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NPR @npr.org · 1d

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 scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb

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 scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 2d

We need work requirements for Congress.

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Scott Immordino @scottimmordino.bsky.social · 7d

Bill Gates: $106B | Microsoft: $3.9T
Jeff Bezos: $232.5B | Amazon: $2.3T
Larry Page: $204.2B | Google: $2.84T
Mark Zuckerberg: $243.5B | Meta: $1.8T

Can someone please explain why on earth we’re paying the power & water bills for their data centers?

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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 6d

Good news for the world bad news for the USA which is actively trying to move us in the opposite direction

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 9d

So absolutely heartbreaking this story…..

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 9d

More messaging like this please

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

👇🏽

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11d

BlackRock will buy AES, one of the largest publicly traded utility companies in the U.S.

AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers.

Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12d

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13d

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

“.. Bailouts of banks, hedge funds, and foreign governments have long been despised by the U.S. public, especially when households face cuts to health care and other critical services. ..
Why would the United States bail out Argentina?”

@foreignpolicy.com
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...

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Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social · 15d

Once again I’m reminded, trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets.

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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 14d

An absolute embarrassment! Trump has eroded decency in this nation.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15d

FYI. If the Govt shuts down, everyone stays in town including the president but you’re just bored with nothing to do because it’s all messaging and negotiations.

GREAT TIME TO RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 14d

@chuckschumer.com @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social

Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 14d

Meanwhile in the US………. Propping up coal

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

Mass shootings in the US, per Gun Violence Archive:

2015: 332
2016: 383
2017: 347
2018: 335
2019: 414
2020: 611
2021: 689
2022: 644
2023: 659
2024: 503

So far in 2025...324 mass shootings in just 272 days.

We do not have to keep living like this.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d

The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can unilaterally withhold $4 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress that his regime deemed “wasteful.”

Meanwhile, he’s happy to bail out his authoritarian pal in Argentina to the tune of $20 billion.

Talk about wasteful.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16d

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Ms. Lonnie🦋🩵🫂 @lonsj.bsky.social · 16d

G⭕P

Forced to glorify corrupt convicted felon

This wannabe king needs to be denied his mandated glory

Putting one's self on display and forcing underlings to wear it is something that has gone too far!

#NoKings

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 15d

The better question is why would any LEGITIMATE business need untraceable and unregulated avenues of transferring money?

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Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 17d

How is this not bigger news in tech/security circles.

Jaguar Land Lover lost $250M (£200M) and counting thanks to a cyberattack that it still couldn’t mitigate. This is growing every week.

The cost of underinvesting in security is very real. 1+ month recovery is bonkers

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 20d

They rig maps & silence voters.

They rip away freedoms we fought and bled for.

They try to silence voices on national TV.

This is dictatorship in action.

On October 18, we rise to remind the world: America has #NoKings
social.demcast.com/s/tGdnvskU

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Erin Vance @girchild.bsky.social · 21d

This.

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22d

I’m not taking medical advice from a man who can’t pronounce an over-the-counter drug…