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Lucien Ey @pollhereford.bsky.social · 3h

Those whom the gods would destroy they first make mad, red and nude online.

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 3h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h

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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JonBowzerBauman.bsky.social @jonbowzerbauman.bsky.social · 29m

Next step is No Kings 10/18.

Do NOT be intimidated. No FEAR either.

There are over 2000 rallies planned. Let’s go for 10 million people plus.

SHOW UP!!!

Skip Montanaro @smontanaro.net · 1d

www.nokings.org October 18th.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 7h

Among other updates, ICE/DHS were told -- again, this time by a judge -- to remove the fence around ICE Broadview. It was still up when I left at noon. And as this story reports, today IL Sens Duckworth & Durbin were denied entry, as other local officials have been for weeks.

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 9h

Protesters gathered Friday outside the Broadview ICE facility, as they have for weeks in resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations. blockclubchi.co/48oEVt5

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16h

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl...

The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises

Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 7h

Trump is a crime boss who tries to cow everyone and make them complicit, so he owns them. Our education system cannot give in!

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 8h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 8h

I was on the ground today in Broadview with Senator Durbin to conduct Congressional oversight on ICE’s processing facility.  As elected officials, we have a duty to ensure transparency within federal facilities. What is ICE hiding? Kristi Noem, what are you hiding?

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 9h

Dominion Voting Systems, once at the center of 2020 election conspiracies, has been sold to a firm run by a former Republican elections official promising to “restore trust in voting.” Somehow, I don’t think that’s going to do it.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h

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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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10h

Doubt.

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 10h

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 12h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump Admin is trying to silence us, but we won't be intimidated!

Join the #NoKings movement on October 18 and stand with us against authoritarian overreach and abuse of power.

We'll rise together and say: we don't do kings in this country! social.demcast.com/s/5YeTHrJ3

Find An Event Near You

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 10h

The Mississippi State Department of Health says it is unable to accept online WIC applications during the government shutdown.

Pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and high-risk infants can call 1-800-338-6747 to schedule an in-person appointment.

WIC Stops Accepting Some Applicants Amid Government Shutdown

The WIC program will only accept applications from pregnant women, breastfeeding women and high-risk infants during the federal government shutdown.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h

Federal workers: If you were impacted by the Trump administration's just-announced mass layoffs, our reporters are here to listen.

We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your privacy seriously.

Here's how to get in touch securely 👇

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 11h

And the lawsuits will follow promptly. Government shutdowns give presidents no additional authority to dismiss federal workers. We’ll fight these outrageous assaults on civil servants and public services.

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 12h

Them Epstein Files got Little Mikey shook

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 13h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 12h

It's really important to show up for each other in this moment. If you're in the area, I highly recommend that you come out in solidarity today. Meet some people. Make some plans. Do some organizing. Save some democracy.

New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 14h

HANDS OFF TISH JAMES.

TODAY. 5:30. FOLEY SQUARE.

www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

Solidarity Rally
Hands Off Tish James
Friday 10/10
Foley Square at 5:30

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13h

New AI School should totally be fun and safe for academics. Totally.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 15h

"Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that connected gov oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future"

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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 12h

Still not going away...

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 13h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

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Katy Glenn Bass @katygb.bsky.social · 13h

If you’ve never been to a big protest like No Kings before: It feels great to be part of a big gathering of people who want to change things. It sparks joy, and resolve for the long fight ahead. Sometimes there are dance parties. You could be the one who starts the dance party! Just show up!

Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 15h

If you can show up on October 18, you should. The country is shifting. The battleship is turning. And while, yes, usually mass street protests don't do much, there are exceptions.

And sometimes those exceptions go down in history.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Trump’s budget chief Russ Vought says that “reduction in force,” or mass firings of federal workers, have begun — a move that is likely illegal.

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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 16h

Watching this film at this moment in history was a gut punch. New from me at @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-nixo...

Trump’s Abuses of Power Show We Didn’t Learn Much From the Nixon Era

That failure is implicit in nearly every frame of a new documentary about Katharine Graham.

www.thebulwark.com

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Tony Serrata 🇺🇦 @serrata.org · 13h

Expect dead people from this shot without cause while they'll claim they were under attack by people in frog suits

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

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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