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X2Y @x2y.tech · 2d

"Citizens will be at their best behavior because we are recording and reporting everything that is going on" - Larry Ellison

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h

Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅

#Ugh🤢✅

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.

Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.

Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.

Morning Brew ☕️ @morningbrew.extwitter.link · 1d

BREAKING: Amazon Web Services

A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours

Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe

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Dan Izzo @izzos.us · 1d

@cnn.com propping up the regime again. How about mentioning that until she's sworn in she literally CAN'T HIRE STAFF or even act as a Congresswoman in any capacity?

Johnson says Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva should be serving her constituents despite him delaying her swearing-in

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1d

The NY Times published an editorial citing Susan Collin as "a moderate Republican." Collins is a reliable vote for Trump's agenda, has voted against democracy at every turn and supported extremist judges.

This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 23h

Two days ago, he took a shit on the American people. Today, he began demolishing the People’s House. That’s all he does. He shits on people, and he destroys things. Bcuz he’s a horrible person. I blame him a lot for the death & destruction he’s caused. I blame his enablers & his appeasers even more.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

Making Argentina Great Again

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Tonight marks a milestone for all of us at the PBS News Hour. On this day 50 years ago, we aired our first broadcast. The show had a different name, but the same mission to deliver thoughtful & trustworthy journalism. Half a century later, we're still at it & guided by the same principles & mission.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 1d

I'm tired. We're all tired. This isn't hard to understand. You can't inflate prices of basic necessities like food and housing to ridiculous highs while keeping wages at poverty levels, then act surprised when luxury goods/services and large purchases become unattainable or payments unaffordable.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Beyer: I don’t like to do ad hominem attacks, but I’ve served with four different speakers. This is the fifth one—by far the weakest speaker, I think, in American history.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Literally

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

That’s seven.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

The Tribune reports Elgin cop Jason Lentz posted specific addresses on Facebook for ICE to check out.

He was fired years ago after he posted that Ferguson PO Darren Wilson “Did society a favor” when he shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. Later an arbitrator put Lentz back on the job.

Elgin police officer put on leave after Facebook post about ICE immigration efforts

An Elgin police officer was put on leave after posting a Facebook message about immigration enforcement, Police Chief Ana Lalley said.

www.chicagotribune.com

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

It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

RENMAC: “.. 56% see direction of economy as getting worse, the highest since November 2023.”

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Steve Washington @pepsinoodle.bsky.social · 1d

This seems consistent with the presentation given by this farmer in a recent YouTube video: youtu.be/zdWrHb8b-c0

ICE Raids Are Only Half The Story

YouTube video by Farm to Taber

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

The AI video Trump posted of himself dumping shit all over America from a plane was metaphorically the most accurate piece of propaganda he’s put out this year.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

“The demonstrations were very small.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Goldman: The notion that Tom Homan does official consulting business by receiving $50,000 in cash in a Cava bag is preposterous.

And the fact that they closed that investigation while charging Jim Comey and Tish James with bogus charges at Trump’s direction is completely destroying the DOJ.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 1d

What a thoroughly pointless waste of time, money, reputation, good will, political stability, social cohesion, and international trust, cooperation and friendship.

All burnt for nothing. The only beneficiaries the enemies of Europe and the UK and some dismal far-right hucksters.

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 1d

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.

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