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googlerinchief.blacksky.app @googlerinchief.blacksky.app · 12h

This government is so stupid. The good part is that eventually, nobody will pay attention.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 14h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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googlerinchief.blacksky.app @googlerinchief.blacksky.app · 14h

Shocking

404 Media @404media.co · 16h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 15h

The Washing Post just discovered beards

He’s gay. She’s straight. They’re happily married.
Meet the couples who are redefining what it means to be in a relationship, including those in gay-straight and same-sex platonic marriages.
By Shane O’Neill

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googlerinchief.blacksky.app @googlerinchief.blacksky.app · 14h

I really hate that I made that drunk text while in Vegas. I did not have time for shenanigans & shouldn't have reached out. I'm the bad guy.

elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

ALT: elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 17h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16h

Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent letters to four of the nation's largest banks demanding information related to "more than $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions flagged by the banks tied to sex trafficking crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and their co-conspirators."

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🧊𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗚 𝗦𝗟𝗜𝗠 @melanatedvibes.bsky.social · 1d

overextending yourself doesn't make people appreciate you more

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 16h

SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON CALLED OUT ON AIR:

'my kids could die if you don't stop playing games with our healthcare'

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googlerinchief.blacksky.app @googlerinchief.blacksky.app · 16h

Payment plans are legal & available. Slow down the funding of evil.

Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 1d

Ok folks. Even though some of us are furloughed, there are still folks taking calls and processing returns. They are not being paid. So, be nice to the IRS when you call.

Remember 3rd Q 941s are due Oct 31.

All income returns with a filed extension are due Oct. 15

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nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 18h

she ate this DOWN.

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googlerinchief.blacksky.app @googlerinchief.blacksky.app · 16h

There's mufuckas have been reforming healthcare since 2009.

The government can stay shut down.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 21h

A White Christian nationalist pastor argued recently on a right-wing podcast that the Bible--specifically Deuteronomy 21, about how a father must bring his rebellious son to the town square to be stoned--justifies state violence against Black boys and young men.

www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...

Article from "The Root" by Asheea Smith. Published October 8, 2025

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 20h

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

www.independent.co.uk

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 16h

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

NEW: PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.

The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

The report was completed in mid-April, scientists familiar with the document told ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it.

www.propublica.org

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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googlerinchief.blacksky.app @googlerinchief.blacksky.app · 16h

This is as it should be. They should be uncomfortable everywhere they go. No rest. No respite.

Air-rum @aarum.bsky.social · 19h

It’s funny that they think they should be treated with respect but yet…. Keep it up Chicago don’t let them EAT, SLEEP NOTHING IN YOUR CITY.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

37 states have passed legislation specifically granting sales tax exemptions for data centers.

Among the beneficiaries of these exemptions are Amazon, Meta and Google, all companies worth over $1 trillion.