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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

From my colleagues @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Judge rules federal agents can't deploy chemical irritants at journalists, protesters who don't pose threats

The temporary ruling stems from a lawsuit filed this week by news organizations, unions, independent journalists and protesters against the Department of Homeland Security following tense interactions...

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Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 7h

Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 8h

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 3h

So humble. ❤️☮️

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 5h

“Oh my god… I have no words.”

Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina ( finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news.

NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 21h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 1d

Periodic reminders:

Vaccines save lives & parents need discussions with trusted professionals, not propaganda.

Transgender children & their families need evidence based support, not stigma.

Autistic children & their families need evidence based support, not conspiracy theories.

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Patrick Hickey, MD @pwhickey.bsky.social · 1d

Women should be believed. [period]

Diversity in all its many forms makes us better.

Kindness is a strength.

Children are ALWAYS watching the adults.

Getting outside your comfort zone is good for growth as a person.

If criticism makes you uncomfortable, good, reflect on it and learn.

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 20h

I’m so sorry to hear this, and I hope your surgery and any treatments needed go smoothly. 🩷

Thank you for sharing your situation & that info. Many of us put off going to a doctor, or we aren’t even sure what’s a red flag, since “normal” can vary so much in menstrual health. Take care. 🙏🏻

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21h

Hey @wnba.com: pay them what you owe them!

We’re proud of our unions’ solidarity with the WNBPA as they fight for their fair share and a strong new contract ✊

The US’s biggest pro women’s sports unions have found strength together

For NWSL and WNBA players’ unions, collective actions have been key to their successes in wholly different sports

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 22h

Or killing tens of millions of the poorest people in the world - on purpose- through vaporizing USAID.

Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 1d

Call me old school, but I don't think a person illegally blowing up boats and unleashing masked goons on his citizens would be a serious candidate for a peace prize.

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 1d

GREAT advertisement!

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

Table For One Please.

Happy to hear this billboard is still up in Vancouver, was a pleasure to work with @visionzerovancouver.ca.

side of a building with a billboard that says smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too and picture of child biking beside a truck on painted bike lane

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Bonn Loves Sports @zangerstein.bsky.social · 1d

This new "The Shot" photo is art 🎨🔥

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dawnymock @dawnymock.bsky.social · 1d

:)

dawnymock cartoon of mom with daughter, daughter asks what that on her arm, mom says smallpox vaccine scar, daughter says why don’t I have one & mom replies Because it worked.

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 1d

So stressful! ⚾️🧢
Go Jays Go!

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abby @zing-thot.bsky.social · 2d

new discussion topic:

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 1d

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 1d

What is "plenary authority" and why is it a big deal that Miller said that Trump has it over the national guard?

4 frame comic where Miller slowly blinks. Text reads. A few hours ago, speaking on cnn about Trump's plan to send the national guard into us cities, Miller said : under title 10 of the us code, the president has plenary authority, has... He then fully stopped talking and just blinked at the camera, as if he realized that he said the quiet part out loud. "Plenary authority" means "complete power over a particular area with no limitayions". It is equivalent to ruling by decree, which us how Mussolini, Stalin or Hitler governed. Having "plenary authority" over the military would mean that Trump can just use the national guard as he pleases, no matter what the courts say. It's a power grab.

K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 1d

Wish this was true, but sadly, no. Sigh.

www.newsweek.com/fact-check-h...

Fact Check: Has Nobel Committee disqualified Trump as peace prize nominee?

A post stating President Trump has been removed from the list of potential 2025 Nobel Peace Prize nominees has gone viral on social media.

www.newsweek.com

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 1d

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 1d

Just to be absolutely clear:

The President of the United States has absolutely no power to “take away” any right enumerated in the Constitution from any person.

And that is how every single article, blog post, and social media commentary should start when discussing this ludicrous statement.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 1d

K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 2d

Oh the memories! 🤣

Adam Faber @accordionadam.bsky.social · 2d

I miss Danny Williams

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the tip!
Good luck & post a pic when you’re finished! 🙂

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K. M. @skylarkdm.bsky.social · 2d

Go Jays! ⚾️🧢

tsn1050.bsky.social @tsn1050.bsky.social · 2d

The Blue Jays lost Game 3 of the ALDS to the Yankees in disappointing fashion, but ESPN Radio baseball play-by-play voice Karl Ravech explained why Jays fans still have reason to be optimistic!

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