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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 14h

Not one correct answer.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

“None of these statements are true.”

MEMPHIS DA Steve Mulroy FACT-CHECKS @AGPamBondi’s sworn testimony before Congress.

His post (with Spandau Ballet soundtrack 🎵): www.instagram.com/p/DPmv-WKEil...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h

Here's Legum's earlier report.

popular.info/p/trumps-arg...

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire

A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary

popular.info

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14h

NYT adds to @juddlegum.bsky.social's reporting about the billionaires that Scott Bessent is bailing out by propping up Javier Milei.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Those efforts have been complicated by the fact that major hedge funds, including those led by friends of Mr. Bessent, stand to benefit financially from an Argentina economic lifeline. Funds at investment firms including BlackRock, Fidelity and Pimco are heavily invested in Argentina, as are investors such as Stanley Druckenmiller and Robert Citrone, both of whom worked with Mr. Bessent when he was an investor for George Soros.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 14h

Confused by the reaction some are having. My understanding is that in any realistic postwar plan the US would always have deployed some number of soldiers for logistical support, the Biden-Blinken plan envisioned the appointment of a US general as head of oversight of the multinational Arab force.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14h

BREAKING: U.S. military will send 200 troops to Israel to support security and aid flow into Gaza, but will not enter the enclave, U.S. officials say.

U.S. said to be prepping to send 200 troops to Israel for Gaza support

The troops will stay in Israel, where they will support logistics, transportation, engineering and planning, two U.S. officials said.

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 14h

Every single one be at the hate on war crimes charges.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 15h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

i feel like everything bari weiss does is treated like she's a network exec in 1973 when she's really just a LARPer at the helm of a particularly irrelevant brand while TV news is dying.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 15h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Wiggle Butt Von Bauermeister @fatfreddyspat.bsky.social · 15h

This is essentially what the cops in Minneapolis did.

They'll do their best to agitate until someone decides to set off the powder keg.

They'll break the law to do it, as you can see. They'll escalate and I'm guessing they'll go further than MPD.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 1d

Without provocation, masked federal agents indiscriminately shoot peaceful protesters with rubber bullets from the rooftop of the Portland ICE facility.

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Olive 🍉 @limbischessystem.bsky.social · 16h

🆘🆘🆘

„Hello, I'm from Gaza
We're living through hell
homes destroyed
memories erased
loved ones gone
Even the innocence of our children
has been shattered

Every bit of help—even a small donation— could save a life or rekindle a flicker of hope

✅ gofund.me/Ofa0750c

Thank you for remembering Gaza“

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spence16.bsky.social @spence16.bsky.social · 15h

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
“major hedge funds, including those led by friends of Mr. Bessent, stand to benefit financially from an Argentina economic lifeline….BlackRock, Fidelity and Pimco are heavily invested in Argentina” 😡😡😡

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Birthday, Frank. Stay floof! 🎉 🎂

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 15h

Out of nine groups targeted by the Trump admin in its initial crackdown on left-wing organizing, two - Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow - are explicitly Jewish. Throw in Soros and it’s three of nine - one third. Trump thinks a third of the US left is Jewish. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 19h

"Airwolf Theme" by Sylvester Levay

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 20h

Name your fav TV Show Theme Song.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 19h

I fucking hate capitalism.

Also, lest you are still wondering why the West backs Israel, here you go.

Will Israel’s defense sector rebound with the end of the war in Gaza?
With the cessation of hostilities, Israel may find it easier to navigate diplomatic tensions that previously threatened arms deals.

As the conflict between Israel and Gaza winds down, the battlefield may be quieting, but Israel’s defense technology sector is just beginning to roar. With systems tested under fire, and innovation accelerated by wartime urgency, Israeli defense firms are entering a new phase of global relevance. From loitering munitions to AI-powered battlefield intelligence, the war has served as both crucible and showcase for technologies that are now drawing interest far beyond Israel’s traditional partners.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 3d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
trib.al/9Sxu9IN

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 4d

At best we’ll see a similar version. Anti Blackness and the enmeshment of media and philanthropy . With no DEI standards or design autopsy of Twitter is what killed this project.

It will kill most other ones too

Marcel Proust of Eating Brains @thotchev.bsky.social · 4d

If bluesky implodes from Jay's crashout I want to once again pitch a site wide migration to gaiaonline lmao

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 4d

I feel a little better, so I came back for more pain.

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 4d

@thelouvreof.bsky.social

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 14d

And please note the first major fall out about Bluesky racism was

TWO YEARS AGO

when people said give them time

mashable.com/article/blue...

Bluesky let users register usernames with racial slurs. The community feels betrayed.

Twitter alternative Bluesky allowed users to register handles with racial slurs in them. But the platform's response has prompted a larger protest from its user base.

mashable.com

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Jake Dye @jakecdye.bsky.social · 15d

I was flippant about this in the original post because its dumb and I stand behind my colleague's reporting, but as I'm watching her deal with targeted harassment sent her way by Vance and by Suzanne Downing, I'm thinking about the lack of protections or support for journalists in this state.

Jake Dye @jakecdye.bsky.social · 15d

Rep. Sarah Vance announced tonight that she’s organizing a boycott of the Homer News over their fair and accurate reporting on her Charlie Kirk memorial service. Maybe she can get our corporate overlords at Carpenter Media to remember they own newspapers in Alaska.
www.homernews.com/news/homer-h...

Homer holds vigil for Charlie Kirk; highlights opening of local Turning Point Education private school | Homer News

The vigil was organized in part by District 6 Rep. Sarah Vance.

www.homernews.com

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Hadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 15d

breakups suck but have you ever remembered some stupid shit you said

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 15d

Every night when I am trying to sleep, Hadas. L'shana tova to you, too.

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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 15d

I hate how people are arguing with me about Biden’s culpability when he explicitly named the bill “Build Back Better” to restore “normal” and also kept saying frequently throughout the campaign that he expected Republicans to support some of his policies—deliberately undermining himself.

Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 15d

The most telling statistic I have ever hear is that poverty decreased during the pandemic heights because we were just doing direct payments. We basically had a national UBI pilot and ditched it because Biden wanted to restore status quo ante instead of leading a 21st century New Deal transformation

Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 15d

At some point people need to learn that the poverty rate is mostly about the safety net or lack thereof and not the economy. The economy was doing historically well, real wages rising for the first time in decades, etc. And poverty rose because pandemic safety policies expired.

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Dev Dās 🏳️‍⚧️✡️🇵🇸 @devadasa.bsky.social · 15d

a man wearing a red sweater and tie is sitting on a couch and says mmhm

ALT: a man wearing a red sweater and tie is sitting on a couch and says mmhm

media.tenor.com

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