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Janet 💙 ⭐️🌲 @bluemoon3143.bsky.social · 1d

Been out and about today but caught a shot for #BlueSkyArtShow #glow
#EastCoastKin #photography #MaineCoast #sunset

Sunset over the Pemaquid Point Oil House, which was built to store the oil for the original light. Rays of sunlight spread from the bright yellow orange sun and reach to the foreground on the right. The building is in shadow. There is an area of ocean behind it and tall pine trees to the right.

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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 8h

Portland protesters held a naked bike ride Sunday to oppose Trump's National Guard deployment and ICE enforcement expansion.

Portland Naked Bike Riders Protest Trump Admin Immigration Enforcement

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 7h

Letter: Here’s what makes America great — and not “again” because we never lost it

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CNN @cnn.com · 12h

The Trump administration is bailing out Argentina in a move critics are saying has more to do with politics than economics or American interests.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 12h

"Like an incantation, they call the notion of insurrection into being to justify the Insurrection Act’s invocation when no such justification exists in material reality."

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act

An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Under a new California law, families who lose everything in future wildfires in the state will be able to collect the bulk of their insurance payout without cataloging every item burned.

California Orders Insurers to Pay More for Wildfire Victims’ Lost Items

After years of fires that left families tallying every burned toothbrush, a new law is requiring insurers to ease a grueling burden.

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Baller Alert @balleralert.com · 12h

Education Department’s Shutdown Layoffs Hit Special Ed Office, Leaving Families in Shock

The chaos of the federal shutdown has officially reached America’s classrooms. According to reports from USA Today, the U.S. Department of Education has laid off almost every employee in the […] The post Education Department’s Shutdown Layoffs Hit Special Ed Office, Leaving Families in Shock appeared first on Baller Alert.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 12h

OPINION: "The question now is not will the Fed cut rates, because it likely will, but whether that cut will help, particularly if the shutdown lasts weeks or more. ... Lower interest rates may buy time, but they won’t solve these structural problems facing the U.S. economy," John W. Diamond writes.

Opinion | Prolonged Shutdown Could Send Economy Tumbling

John W. Diamond writes that the U.S. economy may worsen the longer the government shutdown lasts.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12h

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” Gov. JB Pritzker said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s ultimate goal is to bring in the National Guard to cities like Chicago to militarize the country’s Democratic-controlled enclaves as a form of political payback.

Gov. JB Pritzker points to Trump inconsistencies in deployment of National Guard to Chicago

The federal government has emphasized the Guard’s mission would only be to protect federal immigration enforcement agents and property.

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NPR @npr.org · 11h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

A community college in Long Beach, California, reserves 15 spots in a parking lot for homeless students.

For Edgar Rosales Jr., the program has been a lifeline. Without the school lot, he said, he would have dropped out.

He was a homeless college student. He found hope in a parking lot.

Long Beach City College reserves 15 spots in a parking lot for homeless students. For Edgar Rosales Jr., the program has been a lifeline.

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Mamabird @jaybirdnest.bsky.social · 10h

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Chicago attorney Robert Held took to a megaphone to address police officers on behalf of the protesters. There was a standoff that lasted about an hour. Police were instructing protesters to dispers...

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How You Like Me Now?... @1bigbullshitbill.bsky.social · 11h

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How You Like Me Now?... @1bigbullshitbill.bsky.social · 11h

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QuakerOrts🫘 ᴜs @quakerorts.bsky.social · 11h

We're zip tying children while stopping investigations into real criminals.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11h

Feeling safer now?

Trump's deportation machine has diverted some 42,000 crime fighters from other tasks

Feeling safer now?

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RNS @rns.org · 11h

OPINION: Leo calls for a conversion of heart that goes beyond intellectual conviction and will include “an ecological conversion that transforms both personal and communal lifestyles.”
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Pope Leo embraces Francis’ concerns on global warming and the environment

(RNS) — ‘The challenges identified in Laudato Si’ are in fact even more relevant today than they were ten years ago.’

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 11h

One of President Donald Trump's top allies bashed the administration's decision to allow Qatar to build a military facility on American soil during an interview on Sunday.

'So screwed up': Steve Bannon blasts Trump's latest military move on MAGA TV

One of President Donald Trump's top allies bashed the administration's decision to allow Qatar to build a military facility on American soil during an interview on Sunday. Steve Bannon, host of the "War Room" podcast, discussed the administration's decision on a new episode of "Bolling!" on the MAGA...

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CNN @cnn.com · 11h

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are returning home in Gaza during the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On October 12, Palestinians are seen rushing to grab aid from trucks moving through Khan Younis, Gaza.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 11h

Pro-voting groups warn that if the Supreme Court rules to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, it could give the GOP at least 19 more U.S. House seats — seats that were directly created by the provision. https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D

GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns