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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 18h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 12h

Researchers: Live H5N1 avian flu can survive in raw-milk cheese for up to 6 months www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

Researchers: Live H5N1 avian flu can survive in raw-milk cheese for up to 6 months

Infectious virus persisted throughout the cheese-making process and aging in cheeses made with raw milk at pH levels above 5.0.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 23h

"The number of American farms struggling to stay afloat is on the rise. Family farm bankruptcy filings last year were up 55% from 2023 and are already trending higher this year."

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 23h

Rural Americans: Trump is your savior.

Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 23h

Somebody -- presumably MAGAts in the govt -- block a professor trying to flee to Europe. Presumably, Trump wants him dead.

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

France 24: Netanyahu's apology to Qatar raises questions about Bibi.

Trump instructed Netanyahu to read Qatar apology drafted by White House - report • FRANCE 24

YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Robert Kowalenko @rob-kowa.bsky.social · 1d

Yup.
I’m glad I’m not the only lefty who feels this way

Konstantin Nowotny @konstantkarma.bsky.social · 1d

„Es gibt sehr viele Gründe, um für Palästina auf die Straße zu gehen. Doch es gibt einen entscheidenden Grund, der das allzu oft verunmöglicht: der radikale Teil der pro-palästinensischen Bewegung.“

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@retepkire.bsky.social @taz.de

Pro-palästinensische Szene: Am Tiefpunkt

Am Jahrestag des 7. Oktober zeigt sich: Die Pali-Szene hat sich in eine Sackgasse manövriert. Offener Jubel über Hamas-Verbrechen ist nun Konsens.

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

Extremists tend to be unreasonable, no matter what side of politics they lean on.

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

It's time the EU declared its independence from the US and told Trump and his tech bro friends to FO.

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it | Johnny Ryan

The anti-coercion instrument, or ‘trade bazooka’, is designed to shield against foreign pressure, says civil liberties campaigner Johnny Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

Clearly. We can hope not for long, however. There is one certain cure.

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Parkrose Permaculture ❌👑 @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 1d

"Girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa."

Omfg. They are so embarrassingly insultingly bad at everything.

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

The MAGAt concept of law is truly astonishing. I think Trump and his accumulated idiots all got their educations by reading comic books.

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

The long term cost to society is going to be enormous. And too many think the pandemic is over, just because WHO no longer calls it an "emergency". Their messaging has been poor throughout.

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 1d

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SARS-CoV-2 infection heightens the risk of developing HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer - PubMed

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with elevated risks of HPV-related carcinoma in situ and cancer, irrespective of age or race. The findings underscore the importance of understanding the interplay b...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It's not special treatment for reporters—it's critically important to maintain the ability to document police activities after they've ordered assemblies to disperse.

Again and again, we've seen cops are most likely to get more violent with demonstrators when out of public view.

Seth Stern @seth-stern.bsky.social · 1d

It's great that this TRO will issue. The lawyers and plaintiffs deserve tons of credit for making this happen.

But why is Judge Ellis walking back the position of the DOJ and at least one federal appellate court that journalists can't be dispersed at protests?

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 1d

Geopolitics as told by a dim toddler.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I spoke to Bibi Netanyahu just a little while ago. He called, he said, 'I can't believe it. Everybody is liking me now,' meaning him. I said, 'more importantly they are loving Israel again.'"

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

But note the low low mental age.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

I had forgotten this bit about Noem, which indeed makes it awesomer

Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 1d

Trump (1) reveals he doesn't know what habeas corpus is and (2) punts to Noem, who famously revealed her own ignorance at a Senate hearing when she defined habeas corpus as "a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Kevin Korb @kbkorb.bsky.social · 1d

They're both total geniuses.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1d

News flash: Grijalva has wanted and demanded it for days. Swear her in. Release the files.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, you guys? Is it a good sign or a bad sign if the prosecution is just getting its hands around the evidence *after* it criminally charged the former FBI director?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

At one point during the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution why the case can’t be tried before mid-December.

Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.

There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.

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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 2d

Jacinta Price has lashed & accused the ABC of not providing enough coverage on the assassination of Far Right advocate Charlie Kirk. Takes issue with ABC referring to him as a “Far Right advocate”

Pfft. ABC wouldn’t shut up about Kirk. And yes Jacinta, he’s far right, like you. #Estimates

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twistedeagle.bsky.social @twistedeagle.bsky.social · 1d

FBI Director Kash Patel Says 110,000 Savage Gang Members Are Running Wild on Chicago Streets (VIDEO)

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/fbi-...

FBI Director Kash Patel Says 110,000 Savage Gang Members Are Running Wild on Chicago Streets (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft

After a visit to the city on Tuesday, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that over 110,000 gang members are currently roaming the streets of Chicago, a city long plagued by corruption, lawlessness, and political cowardice.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

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