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11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social · 1h

"Does the administration care that much? I'm not sure. "

The government shutdown has entered its second week, with no sign of either side willing to break the stalemate. The #Nightcap digs into the latest on the #11thHour with @stephruhle.bsky.social

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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson is such a fake Christian piece of shit, it’s hard to articulate in words.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 9h

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

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

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h

It's unacceptable to teach kids about racism.

“And so the work that I do is trying to come up with creative policy ideas to stop that, to turn back the tide, to figure out ways that conservatives can protect these institutions or build new institutions.”

They want to take us backwards.

Jennifer Smith Richards @jsmithrichards.bsky.social · 3h

To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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💙🦋🌊 Political Americans 🌊🦋💙 @politicalamericans.bsky.social · 1h

Only losers hang out with other losers.

So much losing in this picture of total losers.

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National Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 1h

It is very odd that this story does not say WHEN he wrote the prompt.

Megan Gray @megangray.bsky.social · 1h

Police arrest man based on his ChatGPT prompts. Did they issue a warrant to OpenAI, did company give notice to the accused? How was the prompt “found?”

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1h

Trump’s Gaza peace plan does not resolve all the issues, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. "But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely."

The Gaza War Isn’t Over Yet. But It Could Be Soon.

Trump may have ended the Gaza hostage crisis. Can he end the Gaza war?

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Ira 'Bluebeard Homer' Goldman @kdbyproxy.bsky.social · 1h

NEWS: Dick Matador woman unfamiliar with Dick Wolf

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💙🦋🌊 Political Americans 🌊🦋💙 @politicalamericans.bsky.social · 1h

Corporate country music has been a total fraud for decades.

The days of three chords and the truth have been replaced by fascist bros who write country songs like AI makes images of hands.

Good for Zach Bryan for speaking the truth.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3h

Country fans are upset with Zach Bryan after he criticized ICE in a song.

But don't let it be known that Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash all despised fascism and leaned heavily to the left.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1h

Supreme Court makes MAJOR DECISION on HEARING BIG CASE

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Supreme Court makes MAJOR DECISION on HEARING BIG CASE

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 1h

Nancy Mace is having a normal day

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 8h

I prefer governments that don’t try to “take the freedom of speech away.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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💙🦋🌊 Political Americans 🌊🦋💙 @politicalamericans.bsky.social · 56m

The only thing that's big in Texas is bigotry and corruption.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Greg Abbott is a lackey of Donald Trump.

He’s going against exactly what he said he would do last year.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 50m

I'm OK with billionaires existing. I just think they should pay the same percentage of their income in taxes as teachers, nurses and janitors.

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Joanne2000💙🇺🇸❄️🇺🇦 @joanne2000.bsky.social · 54m

Billionaires should be illegal at this point. All Americans are seeing now is Billionaires and millionaires have a different justice system than the majority of Americans. This shit needs to change. Because in America everyone is NOT equal in the eyes of the law.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 58m

Interesting. Byrne chooses to default rather than be interviewed or go through discovery.

Two tweets:

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This story is nuts. Patrick Byrne has been on the run from Hunter Biden since 2023. “Defendant is a billionaire who ignores court orders while concealing his assets overseas or in cryptocurrencies specifically created to evade governmental authority."

Josh Gerstein
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JUST IN: Overstock founder Patrick Byrne formally defaulted by court in libel suit Hunter Biden brought against him. Biden lawyers to propose size of default judgment in coming weeks. Earlier:

Hunter Biden seeks arrest of former Overstock CEO in defamation case.

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 47m

POLICE CHIEF TURNS ON ICE 🚔 https://twp.ai/9PXDyQ

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 36m

‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

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‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 33m

For a former National Guard major, the chance to lecture hundreds of generals and admirals summoned for the occasion proved irresistible, writes @eliotacohen.bsky.social:

Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream

A man who retired as a major lectures hundreds of generals about the need to meet his standards

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 30m

The war in Gaza ended 6 to 9 months ago. It’s been pure genocide—a straight-up slaughter-and-starvation campaign—since then. Under no circumstances should anyone pretend that Netanyahu is still fighting a “war” just so that Trump can get a photo op and say he “ended” it.

Do better, corporate media.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1h

Trump’s Gaza peace plan does not resolve all the issues, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social argues. "But Trump is counting on the force of his personality, the exhaustion of the parties, and the momentum created by the initial agreement to ultimately end the war entirely."

The Gaza War Isn’t Over Yet. But It Could Be Soon.

Trump may have ended the Gaza hostage crisis. Can he end the Gaza war?

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 20m

California 1st in U.S. to crack down on ultra-processed foods in school meals

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California 1st in U.S. to crack down on ultra-processed foods in school meals

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19m

Wait a second, Porter stayed and answered 20 more minutes of questions after the viral video snippet? Then outside of everyone who talks about politics online being frustrated theater critics, why are we having this conversation? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Her campaign spokesman, Nathan Click, pointed out that Ms. Porter answered questions from Ms. Watts for another 20 minutes after the viral exchange. A CBS spokesperson said on Wednesday that Ms. Porter stayed for the full interview.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h

Every word he says here is a lie. Every single word. But way too many people don’t care that he lies as he breathes. That’s a really bad thing that people don’t care. A people who do not care about being lied to like this deserve the tyranny they live under.

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