega tax increase on imports from China, which increases the risk of higher inflation, supply chain disruptions, all of which puts the Fed in a bind as it attempts to provide support for an ailing job market.

www.reuters.com

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Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 6h

New: Judge Perry's ruling against Texas troops in Chicago is a banger.

1. Invokes Hamilton
2. Rips into ICE for lying
3. Says "law enforcement officers who go into an event expecting 'a shitshow' are much more likely to experience one than those who go into the event prepared to de-escalate it.

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 9h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 9h

Looking scared when confronted by masked armed secret police is officially a reason why they can now detain you.

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Politico @politico.com · 9h

The Trump admin cancels what would have been one of the world’s largest solar power projects.

Interior cancels largest solar project in North America

It's the Trump administration's latest move to slow or block major clean energy projects.

www.politico.com

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Politico @politico.com · 11h

The Trump admin has started firing federal workers 10 days into the shutdown, according OMB Director Russ Vought — who called the firings "substantial."

At least nine agencies appear to be affected.

Vought sounds layoff siren: 'The RIFs have begun'

At least nine agencies appear to be affected.

www.politico.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 14h

Pretending every huge peaceful protest is worse than January 6th while also pretending January 6th never happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 11h

Capital Economics on Michigan data: “On balance, the survey suggests that household sentiment is very weak, which may be a downside risk to our consumption forecast, although the relationship between the two has not been particularly strong in recent years.”

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12h

I knew this looked familiar.

NYT 1931: HITLER CONDEMNS RIOTS.; He Says They Were Provoked by Paid Agents in Germany.

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 11h

America First means setting up a foreign military base in the U.S.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 12h

the auditors from Office Space with a speech bubble indicating that one of them is saying the text of bari's memo

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 12h

If you listen to enough Thiel, you realize that he repeats himself. In the past, there have been repeated references to Star Wars and Star Trek. Recently, he's been fixated on comparing Greta Thunberg to the antichrist. Just because he's packaged stuff into "off record" lectures doesn't mean its new

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 12h

Funny they can't say the name of protests because saying "No Kings" makes it soooo clear it's the opposite of a "hate America rally"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 12h

The de-enlightenment age.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

NEW: Florida's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo isn't just guided by science—his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

The latest from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 13h

China knows it can hurt Trump. Look at soybeans. US farmers are shut out of a critical market in retaliation for tariffs. With the government shut down, Trump can’t easily pull funds for farmers and is attempting to blame Dems for the lack of farm aid.

Any climb down here admits defeat.

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Sam Ro @tker.co · 12h

🚨🚨"BLS will publish the September 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time" - BLS

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