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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 5h

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 1d

20 billion dollar US Treasury + Fed bailout for Argentina's Javier Milei. Cui Bono? "Funds at investment firms including BlackRock, Fidelity and Pimco are heavily invested in Argentina, as are investors such as Stanley Druckenmiller and Robert Citrone, both of whom worked with Mr. Bessent."

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 20h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 23h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 1d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 1d

Exist in public? They can arrest you.

Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff

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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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 23h

this is the kind of thing that usually leads to international alerts from press advocacy orgs

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

congrats man! Glad you're not going far. I'm excited to follow your work there

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dr. caitlin m. green @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social · 1d

there are SO many more inflatable costumes tonight. clearly we have settled on a motif

Wide shot of many people in inflatable costumes

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is blocking GW of new power capacity while electricity bills rise at 2x inflation. No wonder Dems are already targeting this ahead of midterms @opinion.bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 1d

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

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Profit Greenly @profitgreenly.bsky.social · 1d

~40% of the ENTIRE corn crop of the US is used to make ethanol. This gets blended with gasoline to power well under 10% of our vehicle miles. If we converted 100% of our vehicles to EVs installing solar on a small fraction of the land this corn is grown on would power them all.

US domestic corn use graph from 1980 to 2020. The orange bar representing "Alcohol for fuel use" (aka ethanol) starts growing in early 2000s, explodes before 2010 and stays huge through the graphs 2022 end. This explains most of the increased corn production in the US.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

he does not regret to inform you and neither do I

Willamette Week @wweek.com · 1d

Jack Dickinson, 26, says “we’re winning this.”

An Interview With the Portland Chicken

Rachel Saslow

www.wweek.com

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Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 1d

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 1d

VG signed LNG contracts with customers and then refused to honor them after the war in Ukraine b/c spot prices were so high. This case could cost it a billion dollars, but other customers have also sued.

VG stock down 10% in after hours trading.

Jamie Smyth @jamiesmythft.bsky.social · 1d

Venture Global loses high stakes arbitration with BP over disputed cargoes in a major blow to one of the largest US LNG providers on.ft.com/42Blo4N @financialtimes.com

Venture Global loses arbitration with BP over disputed LNG cargoes

[FREE TO READ] US exporter was accused of breaching contracts to profit from higher prices during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

on.ft.com

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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 2d

When I was reporting in Sudan several years ago, a driver warned me not to tell government officials when I was leaving because the airport is where they stop and detain writers.

So, yeah, this is a very bad sign. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

I don't even know anymore man

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 2d

Like I said: Kristi Noem is a liar, has no honor, and we are lucky that we have a proud protest tradition that shows this administration we are not backing down. 🫡🐸🐔

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 2d

He picked his papal name for a reason.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 2d

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

capitalandmain.com

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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 2d

Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/08/o...

Oregon National Guard remains federalized for now, but cannot be deployed, judges rule • Oregon Capital Chronicle

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, judges rule.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 3d

seeing more of these stories lately

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 3d

once in a generation political talent, only a matter of time before he moves up

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 3d

This is big

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3d

Justin J. Pearson — the 30-year-old Memphis representative and member of the “Tennessee Three” who protested gun violence — has announced a bid to primary 76-year-old Democrat Steve Cohen for a seat in the U.S. House.

Justin J. Pearson of the 'Tennessee Three' Has Had It With 'Mediocrity' -- So He's Running for Congress

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