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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Richard Power @wyrdsofpower.bsky.social · 15h

I’ve seen the pictures of Trump with Epstein’s girls. Here’s what’s in them - @michaelwolffnyc.bsky.social

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

"Energy dominance," you say?

As of this year, *China is exporting more clean-energy technology than the US is exporting the dirty stuff*.

The future is green energy & China, not the US, is set to dominate it.

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 18h

I’m not sure losing one CB a year should make things unsettled. Vancouver has lost several starting defenders this year and managed to recover. I wasn’t an armas out guy, but performances in the stretch run have me reconsidering. I just don’t see a consistent tactical plan.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 19h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

i think it is cool that a government run by fanatical bigots is on track to plunge the economy into a mountain and cause a food crisis

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

#WarRavagedPortland

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 22h

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 19h

The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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David Hudson @dwhdaily.bsky.social · 23h

“Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble.”

@theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · 1d

Every major city in Texas has a higher murder rate than Chicago

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

Incredibly slimy and dishonest, but also... yes?

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Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 1d

Good point!

Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 1d

@rapids96podcast.bsky.social #askhthl I asked Matt Doyle this question but I’d be interested in hearing your response. Obv we also have Pax and Yapi is a good presser too. Seems to make a lot of sense.

Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 1d

As much as I hate the style, should the Rapids refresh themselves as a murderball pressing team? A young and fairly mobile squad, an A+ pressing 9, need to raise their floor. Prob replace Maxso with a faster CB and goodby Armas? (Was this what Smith expected from Armas??)

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d

Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest

Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)

Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion

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Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 1d

As much as I hate the style, should the Rapids refresh themselves as a murderball pressing team? A young and fairly mobile squad, an A+ pressing 9, need to raise their floor. Prob replace Maxso with a faster CB and goodby Armas? (Was this what Smith expected from Armas??)

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 1d

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Ethan Landes @ethanlandes.bsky.social · 1d

The UK is within spitting distance of having more murders portrayed annually on TV shows and movies set in the country than occur in real life

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 1d

It's so incredible how low homicide rates are in Europe. The UK, with a population of 70 million people, had fewer than 600 murders in 2023.
www.connexionfrance.com/news/double-...

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

The entire US government is being redirected to attack innocent residents

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded.

“A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected.

“Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed”

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www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump’s Immigration Push Diverts U.S. Agents From Drug, Money and Sex-Crime Cases

Federal investigators are resigning, and morale is low, as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants.

www.wsj.com

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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 2d

One last time

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Jody @jodycrobins.bsky.social · 2d

lol no curtin would not take the FOs call.

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Newfie912 @newfie912.bsky.social · 3d

The thoughts of an economic depression are depressing

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