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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 10h

🔴 Russia hit Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure overnight, damaging facilities in Donetsk, Odesa, and Chernihiv regions.

Emergency crews are working to restore power and stabilize the grid.

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Walter Ehrhardt @wehrhardt.bsky.social · 1d

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RQ Skye @rqskye.bsky.social · 1d

Correction: 6 mins.

RQ Skye @rqskye.bsky.social · 1d

Per Reuters, presser will begin in 10 mins.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGPI...

Tennessee Explosion Press Conference - LIVE Breaking News Coverage

YouTube video by Agenda-Free TV

www.youtube.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

Great stuff here from @gregsargent.bsky.social

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

newrepublic.com

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Rogue NHC Atlantic @rogue-nhc-atlantic.bsky.social · 1d

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Jerry, located over the southwestern Atlantic about midway
between the northern L

tropical weather outlook over the next 2 days greyscale satellite image of Atlantic Ocean for
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Jerry, located over the southwestern Atlantic about midway
between the northern Leeward Islands and Bermuda.

1. Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located well to the south-southwest of the Cabo
Verde Islands is producing a broad area of disorganized showers and
thunderstorms. Some gradual development of this system is possible
over the next several days while it moves west-northwestward to
northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central
tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

Forecaster Berg

tropical weather outlook over the next 7 days color illustrated image of Atlantic Ocean for
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Jerry, located over the southwestern Atlantic about midway
between the northern Leeward Islands and Bermuda.

1. Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located well to the south-southwest of the Cabo
Verde Islands is producing a broad area of disorganized showers and
thunderstorms. Some gradual development of this system is possible
over the next several days while it moves west-northwestward to
northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central
tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.

Forecaster Berg

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

⚡️Russia slashes soldier sign-up bonuses by up to 75% as recruitment collapses.

Russia Cuts Soldier Sign-Up Bonuses by 75% in Four Regions Amid Recruitment Crisis

Enlistment bonuses in Russia's regions, including Tatarstan and Belgorod, have seen significant cuts, highlighting a shift in military recruitment strategies.

united24media.com

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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 1d

"Asked what freedom felt like, [Alaa] said: “It is overwhelming. It is also comfortable and natural, and I am immediately fitting in with them, including witnessing three family fights in two days. The usual stuff."

Don't miss this Guardian interview: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘I deserve to heal’: freed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah on his prison ordeal and next steps

The campaigner, who spent more than a decade in an Egyptian ‘vortex of incarceration’, wants to join his son in the UK while he reflects on the fight for freedom

www.theguardian.com

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Doug Milford @dougmilford.bsky.social · 1d

“Under Title 10 of the US Code, the president has plenary authority, has–”

There he abruptly stopped. The man whose entire head looks as if it’s covered by a stocking mask seemed to betray a feeling. Maybe regret, maybe embarrassment. Maybe: Oh shit, I just gave away the game.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration | Judith Levine

In the White House deputy chief of staff, we see that Maga will not simply end with Trump. We must keep our eyes on Miller

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 1d

Snopes: "there is no evidence social media users correctly attributed the quote to Pope Leo XIV; the exact origins of the quote are unknown. Because of this, the claim is incorrectly attributed."

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d

This is the thing I took objection to. Honestly, it's bad advice and somehow now I'm the bad guy for objecting. I hope this person deletes their account. I reported it for misinformation.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d

Clearly I’m a bad person because I don’t want people to hurt themselves.

Some of these people think they mean well. They don’t though if their advice is dangerous

Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, really. I’ve been writing about it for years. I’m literally in the world’s most famous scientific journal on the subject of tear gas. I’m writing a history of tear gas. It’s a shame you have not been part of the conversation so go take your self-harm advice elsewhere. You’re a rude idiot

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Joe Martucci - NJ Weather @cupajoe.live · 1d

Atlantic City strong considers putting out evacuation orders when the forecasted tide is 8.0 feet.

Well, NOAA is forecasting that for TWO tides. Not a good situation. #NJwx www.cupajoe.live

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RQ Skye @rqskye.bsky.social · 1d

#NJ #DE #NJwx #DEwx

Dawn 🐸 @dawnhulot.bsky.social · 1d

🌊Moderate to MAJOR coastal flooding increasingly likely for coastal NJ and DE. Widespread roadway flooding, substantial beach erosion, dune breaching, and significant damage to structures along the coast is possible during high tide. 2/4

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Dawn 🐸 @dawnhulot.bsky.social · 1d

From NWS Mount Holly

⚠️Confidence continues to grow for significant impacts from major coastal flooding and substantial beach erosion with the coastal storm Sunday-Monday.⚠️

Attached is the latest information: www.weather.gov/media/phi/cu...

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#NJwx #NorEaster

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Federal employees across the government are now receiving layoff notices, a devastating outcome of Trump’s political games. It’s outrageous that he would use people’s livelihoods as pawns to “score political points”.

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5trees.bsky.social @5trees.bsky.social · 1d

Democratic governors will have to build their own CDC linked to health organizations around the world. And since infectious disease does not respect state borders, share data and info with red state governors. If they are smart enough to accept it…

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bethjacksonlb.bsky.social @bethjacksonlb.bsky.social · 1d

www.afscme.org/press/releas...

Unions File Temporary Restraining Order to Block Trump Administration’s Threatened Mass Firings of Federal Workers

AFSCME, AFGE ask court to block potential Trump firings

www.afscme.org

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 1d

Please note, confirmations are still coming in. We are working hard to crowd source exactly who all got notices last night.
Some won’t know till snail mail comes in days.
It is a mess.
Stay tuned to @firedbutfighting.bsky.social a group of illegally fired CDC staff and their allies for updates.

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DianaMartin @dianamartin.bsky.social · 1d

Also the Lab Leadership Service Fellows were RIF'd. They were fired on Valentine's Day and brought back 3 weeks later.

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

RIF notices also sent to the CDC’s 2023 and 2024 class of civilian EIS officers known as its main disease detectives, per sources. These are the people who are typically the first responders in an outbreak. 4/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

Among other RIF notices at CDC:
—Center for Forecasting and Analytics;
—all of CDC Washington
—Office of Human Resources
—National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 3/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 1d

We 💯 support Amphifa! Give me ribbety, or give me death. 🐸

A poster for "Amphifa: amphibians against fascism" showing a black and green flag with a green frog

Three protestors dressed in inflatable frog costumes holding a sign that says "Portland frog brigade"

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