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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 4h

I was informed today that a lot of special needs / disabled girls and women are put on birth control by family members because they are at risk for being raped by men. That thought never even crossed my mind, that is so vile.

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Aussies3 @aussies3.bsky.social · 4h

Donnie's little Johnson

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💙💙💙💙💙Karactekus AKA The History Man💙💙💙💙💙 @karacktekus.bsky.social · 4h

Trumps gets rid of all the Top US Military personnel while simultaneously letting Qatar build a military Air Base in North Dakota. He is building his own military

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Make it make sense. #maga #trump #military

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Francesca Bonanno @runningwiththedogs.bsky.social · 4h

This !!!! ⬇️

altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 6h

If Qatar want us to train their pilots, that's fine. That can be done in Qatar. I don't want Qatari Air Force pilots to be in control of military aircraft in US airspace in any circumstance. They're sympathetic to groups like Al-Qaeda and not trustworthy.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett @doggett.house.gov · 6h

Democrats are working to stop enormous health insurance premium price hikes and save access to a physician for millions of Americans. Trump is firing disease scientists and public health workers, including the entire CDC office in Washington.

Who do you trust to protect your health care?

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

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Carol Morgan @counselorcarol1.bsky.social · 5h

FUBAR

cavu4ever.bsky.social @cavu4ever.bsky.social · 6h

The sheer, sustained incompetence of the Trump administration is breathtaking. Boneheaded, viciously stupid incompetence.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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queltiquegodess.bsky.social @queltiquegodess.bsky.social · 6h

FINALLY legacy media is HONEST re: Charlie Kirk's wretched legacy. Here's a gift article from the NYTimes. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

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Nicolas du Mont @alldragons.bsky.social · 6h

The Next Prosecution of Donald Trump www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...

Opinion | The Next Prosecution of Donald Trump

Plans are under way to try him in the International Criminal Court. This time he can strike first.

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Kenneth (Ken) G. Castro, MD, FIDSA @kgcastromd.bsky.social · 6h

This why the military must resort to slang usage: FUBAR
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Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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slars0n.bsky.social @slars0n.bsky.social · 7h

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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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Carol Morgan @counselorcarol1.bsky.social · 6h

The middle name should be: INEPT

Craig Reynolds @craigreynolds.bsky.social · 7h

Such fucking idiots!! They fire people to “own the libs” — despite it being illegal — then realize those people actually did important stuff, so they have to hire them back. Such a bizarre mix of evil and incompetence.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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ltashanin.bsky.social @ltashanin.bsky.social · 7h

What’s really happening on the ground in Portland.

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!

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Otto @ottoim.bsky.social · 6h

I love seeing a long-form profile of the DSA in the FT today. I support the DSA and have since i voted for Jesse Jackson in 1988, when he almost won Texas’ Democratic Primary - gift article:: on.ft.com/3J4a2jf Will Zohran Mamdani’s rise mark a new dawn for American socialism?

Will Zohran Mamdani’s rise mark a new dawn for American socialism?

Tens of thousands of volunteers mobilised by the Democratic Socialists of America are working to elect a torchbearer for a beleaguered US left

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Carol Morgan @counselorcarol1.bsky.social · 6h

NO ONE has been able to bring a LASTING PEACE to the Middle East.

James Wooten @jameswooten.bsky.social · 6h

“If Trump can untie the Gordian knot of the Middle East, it will be a spectacular feat — although it will have been accomplished by accommodating Bibi’s brutal annihilation and starvation of Gaza. And, of course, there’s probably some money in it for him somewhere.”

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Opinion | Peace in Trump’s Time — Except Here

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Gail McGowan Mellor (authorpendragon) @gailmmellor.bsky.social · 6h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Carol Morgan @counselorcarol1.bsky.social · 7h

Trump Administration ALWAYS makes a bajillion mistakes anytime they do anything. INEPT is their middle name.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up dozens of scientists with expertise in infectious diseases that have pandemic potential. But after The New York Times reported the dismissals, a federal health official said many of them had been fired in error and would be brought back.

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 8h

They're widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is Democrats' chance to shock us for a change. trib.al/Q2qOAIZ

Trump isn’t popular; the Republican Party isn’t popular; doubling the healthcare premiums for millions of people isn’t very popular, either.

For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave

They’re widely, and rightly, perceived as weak. The shutdown fight is their chance to shock us for a change.

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Carol Morgan @counselorcarol1.bsky.social · 7h

Here we go again...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8h

Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military posts Intense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after an attack by the Taliban on Pakistani military posts. This escalation comes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week, as reported by security officials from both nations. Continue reading...

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 8h

Conservative strategist Tim Miller called out Fox News on Saturday for purportedly ignoring "a story about a US military veteran getting imprisoned for 3 days by the government.

'Truly sick': Conservative blasts Fox News for snubbing 'veteran imprisoned by government'

Conservative strategist Tim Miller called out Fox News on Saturday for purportedly ignoring "a story about a US military veteran getting imprisoned for 3 days by the government."Miller on Friday published a video conversation with the individual, writing on X, "I interviewed George Retes, the US cit...

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · 8h

The Republican Party of Arkansas will hold a primary election to nominate a candidate for the upcoming special election in state House District 70. Rep. Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, resigned his seat last week to become Arkansas PBS’ new CEO and executive director. #arpx #arleg

Arkansas Republicans to host primary in House District 70 special election | Arkansas Advocate

Two Democrats and a Republican have announced their bids to succeed Rep. Carlton Wing, a North Little Rock Republican.

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 8h

A new SeniorLiving.org report found that 69 percent of beneficiaries would leave their plan over price increases.

Medicare Price Hikes Would Push Majority of Seniors to Ditch Plans—Poll

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CNN @cnn.com · 8h

Federal prosecutors are meeting to finalize the details of a potential indictment against former national security adviser John Bolton, who has been under criminal investigation for years related to his handling of national security information.

Federal prosecutors meeting this weekend to finalize potential Bolton indictment | CNN Politics

The meeting comes seven weeks after federal agents removed documents and electronics from Bolton's home and office in court-approved searches.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8h

More than 23 million Americans are currently enrolled in Obamacare plans, and nearly all of them will face higher health care costs next year if extra federal funding for subsidies expires, as scheduled, on Dec. 31.

Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas

Millions of Americans depend on Obamacare. Here's where they live.

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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 8h

CBS is crumbling under the weight of a billionaire and his favourite news lackey. This is emblematic of the larger issues facing U.S. media

Bari Weiss’s hiring at CBS signals a much bigger problem | Xtra Magazine

CBS is crumbling under the weight of a billionaire and his favourite news lackey. This is emblematic of the larger issues facing U.S. media

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NPR @npr.org · 8h

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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