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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)

Reuters @reuters.com · 2h

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1h

Now I fear Trump is even more likely to attack Venezuela in a fit of jealous rage.😕

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 2h

Now I fear Trump is even more likely to attack Venezuela in a fit of jealous rage.😕

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 3h

Neither Trump nor Greta Thunberg win the Nobel Peace Prize. Under current circumstances in the US & worldwide, giving it to an opponent of dictatorship is an apt decision.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 3h

Glad to see Portland protesters aren’t taking the bait.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8h

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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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 9h

Seems like a lot of earthquake activity lately, but that's probably confirmation bias.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/a...

7.4 magnitude earthquake hits southeast Philippines, tsunami advisory issued | CNN

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey, with local authorities warning dangerous tsunami waves could be generated.

www.cnn.com

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 16h

This story, published in July, becomes more relevant with every passing day as lawmakers and activists work to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills.

We are careening toward a not-so-distant future where abortion is just a right on paper, even in the states where it's still legal:

The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes

Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.

www.autonomynews.co

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

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

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 12h

This will be interesting…

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah, we’d all like that too. But he had a previous 4-year term to take steps in the direction, to no avail.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah, we’d all like that too. But he had a previous 4-year term to take steps in the direction, to no avail.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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Sarah Karlin-Smith @sarahkarlin-smith.bsky.social · 19h

Interesting catch here: ACIP did not specifically vote on whether the shot should be administered during pregnancy, yet the vote appears to encompass pregnant women, according to an update this month on the CDC website that reflects the new guidance.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

CDC, its advisers quietly expand access to Covid-19 shot for pregnant women

The panel voted to undo an action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which removed the vaccine from the immunization schedule for pregnant women.

www.politico.com

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 19h

MTG is a multi-millionaire who could easily subsidize her kids healthcare if needed.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 19h

The adult converts aren’t going going to like this…

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

bit.ly

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Is there some sort of revolt going on? First MTG opposes cutting off ACA subsidies, now Hawley is sounding like Bernie Sanders.

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

The real issue here is that health insurance premiums cost $25K/year, not who’s paying for them. But you can’t just cut people off — you need better alternatives in place first. Medicare for all would be fairer, more efficient & very likely less costly.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 1d

This is why neither the companies profiting from a technology nor the agencies deploying it can be trusted to tell the full story about how it's being used. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and

www.eff.org

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Hardly relevant to the context, but it’s so strange to me how right-wing women always wear their hair in front. I’m always pushing mine back to keep it out of the way.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1d

"Griffin-Gracy is widely considered a founding mother of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement and a leader in the trans liberation movement. Born in Chicago, she participated in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a protest credited with launching the modern fight for LGBTQ+ rights."

The DC Homos @dchomos.com · 2d

Stonewall Veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Has Entered Hospice Care

www.them.us/story/miss-m...

Stonewall Veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Has Entered Hospice Care

The transgender rights activist had previously been hospitalized for more than 10 days.

www.them.us

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

Good overview by @citizencohn.bsky.social of an often complex issue. Health care pricing is a hornet’s nest, but extending ACA subsidies is pretty straightforward.

www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight

Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

www.thebulwark.com

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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

That’s my one complaint about @wired.com, honestly, but I understand good journalism needs funding & traditional ads no longer cut it.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m admittedly not very familiar with Bad Bunny’s ouevre, but I don’t even know who Lee Greenwood is.

Andrew Mearns @mearns.bsky.social · 1d

lmao this dolt is beyond parody.
yeah Lee Greenwood, totally appealing to all audiences. you nailed it buddy

“Lee Greenwood for Super Bowl halftime show!” says the idiot

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

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