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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 1h

Lots of lives

Greed Apocalypse @juanmunoz.bsky.social · 10h

RFK Jr.'s attack on mRNA vaccines will cost lives | Flipboard

Salon - The Department of Health and Human Services recently cut $500 million in mRNA research funding. “mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a ...

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 6h

N case you didn’t know, the crypto market completely imploded today (or was it yesterday).

A handful of people in the know made out like kings and bandits. Everyone else got washed!!

Just thought you should know

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IndivisibleLasVegas ❌👑 @indivisiblelasvegas.org · 5h

@kim.senate.gov dropping truth bombs on the lying GOP. They can’t fix anything; all they do is break and take.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 6h

Despite Shutdown Partisanship, Bipartisan Support for a Bloated Pentagon jonathancohn.medium.com/despite-shut...

Despite Shutdown Partisanship, Bipartisan Support for a Bloated Pentagon

The news out of DC over the past two weeks has focused on the government shutdown, as Trump and Congressional Republicans refuse to take…

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 10h

JFC🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 14h

Wow

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 14h

BREAKING: Penn State has fired head coach James Franklin, the school announced Sunday.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16h

Wow, so it’s illegal to make plans with friends now

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16h

It’s easy to cast Trump as antidemocratic and hostile to the rule of law. It’s harder to take on institutions and people such as Weiss who invoke ideas like the “free press” while actually advancing a right-wing agenda.

That's why this kind of conservatism is so dangerous. trib.al/VosixvW

MAGA Lite: What “Bari Weiss Conservatism” Is, and Why It’s Dangerous

The new CBS executive isn’t exactly MAGA. But her polite Trumpism will still help destroy America as we know it.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 17h

The ABC News mainstay sparred with the vice president over claims Border Czar Tom Homan accepted bribes to lobby for government contracts.

Trump’s Nemesis George Stephanopoulos Cuts JD Vance Off Mid-Sentence

The ABC News mainstay sparred with the vice president over claims Border Czar Tom Homan accepted bribes to lobby for government contracts.

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 17h

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 17h

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 2d

These are the names and faces of the 254 Journalists Killed in Gaza

They were Silenced for Exposing Israel's Crimes

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Jeffrey Lebowski🏴‍☠️🍺💙 @jeffreylebowski420.bsky.social · 18h

It takes guts to be an oldster. Here's a new word to slip into conversations: inflammaging.
"As we age, we tend to have more aches, pains and diseases. Researchers believe that some of these may be related to persistent inflammation.

www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

Aging plus inflammation can lead to ‘inflammaging.’ What to know about it.

This “chronic, smoldering low-grade infllammation,” as one researcher described it, is associated with many health issues.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 18h

THREAD

Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 19h

The niche of my law practice is representing women, minorities and whistleblowers in vindicating their civil rights in employment.

Having done this work for years now, I have come to understand something that I feel like sharing this morning:

White people and Black people have a VERY different

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 18h

Put all ICE PERSONNEL IN PRISON

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Jim Jordan after he's played clips from videos of ICE brutalizing people, including American citizens: "I don't know the specifics of those examples you gave. What I do know is these ICE agents are under tremendous pressure ... I think they're doing a good job."

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 18h

Very important 👇👇👇👇👇

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 18h

The @nytimes.com , @washingtonpost.com & the rest treat #RussellVought like he's a run-of-the-mill small government conservative. The man is a religious zealot that wants to bring down the state & replace it with an American theocracy out of Margaret Atwood. It's the biggest story no one is telling.

Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 19h

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

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Politico @politico.com · 19h

Some DHHS employees who were fired by reduction-in-force notices on Friday are being rehired.

HHS rehiring some people fired through reduction-in-force efforts

A Trump administration legal document said HHS initially targeted 1,000 to 1,200 employees for dismissal, and people speaking with POLITICO say the firings focused on the CDC.

www.politico.com

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

1. This AM we learned Bari Weiss sent an email to CBS News staff asking them to submit a memo explaining how they spend their time and what’s working/not working.

Now, the Writers Guild, the union which reps some CBS News staff, says it has sent a demand to CBS to get more info about Bari’s request

Dear Guild Members:
We are aware that Bari Weiss sent an email asking CBS employees to provide information about their jobs and feedback about CBS News. Many of you have expressed concern to us about the purpose of the email, and we share those concerns. That is why we sent the company an immediate demand to provide information about the email by Monday. (Information request copied below.) We suggest that you refrain from responding until we are able to share the information that we receive so that you can make an informed decision by the Tuesday deadline.
Solidarity,
Michael Isaac, Director of
Broadcast/Cable/Streaming News
Brandon West, Field Representative
Sophie Martin, Field Representative
Dana Trentalange, Field Representative

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump received his flu shot and a COVID vaccine booster today, per the White House.

For some of his supporters, COVID boosters are used as a perjorative when attempting to insult someone.

October 10, 2025
TO: KAROLINE LEAVITT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
FROM: SEAN P. BARBABELLA, D.OSK PHYSICIAN TO THE PRESIDENT CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY
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SUBJECT: President Donald J. Trump Completes Comprehensive Follow-Up Evaluation at
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
President Donald J. Trump successfully completed a scheduled follow-up evaluation today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The visit was part of his ongoing health maintenance plan and included advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. These evaluations were performed in coordination with leading academic and medical consultants to ensure optimal cardiovascular health and continued wellness.
Comprehensive laboratory studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional, including stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters.
In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.
President Trump continues to demonstrate excellent overall health. His cardiac age-a validated measure of cardiovascular vitality via ECG-was found to be approximately 14 years younger than his chronological age. He continues to maintain a demanding daily schedule without restriction.
SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump remains in exceptional health, exhibiting strong cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, and physical performance.

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 1d

Dementia every day

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

“The Biden FBI”

Who was President on January 6?

Donald J. Trump * © @reaDonaldTrump • 1m
THE BIDEN FBI PLACED 274 AGENTS INTO THE CROWD ON JANUARY 6. If this is so, which it is, a lot of very good people will be owed big apologies. What a SCAM - DO SOMETHING!!! President DJT

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 1d

#FuckICE

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 1d

Why

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

Suddenly the military is getting paid on the 15th?

It would’ve been easier to call Johnson, but he didn’t.

This validates his fear of the Epstein files.

When robbing the military piggy bank, is a better option than simply having the house pass a standalone bill to fund the military - it’s bad.

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𝙹𝚊𝚢 𝙵 𝙰𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚕𝚍 @jayfarrellarnold.bsky.social · 1d

Little man Johnson does not need ONE democratic vote to pass a standalone bill to pay our military.

These are disgusting, despicable, human beings.

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Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 1d

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

www.propublica.org/article/seat...

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

www.propublica.org

Sonam Drolma @greentara.bsky.social · 1d

These motherfukers should be in jail ‼️ ICE ARE DESPICABLE

Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 1d

What crime did this 15 year old commit?
Where is she being taken to?
What’s going to happen to her?

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