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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19h

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 22h

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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Zee207702🇨🇦🍁📎 @zee207702.bsky.social · 10h

Chicago ICE crackdown's first casualty, a father of two, had built a quiet life in the US - Reuters

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 23h

What fucking country is this?!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

🤷🏽‍♂️ 🇺🇸 💰

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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 1d

Shutdown day 10.

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🌀🌊🌲C H E R Y L 🐾🌻🫏 @cheryldogmom.bsky.social · 17h

Portland Frog Brigade
#mycity
#fuckice

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 22h

In case anyone missed this

Erdoğa said that Trump ended Halkbank’s criminal case after talks w him. He said that Trump told him “The Halkbank problem is finished for us.”

Halkbank was helping Iran evade taxes and launder billions.

Qatar and now this. The corruption is off the charts

Turkey’s Erdogan Says Halkbank US Case to End After Trump Talks

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said state lender Halkbank’s legal case in the US is due to be resolved following recent talks with President Donald Trump, prompting bank shares to rise.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire U 📎 @greymayday.bsky.social · 19h

Definitely despised in the UK

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

A producer and editor for WGN-TV was violently forced to the ground this morning by two Border Patrol agents, before having her hands cuffed behind her back, during an ICE action in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Debbie Brockman has worked for the local television station since 2011.

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

www.aol.com

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🎀FANCY🎀 @fancysplace.bsky.social · 17h

🎀🎀

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 23h

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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JustSayin @justsayin-fromx.bsky.social · 2d

WE KNOW WHAT FELON RAPIST TRUMP IS DOING - WE STAND WITH YOU - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸

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Lee 🖇️🇺🇸🦋🐾🇨🇦🇺🇦 @characterfirst.bsky.social · 1d

Time to put faces to names!

REPRESENTATIVE DOUG “KKK member”LAMALFA

Office Phone: (530) 223-5898

VOTE: registertovote.ca.gov

Tell them to release the files
HE supports pedophilia
HE supports groomers

#TrumpWasTheSupplier
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#GuardiansOfPedophiles

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4d

IN HONOR OF FRIENDSHIP MONTH:

djt: "We have certain things in common, Jeffrey."

Epstein: "Yes we do, come to think of it."

djt: "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday- and may every day be another wonderful secret."

And by "wonderful secret", he means raping children.

#PedoPrez

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Oliver Markus Malloy @malloy.rocks · 4d

Meanwhile, in war-ravaged Portland…

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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M E L L Y med @mel-med-larson.bsky.social · 1d

No offense
But what does
Ppl reposting⤵️
Even do?

EVERY CURRENT EVENT
IS ABT EPSTEIN

WE. KNOW.

DO SOMETHING

Nonprof Journalism
Proceeds 2
Natl Human Trafficking HL

Read the story abt
THE CULTURE
That made it happen

HER Narritive
HIS Rise 2 Power
Jeffrey Epstein
The 1%
& how they all
Intersect

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 1d

Beauty Pageant "Miss Uncongeniality" winner screws up again #LindseyHalligan #BrooklynAintInNewJersey 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”

THAT PART!

Thank you, Judge Perry.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 2d

Right before this photo was taken I told Tish James that she was a fucking badass.
Because it’s true.
And it’s also true that Donald Trump is a fucking pussy.

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Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.bsky.social · 2d

I just signed a release form allowing @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social to air one of my #ShowMeYourHellhole videos of #Portland!

Here’s hoping @jimmykimmel.com
uses it because it’s just SO Portland ❤️

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Mich2Cali • RIP Twitter (2011-2024) @michoacan2cali.bsky.social · 1d

Frogs are invading “wAr ToRn PoRtLaNd!” 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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