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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 1h

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoffs notices on Oct.10 following multiple reports indicating that the administration had chosen not to give back pay to furloughed federal workers who had been designated "non-essential" workers after the government shutdown..."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 19h

Have seen Laurie five different times, but that first show in Houston was amazing as it coincided with a one-woman show of her work at the Contemporary Arts Museum.

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 19h

ticket stub for a concert by Laurie Anderson in 1984

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 1d

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Day 16
#20SongsByYear

“Don’t Take Me Alive” – Steely Dan
from the album “The Royal Scam”

album cover for “The Royal Scam” by Steely Dan

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 1d

"The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa."

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 1d

Underground comix from my collection. Most all from the early 1970s.

“Hot Stuff #5” (1977)

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#undergroundcomics #comics #RichardCorben

cover of comic book “Hot Stuff #5” from 1977

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Day 15
#20SongsByYear

“School Days” – Stanley Clarke
from the album “School Days”

album cover for “School Days” by Stanley Clarke

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 1d

How can you go wrong with a rhythm section of Bruford & Levin.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 2d

If you think Trump cares about peace
more than Trump cares about Trump;
wait for his reaction
when someone else wins the Nobel Prize.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 2d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

America is going to have so many attorneys it needs to disbar when all this is over, and Letitia James will not be one of them

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department | CNN Politics

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two s...

www.cnn.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 2d

Ken Adam was a master.

The conference table set from the War Room in “Dr. Strangelove”

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 2d

None better than Syd.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Anyone have any heartwarming stories of how tax breaks and government subsidies for billionaires made your life better?

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d

So, Tom Homan can straight accept a bag of $50K in cash from the FBI in a sting operation, have the investigation dismissed by this corrupt Justice Department, but all of Trump's critics somehow face indictments?

Cool, cool. Cool.

A desperate, weak Administration overplaying its hand.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: New York Attorney General Leticia James was just indicted by the Trump Administration.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Live Updates: N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump’s Pressure Campaign

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 2d

The United States of America has become an authoritarian state.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Letitia James has been indicted on one count of bank fraud in Virginia, charge brought directly by Lindsey Halligan, just like the Comey indictment.

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 2d

Underground comix from my collection. Most all from the early 1970s.

“Bicentennial Gross-Outs #1” (1976)

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#undergroundcomics #comics #WilliamStout

cover for comic book “Bicentennial Gross-Outs #1” from 1976

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Day 14
#20SongsByYear

“Stand By Me” – Ry Cooder
from the album “Chicken Skin Music”

album cover for “Chicken Skin Music” by Ry Cooder

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KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 3d

Leo Cruz-Silva, 34, originally from Mexico, was being detained by Festus police after his Sept. 30 arrest for public intoxication. He was transferred to ICE custody on Oct. 1. After one day in the jail, Cruz-Silva was dead. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)

A second man dies in ICE custody at a Missouri detention center

Leo Cruz-Silva, 34, was arrested for public intoxication and died by apparent suicide after just one day at an ICE detention center in Ste. Genevieve. He is at least the 15th ICE detainee death nationwide, and the second in Missouri this year.

www.kcur.org

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 3d

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are falling to Earth at an alarming rate

www.independent.co.uk

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wadcorp @wadcorp.bsky.social · 2d

“Failsafe”. A great one to pair with “Dr. Strangelove”. Both released in 1964. Both by the same studio. Both with the same source material.