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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2h

Being rich, I think it papers over how many people from extremely wealthy backgrounds choose to work in/ are siphoned into national media and how that in turn shapes the discourse and societal trust in those institutions

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Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 2h

Timelines full of people denouncing Kamala for supporting genocide and only praise for Uncle Joe’s cancer treatment. Obama gets called a war criminal every other post and scarcely a word about Bush. And now the East Wing of the White House was illegally destroyed. I’m going crazy.

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 5h

Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

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Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 4h

Deadass??

Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 4h

Wait when the fuck did Ricky’s go out of business? I need makeup for Halloween.

Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 4h

G+T dinner Monday. Anyone else?

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 1d

The child raped by Prince Andrew and subjected to sadomasochistic sex by Jeffrey Epstein thought she would "die a sex slave" to Epstein and his rich friends, the BBC reports. The memoir is heightening calls to release the Epstein Files, a move opposed by the GOP House. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Virginia Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals

The BBC obtained a copy of Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir ahead of its publication on Tuesday.

www.bbc.com

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Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 4h

I’m clinging to this but I’m also deeply worried about the rest of the building.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5h

🚨 Married GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, Regina Aviles — who was found dead after she supposedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire, per The Daily Mail.

Uvalde Police are blocking release of the 911 call, video & records. (Daily Mail)

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 5h

Old friend and comrade Rabbi Arthur Waskow dead at 92. May his memory be a blessing
www.jta.org/2025/10/20/o...

Arthur Waskow, activist rabbi who brought Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on progressive politics, dies at 92 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Waskow was arrested more than two dozen times for his activism. He also wrote more than two dozen books.

www.jta.org

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TinkeringTailorTom-Dread is no longer Existential @tinkeringtailortom.bsky.social · 5h

IT'S NOT HIS FUCKING HOUSE!

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5h

The show known today as the News Hour turns 50 years old this week. To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work online and across social media, has helped shape their lives. https://to.pbs.org/4niOugO

As PBS News turns 50, longtime viewers share what the show has meant to them

To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work online and across social media, has helped shape their lives.

www.pbs.org

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Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 5h

I didn’t go to the march because I’ve been going to marches since high school. It achieves nothing but new attendance records.

And everyone who agreed with me when I said this privately were all the friends I’d made at previous marches.

You know what we want? For you to cut out your Republicans.

Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 5h

I’m trying to remind myself the White House has been burned to the ground before and it’s still a symbol of so much of what’s wrong, but it’s ours. It belongs to the people and he knows no one is stopping him. It makes me sick.

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Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 6h

Someone better go stop him…anyday now…😕

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 6h

"Israel has committed at least 80 violations of the ceasefire agreement since it began just 10 days ago."

"[K]illed 97 Palestinians and injured over 230 amid the ceasefire."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Gaza Officials Say Israel Has Violated Ceasefire 80 Times in First 10 Days

Israel carried out a bombardment on Sunday after two Israeli soldiers were apparently killed in an explosion.

truthout.org

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 6h

Fun fact: Not the first time Donald Trump demolished an architectural treasure that he'd said he would leave intact! news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 7h

After sold out screenings in NYC @paristheaternyc.bsky.social is extending its run of @realgdt.bsky.social’s FRANKENSTEIN in dreamy 35mm to Oct 30 for now. And there’s the winter long retrospective of ALL Guillermo’s movies & personal picks. www.paristheaternyc.com/series/monst...

Paris Theater - MONSTERS AND MAKERS: The Gothic Visions of Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN opens on 35mm at the Paris on October 17 | On Netflix November 7

www.paristheaternyc.com

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Skelekate @skelekate.bsky.social · 7h

If he did it to a department store in NYC, he’d do it to the White House. I just remind myself the building’s been burned down before. It’s still obscene.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 8h

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom.

Full Story: wapo.st/42RiU2q

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Elizabeth: Ghost in the City @kikutowne.bsky.social · 11h

Yeah.

Ghost club from city of ghosts under a table at the Los Angeles Public Library Central

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11h

It's fucking wild that the Democrats aren't screaming this from the rooftops blacksky.community/profile/did:...

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11h

"researchers have estimated that the end of enhanced tax credits will lead to 7.3 mill people losing their ACA coverage in 2026, of whom 4.8 mill would become uninsured. The loss of the additional subsidies are projected to increase how much...enrollees must pay...from an avg of $888 to $1,904/year"

Expiring ACA Premium Tax Credits Could Lead to Nearly 340,000 Jobs Lost Across the U.S. in 2026

Unless Congress acts quickly to extend the enhanced ACA marketplace premium tax credits, nearly 5 million people could lose health insurance coverage in 2026.

www.commonwealthfund.org

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 12h

Imagine if the entire subscription base of The Washington Post times THIRTY , quit in one day .

and it also means something even more terrifying.... it means that Disney's IP ? Its catalog isn't enough for people to stay .Now look at what is .......

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 12h

The first look at the scale of Disney backlash after it suspended Kimmel. Wow>>

“Antenna estimated a total of 3 million cancellations for Disney+ and 4.1 million for Hulu in September. Both of those figures far exceeded the trailing three-month averages for the services”
www.wsj.com/business/med...

Customers Ditched Disney+, Hulu After Kimmel Suspension

Cancellation rates for both Disney’s streaming services doubled in September from a month earlier.

www.wsj.com

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 14h

18 Oct 2025 -- Pop star/singer Sabrina Carpenter will now use her arena tour to funnel proceeds through the Sabrina Carpenter Fund to benefit the Transgender Law Center. Good on ya' SC! @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Sabrina Carpenter Expands Tour Fund to Support Trans Rights

Sabrina Carpenter expands her tour’s charity fund to support the Transgender Law Center, using her platform to promote trans rights and real-world allyship.

www.transvitae.com

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 13h

my country did not spend the last 5000 years inventing some of the worst forms of discrimination the world has ever seen and some of the most unfair societal practices to ever exist so that Walter from Wisconsin could get the credit

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