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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Mamdani: "Trump ran on 3 promises - punishment of his political enemies, easing cost of living crisis, & mass deportation. It's that second promise that brought so many to his campaign. And yet he's unable & unwilling to deliver bc he's beholden to the very billionaires that are profiting off of it"

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30m

It’s very much Not Great to have GOP leadership describe a planned non violent march as being in service a the “terrorist wing”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 41m

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 11h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 11h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Colin Sydes aka Lord SydesJokes #FBPE #FBR #Resist #Resistance @sydesjokes.bsky.social · 6h

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5h

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5h

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 5h

Who could have guessed that Trump's "Give me the peace prize now or I'll go to war with you" strategy wouldn't work out?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5h

“I don’t want to see anybody treated inhumanly and to see this happening to my community members, my family, my friends and neighbours… it’s unacceptable”.

Protect the Portland frog at all costs.

May we all have its compassion, sense of justice and commitment to protecting the community.

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rprobbins.bsky.social @rprobbins.bsky.social · 5h

Truthful facts 💯🎯

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 6h

👏The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/

Nobel Peace Prize

www.nobelprize.org

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 9h

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

Photo of a vertical driftwood sculpture inlaid with rainbow coloured stained glass, the sculpture is sited on a wet looking shoreline by the sea under a sky with silver clouds and pale blue light

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NPR @npr.org · 5h

At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family. n.pr/47eu5ol

This museum immerses students in U.S. history: 'You can smell it, touch it, see it'

At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Breaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader, for her work promoting democracy.

María Corina Machado Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Live Updates and Video

The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.”

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Jeannette H @jeannetteh.bsky.social · 5h

Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize - www.reuters.com/world/venezu...

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temporarygoodbye.bsky.social @temporarygoodbye.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, because *that* will improve staffing issues 🙄

Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 13h

DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work - NBC News www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

DOT chief threatens to fire air traffic controllers who skip work

The Trump administration has also threatened to lay off thousands of federal employees at other agencies if Congress doesn’t halt the government shutdown.

www.nbcnews.com

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Nur Shahir, PhD @gigiomics.bsky.social · 10h

That's....not...how.... science.... works

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12h

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 23h

The America we used to live in—the America we want to think we live in—is gone.

We’ll have to build again.

We want to think that the repeated, widespread abuse of basic rights by DHS; the DOJ actions against former officials like James Comey and John Bolton; the presence of 2020 election deniers across congressional and executive branch leaders; the unconstitutional dismantling of federal agencies; the consolidation of old and new media under leadership favorable to Trump; the use of lawsuits and executive branch power to intimidate and silence critics; and the clear attempts to subvert the 2026 and 2028 elections; and Trump's constant insinuation that he might seek a third term do not all in fact mean
that we have crossed the threshold into a competitive authoritarian environment.
But we have. We have passed through the veil. Whatever becomes of American liberal democracy in the near or distant future, it will be a resurrection and not a continuation.

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 10h

Posted this to Facebook 9 years ago today. It's why I have such little patience for the "No one could have predicted it would be this bad!" people. Some of us did predict it. And we tried to warn people.

Donald Trump has done so many unbelievable things during this election that he has almost lost his capacity to shock. Last night's promise to jail his political opponent was only the latest example, but let's not forget that he has also...
1. Indicated that his political opponent should be assassinated.
2. Openly incited his supporters to violently attack his opponents' supporters.
3. Instructed security at his rallies to violently restrict press access.
4. Invited a foreign power to interfere in the election.
5. Indicated that he would use nuclear weapons in low-grade tactical situations.
6. Indicated that he would withdraw the United States from NATO and other international organizations/treaties.
7. Openly expressed admiration for some of the world's most violent and repressive national leaders.
8. Promised to use racial & religious qualifications to bar people from entering the country.
9. Bragged about sexually assaulting and/or indicated a desire to sexually assault women.
10. Openly mocked a disabled person when he knew the cameras were rolling.
11. Promised to restrict the press' First Amendment freedoms.
12. Indicated a desire not only to fight terrorists, but "take out their families" as well.
13. Indicated that racial/national background characteristics are disqualifying for federal judges.
14. Has expressed a stunning ignorance of and disinterest toward the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the separation of powers system.
This is just what i can remember off the top of my head; I'm sure there are more equally galling/dangerous incidents.
Individually any one of these incidents should disqualify a presidential candidate, and probably would in a normal year. Taken as a whole they indicate a candidate who is so far outside the mainstream of American politics that he should never have been let in. Even if you stipulate that Hillary Clinton has done everything she has ever been accused of doing (which she hasn't), Donald Trump would still be th…

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 17h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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End Citizens United @endcitizensunited.bsky.social · 21h

Tech billionaires plan to flood the 2026 midterm elections with tens of millions of dollars in hopes of pushing elected officials "unfriendly" to their artificial intelligence fever dreams out of office.

Why New AI Super PACs Plan to Spend Millions in the 2026 Midterm Elections

“We cannot trust that these companies whose sole mission is to make money will regulate themselves.”

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Euronews @euronews.com · 10h

Authorities are urging residents of coastal areas to evacuate to elevated areas or move further inland as threats of possible tsunami waves following the offshore earthquake.

Poweful 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes off southern Philippines

Authorities are urging residents of coastal areas to evacuate to elevated areas or move further inland as threats of possible tsunami waves following the offshore earthquake.

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