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Bill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 11d

Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 10h

Sorry but stuff like this is so gross. You can (rightly) bring up the atrocities in Gaza w/o dismissing the atrocities of October 7th. One being worse doesn't mean both aren't awful.

When we mourn 9/11, nobody waves it off because more people were later killed in Iraq/Afghanistan. Have a heart.

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 12h

Super weird how, in an age where everyone has a camera in their pocket, we haven’t seen a single piece of footage to support this!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14h

Breaking news: Nearly a quarter of FBI agents across the country are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement.

The large number of reassignments reflect a vast reshaping of the agency and could put other priorities at risk.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently reassigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 14h

Good.

A poll from the Washington Post citing how Americans are now becoming more concerned than excited about artificial intelligence.

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 1d

You’re messing with me.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Despite a raw vocabulary and some rude provocations,” Pete Hegseth “outlined a nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society,” writes Christopher Caldwell.

Opinion | That Hegseth Speech on D.E.I. in the Military Was Actually Pretty Good

Despite some rude provocations, he outlined a nuanced vision of the military.

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Michael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 1d

"Dad, were you on the side that tried to help people snatched off the street or the side that shot priests?"

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 1d

Given Theo Von's antics, style, clothing etc I assumed he was late 20's, early 30's at best?

Dude is 45 years old!!

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 1d

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Phil is still alive?

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 2d

While a legal fight over his last media venture continues, Dr. Phil McGraw has locked in a carriage deal that will help his next one reach potential viewers.

Dr. Phil’s Next Media Company Signs Charter Deal While Legal Battle Plays Out Over His Last Firm

While a legal fight over his last media venture continues, Dr. Phil McGraw has locked in a carriage deal that will help his next one reach potential viewers.

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 2d

This is a WONDERFUL idea!

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weinberg @weinberg.social · 2d

looking for a free horror flick or two for the Halloween season? look here! (and consider subscribing) www.patreon.com/posts/free-h...

Free Horror Flicks! (October 2025) | weinberg+

Get more from weinberg+ on Patreon

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 2d

Eric, just wanted to say that at a time where Dem leadership has seemed to sit largely on the sidelines while we sprint towards fascism, you’re one of the good ones trying your hardest to fight back and keep the people informed. Keep doing what you’re doing. The Dems need more fighters like you.

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 2d

Jon Adams, The New Yorker

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 2d

Get your COVID boosters ASAP as it’s about to get a lot more difficult.

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

US CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot reut.rs/3VNYV0H

US CDC pulls broad support for COVID shot

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday recommended COVID-19 vaccines should be administered only through a shared decision of a healthcare provider and the individual, moving away from a broader backing for the shot.

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A. A. Ron @aarontheh.bsky.social · 2d

I think the D is the bigger problem. We scored 30+ in each of the first four games the last two seasons. Only teak to ever do that. And Brady gave us a run game. He def needs to improve but it won’t matter if we can’t stop anybody on the other side of the ball.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 2d

CBS News was just taken over by a Substack

Weiss will oversee shows like 60 Minutes and Sunday Mornings.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 3d

Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3d

Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 3d

Awesome talent :
Guillermo Galetti

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. leadership asked for ‘large, beefy’ agents to conduct an arrest of Comey ‘in full kit,’ including Kevlar vests and exterior wear emblazoned with the FBI logo.”

@macfarlanenews.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-arr...

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Jen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 4d

Yes on 50 bitchazzz!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Breaking News: The Trump administration is said to have plans to slash refugee admissions to a record low, with many slots reserved for white South Africans.

Trump Administration Is Said to Plan to Cut Refugee Admissions to a Record Low

Many of the slots would go to white South Africans and others facing “unjust discrimination,” according to people familiar with the matter and documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 5d

Today Senate Democrats tried to pass a bill to end the shutdown and keep health care premiums from skyrocketing.

Not a single Republican voted for it.

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 5d

You couldn't make "One Battle After Another" today.

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