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Joshua Eaton

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"I don't need an agenda — I just tell the truth. Let it off the leash and don't touch it. It knows what to do." Investigative reporter covering immigration + more at CT Insider. #nutmegsky Signal: jeaton.04 email: [email protected]

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 2h

EXCLUSIVE: Connecticut has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens from out of state.

Federal immigration officials have taken notice.

My latest with @brigurciullo.bsky.social and @blockhartreporter.bsky.social. www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky

Why couples traveling to Connecticut to wed are raising questions about sham marriages

A CT Insider investigation has found that Bridgeport has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens, with couples traveling from out of state to wed.

www.ctinsider.com

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 1h

My colleagues and I spent weeks in Bridgeport watching couples get married and combing through reams of paper marriage records.

We found a pattern that’s raised suspicions among local officials and drawn attention from federal authorities. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

www.ctinsider.com

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 2h

“We have reason to believe there was immigration fraud due to the ‘factory line’ marriages taking place,” one Connecticut town official said.

“Homeland Security is well aware,” said another.

Emails show USCIS asked one city about women with multiple marriages in CT and other states.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 2h

In one Connecticut town, multiple women who were U.S. citizens reported that they’d been forced into the marriages, an official said.

Meanwhile, legal experts said the consequences of a sham marriage can be devastating for the immigrants involved — including a total ban from immigration benefits.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 2h

In May, almost 40% of marriages in Bridgeport, Connecticut, were between an immigrant and a U.S. citizen who both came from out of state, CT Insider found.

The pattern, repeated elsewhere in CT, has sparked concerns among officials about possible marriage fraud and the potential for exploitation.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 2h

Why couples traveling to Connecticut to wed are raising questions about sham marriages

A CT Insider investigation has found that Bridgeport has become a destination for quick marriages between immigrants and U.S. citizens, with couples traveling from out of state to wed.

www.ctinsider.com

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 11h

Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.

mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 11h

I know I'm a small minority but I am engaged enough to have a print subscription to my local newspaper... in part so I can just flip right by the opinion pages.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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de’on @justkeepskeeting.pro · 22h

this is so damn cool

www.saranyc.com/products/dee...

a deer head tea cup. the head is the base and the antlers re like vines crawling up the side of the cup

a side view so you can see the head of the deer is very lifelike

from down lower focusing on the head and eye of the deer

in focus of the tea cup part so you can see the hand painted flowers and person drinking tea

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Quiara (they/them) @quiara.net · 15h

The gremlin child, whomst is never in focus, is exploring.

A small tortoiseshell cat perches on the back of a British tan sofa. Somehow, her butt is blurry.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15h

Of your charity, please pray for a private intention. Thank you!

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 15h

This is great writing. What a one two punch in those first paragraphs. My goodness

Earlier this year, a 49-year-old man visited Dr. Danielle Belardo, a cardiologist, with chest pain. For some time, he had been treating his high cholesterol not with the statin suggested by his doctor, but with berberine and red yeast rice supplements. He had heard they were more natural.

The supplements hadn’t managed his condition — far from it. Dr. Belardo discovered that he not only still had high cholesterol, but also had elevated liver enzymes and coronary artery disease so severe that he needed open-heart surgery.

She referred him for the procedure and started him on two medications to bring down his cholesterol, including a statin. She also told him to quit the supplements. A few weeks later, the liver issues resolved.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15h

Mary, come get your Son!

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t you dare, Jesus.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 15h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 15h

nothing beats october morning walks

a long blue canoe in a front yard of a brick house. it is filled with skeletons being silly and hanging on for dear life. and a skeleton dog at the front

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 19h

“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time

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Democrats extra seats. Americans deserve a fair count and l'm fighting to fix it.
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 18h

I don’t know who the guy on the right is, but I’m pretty sure he tried to sell me a bootleg vape pen in the parking lot of a Quick Trip in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, in 2012.

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 19h

This is both 100% true and deeply frustrating as someone whose whole raison d'être is straight news.

Aaron S. Veenstra @asveenstra.bsky.social · 22h

I'm working on something I don't know how to articulate yet, but basically it's a hypothesis that highly engaged news consumers (including Weiss, Trump, and everyone on Bluesky) increasing understand "news" only through the framework of opinion/posting.

Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 1d

Not an expert on this stuff but I have the sense that no one backing Weiss understands that what she has done her whole career, opinion-based news-flavored content, is distinct from news reporting.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 19h

This is the really unusual thing — not Weiss’ opinions, but the fact that an opinion writer has been placed in her role, which would generally go to someone who rose through the ranks editing hard news.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 23h

I am following this debut, and I don’t know anyone who can explain why an opinion journalist has been chosen as Editor-in-Chief. Did we need more opinion at CBS?

Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 1d

Not an expert on this stuff but I have the sense that no one backing Weiss understands that what she has done her whole career, opinion-based news-flavored content, is distinct from news reporting.

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 20h

Very clear, at least here, Trump was in on the joke.

Craig R. Brittain @craigbrittain.com · 20h

Mark Carney: In many respects, this is the most important -
Trump: THE MERGER OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES
Carney: That wasn't where I was going.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 22h

Y’all!

Res ipsa locutus of borg @masbackward.bsky.social · 22h

"Headline accurately describes a bad thing without explicitly saying it's bad" is such a common yet baffling criticism on here.

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d.ly @dly.bsky.social · 23h

[when someone tries to move their cat off camera during a call]

LEAVE IT 🔫

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 22h

REPORT: The U.S. under the Trump and Biden administrations has provided at least $21.7 billion in military assistance to Israel since the start of the Gaza war.

US has given Israel at least $21.7B in military aid since war in Gaza began, report says

www.stripes.com

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 22h

An update: Former FBI director and Trump antagonist James Comey is scheduled be arraigned tomorrow morning in federal court in Alexandria, Va. And still no career DOJ attorneys have entered an appearance in the case.

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The Byzantine Legacy @thebyzantinelegacy.bsky.social · 22h

Gate of Vize (historic Bizye), an ancient city of Eastern Thrace (Kırklareli Province), possibly dates to the Roman era, with Byzantine repairs.

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