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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 9h

The stench of sub-prime mortgages is all over this. Virtually off-book lending is half of the problem. Uncertainty is its undoing - uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs.

Billions of Dollars ‘Vanished’: Low-Profile Bankruptcy Rings Alarms on Wall Street www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

Billions of Dollars ‘Vanished’: Low-Profile Bankruptcy Rings Alarms on Wall Street

www.nytimes.com

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 15h

Agents? ICE are Trump's Brownshirts.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 15h

A Qatari airbase in Idaho is on zero bingo cards.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 20h

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

‘We took the freedom of speech away’: On First Amendment, Trump says quiet part out loud

A week after the White House boasted that Trump “is a strong supporter of free speech,” the president’s legal gibberish pointed in the opposite direction.

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 20h

‘We took the freedom of speech away’: On First Amendment, Trump says quiet part out loud

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21h

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is finally following the law and forgiving student loan debt for eligible borrowers, because AFT stood up to Trump & McMahon to demand it. That's the power of unions. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...

Student-loan forgiveness is back on for 2 million borrowers

Student-loan borrowers who met the payment threshold under income-based repayment plans are receiving forgiveness emails.

www.businessinsider.com

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 1d

Anything more need to be said?

Andys Theory @andystheory.bsky.social · 1d

Only the suits have changed since 1925. The old men only is back. 🤯

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Blackniss Everdeen @the-green-queen.bsky.social · 3d

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 1d

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 1d

US rich now seeking oligarchy did not then hold half of the planet's combined wealth.

pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 8d

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Roxine King @roxineking.bsky.social · 1d

Yes the whole world knows....

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 1d

Well this is reassuring...

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.

Republican Buys Dominion Voting Systems to ‘Restore Trust in Our Elections’

The company, central to unfounded voter fraud claims in 2020, is now owned by a GOP donor.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. “NATO for nonprofits.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

'NATO for nonprofits': Groups organize to band together if targeted by Trump

Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation after finding themselves in the administration's crosshairs.

www.nbcnews.com

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 1d

It all seems hopeless. That's what fascists desperately need you to believe. They can't win if we don't, and fight back.

When autocratization is reversed.
doi.org/10.1080/1351...

When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900

The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 2d

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

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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AnnieOakleyinGA @annie1x.bsky.social · 3d

#Pinks #ProudBlue
ICE agent called woman “bitch” before he shot her seven times. She was not brandishing a weapon as they claimed. Why won’t they release his name? Don’t let them provoke you. Record everything you can safely.
www.newsweek.com/border-patro...

Border Patrol called anti-ICE protester ‘B****’ before shooting her: lawyer

Lawyer says video shows agents provoked clash before firing, fueling scrutiny of federal use of deadly force.

www.newsweek.com

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 3d

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3d

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 3d

Carney is trying to create Trump-style borders and surveillance with his Strong Borders Act. Demand he respect our rights & treat people with care and dignity. Withdraw Bill C-2! #stopbillC2 act.gp/40oxP2E

Tell Carney: We don’t want Trump-style borders & surveillance state!

Sign this petition to defend our human rights and privacy

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Richard Koenig @rich-king.bsky.social · 10d

Crypto said, "let me ruin the planet through stupid energy use".
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AI says, "Hold my beer."

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 4d

Jane was a smart caring gal.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

www.theguardian.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 4d

Ms. Martinez’ lawyer says body cam footage shows the agent turned into HER car and yelled “do something bitch” before firing shots.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Steve Lloyd @steve001.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine more govts *joining* China in *support* of renewable energy transition. Even now a cooked Earth doesn't have to be humanity's epitaph.
Much is 'baked in' - ice caps will & are melting for one - but letting all multicellular life fry is freakin' madness.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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