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Jason S @jasonswritings.bsky.social · 2d

"Don't blame the government shutdown on us but also we control EVERYTHING and we are refusing to seat a new congresswoman to hide the epstein files and we refuse to negotiate and we lie to the media and your faces and yippee it's time for some REDUCTIONS IN FORCE TO START! But yeah, don't blame us!"

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 21h

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today exhorted Kyiv’s allies to maintain pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine in parallel with the international efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

Zelenskyy urges continued pressure on Russia amid strikes on Ukraine energy plants

Moscow’s defense ministry confirmed that Russian forces targeted oil and energy infrastructure.

www.politico.eu

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girlfromakron.bsky.social @girlfromakron.bsky.social · 19h

Looks like becoming an Ambassador means you failed.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h

Trump fires Sergio Gor, as the revolving door of incompetent appointments continues AGAIN after the revolving door of term one.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

China is getting the headlines it wanted — ahead of Monday’s market open.

@nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com/world/china/...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago journalist Debbie Brockman, who was thrown to the ground & handcuffed by ICE, has been released without charges

DHS said she assaulted an officer, but eye witnesses claim she didn’t

The lack of charges makes it clear that ICE is lying to try and cover up the fact that they attack the press

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

“.. Galich’s death also came as the crypto market began to see heightened volatility.. triggered after President Donald Trump announced a sweeping 100% tariff on Chinese imports ..”

#crypto
www.foxbusiness.com/markets/cryp...

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

guys i'm beginning to think they haven't thought this through

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Some of the layoffs at CDC are being REVERSED.
Here is my updated story.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

More than 1,000 CDC staff receive layoff notices during government shutdown

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 3d

The Trump administration said Americans would fill farm jobs vacated by undocumented workers.

That's not happening, the Department of Labor now admits.

Trump's Labor Department admits that Trump's immigration crackdown is causing a shortage of farm workers

With fewer immigrant workers available on American farms, there is a risk of "supply shock-induced food shortages," the Labor Department says.

reason.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP @soumya-goblue.medsky.social · 20h

“Trump’s big bill reduced compensation hospital EDs receive for treating undocumented immigrants. That reduction hurts hospitals, not undocumented immigrants whom hospitals still must treat…Hospitals are partially reimbursed for uncompensated care they give to help ensure financial sustainability”

Mississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · 21h

Government shutdown rhetoric begs the question: Should the sick and injured be denied emergency care?

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, federal law has required hospitals to provide emergency treatment to all who need it, regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens.

Government shutdown rhetoric begs the question: Should the sick and injured be denied emergency care?

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, federal law has required hospitals to provide emergency treatment to all who need it, regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens.

mississippitoday.org

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 1d

“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.”

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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hawkhawkins1.bsky.social @hawkhawkins1.bsky.social · 20h

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We have to feel like we can win! Looking forward to No Kings Day! Bring sandwiches to share with your fellow resisters. May sure you give thanks before you break bread. Make up some resistance song books and have a few guitar buddies help you with a sing-a-long…

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21h

25 years ago today I stood on a blockade on the Adams Mine road. In defiance of potential mass arrests we held Thanksgiving dinner for 1,000 people.
I made the decision that weekend that I would dedicate my life to resistance and defending people.
Happy Thanksgiving
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsPz...

RESISTANCE AND THANKSGIVING: HOW TO STAND UP TO THE MAN

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

www.youtube.com

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: Trump doesn't remember/believe/understand HE was president on January 6, 2021

This is how unstable, how mentally unbalanced, how much of a dangerous mixture of dishonesty and insanity Trump is:

"Biden's FBI?" By Jan. 6 2021, TRUMP had run the FBI for 1,448 days #25A

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 22h

It's not just that Trump needs to be removed from office under the 25th Amendment

It's that in a sane world all his gullible, culpable bat-guano-brained followers would be removed under their own 25th Amendments as well

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian. Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians."

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future.

We drink their milkshake.

www.thebulwark.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

New plot wrinkle!

Daily Mail headline reads: “EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth wages war on his wrinkles with BOTOX injections after blasting ‘fat troops’ and unveiling new fitness standards.”
Below the headline is a photo of Pete Hegseth wearing a blue jacket, speaking to another man.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20h

Ukrainian troops have liberated the village of Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine's 24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar" announced on Oct. 12, releasing footage purportedly showing Ukrainian soldiers in the settlement.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20h

⚡️Ukraine liberates village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military claims.

Ukraine liberates village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military claims

Ukrainian troops have liberated the village of Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine's 24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar" announced on Oct. 12, releasing footage purportedly showing Ukr...

kyivindependent.com

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

Save this graph for the next time @MarshaBlackburn @SpeakerJohnson @JDVance try to hold $50 Billion for rural hospitals out as a of win for the 🇺🇸 people

We’re bad at math but $1.1 TRILLION in cuts (for tax cuts for the rich) > $50 BILLION

They think we are all morons

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

A rare admission from the administration that policy choices have knock-off effects.

In this case: immigration crackdowns raise your grocery bill.

@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Page One in Boston.

@bostonglobe.com

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girlfromakron.bsky.social @girlfromakron.bsky.social · 19h

Thank goodness

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 1d

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