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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 9h

you gotta have *some* lines if you want to be trusted and she clearly doesn't bsky.app/profile/hamm...

hammerhead179.bsky.social @hammerhead179.bsky.social · 9h

She also praised Trump for killing those fishermen in the airstrikes.

I just don't give her benefit of the doubt.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 9h

gonna be at least one SCOTUS case that ends up hinging on a comparison of an autopsy derived time of death vs an autopen time stamp

nah just kidding 6-3 the President lives eternal and his signature is always valid

Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 9h

the day that it finally happens is gonna be surreal because the way they report it will be fucking deranged

Reuters @reuters.com · 11h

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 9h

the day that it finally happens is gonna be surreal because the way they report it will be fucking deranged

Reuters @reuters.com · 11h

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 14h

this man's name is written in the book of life

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 17h

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.

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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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National Atropian People’s Army Air Force @napaafofficial.bsky.social · 12h

There has never been a man easier to manipulate

Uckema - New Mount Laurels Strongest Solider @uckema.com · 13h

They are cooking

This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!

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warrior cop @wyattprivilege.bsky.social · 14h

Trump to China: obey my command or I will destroy the United States

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 13h

not only that, but when Dems do get organized and pay creators who are pushing aligned content, all of a sudden it becomes an attack line against them. meanwhile Russia literally pays conservative commentators and they are cool with it

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 18h

Charlie Kirk was a terrible person, but his prowess at organizing was astonishing.

Democrats, progressive and moderate, are using tactics from the 1970s.

Republicans spend hundreds of millions on networking, jobs, and outreach every year. Democrats waste their money on obsolete stuff.

flux.community @flux.community · 18h

Charlie Kirk was a religious extremist and an advocate for mass censorship of academics he hated.

But as a political organizer and creator of opportunities for his comrades, there's much that can be learned from what he did. @matthewboedy.bsky.social discusses on the latest Theory of Change

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 16h

looks like it went great

picture of trump half-assedly waving with a dejected look on his face. Caption reads President Trump Returns To The White House
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House following a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump traveled to Walter Reed to visit with troops and receive a medical check up. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

the administration is laser-focused on making sure Americans don't get clean energy, so Saudi Arabia (Trump's paymaster) has someone to sell their oil to in 10 years when the rest of the world has moved on to solar+batteries

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

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Guan Yang @guan.dk · 13h

There aren’t really any American-built, -owned or -operated ships in international trade, are there? This one is just for the love of the game.

Wheredafukarwi @wheredafukarwi.bsky.social · 14h

Ka Ching.

China retaliates against U.S. port fees with charges on American ships share.google/q4GqoqujLnLX...

China retaliates against U.S. port fees with new charges on American ships

The move comes a day after China ramped up restrictions on rare earths exports amid ongoing tensions with the U.S.

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 13h

TikTok works for the MAGA regime. It is every bit as fundamentally hostile to pro-democracy, pro-liberty dialogue as Xitter.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 14h

The answer to his question, by the way, is "YES".

Because those 'sleepy' Southern rural towns are overrun with gun violence by drugged-out paranoid nutcases.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 15h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 15h

daylight terror by secret police, pogroms as state policy

Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 18h

More street vendors taken by ICE today, according to rapid response team & neighborhood reports.

Masked men arrested one of Pilsen’s longtime tamal vendors near Damen and 21st Pl, by Chase.

Those ladies are very loved by the community. I bought tamales from her many times.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 15h

i think "TACO" now is actually totally wrong. it's not that Trump chickens out. it's that maintaining a tariff regime requires object permanence

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Opinionated Terran @opinionated-terran.bsky.social · 16h

Be distrustful of anyone advocating anything that creates a permission structure to not vote

Doesn't matter if cute, funny, or compelling - if there are irregularities, they'll only be revealed if there's mass turnout and curious results

Most likely, voting is legitimate and everyone should do it

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Flying Nun Pigeon 🇺🇦 @nunpigeon.bsky.social · 17h

Remembering, for no reason at all, how Madison Cawthorn said the DC GOP scene is one giant drug-fueled orgy right before they blacklisted and exiled him for all eternity

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 21h

I don't think they want to live with us.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Krasnovian Commando @krasnoviancommando.bsky.social · 17h

That’s an awful lot of words from Ngo to say “I’m a piss baby coward”.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 17h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Weedle @weedle.bsky.social · 19h

"How would you be reacting if this was about Pete Buttigieg" is a test I apply to a lot of things on this website and it is always a fun thought exercise.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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National Atropian People’s Army Air Force @napaafofficial.bsky.social · 17h

In general I think the decline of the IRGC’s prestige and rise of the regular military in the wake of the nuclear bombing will be beneficial for Iran and its military competency. They will probably be more apprehensive about working with non-state proxies, though.

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Starfish Who Can’t Think Something Witty @irhottakes.bsky.social · 18h

Basically, the situation is that smart Americans rigged the entire world to prevent dumb Americans from tasting the fruits of their own incompetence, but didn’t count on the masses voting to eat the turd apple.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20h

ICE official testifies that DHS “prematurely” sent Abrego Garcia a notice that he would be removed to Ghana.

Just this morning, Ghana’s foreign minister wrote on X that the country had “directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities” that Abrego cannot be deported there.

Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa &
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X.com
Ghana is not accepting Abrego Garcia.
He cannot be deported to Ghana.
This has been directly and unambiguously conveyed to US authorities.
In my interactions with US officials, I made clear that our understanding to accept a limited number of non-criminal West Africans, purely on the grounds of African solidarity and humanitarian principles would not be expanded.
Ghana strongly objects to these misleading media reports.

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National Atropian People’s Army Air Force @napaafofficial.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah I have to admit I was wrong about starting with health insurance messaging being a mistake

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Daemon Primarch MetaBlueSky ♨️ @metabluesky.bsky.social · 18h

Kirk literally filled the vacuum of the hollowed-out Trumpist GOP. That was the real reason they freaked out so solidly after the unfortunate event in Utah. They lost three quarters of their organization at a single stroke.

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 18h

Charlie Kirk was a terrible person, but his prowess at organizing was astonishing.

Democrats, progressive and moderate, are using tactics from the 1970s.

Republicans spend hundreds of millions on networking, jobs, and outreach every year. Democrats waste their money on obsolete stuff.

flux.community @flux.community · 18h

Charlie Kirk was a religious extremist and an advocate for mass censorship of academics he hated.

But as a political organizer and creator of opportunities for his comrades, there's much that can be learned from what he did. @matthewboedy.bsky.social discusses on the latest Theory of Change

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