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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4h

Same day that the US announced a $20 billion bailout of Argentina that will benefit Trump's political allies and donors.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

CNN reporting that 4,000 federal employees were fired on Friday, in HHS, Education, Energy, HUD, Homeland Security, Patent and Trademark Office, EPA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 3h

Christianity In America ?

This Is Beyond Disgusting

Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 3h

Washington officials caved.

Priests who hear confessions of child abuse no longer have to report them to law enforcement.

Religious leaders fought to protect predators over children—and they got what they wanted.

www.friendlyatheist.com/p/after-sett...

After settlement, Catholic priests in Washington can keep sex predators' confessions secret

Years of effort to safeguard children were undone by religious leaders who worship secrecy more than justice

www.friendlyatheist.com

hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 3h

I'M CONFUSED !

National Catholic Register

"Donald Trump Can Thank Catholics for His Big Win"

www.ncregister.com/commentaries...

Donald Trump Can Thank Catholics for His Big Win

COMMENTARY: They rendered their verdict decisively on Nov. 5.

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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 3h

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 3h

Lying Has Become An Acceptable Epidemic

The Economist @economist.com · 3h

The message being put forth by the Trump administration is that Congressional Democrats care more about expanding health-care benefits for undocumented immigrants than about existing government health programmes. So far it hasn’t caught on

Who do Americans blame for the government shutdown?

Our polling of 1,600 people with YouGov suggests which party might blink first

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 3h

"In an unusual acknowledgement, the Labor Department said that tougher immigration enforcement is hurting farmers and the food supply."

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3h

In an unusual acknowledgement, the Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 3h

Nearly two dozen pedestrians gathered and shouted objections at the agents while cars stopped and honked as the scene unfolded, Thomas said.

Reason Magazine @reason.com · 3h

Debbie Brockman's arrest comes less than 24 hours after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking federal law enforcement agents from interfering with the First and Fourth Amendment rights of journalists and protesters.
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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 18h

TrumpRX,gov

Such A Disgusting Excuse Of A Man

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

Trump: "Astra Zeneca will also list many of their most popular drugs online at TrumpRX.gov?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=The+Bulwark&utm_campaign=publer. I don't know why they put the Name Trump. I didn't tell them to do it, but I'm honored to let them do it."

hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 18h

Trust Me

Every Soy Bean Farmer In Indiana I Have Talked To Knows

China Is Buying From Argentina

And Trump Is Handing Over $20 Billion To Argentina

And I'll Bet You A Million Dollars The Delusional Rubes Will Still Vote Republican Every Chance They Get

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

The US has finalized its $20 billion bailout for Argentina, a main US competitor in the soybean market.

This is a move that will only further screw over American soybean farmers, who're being priced out of their own market.

A 90-second crash course in Trump's betrayal of American soy farmers

Here’s the geopolitical beans.

www.motherjones.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h

The world’s smallest man:

“The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called me and said that she was accepting it in honor of me.

“I did not say then "give it to me." I think she might have, she was very nice.

“I have been helping her along the way, they need a lot of help.

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 18h

Is This The Way Science Works ?

“Anybody who takes the stuff during pregnancy unless they have to is, is irresponsible,” Kennedy told Trump and fellow Cabinet members. “It is not proof. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.”

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18h

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the theory were motivated by hatred for President Trump. https://to.pbs.org/4nH8Z7P

Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism

During a meeting with President Donald Trump and the Cabinet, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated the connection, even while noting there was no medical proof to substantiate the claim.

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 22h

This Is Huge

ACLU @aclu.org · 23h

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine the future of the Voting Rights Act.

At stake in Louisiana v. Callais is Black voters’ ability to elect their candidates of choice in Louisiana, and all voters' ability to challenge racially discriminatory maps.

The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again

The leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core.

slate.com

hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 22h

And Life Without Them ?

ACLU @aclu.org · 23h

And we're not slowing down.

Join us: ACLU.org

@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 1d

Take notice, the ACLU is hard at work…

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 23h

When a rhino-breeding dream collapsed, it set off a continent-spanning rescue plan. Now a multimillion-dollar mission is trying to move 2,000 white rhinos to safety across Africa.

Thousands of Rhinos Are in Limbo. One Man Must Find Them Homes

After a rancher’s failed $150 million gamble on trade in rhino horn being legalized, a nonprofit launched an ambitious, costly effort to relocate his 2,000 animals.

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 22h

HOT DAMN !

“The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to ‘we the people,’”

New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 22h

“The Constitution’s meaning is not the Supreme Court’s alone to define. It belongs to ‘we the people,’” Kate Andrias writes. “And when we organize collectively, we can change it, even without ratifying formal amendments.”

Opinion | The Constitution Doesn’t Belong to Trump or the Supreme Court

It belongs to us. And we can use it to rescue our democracy.

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vintage.stuff @vintagestuff.bsky.social · 22h

Trumpet Practice
Norman Rockwell
1950

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 22h

Will He Be The First Recipient Civilly Convicted Of Sexual Assault ?

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 22h

“We Venezuelans recognize that just as we have given everything in our citizen struggle, the support of our genuine allies has been decisive,” said María Corina Machado.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dedicates Award To Trump, Hailing His ‘Decisive Support’

“We Venezuelans recognize that just as we have given everything in our citizen struggle, the support of our genuine allies has been decisive,” said María Corina Machado.

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 22h

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hicksville420.bsky.social @hicksville420.bsky.social · 22h

Coming To A Country Near You ?

The Economist @economist.com · 22h

Yevgenia Berkovich and Svetlana Petriychuk were the first artists to be jailed in Russia since Soviet times for the content of their work. 1843 explains how they turned the trial into their stage