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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Ben Wetzler @voteben.nyc · 4h

The TikTok thing is cartoonishly corrupt. Everyone involved should be in jail.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 19h

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4h

Trump’s presidency has been defined by the decay of public information sources and dismantling of public health institutions.

So firing the people who produce the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Report certainly tracks.

Donald Trump's war on public health enters a new phase

Another bad day at the CDC

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4h

“chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur”

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4h

Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4h

🚨🚨🚨A 15 year old opens the door to the vehicle, but ICE monsters proceed to throw her around like a rag doll — because they can. Notice the police drive away, just out of view of the camera. Uploaded ~ 2 hours ago. 1/2

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 4h

My grandfather was a Flying Tiger who voted Republican his whole life, except for his last election in ‘08 when he voted for Obama because he was mad about how badly Bush screwed up the country

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 4h

The crash is going to be brutal when it comes.

Robinhood says "it might offer "tokenized" equity in OpenAI. By "tokenized," Business Insider reports, Robinhood means "blockchain-enabled representations of securities like stocks." In reality, they have no connection to OpenAI equity whatsoever."

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4h

“I never understood the idea that you’re supposed to mellow as you get older. Slowing down isn’t something I relate to at all. — I’ve done all kinds of things I said I wouldn’t do and, of course, now I’m glad. Thrilled.”

R.I.P. Diane Keaton, what a legend. 🕊️💫

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 4h

Looks like ICE again has a big, hot mess on its hands. This time with the arrest of a Chicago TV station employee.
Witnesses say Debbie Brockman was just standing nearby when ICE roared up. She was later released from custody without charge....now this:

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 4h

Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino said today that Brockman has “charges pending.” He also posted a photo of her in the ICE minivan after she was detained.

I asked how she wasn’t charged right away if she assaulted officers and what the charges will be but he hasn’t replied.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 5h

The Trump-headlined celebration/retroactive justification of genocide happening in Israel today is obscene—and premature. Israel will likely violate Phase 1 of any 20-part plan. As a Trump biographer, I've written a rebuttal to the idea that Trump is anything but one of the most dangerous men alive:

Media and MAGA Calls for Trump to Catch a Nobel Peace Prize Rather Than An ICC War Crimes Indictment Are Obscene

The second-biggest threat to global peace after Putin has earned a cell for war crimes—not a humanitarian award. That his grotesque and scammy appeal for a Nobel Peace Prize is working is terrifying.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 4h

It’s hard to overstate just how incredibly fucked we are.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Micah @rincewind.run · 4h

the official policy of this administration is "be born neurotypical and healthy, never have anything bad happen to you, you're completely on your own"

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 4h

Trump received his COVID inoculation yesterday at Walter Reed Hospital. However, he vehemently urges his followers not to get the jab.

Can someone please explain the rationale behind this?

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah, but at least the Gulf has a new name.

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💙SadieMae💙 @sadiemae1969.bsky.social · 4h

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/mZts17M

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 4h

An anonymous trader made a fast $88 million by shorting Bitcoin.

The trader made the bet that Bitcoin would plummet in value on Friday after opening their account “30 minutes before Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on China."

Not suspicious at all, right?

www.rawstory.com/trump-267417...

‘That’s the MAGA playbook’: Crypto trade made moments before Trump post raises eyebrows

An anonymous online cryptocurrency trader reportedly scored an $88 million profit after making a lofty bet that the value of Bitcoin would plummet, a bet that was made just before a major tariff annou...

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Fogg ❌👑 @skyfog.bsky.social · 4h

Don’t forget to bring yours to the ❌👑 march on Oct.18

a woman wearing sunglasses and a red jacket is pointing up with the words " this " above her

ALT: a woman wearing sunglasses and a red jacket is pointing up with the words " this " above her

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 4h

One great aspect of iconic inflatable costumes (aside from how they instantly undermine propaganda about war zones) is that it's useless to arrest the person wearing one. Cuffing a frog would make law enforcement look pathetic. And carting one off just guarantees that more will show up the next day.

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James David Payne @jimmydp01.bsky.social · 4h

#Ableg #Cdnpoli
#Gaza #Palestine

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Footage shows moment Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian paramedics

YouTube video by Guardian News

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 4h

"We were strip-searched, zip-tied, blindfolded and disappeared into the Negev Desert."

5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal

Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory. Organizers of the Global Sumud Flo...

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 4h

We are seeing dozens of these videos every day. It's happening all over the ocuntry. I know many people are outraged but it's just continuing unabated.

This feeling of impotence is devastating. How does it end? With the country emptied of brown people and dissidents in jail?

Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 5h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 4h

True story: two ppl by the pool today told me they avoided taking a boat trip off-island because we're near Venezuela and they'd seen the Trump snuff films on X

Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 5h

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

Next Saturday is #NoKings Day.

Stand up for democracy before it's too late.

Find a protest near you at nokings.org.

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