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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21h

Multi billionaire conducts months of historical and theological research into the Antichrist. Discovers, shockingly, that one thing the Antichrist would definitely do is tax billionaires. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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He believes the Armageddon will be ushered in by an antichrist-type figure who cultivates a fear of existential threats such as climate change, Al and nuclear war to amass inordinate power. The idea is this figure will convince people to do everything they can to avoid something like a third world war, including accepting a one-world order charged with protecting everyone from the apocalypse that implements a complete restriction of technological progress. In his mind, this is already happening. Thiel said that international financial bodies, which make it more difficult for people to shelter their wealth in tax havens, are one sign the antichrist may be amassing power and hastening Armageddon, saying: "It's become quite difficult to hide one's money."

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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John @johnlk.bsky.social · 1d

This is the fucking Prussian constitutional crisis. If you let them fund the military without Congressional authorization you've just given up on constitutional government. Congress is a dead letter.

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 1d

So the Dems need to be clear again that any FMer carrying out direction to implement mil paychecks in the absence of appropriations will be subject to anti-deficiency act criminal penalties, because to be clear even with the reconciliation slush fund BS there is no way to legally so this, period

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 1d

It's incredible the extent to which Congress just utterly refuses to defend itself. You'd think for entirely self-interested reasons you would stridently oppose having the power of the purse arbitrarily ripped from you, ya know?

Why would you allow yourself to become the Roman Senate circa 27 BC.

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 1d

Really striking. Not surprising. Maybe a combination of both.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 1d

Lived through this at a small paper. Every consultant pitch seemed like what someone would recommend if they didn't want any more newspapers.

Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Athul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · 1d

Me: I need someone to portray "Hitler Youth" stat
Central Casting: we gotchu fam

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

Your regular reminder, aside from the performative public lying of far right authoritarians, that the GOP & the national media would have a week-long Discourse On Civility if <any Democrat> ever spoke about GOP voters/conservatives the way GOP leaders speak about Dem voters/liberals every single day

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

Are they including assaults on their feelings?

NPR @npr.org · 2d

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

Acting General Counsel indeed.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d

EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.

The Handbasket reports:

DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property

In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

Goddammit. This is why we can’t have nice things.

Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

Machado issues her first statement since being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and makes a thinly-veiled appeal to Trump for US intervention in Venezuela:

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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!
8:34 AM • 10/10/25 • 30K Views

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

Are they allowed to break 5x more things?

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New from 404 Media: an internal Meta message we obtained tells employees on its metaverse team that they should be using AI to “go 5x faster”. That's 5 times faster, not 5 percent more.

www.404media.co/meta-tells-w...

Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’

Meta says that its coders should be working five times faster and that it expects "a 5x leap in productivity."

www.404media.co

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

I saw the parade plans, but gosh darn it I didn’t check the weather forecast.

Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine if some staffers were homeless? Provincial coffers would open up, no expense would be spared to provide municipalities with money to house the homeless.

Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s billionaire supporters need to rally and fund a new, more noble Nobel foundation. Who should get named as the recipient of the inaugural Bigly Peace Prize?

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

In light of the speed camera fiasco, I’m sort of hoping that more provincial government staffers have problems like affordable housing, and anxiety about climate change so ‘Captain Ontario’ Doug Ford can sweep in and solve their problems.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Will Smirk for Food (he/him) #FBR @smirk4food.com · 2d

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth is targeting nearly 300 Pentagon employees for “disloyalty” after they criticized Charlie Kirk. The military now runs on fealty to Trump, not the Constitution.

Hegseth's Pentagon witch hunt snares hundreds of Kirk critics

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has exhausted Pentagon and taxpayer resources to investigate nearly 300 of his own employees to find anyone who doesn’t align with President Donald Trump.� ...

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 3d

This is not good

The story is actually worse than the headline. The ex-GOP official worked in Missouri with Ed Martin.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Axios headline: Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

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Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 2d

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Jacob Shamsian @jayshams.bsky.social · 3d

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News.

Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios.

www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Dominion Voting Systems sold to company run by former Republican election official

Dominion Voting Systems, which sued Fox over its reporting on the 2020 election, has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former GOP election official.

abcnews.go.com

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