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Rev. Decatúr @dstarwriter59.bsky.social · 18h

and ain't dealt with him romantically in 10 years according to her. Why you ruining all hopes for a fine ass man by admitting this NOW?

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 1d

“If you are an expansionist Israeli government, you don't want peace with the Palestinians… You don't want peace in the region.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social joins ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ to explain how Netanyahu supports the idea of a ‘Greater Israel,’ occupying more territory illegally.

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Rev. Decatúr @dstarwriter59.bsky.social · 18h

Girl, stressing us TF out!! Don't do this again!

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19h

Freida Parton says she did not mean to scare anyone when asking for prayers for her older sister, Dolly:

Freida Parton
“I want to clear something up. I didn't mean to scare anyone or make it sound so serious when asking for prayers for Dolly. She's been a little under the weather, and I simply asked for prayers because I believe so strongly in the power of prayer. It was nothing more than a little sister asking for prayers for her big sister. Thank you all for lifting her up. Your love truly makes a difference.”

Rev. Decatúr @dstarwriter59.bsky.social · 18h

This is my seminary classmate. He's always been about that life. This some bullshit.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18h

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 1d

Yeah, no. The law is clear: federal workers must receive back pay.

AND I have a bill to ensure federal contractors get it as well.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

President Trump doesn't commit to back pay for furloughed federal workers when the government shutdown ends. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/46DIVEI

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 10d

In Their Own Words: Asian Immigrants’ Experiences Navigating Language Barriers in the United States
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2022/12/19/in-their-own-words-asian-immigrants-experiences-navigating-language-barriers-in-the-united-states/

Chart showing that roughly half of recently arrived Asian immigrants in the U.S. speak English proficiently

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 11d

A shameful fact which tells its own story.

Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 11d

A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds | via Nada Hassanein #ksleg

A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds • Kansas Reflector

A majority of children in the United States rely on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program at some point by their 18th birthday, and many experience periods of coverage loss, according to...

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 11d

A few years ago, my team looked at household sizes around the world.

The household size experienced by the average person ranged from 2.7 people (in Germany) to 13.8 people (in Gambia).
www.pewresearch.org/religion/201...

Map shows variation in the average household size experienced by people in 130 countries around the world.

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Rev. Decatúr @dstarwriter59.bsky.social · 11d

Love her hair color

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NOT ALLEGEDLY @connichameleon.bsky.social · 11d

Cardi did good. Start at 3:46:54.
www.youtube.com/live/5qSBZBz...

Global Citizen Festival 2025

YouTube video by Global Citizen

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11d

The Comey indictment "is an indication of how thoroughly Trump has been able to corrupt" the Justice Department, Quinta Jurecic writes. "In any other political moment, this would be obviously impeachable conduct": https://theatln.tc/dlP4mhCt

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11d

Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.

More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.

(Published Jan. 2024)

How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet

Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...

www.propublica.org

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Rev. Decatúr @dstarwriter59.bsky.social · 11d

Fine as wine!!

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 11d

somebody's granddaddy came back 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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RevTitiKym @revtitikym.bsky.social · 12d

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

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Philip Mai @philipmai.com · 12d

"Historians hurriedly photograph national park signs at risk of removal" www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Historians hurriedly photograph national park signs at risk of removal

The project has garnered more than 10,000 submissions from concerned visitors.

www.sfgate.com

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 12d

Camden had zero homicides this summer. City and county leaders credit the 2013 disbandment of its police department.

Violent crime is at a 50-year low.

This is amazing.

www.inquirer.com/news/camden-...

Camden had zero homicides this summer. City and county leaders credit the 2013 disbandment of its police department.

As of Monday, the city has seen a 43% decrease in homicides compared to this time last year. And violent crime has reached a 50-year low.

www.inquirer.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."

She was 78.

Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died

Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

www.whatimreading.net

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Lindsay Lee Wallace @lindsayleewallace.bsky.social · 13d

For @motherjones.com, I wrote about the political pressure & coercion faced by teachers & staff at Success Academy.

"They explicitly started with naming Mamdani and how he is the villain in our story," one teacher told me. "It makes me feel like we will be fired if we don’t participate."

The charter school pressuring teachers to get involved in politics

“It makes me feel like we will be fired if we don’t participate," one Success Academy educator said.

www.motherjones.com

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🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · 12d

Solange on IG: “We would like to play a small part in creating free access to the expansive range of critical thought and expression by these great minds.”

library.saintheron.com

Saint Heron

Saint Heron Community Library; a growing media center dedicated to students, practicing artists and designers, musicians and general literature enthusiasts.

library.saintheron.com

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🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · 12d

Through her creative platform, Saint Heron, Solange has launched The Saint Heron Library, a digital archive dedicated to making rare and out-of-print works by Black authors, poets, and artists accessible to all.

🔗 library.saintheron.com

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NPR @npr.org · 12d

Federal regulators say Amazon has agreed to pay a historic sum to resolve their allegations that its web designs manipulated millions of people into paying for Prime subscriptions, which were also purposefully hard to cancel. Affected shoppers are slated to receive payouts.

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle U.S. lawsuit that it 'tricked' people into Prime

Federal regulators say Amazon has agreed to pay a historic sum to resolve their allegations that its web designs manipulated millions of people into paying for Prime subscriptions, which were also purposefully hard to cancel. Affected shoppers are slated to receive payouts.

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Dylan Williams @dylanwilliams.bsky.social · 13d

NEW Quinnipiac poll of registered U.S. voters:

• Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

• Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023

• 60% oppose more military aid to Israel

• 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state

www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

Support for Israel in U.S. drops sharply, Netanyahu unpopular, new poll shows

Quinnipiac Survey Finds Only 47% of Americans See Backing Israel as a U.S. Interest, Down From 69% in 2023. Half of Voters Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, While Just 31% Approve of Trum...

www.haaretz.com

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Mik | Graphic Designer + Strategist @oksoboom.blacksky.app · 13d

Not we Wolverines

Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 14d

So anyway, turns out plasma in menstrual blood can completely heal wounds in 24 hours.

hudson.org.au/news/womb-to...

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