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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 3h

Honestly, Elissa Slotkin ruined the phrase "no kings" for me when she suggested that the majority of Americans weren't smart enough to understand the concept of an oligarchy, let alone articulate a path towards repelling it.

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don't hug me I'm porksweats @porksweats.bsky.social · 14h

CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer

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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 13h

he was a mediocre peacetime president. Without the war, I'm not sure he'd have won reelection if he ran, but it would've been a peaceful transfer of power either way, which is one reason why putting him remotely in the same camp as Putin is so terribly asinine.

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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 13h

no current elected Democrats or Independents in the US espouse this position: not since Tulsi left Congress.

rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 20h

slicey-slicey time

rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

Branko?

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 1d

Three people have died and 13 others have been injured in hurricane preparations as deteriorating weather conditions affect the island.

www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/10/27/e...

#EyeOnMelissa: Three deaths, 13 people injured as Jamaicans prepare for Melissa - Jamaica Observer

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three people have died and 13 others have been injured in hurricane preparations as deteriorating weather conditions affect the island. The update was provided by Minister of Healt...

www.jamaicaobserver.com

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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 1d

1/2 Something that I feared would happen is happening. I am seeing social media posts that nothing is happening that Jamaica hasn't experienced before. The storm HASN'T HIT yet. I was worried this perception would happen...Melissa has 175 mph winds and gusts above 200 mph at higher elevations.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

Destroy the broligarchy.

www.huffpost.com/entry/amazon...

Amazon Targets As Many As 30,000 Corporate Job Cuts: Report

Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday.

www.huffpost.com

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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 1d

At least 10 Patriot air defense systems are needed by Ukraine right now, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

Ukraine needs at least 10 Patriot air defense systems now — Sybiha

At least 10 Patriot air defense systems are needed by Ukraine right now, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Oct. 27, according to the We Are Ukraine TV channel.

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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

the great extent to which people (and governments) are not responding or barely acknowledging Russia's hybrid war efforts thus far is extremely telling. It's like brain-dead frogs slowly boiling alive...

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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

There's a lack of shared vision that our society can get better and is worth fighting for. It's easy to be cynical and say the toxic projects we live under don't deserve to be propped up.

rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

Can someone please translate?

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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

I'd forgotten about her...

rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

not Most Likely to Tulsi?

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2d

Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sudan's war: The fertile Jebel Marra region where food is rotting amid the conflict

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

www.bbc.com

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rachel atwood @racatiwood.bsky.social · 1d

Tears are salty: use them to make Tibetan butter tea 🍵 😋

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 2d

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

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Yan Matusevich @ymatusik.bsky.social · 1d

Bishkek has been, quite literally, on the chopping board this past year: parks bulldozed, trees chopped down, historical buildings demolished, and the city’s old but functioning trolleybus network—dismantled. All of this is being done in the name of progress, the promise of a Dubai-like future