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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Post this everywhere‼️
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RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 1d

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekOforOpulent

Just the summer residence of the the Habsburg dynasty in Vienna

Schonbrunn Palace

A palace of four stories of beige stone with a flower garden to the left and a lot to the right
There are a few tourists in front of the palace.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 2d

A must visit to these sites in Montgomery

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

Cause the algorithms are increasingly shady and I don’t see much promotion, let me Gift Link this:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

www.nytimes.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 2d

If this IS true, then their line is pedophilia, but only when it is exposed. Such profile of courage!!

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 2d

Local El Paso coverage has much more detail on the package of information presented to Pope Leo, including the video:

"Together, let us be a church that refuses to abandon our people, one that walks in faith, justice, and love"

elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters

During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...

elpasomatters.org

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

Very good point. MAGA propaganda would have a better chance of succeeding without the efforts of on the ground journos on this:

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 3d

If you think today's news media picture is grim, take stock of how Chicago's local journalists are getting at the truth despite Homeland Security's campaign of lies and intimidation.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago

Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

www.stopthepresses.news

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 3d

Worst “reality” show ever!

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6d

Save the date: On Oct. 8, Reps. Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene will hold a press conference — joined by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse — to discuss the discharge petition to force a vote on Khanna and Massie's bill, the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 4d

The antonym of anti is pro.

cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 4d

That he has to explain “red herring” to Fox audience is 💋

cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 4d

Eres una idiota

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 4d

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

“.. His conclusion is very stark: not just that an economy already at stall speed will fall into recession as both the data-center and wealth effects plateau, but that they’ll reverse, just as in the dot-com bubble did ..”

@marketwatch.com
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 8d

Taking an educated guess that there were others

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 9d

"Too."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9d

Like Scandinavian...but brown.

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 9d

Just finished last week - a kick-ass book! Keep ‘em coming!

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 9d

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 10d

Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what they heard.

www.rawstory.com/trump-milita...

'Disbelief': Pentagon reporter can't find one military official who liked Hegseth's speech

Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what the...

www.rawstory.com

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cfun.bsky.social @cfun.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, I’m sure the person would call him!