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CNBC @cnbc.com · 34m

President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration plans to use the ongoing government shutdown to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats, his latest threat amid the funding stalemate.

Trump threatens to use government shutdown to cut 'popular Democrat programs'

President Donald Trump said his administration plans to use the government shutdown to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats.

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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 23m

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/09/r...

Majorities disapprove of RFK Jr. performance, doubt autism-Tylenol claims, KFF poll finds • Minnesota Reformer

65% said it’s either probably or definitely false to say that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy increases the chance of a child developing autism.

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 21m

59% somewhat or strongly disapprove of how RFK Jr is handling his new role at the top of the country’s public health infrastructure

Americans reject RFK Jr.'s health leadership and federal vaccine policies, poll shows | Arizona Mirror

Poll shows 59% of Americans disapprove of RFK Jr. as health secretary while CDC vaccine trust declines sharply

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BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a temporary restraining order Thursday in the Northern District of Illinois — including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility — providing protections f...

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 21h

WaPo editorial board in 2022: "Virginia’s attorney general sends a dangerous message to police...Don’t hesitate to shoot a civilian if you are exasperated, angry or feeling disrespected in the course of any encounter. [Miyares] will have your back." bluevirginia.us/2025/10/audi...

Screenshot of April 25, 2022 WaPo editorial on Jason Miyares sending a "dangerous message to police"

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15h

No one is covering the GOP's scheme to rig congressional maps for 2026 as closely as Democracy Docket. It is providing gavel to gavel coverage of the ongoing hearing over whether the Texas gerrymander will be in place for the midterms.

Support its work by subscribing now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

I was selected for House Hunters, Let’s Make a Deal and Price is Right so I should be the head of ABC.

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 13h

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Professor who teaches about antifascism moves to Europe after death threats — The Washington Post

A Rutgers University professor who wrote a book about antifa received the threats after he commented on President Donald Trump designating the movement a “domestic terrorist organization.”

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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13h

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Israel's Destruction of Gaza Over Last 2 Years 'Would Not Have Been Possible' Without $21.7 Billion From US | Common Dreams

US support has enabled Israel's slaughter of 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza. #GazaWar

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 14h

The @washingtonpost.com is now no more than a tabloid. Absolute tripe from the editorial board here.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16h

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 23h

If cops lie to CCRB investigators, they get charged for it. But the board makes many of those allegations disappear—overruling investigators' discipline recommendations at twice the rate they do for other misconduct.

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The NYPD's Watchdog Is Tossing Out Lying Cop Cases—Then 'Hiding' the Data from the Public

The agency tasked with holding the NYPD accountable is letting cops accused of lying to its own investigators off the hook.

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 2h

Former FBI Director James Comey's indictment is more than a case—it's a warning.

It’s the most obvious instance yet of targeting political opponents, while letting allies off the hook. 🧵

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❤️‍🔥 katie 🐈‍⬛️ @sk8tie.bsky.social · 2h

🚨 @rheumcat.bsky.social has been WRONGLY added to a Zionist blocklist so if you've suddenly lost our rheumatology swiftie queen from your skyline PLEASE UNBLOCK HER!!!! 🚨

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4h

Bombshell investigation shows that Hungary's Russia-alligned Orban regime has been running an espionage network in Brussels, recruiting and infiltrating among the highest levels of foreign governments.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6h

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 23h

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Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 58m

Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, a newly elected Arizona Congresswoman.

What happens the next time a Democrat wins an election??

Will Dems that win in 2026 be sworn in??

This bullshit only happens in a dictatorship.

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bronte lee @brontelee.bsky.social · 15h

it’s all fun and games having a dog sleep next to you while you work until it’s this dog who has obviously been stealing the chicken food again which transforms her into a giant bag of labrador farts

a black labrador face up close to the camera

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kevin464.bsky.social @kevin464.bsky.social · 16h

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Kim, Bestie of Bunzy, Co-CEO Execubetch™️ @easybakedoven.bsky.social · 20h

Finally Senator Reuben Gallego says what we're all thinking

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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 1d

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Piss Drunk Pete apparently thinks cybersecurity is a distraction from his "warfighting" manly man schtick. The Pentagon has cut cybersecurity training programs at a time of surging cyberattacks on U.S. military and infrastructure. Genius.

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Pentagon Cuts Cyber Training Amid Rising Cyber Threats

The Pentagon reduces cybersecurity training to focus on warfighting, raising concerns about US cyber readiness and digital defense.

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