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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12h

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast.

But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14h

Donald Trump is now targeting Spain, urging that they should be kicked out of NATO for passing an arms Embargo on Israel which is not part of NATO and who’s leadership is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15h

As a show of sincere commitment to Trump’s so called “Gaza Peace Deal,” Israel is continuing to bomb civilians through out the night.

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Blasphemous Jones @blasphemousjones.bsky.social · 10h

DHS’s Kristi Noem targets country singer over song with lyrics about ICE

When the federal government, including the White House, starts leaning on artists over song lyrics, there’s a problem.

www.msnbc.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

Eswatini is Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy.

In other words, it's just the kind of country—small, untroubled by democracy, and presumably eager to avoid a superpower’s wrath—with which the Trump administration has been eager to do business.

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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Teddi @mstjtou.bsky.social · 9h

JFC!

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10h

The United States will deploy up to 200 troops to Israel to establish a task force to support stabilization efforts in Gaza, but no Americans are expected to be deployed into the Palestinian enclave, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 10h

Woman kidnapped in Kenilworth, IL 10/8/25

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 11h

Trump just said some federal employees “don’t deserve to be taken care of.” That’s not leadership, it’s cruelty.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are working or waiting without pay, and the president seems proud of it.

We need a leader who reopens government, not one who weaponizes it.

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Justice 🇺🇦 @loveon9.bsky.social · 15h

👆🔥 "The professor, nicknamed “Dr Antifa”... had said he was moving to Europe after receiving death threats. Turning Point USA activists have claimed he is a “financier” for the leftwing movement."

Mark Bray, historian published Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook. #MarkBray 👇
bsky.app/profile/mark...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 15h

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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

www.theguardian.com

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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WaterBluSky 🇺🇸 🌻 🇺🇦 @waterblusky.bsky.social · 12h

Jesus 🤯🫣

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said.

The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.”

By @deldeib.bsky.social

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12h

Seems like the IRS is trying to dirty delete the email saying all employees would receive backpay once the shutdown was over.

You want a fight? You've found it.

We're not backing down, and we know the attempts to deny furloughed feds backpay is illegal.

federalnewsnetwork.com/government-s...

IRS backtracks on back pay guarantee for furloughed employees

An IRS employee told Federal News Network that earlier guidance emailed to employees on Wednesday was automatically deleted from their inboxes by Thursday.

federalnewsnetwork.com

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 12h

“When certain friends would visit, he’d be very, very happy … I’ve got some memories of him laughing pretty hard over some very inappropriate jokes.”

In an exclusive interview, Jack Osborne looks back on the pain and joy of Ozzy’s final years ↓

Jack Osborne Looks Back on the Pain and Joy of Ozzy's Final Years

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Teddi @mstjtou.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Rolling Stone for a great interview.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

US weekly jobless claims increased again, JPMorgan estimates reut.rs/48jHn3W

US weekly jobless claims increased again, JPMorgan estimates

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, JPMorgan estimated on Thursday, hinting at some early layoffs related to the U.S. government shutdown.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

Kim boasts of North Korea's standing at celebration with foreign guests reut.rs/3WiN6zX

Kim boasts of North Korea's standing at celebration with foreign guests

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country's global standing was growing stronger every day at an event on Thursday attended by visiting foreign heads of state marking the founding of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Friday.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12h

2/ Trump asks conservative allies for names of antifa activists, backers - 10/8/25 www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12h

👀A Rutgers professor who teaches an anti-fascism class was blocked from leaving the US hours > Trump’s “Antifa” roundtable w/ Jack Posobiec who has called Bray a “domestic terrorist professor.” TPUSA at Rutgers has called him an “antifa member,” a claim he denies. He’s received death threats. 1/

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

www.theguardian.com

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 21h

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 13h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 14h

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

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12h

“None of these statements are true.”

MEMPHIS DA Steve Mulroy FACT-CHECKS @AGPamBondi’s sworn testimony before Congress.

His post (with Spandau Ballet soundtrack 🎵): www.instagram.com/p/DPmv-WKEil...

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