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Agatha Chocolats @agathachocolats.bsky.social · 2h

In six words or fewer, write a story about this photo.
#sixwordstory #WritingCommunity #Halloween

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 2h

Are plane crashes good for business?

David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 2h

What stage of capitalism is this?

“The airline industry is contesting a new FAA rule that would force airlines to address serious flaws in potentially thousands of Boeing 737 planes — and they have powerful industry-connected allies in the Trump administration.”

Airlines Say Fixing Broken Boeing Planes Is Bad For Business

After regulators found cracks in Boeing 737s, Airlines are fighting increased inspections and safety measures.

www.levernews.com

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🎃nisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 3h

“If H5N1 does make the jump in the US, we will likely not know about it until it is already a pandemic.”

open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

The Death of Public Health

Another Friday night massacre, but this time it's not just an essential federal public health agency that will die

open.substack.com

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islieb @islieb.bsky.social · 8h

Der Comic besteht aus vier Panels mit Strichmännchen-Figuren.

Erstes Panel:

Links steht eine Figur mit einer Maske neben einer kleinen Maschine mit Antenne. Sie sagt: „Holerö! Ich hab’s im Jahr 2020 nicht mehr ausgehalten, deshalb bin ich jetzt hier!“

Rechts stehen zwei andere Figuren ohne Masken. Eine von ihnen fragt: „Du kommst aus der Vergangenheit?“

Zweites Panel:

Die maskierte Figur antwortet: „Joa, ich habe im Lockdown eine Zeitmaschine gebaut, um fünf Jahre in die Zukunft zu fliehen!“

Eine der anderen Figuren sagt: „Das war ein Fehler…“

Drittes Panel:

Die maskierte Figur sagt: „Ich sehe, ihr tragt keine Masken. Also wurde COVID besiegt?“

Eine der anderen Figuren antwortet: „Nö, aber wir scheißen jetzt drauf.“

Die zweite Figur ohne Maske niest laut mit dem Schriftzug „HATSCHII!!“

Viertes Panel:

Die maskierte Figur sagt: „Wenigstens kann Trump nicht mehr im Amt sein…“

Die zwei anderen Figuren schauen sie wortlos an.

In der rechten unteren Ecke steht die Signatur „isfies“.

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softlabhennef @newsforfuture.bsky.social · 4h

#Unwetter: Flooding Caused By Heavy Rainfall In #Ibiza, Spain (11 October 2025) www.youtube.com/shorts/QKuMv...

Flooding Caused By Heavy Rainfall In Ibiza, Spain (11 October 2025)

YouTube video by JPR News

www.youtube.com

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PaViAn aufgebloostert @pavian66.bsky.social · 12h

Wieso werden bei unentschuldigtem Fehlen im Parlament die Diäten vollständig weitergezahlt?
Ist das nicht Sozialbetrug?

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 4h

CDC staff in Africa right now, including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak, are laid off/fired.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Lots of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers ("disease detectives") gone.
In-country staff in Africa (including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak) are fired.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 4h

So how do we turn PTAs into a team fighting this?

Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 9h

RFK fired the CDC official (w/decades of experience) leading the measles outbreak response. It's been decades since we've had such a large outbreak. And just to ensure they they can spread the measles outbreak even farther, they also fired the leadership for the center focused on immunization.

Figure showing the largest measles outbreak in the US in decades. There are over 1500 cases as of October 7 2025

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4h

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
10:21 AM • 10/11/25 • 2.1K Views

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Ann Given @missgiven.bsky.social · 4h

Putin keeps pushing boundaries to see what people in Europe will accept.

Accept NOTHING or you’ll be part of the new USSR.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 4h

Estonia has urgently closed part of its border with Russia following the appearance of armed "little green men," ERR reports‼️

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 23h

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Lots of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers ("disease detectives") gone.
In-country staff in Africa (including those helping to manage the current Ebola outbreak) are fired.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Policy, comms, ethics, and science management (the people who clear science docs — determine whether they meet scientific standards) heavily hit.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report staff are gone.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4h

“chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur”

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4h

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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John Doe 💉x 7 @doespam.bsky.social · 4h

2/2 For example, if it turns out that Spotify really is running ads for ICE recruitment…

@netflix.com Have you ever thought about getting into music streaming?

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Lukas Hermsmeier @lukashermsmeier.bsky.social · 4h

antichrist hin oder her – am ende geht es vor allem darum:

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · 5h

Wenn wir doch nur so akribisch die Lücken bei der Steuervermeidung o. Cum-Cum schließen würden, wie CDU & SPD das gerade beim Draufhauen auf die Ärmsten dieser Gesellschaft tun.

Es wären Milliardensummen im dreistelligen Bereich, die wir zur Verfügung hätten – & niemanden tuts weh.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 19h

Good night, friends.
Tonight was deeply painful.

We at CDC do this work because we care.
It’s long hours, often feeling overworked and not enough pay, but we do it because we want to make the world a better place.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5h

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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YvetteJR718☮️💙♋️ ♎️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❌ @yvettejr718.bsky.social · 4h

U.S. Government ICE GOONS attack this woman, and the person filming it posts it on Tik Tok and it gets SILENCED & taken down. That’s horrible.

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Jesse Berney Has a Skeleton Inside @jesseberney.com · 5h

I can't emphasize enough how important it is that the next attorney general set a team to go through ICE records with a fine tooth comb and prosecute individual agents.

It's the only way to stop this from happening again.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 9h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4h

❗️Reportedly, these are armed uniformed Russian men at the Estonia-Russia border.

Friends from Estonia, could you please provide more details? Thank you!

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