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Rd bacon @doublechinner.bsky.social · 7h

Donen and Grant and Bergman outsmart the studio and the censors. Thank gawd.

Rd bacon @doublechinner.bsky.social · 7h

Just two of the greatest ever at the top of their game, with the best material. Is there a more charming 5 seconds in film? #Indiscreet #tcmparty

a woman wearing a pearl necklace is standing in a crowded room .

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Rd bacon @doublechinner.bsky.social · 7h

While I’m on record as detesting most of the anti-sex, virtue uber alles romantic comedies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. I don’t count #Indiscreet as one of them. It’s sexy and charming and plays fun with the conventions of the virgin crowd. #tcmparty

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John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 15h

like it or not it's how you carry it. Pritzker looks, moves, and talks like he's part of Local 400, not the Forbes 400.

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 15h

Reid’s man Adam Jentleson has set up a new think tank that basically sells Blue Dog-ism as a new idea. To be a Blue Dog was once the future. So was the Wishbone offense.

wilforth42.bsky.social @wilforth42.bsky.social · 15h

Sir, what exactly is the “Jentleson Thing”?

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Ben Bradley @benbradleytv.bsky.social · 11h

WGN-TV promotions department employee who was roughly detained by immigration agents last week releases statement through her attorney:

"Ms. Brockman was the one who was violently assaulted by federal agents."

She has not been charged with a crime. wgntv.com/news/chicago...

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 13h

*Sigh*
apnews.com/article/gaza...

Israel to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for fragile ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump says wants back dead hostages held in Gaza. The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilatio...

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 16h

Ceasefire deal on Monday, both sides angrily accusing each other of violating the ceasefire on Tuesday.

Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.

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Drow Paweł Włodkowic 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dov.bsky.social · 14h

It is more or less the only way such a thing can make money let's be real here

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 14h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 13h

So it’s not actually Argentina that we’re bailing out.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 13h

When I ran a coal plant we kept 7 - 14 days of coal in the pile to accommodate rail volatility. When we got below 3 we started curtailment planning to ensure critical loads were served. Anyway, please tell me more about how PV can’t work because it requires overnight on-sight energy storage.

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 13h

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Rd bacon @doublechinner.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you! I live a block east. I've been hoping for this for 20 years. 🤞

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Rd bacon @doublechinner.bsky.social · 13h

Wow! If @nytimes.com doesn't already have these Young Republicans on speed dial, they sure will now! "Find me some young people who think racial slurs have gotten a bad rap!"

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 13h

oh wow they are who we knew they were

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 13h

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and 'the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 13h

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and 'the watermelon people' and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Rd bacon @doublechinner.bsky.social · 13h

Do you know what part of Cottage Grove?

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Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social · 13h

Omg??

Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 15h

A full 1/2 mile of Cottage Grove upzoning to b3-3 passed with no discussion and a voice vote rather than roll called.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 14h

A car crash involving federal immigration agents late Tuesday morning in the East Side neighborhood led to agents deploying tear gas after a large crowd gathered in protest of the federal agents.

Feds tear-gas crowd after car chase leads to crash on Chicago's East Side

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 14h

An “inactive” Chicago police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he sexually abused minors, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced. blockclubchi.co/4nZWWmj

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15h

Developing: per photographer Matthew Kaplan and others on scene, neighbors are currently facing dozens of Border Patrol agents on the east side. Feds have been all over the area, some kidnappings confirmed. Saw one gas canister deployed on FB live earlier.

Militarized federal agents in street at 105th and N

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 15h

Amazing that Orwell was talking about certain writers at the Times and The Atlantic way back in 1946.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 18h

Why would a billionaire want a functioning paper? Functioning papers cover shit like “did you know this billionaire makes his workers pee into bottles instead of taking a break” and “you pay way more tax than a guy with ten yachts”

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: Counsel for James Comey confirms that his defense team plans to file a motion challenging the lawfulness of Lindsey Halligan’s appointment as interim U.S. Attorney.

Motion will be heard and decided by an out-of-district judge.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
United States of America
v.
James Comey
Defendant.
Case No. 1:25CR272-MSN
NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE MOTION ON UNLAWFUL APPOINTMENT
Please take notice that on October 20, 2025, James Comey, by counsel, will
file his motion to dismiss challenging the lawfulness of the appointment of the
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. See, e.g., United States
v. Garcia, Crim No. 2:25-CR-00230-DGC-BNW, ECF No. 39 D. Nev. Sept. 30,
2025); United States v. Giraud, et al., Crim No. 1:24-768-MWB, ECF Nos. 144, 145
(D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2025).
The Court advised at arraignment that such motion will require designation
of and assignment to an out-of-district judge to hear and resolve that motion. See 28
U.S.C. § 292(b); Minute Order, ECF No. 19 (Oct. 8, 2025). Thus, in the interest of efficiency and to avoid any unnecessary delay in such process, Mr. Comey files the
instant Notice to formally alert the Court.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES COMEY
By Counsel
Is/
Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Michigan Bar No. P86579 (pro hac vice)
Jessica N. Carmichael

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17h

in a way it's heartening to see journalists realizing they don't need physical access to the halls of power in order to report on what's happening in them.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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