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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1h

But the real confirmation this video is AI comes from Saad Abedine, a news editor at Al Jazeera English.

Abedine says Al Jazeera has "never had these chairs, this set or this anchor." He says he's been at Al Jazeera for 11 years and never seen a rat.

Saad Abedine: Reality (below) versus Cheesy AI 🤣

#AlJazeera never had these chairs, this set or this anchor

But we've only ever had kittens born under the desk in addition to the dozens born outside the newsroom that can walk across the set

I have been here for 11 years and can confirm that we have never seen a rat 🐀

We have enough cats. Trust me. I know. I am
Hyper allergic to them
feline. I almost died in Baghdad because of a a kitty

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 3h

Truth bomb.💣 I don’t dabble with faith, but if I were to sit through a Christian service, I might consider listening to his. 1/2

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4h

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 3h

No, Speaker Johnson: The No Kings Rally on October 18 is not a “hate America” rally. Quite the contrary. It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country.

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M Puryear,MD,PhD💙📎📎 @mlpuryear.bsky.social · 2h

www.jackhopkinsnow.com?utm_campaign...

Jack Hopkins Now | Substack

Jack Hopkins Now is a Newsletter that shares tips, strategies, and methods for becoming and staying the most resilient defender of Democracy you are capable of. Click to read Jack Hopkins Now, a Subst...

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 5h

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

www.nj.com

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Rep. James Walkinshaw @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social · 9h

RIFS during a shutdown are illegal.

@oversightdemocrats.house.gov is accepting whistleblower reports to ensure accountability.

oversightdemocrats.house.gov/contact/tip-line

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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 15h

Mohawk Researchers Find Contamination in Kahnawake’s Air, Soil and Water. therover.ca/mohawk-resea...

Mohawk Researchers Find Contamination in Kahnawake’s Air, Soil and Water – The Rover

Armed with borrowed gear and a do-it-yourself attitude, Mohawks are uncovering a cocktail of contaminants near their homes and playgrounds.

therover.ca

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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌮 ❌👑 @callyson.bsky.social · 4h

Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump’s strategy during this govt shutdown that he has created has been to play golf and issue deep fake videos. Mike Johnson’s strategy is to keep House Republicans on vacation.”
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Republicans milk the American people
Democrats work for the American people

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10h

Today in Politics, Bulletin 226. MAGA meltdown over Trump’s Nobel snub, Qatar air base in Idaho, China trade war escalates bigly, House GOP calls No Kings protests terrorism, and that’s only about 10% of the madness today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 226. 10/10/25

… Pete Hegseth announced that the Qatari Air Force will now have a base in Idaho and their military fighter pilots will be training over the US: “I’m also proud that today we’re signing a letter of ac...

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M Puryear,MD,PhD💙📎📎 @mlpuryear.bsky.social · 4h

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"Release The Files" - AI Taylor Swift with Gavin Newsom on Sax

YouTube video by scaredketchup

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 5h

Today Trump visited Walter Reed and underwent another single-pass albumin dialysis (SPAD) procedure for his failing liver.

Decades-long cocaine abuse ✓
Decades-long Adderall abuse ✓

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Robin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 15h

You know the assignment 👍

It'd be a real shame if this photo of President Obama receiving his Nobel peace prize went viral today, for no particular reason

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 5h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 6h

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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

IT'S FASCISM!!

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Greg Mitchell @gregmitch.bsky.social · 5h

From Peace Prize to Prine, and Bad Bunny to Dylan
open.substack.com/pub/gregmitc...

From Peace Prize to Prine, and Bad Bunny to Dylan

Plus our usual cartoons and the new Bigelow nuclear terror film.

open.substack.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9h

This is dedicated to those who believed DJT and legacy media coverage that Project 2025 was nothing to be concerned about.

Also, this isn’t legal.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 6h

Welcome to America, where peaceful protesters get tear-gassed and thrown to the ground like ragdolls.

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 17h

www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green/ca...

A rare reversal! An article about solar thermal where the thumbnail picture is about PV.

California Shuts Down Its Solar Thermal Plant 13 Years Early

The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility is set to shut down in 2026 after failing to meet its energy targets. Ivanpah…

www.instituteforenergyresearch.org

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M Puryear,MD,PhD💙📎📎 @mlpuryear.bsky.social · 6h

www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

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Gayle Dourn Plantz @plantz3610.bsky.social · 20h

This would affect 41 percent of US born infants. GOP is a cancer

Gift article

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

Nutrition Program for Mothers and Infants May Run Out of Money Within Weeks

www.nytimes.com

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 1d

NEW STUDY

Since I was born, 500 Black neighborhoods have vanished

And 500,000 Black people have been lost

All due to urban revitalization projects

Like the one for LA’s new coliseum — for the Clippers and ‘26 Olympics — that’s destroying Inglewood

@adamlmahoney.bsky.social @capitalb.bsky.social

From Watts to D.C.: How 500 Black Neighborhoods Vanished in 45 Years

America’s gentrified neighborhoods have lost 500,000 Black people, while gaining residents of every other race, a study finds.

capitalbnews.org

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 8h

Ghana’s foreign minister just posted this to X:

“The Ghanaian Government is pleased to note that our refusal to accept Abrego Garcia has been duly acknowledged and complied with by the US Department of Homeland Security.”