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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7h

More than 23 million Americans are currently enrolled in Obamacare plans, and nearly all of them will face higher health care costs next year if extra federal funding for subsidies expires, as scheduled, on Dec. 31.

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

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The Economist @economist.com · 5h

Bosses at listed companies in the country have been vanishing into a grim detention system at a staggering rate this year: we counted 39 cases by the end of September

The sinister disappearance of China’s bosses

Detentions, public shaming and suicides intensify the country’s corporate gloom

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 13h

Before targeting Trump foes, Pulte practiced on his own family, per @
Brian Slodysko and Chris Megerian. He accused his grandfather’s widow of insider trading, was tied to a website trashing an aunt as a "fake Christian" and called another relative "a fat slob." apnews.com/article/trum...

How Bill Pulte learned the art of the attack, from his own family to Letitia James

Bill Pulte has become a significant player in the Trump administration. Known for his aggressive online persona and bitter public fights with several family members, Pulte currently serves as director...

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 13h

When Trump team pushed to investigate Soros, it cited a watchdog group report. But the group's own leader says "we actually did not make either of those claims that a prosecutor would need to make.” @fahrenthold.bsky.social @aduehren.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

Fans and colleagues on Saturday remembered Diane Keaton, who died at 79, leaving a legacy as a vulnerable actress onscreen and a compassionate colleague while away from the camera.

Hollywood and Fans Remember Diane Keaton

Tributes from colleagues and fans flooded social media as they learned of her death. Many celebrated her onscreen legacy and some noted her impact on their lives.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up dozens of scientists with expertise in infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. But after The New York Times reported the dismissals, a federal health official said many of them had been fired in error and would be brought back.

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 10h

Noooo

“If beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” she wrote, “does that mean mirrors are a waste of time?” 🎁

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Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 10h

Who knew animal suits would be the antidote to Trump’s apocalyptic talk about Portland www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 11h

Over three dozen federal judges said the Supreme Court’s emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public, with one saying the courts were in a “judicial crisis.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 11h

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

Scientists who focused on other infectious diseases, like an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also were let go. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 12h

Katie Porter’s bid for governor in California and Jay Jones’ run for attorney general in Virginia have both imploded after leaks.

They Were Rising Democratic Stars. Then Came the Leaks.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 12h

Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump directs the Pentagon to use 'all available funds' to ensure troops are paid despite shutdown

President Donald Trump says he's directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure that U.S. troops are paid on Wednesday despite the government shutdown.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 15h

Biden is undergoing hormone therapy and radiation treatment as part of a plan to treat the aggressive form of prostate cancer he was diagnosed with earlier this year 🎁 wapo.st/3KSdMot

Biden struggles to adjust to private life as Trump, Democrats attack

Biden is also undergoing radiation treatment and hormone therapy as part of a treatment plan for an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 20h

Chinese police have offered rewards for information about 18 people that Beijing accuses of being Taiwanese military psychological operations officers spreading “separatist” messages www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

China issues rewards for information about Taiwan military’s ‘psychological warfare unit’

Taipei hits back at ‘despotic and pig-headed authoritarian regime’ as Beijing publishes identities of 18 people it claims are spreading ‘separatist’ messages

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 20h

There’s also a bong incident that unlocked memories of being shot in the head by the Taliban

Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 20h

Who didn’t take her calls? She mentions Biden. Johnson. Macron. Trudeau.

She notes that female politicians did. Erna Solberg, then Norwegian prime minister,Hillary Clinton and Lolwah Al-Khater, assistant foreign minister of Qatar at the time, stepped in to help evacuate her Afghan partners.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 20h

Yousafzai emailed politicians, begging for assistance in evacuating her Afghan partners before the Taliban took over.

“Not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen wi...

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 2d

#ResistanceRoots
#NationalHispanicHeritageMonth

Albert Báez was Mexican American physicist who co-invented the X-ray reflection microscope for examining living cells. He was also the father of Pauline, Mimi and Joan Baez, all of whom became musicians and activists. /1

Left to right, Pauline, Mimi and Joan Báez.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 1d

The UN Security Council convened a rare meeting on the US military strikes on Venezuelan boats in the Caribbean, and the risks these actions posed to regional stability 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States

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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 1d

Even though the U.S. has a stark shortage of air traffic controllers, ones who call in sick instead of working without a paycheck during the federal government shutdown risk being fired, the U.S. transportation secretary warned.

Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Airports across the country have dealt with delays this week at times because of controllers not showing up for work.

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 1d

A “very significant” unpublished story by Jack Kerouac described as “a lost chapter of the On the Road saga” has been discovered after languishing in the files of an assassinated Mafia crime boss for at least 40 years www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature On the Road

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 1d

Those in the dark included Pam Bondi www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Top Justice Dept. Officials Weren’t Told in Advance of James Indictment

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 1d

Here we go:

Trump announces 100% tariffs on Chinese goods 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Trump Says U.S. Will Impose 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 1d

Stocks plummet

Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting move: Macron has asked Sébastien Lecornu to return as French prime minister only four days after he stood down from the post, sparking a week of high drama and political turmoil. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Macron reappoints Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil

Sébastien Lecornu resigned on Monday after 26 days in the job and he said two days later his "mission is over".

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