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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 49m

Impressive.

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 2h

The US is Orange on the Press Freedom Rank.

Not yellow,

Definitely not green like free democracies.

The US is no longer "The land of the Free"

Given the cowardly behavior of the billionaire oligarchs "leading" our society, the US is DEFINITELY NOT, "The home of the brave."

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3h

2025 Press Freedom Rank
1 Norway
2 Estonia
3 Netherlands
4 Sweden
5 Finland
11 Germany
16 NZ
20 UK
21 Canada
25 France
27 S Africa
29 Australia
31 Poland
49 Italy
52 Ghana

57 US

58 Gambia
61 S Korea
63 Brazil
66 Japan
89 Greece
112 Israel
124 Mexico
151 India
171 Russia
178 China
rsf.org/en/index

Global map with countries shaded to indicate level of freedom of the press based on the 2025 Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 3h

They've been arguing in court repeatedly that there are no plans for a shutdown and that they will honor all statutory obligations.
Not sure what a legal system does with a government that simply isn't credible.

Reuters @reuters.com · 8h

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers

White House budget director Russell Vought said he wants to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and expects to do so within the next two to three months.

reut.rs

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 3h

The upcoming adult leaders of today's GOP are racist, nazis.

That's exactly who Trump recruited. Those getting ahead resemble Trump's sensibilities.

Like Trump & Vance, these are racist, nazis.

Like Trump, these adults are there for power and grifting.

And cruelty.

That's their core affinity.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 3h

My interest is far more the literal mountain of research, including thousands of declassified documents and 1st person acounts from all over the world. Its super clear to anyone who actually looks.

For the video above, FAR LESS the individual UFO footage than the voices speaking on the video above.

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 4h

An intelligent nonhuman species is operating craft and orbs all around the earth.

This seems newsworthy.

#ufosky

Disclosure Party @disclosureparty.bsky.social · 5h

Unidentified craft are operating within Earth’s atmosphere and performing maneuvers that surpass any known technological capabilities of the United States, China, and Russia. The most rational conclusion is that these objects originate from another species of intelligent life.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 5h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Peter M. Sullivan @citizensullivan.bsky.social · 4h

The group chat included elected officials, their staffers, and Republican Party officials and operatives. These were grown-ass adults.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 4h

America Last!

Trump Family First.

Based on his actions, That's his message!

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Qatar gave Trump a $400M jet. Trump gave them a military facility on US soil.

The UAE bought $2B of Trump's stablecoin. Trump gave them access to rare AI chips.

Saudi Arabia invested $2B in Kushner's firm. Trump sold them $142B in arms.

If this isn't corruption, what is?

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 5h

Dry pumpkins allow for hanging leaves.

2 examples -Predator from 2018 and Bag-End from 2019.

Not really as possible on a juicy pumpkin because on a dry pumpkin the skin compresses, and is harder to fully rip off.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 5h

4 dead in O-H-I-O might do it.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 6h

Love it! The trees especially!

Reminds me of a much earlier carve of mine from 2007 - Maleficent on the bridge with Prince Philip. "Now shall you deal with me!"

I actually revisited the final scene last year - no trees though.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 6h

Love it! The trees especially!

Reminds me of a much earlier carve of mine from 2007 - Maleficent on the bridge with Prince Philip. "Now shall you deal with me!"

I actually revisited the final scene last year - no trees though.

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Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @motiblackart.bsky.social · 8h

Today's pumpkin share is of the Dreel Halls in Anstruther.

#PumpkinCarving

A photo of a pumpkin carving of the Dreel Halls in Anstruther.

A photo of a pumpkin carving in progress with a craft knife cutting out detail.

A photo of a pumpkin carving in progress

A photo of the Dreel Halls pumpkin lit from the outside.

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 6h

His hair implants are falling out.

Time for another treatment.

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Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 11h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 7h

They should be playing on Thursday with that clown suit.

Its like the original horrid Thursday game single color outfits. My fav was there red and green christmas game.

Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 7h

Its shocking many of my fellow citizens look at these videos and say, "Get me more of that!"

That these same people proclaim they are Christians tells us how far removed from normalcy the GOP party and their supporters have gotten.

"Christian" GOP folk fervently yearn for more cruelty.

Why?

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 10h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 10h

Love love love this movie!

My favorite Abbot and Costello movie by a country mile and I've watched all of them many times.

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Moti Black 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @motiblackart.bsky.social · 8d

My first carve of 2025! It's probably a bit weird, but a friend of mine is researching her ancestry and this is a wood cut of one of her forebearers being burned at the stake for refusing to denounce the Tyndale Bible.

#PumpkinCarving

A photo of a pumpkin carving of a man being burned at the stake

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Noel Dickover @noeldickover.bsky.social · 13h

Organizers probably made a lot of corrupt money in the 1936 Olympics. This will be no different.

US Corruption for all the world to admire!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

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