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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 16h

M.I.T. became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump’s higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment. MIT Prez says “ it would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Sees ‘No Reason’ to Meet Xi and Threatens New Tariffs

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 18h

We must all summon the courage of 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maria Corina Machado. Despite the grave threats, she has stood strong for democracy & human rights in Venezuela.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15h

What you need to know about the Tish James indictment, with @preetbharara.bsky.social and me: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

What You Need To Know About The Tish James Indictment

A recording from Joyce Vance and Preet Bharara's live video

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Chelle 🔵 @chelle78.bsky.social · 23h

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I’m just glad it went to someone standing up for democracy instead of tearing it apart!

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

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Shannon Minter @shannonminter5.bsky.social · 14h

Stripey boy

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Swan River Press @swanriverpress.bsky.social · 14h

I really love this adaptation of the classic Bradbury tale for the Ray Bradbury Theater (1986). Terrifying. This one stars Jeff Goldblum.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=duWI...

"The Town Where No One Got Off" (1986) - Ray Bradbury Theater,

YouTube video by LionHeart FilmWorks

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 12h

Poor old Trump. No Nobel Prize. Some days he solved 6 wars, other days it was 9 wars, today its 7 wars. And like magic he can end wars between countries that aren’t at war, or that don’t exist, or that are still at war. All without leaving the golf course or the gold plated WH rooms.

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Spooky Matt Grote @mattgrote.bsky.social · 8h

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have an enormous cat

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 10h

If you like my work, please share and subscribe. I'm trying to override a variety of shadowbans and broken algorithms. Thank you!

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 10h

New Q & A answers are up! Readers sent in thoughtful questions on city raids, digital surveillance, the disappearing internet, and much more: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

PanoptiCon Artists: Your Questions Answered

On digital surveillance, ICE city raids, the need for new parties, and more.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

So greasy fascist lunatic Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg may be the Antichrist?

Guess whose name appears in the Epstein Files that have been released, Peter? No hers. Yours!

So that, technically, makes you more evil than the Antichrist.

Wilson Dizard III @wpd3.bsky.social · 14h

[Excerpt:] Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg & critics of tech or AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that linked government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13h

Tired of Peter Thiel trying to destroy democracy by forcing his dystopian vision of the world on us?

You can join @purgepalantir.bsky.social, a movement that is protesting the billionaire and his companies.

And @solidaritydept.bsky.social has a full report exposing Thiel that you can share widely:

Peter Thiel - The People's Audit | DOCS

Learn about Peter Thiel's role as Chairman at Palantir Technologies. Net worth: $25.6 Billion. Key threats and impact on democracy.

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta “ make the proof” because there is no existing proof at all

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

Every senator who voted to confirm RFK, Jr. should get kicked in the stomach every single time he makes the news.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Why?

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

These people are just not smart

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 1d

Banjo

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Indicting your political enemies because they’re your enemies, not because they’ve committed crimes, is unAmerican.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

Always read @mollyjongfast.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/mollyjon...

A good day for Democrats

I actually think Dems are winning the shutdown

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way

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Gary Swafford @garelitlover.bsky.social · 1d

Not saying a word--but I'm thinking it real loud.

The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 1d

From Meidastouch: It's reported by the White House that the Convicted FElon is going to Walter Reed Military Hospital tomorrow, Friday, for an annual visit. The problem is he had an annual visit back in April. It has been shown that the Convicted FElon is having some serious health & mental concerns

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Andrew Rihn @andrewrihn.bsky.social · 1d

Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s latest book of poetry is a finalist for the National Book Award, so here’s a throwback to their awesome collection Apocalyptic Swing, featuring some boxing-related poems

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 1d

40 years ago, Philadelphia police & authorities waged war on a local community, including dropping a bomb that started a fire that destroyed an entire neighborhood. Remembering that tragedy reminds us of the eternal cost of "war from within."🗃️

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/10/cons...

Considering History: The MOVE Bombing and “the War from Within” | The Saturday Evening Post

The 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia lays bare the horrific and inevitable tragedies whenever we wage war from within.

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Andrew Rihn @andrewrihn.bsky.social · 1d

And lastly, The Thinker was often featured in the tv show The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (one of my favorites). Here's a shot of Dobie holding a poster of his friend, Maynard, dressed as a boxer.

It's absolutely the most "This is me" vibe I've ever seen.

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