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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 6h

By “toughen” they mean blowing them up

Reuters @reuters.com · 7h

US eases some penalties tied to foreign-built ships, toughens others reut.rs/473xUvc

US eases some penalties tied to foreign-built ships, toughens others

The United States Trade Representative's office said on Friday it would modify certain maritime-related fees for foreign-built vehicle carriers and liquefied natural gas vessels ahead of port fees on China-linked ships slated to go into effect next week.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you @nytopinion.nytimes.com for publishing this rot. Marc Rowan has run hundreds of companies into the dust to extract profits from their failure and bankruptcies. Now he wants to do the same to American higher education. Do not believe a word this man says. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed

www.nytimes.com

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 7h

New Orwellianism just dropped

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8h

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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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 7h

I mean I'm glad Trump didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize but I am not super excited that the person who did win it has been going "Mr Trump please murder more Venezuelan fishermen with American missiles" since it was announced

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

A paycheck or a lofty title is good. But moral integrity is much, much better

I talked to Penn's climate wizard Michael Mann about his great new book and his decision to drop his high-level university post to keep speaking out against science denial

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back. | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

www.inquirer.com

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Cliff Schecter: At Substack! www.blueamp.co @cliffschecter.bsky.social · 13h

"Dem Congressman's Nuclear Messaging. Dems: Run With This!"

"Sometimes,” he said, “you’ve got to flip a few tables.”
www.blueamp.co/p/top-politi...

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Top Politician Reveals Best Strategies to WIN Shutdown NOW

We talked the billionaire-to-GOP rigged pipeline of power; great message/sad reality. Greg's "throw a chair" strategy to fight fascist Republicans & government shutdown

www.blueamp.co

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11h

Re-upping this piece I wrote a month ago, which becomes ever more relevant as Trump's tyranny worsens, as masked thugs keep terrorizing immigrants, and as the "Justice" Department keeps inventing charges against political opponents.
I ask: WHY WON'T THE MEDIA SAY TRUMP IS BECOMING A DICTATOR?

Why won’t the media say Trump is becoming a dictator?

Journalism is the wrong profession for people who won’t face the facts

www.stopthepresses.news

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Ranking Z @zodle77.bsky.social · 18h

I work for a company that makes sensors used in tracking climate change. We had our quarterly meeting this week. The bullet point for US sales simply said “climate research is dead”

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 13h

WHAT THE HELL

Just one day after a federal court judge ordered ICE to stop using force against Chicago journalists, here is ICE using force against a Chicago journalist.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 13h

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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joethompson.bsky.social @joethompson.bsky.social · 17h

worth supporting his work and his mission....committed human helping all of us

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

A paycheck or a lofty title is good. But moral integrity is much, much better

I talked to Penn's climate wizard Michael Mann about his great new book and his decision to drop his high-level university post to keep speaking out against science denial

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back. | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

www.inquirer.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

I guess I'll do "Seasons in the Sun" when the election is canceled ("Goodbye democracy, it's hard to die/When all the birds are singing in the sky...")

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

Last year I fulfilled a lifetime dream by using "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" for a headline (unfortunately, for Biden's disastrous debate performance in ATL)

"The Night Chicago Died" is hopefully going to stay on the shelf

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 18h

A paycheck or a lofty title is good. But moral integrity is much, much better

I talked to Penn's climate wizard Michael Mann about his great new book and his decision to drop his high-level university post to keep speaking out against science denial

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back. | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

www.inquirer.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 18h

Chicago is safe, beautiful and vibrant. In fact, it was just voted the best big city in America for the ninth year in a row. If the jaw dropping images you’ve seen recently on TV or social media make it look like a war zone, that’s on Donald Trump. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

Fearless journalists & vigilant residents tell Chicago's story

The abuses of federal power are far worse here in Chicago. Don't look away.

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Mike @85mf.bsky.social · 1d

You’re free now, Mitch Williams.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

same

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

What a fitting ending

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

C'mon, Harrison Bader -- be the next gimpy-legged hero in the postseason history of Dodger Stadium

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's dictatorship is time for making moral choices

I talked to the top climate scientist, Penn's Michael Mann, about his great new book - and why he sacrificed a key university post in order to keep speaking the truth against anti-science lies

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

www.inquirer.com

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Mike Elk @mikeelk.bsky.social · 1d

Air traffic controllers are enaging increasing sickouts around the United States to protest the government shutdown

paydayreport.com/air-traffic-...

Air Traffic Controller "Sick Out" in Atlanta, Chicago and Nashville

Air Traffic Controller sick outs grow around the United States

paydayreport.com

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Barton Gellman @bartongellman.bsky.social · 1d

THAT's your headline?

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2d

President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.

The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades

President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.

on.wsj.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

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Psaki Bombs of Sanity @mampdx.bsky.social · 1d

"Mann is trying to show us with his own example — walking away from an influential post at an Ivy League school to keep speaking out — that there are other paths besides capitulation...

...like it or not, the time for choosing has arrived."

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in polling history, more Americans sympathize with Palestinians over Israelis.

And the shift just isn’t with Democrats.

Younger Republicans — those under 50 — are 41 points less likely than older Republicans to side with Israelis.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

Fantastic profile and discussion of our new book #ScienceUnderSiege by the great @willbunch.bsky.social!

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's dictatorship is time for making moral choices

I talked to the top climate scientist, Penn's Michael Mann, about his great new book - and why he sacrificed a key university post in order to keep speaking the truth against anti-science lies

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/scie...

Science is under siege. How Penn’s top climate scientist is fighting back | Will Bunch

Michael E. Mann's new book, and the sacrifice this Penn scientist made to fight the war against climate disinformation.

www.inquirer.com

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