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Jim Aldrich🌱 @jimaldrich.bsky.social · 3h

Don’t forget this

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 3h

If SCOTUS were not also simply an organ of Trumpist rule, Voughts entire vast papertail of "I hate the government and will break laws to destroy it" would make these layoffs illegal & the workers could rightfully expect court to rule in their favor. Unfortunately, SCOTUS

www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown | CNN Politics

More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Fri...

www.cnn.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

RIFs can’t be done without agency leadership so this is RFK Jr extending his purge of CDC scientists to help Vought’s shutdown agenda. Genuine public health risks created by aggrieved men.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 12h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 12h

Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.

This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 12h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12h

“Largely ceremonial” does feel like the most honest way to talk about the U.S. Congress in 2025

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12h

There's a major book to be written about the manner in which Elon Musk bucked all health and safety regulation and blocked enforcement action through corruption and legerdemain. This is the essential fact behind his political engagement in 2024, and his maneuvering into DOGE.

Boring Company cited for almost 800 environmental violations in Las Vegas

Violations include digging without permits and dumping wastewater into storm drains.

arstechnica.com

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 23h

When I was your age, searching for a phrase in quotes returned results for that exact phrase

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Eve Eschenbacher 🎮 @midnightrem.bsky.social · 12h

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vill @villtura.bsky.social · Aug 4

#trigun

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · 12h

He got the shots that his own HHS is telling you are not necessary

Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 12h

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House.

www.cnn.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 12h

You would think maybe one media outlet could not only assert that this isn't true, but also make a big, multi-day story out of the fact the U.S. president believes a perfectly fine, major American city is a burning, dystopian hellscape

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 16h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 19h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 14h

So no one told him since the last time he said this that it's not true? How do people still put up with journalism/media/all politicians? Saying a city is on fire when it's not would be the end of every presidency until this fucking clown. It's beyond absurd.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 22h

It was just data theft on a scale never before seen. It was never meant to "save money".

Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 1d

It's so funny that people copy this, given that DOGE was basically the least effective domestic US policy initiative of all time.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 14h

MAGA and its agenda are *wildly* unpopular, and media are hugely out of touch for not saying so. Politicians who tap into this reality will thrive, and media outlets that reflect this truth will earn enormous audiences.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 16h

Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Marie ☽🌕☾ @mang0cat.bsky.social · 22h

Sorry I've been M.I.A here and in gamedev circles. I've been dealing with some major life changes like moving back in with my parents. I'm still looking for work in Narrative Design and similar fields but also have transferable skills in QA and Editing/Publishing. I'd appreciate a repost ❤️

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 14h

America needs, at some point, to start prosecuting white collar crime.

The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 14h

Nevada could’ve fined Elon Musk’s Boring Co. more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

Via ProPublica: thenevadaindependent.com/article/elon...

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Rebecca Makkai @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social · 22d

This got lost enough that I, at least, didn't see it. Tr*mp sues Penguin Random House for $15 billion for publishing a book that cast him in a negative light. Going after comedians is indeed terrifying. Going after publishers is at least equally terrifying.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Trump Sues Penguin Random House, ‘New York Times’ for $15 Billion

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing the New York Times and four of its reporters, as well as Penguin Random House, which published the book Lucky Loser, of trying to undermine his 2024...

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io9 @io9dotcom.bsky.social · 17h

'Trigun Stargaze' Will Dazzle and Devastate You in 2026

Vash, Meryl, and the gang return in Studio Orange's 'Trigun Stargaze,' coming January 2026.

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 17h

I keep thinking about how this shutdown feels so different and I think it comes down to this — the administration is already basically ignoring laws and appropriations etc. A shutdown doesn’t feel as consequential when things are already bashed up and the plan is to do that more.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 17h

One fed employee told me the internal conversations feel very different from previous shutdowns.

www.gravityisgone.com/federal-empl...

"Every other fed I've talked to agrees how much it sucks to be furloughed, but also that this shutdown needs to continue until the administration starts respecting the rule of law," said a NOAA employee. "Even the conservative Republicans."

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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 18h

The HHS Secretary also said he's working to “make the proof” to connect autism, Tylenol, and pregnancy.
www.jezebel.com/rfk-jr-confi...

RFK Jr. Confirms He Knows Nothing About Female Anatomy in Embarrassing Rant

The HHS Secretary also said he's working to “make the proof” to connect autism, Tylenol, and pregnancy.

www.jezebel.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17h

the republican majority leader with a clear vision for the democratic party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 2d

horror movie posters but with muppets: thread

Oscar the Grouch in the movie poster for Alien.

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