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Selene 🏳️‍⚧️ | ⚸ @selene.euyis.me · 21h

starting libreoffice for like the first time ever in a decade and what

whose idea is it that in dark mode a document should be white on black like unless you expect it to never ever hit a printer buddy you’re literally or at least pretending to be a serious office suite

oh wait it’s black on white again in print preview this somehow feels even worse I love a wysiwyg editor that lies to you even more than they usually do

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 10h

The thing about the Roberts Court is they're not evil geniuses, because they're not geniuses.

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16h

“More than three dozen federal judges have told The New York Times that the Supreme Court’s flurry of brief, opaque emergency orders in cases related to the Trump administration have left them confused about how to proceed in those matters and are hurting the judiciary’s image with the public.”

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 5h

one single step that would do a lot to improve reputation of LLMs would be for Google to abandon AI Mode like they do with all of their other products

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 9h

The Court not that long ago, even in the earlier years of the Roberts era, produced opinions that made for compelling reading even when they got the result wrong. The oral arguments could make for interesting listening on the substance of ideas. That's not the case anymore. It's amateurish slop.

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 4h

Fascist kleptocracy.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 4h

WBBM TV - A federal appeals court has blocked the deployment of the National Guard in the Chicago area but rules the troops can remain under federal control. www.cbsnews.com/news/national...

Appeals court temporarily blocks deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago

The Defense Department announced earlier this week that about 200 National Guard soldiers from Texas and another 300 from Illinois were federalized and sent to the Chicago area.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 5h

"One source told me that some of the reversals came after the Trump administration realized that they had accidentally terminated critically important staffers working on current measles and Ebola outbreaks."

Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 5h

…really?

Breaking News: RIFs in reverse. Some CDC workers have been brought back, in latest whiplash.

This is breaking news.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Chairman Goa Tse-tung @jctenton.bsky.social · 10h

thankfully have not seen The Discourse but assuming it is "you fight against fascism yet your own country is not perfect, curious" and lol shut the fuck up and read literally any book please, christ

it was a fight against fascists and not a fuckin coincidence the civil rights movement happened next

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Julia @foxgrrl.bsky.social · 4h

I found a first-generation copy of that video. I wrote a few observations about it in this thread:

bsky.app/profile/foxg...

Julia @foxgrrl.bsky.social · 5h

The reason why there was a crowd of bystanders is because ICE was arresting this guy before the vehicle collision:

A screenshot from the beginning of the video, before the car collision. ICE puts this man into the red Chrysler Pacifica Minivan (foreground). This is the view across the street from the Pallet Service building, looking West.

This is the ICE Jeep Grand Wagoner before the vehicle collision. It is perpendicular across the street for an unknown reason. It appears to be attempting to turn around in the video.

This is the vehicle that takes Fernando's sister.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 15h

By the way, if you want to help from the comfort of your desk, a good thing you could do is try to locate the original of this video - presumably higher-quality - and geolocate it. It’s probably the worst thing we’ve seen yet, in so many ways, but the provenance of the video seems mostly unknown.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 13h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 11h

Indicting @jamescomey.bsky.social & @newyorkstateag.bsky.social isn’t justice—it’s vengeance

Trump’s DOJ has crossed the line from law enforcement to political persecution

But the rule of law still has defenders

Canter, Painter & I explain in our new @contrariannews.org piece 👇

We must decide what kind of country we want

A president who uses the military and the Justice Department to exact revenge against his perceived enemies is as un-American as it gets.

contrarian.substack.com

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Sexy Andrew Hickey Costume @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 10h

I actually think anyone who thinks moving to Dubai sounds even vaguely appealing should do so. The fewer people here who are OK with slavery, dictatorship, torture, queerphobia and repression of speech, the more likely we can make the UK somewhat livable.

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 1d

You definitely shouldn't move to Dubai, writes V&A director Tristram Hunt on.ft.com/46MfW1t

Don’t move to Dubai — this is still the place to be

[FREE TO READ] Better to buy the dip and celebrate the UK as an enduring cultural behemoth

on.ft.com

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 11h

🚨 - The U.S. has significantly expanded the list of invitees, adding Spain, Japan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, India, El Salvador, Cyprus, Greece, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Canada.

🚨 - According to one source, Iran was also invited

🚨 - Israel will not participate

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 11h

The U.S. State Department today issued an official invitation to the leaders' summit on Gaza, which will be held on Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

The National Guard mainly exists for domestic purposes as a compact where Governors agree to help each other in cases of disasters.

It runs on trust and norms of reciprocity.

Having Governors send their troops against the will of the receiving state creates some real long term problems.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Misch-ief Night+1 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @memelessmischa.bsky.social · 11h

Just remembered I fell asleep thinking about recipes & dreamed of a podcast hosted by 3 mean gays called "well YOU eat it then" that was just negative food reviews and people writing in with cooking disaster stories. At the end they picked something out of a hat and slammed it (this week, spaghetti)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 11h

The fact that Citi even considered taking people to court for *letting their children live in their house* should be a moral stain on the bank. Would certainly make me think twice about getting a mortgage from them, though I'm not sure other banks are any better. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Mr. Rossi said that during his years at Citi, he saw cases in which a parent allowed an adult child to live in a second home rent-free — prompting the bank to consider pursuing the matter in court as a violation of the original borrower agreement. Citi’s lawyers, he recalled, often advised against doing so.

“We were told by counsel basically to stand down, that it would be very difficult to prove that out in a court of law, because there’s a lot of gray in these cases,” he said.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11h

Hegseth restored the name of a confederate general to the base.
Taking care of your troops matters. You can't eat the culture war.

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 14h

If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 11h

I see Trump got *his* COVID booster

A formal memo on White House letterhead dated October 10, 2025, from Sean P. Barbabella, D.O., the Physician to the President, addressed to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. It reports that Donald J. Trump completed a follow-up evaluation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, showing “excellent overall health.” The memo highlights “stable metabolic, hematologic, and cardiac parameters,” claims his “cardiac age” is 14 years younger than his actual age, and notes he received “preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID-19 booster vaccinations.” The summary concludes that he remains in “exceptional health.” The juxtaposition of praise-filled medical language with the mention of COVID vaccination reads like unintentional satire, as though the document is trying too hard to sound reassuring while betraying its own irony.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 1d

If you still think Mike Johnson won't be up for some fuckery in 2026, just look at how he's treating Adelita Grijalva

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 16h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11h

A first look at tomorrow's front page of The Sunday National 📰

Members back FM's indyref plan

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

I started today at the Panamanian Day Parade Breakfast in Brooklyn.

Panama is El Puente Del Mundo—the bridge of the world—and I know how Panamanians have had to fight for every bit of freedom.

When I'm Mayor, Little Panama will finally get the recognition it deserves.

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