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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 5h

Wonder how many pockets got lined on this? www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 6h

The firings mark the first large-scale layoffs of federal employees during a funding lapse in modern history.

Trump Fires Federal Workers, Escalating US Shutdown Fight

President Donald Trump said he was making good on threats to fire thousands of federal workers amid a government shutdown now in its 10th day, as his administration made job cuts across departments including Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Treasury and Commerce.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12h

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

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Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.social · 15h

Oh really?
What you get in a country that invented greed and sycophancy and worships a monarchy in an age of austerity, corruption, misogyny and racism. He’s a disgusting freeloader who should face justice of some form but won’t. A truly disgusting person.

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AFSCME @afscme.bsky.social · 15h

"These mass firings are illegal, and will have devastating effects on the services millions of Americans rely on every day."

Full statement from President Saunders on the administration's announcement to use the shutdown to carry out illegal RIFs:

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 6h

As always with this administration that does not respect the rule of law, how will it be enforced.?

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

From my colleagues @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

The temporary ruling stems from a lawsuit filed this week by news organizations, unions, independent journalists and protesters against the Department of Homeland Security following tense interactions...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 7h

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 16h

Matt Black Wins 2025 MacArthur Fellowship
Black has been selected for the prestigious award given to "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential" www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/mat...

Matt Black Wins 2025 MacArthur Fellowship | Magnum Photos Magnum Photos

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

Gothamist spoke to residents in East New York, Coney Island, Rochdale Village, Wakefield and East Harlem — and found widespread support for our plan to address public safety and the mental health crisis.

Mamdani mental health plan resonates in former Adams strongholds as NYC election nears

Interviews in five neighborhoods that were strongholds for the current mayor in 2021 suggest residents want the next mayor to focus on mental health issues.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 16h

The truth of Frederick Baker’s life was long obscured by a whitewashed history perpetuated by the Longwood mansion in Mississippi, new research says. hyperallergic.com/1047549/port...

Portrait of Enslaved Man Dispels Years of Falsehoods

The truth of Frederick Baker’s life was long obscured by a whitewashed history perpetuated by the Longwood mansion in Mississippi, new research says.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 17h

30 Bob Ross Paintings Head to Auction to Support Public Media hyperallergic.com/1048471/30-b...

30 Bob Ross Paintings Head to Auction to Support Public Media

The happy little fundraiser will benefit broadcasters affected by Trump’s funding cuts.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 17h

“Get Up, Stand Up, Don’t Give Up The Fight”. M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 18h

London’s green cabmen’s shelters are filled with history. What does their future hold? www.huckmag.com/article/lond...

What does the future hold for London’s historic cabmen’s shelters?

For London’s taxi drivers, the green huts offer refuge and a place to refuel. But in the city’s changing landscape, they could become collateral damage.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 20h

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 20h

Who will run against Trump in 2028? Please step forward now – don’t wait www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Who will run against Trump in 2028? Please step forward now – don’t wait | David Kirp

A leading Democrat, backed by substantial funding, should enter the 2028 presidential race right now

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 20h

Failure of a champion of Trumps policies of inequality cannot be allowed www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 20h

A msn of delusions. Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 23h

The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland
It'd be hilarious if he wasn't the commander in chief. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-port...

The impossibly dumb reason for Trump's invasion of Portland

It'd be hilarious if he wasn't the commander in chief.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command.

The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1d

Crooks, all crooks, but hey they don’t care because they hear God’s voices in their heads

ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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Robert Gumpert @ragumpert.bsky.social · 1d

22 states are in recession or close to it, new analysis finds www.axios.com/2025/10/09/t...

22 states are in a recession or close to it, new analysis finds

Twenty-two states are either in a recession or on the precipice of a downturn, according to a new analysis from Moody's Analytics.

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