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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 19m

It's almost like they're trying to tell us something...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8m

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 11m

The American people know who’s responsible for the shutdown. Republicans control the government. Trump can fix this, but he would rather protect the Epstein files.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17m

Rep. Jim Himes on Trump blowing up boats in the Caribbean: "The White House has not shared what they believe their legal justification is. They did put out a memo. I will tell you based on what I know now and the reading of that memo, these are illegal killings."

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Errant @errantv.bsky.social · 20m

This is going to intensify and not lessen as we move into winter (post-harvest + seasonal livestock illnesses) w/tariffs still in place. Avian flu levels are spiking unexpectedly hard, we're back at or above the levels we saw during the big outbreak in 2024. Get ready for $8/dozen egg prices again!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6h

‼️ CHATTANOOGA - Public school kids outperform voucher kids AGAIN

As @GovBillLee steers more and more taxpayer funds away from public schools to private (mostly Christian) schools for wealthy families who are already there.

More: www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/oc...

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 28m

Speaker Johnson: "People’s faith in the government is at an all time low"

Republicans control all 3 branches of the government.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 58m

"At least two staff members [.] have resigned, another is on leave, and a fourth faces a criminal charge in connection with [.] inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers."

"[M]ore concerned with trying to protect [its] reputation than trying to protect the children."
#Nebraska #USA #Incarceration

Pattern of alleged staff sex abuse at Nebraska's youth detention center emerges in court • Nebraska Examiner

At least two staffers at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave, and a fourth faces a criminal charge.

nebraskaexaminer.com

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 2h

Massive insider trading. Thirty minutes before Trump’s China tariff announcement, a crypto “whale” opened a $100M+ short on Bitcoin.

4:30 PM: Whale opens $100M+ BTC short
4:50 PM: Trump announces 100% tariffs on China
5:20 PM: $19.3 B in liquidations hit the market
The whale’s profit: $192 million

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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 3h

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 17h

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allison @vancotrough.bsky.social · 1h

mark your calendars, south Minneapolis: last day of business for the 38th street Dairy Queen is officially the 25th

a dairy queen ice cream cone is being held up by a red sign

ALT: a dairy queen ice cream cone is being held up by a red sign

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

Only one thing could top the honor of speaking at the No Kings rally, and that's the honor of speaking at No Kings 2. See you October 18th!

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KindLivesMatter @bekindforthefuture.bsky.social · 1h

We ALL KNOW what is happening. But what are we going to do about it?

The only way this is stopped, is by the people if WE decide to get up of of our asses and take to the streets in undeniable numbers everywhere. If we do not show that we outnumber them, it will not stop. NUMBERS MATTER.

Rise Up

a poster that says protesting is not a disturbance to the peace and corruption and intimidation is

ALT: a poster that says protesting is not a disturbance to the peace and corruption and intimidation is

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 1h

Last month, a Mainer found 250 missing ballots for a GOP-backed referendum in her Amazon package. Republicans quickly pointed to it as proof of election insecurity, but now some suspect the stunt may have been staged by the referendum's own backers. https://bit.ly/42DKdwZ

Mail Ballots Were Found in an Amazon Box in Maine. Some Suspect a Political Dirty Trick.

Read more here...

www.democracydocket.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 57m

Red state government declaring open war on blue city governments in Florida.

This is the MAGA model: using every tool of the state to punish political opponents, without even a pretense that you are governing "for everyone."

Doge-ish comes to Florida: a DeSantis loyalist is going after ‘waste’ in Democratic cities

Blaise Ingoglia was handpicked by the Republican Florida governor to lead an assault on municipal spending

www.theguardian.com

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 1h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 57m

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WE KNOW OUR TROOPS ARE BEING USED BY THIS ADMINISTRATION AS PAWNS WE EXPECT THEY WILL FOLLOW THE OATH THEY TOOK TO PROTECT AMERICANS‼️

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1h

The Seventh Circuit has handed Trump yet another kick in the wingnuts.

Appeals court: Trump can't deploy National Guard on Chicago's streets

A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.

www.motherjones.com

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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 1h

Ummm.... Remember this was all supposed to be better? Prices were going to be lower? Is it better? Are prices lower?

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victorytwin.bsky.social @victorytwin.bsky.social · 1h

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 1h

NEW: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified some 1,300 employees they would be laid off — then rescinded hundreds of those notices within hours.

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Saffron & Her Majestic Floof @saffronsfloof.bsky.social · 1h

Today’s our first adoption fair! We are six times bigger with six times as much love to bring than when mama and dad took us in!

#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #NoVA #adoptme

Color photograph. Two small gray and black tabby kittens snuggle into a blanket and look at the camera

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 1h

Minnesota Daily veterans & fans should know a new exhibit called “Beyond the Page: Preserving the Spirit of the University Through An Independent Student Press” opens at the West Bank Library tomorrow (Monday 10/13) through January 30: libnews.umn.edu/2025/01/beyo...

Exhibit: Beyond the Page

For 125 years, The Minnesota Daily has endeavored to preserve the spirit of the University of Minnesota on the pages of the newspaper and beyond.

libnews.umn.edu

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

Gov. Pritzker: "The Insurrection Act is called the Insurrection Act for a reason — there has to be an insurrection in order for [Trump] to be allowed to invoke it. He can say anything he wants, but if the Constitution means anything...the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked."

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.

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