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Tom (Anne) Brinton @tombrinton.bsky.social · 7h

What could possibly go wrong?

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 8h

This article also reveals that ICE arrived with a map of who lived where, and stickers to mark doors, which could only have been provided by an owner or management.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Seth Rudy @sethrudy.bsky.social · 20h

Meanwhile in #Portland

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 10h

unlike the rest of these folks (and unlike appellate judges and supreme court justices), the job of a district judge is essentially to see what's in front of them

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

It's very striking how clearly they seem to see what's right in front of their faces in way that so many others -- law firm partners, university presidents, members of congress, and on and on -- refuse to.

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Jayne Persian @drjpersian.bsky.social · 11h

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

The Australian POWs who became double agents and uncovered genocidal plans

It started a researcher down a rabbit hole "beyond anything anyone could ever dream up", involving deception, double agents, secret names and plans for a genocide.

www.abc.net.au

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Rowdy @r0wdy.sk33t.expert · 12h

LETS GOOOOOOOO

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13h

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 13h

Healthy people don't like it. There's depressingly large subset of the population that gets aroused watching men in uniforms brutalizing civilians on trivial pretexts.

Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 13h

People see masked ICE thugs physically abusing and arresting normies, and they do not like it. Consequences are going to follow. It's just a matter of time.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 15h

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 13h

This shit is crazy because they're just straight up on video hitting a car that was blocked in the street. The extent as to which DHS now just brazenly puts out lies is utterly obscene.

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 14h

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

🇦🇷 🇺🇸

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 17h

🚨🚨 @utaustin.bsky.social is working to eliminate its Black studies, Latin studies, and gender studies depts -- utterly reneging on its mission and depriving students of the full educational opportunities they deserve. Please--scholars AND publishers--share & write to UT leaders. #SaveUT

UT Austin wants to eliminate its Black studies, Latino Studies, and gender studies departments. Tell them you won't stand for it.
UT President, Jim Davis, president@utexas.edu
UT Executive Vice President and Provost, William Inboden, provost@utexas.edu
College of Liberal Arts Interim Dean, David Sosa, david_sosa@austin.utexas.edu
#EducationalLiberty #SaveUT

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Jill Sargent Russell, PhD @jsargentr.bsky.social · 2d

Strategic stupidity, thy name is Putin.

Lewi @anno1540.bsky.social · 2d

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,119,390 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
kyivindependent.com/general-staf...

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,119,390 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,020 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

kyivindependent.com

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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 1d

It was two OUP books.

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 22h

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 23h

Donald trump can still win the Nobel Peace prize if Mike Pence has the courage

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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 1d

This week has confirmed my suspicion that Biden’s Middle East policies will look worse, and will be even more embarrassing for Democrats, with the passage of time.

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Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 22h

EDMONTON – An education expert is criticizing online lessons the Alberta government has curated for students during a provincewide teachers strike as “incoherent.”

'A big mess': Expert, parents criticize Alberta tool kit for students during strike

EDMONTON – An education expert is criticizing online lessons the Alberta government has curated for students during a provincewide teachers strike as “incoherent.”

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 22h

Trump, a vocal war crimes enthusiast for more than a decade, is mad he didn’t get the nobel so his aides are gonna spend all day humiliating themselves in competition over who can kiss his ass better

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22h

Trump’s plot to turn the “War on Terror” on Chicago was years in the making:

Inside his administration’s plans to terrorize the great American city and metropolitan area, and how we got here:

zeteo.com/p/inside-tru...

New this am from me; subscribe to @zeteo.com plz 🙏

Inside Trump’s Plot To Terrorize Chicago

Sources in the administration tell Zeteo that Trump is also seriously discussing invoking the Insurrection Act with his top advisers.

zeteo.com

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Bob Mann @robertmannbooks.com · 22h

Well, I guess we’re going to war with Sweden.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23h

Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence.

Maria Corina Machado – awarded the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize – has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world. We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair.

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 1d

Just going to repost one of my favorite threads of all time.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · Aug 20

It seems to me that the time is ripe for a Bluesky thread about how—and maybe even why—to befriend crows.

(1/n)

Beautiful crow against a black background

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Kyle Mizokami @kmizokami.bsky.social · 1d

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Important discovery fight taking shape in Kilmar Abrego Garcia's criminal case.

The question: Can the government assert privilege to avoid handing over documents that may be relevant to a defendant's vindictive prosecution claim?

Abrego's counsel says no.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

www.documentcloud.org

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

this is the weakest person who has ever lived

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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