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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 12h

Let's cut the military budget by 50% and give everyone 'Medicare for All' with vision, dental and hearing coverage.

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 12h

Why waste all that money on the peasants when you can use it to build palaces for the king? (sarcasm)

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 12h

"In context, it’s clear Bushart meant to suggest that since Trump previously said people should ‘get over’ a school shooting [in Perry, Iowa], then they shouldn’t be expected to care about the murder of a conservative public figure [Charlie Kirk]."

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

"According to Sheriff Nick Weems... ‘numerous…teachers, parents & students’ somehow interpreted Bushart’s meme—with its citation in fine print about a previous school shooting at Perry High School in Iowa—as a threat to carry out a similar shooting at nearby Perry County High School [in Tennessee]."

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Man charged with school shooting threat after posting meme with Trump quote. “Larry Bushart... posted the offending meme.... in response to a Facebook post about an upcoming vigil for Kirk. Bushart shared an image of Donald Trump with the quote, ‘We have to get over it.’" reason.com/2025/10/10/t...

Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

This article points out that, as revealed by Edward Snowden, the government was collecting this type of telephone metadata on the entire U.S. population, among other things. reason.com/2025/10/10/f...

FBI spied on Republican lawmakers using surveillance powers many supported

Senate Judiciary Committee head reveals legislators’ communications were monitored.

reason.com

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

"The records enabled investigators to see basic information about the date & time of the calls but not the content.... The data encompassed several days during the week of Jan. 6, 2021, when pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of the election results." [PBS]

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Investigation also dealt with Capitol riot. “The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election..." www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

FBI analyzed phone records of senators as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say

The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, a...

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

FBI’s ‘Arctic Frost’ probe targeted 92 GOP politicians & groups. "[It] pursued lines of inquiry about purportedly false election fraud claims, fake elector schemes, frivolous lawsuits, financial fraud & pressure on state officials to flip vote counts in Trump’s favor." nypost.com/2025/09/16/u...

FBI ‘Arctic Frost’ probe targeted nearly 100 GOP groups — including Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA: docs

“Arctic Frost wasn’t just a case to politically investigate Trump,” Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said. “It was the vehicle by which partisan FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors could a…

nypost.com

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Ford and GM drop plan to offer $7,500 discounts on EV leases. "GM opted to kill the program after concerns were raised about it by Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio, a former car dealer who is active in auto policy, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters." www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Exclusive: Ford reverses plan to claim EV tax credits, following GM

Ford Motor is walking back a program that would have allowed dealers to offer a $7,500 tax credit on EV leases after the federal subsidy expired September 30.

www.reuters.com

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Some browsers already have this 'opt-out' setting, but compliance by websites is voluntary.

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Easier to opt out of data collection & sales in CA. "The legislation ‘helps consumers exercise their opt-out rights’... by ‘requiring browsers to include a setting to send websites an opt-out preference signal... to opt out... one time instead of on each... website’..." gizmodo.com/california-l...

California Lets Residents Opt-Out of a Ton of Data Collection on the Web

If you live in the Golden State, you're going to like this.

gizmodo.com

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

"...FSD... [requires] a human driver ready to brake or steer at any time. The NHTSA... opened a Preliminary Evaluation to ‘assess whether there was prior warning or adequate time for the driver to respond to... unexpected [FSD] behavior’..., or ‘to safely supervise the automated driving task’..."

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

NHTSA to investigate Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ feature. “...in 44 separate incidents, Tesla drivers using FSD said the system caused them to run a red light, steer into oncoming traffic or commit other traffic safety violations leading to collisions..." www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/t...

Tesla faces U.S. auto safety probe after reports FSD ran red lights, caused collisions

For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has promised investors that Tesla would someday be able to turn their existing electric vehicles into robotaxis.

www.cnbc.com

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Michael Wolff claims Epstein showed him photos of Trump with topless girls. "[There were] two in which topless young women, and I don’t know the ages of these women, but they are young, are sitting in Trump’s lap. ....outside Epstein’s house in Palm Beach...'" www.thedailybeast.com/ive-seen-eps...

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

www.thedailybeast.com

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

U.S. troops to monitor Gaza ceasefire. "The... troops will stay in Israel, where they will support logistics, transportation, engineering & planning.... [they will also] support the deconfliction mechanism... to [ensure both sides] are upholding... the... agreements." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

U.S. said to be prepping to send 200 troops to Israel for Gaza support

The troops will stay in Israel, where they will support logistics, transportation, engineering and planning, two U.S. officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

If poverty is part of God's plan, the only possible motive I can think of is that the poor are simply props, and their suffering is being used by God to test the morality of the wealthy. Maybe it's a test of the morality of the poor too. Can they endure it without resorting to crimes against others?

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

The Church has been around for about 2,000 years now, but still hasn’t been able to solve this problem. Maybe it’s time to try a different approach?

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

"The... document traces... Christianity’s constant concern for poor people, from Biblical citations & the teaching of church fathers to the preaching of recent popes.... He calls for a renewed commitment to fixing the structural causes of poverty, while providing... charity to those who need it."

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 13h

Pope Leo releases teaching on poverty. “'...in a world where the poor are increasingly numerous, we paradoxically see the growth of a wealthy elite, living in a bubble of comfort and luxury, almost in another world compared to ordinary people.'" www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury

The Vatican released the document, entitled "I have loved you," which Francis had begun to write in his final months but never finished. Leo credited Francis with the text, cited him repeatedly, but s...

www.pbs.org

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 14h

"The conclusion of the website? No."

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 14h

Website provides live camera feeds of Portland, Oregon. "Portland is, according to the President..., ‘burning to the ground’. The reality, however, feels a lot different. But how can you be sure? ....isportlandburning.com seeks to answer this question.” www.oregonlive.com/trending/202...

Want to know if Portland is 'burning to the ground'? There's a website for that

Is Portland "burning to the ground?" A new website has the answer.

www.oregonlive.com

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Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 14h

"Hamas is expected to release the 20 living Israeli hostages within 72 hours, after which Israel will release [almost 2,000] Palestinians. ....trucks carrying food & medical aid will surge into Gaza to help civilians... after Israeli forces destroyed their homes and razed entire cities to dust."

Progressive News Service @prognews.bsky.social · 14h

Israel and Hamas agree to first step of multi-step peace deal. "Israel’s government ratified the ceasefire with Hamas in the early hours of Friday, clearing the way to partially pull back troops and fully suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours." www.reuters.com/world/middle...

www.reuters.com

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