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Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 12m

He’s talking about his profits. That’s the terminology you use to talk about profits.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 32m

New in PN: Virginia and New Jersey can show that Trump isn't inevitable

"A powerful performance this Tuesday could help break the feverish doom loop of Democratic self-recrimination and elite capitulation which has contributed to our flatulent descent into fascist thuggery."

Virginia and New Jersey can show that Trump isn't inevitable

MAGA might be in for an ass-whuppin' on Tuesday.

www.publicnotice.co

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Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 6h

The kind of ethical clusterf@&k was inevitable in the current, pervasively corrupt, administration.
When the President takes nearly a billion in crypto payoffs & orders criminal prosecutions as personal vendettas, his appointees will also wield government power for vengeance & personal gain.

FDA Official Steps Down, Sued by Drugmaker

George Tidmarsh, who resigned Sunday, is accused in a lawsuit of seeking a bribe and defaming a drug.

www.wsj.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.

I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

yes yes yes to all of this. material politics is the way forward and that doesn’t mean slogans it means the very difficult work of being a real presence in the lives of the people who you want to trust you.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 12h

It doesn’t matter what I think. Also, none of this would ever happen. But if I had a zillion dollars:

1. Run a “we do hard things” campaign across southern and rust belt states. Invest heavily in local, state and regional social infrastructure. Sponser later hours at a library, build a skate park…

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 13h

If I were to sum up my advice to the Democratic party leadership about how to defeat Trumpism, it would be to set aside policy for now and focus instead on articulating a vision of what American society should look like and what role the US should play in a rapidly changing world today.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 11h

did someone use the autopen

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?

TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is

O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.

TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a scary floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 19h

the problem here is more fundamental: congress has not declared war against Venezuela, nor has the admin shown that these people are acting on behalf of Venezuela and attacking the U.S. so there’s just a basic lack of constitutional power here.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h

The Justice Department told Congress this week that President Trump could lawfully continue his lethal military strikes on people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea. The move rests on the idea that a Vietnam-era law called the War Powers Resolution does not apply to airstrike campaigns.

War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says

The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into “hostilities” must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns.

nyti.ms

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Jorge A. Caballero, MD @datadrivenmd.social · 11h

Chat— Is a Presidential pardon valid if the President doesn't even know who you are and denies knowledge of the pardon itself?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?

TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is

O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.

TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · 12h

“If you had to send in the Army or if you had to send in the Marines, I'd do that in a heartbeat,” says President Trump. He has ordered the National Guard to five major U.S. cities. cbsn.ws/4okZYSh

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Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 12h

He will never do anything that might benefit someone other than him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

O'DONNELL: The stock market doesn't affect everybody. Not everybody is invested in the stock market

TRUMP: It does

O'DONNELL: But grocery prices are up

TRUMP: No. 401ks. People have 401ks.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 12h

@lataco.bsky.social:
U.S. Citizen Shot by ICE in Ontario, CA Released From Federal Custody With Bullet Still Lodged In Shoulder

U.S. Citizen Shot by ICE in Ontario, CA Released From Federal Custody With Bullet Still Lodged In Shoulder ~ L.A. TACO

According to his lawyers, Carlos Jimenez had attempted to warn agents of the presence of school children at a nearby bus stop in his community when he was shot by federal agents. Authorities claim he ...

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Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 12h

Depends on whether you think the senate reps land or people.

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 20h

I don't know... but it seems like blowing up random people for sport should be wrong.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

14 strikes. 61 dead. “But the administration does not know their identities.” 🤷🏼 🛶 💣

theweek.com/politics/pen...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

The NYT’s @tonyromm.bsky.social puts it plainly:

“.. he has found new and untested ways to spare certain Americans, like the military, from the pain of the government closure, while claiming he has no power to help others, including low-income individuals ..”

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/u...

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Edward Perez @eddieperez.bsky.social · 13h

“Our communities are not training grounds, they are places where children and families should be safe and able to go about their day…What we are seeing…is as if they are training grounds, where violence and aggression is being used against community members with or without status.”

Katiesaurus @katiesaurusseven.bsky.social · 13h

“He was telling them, ‘Excuse me. Can you guys please, you know, please wrap this up. And immediately, the masked agent pulls out a gun and exchanges some words,” said lawyer Cynthia Santiago."

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 13h

Q: Americans have been watching videos of ICE tackling a young mother, tear gas being used in a Chicago residential neighborhood, and the smashing of car windows. Have some of these raids gone too far?"

Trump: "No. I think they haven't gone far enough”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Newsom: "He just announced he'll be sending out strike teams and organizing them in every state. Wake up! What the hell do we need to tell people to get them off their couch? To say, 'Hold on. I may have liked his bluster. I may not have liked the last guy, but I didn't sign up for this.'"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

$5M in Shein stock is crazy. to put it in perspective, a child would have to work three billion hours in a Shein factory to earn a 1/10000th of this

WIRED headline reads: Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 15h

"As of writing, Tesla has at least $48.39 billion in debt.

However, Musk has also used his Tesla stock as collateral for SpaceX, Twitter, and Tesla loans. Before he bought Twitter, over half of his shares were collateralised; now, that figure is far, far higher."

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 17h

Interesting piece: if Tesla collapses Musk’s entire empire could come crashing down because of the way he’s structured the companies’ finances.

This Is How Tesla Will Die

The vultures are circling the tech giant.

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Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 23h

Seems bad. Also like what they’re doing with TikTok.

Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 8d

Brace for another wave of x refuges

& What's happening: Elon Musk confirmed that X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. In other words, the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear. In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts
and videos every day to decide what users see. At the same time, X is testing a new interface that keeps users inside the app even when they open external links.

How this hits reality: This marks the first time a major social platform has handed full control of content discovery to an Al model.
Engagement farms, trend-hacking accounts, and traditional growth tactics may soon lose their edge. The new winners will be those who write in ways that Grok interprets as engaging, turning social media optimization into a new form of prompt engineering. This shift could reshape influencer strategies, ad targeting, and even political communication in a matter of weeks.
• Key takeaway: X did not just change its algorithm; it replaced it with an Al reader.
Your reach will soon depend on how fluently you can speak Grok.

Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly.

Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 1d

“Viewing these programs solely through their direct costs fundamentally understates their transformative potential. SNAP and WIC reshape household behavior, enhance economic resilience, reduce structural inequality, and yield long-term returns that exceed initial expenditures.“

Ms. AWashington, M.A. 🖇️ artist | author | poet @arwashington.bsky.social · 1d

If I may; facts about #SNAP #WIC
#Resist #FoodSecurity #Benefits

medium.com/@Ms.AWashing...

Impact of SNAP and WIC on Family: Stability, Economic Resilience, and Community Health

Ms. AWashington | ARW-RAW

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Deb @deblavoy.bsky.social · 1d

That’s cool

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 1d

UC Provost Katherine Newman has announced plans to defund this program, a preemptive capitulation with the feds that has not been ordered and should not occur. Newman has done this with zero consultation with campus-level leadership and none with any faculty — mentors or former fellows included.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 1d

Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.

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