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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2h

Apparently the CDC and CISA are "Democrat-oriented" agencies. Republicans prefer us being sick and hacked.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Alerts (UNOFFICIAL) @nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us · 1h

NHC Atlantic Outlook update for Sat, 11 Oct 2025 05:18:38 UTC
Additional Details Here.

ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL<br>TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM<br><br>Tropical Weather Outlook<br>NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL<br>200 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025<br><br>For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:<br><br>Active Systems:<br>The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical <br>Storm Jerry, located several hundred miles north of the northern <br>Leeward Islands.<br><br>1. Tropical Atlantic:<br>A tropical wave located well to the south of the Cabo Verde Islands <br>is producing a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. <br>Some slow development of this system is possible over the next <br>several days while it moves west-northwestward to northwestward at <br>10 to 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.<br>* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.<br>* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.<br><br><br><br>Forecaster Reinhart<br><br><br>

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Bebe's Birdhouse @bebesbirdhouse.bsky.social · 1h

See... It's not a thing especially when there are known issues.

Jeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 3h

Typos aside, there is simply no such thing.

ECGs are not an indicator of age.

They literally do not contain that information, either directly or indirectly.

This is just made up gobbledygook.

So, my question is: why?

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2h

🚨🚨🚨Fake ICE reporting site reports to ICE. Be warned:

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 7h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 4h

NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 4h

RIFed:

LLS - Laboratory Leadership Service

Y’know, another crucial hands-on and practical training program where fellows hone their laboratory expertise and skills.

Yet another blow for when the next novel disease outbreak comes…..

So fucking short sighted.

About The Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)

LLS is a laboratory fellowship for health professionals to gain laboratory expertise and skills.

www.cdc.gov

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 4h

Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.

(Published April)

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors

Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

www.propublica.org

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4h

“While the president’s authority to grant clemency for federal crimes is virtually unfettered, the power to impose vengeance via prison assignments isn’t clear.”

Actually, the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. It’s in the Bill of Rights. It’s pretty clear.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 4h

“I’ve got no problem with gruel.” Under orders from Trump, officials seek to make the life sentences of 37 convicted killers more like a living hell. The men were spared the death penalty by Biden.

Biden Spared 37 Killers From Execution. Trump Ordered Up a Lifetime of Torment.

Even America’s harshest federal prison, where inmates spend 23 hours a day in solitary confinement, was too good, one official said. “I’ve got no problem with gruel.”

on.wsj.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 4h

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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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 4h

Former Trump national security adviser turned Trump critic John Bolton is expected to be charged with federal crimes soon, according to two federal officials. One said Bolton could be indicted next week. The other said he could be indicted soon.

Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say

Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.

nbcnews.to

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Bebe's Birdhouse @bebesbirdhouse.bsky.social · 4h

Lololololol... 14 years younger.. I'm sorry, what? What a load of sht! This is inaccurate given his visible signs and condition. 🙄

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 6h

Nearly 70% of Americans think the Trump economy is on the wrong track

And that was earlier this month, with record stock market highs, before Trump decided to crash everything again

Nearly 70% think the Trump economy is on the wrong track

The polls reflect the economy far better than the stock markets. The disconnect is fueling Trump's drive for dictatorship.

www.thefarce.org

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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 7h

Hitler wanted to do the same in Berlin and then rename all of Europe Germania.

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Bebe's Birdhouse @bebesbirdhouse.bsky.social · 7h

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 7h

New flight discovery. Apparently person behind me flew with the same crew yesterday (they remember her) and it was an eventful flight that had two heart attacks. They all expressed hope for a less eventful flight and I'm in support of that.

Bebe's Birdhouse @bebesbirdhouse.bsky.social · 7h

Reporters need to demand evidence of his claims.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 7h

"there are fires all over the place"
~the president of the united states with absolutely zero clue what is going on

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 7h

President Trump continued to describe Portland, Ore., as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear.
— NY Times www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Update from Anna Griffin

www.nytimes.com

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 7h

Hey, friends. I have back-to-back events this weekend!

I’d love to see you in Caroll, IA on Saturday or Marshall, MO on Sunday.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 7h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 7h

Lisa Murkowski voted to confirm Russell Vought.

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AnswersInRocks @rkdoctr.bsky.social · 7h

Miller falsely claims Trump has plenary authority, spilling the beans on the basis for violating judicial orders and the Constitution.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller

www.theguardian.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 8h

AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 14h

Venezuela requests urgent meeting with the UN in the face of a possible ‘armed attack’ by the US
In a letter to the president of the Security Council, the Nicolás Maduro government warns of ‘an impending aggression’
english.elpais.com/internationa...

Venezuela requests urgent meeting with the UN in the face of a possible ‘armed attack’ by the US

In a letter to the president of the Security Council, the Nicolás Maduro government warns of ‘an impending aggression’

english.elpais.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

It’s happening…

Thousands more federal workers are getting pink slips. This is 100% Trump’s pressure play to make Democrats cave and give up the fight for our healthcare.

Reminder: Military members got their last paycheck today, and many federal workers only got a partial paycheck.

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