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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13h

Kash Patel was angry about his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform so he forced out a senior FBI official overseeing aviation, Bloomberg reports

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The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he’d flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, said three people familiar with the situation.

Steven Palmer, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, became the third head of the critical incident response group—which includes FBI pilots—to be fired or removed in Patel’s short regime, adding to a year filled with retributive terminations.

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mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 11h

Weird that NCGOP's communications director Matt Mercer gets payroll payments in two different amounts every month - $573.19 and $2,092.62 - along with mileage and other supplemental payments. www.fec.gov/data/disburs...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11h

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”

We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:

“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America

Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19h

What he said: 💯 🎯

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 15h

Millions of Americans will be eligible for student loan forgiveness programs after we challenged the Trump administration. When Americans work hard and give back to their communities and country, they shouldn’t be subject to economic chaos and barriers to success.
www.fastcompany.com/91432101/mil...

Millions of borrowers will be eligible for student loan forgiveness after AFT union sues Trump administration

Under the agreement, the Department of Education will process loan forgiveness for those eligible in certain repayment plans.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 16h

That is the motive — moving ratepayer dollars by the billion to fossil fuel pockets, paying off the fossil fuel barons who spent so much money getting Trump elected. They hope you’ll blame your local utility, and not notice their scam. Wake up to it.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 16h

While there are a few exceptions, in most cases, the grid price set by the last unit called up is set for the whole grid, so a more expensive unit being called up raises the price for ALL the electric supply being deployed at that time, meaning big price effects on consumers from just one unit.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 16h

This article overlooks how the grid works, and why electricity prices will keep going up. The grid price is usually set by the last unit called up, and they’re called up by cost. Solar and wind almost never set the grid price because they are low-cost to run.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/c...

Why the Price of Electricity Is Spiking Around the Country

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 25d

Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.

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mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 15h

Rachel Maddow also used @coloradosun.com's No Kings coverage. bsky.app/profile/moun...

mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 11d

Love that Rachel Maddow included your coverage of the Centennial protest! (starts around 3:05) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjSC...

Maddow: 'No Kings' protests send message to Trump from EVERY state in the nation

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16h

One day after ordering the Trump administration to continue funding food stamps during the shutdown, a federal court gave the government a choice. It can either make full payments by Monday, or partial payments by Wednesday, to spare low-income Americans from hardship.

Trump Administration Must Make Food Stamp Payments Within Days, Judge Says

The written order came one day after a court told the Trump administration it must pay benefits in the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 2d

Timeline cleanse: I present a series of photos of irritated animals

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18h

Reverend David Black has a Bible open and is preaching to the police now, inviting them to join him in standing with the persecuted inside the detention center.

"Which side do you think Jesus wanted his followers to be on?"

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mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 17h

@pennlive.com You should update your story about Galen Shelly to note he's a Trump and GOP donor.

mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 17h

He's a Trump donor.
"An Adams County man who designed a Halloween parade float featuring imagery from Auschwitz concentration camps admits he made a mistake.
“I had no ill intent,” Galen S. Shelly told PennLive on Saturday. “I made a mistake and I am deeply sorry.” www.fec.gov/data/receipt...

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 18h

He did his own research...

"At the last minute, he said he built his own version to create a vision of a somber entrance to a cemetery. He said he researched photos of cemeteries online."

Holocaust imagery on Halloween parade float: Designer apologizes for mistake

Galen Shelly claims he didn't realize the impact of the phrase that appeared on St. Joseph School float, causing community backlash.

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mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 17h

He's a Trump donor.
"An Adams County man who designed a Halloween parade float featuring imagery from Auschwitz concentration camps admits he made a mistake.
“I had no ill intent,” Galen S. Shelly told PennLive on Saturday. “I made a mistake and I am deeply sorry.” www.fec.gov/data/receipt...

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Elaine Tassy @elainetassy.bsky.social · 18h

The autopsy and toxicology reports are now in for the Keenesburg Six, but they don't answer many questions about the accident at Prospect Valley Dairy Farm in August. www.cpr.org/2025/10/31/a...

Autopsies and toxicology reports detail how six dairy workers died, but not what led up to the incident

Each of the victims’ autopsy reports notes that they died of “sudden death due to acute hydrogen sulfide exposure.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18h

Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"But Her Emails" he cried softly

Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · Apr 2

What the actual f*ck?!!!

“Members of Trump’s National Security Council, including White House national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials.“

Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say

Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment. n.pr/4oj2jNz

How one legal team is building support for people with cognitive disabilities

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson bemoans able-bodied men collecting healthcare benefits from the government while not working--exactly what Mike Johnson is currently doing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "With Medicaid, we eliminated the fraud, waste, and abuse. We got able-bodied young men without dependents off the program. They were never intended to be there. They're sitting around on their couches playing video games. Yes, that's an actual study."

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mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 18h

"The float in question was entered in Thursday night’s Hanover Halloween Parade by the St. Joseph School there." www.pennlive.com/news/2025/11...

Harrisburg’s Catholic bishop apologizes for ‘notorious symbol of hate’ on Halloween float

The phrase "Arbeit Macht Frei" was commonly posted at Wolrd War II-era concentration camps. Thursday, it also landed on a float in the Hanover Halloween parade.

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Steve Hofstetter @stevehofstetter.bsky.social · 23h

Police departments paid out $2.3 billion in settlements in one year.

We're not overspending feeding people. We're overspending beating people.

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