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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 1m

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It’s Still Me! @itsstillme1.bsky.social · 4m

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1h

This shutdown is proof that Trump and his MAGA Republicans don’t care about the American people.

They don’t care about federal workers who aren’t receiving paychecks, they don’t care about your flights, and they don’t care about Americans being able to afford health care.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

The first wave of missed paychecks from the government shutdown is likely to hurt the economy in many communities.

The longer other services remain shut off, the more the shutdown’s effects will spread.

The pain from the government shutdown is about to hit the public

Federal officials are bracing for the worst effects of the ongoing government shutdown to collide with the U.S. economy this week as missed paychecks and the absence billions of dollars of government ...

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 1m

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Mike Johnson Just Got Destroyed By A Furious GOP Voter For The Government Shutdown On Live TV

"The audacity of someone who makes six figures a year, to do this to military families, is insane."

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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News for Democrats @newsfordemocrats.bsky.social · 9m

Finance
California Finally Ends ‘Home Equity Theft’—Closing the Last Loophole in Property Tax Foreclosures
By Allaire Conte
October 10, 2025
www.realtor.com/advice/finan...

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 11m

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Helena Moreno wins New Orleans mayoral race, avoiding runoff

She's set to take office early next year.

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Bob and Brad @bobandbrad.bsky.social · 18m

Today’s kids will never know the true cardio workout of commercial breaks. 😂

💬 What’s YOUR funniest “ad break sprint” memory? Drop it below ⬇️

#ThrowbackHumor #90sKids #CommercialBreakCardio #BobAndBrad

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 15m

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/11/t...

Market sell-off: Trump post lops off $2 trillion from stocks in a single day

The unraveling shows the sway the president's one-man trade policy still has over the fate of the global economy.

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 17m

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 17m

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 17m

“It could be priceless. If this is proven to be of that period, it’s a massive historical find for Scotland,” Richard told SWNS news agency.
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$25 Thrift Shop Purchase May be ‘Priceless’ Glasswork Belonging to Scottish King Robert the Bruce

A stained glass window bought in a Scottish thrift shop for $25 may have belonged to King Robert I— Robert the Bruce—from the 1300s.

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 19m

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It’s Still Me! @itsstillme1.bsky.social · 29m

JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 20m

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James Webb Space Telescope’s 3rd Anniversary: 10 Mind-Blowing Revelations

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 21m

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How art is helping people to recover from substance use

A pioneering creative initiative in England is bringing visibility to marginalised people, while aiding their recovery from substance use

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 22m

Hero Travelers Lift Helicopter off Woman After Crash on Highway: ‘Truly Amazing’ – WATCH
By Nathan Frederick Oct 11, 2025

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Hero Travelers Lift Helicopter off Woman After Crash on Highway: ‘Truly Amazing’ – WATCH

About 15 people assembled to lift a helicopter and help the victims after the aircraft crashed onto a busy California highway.

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 32m

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1h

The federal food program helping more than 1 in 4 young children access fresh produce, milk, and formula will run out of funding next week.

Over 5 million children could lose food assistance — all thanks to the Trump-Republican shutdown.

The cruelty is endless.

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 36m

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✨🦋𝓢𝓗𝓔𝓘𝓛𝓐 🦋✨ @sheilaharris.bsky.social · 3h

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 39m

Archaeologists Found a 2,500-Year-Old Tomb Filled with Treasure—and Completely Untouched
“This undisturbed burial offers a unique window into an era we know very little about.”
By Elizabeth Rayne Published: Oct 10, 2025 10:07 AM EDT
www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

Archaeologists Found a 2,500-Year-Old Tomb Filled with Treasure—and Completely Untouched

“This undisturbed burial offers a unique window into an era we know very little about.”

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 41m

Geologists Might Have Stumbled Upon the Largest Gold Mine in the World
$83 billion has just been sitting there underground this whole time.
By Tim Newcomb Published: Oct 12, 2025 10:35 AM EDT
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Geologists Might Have Stumbled Upon the Largest Gold Mine in the World

$83 billion has just been sitting there underground this whole time.

www.popularmechanics.com

JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 3h

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JPW @jpw1680.bsky.social · 3h

Everyday documents from ancient Egypt, from absences at work to urgent building orders, have gone on public display at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Ancient Egyptian ‘sick notes’ go on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum

'Made in Ancient Egypt', the new exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge runs from 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026. .

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Jay @pescado70.bsky.social · 3h

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Sylvia Haroldson @sylviahere.bsky.social · 3h

"President Donald Trump has received updated flu and COVID-19 booster shots in preparation for upcoming travel, the president’s physician announced Oct. 10." www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

White House: Trump gets COVID shot in preparation for upcoming travel

Trump's physician, Sean Barbabella, shared news of the president's COVID vaccination in a letter to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 3h

Arrest and imprison Tom Homan

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