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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 15h

Such worthwhile reading. About so much more than Coates and Klein.

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote about Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein, why swallowing live frogs is a bad idea, and how context and history can release you from bright-kid syndrome, the illusion that you yourself are going to have every answer or fix the world.

You don't have to swallow frogs

Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s the “so many windmills” comment. They said she spoke “word salad. Well, understanding the orange guy is a massive Word Search.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h

One of world’s biggest wind farm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time low One of the world’s biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry. Danish wind giant Ørsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business. Continue reading...

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 15h

ICE was on the roof. He had just been praying.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

ICE released a statement after an agent aimed a pepper ball at a priest’s head after he prayed and laughed when he was hit:

“If you are obstructing law enforcement, you can expect to be met with force.”

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 15h

WTF is he saying? As my old grandmother used to yell from the kitchen Que Dice? Que F ing Dice?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: What kind of security guarantees is the US going to make with Gaza?

TRUMP: Well we're gonna work with very wealth country that love people, frankly

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 19h

"Hey kids whose hearts are failing, sorry but billionaires need tax cuts more than you need to be alive."

NPR @npr.org · 19h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 18h

Most understated use of the word “negate” in history.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19h

“… who’s losing out here are the constituents in Arizona,” she told El País. “I can’t hire staff. I can’t open up an office. We can’t get our computer set up. I can’t walk into the Capitol without security clearance. It’s frustrating. My colleagues treat me like I’m already in, but I’m not.”

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19h

“The only difference between me and other recently sworn-in members is that I am the 218th signer” of the Epstein petition, says Adelita Grijalva, who easily won her Congressional seat by nearly 40 points: english.elpais.com/usa/2025-10-...

Adelita Grijalva: ‘The first thing I’ll do is sign the petition for the release of the Epstein files’

Democrats claim the Arizona congresswoman’s swearing-in is being delayed to prevent the publication of documents related to the sex offender

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19h

This shit is so corrosive to a functioning society. It reduces wildly different things to a simple tit for tat that only incentivizes retributive politics.

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 18h

McCharlyism

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

"The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post."

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 20h

“Sleepy Joe” I wish we could convict them based on a list of anything they’ve accused others of being. Confessions.

Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 1d

Uh oh

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Noah Lanard @nlanard.bsky.social · 1d

Some background on the absolute monarchy where the Trump administration is now paying to imprison people deported by ICE

Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 1d

This is the biggest realization that I’ve had politically, in the last year. That the sexual assaults and abuse are a a feature not a bug of the Republican Party.

Hanni @hanni68.bsky.social · 2d

The GOP have a loooong history of this. They just no longer condemn it for show.

://bsky.app/profile/vagabondvisions.studio/post/3m2jc4ragct2m

VagabondVisions @vagabondvisions.studio · 3d

Pedocon Theory remains undefeated.

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Hanni @hanni68.bsky.social · 2d

The GOP have a loooong history of this. They just no longer condemn it for show.

://bsky.app/profile/vagabondvisions.studio/post/3m2jc4ragct2m

VagabondVisions @vagabondvisions.studio · 3d

Pedocon Theory remains undefeated.

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Pedocon Theory Undefeated

The party of “family values” has a child abuse rap sheet longer than its platform

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Saadia___m @saadia---m.bsky.social · Jun 13

If you see 🧊, pull up your navigation app (Waze and Google Maps) & report icy road conditions. Spread the word.

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 1d

I got too old for all that and asked my doc for meds to knock me out early the nights before big presentations and early trips. Saved entire days and weeks.

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 1d

Where did you leave the dog?

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Make sure you read the report about how Stephen Miller deported Waco's favorite Mexican restaurant owner.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

A picture of Sergio Garcia and George W and Laura Bush. It is signed, To Sergio Garcia with best wishes.

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 1d

Wow even on this topic, we forget GenX exists.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 2d

Man…man.

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/07/t...

“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef

Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades, becoming a favorite of the White House press corps visiting Waco during the Bush presidency. Then in March, ICE ...

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an order making city property off-limits to ICE. As federal troops deploy to Chicago, this is a bold stand for accountability and human rights. No city should ever be turned into a battleground for political power.

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