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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 9h

Solidarity is the only way

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 11h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 13h

Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.

Olivia Reingold quote tweeting Variety.

The Variety tweet is about John Oliver's piece on Bari Weiss leading CBS News, saying:

John Oliver slams Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News:

"I wouldn’t want anyone who led a pure opinion outlet, not even one that I happened to agree with, to suddenly be running CBS News. But it is especially alarming to have someone doing it who has spent years putting out work that, in my opinion, is at best irresponsible and at worst deeply misleading."

Reingold then quotes it saying:

Why does this sound like John Oliver commenting on……John Oliver

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 10h

Bari Weiss would never run this.
But it's the most accurate journalism i've seen since John Oliver yesterday.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 12h

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10h

maybe this will help some realize that you don’t need access to cover the government effectively. in fact, it’s actually better.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 12h

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will not sign. Here's my latest >>> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/m...

Media outlets, including MAGA channel Newsmax, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

www.cnn.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

veterans set up encampment in memphis to protest national guard deployment to their city

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRxQ...

Veterans protest Guard

YouTube video by WREG News Channel 3

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 9h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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Drew Rausch @drewrausch.bsky.social · 10h

Fantasmicalloween Day 13: WILDCARD (Phantom of the Opera)

The Phantom of the Opera with a vintage Ben Cooper costume box for a head.

Prompt list with giant friendly Jack-o-lantern art by Rhode Montijo!

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Sean O'Halloween @seanohowl.bsky.social · 13h

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

We’re seeing a lot of pop-up protests against ICE in the Chicago area, such as this one outside a Home Depot in Evanston, IL, where 2 of our neighbors were taken yesterday.

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NPR @npr.org · 14h

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 14h

Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.

Reuters @reuters.com · 16h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 16h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

The Trump White House: where loyalty and cruelty get you the job, but idiocy and sheer incompetence let you keep it.

A tweet by user “sam” responding to Sam Stein. Sam writes: “the incompetence of it all is just stunning. this administration is locked in a perpetual battle between stupid and evil.” The quoted tweet from Sam Stein reads: “Can confirm. Some CDC experts who were RIFed on Friday have already had their firings rescinded by the administration.”

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 17h

All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.

Special education oversight, civil rights enforcement hit hard in Education Department layoffs

All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 17h

"Let childhood infectious diseases run wild" and "Kids with disabilities deserve nothing" are two parts of a single, terrifyingly coherent philosophy.

Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 17h

All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.

Special education oversight, civil rights enforcement hit hard in Education Department layoffs

All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 17h

Do you want to live in a "papers, please" country?

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 17h

Bradley Cooper takes a backseat to a great Will Arnett in his latest showbiz film, the enjoyably modest Is This Thing On? Our NYFF review:

www.avclub.com/is-this-thin...

Will Arnett is a stand-up guy in Bradley Cooper's modest dramedy Is This Thing On?

Bradley Cooper's showbiz dramedy Is This Thing On? features great turns from Will Arnett and Laura Dern, as well as an enjoyably small scale.

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TAT360 💕💚 @tat360.bsky.social · 17h

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GoFundMe CEO says economy is so challenged people are raising money to buy food

GoFundThis: Some surprising items have begun to make the list for crowdfunding lately, according to this CEO.

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 1d

As families of hostages wait for their loved ones to return home, WCK teams are preparing to serve meals at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. Once the hostages are released, we’re ready to support them and their families with comforting meals as they reunite after two years. #ChefsForThePeople

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16h

Elon Musk is doing Enron the right way.

by Ezra Klein

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Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks

Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk’s private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16h

Breaking news: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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