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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 12h

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he has been denied 4 times to see what is going on inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility:

"Something's going on in there that they don't want us to see. I don't know what it is, but all Americans should be asking the same question."

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 9h

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Jon Whooley @drwhoo.bsky.social · 8h

My wife is an elementary school teacher for the last 15 years. I've been teaching at the college level about the same amount. I was recently told by family that they wouldn't "kowtow" to our experience when it came to their knowledge about what was 'wrong' with schools. They knew better.

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max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 9h

Great kicker. Marc Benioff’s PR team wanted him to do an interview about philanthropy. Instead he sounded off on a bunch of Trump policies he supports and called for the White House to send troops to SF.

Doesn’t seem like the comms team was pleased with how the interview went..

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10h

Yes. Molly is right. This is the way. The only way.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15h

This is the way

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

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 8h

Obvs.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8h

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4qadGZG

MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits

The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's politica...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 9h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 8h

Thugs.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 11h

Proud of my Vanderbilt colleagues for making it clear that our university should reject the proposed "Compact". As I state below - this deal is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms. (And yay to MIT for their clear rejection today!)

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 14h

Iconic cover.

Chapeau to the cover art team at @foreignaffairs.com.

Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · Aug 20

Weapons create counter-weapons. All signs now point to Trump admin wanting deal with China. It now realises “that our industrial capability is deeply dependent on...China, who can hold it over our head”
@abenewman.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social on big shift:
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 15h

Useful.

Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 19h

1/ New rare earth restrictions mark escalation in China’s weaponization of interdependence — adopting US extraterritorial permission structures. This is not just an export ban but regulated how global firms use Chinese equipment and material.
www.reuters.com/world/china/...

China expands rare earth restrictions, targets defence, semiconductor users

China tightened its rare earth export controls on Thursday, saying it planned to limit exports to overseas defence firms and semiconductor users and adding five rare earth elements to its list.

www.reuters.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

WALLER: "Job growth has probably been negative the last few months. .. The labor market is weak, and that’s the punchline for policy, that’s what we need to know.”

@cnbc.com @steveliesman.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Waller Says Fed Chair Interview Went Well, Labor Market Is Weak

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said job growth has probably been negative for the last few months and the labor market is now his biggest concern.

www.bloomberg.com

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

Fantastic.
Source?

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

"Always"?
Soy exports are only 20+ yrs thing.
"Rare earths" are only rare because financiers/miners in US chose easy money/share p massaging rather than mining for critical minerals in the US/anywhere.

Having the F team running the negotiation op w major geopolitical rival is... sub-optimal.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

FORMER US TRADE REP JEFF MOON, on @cnbc.com:

China has always had this leverage over the US with rare earths/soybeans. "They've finally decided to go public with it."

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 16h

*S&P 500 EXTENDS DECLINE TO 1.6%, NASDAQ 100 DOWN 2.2%

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

Once the brave free the USA, the speed of innovation and new tech will be astounding.

First, the battle for the light.
Next, the escape from the toxic deathgrip from C19th technology choking lives x livelihoods.

What's your portfolio financing?
[Go check the solar and wind energy stocks this year]

Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 17h

This is a hell of a contrast to news that BLM has canceled a solar project in Nevada that would have delivered 6.2 GW of power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

www.nytimes.com

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

We are never apart from the world.
"Ms Machado has been forced to live in hiding...
When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.
Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk..."

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

This morning, I felt a small connection to the brave human, an engineer. Make the time to honor Ms Machado's sacrifice and leadership. She is trying to help her community live through an authoritarian regime that strips freedoms from people. #NobelPrize
www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

Gov. Pritzker was right.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

Nasdaq down 2%.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 17h

Breaking news: Donald Trump warned that he was considering a 'massive increase' in tariffs on China and suggested he could cancel his planned summit with Xi Jinping as he lashed out at Beijing’s trade policy. on.ft.com/4nDpBNQ

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Brad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson might not have time for governance, but he’s always got a moment for music criticism.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 2d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 16h

Appreciation these notes from the frontlines of the fight against tyranny.

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 18h

At 11am I will try to live-blog, for @lawfaremedia.org , the hearing in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas corpus) case in federal court in Greenbelt MD. Abrego is seeking release from detention under a SCOTUS precedent called Zadvydas v Davis (2001). ...
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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 19h

Oh.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22h

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 19h

Hear from a human worthy of the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Who strives for democracy and freedom of speech and freedom to thrive.

Not the other thing.

#NobelPrize #PeacePrize

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 21h

I moderated this conversation with Machado and David Smolansky, the elected mayor of El Hatillo who was forced into exile, last December @snfagora.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUw1...

Venezuela's Epic Movement Towards Democracy

YouTube video by Johns Hopkins University

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Graham Sinclair @esgarchitect.bsky.social · 19h

You can still farm stuff with solar.

You cannot with fracking and oil because they poison the groundwater and flood from failing pipes and spew methane forever.

Better still, put solar over every big box store, data center, and parking lot.

Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 19h

Over the objections from the fossil fools in the community, a modest, 27-acre solar farm has been approved to be installed in this rural Pennsylvania town. www.wpxi.com/news/local/d...

Derry Township approves permit for controversial solar farm

Derry Township has approved a permit for a controversial 27-acre solar farm along Newhouse Road, despite opposition from residents and township supervisors.

www.wpxi.com

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