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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 1d

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 2d

How does cutting jobs from people that aren’t getting paid save $?

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Government shutdown: 'Painful' job cuts to come if impasse drags on, warns Vance

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are already on leave without pay as the impasse approaches its third week.

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 2d

What up, #Dallas?

#KeepPounding

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2d

An attempted coup is underway in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, the country’s president said on Sunday, a day after members of an elite army unit were seen joining youth-led protests against the government.
https://to.pbs.org/4q4DpCE

Madagascar's president says attempted coup is underway

Madagascar has been shaken by three weeks of the most significant unrest in years in the nation. The protests are led by a group calling itself "Gen Z Madagascar," and the United Nations says the demo...

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 3d

Ah fancy that

taskandpurpose.com/news/poll-ci...

Poll: Most Americans say military should be apolitical and face only 'external threats'

A new poll released Wednesday found most Americans want the military to remain politically neutral, but are split on domestic deployments.

taskandpurpose.com

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

Why

www.politico.com/live-updates...

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 4d

Hmm… 🤔

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Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown

GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

www.politico.com

Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 4d

I like bourbon with apple cider. Top it with a dash of cinnamon (or cinnamon stick) & slice red apple garnish

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 5d

Part of me is like “you got what you voted for” & “manage finances better,” but another (hopefully bigger) part really wants to help

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 5d

Whoever this is blocked me 😂

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 5d

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Live updates: Israel approves Trump’s plan for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

President Trump says the remaining 48 hostages believed to still be alive should be released on Monday or Tuesday.

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 5d

It’s called a sausage. You want a sausage

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 6d

#TheTroops™️ are starting to get grumpy

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 7d

Please DM for recs

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 7d

“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.”

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 7d

“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats.”

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 7d

If you think this screams lethality, let me tell you about the time the state guard had to monitor us during Jade Helm….

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 7d

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Carbon Neutral Milk Hotel @strohminger.bsky.social · 7d

Sisyphus never skips leg day

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.

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Dix @dixonij.bsky.social · 8d

I'm sure my mortgage company will absolutely take a "Don't Worry About It" IOU from the President.

Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 8d

“Trump tells sailors not to ‘worry about’ paychecks as shutdown continues”

There isn’t a failsafe for military pay this time

1 in 3 “military families has less than $3,000 in savings,
[and]… nearly 1 in 4 service members has trouble putting food on the table.”

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Trump tells sailors not to ‘worry about’ paychecks as shutdown continues

All troops will miss a paycheck if Congress does not agree on a deal to reopen the government before Oct. 15, the next pay date for the military.

www.stripes.com

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 8d

"At the Pentagon, some military lawyers, including international law experts within DoD’s Office of General Counsel, have raised concerns about the legality of the lethal strikes on suspected drug traffickers....

Multiple current and former JAGs ... told CNN that the strikes do not appear lawful."

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

www.cnn.com

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 8d

Was there :-/

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Ghost of Hugo Grotius @hugogrotiusghost.bsky.social · 10d

Keeping it simple. I’m not on your level

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