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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 2h

This is why I never waste time defending CNN token Abby Phillip, who regularly platforms white supremacist Scott Jennings.

She's throwing shade at Obama because he didn't praise Trump for agreeing to the same peace deal Trump told Bibi to reject when Biden proposed it in 2024.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1h

Trump take everything.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 4h

Careful, but I think wrong on key substance.

"Roberts’s efforts at judicial self-protection—usually called institutionalism—have often simply delayed conservative outcomes"

Equally, Roberts' plan could be to achieve the conservative outcomes, but he is politically astute enough to move gradually.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15h

Re-upping:

Excellent assessment of John "Roger Taney" Roberts.

In @harvardmagazine.bsky.social , by Lincoln Caplan.

As careful, legally informed, judicious-minded writer as you're going to find. With an unsparing judgment.

www.harvardmagazine.com/legal/suprem...

What Trump Means for John Roberts's Legacy | Harvard Magazine

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court.

www.harvardmagazine.com

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Mary-Elizabeth Prosser @prosselizabeth.bsky.social · 7h

www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

‘America First?’: Stephanie Ruhle slams Trump’s $20 billion Argentina bailout

“If Argentina does default,” Ruhle explained, “it is a $20 billion loss for us. The Fed will be left holding a ginormous bag of pesos worth nothing.”

www.msnbc.com

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 10h

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Supreme Court allows Trump to cut $4B in foreign aid in 'pocket rescission'

The Supreme Court on Friday moved to allow the Trump administration to effectively cut $4 billion of foreign aid previously enacted by Congress.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 10h

When the government was OPEN, DOGE in league with Trump fired and put thousands of federal workers on leave.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13h

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 23h

Where Trump’s loyalties lie 👇

CYNC Verity @chattjazz.bsky.social · 1d

“THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT PUTIN“
Donald Trump has thanked Vladimir Putin for backing his bid for the Nobel Peace Prize — despite not being awarded it.
Earlier, the Russian president dismissed the Nobel committee’s decision, claiming the prize had “largely lost its prestige.” #TheAsset @kyivpost.com

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 23h

Read this and look around you at the oligarchs and robber barons of today 👇

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 23h

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The Ludlow Massacre | American Experience | PBS

A lot more than 2,000 miles separated the Rockefeller estate from Southern Colorado when on Monday April 20, 1914, the first shot was fired at Ludlow.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

Another hit to Nevada’s economy.

Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 1d

The glory days of stupidity are back: Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy.

Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 in Nevada would have produced enough energy to power 2m homes

www.theguardian.com

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently, John Bolton is next.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

The last thing we need is propaganda infiltrating this last safe bastion on social media.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada? What is happening?

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

The US government used to have trouble leasing all the land it opened up for geothermal development. Now its auctions are fetching record prices.

Companies Are Paying Record Sums to Develop Geothermal Energy

Support from the Trump administration, rising energy demand and cheaper drilling methods are boosting lease prices of US public land for geothermal development.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

The White House Press Corps has been infiltrated by right wing podcasters and Fox News sycophants, invited in by the Press Office.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

He was only nominated and confirmed because Trump and his cronies wanted the Kennedy name attached to this administration.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

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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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder that DEA agent Kiki Camarena was tortured and murdered by the Sinaloa drug cartel. Same cartel Trump rolled out a red carpet for, giving special escort across the border to 17 family members. They DON’T deserve our protection! #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue

www.dea.gov/justice-for-...

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

Or keep the flying palace gifted to Trump?

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 1d

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🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 1d

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Call me Krazi @krazikrone.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know Nixon never served a day in prison because he was pardoned?
But his Attorney General did.
His Chief of Staff did.
His Domestic Affairs Adviser did.
His Special Counsel did.
His campaign chairman did.
Even members of his re-election committee did time.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

You know those voter rolls the government is demanding from all states? That is how.

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pegofnevada.bsky.social @pegofnevada.bsky.social · 1d

And Qatar is celebrating its new military base in Idaho.

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