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Sophie Lawson @lawsonsv.bsky.social · 54m

VAR screen during a PL game showing the "decision" as "you love to see it"

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

PRITZKER: "I genuinely think there is something wrong with him. I wish that his family would intervene, because I do think he needs mental health help."

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 2h

#S04 is everywhere 💙

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3h

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 3h

I feel like you dorks would appreciate that I happened upon the mayor of Dublin doing a street sweeping photo op 😂

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 3h

Thoughts and prayers for Donald J Trump

Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 3h

WHERE’S MY AWARD

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 19h

these people are actually out of their fucking minds and im so sick of being told we need to pretend otherwise

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 20h

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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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 19h

We could have had nice things

Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 23h

He's running

www.fox9.com/news/gov-wal...

Gov. Walz completes 10-mile race with daughter at Twin Cities Marathon

Gov. Tim Walz, running alongside his daughter Hope, completed the ten-mile race that is part of the Twin Cities Marathon weekend of events on Sunday.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 22h

For what it's worth, the Nobel Peace Prize was decided weeks ago. Trump and his team know that. They know he's not going to get it. But announcing this deal right before the new laureate will be revealed allows him to play a victim and pretend it's rigged.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 18h

Note: Mamdani leads by double-digit among Black and Hispanic voters, and by 48 percentage points among Asian respondents. White respondents go 39/37 for Cuomo.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 18h

New Quinnipiac poll of New York City:

Mamdani 46%
Cuomo 33%
Sliwa 15%

(A month ago, it was Mamdani 45%, Cuomo 23%, Sliwa 15%, Adams 12%.)

One obstacle to Cuomo rising much higher: Mamdani's favorability rating is 43/35, but Cuomo's is 37/52.
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 19h

lol fantastic that I’m arriving home just in time for this

Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 21h

COASTAL STORM UPDATE (late Sat to Tues)
* Some models wallop DC w/ 2-3", wind gusts 35-45 mph
* Other models suggest more of a glancing glow.
* Rain most probable Sat night-Sun
* Big impacts at beaches: rain, high winds, flooding, dangerous surf
Details: cwg.live

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 19h

If you've ever driven through the intersection at Georgia and Missouri Avenues NW, you've gone through Alan's Oasis, where a homeless man has been giving out free bottles of water for more than three years. This is a such a great profile of Alan: 51st.news/dc-alans-oas...

For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection

He’s built a community that stood up for him when the threat of eviction loomed.

51st.news

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 19h

LMAO oh my god triggered

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 21h

what the fuck is wrong with people

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 1d

The replies on the editorial include many versions of “thanks for finally convincing me to cancel.”

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve gotta be kidding me.

This WaPo editorial presents a misleading revisionist history of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s criminal cases against Trump.

Then it has the gall to compare that to Trump’s overt targeting of his perceived enemies.

Really embarrassing stuff.

But the mere fact that a legal tool might be available does not mean it should be used. The
current rage over Grassley's revelation shows why. Smith showed little restraint in his pursuit of a former president. He charged Trump for official acts he took as president. He sought a gag order to limit Trump's ability to criticize the prosecution. He tried to accelerate the case to try a leading presidential candidate before the 2024 election.

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

as if I was going to miss the game even in Europe, get real 😂 #allcaps

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

at my 19th different pub in 8 days, Prost 🍻

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

he had one hit in like 1984 and the right still jerks off to it to this day

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

my word this fucking guy sucks so thoroughly much

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 1d

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

Uniontown is in the middle of nowhere even by Pennsyltucky standards 🤦‍♂️

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

who should the NFL choose for its halftime show: Bad Bunny, who sold out basically every major arena in the country last year, or Lee Greenwood, whose current tour features the following dates

leegreenwood.com
Fri, OCT 17
Niswonger Performing Arts Center of
Northwest Ohio
Van Wert, OH
Sat, OCT 18
Ohio Star Theater at Dutch Valley
Sugarcreek, OH
Fri, OCT 24
Rayne Drop Inn Il
Marion Center, PA
Sat, OCT 25
State Theatre Center For the Arts
Uniontown, PA

Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

holy shit

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2d

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

from @oliverdarcy.bsky.social for Status
status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 1d

a good boy parked outside of a Tesco (yes he got pats)

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 2d

14/10 would positively die for Duke wapo.st/435qBlu

This dog’s hilarious thieving habit stumps even the experts

Duke, an 11-year-old golden retriever, has gained Instagram fame for the bizarre items he diligently gathers and hoards.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 2d

this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad

Inside Carolina @insidecarolina.bsky.social · 2d

UNC, Hulu Not Moving Forward With Season Documentary

North Carolina announced in August that it would do a season-long documentary to showcase the team.

dlvr.it

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