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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22m

“Israeli and foreign sources are telling me in the last hour: "Optimistic about the chances of reaching a deal, entering the critical hours"” - Diplomatic Correspondent Amichai Stein is, now, reporting

Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 38m

Media sources (and people I’m talking to) are optimistic that agreement on first stage of Gaza deal (centered on hostage release) may be imminent. By the end of the week if not tonight. It can still collapse but the tone is the most positive I’ve heard in a long time. Possibly at all.

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Mitchell Epner @mitchellepner.bsky.social · 36m

Curtis Sliwa (the GOP nominee for NYC mayor) has launched a devastating ad against Andrew Cuomo (still running as an independent) featuring Donna Johnson, who claims that Cuomo's COVID policies regarding nursing homes killed both of her parents.

This hits home with Cuomo's prime demographic.

Andrew Cuomo’s Deadly Leadership: Meet Donna Johnson

YouTube video by M. Sliwa Public Relations

www.youtube.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 15h

Oh FFS have a sense of humor.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 15h

It was a joke. But let me help you avoid such jokes in the future.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 16h

Democrats should not hold another vote on anything until she is sworn in.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16h

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 16h

Understood. Humor.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 17h

There is a reason why everything is a national emergency to Trump…and it may be the only real national emergency we currently face. www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-the-...

This Is the Real Reason Trump's a Disaster Merchant

Declare anyone you like a national security threat. In fact, declare everything a threat to national security that only can be addressed by Draconian measures.

www.thedailybeast.com

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The DSR Network @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social · 20h

On the DSR Daily with @djrothkopf.bsky.social, we cover the failure of yet another stopgap bill, Trump considering invoking the Insurrection Act, today’s meeting between Mark Carney and Trump, and more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 17h

Trump is like the kid in “The Sixth Sense” except instead of seeing dead people everywhere, he sees national emergencies. But it’s not because he’s a hysteric. It’s part of the plan to be our king. My latest www.thedailybeast.com/this-is-the-...

This Is the Real Reason Trump's a Disaster Merchant

Declare anyone you like a national security threat. In fact, declare everything a threat to national security that only can be addressed by Draconian measures.

www.thedailybeast.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

Ed has this exactly right. Watch this space. More mayhem coming.

Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 1d

"None — repeat none — of America’s fentanyl has been found to originate from Venezuela. Yet Trump and Pete Hegseth, his compulsively strutting “secretary of war”, insist that the country is fuelling America’s opioid epidemic." Me on Trump's wag the dog script. www.ft.com/content/5b3e...

Venezuela is Trump’s useful enemy

Despite the president’s claims, the South American country is nowhere close to being the US’s biggest drug supplier

www.ft.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

The NY Times continues to be the biggest sucker in the world for bad faith bullshit, just so the publisher can claim they're not too liberal and to pretend they'll somehow convince MAGA they're being fair to them.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d

Despite appearances, this is not a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social joke, it's an actual @nytimes.com column by some Claremont hack who praises Hegseth for his "nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."

Opinion
Guest Essay

That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good
Oct. 7, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

“Violence is not the cause of Trump and Miller’s desire to use state power to crush their opposition. It is the pretext for which they transparently long.”

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:

Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public

The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

bit.ly

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

www.justsecurity.org/121940/trump...

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 1d

Trump really is planning a coup. slate.com/news-and-pol...

It’s Hard to Overstate How Disturbing This Trump Directive Is

It’s the clearest statement of the president’s intentions that we’ve seen so far.

slate.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

It is possible to be both hopeful for peace and wary/cautious regarding the current process and the intentions/sincerity/promises/public statements of some/all of the official participants in the negotiating process.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

Many Palestinians are clinging to a fragile hope sparked by US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, but suspicions run deep and whether it amounts to anything more than a political maneuver is about to be tested.

Palestinian Skepticism Toward Trump’s Peace Plan Runs Deep

Years of broken promises have left deep scars and many wonder if this is merely a pause before the next storm.

bloom.bg

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

2002 Netanyahu:

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 1d

OMG!!!!!

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Normal segment, completely unbothered

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 1d

AN ICON.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.

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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.bsky.social · 1d

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

www.npr.org

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

A lie. The truth: A Cuomo win would amount to a Trump take over of NYC. He is the Trump candidate.

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 1d

Cuomo: Mamdani win would lead to Trump NYC takeover

thehill.com

Cuomo: Mamdani win would lead to Trump NYC takeover

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.

apnews.com/article/chic...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 1d

www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...

"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protests

Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.

www.axios.com

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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 1d

I know the news is tough right now.

So take a moment and soak in the gorgeousness & promise of the science that led to this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine & Physiology.

WOW.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

www.nytimes.com

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charliesurfs.bsky.social @charliesurfs.bsky.social · 1d

“I mean who is for crazy ideas like compassion, tolerance, dignity in retirement, access to healthcare, fairer taxes, cutting down on the number of weapons of war in the basement of the average American home, not cozying up to Russians or, you know, seeking to preserve democracy.” Great piece!

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that a vast majority of Americans agree on a wide array of issues and yet our political leaders advance none of them illustrates just how broken our system is. Power has shifted from the majority to a monied-few. How do we win it back? I have some thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

A Word About the Most Important Voting Bloc in America

Meet the self-interested majority (who know "a man is not a piece of fruit")

open.substack.com

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

Agree.

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