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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 36m

I thought the answer was 50-year-old guys running around campuses trying to meet up with chicks.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 1d

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 21h

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 · 22h

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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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 14h

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h

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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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2h

I appreciate that the Post quickly rectified this situation and added a credit that we did this story first.

The American Prospect first reported on the Labor Department’s comments that immigration policies are endangering the food supply and that American workers are unwilling to take agricultural jobs.

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 11h

The toys would be bad enough, but this will cost some people their jobs.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 19h

America’s children will be PROUD to sacrifice their Christmas toys in support of the GLORIOUS STRUGGLE to deport their own grandmas

Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
It has just been learned that China has taken an extraordinarily aggressive position on Trade in sending an extremely hostile letter to the World, stating that they were going to, effective November 1st, 2025, impose large scale Export Controls on virtually every product they make, and some not even made by them. This affects ALL Countries, without exception, and was obviously a plan devised by them years ago. It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations.
Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position, and speaking only for the U.S.A., and not other Nations who were similarly threatened, starting November 1st, 2025 (or sooner, depending on any further actions or changes taken by China), the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying. Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software.
It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History. Thank you for your attention to this

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 11h

New post yastreblyansky.substack.com/p/moving-mou...

Moving Mountains

...on fairly short notice; it's a problem

yastreblyansky.substack.com

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 15h

"Oh, look!" said Halligan, "it's the same case, with a different defendant! And the Columbus Day weekend is coming up! I'll just charge both of them at the same time, and then I'll really be able to relax!"

Adam B. Bear 🇨🇦 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @adambear.bsky.social · 23h

Not expecting this? What kind of legitimate overall reporting is this?

abcnews.go.com/US/pam-bondi...

Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources

Sources said that Tish James' indictment for alleged fraud came as a surprise.

abcnews.go.com

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, and it's technically paranoid that way, isn't it? Russia is where the Elders of Zion were invented.

Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 16h

The king wants a peace prize
He cries from lunch to tea:
"Oh where's my little peace prize?
Oh woe oh woe is me!"
"Oh dear oh dear your majesty
We gave the prize away!
Let's give you Greenland
And call it a day!"

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 16h

The queen was in the parlor
Eating bread and honey;
The maid was in the parlor
Hanging up the clothes
When along came a blackbird
And nipped off her nose.

You know what I mean?

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 16h

No need, it wasn't even that rhetorical, I'm genuinely curious. It's not the lies, it's the fantastical world view. It's like they live in a nursery rhyme.

The king was in the counting house
Counting all his money...

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 16h

How do people in developed countries get such cartoon ideas in their heads?

suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 18h

WTF???!?

Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 18h

Meanwhile in Russia: military expert Igor Korotchenko claimed that massive strikes against Ukraine are "humanitarian" in their nature. He complained about Trump not getting the Nobel Peace Prize & urged Denmark to give him Greenland as a consolation prize.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AU4...

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

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 17h

It's not very good. It's true that lots of people in the Maduro government are involved in drug trafficking (cocaine, not fentanyl/opiates, and not such huge quantities--Guatemala for one does a lot more). But Trump-Rubio "war" is ineffective, and murderous. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/n...

Why Nicolás Maduro Faces Criminal Charges in the U.S.

www.nytimes.com

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Leonard Lloyd @leonardlloyd.bsky.social · 18h

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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 18h

Ever notice how by "nice sleepy Southern town" there's a silent "white" that we all know he means?

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 17h

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*it* is happening here @realworldrj.bsky.social · 22h

Why does she have an open channel of communication with an autocrat? Is he paying her $80 million too?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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Lisa @pepper55.bsky.social · 23h

Every time a civil service worker loses their job, Vought gets a boner

White House Says Government Layoffs Have Begun

OMB chief Russell Vought made the announcement on social media as the shutdown continued.

www.wsj.com

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suzette sommer @suzette.bsky.social · 22h

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die'

The caller, who was identified as a Republican and a military spouse, said she wouldn't be able to afford her children's medication if the shutdown continues.

www.nbcnews.com

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Ghastreblyansky @yastreblyansky.bsky.social · 18h

I was caught off guard when the waiter delivered the sandwich I had ordered to my table.

Adam B. Bear 🇨🇦 🇮🇱 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @adambear.bsky.social · 23h

Not expecting this? What kind of legitimate overall reporting is this?

abcnews.go.com/US/pam-bondi...

Pam Bondi, DOJ officials caught off guard by Tish James indictment: Sources

Sources said that Tish James' indictment for alleged fraud came as a surprise.

abcnews.go.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18h

Here is the promised opinion from Judge Perry in the Illinois troops case: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Case: 1:25-cv-12174 Document #: 70 Filed: 10/10/25 Page 1 of 51 PagelD #:994
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
STATE OF ILLINOIS, a sovereign state; and the CITY OF CHICAGO, an Illinois municipal corporation,
Case No. 25-cv-12174
Plaintiffs,
Judge April M. Perry
v.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his official capacity as President of the United States; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; KRISTI NOEM, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security;
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; PETER B.
HEGSETH, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Department of Defense; UNITED STATES ARMY; DANIEL P. DRISCOLL, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Army,
Defendants.
OPINION AND ORDER

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

Powerful words of truth and solidarity from Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today. We have your back, Tish James.

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Martin Longman @booman23.bsky.social · 23h

I’m Moving This Joint to Substack

After more than 20 years of operating an independent progressive blogging community, I'm changing platforms and hoping for a great second chapter.

I’m Moving This Joint to Substack

After more than 20 years of operating an independent progressive blogging community, I'm changing platforms and hoping for a great second chapter.

www.progresspond.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h

Democrats has a trifecta in 2021 and did not do any of these things. Maybe Dems should be taking notes on power politics here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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