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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17h

The least surprising news ever. But also thank you to @robevansgdn.bsky.social & @direthoughts.com for shining a light on how two Silicon Valley lobbyists have joined forces to advance their billionaire-funded techno-accelerationist agenda into the heart of UK govt.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister

Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed. The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 14h

Estonia has closed off a road/border passing through Russia after larger than usual groups of troops have been spotted.

Comment: I am hard pressed to find any insignia on those filmed and SE news claims "little green men".

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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 15h

For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about Diane Keaton, one of the great actors of the New Hollywood era, even if she's rarely thought of in those terms.

Diane Keaton Was Nobody's Fool

Diane Keaton's roles in the 1970s, from 'The Godfather' to 'Annie Hall,' 'Manhattan,' and more, showed her range, intellect, and unique charisma.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 15h

Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at age 79. No cause of death has yet been made available.

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Tim Grecco @timgrecco.bsky.social · 14h

#MAGA signs in #LosAngeles ...

Obey, Consume, and Sleep. Make Billionaires Even Richer!!!

YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast

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Michael P. Breen @mpbreen21.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA is a death cult

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

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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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine how terrifying it must be as a foreign leader or foreign intelligence service to watch a US president this divorced from actual reality or facts….

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

An update from WGN on Debbie Brockman: "Earlier today, a WGN-TV creative services employee was detained by ICE. She has since been released, and no charges were filed against her. Out of respect for her privacy, we will have no further statements about this incident.”

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

This morning, masked Border Patrol agents violently pinned a longtime WGN-TV producer to the ground after detaining another unidentified male in Chicago, eventually arresting her and hauling her off in an unmarked silver van.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

WGN-TV producer violently detained during Chicago ICE enforcement action

A DHS spokesperson said that Debbie Brockman was placed under arrest for ‘assault on a federal law enforcement officer,’ claiming the WGN employee threw objects at the agent.

www.independent.co.uk

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 1d

“Russia, Russia, Russia! That’s all you heard at the beginning of this Witch Hunt Hoax...And now Russia has disappeared because I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected”

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

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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Pia Guerra @piaguerra.bsky.social · 2d

A latina fighting for democracy in Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Get ready for whole new shades of orange today.

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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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🎃Stoked2BHere👻🐾 ⚡️ 💚 UO DUCKS 💛⚡️ ⚠️🚫👑☢️ 👉🏼 ✊🏼💙🌊🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 @shellys1.bsky.social · 1d

Stunning and epic art work by the amazing and talented #artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#Portland #Portland2025 #Frog #Hero #StandforJustice #StandAgainst 🐸✊🏼✊🏿✊✊🏾✊🏻✊🏽

(This piece literally choked me up… tears of all kinds of emotion)

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 3d

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“Is this the start of a Liberation Day Two?”

@nytimes.com $SPX
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is using our tax dollars to buy Argentine pesos to bail out the country's failing libertarian economy.

My friend Rohit Chopra explains how this will hurt struggling Americans here at home.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

The New York Times says that their journalists will not sign the Pentagon's new press pass policy:

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Tim Grecco @timgrecco.bsky.social · 1d

#ICEWatch #ICEList
"Skinner’s AI-powered unmasking project is part of a broader online campaign, the #ICE List [link: icelist.is ], that has published the names of more than 100 ICE employees, from field agents to back-office bureaucrats."

Tim Grecco @timgrecco.bsky.social · 1d

#ICEList
"Skinner acknowledged that the technology is flawed, and he said that about that 60% of the AI-generated results and facial recognition searches lead to wrong matches on social media profiles. […] A group of volunteers verifies them through another process before posting any names online."

AI is unmasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?

A new twist in the debate over surveillance tech raises tough questions for policymakers.

www.politico.com

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Tim Grecco @timgrecco.bsky.social · 1d

#ICEList
"Skinner acknowledged that the technology is flawed, and he said that about that 60% of the AI-generated results and facial recognition searches lead to wrong matches on social media profiles. […] A group of volunteers verifies them through another process before posting any names online."

AI is unmasking ICE officers. Can Washington do anything about it?

A new twist in the debate over surveillance tech raises tough questions for policymakers.

www.politico.com

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d

The chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize confirms that Donald Trump does not meet the moral and ethical standards associated with the award, citing a lack of courage and integrity a trait that defines MAGA.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

And, as he will never say, Poland in 1939 declined to invade the USSR as a German ally. And then the USSR agreed to invade Poland as a German ally. Details in my book "Black Earth"

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9d

❗️Putin's logic:Poland has provoked Hitler who wanted to find a peaceful solution:

Poland made many mistakes.Germany offered to resolve the issue of Danzig&the Danzig Corridor peacefully.The Polish leadership at the time categorically refused&,in the end, became the first victim of Nazi aggression

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1d

Criminals are running the country yet we think things will get better if we learn to understand each other. I won't want any more talk of reasoning. I want to see retribution. PAYBACK!

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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