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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 15h

bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 16h

Poll: Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say nation in political crisis,93% Democrats, 84% independents, and even 60% Republicans agree the country is spiraling...53% voters GREATEST WORRY is Price of Food & Goods, 28% say Housing.
53% voters say System is not working.
www.louisianaweekly.com/poll-nearly-...

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 17h

President Trump’s and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s family members are positioned to benefit from efforts to overhaul drug sales www.wsj.com/health/pharm... via @WSJ

Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.

The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 17h

Where's DT going?--Hitler's Night of the Long Knives...Anyone who opposed him in any way, no matter how fervently, was caught up in the purge...often credited with the consolidation of Hitler’s power... The purge bought him full support of the Germany military www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ

Trump Calls for Jailing of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor

The president in a social-media post says Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have failed to protect ICE.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 1d

Trump "I want to see healthcare much more so than the Democrats.”... Recalls "Doublespeak" from Orwell's novel "1984," where it serves as a tool for totalitarian control, making harmful actions seem acceptable through euphemisms and ambiguous language. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ

Trump Open to Healthcare Talks With Democrats to End Shutdown

Since the government shutdown began, Democrats and Republicans have been at an impasse over extending Obamacare subsidies.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 1d

Militarization by untrained guard in crime prevention/solutions joins those formerly tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation and organized crime redirected to immigration enforcement = No feds in charge of actual U.S. crime?
www.wsj.com/politics/pol... via @WSJ

Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 1d

Louisiana would be hit harder than any state but hey Jeff Bezos needed a $50M wedding. www.nola.com/news/healthc... via @nolanews

Government shutdown puts Louisiana health coverage costs on the line

In Louisiana, a couple earning $85,000 could see their health insurance jump from about $600 to $2,000 a month if federal ACA subsidies expire amid the shutdown.

www.nola.com

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Jason Dogwood 💙 🏳️‍🌈 🌱 @jasondogwood.bsky.social · 2d

The media isn’t just failing, they’re complicit. They cover for christian pastors who rape kids, ignore ICE handcuffing children and downplay MAGA’s cruelty as politics. This isn’t neglect, it’s collaboration and it makes them just as guilty. Power doesn’t fear lies. They fear clarity.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 2d

Ukraines have a new meaning to "Battery Park". Is this a way to build towards unplugging from non-renewables? "Heading into its fourth winter of war, Ukraine is banking on a network of U.S.-designed batteries held at top-secret locations to keep the lights on" www.wsj.com/world/ukrain... via @WSJ

Ukraine’s New Strategy for Keeping the Lights On Through a Winter of War

Top-secret sites house rows of batteries designed to support the country’s power grid during bombardments.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 2d

World Hero from France Gisèle Pelicot "said she wanted the country “to look rape straight in the eyes.” Meanwhile, in the U.S., Rape isn't even included in public reports of Violent Crime that regularly state violence is down, when Rape is actually up. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/g...

Appeal Trial Opens in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Case

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump Expands Fascism Dealing a Blow to Federal Courts & Democracy" or the headline they actually used? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

Judge Again Blocks Guard Deployment as Trump Expands His Targets

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 3d

Eyes on Investors who are NERVOUS?? about their investments, and moving them over to ETFs - Exchange traded Funds. www.wsj.com/finance/inve...

ETFs Are Flush With New Money. Why Billions More Are Flowing Their Way.

Investors have plowed more than $900 billion into U.S. exchange-traded funds so far this year.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 3d

Disingenous headlines prevail: "Unexpected" ? www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-...

U.S. Services-Sector Activity Unexpectedly Stagnates

The ISM’s purchasing managers index for services providers fell to 50.0 in September from 52.0 in August. Economists expected it would remain at the same level of expansion.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 3d

YPJ: Syrian All Female Fighting Unit
“Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” Women - Life - Freedom!
the Middle East Institute estimated the SDF has 50,000 fighters. Afrin, the top commander, said 20% of those forces are women.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...

The Women Who Helped Defeat ISIS Are Fighting for Their Place in the New Syria

Kurdish forces that have elevated women are wary of the Islamist values of Syria’s new governors.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 3d

Jackson, Miss., provides lessons for Trump’s crackdown on urban crime. Apparently, they won't patrol the neighborhoods that have problems. Like most cities, murder is really lower while domestic abuse and sexual assault are much higher with no plans for them www.wsj.com/us-news/trum... via @WSJ

Lessons From Jackson, Mississippi, for Trump’s Crackdown on Urban Crime

The Republican-led state intervention in policing a blue capital city shows progress and complications. “If you live in Jackson, you’ve got some grit.”

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Debbie Tremel 😽🌲🌄🌎🌊💙 @debbietremel.bsky.social · 4d

This action is truly unfathomable and cruel. Are they afraid a baby will attack them? And behind the back so if this toddler falls, they face plant? This is inexcusable. Fuck ICE! Fuck the GOP! Fuck Trump! Don't stop fighting- fight harder!

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4d

Almost three-quarters of Americans say the economy isn’t good, and more than half blame Trump.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 4d

We lost Janis Joplin on this day in 1970! She was only 27 years old 😢

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Edna’s Antifa Brat🎨🐈‍⬛📚🍹🕷️🌴 @lsto4.bsky.social · 4d

They are not undocumented folks anymore. They are U.S. WE the people are now fair game. General strike, now.

#Proudblue
#pinks
#NeverObey
#FDT
#MAGAhell

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 4d

French strikes shut down Eiffel Tower amid nationwide protests over spending cuts | Fox News share.google/CATl8coWZCX1...

Thousands of protesters prompt world-famous landmark to close its doors on tourists

France's iconic Eiffel Tower shut down Thursday due to strikes, as nearly 200,000 protesters rallied in over 200 towns and cities against government spending cuts.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 4d

Gangs in Haiti will be Happy too but Venezuela... "Trump earlier this year said that he is seeking to return manufacturing to the U.S., but his priority is to attract makers of military equipment and technology, not the textile industry. www.wsj.com/world/americ... via @WSJ

U.S. Pulls Plug on Haiti’s Last Big Industry

The end of a trade initiative imperils embattled clothing exporters that employ thousands who make garments for Hanes, Calvin Klein and Gap.

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bethbutler504.bsky.social @bethbutler504.bsky.social · 4d

WSJ Opinion that Regulation Made Tesla Successful! : California’s EV mandate is effectively an income transfer from auto makers that produce mostly gas-powered cars to Tesla. www.wsj.com/opinion/gavi... via @WSJopinion

Opinion | Gavin Newsom Tells a Tesla Truth

The California Governor takes credit for Elon Musk’s success, but then why keep subsidies going?

www.wsj.com

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