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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 16h

A decision Brazil's state Rondônia risks unraveling four years of work by state inspectors and prosecutors to stem illegal deforestation and cattle farming in the Amazon.

Brazil Repeals Fine Against JBS Over Cattle Purchases in the Amazon

A Brazilian state in the Amazon ignored the advice of its own environmental legal team and revoked a fine against JBS NV, the world’s largest meatpacker, that stemmed from the company’s purchase of cattle raised in one of the rainforest’s most-destroyed reserves.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 21h

Reform UK’s Deputy Chair Paul Nuttall, was an MEP alongside Nathan Gill.

He’s been well known for being pro-Putin, including during his UKIP leadership campaign and his strange condemnation of the EU for not recognising Russia’s Annexation of Crimea.

What does he know about Russian Bribes?

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Cherly📎 @cherlyh.bsky.social · 20h

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Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side

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Sheffield Hunt Saboteurs @sheffhuntsabs.bsky.social · 1d

The Grove and Rufford Hunt aren't even pretending to lay a trail this season. They're blatantly trying to hunt foxes and that means that they lost control of the hounds in this field of cows.

The Grove's new huntsman was convicted of fox hunting last summer but it obviously hasn't put him off.

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

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 23h

Trump proclaims breakthrough in Gaza. Mine for @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk

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October 9, 2025 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces breakthrough over Gaza

Simon's live update for "Nick Ferrari at Breakfast" on the UK's LBC.

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Cherly📎 @cherlyh.bsky.social · 1d

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‘We are not shocked!’: Joe slams AG Bondi’s distractions at Senate hearing

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Cherly📎 @cherlyh.bsky.social · 1d

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Bad News - Zach Bryan

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 1d

"Republicans are trying to do to [Jack] Smith’s investigations what they did to the Russia investigation: They’re trying to recast Trump as the victim."

In today's Morning Shots, we debunk the lies. "Trump is a criminal. He was convicted in one case and remains untried in three others."

Bondi to Congress: 🖕

The attorney general came to the Hill to deliver a message to Democrats: Your ‘oversight’ couldn't matter to us less.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Close-up photos have revealed the prepared list of put-downs that Pam Bondi brought to use against senators during her Epstein hearing.

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

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Cherly📎 @cherlyh.bsky.social · 1d

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LIVE: Meiselas and Cohen GO LIVE on BREAKING NEWS - 10/7/2025

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 2d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"The authoritarian will hurt you if you do not cooperate with them. But a liberal regime will not punish you for having cooperated with authoritarians. So your incentives are clear." How do you fix this?

Here’s How Trump Loses the Shutdown

God help us but Gavin Newsom is the only Democrat who understands power.

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hindustan-times.bsky.social @hindustan-times.bsky.social · 2d

🚨California Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed Assembly Bill 268 into law, adding Diwali to the state's list of recognised holidays. The Indian-American community lauded the move and thanked the Governor.

More details: www.hindustantimes.com/latest-news

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 2d

As US President Donald Trump’s tariffs redraw agricultural alliances, major world powers are deepening ties with African trading partners.

Trump’s Global Trade Chaos Creates an Opportunity for African Farmers

The continent is positioning itself as a pivotal player in the future of global agriculture, and investors are taking notice.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

At least 15 people have died after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

Landslide in northern India hits a bus, killing at least 15 people

At least 15 people have died after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Cherly📎 @cherlyh.bsky.social · 1d

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

One day. Five hundred miles. Three town halls in small town Maine. Four hundred people.

We will leave no person and no place behind.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth The finances of one of Nigel Farage’s key confidants are being examined by the UK’s tax and revenue authorities amid questions over his income from wealth and business activities, the Guardian understands. The scoping exercise by HMRC is said to be focused on tax residency and the business affairs of George Cottrell, whom Reform UK’s leader Farage has described as “like a son to me”. Continue reading...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 3d

NEW EPISODE: "Thick as thieves"

Exposing #Farage links with Reform's Russian stooge.

@goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

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Byline Podcast: Farage "Thick As Thieves" with Reform's Russian Stooge

Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss the links between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the party's former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, who has admitted acce...

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Cherly📎 @cherlyh.bsky.social · 5d

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Candace Owens' WILD Takes on Charlie Kirk, Jewish People, And Slavery

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 7d

BREAKING: House ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) calls on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify on Epstein revelations.

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