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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

Beautiful children

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ansumanaz.bsky.social @ansumanaz.bsky.social · Apr 20

My family

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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @www.thefinancenewsletter.com · 3d

U.S. Banks are now sitting on $395+ Billion in unrealized losses.

Who remembers when Banks gambled away our economy in 2008 but then got bailed out?

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

Exactly we had this already with Biden. It was peaceful and respectful

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1h

President Trump says the AUKUS pact between the US, Australia and the UK is “moving along very rapidly,” signaling he’ll allow the Biden-era partnership to go ahead eve as his administration reviews whether to keep it going.

Trump Says AUKUS Deal Is Proceeding ‘Rapidly’ in Boost for Pact

President Donald Trump says the AUKUS pact between the US, Australia and the UK is “moving along very rapidly,” signaling he’ll allow the Biden-era partnership to go ahead even as his administration reviews whether to keep it going.

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

That’s seven.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

He doesn’t care

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1h

We love and support you, traitor killing our business.

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1h

#withalttext because lol indeed

Meriwether Farms

@MeriwetherFarms

Dear @POTUS Trump,
We love you and support you- but your suggestion to buy beef from Argentina to stabilize beef prices would be an absolute betrayal to the American cattle rancher.
We understand there are larger economic and geopolitical dynamics at play, including countering CCP influence in countries in our hemisphere. But the practice of solving problems “over there" before solving problems here on our soil is what contributed to the downfall of our country: Americans always come last.
We understand beef prices are high, and we admire your concern for all Americans, but this is not the fault of the American producer. This is the fault of politicians who have allowed BRICS-aligned entities to dominate the meat industry, that participate in price fixing and who also continually lie to their consumers.
Washington for decades has facilitated the squeezing of our own ranchers while allowing these entities to flood the market with cheaper, lower-quality imports -- and the American people don't even know these products are foreign because they

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

Especially Besos

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

Agree

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

Amazon controls over a third of the global cloud computing market.

Its customers include Capital One, United Airlines, and the US Army.

Today's outage should be a wakeup call: Dependence on a handful of powerful corporations is a threat to economic and national security.

Morning Brew ☕️ @morningbrew.extwitter.link · 10h

BREAKING: Amazon Web Services

A massive AWS outage early this morning sent major websites and apps down for several hours

Tracking site Downdetector has received over 8 million reports around the globe

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 1h

I treat the Bolton prosecution the same as indictments of Comey and James because they are all the product of Donald Trump's vindictive abuse of the DOJ.

Also, I don't trust a single word in any of the indictments. They were drafted by prosecutors who ultimately report to Bondi and Trump.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1h

Trump demolishes part of the White House after posting a video defecating on America. “MAGA Mike” lashes out at Americans over No Kings, legal news out of Oregon, Trump’s disastrous Zelenskyy meeting & more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT.

LIVE: MeidasTouch RESPONDS to MAJOR BREAKING NEWS - 10/20/25

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 1h

2 wounded in shooting in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 1h

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Kudos to these universities for standing up to Trump's demands.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h

That’s seven.

@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

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Inequality Media Civic Action @imcivicaction.bsky.social · 1h

On October 22, audiences in 45 cities will come together for Education & Democracy Night.

This is a one-night nationwide event featuring screenings of The Last Class and discussions about the vital connection between education and democracy. Learn more below.

Last Call for "Education & Democracy Night"

Join the conversation on Wednesday, October 22nd

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely

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Skye Perryman @skyeperryman.bsky.social · 1h

The deployment of the National Guard in Memphis is a gross overreach of constitutional authority. Americans deserve leaders who respect the rule of law.

Our team @democracyforward.org is in court fighting back against this unlawful and harmful use of military force.

Tennessee Officials Sue Over National Guard Presence in Memphis

www.nytimes.com

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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 4h

In honor of Mass STEM Week, enjoy a FREE omni film on October 24!

Thanks to generous support from MathWorks, our daily omni films are FREE on October 24. Reserve your film tickets online for October 24, and your discount will be automatically applied at checkout — no promo code needed.

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coconutlizard.bsky.social @coconutlizard.bsky.social · 4h

Hospital landlords. That sounds bad for healthcare

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Hannah Levintova @h-lev.bsky.social · 6h

This July, @acleek.bsky.social & I made a radio show about a major hospital landlord named Medical Properties Trust.

Now, we’ve unraveled MPT's aggressive effort to silence and surveil its critics as they tried to raise alarm, using docs leaked to @occrp.org www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The secret campaign to silence critics of a hospital real estate empire

When skeptics called out Medical Properties Trust, they found themselves harassed—and surveilled.

www.motherjones.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

My first book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, is out tomorrow, Tuesday, & I hope you’ll read it. I got to discuss it in advance of the release with my former boss & mentor @DougJones www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/801635...

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 4h

Small businesses challenging many of President Trump’s global tariffs urged the US Supreme Court to affirm lower court rulings that the import levies amount to a massive illegal tax on American companies

Supreme Court Is Told Trump Tariffs Are Illegal $3 Trillion Tax

Small businesses challenging many of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs urged the US Supreme Court to affirm lower court rulings that the import levies amount to a massive illegal tax on American companies.

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