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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 47m

Approximately 4,000 federal workers were laid off, with reports suggesting that the RIFs primarily targeted HUD, the DOE, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury Department.

But already, hundreds of those fired employees have reportedly been reinstated.

The White House is already walking back hundreds of federal layoffs

Trump's cronies fired critical public health workers. Regret set in immediately.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 46m

"We must be steadfast in opposition to extortion under the guise of dealmaking, and we must create alliances rooted in a common devotion to freedom of inquiry, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion."

What’s a College President to Do in the Trump Era?

Not going on bended knee to Washington would be a good start.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 45m

I was curious too. So, using The Free Press's journalistic standards, I Googled the phrase "we regret the error" and got back 5 results. 4 (including one by Reingold) are behind a wall. The one I could see is correcting when they called Scott Bessent "Steve."

Google search results for: "we regret the error" site:thefp.com

It shows five stories include that line.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of The Front Page identified the treasury secretary as Steve Bessent. He is, of course, Scott Bessent. We regret the error.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 57m

China begins charging port fees for US ships, exempts China-built ones reut.rs/4pZObdk

China begins charging port fees for US ships, exempts China-built ones

China has officially started collecting special port fees from U.S.-owned, operated, built, or flagged vessels on Tuesday but said Chinese-built ships would be exempted from it, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 57m

Sarah Matthews: "I'm honored to be part of @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social. We see so many elites and elected officials not standing up to Trump...so we're encouraging the American people to be the ones who stand up to Trump."

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 54m

I’m part of the problem because I completely forgot about this

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

oh. right.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 54m

You know who hates America

The guys who took healthcare away from millions of Americans

The ones who CUT billions of dollars for programs like cancer research and FEMA

Who sit and watch the president use military troops to attack our cities

That’s Mike Johnson

HE hates America

NO KINGS
OCT 18

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1h

They're not even trying to hide their glee

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1h

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1h

We’re live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PP8...

A gorgeous packed theater shot from the stage.

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1h

So are we just supposed to hope and pray the LLMs don’t hallucinate during these military consultations?

Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 3h

Some military leaders are turning to AI chatbots for help with decision-making, seeing this tech as a way to get the advantage.

Even top generals are looking to AI chatbots for answers

Some military leaders are turning to AI chatbots for help with decision-making, seeing this tech as a way to get the advantage.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1h

Hobbs: He ran on lowering costs.

He’s doing exactly the opposite.

Whether it’s these insurance premiums that are going up, or the tariffs…

It is exactly the opposite of what he ran on. And the Republicans in this primary against me are the biggest cheerleaders for these failed policies

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1h

I'm sorry what www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Many of the protesters described excessive use of force by federal agents. The Rev. Michael Woolf, senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, said he was demonstrating outside Broadview when U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Gregory Bovino, who is leading his agency’s enforcement operation in Chicago, showed up. Illinois State Police began to push people back from the curb. He said that at one point a federal agent grabbed his neck and twisted his nipple “as hard as they could.”

“This is while I’m in a clergy collar,” Woolf added.

McLaughlin responded that “officers do not twist people’s nipples or use undue force” and are “well trained in crowd control tactics.”

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 1h

I’m gonna go to a No Kings rally on Saturday and I hope all of you will too! There are more of us than there are fascists and it’s time to remind them.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6h

The fact that top Republicans are already fearmongering about, lying about, the No Kings rallies this Saturday, across the US, tells you how worried they are about public pressure and protest against their reactionary, autocratic, anti-American agenda.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1h

He’ll commend MTG but can’t endorse Mamdani.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Jeffies on Marjorie Taylor Greene: "It does seem to many of us that she's had a surprisingly enlightened few weeks."

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WhatRWeDoingHere @voteblue4vr.bsky.social · 1h

HOW MANY DATA CENTERS ARE NEAR PHILADELPHIA?
ANSWER: 33
www.datacentermap.com/usa/pennsylv...

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1h

What day is it?

That’s right, it’s Stir Monday! Give me campaign money so I stop making bad dad jokes! It’s your only chance to be free from the nightmare!!

secure.actblue.com/donate/kluwe

Stir fry in a non-stick wok

Broccoli, green and red bell pepper, sliced onions, shallots, mushrooms, minced garlic, chili oil, thin sliced beef (I generally use chuck roast, season with salt and pepper).

Cook mushrooms over high heat with some veggie oil until they’re giving off water, then add the rest of the veggies and stir occasionally for 5-8 minutes. Remove to a large bowl, add chili oil and garlic, cook 30-45 seconds until fragrant, add meat, stir occasionally until pinkish in middle. Add veggies back in, one bottle of Kikkoman stir fry sauce, and 1-2 cups of beef stock (depending how liquidy you want the broth/coating, we prefer it pretty runny so the rice/noodles soaks it up), bring to a simmer and let reduce uncovered for 20-30 minutes, serve over rice or noodles.

This is not a traditional stir fry, but we like it.

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WhatRWeDoingHere @voteblue4vr.bsky.social · 1h

This is basic information that is available to anyone with internet access.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h

Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress, so they can end the impasse any time they want, all on their own. This shutdown reveals a much deeper dysfunction, to which blame can be wholly attached to Trump and his GOP enablers. trib.al/4RMmelX

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2h

Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 2h

For the life of me I'll never understand why Vance's blood libel of Haitian immigrants in Ohio wasn't the end of him appearing on TV or, at the very least, being asked every time he starts an interview, "Why should we believe you when you admitted you were lying about that?"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

WELKER: Are you looking at invoking the Insurrection Act?

VANCE: We have to remember we are talking about this bc crime has gotten out of control

W: Crime is down in both Chicago & Portland

V: Crime is down bc they are so overwhelmed at the local level they are not even keeping stats properly

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6h

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 4h

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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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 3h

If you don’t already know it, Jack’s a great reporter who does the work. Help him out if you can.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3h

FYI: If you know of intersections of religion and pushback to ICE/DHS in general, but especially Chicago, feel free to drop me a line.

You can reach me via Signal at: jackmjenkins.60

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3h

So in the Comey case, prosecutors are working thru a bunch of shit that should have happened 6 months ago, at least.

The most alarming of which is a bid to get inside SOME lawyer's device.

This is most likely to be Dan Richman, BUT
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 3h

Airports say they won’t air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints

Travelers in Cleveland, L.A., Phoenix, Seattle and other cities will not see the footage, which blames congressional Democrats for shutdown-related flight delays.

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