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Jason Snell @snell.zone · 21m

It's in a better place now, living it up with iCards in Apple Heaven.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1h

Apple discontinues Clips, a video editing app it launched in 2017, removing it from the App Store for new users, and says Clips will no longer be updated (Eric Slivka/MacRumors)

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 45m

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 58m

It's a Catch 22. My little fantasy about turning off our connections to the tubes and the Internet won't really help either. No form of protest is really going to work until folks are ready to sustain them beyond a Saturday or a weekend. Sacrifice is required.

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Change The No Kings Day Protests Into Something Larger

Turn it into the No Kings Blackout

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 1h

This.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1h

Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.

If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.

ineptitudinous.bsky.social @ineptitudinous.bsky.social · 2h

Six out of eight of the largest mass-movement protests in US history have happened since 2017. You wouldn't know this from most media reporting, and you sure af wouldn't know this from the way either major party has reacted.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 3h

1.6 million crypto traders had their positions liquidated after Trump announced 100% tariffs on China. There were $16.6B in losses from liquidated long positions which is 10x the amount from COVID and FTX related crashes.

I’m surprised Trump Always Chickens Out didn’t apply this time, instead panic

Crypto bloodbath sees $19B in leveraged positions erased

Over $19B in leveraged positions liquidation hit crypto markets, affecting 1.6 million traders as Bitcoin and Ethereum saw sharp declines.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you. This is how you do it, folks. You don't say you have concerns. You don't reach out to the other side. You push for what's right, and you tell people why.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 4h

"...nonstop terror and helicopters and random kidnappings..."

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“This is not sustainable”

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning. Feeling very Fall like in these parts. #Photography #Today #Fall #Chicago

Red chrysanthemums are in sharp focus in the foreground, with shelves of orange and white pumpkins and yellow flowers softly blurred in the background, creating a vibrant autumn market scene on a sunny day.

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 4h

Makes my soul feel good to see this kind of protest activity pissing off the bad guys. Although I'm half expecting some attempt to outlaw these frog costumes in the near future. #politics #protests

Three people dressed in large, inflatable frog costumes stand together at night, holding a sign that says “FROGS TOGETHER STRONG” with an illustration of two frogs shaking hands. The scene appears to be lively and humorous, likely part of a public event or protest

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Don Linn @donlinn.bsky.social · 5h

jfc

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 16h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Shoq @shoq.bsky.social · 6h

The conservative entertainment complex that is decimating democracy and America — on purpose.

Next question please?

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning. Feeling very Fall like in these parts. #Photography #Today #Fall #Chicago

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Wiley Miller @wileymiller.bsky.social · 6h

Via WaPo:
"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed last week that the president’s crackdown is cutting off agriculture’s labor supply and threatening “the stability of domestic food production.”

Golly, who could have possibly foreseen THAT repercussion?

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 17h

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 17h

WHEN are journalists going to ask him to name the 8 wars??!?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize was announced this morning. Your thoughts?

TRUMP: Which one?

Q: The Nobel Peace Prize. Your thoughts?

TRUMP: I made eight deals, transactions of wars

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 21h

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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@OldAndCranky @oldandcranky.bsky.social · 20h

He’s giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho? I’m old enough to remember is “Muslim ban” the first time around. Has anyone forgotten about that? Has anyone brought this up with the asshole recently? My head is spinning.

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 20h

Who could ever have expected this shocking development?

Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 20h

Surprise! Vivek Ramaswamy's Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism
->The New Republic | #Racism #HumanRights | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai

Surprise! Vivek Ramaswamy's Turning Point Event Derailed by Racism

Speaking at Montana State University, Ramaswamy fielded disturbing questions about how he believed he could adequately participate in electoral politics when his religion and ethnic identity don’t align with stereotypical white American ideals. “Jesus Christ is God, and there is...

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Warner Crocker @warnercrocker.bsky.social · 20h

Same

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 20h

also a sign of how far trump has checked out-there is zero chance in the old days he would countenance anyone else taking credit, even in a slip of the tongue

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 20h

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, we believe Trump when he says he passed his little "cognitive test"

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

It wasn’t a typo.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

Honestly hard to guess whether this wire flash is a joke, a typo or a direct quote. 🤡

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 21h

TRUMP: WE THINK OIL WILL BE UNDER $2 PER GALLON SOON

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23h

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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