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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 18h

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 13h

Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10h

🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the founder of Antifa:

a frog wearing a strawberry hat sits on a white cushion

Alt: a frog wearing a strawberry hat sits on a white cushion

media.tenor.com

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James A Stewart @jamesastewart.bsky.social · 12h

Seeds collected after it thoroughly dried of course.

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James A Stewart @jamesastewart.bsky.social · 12h

On a whim I collected seeds from this bloom from a Zinnia ‘Cut and Come Again Mix’. Not sure what I’ll get next season but I thought it’d be worth a shot.

A flower with multiple layers of petals with the uppermost layers being bright orange and the bottom layers in a vibrant pink color.

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 14h

Boss, we’ve got a problem. Users don’t want this stuff! They keep wanting to turn it off, even when we keep turning it back on!

Boss: I have an idea

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 15h

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14h

In Chicago, a federal government that is supposed to protect us has decided to terrorize us instead with an armed force of masked thugs.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

Border Patrol is terrorizing Gage Park this morning (video from Facebook, 55th & California reportedly 9:40am). SWRR reports agents are highly active and were also seen at the Pulaski orange line again: instagram.com/p/DPtwEY7DhTy

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

www.motherjones.com

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

This is what Orwell describes as "prolefeed," politically dictated propaganda with little factual base, inflected from time to time with what is essentially pornography designed to capture the attention of uneducated and intellectually atrophied viewers. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life? | Arwa Mahdawi

Even his colleague has dubbed Jesse Watters’s claim about Ocasio-Cortez and Stephen Miller ‘creepy’

www.theguardian.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 1d

the idea that freedom is in our DNA is just a misinterpretation of the fact that we’re a nation of finicky whiners who don’t like to be personally inconvenienced

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James A Stewart @jamesastewart.bsky.social · 2d

When you think of the perfect comeback while driving home in the car.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Klobuchar: "I remember Bondi saying, 'the president is the most transparent president in history.' I wish I said, Well then why doesn't he just release the Epstein files?"

James A Stewart @jamesastewart.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Joe @itsjoe.bsky.social · 3d

My dill patch is covered in late season swallowtail caterpillars. Everywhere I look, there’s another. 🌱 #zone6 #gardeningfeed #caterpillars

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 3d

Carr has been demolishing media consolidation limits, consumer protections, and corporate oversight and pretending it's improved government efficiency

it's pure regulatory capture and corruption, but outside of places like the Ars and The Verge, most outlets parrot his efficiency framing

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing remotely resembling an insurrection is happening anywhere in the country. Any violence associated with protest has been isolated, mild, and, in nearly every case, instigated by federal law enforcement. If we let Trump get away with calling dissent an insurrection, our republic is over.

BREAKING: Trump Admin 'Seriously' Considering Using the Insurrection Act, Reports NBC

President Trump is "seriously" considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of crime crackdown, NBC reported on Wednesday

www.mediaite.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 4d

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 4d

when UNC scored on the first possession of the first game and Colin Cowherd immediately posted this, and then UNC lost by 34

Wasn’t really sure what to expect from Chapel Bill. But after that drive, I have him as second best college coach I’ve ever seen, just below Saban.

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Greg Todd @1gregtodd.bsky.social · 4d

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA.

Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

www.nytimes.com

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James A Stewart @jamesastewart.bsky.social · 4d

Agree. And like everything else he’s had a hand in Everything Trump Touches Dies (ETTD).

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 4d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

What it means when the techbros build a data center near you: the cost of your electrical power will soar, on average about 270% Your power consumption is just another way in which you are feeding and subsidizing them. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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