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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 20h

The Post laid off seemingly the remaining of their liberal-leaning staff members on Opinion last Thursday, when some of them were observing Yom Kippur.

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status.news/p/washington-post-opinion-cuts-adam-oneal

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15h

Feds were actively arresting people just a few miles away while he was giving this interview.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 18h

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

jessica.substack.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14h

“We’re going to hold them fairly to account, and by that we mean we’ll use the propaganda term they invented and not the legal name for the department. In short, MAGA.”

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 15h

CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 14h

The "Antifa" everywhere stuff is really worse than McCarthyism. It's witch trial shit except they can't even find a judge to sanctify it.

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Matteo S. @matteosmaldone.bsky.social · 1h

Welcome one, welcome all to the 🪃 effect!

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 18h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17h

So, today I have a ~10 hour flight to Amsterdam, a 1.5 hour layover, and a ~3 hour flight to Madrid.

Only I just heard from Delta that the first flight is delayed by 45 minutes ... which shrinks that layover pretty precipitously ....

Should I freak out & stress over this? Think I will.

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🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · 17h

Fuck this dude who started the Palisades Fire

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session,

Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge.

Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings.

Gallego: This is an excuse

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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onion person @junlper.beer · 12h

this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 6h

genuinely squealed like I saw a celebrity

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Lake @lakerjones.bsky.social · 12h

I think they’re speedrunning it before the No King’s Protest. I don’t wanna be a doomer but I’m fully expecting to see Kent State Massacre x100

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 12h

Trying to speedrun martial law before the economy collapses

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 18h

➡️ The Trump economy SUCKS

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

The Unofficial Jobs Numbers Are In and It’s Rough Out There

In a federal data blackout, Wall Street numbers and surveys are filling the void, and the nongovernment numbers are telling the same basic story: Few companies are hiring.

www.wsj.com

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WBUR @wbur.org · 21h

A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown.

The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse

A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed "a slight tick-up in sick calls" due to the shutdown.

www.wbur.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11h

It's now considered controversial to fight the KKK in a video game.

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SCP @10-5.bsky.social · 8h

The alleged arsonist behind the palisades fire has been arrested, and this detail stuck out immediately in the story

www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 4h

Buzzfeed.

All she had to do to beat Trump was stop being complicit in genocide.

She chose to keep supporting Israel’s genocide instead.

I feel like a crazy person having to explain how this is bad and that no good person would ever commit genocide (???)

Picture of smiling Kamala in front of a huge sign that says Kamala in case her afternoon xanny makes her a little loopy and the text says ahhh Kamala Harris how this country has failed you

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Daisy Gardner @daisygardner.bsky.social · 4h

It seems like the US just effectively cancelled everyone’s passports who has an X gender marker on them (unless I’m reading this wrong).

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.

www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com

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