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Christian Sarkar @christiansarkar.bsky.social · 16d

Netanyahu is a prize for Hamas - he has succeeded in destroying Israel’s legitimacy as a nation

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 16d

More countries recognize Palestinian state, Netanyahu says it's a 'prize' for Hamas

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More countries recognize Palestinian state, Netanyahu says it's a 'prize' for Hamas

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 16d

Flags and a crisis in British identity: a tale of two visions for our future

Kate Hobbs, co-founder of Thank EU for the Music, says the UK stands at a crossroads - and we cannot choose the path of racist nationalism.

Read her guest article below.
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

Flags and a crisis in British identity: a tale of two visions for our future

Kate Hobbs, co-founder of Thank EU for the Music, says the UK stands at a crossroads - and we cannot choose the path of racist nationalism

www.thecanary.co

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Climate Outreach @climateoutreach.bsky.social · 22d

In a time of polarisation for Brits, our research reminds us that climate concern is a unifier.

Take a look at our #BritainTalksClimate research and communication toolkit to start drawing on the important topics that bring us together, for more effective action: climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/

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A Woman of a Certain Age☘️☮️💟 @leslieesc.bsky.social · 17d

Happy 21st of September.

Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 16d

"The Justice Department is being hijacked as a tool of presidential revenge," Andrew J. Tessman writes. https://wapo.st/3InnPRG

Opinion | I tried mortgage fraud cases. Trump’s revenge prosecutions are a sham.

No competent federal prosecutor would bring baseless charges against political targets.

wapo.st

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Miss Ann Thrope 🇬🇧🇹🇹 @ltellenripley.bsky.social · 17d

Unfettered, emboldened and therefore deadly and yet… yet… cheek turning ensues.

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Brian Allen @allenanalysis.bsky.social · Aug 9

South Park really has Kristi Noem and ICE on the spit this season; still roasting them like it’s a slow-cooked brisket. They’re not letting up, and every new episode is basically another basting of satire.

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Ms. Kevin @kkalmes31.bsky.social · 21d

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Why would Epstein “kill himself” if he had $577 million, no clients, and supposedly no evidence?
You don’t go from “the list is on my desk” to “the list doesn’t exist” unless someone powerful is on it.
Spoiler: It’s not Biden.
Start looking where the trail actually leads

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constizo.bsky.social @constizo.bsky.social · 26d

Our new study in @science.org shows that over half of forests have become more fragmented since 2000, threatening biodiversity and climate.

Brilliantly led by @yibiaozou.bsky.social as part of his PhD — and a huge team effort from @crowtherlab.bsky.social 👏

doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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COCONUTMILKYWAY @coconutmilkyway.bsky.social · 16d

goat doodles and also weird prehistoric fishie (and mammal) doodles from this weekend! wheeee

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 17d

Latest projection suggests that more than 505,000 adults and kids have died due to USAID's illegal dismantling by Musk, Rubio, and Lewin

Source: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

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Y. Marie Stout @stoutpotentials.bsky.social · 22d

Sure sign of a liar caught lying.

1. Blame someone else.
2. If that’s not accepted, scream, talk over and attack the questioner.

Someone telling the truth just doesn’t do that. You provide evidence instead.

Patel is the Director of FIB.

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Christian Sarkar @christiansarkar.bsky.social · 16d

Our governments are turning into dictatorships - driven by greed, fueled by hate, and ending the rule of law - all for what?

Christian Sarkar @christiansarkar.bsky.social · 16d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22d

WOW -- a screaming Patel crashes out in response to Schiff's questions about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell and calls him "the biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate" and "an utter coward" and "political buffoon"

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Aug 10

Judge Henderson, joined by Judge Wilkins, does not mince words — even as she treads carefully.

“[N]o Congress should be made to wait while the Executive intrudes on its plenary power over appropriations and disclosure thereof.”

It is less clear how a court should weigh the public interest when the Executive challenges the constitutionality of a duly enacted congressional statute. See Harris v. Bessent, No. 25-5037, 2025 WL 980278, at *25 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 28, 2025) (Henderson, J., concurring), vacated en banc, 2025 WL 1021435 (D.C. Cir. Apr. 7, 2025), abrogated sub nom., Trump
v. Wilcox, 145 S. Ct. 1415. When the political branches are at loggerheads, assessing the public interest can be an exercise in asking "whether a particular line is longer than a particular rock is heavy." Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enters., Inc.,
486 U.S. 888, 897 (1988) (Scalia, J., dissenting). Insofar as we must offer an opinion, the public interest lies with Appellees.
To grant the Executive a stay pending appeal in this separation-of-powers standoff would effectively cut the Congress's purse strings. No court would allow a losing party to defy its judgment. No President would allow a usurper to command our armed forces. And no Congress should be made to wait while the Executive intrudes on its plenary power over appropriations and disclosure thereof. The public interest is best served by maintaining the separation-of-powers balance struck by the Constitution and especially so if the challenged statutes keep the citizenry abreast regarding duly appropriated expenditures.

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Christian Sarkar @christiansarkar.bsky.social · Jun 30

this is an actual tweet>> x.com/DHSgov/statu...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Jun 29

Quick note to everyone pretending that Zohran Mamdani somehow favors communism, here’s the Republican president literally saying on camera that he wishes America were more like Communist China.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 29

Trump: "In China, you know how long it takes? One day. It's called President Xi. 'Boom. It's okay.' Over here we're gonna have almost the same thing. We're getting fast approvals."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 26

Senator Murphy coming out of private briefing on the attack on Iran’s nuclear sites: It still appears that we have only set back the Iranian nuclear program by a handful of months… the allegations that we have obliterated their program just don’t seem to stand up…

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · Jun 27

Zohran Mamdani says, "For too long, politicians have pretended that we're spectators to that crisis of affordability. We're actually actors, and we have the choice to exacerbate it, like mayor Adams has done, or to respond to it and resolve it, like I'm planning to do."

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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · Jun 26

Vaccines only protect kids when they're given correctly and on time.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked panel meddling with the childhood immunization schedule isn’t just irresponsible; it’s dangerous.

RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel to review childhood immunization schedule

The move could shift long-standing practices of how and when children are immunized in the United States.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Andrew Joyce @andrewjoyce.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will

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Christian Sarkar @christiansarkar.bsky.social · Jun 27

more genius

'He's taking orders': Trump's ex-'trusted operative' says president has a boss

Someone who worked closely with Donald Trump and his associates is sounding the alarm about who the president is actually beholden to.Lev Parnas, whose story of working with Trump on issues that led t...

www.rawstory.com

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